If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Sprint is happy to report that the Palm Pre sold more units in its first weekend than any other device the company has launched. Sources say that the between 50,000 and 100,000 Pre’s were sold last weekend. Accordingly, almost 80% of Continue Reading →
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If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. This coming Friday will mark the transition from analog to digital television. While this may seem like a big deal, most major markets have been delivering a purely digital signal for quite some time. Despite the fact that Congress and President Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. “Billy Elliot The Musical” dominated the Tony’s last night, taking home 10 Tony Awards. “God of Carnage” picked up the most awards for a straight play and Liza Minelli won ‘best special theatrical event’ edging out Will Ferrell and the Chinese Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. President Barack Obama is calling digital security a top priority. To oversee an enhanced security system for the nation’s computer networks, Obama is creating a “cyber czar.” He also is expected to call for a new education campaign to raise public Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone told a Reuters conference that the company is “not pursuing advertising.” Instead, Stone noted that Twitter will give businesses access to analytics for a price, as well as a database of commercial data. Stone also said that Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Amazon is set to launch a larger screened Kindle. Reports from those briefed on the matter note that the device may be unveiled during an Amazon press conference at Pace University in NYC on May 6th. The new version of the Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. MTV’s new social media-television program will share ad rev with Facebook and Twitter. The new show, What You’re Watching With Alexa Cheung, will feature live tweets, as well as Facebook updates. The move, which is obvious for a network with a Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The Supreme Court upheld the FCC’s right to censor explicit content on live television. A 5-4 decision revered an Appellite Court ruling which stated that the FCC did not have the right change its stance on expletives. The Court also ruled, Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Samsung is set to introduce the second Google Android based phone. Unlike Apple’s iPhone and Palm’s Pre, Samsung’s I7500 does not include multi-touch controls, a feature that many consider the lifeblood of next generation handheld devices. Like the G1, the Samsung Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Yahoo is set to officially shut down GeoCities by the end of 2009. The free personal web-page host, which Yahoo acquired in 1999, is a relic from the Web 1.0 era, which cost Yahoo an estimated $4.6 billion. The service will Continue Reading →