Archive for June, 2008
Yahoo to Icahn – You Have No Plan But to Dismantle Yahoo!
The Yahoo Board has sent a letter to “activist” stockholder Carl Icahn. He continues to demand that Yahoo sell itself because he believes “that the only way to salvage Yahoo in the long if not short run is to merge with Microsoft.” He said, “the best chance to bring Microsoft and Yahoo together is to [...]
Finally! Notebooks become affordable.
The shape of things to come? As computers became more and more powerful, it was more and more apparent that there was a particular price point that all manufacturers seemed to settle upon – a $600-$1200 range. I can only imagine these prices somehow correlated to labor and fixed costs. However, when it comes to [...]
First HD-PVR Unboxing Pics!! With BeyondTV Support
Update 7/16/08: Extremetech has a review of the HD-PVR that you can read along with this site’s quick impression. Update 6/20/08: Hauppauge has issued new drivers that are available for download. Soon we will see if BeyondTV will work with the new drivers. A picture is worth a thousand words – or so they say. [...]
Revision3 v. Media Defender: It’s Not Rev3′s Fight!
Jim Lauderback, CEO of Revision3, on the This Week in Tech podcast (episode 145) offered additional details and his general business philosophy in addressing the dispute with Media Defender and ArtistsDirect. This is an excellent episode of the podcast and is not to be missed by those interested in the Media Defender activity. The attack [...]
Disney World Resort Check-in Must Deal With Airline Baggage Charges
Disney World is having to deal with the new Airlines baggage charges along with the rest of us – only from a different angle. One of the perks one received by staying at a Disney World resort hotel was the ability to check your luggage at the hotel when departing. Only a few select airlines [...]
