Roy Choi is a Southern California native. He has been infatuated with technology reviews ever since he bought his first crummy laptop in the summer of 2000. He's been a writer for 8 years with The Walt Disney Company prior to joining TechnoBuffalo. When he's not writing he enjoys spending time with this wife doing nerdy things. Follow him @TheRealRoyChoi
By Roy Choi |
The U.S. Defense Department announced it has just approved the use of Apple’s iOS 6 devices for military use. Hey, just in time for iOS 7 to be announced soon. This news comes just a couple weeks after an earlier announcement stating the approval of…
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Samsung announced Friday the availability of Galaxy S4 compatible TecTiles. The original TecTiles (and other NFC tags) are not compatible with the Galaxy S4 or the Nexus 4. Those two devices use a newer NFC chip that is not written on the same standard. If…
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Satellite TV provider DirecTV is exploring acquiring at least a portion of online video streaming company Hulu. A source reports that discussions are in the early phase of a possible partial, or even full, buyout. This is the second time around for DirecTV to consider…
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is reported to speak at a 5:00 p.m. EST product event scheduled for Monday in New York, NY. The invite states, “Join us as we share something special.” Nothing else hints at what the possible announcement may be. It could be…
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At CW’s annual upfront presentation to advertisers in New York City, CEO Mark Pedowitz announced that the network has reached a deal with Apple to stream its content over Apple TV. CW already offers an iOS variant (TV NOW) through the App Store as well…
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Come the morning of May 21 Apple CEO Tim Cook will sit before a U.S. Senate committee where he will likely be asked to defend Apple’s $100 billion cash pile that currently sits in off shore accounts to avoid taxes. This comes on the heels…
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Google TV didn’t receive any stage time today at the Google I/O keynote, it will be receiving Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 and the latest version of Chrome. While Google has not elaborated on what new features Jelly Bean 4.2.2 will bring to Google TV, it…
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Tuesday, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins announced that BlackBerry Messenger will be available on Android and iOS later this Summer. Additionally, BlackBerry rolled out an update to its BlackBerry Enterprise Service that further makes its embedded enterprises services more compatible with Android and iOS devices. So that…
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Senator John McCain introduced a bill today to perhaps change the way cable operators bundle and offer programming. Senator McCain’s bill attempts to change a broad practices meant to be more consumer friendly: Forcing cable operators to break up programming bundles, so you aren’t required…
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Google posted some amazing timelapse images today of from 1984 to 2012. The satellite images were collected over 40 years during a collaborative effort by NASA and the United State Geological Society. Google started working with the USGS in 2009 to make this archive available online.…
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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, is never short of grand, forward-thinking ideas. His resume reads like a laundry list of exciting technology, from PayPal to Tesla, to SpaceX and SolarCity. So it almost seems like a natural assumption that Musk wants to one day…
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From barbecues to crowd funding to raffle tickets, small town theaters are doing what they can to raise funds to convert theaters from film to digital projection systems. The movie-industry started making the change to digital about five years ago, and while most U.S. theaters…
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Outgoing Federal Communications Chairman Julius Genachowski appeared at a Bloomberg Washington Summit Tuesday morning. At the Summit, Genachowski warned of allowing AT&T and Verizon to dominate the wireless industry would be a “very bad thing for our innovation economy.” Genachowski, announced last month his decision…
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The Internet is filled with sadists. Seems like unboxings, and first-look/hands-on videos just aren’t doing it for some tech fans; thus the rise of drop-tests, blender-tests and .50 caliber rifle shots. Where as I can argue the virtues of a drop test, especially if you…
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Apple announced last week it could begin a $100 billion capital return program for shareholders through increased dividends and stock buybacks. Monday, the company has filed paperwork with the SEC and looks to be working with investment firms for its debt offering. Interestingly though, Apple will…
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Google, fairly consistently releases new versions of Android on at least an annual basis (whether or not a carrier or phone company pushes out the update in a timely manner is a different story). Developers, users and journalists alike expect the next Android variant to…
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We had the fortunate opportunity to be invited to this year’s IFA Global Press Conference (GPC) that took place this past weekend. Over 300 journalists from 55 nations joined in on a weekend packed with company and industry updates in Sardinia, Italy. This event is…
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Friday, Verizon Wireless announced it is changing its upgrade eligibility policy. The program is now tied to 24-months, about what most consumers sign up for when signing up for the carrier’s plans. Previously, customers of Verizon Wireless were eligible for early device upgrades after just…
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We are extremely excited at the growth we’ve witnessed at TechnoBuffalo. Today, we’re proud to announce that our Twitter account, @technobuffalo, has eclipsed 60,000 followers and our Facebook Page, facebook.com/technobuffalo, has surpassed 40,000 likes. We wanted to take this moment to thank you all for…
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Fisker Automotive announced Friday that it is cutting about 75 percent of its workforce in an attempt to drastically cut costs and hopefully save the company from bankruptcy. In an official statement, Fisker described the action as “a necessary step in our efforts to maximize…
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HP Co-Chairman Ray Lane Stepped down Thursday just a couple weeks after he was nearly voted off the board of the storied PC-maker. The shuffle is due to last year’s disastrous Autonomy acquisition. In his place, Ralph Whitworth, another board member, will temporarily fill the…
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According to a recent report by comScore, Apple has gained marketshare in the most recent measurable quarter (ending in February 2013) in the U.S. smartphone market. As of February, Apple’s iPhones currently account for 38.9-percent of the all smartphone subscribers followed by Samsung reporting 21.3-percent,…
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As with most software support life cycles, all good things must come to an end. And for Microsoft Office for Mac 2008, April 9, 2013 is that day. Office for Mac 2008 users will be able to download current updates until April 19, 2014, but…
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After 15 rounds of voting, TechnoBuffalo Fans have voted the HTC One the Mobile Madness Tournament winner. The HTC One beat some pretty great phones and is a pretty great phone itself. Thank you for voting, we had a lot of fun putting this tournament…
