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Roku invites open development for TVs with Channel Store

Roku's been a nice local success story about a set-top box maker that made it easy to bring streaming Internet video to the TV. But Roku's ambitions are getting a lot bigger with the new Roku Channel Store, its version of Apple's App Store for the ...

From RYAN KIM, The Tech Chronicles,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Facebook Inc.,  Yahoo!,  Flickr,  Motionbox,  Major League Baseball

Macworld polishes 2010 show without Apple

Some early signs suggest this year's edition will still be a solid draw. While the following year is anyone's guess, organizer Paul Kent, IDG World Expo's vice president and Macworld general manager, said the show is evolving to become more of a ...

From RYAN KIM, San Francisco Chronicle,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National Association of Broadcasters,  Steve Jobs,  David Pogue,  Leo Laporte,  Kevin Smith (actor)

Gameloft reducing Android development, points up Android Market weakness

You would think that Android's growing success would inspire an iPhone like gold rush for developers. But Gameloft, one of the biggest game developers on the iPhone, is actually scaling back its Android development because of perceived weakness in the ...

From RYAN KIM, The Tech Chronicles,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Google Inc.

Tech Awards recognize innovation

The Tech Awards, a humanitarian program recognizing technological solutions aimed at worldwide challenges, honored five winners Thursday for their work addressing problems in the environment, economic development, education, equality and health. The ...

From RYAN KIM, San Francisco Chronicle,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Al Gore,  Intel,  Microsoft Corporation,  Applied Materials, Inc.

Techcrunch says Google Phone is real, arriving Q1

Even before there Google's Android OS, there was talk of Google launching its own smart phone, something that could stand up to the iPhone. We eventually realized that Google wasn't getting into the hardware game, it was building a software platform ...

From RYAN KIM, The Tech Chronicles,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Michael Arrington,  Motorola, Inc.,  Qualcomm,  Microsoft Corporation

Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm debut on Xbox Live

Xbox Live Gold users can now get access to Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm through a dashboard update. Meanwhile, Sony announced today that limited Facebook integration is also in the works and will appear in an upcoming firmware update for the ...

From RYAN KIM, The Tech Chronicles,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Facebook Inc.,  Twitter Inc,  Sony

Comcast brings 75 new channels to San Francisco

Comcast is getting closer to finishing up its digital migration from analog and the latest city to enjoy the benefits is San Francisco. By moving old analog consumers to digital, Comcast is able to... Comcast is getting closer to finishing up its ...

From RYAN KIM, The Tech Chronicles,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Comcast,  HBO,  ESPN,  NBA TV,  Major League Baseball

AT&T bulks up its 3G network in the Bay Area

AT&T's gotten a fair amount of grief about its 3G network, from consumers to competitors like Verizon Wireless(There's a map for that.) But the telecom giant said it's making strides in building up its 3G coverage and performance by upgrading more than ...

From RYAN KIM, The Tech Chronicles,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: AT&T Inc.,  Verizon Wireless

One in three texting teens has texted while driving

According to a new Pew Research Center study on text messaging, 34 percent of all texting teens ages ages 16-17 have texted while driving. Of all teens ages 16-17, 26 percent have texted while driving a car. Forty-eight percent of teens ages 12-17 said ...

From RYAN KIM, The Tech Chronicles,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Pew Research Center

Try on that outfit, share the look online

But two companies are using technologies like augmented reality, motion capture and social networking to let consumers try on clothes virtually and share the experience with friends. Fashionista - a new service from San Francisco online recommendation ...

From RYAN KIM, San Francisco Chronicle,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Facebook Inc.,  Forrester Research, Inc.

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