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Business Sep 30, 2016

How this karaoke company survived the digital darlings and made lots of money

For a while, it looked like the beat wouldn't go on for the Singing Machine Co. The largest manufacturer of home karaoke machines in North America, founded in 1982, was being crowded out of retail store shelves by newer, ...

Nanophysics Jul 19, 2016

New nanoscale technologies could revolutionize microscopes, study of disease

Research completed through a collaboration with University of Missouri engineers, biologists, and chemists could transform how scientists study molecules and cells at sub-microscopic (nanoscale) levels. Shubra Gangopadhyay, ...

Telecom Jun 17, 2016

Researchers find T-Mobile's Binge On doesn't live up to the hype

New research from Northeastern University shows that what T-Mobile promises regarding its Binge On service is not what subscribers, or content providers, may actually get. In many cases, subscribers were left with lower quality ...

Telecom Mar 17, 2016

YouTube now on T-Mobile's 'Binge On' after earlier spat

T-Mobile and YouTube have come to terms after a public spat over the phone company's "Binge On" video streaming service.

Other Jan 4, 2016

How Betamax bit the dust – and other tales of forgotten tech

Sony are to no longer make Betamax video cassette tapes – something that will come as a surprise to many people who thought that Betamax had long since bitten the dust. But 28 years after it lost the battle to the VHS (or ...

Telecom Dec 23, 2015

Q&A: Dissecting criticisms of T-Mobile's free video streams

T-Mobile has introduced a program that lets most customers watch video without using up their data allotment.

Consumer & Gadgets Nov 13, 2015

Post-Betamax, the format wars continue in a digital world

Sony announced this week that it will stop selling Betamax cassettes from March 2016. It was a format that appeared not to succeed as Sony had desired.

Engineering Oct 13, 2015

With this new universal wireless charger, compatibility won't be an issue

A wireless charger that's compatible with different consumer electronics from different brands is one step closer to becoming a reality thanks to research by electrical engineers at the University of California, San Diego.

Business Aug 28, 2015

Amazon Prime Instant Video to launch in Japan next month

Netflix isn't the only streaming service that has its sights set on Japan. Rival Amazon will launch Prime Instant Video in the country next month.

Economics & Business Apr 10, 2015

Platform adoption in network markets

Strategic partnering has become commonplace when introducing innovations to systems markets. In standards battles, network affiliation has been used as a market signal to create confidence in a format's success. This paper's ...

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