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Comcast Must Face Lawsuit over Voice Recognition Tech
Software development company Promptu Systems has revived a 2016 patent infringement lawsuit against Comcast. Last week, a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said a Pennsylvania district court incorrectly interpreted terms of the patents in the original case’s decision. Promptu now has another opportunity to make its infringement argument. Promptu filed a complaint…
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Nintendo Switch 2 May Now Launch in 2025 Instead of 2024
The Nintendo Switch 2 may be arriving later than you expected. Brazilian gaming journalist Pedro Henrique Lutti Lippe said on the O Xdo Controle YouTube channel (Portuguese) that five sources told him the next-generation console would arrive in 2025, according to VGC, which translated and reported on the comments, and also cited its own sources…
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Google TV Exec Says Televisions Could Become the Central Hub of the Home
The television industry wants their products to be more than just a place where you watch the latest movies and shows. It wants TVs to become the central hub of the smart home. Smart speakers — like Amazon Echo and Google Home — in many ways, occupy that role now, and help manage the smart…
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Will The CW Ever Be Seen As One of the Big 5 Networks?
The CW has made a humble, yet lofty request to be considered one of the Big 4 (5 if they get their way) networks. This is an unusual move in a time when most companies are amping up their streaming services. The network had a bit of a facelift in recent months, updating its logo…
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FilmRise Green Lights Season 2 of Killers: Caught on Camera
FilmRise and CBS AMC Networks U.K. Channels Partnership greenlit a second season of the true-crime hit series Killers: Caught on Camera. The partnership is a collaboration between AMC Networks International U.K. and Paramount Global, Blue Ant Studios, and Back 2 Back Productions. The series debuted on February 15, 2023, in the U.K. and gave audiences…
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Film Studios Strike Out a Third Time to Obtain Reddit User Information
Reddit once again protected the anonymity of the platform’s users after movie studios suing lost their third attempt to strong-arm the company into turning over user information. Voltage Holdings and Screen Media Ventures have made several attempts to obtain seven years of IP address logs from the accounts of six Redditors who discussed piracy on…
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Amazon’s Echo Show 15 With Built-In Fire TV & Remote Is On Sale For Just $199.99 For Presidents Day
Are you looking for a small TV for your kitchen, office, etc? Do you also want a smart speaker and a smart display? You may want to think about getting Amazon’s Echo Show 15 a full Alexa smart display that comes with a Fire TV built-in, and a Fire TV. The best part is it…
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As AI Looms Large, FTC Says Big Tech Can’t Feed it Your Data Without Your Permission
As tech companies dive into artificial intelligence, many turn to their user base for information to train their bots. However, the Federal Trade Commission warned the tech giants that there are restrictions in place to protect consumers’ private information, and stealthily altering privacy policies could violate fair business practices. The FTC said training AI to…
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Could Comcast & Spectrum Block the New Sports-Only Live TV Service from Fox, Disney, & Warner Bros. Discovery? – Ask Luke
This month Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans to launch a new sports streaming service that will give live access to sports networks like ESPN, FS1, and BTN. Now a growing number of companies are objecting to and may even try to block the service. This includes several cable TV companies that are…
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YouTube TV Is Now The 4th Largest Cable TV Company Jumping DISH
Last week, Neal Mohan, YouTube’s Chief Executive Officer, released his 2024 priorities for the service. In that letter, he also announced that YouTube TV has 8 million subscribers, making it the largest live TV streaming service. YouTube TV is now the fourth largest cable TV company in the United States. “We’re also seeing growing consumer…
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The CW Will Bring Trivial Pursuit, Scrabble, and a New Take on Sherlock to Its Lineup
The CW has finalized a deal to bring two classic board games and a new spin on a familiar famous detective to the network. Trivial Pursuit and Scrabble have been given the green light, as well as a different type of game afoot with the original drama Sherlock & Daughter. Trivial Pursuit and Scrabble come…
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The Roku Ultra is On Sale For Just $79 For Presidents Day
Need a new Roku player? We have good news for you as Roku has the Roku Ultra and Roku Stick 4K on sale. Right now, the Roku Ultra is on sale for just $79 for Roku’s Presients Day sale. With the Roku Ultra, you can watch a wide range of streaming services, including Netflix, Hulu,…
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Anker’s Massive 40,000mAh USB-C Battery Pack is On Sale For Just $63.98
Do you need to make sure your portable electronics don’t run out of power if you are traveling or there is a power outage? Did you miss out on Anker’s Black Fridy Sales? Right now, one of Anker’s largest battery pack is on sale with its massive 40,000mAh battery pack, is back down to its…
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Cisco To Layoff More Than 4,000 Employees
Networking company Cisco said it’s planning to cut 5% of its global workforce as part of a larger restructuring plan announced this month. As of July 2023, Cisco reported almost 85,000 employees which means the more than 4,000 jobs lost. The company said it will pay about $800 million in severance and other related costs.…
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