SAN FRANCISCO, December 1, 2006 (PodTech News) — At long last, Microsoft has launched its Vista operating system for businesses. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called it the biggest launch in the company’s history. It could have been even bigger, though [See the full post…]

While YouTube finds its footing with Google, not everyone’s concerns over the site’s reliance on copyrighted material have been settled. In particular, there’s a certain Mouse that might need some special attention. Disney fires a warning shot. Also, today is [See the full post…]

The Nintendo Wii has been proving to be physically demanding for many users. Soreness and pain are two of the system’s reported side effects. The official response so far: get in shape — then you won’t be sore. Also, a [See the full post…]

As Christmas shopping kicks off, the consumer tech world lurches into full gear — this is what months of speculation in the gaming console realm have all been leading up to. Rio Pesino continues his in-depth look at the consoles [See the full post…]

SAN FRANCISCO, November 22, 2006 (PodTech News) — While both Google and Yahoo have recently made inroads into newspaper ad sales, reports that print and online spending fell for the first time since at least 2004 have sparked a fresh [See the full post…]

SAN FRANCISCO, November 21, 2006 (PodTech News) — Speculation kicked into high gear over the prospects of an Apple iPhone — again. Michael Johnson reports on why the rumors have so much traction this time. In news from Yahoo — [See the full post…]

SAN FRANCISCO, November 18, 2006 (PodTech News) — This week saw the highly-anticipated launch of the new Sony Playstation 3. The first few buyers to get their hands on the new system waited for about 40 hours outside of the [See the full post…]

SAN FRANCISCO, November 17, 2006 (PodTech News) — Sony’s PS3 went on sale at midnight at stores in the U.S. Many fans began lining up days ago. As the lines in downtown San Francisco grew in anticipation of launch, PodTech’s [See the full post…]

Creative solutions to tricky problems are the great appeal of many tech gadgets. What about the tricky problems posed by living a modern life while following ancient (biblical) rules? Old Testament-compliant gadgets are on the way. Also, Google and YouTube [See the full post…]

Two big events in the San Francisco Bay Area kept the tech industry abuzz this week. PodTech has reports from the Web 2.0 Summit and the Dow Jones Consumer Electronics conference. Also, a look at a new way high-tech criminals [See the full post…]

Microsoft has been accused of playing catch-up with Apple’s iPod for years. After its deal with Universal Music Group this week, Microsoft may be ahead of the mp3 curve for the first time. But in a good way? Also, a [See the full post…]

What happens when you get a bunch of experts in a room and ask them all sorts of questions, like: when will I be able to watch shows over the Internet? You realize how complex things are, how little you [See the full post…]

The Web 2.0 mantra is that old media — NBC, Hearst, Disney, etc. — are too incompetent to be successful on the Web. The reality is that old media has invested a lot of time, effort and money in positioning [See the full post…]

Microsoft’s Trojan Horse news, Verizon’s plan to bring YouTube to mobile phones, Google looks to the airwaves in its new media move, and more tech news from PodTech News. Click here for transcript.

The markets are back up, with several big corporate buyouts bolstering confidence on the day before Election Day. Google made the papers today, as it prepared to roll out auctioned-off ad space in some of the most prestigious newspapers in [See the full post…]

Now in the final stretch leading up to Tuesday and Election Day, has our voting process improved much, six years after the Florida recounts? We take a closer look at electronic voting machines. Also, MIT’s new research initiative on the [See the full post…]

To many TV watchers and users of Internet-based media services, Hollywood is expected to call the shots on how video is delivered. After all, Napster, Grokster and others didn’t get very far with peer-to-peer networks. But analysts like Forrester’s Maribel [See the full post…]

Electronics manufacturers expect a banner holiday season this year selling video and audio gear to consumers. Unfortunately, users do not have the freedom they want or expect whent it comes to consuming their content however they want. In this podcast, [See the full post…]

The future of phones could be television, Microsoft plans a party in New York City, a Spanish judge jumps into the Digital Rights Management fray, the end of seafood as we know it, and news about mice. It’s PodTech News. [See the full post…]

Lower-than-expected consumer confidence rattles the markets, Sony’s in even more trouble than it was in yesterday — this time it’s the Feds, Microsoft gets open source religion and Apple releases a new iPod shuffle, just in time for the holidays. [See the full post…]

Microsoft hears another complaint about anti-competitive practices — this time from Google. Sony’s Playstation 3 is under pressure from less expensive competition. Copyrighted material online is being pulled from MySpace and YouTube, marking important transitions for both peer-to-peer sites. TV-produced [See the full post…]

Update 8/13/2020: For more help and more information regarding Internet Addition, see: decisiondata.org/news/internet-addiction-disorder This week, from PodTech News, a closer look at Internet addiction — what is it, how widespread is it, does it really exist? Gaming is behind a [See the full post…]

When you think of blogs perhaps you think of BoingBoing or 43 Folders. The conventional wisdom is to get lots of readers and then try make it a money-play: sell advertising. But the real transformation of communication on the web [See the full post…]

In today’s news, how Americans use their phones, how the British use theirs, the future of in-car navigation devices, sluggish growth in online banking and a Starbucks on every block. Click here for transcript.

Bill O’Reilly throws grenades at political blogs. McAfee throws stones at Microsoft, Microsoft throws them back. YouTube removes more than 30,000 files that infringe on the copyrights of a number of Japanese broadcasts. Sony revises shipping estimates for the PS3. [See the full post…]