The future of TV has become a theme as of late, and this week Ben’s editorial puts the topic front and center. We’ll paw through what’s wrong and possible solutions on the horizon including the latest Apple rumors, a new deal for the NFL and Channel Master’s OTA DVR / streaming video combo box. Other … Continued
Apple awarded a patent for in-call app switching, starts drafting next lawsuit
Wondering how Apple planned to follow up its small victory over HTC in front of the ITC? Well, in addition to opening up a new front in its war on Samsung, the Cupertino crew have added yet another arrow to its IP quiver. The company has been awarded a patent for a “portable electronic device … Continued
MIT to launch MITx learning platform, offer free teaching materials in 2012
Want a degree from MITwithout the expense or notoriously selective application process? Well, you’re still out of luck, we’re afraid, but the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s new MITx online learning system will at least give you a chance to access a variety of course materials for free. The institution will also make the MITx platform … Continued
Apple acquired NeXT 15 years ago, Jean-Louis Gassée still dreaming of what could’ve been
It might be hard to picture now, but back in the mid-nineties, the threat of bankruptcy was very real for a company headquartered in Cupertino. That would all change with the purchase of NeXT on December 20, 1996 — a move that gave the fledgling computer maker a modern OS, but more importantly brought one … Continued
RIM purportedly shopped by Microsoft and Nokia, talked with Samsung / HTC about licensing
Tomorrow’s headlines: local florist and rural farmer consider purchase of RIM, or at least the “In Motion” part. Hot on the heels of a report suggesting that Amazon was at least considering a purchase of Canada’s famed BlackBerry maker, in flies a separate report suggesting… well, all sorts of insane things. For one, The Wall … Continued






