Samsung Electronics just announced it's switching to a multiple-CEO system, pushing up Presidents Boo-keun Yoon and JK Shin (who we just saw on stage at the Galaxy S 4 press conference) in recognition of their strong performance. Vice Chairman, Chairman of the Board of Directors and current CEO Oh-Hyun Kwon isn't leaving the position he attained last summer however, and will continue to oversee … [Read more...]
Samsung elects two new co-CEOs to go along with the one it already had
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Sing Along With A Variety Of DUMB WAYS TO DIE
November 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
While tragic death is often also stupid. And sometimes stupid can be funny. Particularly when animated and set to a ridiculously up beat tune.Produced as a tongue in cheek PSA by the Melbourne Metro to remind people that being hit by a train is stupid, take a gander at animated singalong Dumb Ways To Die below.... Twitch … [Read more...]
Government-backed movie streaming service coming to China in Q4, bringing Paramount titles along
June 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Government-helmed China Movie Channel's site M1905 announced this week that it's joining forces with Jiaflix -- a consortium comprised of Hollywood-types like former Columbia exec Sid Ganis -- to launch a movie streaming service in China. The still unnamed offering is set to stream both Chinese and international films, including a deal struck with Paramount that will bring the studio's back … [Read more...]
BBC Sport connected TV app launches on UK TiVos, brings BBC News along
April 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
As a part of the BBC's run up to this year's Olympics, it is bringing new approaches to broadcast technology in a number of ways including 3D, online streaming, multiple HD channels and now, connected TV apps. Today it's launching a BBC Sports app for connected TVs that bring in new interactive features via the BBC Red Button which will first appear on Virgin Media's TiVo platform, along with a … [Read more...]
Amazon Instant Video app for the PS3 brings both Prime subscriptions and VOD along
April 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
While Amazon has continued to grow both its video on-demand and all you can eat Prime Instant Video services content-wise, playback on the TV is still limited to relatively few devices. You can add a major one to the list however, since the app has just started popping up on the PlayStation 3, as pointed out above by Joystiq. While the Xbox 360 has always supported the downloadable files brought … [Read more...]
TiVo Premiere 500GB coming Sunday along with lower prices for service, XL and Elite DVRs
March 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The new TiVo Premiere featuring an upgraded 500GB hard drive (65 percent more storage than the old 320GB unit) that we spotted this morning is official, and will start shipping March 25th -- but that's not it. As we also noted, it only requires a one year service agreement at $ 14.99 per month or $ 12.99 for users with multiple boxes, which is cheaper than last year's $ 19.99 / month package … [Read more...]
Win a chance to ride along with Engadget for a private briefing on Panasonic’s 2012 home entertainment lineup!
March 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
As you probably know, we're in a lot of exclusive, behind-closed-doors briefings of products that won't find their way to retail availability for months to come. We do our best in every post to give you the full experience and virtually bring you along with us, but for the first time we're doing something different. Next week, Panasonic will be giving the media an up-close look at some of its … [Read more...]
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