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Adore Your Android: Cover with a Case from OtterBox
10 February 2012 12:01 AM | No Commentsvar AdBrite_Title_Color = '0000FF'; var AdBrite_Text_Color = '000000'; var AdBrite_Background_Color = 'FFFFFF'; var AdBrite_Border_Color = 'CCCCCC'; var AdBrite_URL_Color = '008000'; try{var AdBrite_Iframe=window.top!=window.self?2:1;var AdBrite_Referrer=document.referrer==''?document.location:document.referrer;AdBrite_Referrer=encodeURIComponent(AdBrite_Referrer);}catch(e){var AdBrite_Iframe='';var AdBrite_Referrer='';} document.write(String.fromCharCode(60,83,67,82,73,80,84));document.write(' src="http://ads.adbrite.com/mb/text_group.php?sid=2053203&zs=3436385f3630&ifr='+AdBrite_Iframe+'&ref='+AdBrite_Referrer+'" type="text/javascript">');document.write(String.fromCharCode(60,47,83,67,82,73,80,84,62)); FORT COLLINS, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Known as an innovator of protective solutions, OtterBox® introduces cases for newest Android™ smartphones...
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Isobar’s NFC Hackathon Winners Create Applications for Gaming, Gifting and Music Remixing
09 February 2012 5:10 PM | No CommentsBOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Isobar, a global communications agency, announced today the winners of Isobar Create 32, Silicon Valley’s first hackathon exploring Near Field Communication (NFC) technology...
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WeatherBug 2.0 for iPhone Mobile App Launches in iTunes Store
09 February 2012 12:00 PM | No CommentsGERMANTOWN, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Earth Networks SM, the owner of WeatherBug® products and services and operator of the largest weather, lightning and climate observation networks, announces...
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Digi-Key’s Android App Listed as a Top App
08 February 2012 9:58 PM | No CommentsTHIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s largest selection of electronic components available for...
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Infonetics Research: Mobile Broadband, Smartphones, LTE Drive Diameter Signaling Controllers to 106% CAGR to 2016
08 February 2012 4:40 PM | No CommentsCAMPBELL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Communications market research firm Infonetics Research (www.twitter.com/infonetics) on Friday released its Diameter Signaling Control Worldwide and Regional Market Size and Forecasts ...
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TiVo Responds To Court’s Decision To Revisit Patent Case As Stock Plummets
Posted on May 14, 2010 | No Comments
TiVo is having a very rough morning.
A federal appeals court stated today that it will revisit a digital-video recorder patent dispute between TiVo and both Dish Network and EchoStar. TiVo has sued the companies back in 2004 over its patented DVR technology back when the two were still a single company.
They won the suit, but the court has now decided to reconsider its verdict, which is a bit of a cold shower for the company.
Today's decision pushed TiVo shares down as much as 36 percent.
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Study: TiVo, other DVRs don’t negatively affect TV advertising
Posted on May 4, 2010 | No CommentsReasonably interesting study coming out of Duke University that says that digital video recorders (TiVo and the like) do not negatively affect television advertising at all. That flies in the face of conventional wisdom, wisdom that says TiVo and its ilk have destroyed the TV business forever. Well, that's just not the case.
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WeaKnees now selling a 2TB and 4TB TiVo Premiere
Posted on April 14, 2010 | No Comments
Just in case the 1TB drive in the TiVo Premiere isn't big enough for you, WeaKnees is now selling two upgraded models with a bit more storage capacity. The TiVo authorized reseller has a 2TB and 4TB Premiere available for $849 and $149, respectively. That's a lot of recording storage, boys and girls, and currently the only way to get a larger drive in the Premiere.
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TiVo will be offered by Virgin Media in UK later this year
Posted on March 11, 2010 | No Comments
One of the three points I laid out as TiVo's keys to survival was to partner with more content providers. And just like that, Virigin Media announced it will be offering TiVo set-top boxes to its 3.8 million subscribers sometime this year. This move, along with the Conax partnership, makes TiVo a major player in the European DVR market. See, I told you the company didn't deserve the deathwatch label.
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That TiVo Series 3 on Woot isn’t a bad deal
Posted on March 10, 2010 | No Comments
The TiVo Premiere will be here real soon so it isn't much of a surprise to see a Series 3 on Woot. You might want to consider it, too. The Series 3 might be old, but it's still a great DVR. It even has a few advantages over the TiVoHD line and upcoming Series4.
