Wow!  First Microsoft spurns a deal to buy YouTube which Google snapped up for $1.65 Billion because it was too pricey.  Now Microsoft agrees to pay double what a firm is worth to pull it into its stable. An act of desperation?  Sure seems like it. Obviously, when Google guys DoubleClick (a direct competitor of […]

Last night, twitter jockeys across America thumbed down (literally when you consider cell phone key pads) Melinda. What the…?! Indeed, the strongest performer since this season’s opening provided strong, consistent performances from Melinda. But as the oldest aspirant (at 29 which makes me sad), was she doomed from the beginning? It is no secret that […]

Ok, so J.K. Rowling has completed her series about the boy wizard. What does she do now? Launch into a new series? Most certainly but how soon? Say what you will, the lady has created an appealing universe to legions of young readers and that is a good thing. According to this blog, the Ellen […]

Ok, now I am peeved. It is bad enough that postal rates have been jacked up wily nily for the past four years, but now it turns out that not only are rates going up again this Monday, May 14th but there are new rules coming to light now that have not been fully expressed […]

With download speeds approaching 25x what is nominally available to hi-speed cable customers, you could download a 300 megabyte file (like a 30 second commercial) in just seconds. Welcome to DOCSIS 3.0. That is precisely what occurred at The Cable Show yesterday when Comcast president & CEO Brian Roberts provided a peek at the new […]

The House of the Mouse’ two biggest media properties, ABC along with their cohorts at ESPN, have signed a deal with Cox cable to serve up football games and other ‘hit shows’ but at a price – they will eliminate a consumer’s ability to skip over commercials. Metroxing‘s post yesterday about corporate arrogance apparently continues […]

Known as Lindt & Sprungli AG, this Swiss chocolatier knows chocolate. I prefer milk chocolate although the occasional dark chocolate brings a nice change to my chocolate repast.  Tasting Lindt chocolate before something like a Hershey’s bar is like tasting a truffle before a toadstool or, extending the metaphor, driving a Ferrari before driving a […]

Depending on where you live or your time factor, another way to collect the Mattel Pixar CARS is by the sealed box. Each box comes with 18 CARS. See the list below for what is reported to be in each of the new, forthcoming boxes. You can buy sealed boxes from eBay (of course) and […]

Pixar Ratatouille in HD makes Shrek look like Filmation. 9-minute preview is up – available in 1080p, 720p & 480p. Via Ain’t-It-Cool-News. The official Trailer & Teaser are Apple Trailers in HD also. You can also choose from 480p to 1080p. Of course if you don’t know what the film is about, here’s the original […]

“On Saturday, May 5 – the comic book industry once again celebrates Free Comic Book Day! The annual event is the perfect opportunity to introduce your friends and family to the many worlds of wonder available at your local comic book store. From super-heroes to slice-of-life to action/adventure and beyond, Free Comic Book Day has […]