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Sony Connecting Ordinary TV to the World

The list of devices that are connected to the internet continues to multiply.  Each day, new developments are being discovered, getting consumers more excited as they embrace connected devices and technology.   The connected world has not just dominated the business world but has also penetrated our homes, bringing family closer and making every home the ...

Norton Security Spans All Your Connected Devices for Full Armor Protection

Have you ever wondered what would it be like if we didn’t have internet now?  If PCs were still around, how useful would they be without connectivity to the web? Connecting to the internet has mad a big impact on the PC era.  It has contributed to the growth and development of the world that ...

The Evolution of Hacking: From Computers to Cars

Hacking has been a mainstay in the PC era, and moving into mobile, but where else can a hacker go?  Each day, reports concerning “hacking” grow and have increased dramatically.  As our world becomes more advanced technologically, the hacking method has also become more sophisticated. The most common device being hacked are the computers.  However, ...

Netflix Relies on Connected Devices as it Heads to Latin America and Beyond

Netflix is extending its services in Latin America and the Caribbean, following through on a plan that marked its goals for global expansion.  This will provide instant and unlimited streaming for movies and TV shows to connected devices such as computers, smartphones and game consoles for a monthly rate, which was recently increased to the ...

CNBC Goes Global with Real-Time App for Connected Devices: Beyond the Cable Box

We are now living in a technology-driven world, whether we like it or not.  Because of new technology, we are living in a connected world wherein everything seems possible.   Simple things have become more sophisticated and useful to fit the changing needs of consumers with TVs as a classic example – from antenna to cable ...

A Connected Home in a Connected World, All Thanks to Smartphones

How popular are smartphones really?  According to comScore, in Q2 this year, the number of smartphone owners in the US increased to 82.2 million, a 10% climb from Q1.  Results show that about 234 million users of mobile phone are from ages 13 and up.   With regards to the platform preference, Google’s Android OS ranked ...

Amazon Tablet Should Supress its Android Roots to Beat iPad

What pops into your mind when you hear the word” tablet?”  Without a second thought, iPad is the thing you first thought of, right?  Well, this explains why Apple has dominated the US tablet market leaving other tablet makers to try their luck and penetrate in the European and Asian markets.   Ever since tablet-mania began, ...

Game Consoles are the Most Used Connected Devices: Great for Netflix

Game consoles are very popular today.  It’s not only kids that play with this interactive entertainment, but adults as well are enjoying all it has to offer, and that goes beyond gaming.  As a matter of fact, game consoles are now being used for family bonding.  With a wide variety of games and services offered, ...

Intel Perfects its $30M Research Plan for Cloud Computing

During Intel’s Channel Alliance Summit done in Portland, the company summarized their vision for the future of computing technology as well as the channel.  According to Michael Ray, Intel’s North American channel Sales Manager, a quick expansion of worldwide computing is expected in the next 4 years.  In addition, there will be around 1 billion ...

DirecTV and Sony Brings NFL to the PlayStation 3

DirecTV is a direct broadcast service provider based in California and it is one of the largest satellite-television providers that transmits digital satellite television and audio to many households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. In short, it’s the ultimate TV entertainment experience the way you want it. DirecTV just announced their ...