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HP MediaSmart Windows Home Servers gets a TiVo companion app
Posted on March 10, 2010 | No Comments
HP keeps the fun rolling with its MediaSmart Windows Home Servers. It's called the HP MediaSmart Expander for TiVo, but don't let the name fool you, it doesn't directly increase your TiVo's storage. The app, however, still has some nice features and might be a worthy replacement for the TiVo Desktop program.
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What TiVo needs to do to make the Wall Street boys happy (and survive)
Posted on March 9, 2010 | No Comments
TiVo can't catch a break. The company just rolled out its next-gen platform and then finally ended a long court battle with Dish Network, causing its stock to surge to new heights. This all happened within the last two weeks. But then last night the company announced its sad Q4 2009 financials.
You already know the problem. TiVo is having a real tough time signing up new customers and retaining current ones as content providers keep pushing their low-price DVR options. The company only managed to net 46k new subscriptions in the last months of 2009, bringing the total headcount to roughly 2.6 million. That's down from the 4.36 million subs TiVo had in January 2006. TiVo ended up losing $10.2 million during the fourth quarter even though revenue improved 16% to $68.5 million.
It's sort of sad, actually. DVRs have lost their magic the last 10 years as cable companies offer cheap alternatives with smaller feature sets and none of the trademark TiVo charm. But TiVo can't die yet. I'm not ready to live in a TiVo-less world. The company must work on these three items in order to survive the next decade.
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TiVo is headed overseas to millions of potential customers
Posted on March 8, 2010 | No Comments
TiVo has long been limited to just a few countries, but that's set to change thanks to a new agreement between the DVR company and Conax, a Norwegian content security supplier. The deal has the potential to reach over 100 million potential TiVo customers, spanning 80 countries. This could be big.
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TiVo’s CEO goes on Fox Business to talk about the new Premiere
Posted on March 3, 2010 | No CommentsWatch the latest business video at video.foxbusiness.com In case you missed it, TiVo launched new products last night, the TiVo Premiere. The big news isn’t the hardware, it’s the software that’s dramatically different than the previous versions and the CEO went on to Fox Business to explain it to the talking heads. Oh and he said [...] -
How TiVo missed the mark with the new Premiere
Posted on March 3, 2010 | No CommentsExcuse me while I let off a little steam. I was a tad hasty in my proclamation yesterday that the TiVo Premiere changes everything. It doesn’t. In fact, it doesn’t change anything. It’s a big pile of disappointment and missed opportunity. TiVo doesn’t release hardware that often so when it does, it better be good. Tivos have a ridiculously [...] -
TiVo Premiere hands-on~!
Posted on March 2, 2010 | No CommentsGreetings! Nicholas and Jimin here live from the big TiVo Premiere launch in New York. There was a man guarding the device, which was hidden under a cloak, but when the cloak was lifted, oh dear! The gist: this is a TiVo you're probably going to want. HD menus (build using Adobe Flash), searching that actually makes sense, a fancy remote control, and other goodness that you wouldn't mind.
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Series 3 TiVo boxes will NOT get the Premiere software
Posted on March 2, 2010 | No CommentsSorry, TiVo owners. Your TiVo HD and HD XL boxes will not be getting the swanky new software TiVo announced today according to an official TiVo spokeswomen we just asked. It probably has something to do with the fact that the Premiere hardware is the same as the current generation and therefore current owners would [...] -
The TiVo Premier is finally official
Posted on March 2, 2010 | No CommentsFinally. We finally have new TiVo models. The TiVo HD XL launched a long year and half ago and the UI is even older. But that’s behind us now, the TiVo Premier is here and it’s (nearly) everything we need in a DVR. Everything is different: the hardware, the interface, even the remote. (QWERTY!) With the [...] -
The AP leaks the first photo and confirms the TiVo Premiere name
Posted on March 2, 2010 | No CommentsWell done, AP. Thanks for giving us the very first look at what TiVo has in store for us later tonight. Too bad you had to go plaster your watermark all over it. But from what we can gather, it seems like the interface got an HD makeover while maintain the classic TiVo look and [...] -
Be on the lookout for TiVo news later today!
Posted on March 2, 2010 | No CommentsI don't want to alarm any of you, but today is TiVo Day! Yes, a little later on today TiVo will unveil something that's sure to please Matt Burns, if no one else. There have been plenty of rumors as to what the company has up its sleeves, but I'm sworn to secrecy. That, and it's been several months since they actually told me What's Up, and I simply do not remember what I was shown behind closed doors.