"apps" articles
On Tuesday, Senators John Kerry and John McCain introduced the Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 to better protect consumers’ personal information while ensuring companies can continue to innovate based on the wealth of data they collect from consumers.
While largely praised by tech companies for not being overly restrictive, the bill has received criticism from consumer groups for being entirely too weak. The bill does not include a universal “opt-out” option,...
ESPN has recently made its flagship cable sports network available live on Apple Inc.'s mobile devices for subscribers to pay-TV service from Time Warner Cable Inc., Verizon Communications Inc. and Bright House Networks. Customers of those providers can download the free software from Apple's App Store, confirm their subscription, and view ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3.com on their iPad, iPhone or iPod just as shows appear on a regular TV but without commercials. ESPN's new App can...
Three weeks after booting the Opera Mini web browser from its app store, GetJar and Opera have come to an agreement that again allows the browser to be featured among GetJar’s offerings. The dispute began when Opera announced it was launching its own app store, accessible directly from the Opera Mini browser, thus becoming a direct competitor to independent app-store giant GetJar. While details of the settlement between the parties have not been released, the version of Opera Mini now...
This year may be remembered as the year of portable gaming.
Nintendo recently claimed record sales for its Nintendo 3DS, which features autostereoscopic 3D and high-quality graphics. At the end of the year, Sony will launch its new version of the PlayStation Portable, the NGP. Allegedly, this console will be almost comparable to the PS3 for graphics and capabilities. The increasing penetration of tablets, thanks to strong sales of iPad2 and Android devices, will continue to extend...
Parks Associates supported "2011 IP&TV World Forum" has been renamed this year to highlight and encompass the increasing number of cable companies adopting IP technology, focusing on hybrid, IP and Connected TV. The event will take place March 22-24 at London’s Olympia and will feature a comprehensive program of more than 200 visionary speakers, including over 140 service providers from telcos, cablecos, broadcasters and content providers. More than 6,000 attendees and...
It's the Monday after CES, so in addition to resting our sore feet, we're now starting to pull our thoughts together about some of the key takeaways from the show. From what I saw, I think that there were several items worth noting:
More Connected TV Manufacturers Opening Up Apps to Third Parties: LG (Smart TV) and Panasonic (VIERA Connect) joined Samsung in supporting third-party application development for their connected TVs. We know that access to premium video such...
Apple Inc., a California-based consumer electronics giant said it had removed a program from its popular App Store that allowed users to view information from the WikiLeaks website, as well as its Twitter feed, using Apple’s iPhone and iPad mobile devices.
WikiLeaks recently published a raft of U.S. diplomatic cables, prompting the ire of U.S. government. Apple isn’t alone in cutting off access to WikiLeaks or halting business transactions with the group behind the website....
For Comcast customers, the concept of TV Everywhere took another step towards reality as Comcast announced the release of its Xfinity TV app for the iPad. The current app will allow you to use your iPad to search TV listings, change channels, and remotely schedule your DVR. By December, iPadders (or is it iPaddies?) will be able to watch pre-recorded video content on the iPad. Moves such as this one reinforce the opinion of many TV service providers that the iPad is the next...
