DASH promises stutter free streaming video over LTE, hopes you don’t care about quality



We’ve all been there: fire up a clip from YouTube or a movie on Netflix and things start out great. But, then, after just a few moments, that LTE connection starts to give up the ghost and suddenly you’re faced with unbearable stutturing or a video th…

Switched On: New World Recorder



Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. When it comes to time-shifting television viewing, the conversation almost always comes back to premium streaming services — namely, Netflix and Hulu Plus. But consumers…

Olympus OM-D E-M5 shots orchestrally maneuvers out of the darkness



Would you look at that? According to PhotoRumors, that chunk of retro beauty is purportedly a full-on snap of Olympus’ new OM-D Micro Four Thirds shooter (from an Amazon Japan listing that’s since been pulled) affixed with its optional battery grip (…

Micron appoints Mark Durcan as new CEO



In the wake of last week’s fatal plane crash that took the life of its CEO, Micron Technology has appointed a successor, Mark Durcan. The former CTO has been with the company since 1984, and has — per company bylaws — been serving as interim chief si…

Corning looks to the future, mainly right through it (video)



Need to take the edge off those winter blues? Perhaps Corning’s, somewhat saccharine, vision of our technological future will be just the soporific tonic. Unsurprisingly, the Gorilla Glass maker sees a future where pretty much everything is a transpar…