Techno-politics

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The FCC is abuzz about Verizon’s new $350 cancellation fee. Verizon claims that the $350 fee is due to the fact that the devices that carry the excessive fee are expensive devices that cost the company more, hence the fees. However, Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The FCC is abuzz about Verizon’s new $350 cancellation fee. Verizon claims that the $350 fee is due to the fact that the devices that carry the excessive fee are expensive devices that cost the company more, hence the fees. However, Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. After introducing a new Lists feature to select users last week, Twitter has now made Lists available to all Twitter users. Lists give Twitter users the ability to organize tweets into different categories, helping to ease the following and viewing process. Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Google will allow Android phone users the ability to get turn-by-turn directions when using Google Maps on their phone. The feature update to the application also includes voice-powered search and will be exclusively available on phones running Android. The turn-by-turn feature Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. After days of outrageous coverage, a Colorado Sheriff is now saying that the Balloon Boy hoax was “publicity stunt” to generate buzz for a reality show. Richard Henne, the controversial father behind the weather balloon stunt, reportedly had been planning the Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Microsoft and T-Mobile are trying to explain to Sidekick users why all of their information has been lost. Over the weekend, a technical issue caused T-Mobile Sidekick users to lose all of their stored contacts, photos and other data saved on Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. CNN unveiled a new iPhone application that will bring its branded content to the iPhone. The new app, which costs $1.99, will also give users iReporter status, letting them update and break stories via iPhone on CNN’s iReport network. The new Continue Reading →

On Monday, September 21, 2009, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski outlined the concrete actions he believes the Commission must take to preserve the free and open Internet. He said, "The Internet is an extraordinary platform for innovation, job creation, investment, and opportunity. It has unleashed the potential of entrepreneurs and enabled the launch and growth of small businesses across America. It is vital that we safeguard the free and open Internet." Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. A report by the Yankee Group believes that smartphone users will have downloaded over 7 billion applications by 2013. The research group estimates that in the next 4 years smartphone users will quadruple, effectively bringing sales of apps to $4.2 billion Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Facebook announced plans to partner with Nielsen on a web advertising measurement project. The venture will allow Facebook advertisers who work with Nielsen on analytics the ability to measure the direct impact of their ads on the social network. Facebook hopes Continue Reading →