Google wants to do for TV what it did for the Web | last100

Google wants to do for TV what it did for the Web | last100

Apple TV already won the battle for your living room

By ZDNet's Alan Graham -- Whenever I write a piece like this, I generally get an equal amount of support and an equal amount of grief. This will likely be no different. I believe this is the year we'll see a major paradigm shift from the traditional time/space-shift technologies of cable/DVR to the web 2.0 method of media delivery. All [...]

Online DVD Rental: How to choose the best Online DVD Rental service

Online DVD Rental: How to choose the best Online DVD Rental service: "Online DVD Rental

Online DVD Rental has tested the major UK online DVD rental companies. Read our reviews and our opinions of which are the best."

I, Cringely . The Pulpit . BYOB | PBS

I, Cringely . The Pulpit . BYOB | PBS: "Poor Blockbuster Video hasn't made a profit in years, the stock is down about 90 percent from its 2002 high, NetFlix is cleaning its clock, and nobody - I mean NOBODY - thinks the future looks in any way rosy for this pioneering video rental chain. Steve Jobs to the rescue? Maybe.

The problems at Blockbuster are simple. The company has high inventory and real estate costs compared to either NetFlix's super-efficient rent-by-mail operation or to just about any of the many emerging digital distribution plans. Having that Blockbuster shop just down the road used to be a huge advantage for the chain, providing easy proximity to viewers. But NetFlix comes straight to your house and even though Blockbuster now runs its own NetFlix-type service, those stores aren't (yet) going away, so it can never have NetFlix-like efficiency."

I, Cringely . The Pulpit . Beam Me Up | PBS

I, Cringely . The Pulpit . Beam Me Up | PBS

Free Internet TV Channels List

Free Internet TV Channels List

Mobile telephony and banking | Phoney finance | Economist.com

Mobile telephony and banking | Phoney finance | Economist.com

Nintendo | Playing a different game | Economist.com

Nintendo | Playing a different game | Economist.com

Face value | Homo SAPiens | Economist.com

Face value | Homo SAPiens | Economist.com

Flash 8 poised to take on Web video

Macromedia plans to unveil its Flash 8 software early next month with an emphasis on video capabilities that some think could up-end the Web video market.