This blog was updated at 1:20 p.m. PDT with a statement from TiVo. A month after an appeals court confirmed that Dish Network’s DVR software had indeed violated a TiVo patent, Dish is retaliating with a lawsuit of its own. (Credit: Dish Network) The Colorado-based satellite TV provider filed suit in Delaware Friday, asking the [...]
NHL All-Star Rick Nash joins a 2K Sports film crew for a motion-capturing session that will be used in the development of the video game publisher’s forthcoming NHL 2K9. Source: CNET News.com – Personal Tech
While early Atom reviews are something that are a dime a dozen and often not worth linking to, some very interesting performance stats regarding Intel’s much-hyped processor have come to surface. The slowest Atom that Intel will be selling is based on a 1.6GHz clock frequency and a 533MHz bus, with its primary selling point [...]
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Corsair today announced its highest-performing memory yet, a new high-density 4GB Dominator DDR3 memory kit that runs at 2000MHz, making it the perfect solution for gamers and enthusiast alike who demand nothing but the best when it comes to performance if they deem price is secondary, that is. Corsair Dominator memory modules utilize the [...]
Google Maps could give you a much more accurate fix on your location with GPS. (Credit: Apple) It’s pretty much a given that the next-generation iPhone will be faster, but it might be able to find its way home as well. GigaOm is reporting that Broadcom is Apple’s supplier for GPS chips that are inside [...]
The EZ210 (Credit: RCA) The latest iteration of RCA’s Small Wonder video cameras is now available. Along with Creative’s just-released $99 Vado, the new trio of Small Wonders is competing with Flip Video’s popular budget cams, which–by some estimates–have snagged up to one-eighth of the overall camcorder market. We liked how previous Small Wonder models [...]
Valve has announced a new feature for its renowned Steam digital distribution platform that will allow users to use any PC for accessing game-generated data such game profiles, configuration settings, and saved games, which will be automatically stored online. Specifically, it means you can uninstall a Steam game halfway through, delete all save files, and [...]
On this week’s EIC Squared podcast, ZDNet’s Larry Dignan and I discuss the celebrity interviews at the D6 conference, hosted by Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher. Unfortunately, I called in from the San Diego airport United Airlines gate area, so you’ll hear crying children and the ticker taker coaxing me to get on the plane. [...]
The fallout between Gigabyte and Asustek is beginning to settle, after Gigabyte has stated they will issue a public apology for defamatory comments. The issue started a while back when Gigabyte began circulating a document inside their own company that criticized Asustek’s build quality, playing up comparable technologies they used themselves. Had the document stayed [...]