Gates: Broadcast TV on its way out
Talkback "Advertising that consumers either skip or don't see until it's too late is financially "the equivalent of piracy" for over-the-air broadcasting, he said. Fantastic - I'm a pirate because I went to put the kettle on in the ads.
[October 22, 2004, 9:00]
BeyondPod
Downloads Using BeyondPod you can subscribe for RSS feeds, read the feed content, download and listen to associated podcasts (enclosures) directly on your mobile device.BeyondPod also provides a convenient way to play downloaded podcasts using a built in...
[July 7, 2007, 8:00]
BeyondPod
Downloads Using BeyondPod you can subscribe for RSS feeds, read the feed content, download and listen to associated podcasts (enclosures) directly on your mobile device.BeyondPod also provides a convenient way to play downloaded podcasts using a built in...
[July 5, 2007, 8:00]
Secure clients with ZoneAlarm
News The final panel of the setup wizard lets you either launch or skip the program's tutorial and launch ZoneAlarm Pro. The first option allows you to choose whether to activate ZoneAlarm Pro's privacy control (Figure A), which allows you to block pop...
[May 23, 2002, 12:48]
Google introduces Fast Flip news service
News Fast Flip requires publishers to showcase more of their content than a simple Google News listing requires, which could allow readers to completely skip clicking through after getting the gist of the story from the first few paragraphs.
[September 15, 2009, 8:38]
Gmail: a first look review
Reviews For each filter, you can specify whether an email should skip the inbox and go straight to the archive, get a particular label assigned to it, or go straight to trash. In place of banner ads or pop-ups, you get the familiar text-only Google ads...
[April 22, 2004, 15:20]
Ad-skipping feature found in TiVo
News A hidden feature on remote controls for TiVo digital video recorders lets viewers skip ads more easily. The "Easter egg" -- industry jargon for a feature that is revealed when an unlikely series of keystrokes is entered -- allows subscribers to...
[January 16, 2003, 10:16]
Kenbushi Pro
Downloads Plays all music, including purchased iTunes songs Auto media player selection (VLC, Quicktime) Store media across any number of hard disks Converts old computers into media servers View slideshows wirelessly on PSP, DS or PPC Backup your data...
[November 18, 2008, 14:49]
Mozilla blocks pop-ups, but Netscape won't
News That's the equivalent of one of the broadcast networks coming out with a digital video recorder that can skip commercials. Netscape is a commercial offering -- it's not in its interest to offer a browser that could kill pop-up ads," said Michael...
[August 14, 2002, 15:33]
AOL testing TiVo-style service
News Movie and TV studios, broadcast networks, advertisers and media conglomerates worry that digital video recorders such as TiVo will make it easy for people to skip commercials with a click of the button.
[March 11, 2003, 11:03]
Microsoft invests in online TV firm Move Networks
News Combined, the two technologies let publishers deliver 'skip-free' TV programming online with customisable navigation, according to the companies. In March, Microsoft said it would begin supporting Move Networks's video-streaming technology within...
[August 26, 2008, 8:14]
Techies wage war on copyright cartels
News Such a player could, for example, skip the ads and previews that many Hollywood studios are placing in the intro track -- a track that cannot be skipped. American copyright law is supposed to encourage creativity, but what we are seeing -- 200...
[May 19, 2000, 15:06]
