Content and news by Tom Roeder

Amazon, for those not in the know, offers a great service called “Prime”. Its big perk is free two-day shipping on eligible items, with heavily discounted overnight shipping, and sometimes even same day shipping – although that availability is quite limited.  Prime also offers TV shows and movies that you can stream to…..

There have been rumors of Microsoft not charging smart phone makers for some time now, and it appears that this is now the case – if you’re one of the select few makers in the select few markets.  The Times of India reports that Microsoft is waiving the license fee for two…..

In July 2013, Panasonic and Sony announced a partnership to create a new type of archival storage, showing off a cartridge filled with 300GB optical discs, called “Archival Disc“.  Settle-down those salivary glands – this format is being targeted squarely at corporations, at least right at the start. The single write 300GB…..

“Crowdfunding” appears to be the strategy being used by Neil Young to realize his dreams of a high fidelity music streaming device.  Young’s company PonoMusic will be launching a Kickstarter campaign on March 15 that will let you reserve the PonoPlayer, an audiophile-worthy portable jukebox.  The 128GB device will cost $399 when…..

Last Tuesday, Roku released its newest device, and it’s quite the competition for Google’s Chromecast: The Streaming Stick.  The Stick has a very impressive selection of apps for streaming content, such as the major players like Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, and Amazon Instant.   It will also run my all-time favorite app, PLEX. This device…..

Walmart has announced a healthy price cut for some of the most coveted smartphones offered today: A Samsung Galaxy S4 with a two-year contract now costs only $49; a 16GB iPhone 5s is down to $119; while the 5c is a mere $29.  The Samsung deal, however, is only really attractive for the…..

Microsoft has just wrapped up development for the first major update for Windows 8.1, but it’s not clear if it will be called a service pack.  According to The Verge, the Redmond company signed off on the final version of the update, upgrading its status to RTM (release to manufacturing).  Most of the…..

Apple continues its quest for world domination with its next big endeavor – iOS in the car.  Apple first mentioned this at its annual WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) in 2013, but now has named its first three manufacturing partners –  Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo. “Car Play” as it is currently dubbed will…..

According to an article from Recode.Net, Amazon is in talks with music labels about launching a streaming music service.  Amazon already offers free movies and TV shows to current Prime members, now it looks as though it is planning to sprinkle a music service in there as well. Is Amazon getting into…..

Since 2007, Ford has been exclusively using the Microsoft Sync technology to bridge the gap between customers’ cell phones and their cars.  With this technology, you can pair your phone to your vehicle, make phone calls, have your car read your text messages when supported, stream Bluetooth audio and more.  The program…..

Finally, the day has come.  Those of us who have tablets or smartphones that utilize MicroSD expansion, our dreams have been realized – enter the 128gb MicroSD card from SanDisk. For a very long time, the largest MicroSD card money could buy was a 64GB.  Considering how small the things are, it…..

This kind of stuff makes me sick.  In a world where you are purchasing bandwidth, there should never be any kind of limitation regarding content (as long as there is nothing illegal being done) from your ISP.  Since we do not live in a perfect world, this is not the case.  In…..

One thing that Samsung has certainly been missing when you compare it to its heaviest competition – Apple – is the extreme lack of brick and mortar stores.  The South Korean tech giant has bold plans to change this however, with the addition of 1,400 US locations and an increased presence in…..

I have been very curious about Windows Phone, but the lack of apps has certainly slighted my opinion of the platform.  I really like the interface, and Nokia being known as a company that produces top shelf quality stuff – but the app deficit is what keeps many away. This may be…..

Everyone knows that Google is not afraid to pour a copious amount of cash into its pet projects, but this one I will be personally rooting for, as I am sure all bandwidth-conscious net dwellers will be. Google is working on technology that will deliver data speeds upwards of 10Gbps, 10 times…..

For anyone out there who has any interest in jailbreaking, or “hacking” their iOS devices, it is no secret that the Evad3rs team released a jailbreak for the current iOS 7.0.4 on all iOS devices some time ago.  If you have been hesitant to pull that trigger, waiting on things to get…..