Blockbuster Inc. will rent high-definition DVDs only in the Blu-ray format in 1,450 stores when it expands its high-def offerings next month, dealing a major blow to the rival HD DVD format.
The move, being announced Monday, could be the first step in resolving a format war that has kept confused consumers from rushing to buy [...]
17 Jun
Posted by Geoff as Apple, Apple Macintosh, Safari, Windows
Apple reports that it took Apple just two days to reach 1 million downloads of its newest Safari Web browser for Windows.
If these downloads manifested into regular Safari users, then we just
might have a third major browser on the Windows platform. If Safari can
obtain a 10% market share on Windows, then it would further weaken [...]
There is a CNN story about an uncomfortable development in
world politics and information technology. According to General Robert
Elder, an Air Force military man setting up a “cyber command†in
Louisiana’s Barksdale Air Force Base, the nation of China is already in
the process of developing their own “cyber warfare†techniques. While
Elder described the bulk of China’s operations [...]
Source: CBS
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California resident Dennis Sheehan took Gateway to
small claims court after he reportedly received a defective computer and
little technical support from the PC manufacturer. Gateway responded with
their own lawyer and a 2-inch thick stack of legal docs, and claimed that
Sheehan violated the EULA, which requires that users give up their right
to sue and settle these cases [...]
07 Jun
Posted by Geoff as Google, Internet advertising, advertising
The drumbeat grows louder from opponents to the Google/DoubleClick merger as three consumer-interest groups yesterday filed an amended complaint with the Federal Trade Commission calling for the agency to impose stringent restrictions on data use and collection before letting the $3.1 billion deal go through.
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), the Center for Digital Democracy [...]
04 Jun
Posted by Geoff as Internet advertising, advertising, e-commerce
According to the 2007 Father’s Day Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, consumers are expected to spend $9.9 billion on dads this year, with the average person spending $98.34 on the holiday, up from $88.80 last year. Men will still be spending more than women this year with men planning to spend $100.72 on average versus [...]