Year: 2010

Time Warner boss warns against deals with Apple, Amazon

Time Warner boss Jeff Bewkes told British media execs at the Royal Television Conference in London that television is entering a second golden age of creativity and reward but warned against the danger of low-cost digital giveaways. Specifically, he cautioned against deals with the likes of Apple and Amazon “that undersold the value of blue-chip TV fare,” reports “The Hollywood Reporter” (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i677c428c4dc16c2cf101f44f7334eaf1).

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Google broken, say app developers

A group of Tulsa investors have launched AskMeTellMe, a national iPhone application born out of frustrations with Google and other Internet search engines. The new app, which is driven by each user’s individual social network, brings the human element back to decision making in today’s internet-dominated world, according to its developers.

“Who are you going to trust to find a good babysitter — Google or your friends?” says Toby Biolchini, who along with several other Tulsans created the iPhone app that’s free online at the Apple App Store.

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Today’s medical students are the most tech savvy yet

Technology is a way of life for today’s medical students with the majority choosing clinical references on their iPhone device over teachers and peers to answer questions. The fifth annual Future Physicians of America survey conducted by Epocrates (http://www.epocrates.com/company/?CID=PRFPA10) revealed that medical students not only believe in the value of electronic health records (EHRs), but expect availability when they practice medicine.

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Study: 5.8 billion Internet users expected by 2016

A new study by Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/1e1e00/future_of_the_inte) says there will be 5.8 billion Internet users, amounting to four-fifth of the global population, by 2016.

The report finds that currently only one fifth of the global population uses the Internet. With a six-fold increase, the growth of

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GoPro releases HD Hero 960 wearable camera

GoPro (http://www.GoPro.com), a wearable HD camera company, has released the HD HERO 960, an entry level, US $179 version of the HD Hero camera. It shares the same video and audio capture technology but with resolutions on the HD Hero 960 limited to 960p (1280 x 960) and 720p (1280 x 720) at 30 frames per second, and WVGA (848 x 480) at 60 frames per second.

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