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Google, the company that seems intent on becoming a force in anything that uses electrons, said Tuesday that it expects to expand its Web TV service across the globe. CEO Eric Schmidt said at the big IFA consumer electronics show now in Berlin that he expects other TV set manufacturers to join Sony, which is scheduled to launch Web TV in the U.S. beginning this fall. Samsung has recently said it i
Amazon.com is readying a digital subscription service that would let consumers watch television shows and movies online, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Apple is alsolaunching a TV-show rental service, setting the stage for a showdown between the two consumer electronics giants. According to the Journal, Amazon has been in talks with several major media companies, including NBC
The prospect of watching 3-D TV while wearing clunky glasses is less than appealing to many consumers -- especially those already wearing glasses. TVs that don`t require glasses could be the solution, and Toshiba has confirmed it`s developing sets that could be on the market by year`s end. According to an article in the Japanese newspaper Yomiyuri, the company is developing models using autostere
Rent a TV episode for 99 cents on iTunes. That possibility is now being considered by industry watchers as the rumor mill gears up for an expected Sept. 7 Apple press event in San Francisco, Calif. The initial report came Wednesday from Bloomberg News, which cited "three people familiar with the plan." The news service said Apple is in "advanced talks" with News Corp., owner of Fox, as well as wi
AT&T launched a new mobile app Monday that is already enabling the company`s U-verse TV subscribers to remotely manage digital video recorders as well as download and view programs in full-screen mode on Apple`s iPhone. Called U-verse Mobile, the new offering is currently available for download at Apple`s App Store. The goal is to enable iPhone users to take their U-verse TV experience wherever t
A CDMA iPhone for Verizon Wireless, a new kind of Apple TV, and a seven-inch iPad. These are some of the rumors about new Apple products that are sprouting around the web like late-summer flowers. According to various web sites, a key driving force for the reports has been information coming from Asian component suppliers. Taiwan-based Pegatron Technology, for instance, is reportedly preparing fo
Dish subscribers will soon be able to watch live satellite TV on their mobile devices at no extra cost. Dish Network Corp. is planning to offer the feature on the iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and BlackBerry devices in September and on phones using Google Inc.`s Android system in October. Subscribers will need special hardware. One option is Sling Media Inc.`s SlingBox, which retails for $180 to $300
My life changed the other night. It was 10:00. I was sitting in front of my living room TV watching a baseball game. And, as usual, I was catching up on my company`s daily paperwork. My wife came in the room and took the remote from me. She switched the channel to Bravo and together we watched The Real Housewives of New Jersey. My life has never been the same. I was riveted. Who wouldn`t be? As

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