Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Tuesday Tech Talk #63

Greetings all and welcome to another edition of Tuesday Tech Talk. Quite a few diverse things going on in tech this week and not all of it is Apple related if you can believe that. So lets get started.


Netflix looking at Streaming only Plan?

With Netflix launching a streaming only service in Canada recently, could a similar service at $8 a month be not far behind south of the border here in the states? I would like to see more current TV season content added to it. For example, NCIS was only available via physical DVD and not streaming. I guess I just want Netflix to jump in and compete with Hulu for current season streaming content. Speaking of Netflix and streaming content, the new AppleTV is now shipping. Let me know what you think.

TiVo delays DirecTV HD-DVR...again

During my time working with DirecTV, I would hear this a lot from customers that had TiVo boxes. TiVo users are a very loyal bunch so for those that use DirecTV, this will not make them any happier. Having never used a TiVo device myself, I can't say what makes them stand out from the features of the standard DirecTV HD-DVR box in my house.

Apple and Google Most Covered Tech Companies

If you think I talk a lot about Apple and Google...well...your right, but I am just keeping up with the industry. Check out the graph below.

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DOJ, Tech Companies Settle on Cold-Call PoachingWas glad to see this happen, if you got talent why should you not be pursued by other tech companies? This makes people much more valuable to their companies and in return, better compensation packages.

Apple and Google Reach Agreement on Default Search Engine Deal

Put to bed the rumors of Bing being the default search engine on the iOS devices. Google and Apple have reached a new deal according to Google CEO Eric Schmidt.

Charlotte Motor Speedway and Panasonic team up for biggest HD Screen

Sorry Jerry Jones, but your HD screen inside Jerry World, will no longer be the biggest in the world. This just brought NASCAR up to geek status for me!

Well that is going to do it for this edition of Tuesday Tech Talk. Don't forget to drop by Friday for Googling Friday and another Google app review and news!


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