YouTube says the battle with TV is already over

YouTube vs. TV? YouTube says the battle — if there ever was one — is over.

YouTube vs. TV? YouTube says the battle — if there ever was one — is over.

A video clip of First Lady Michelle Obama grooving with a dressed-in-drag Jimmy Fallon on his late-night comedy talk show has gone viral on YouTube Saturday.

GMA Network Inc. continues to buck the industry, rejecting once again the digital television standard developed in Japan, despite recent endorsements for the platform from all other major broadcast networks and government regulators.

Twitter chief Dick Costolo said Friday that the Internet Age one-to-many text messaging service is turning out to be a boon for good old television.

The local unit of Japanese electronics giant Toshiba recently launched new lines of products for its popular television and PC series, signaling the firm’s renewed push in the highly competitive business segments.
The shift to digital TV broadcasting technology in the country, which would result in better services for millions of households, can still be completed before the end of the Aquino administration, a top government official said.

Apple unveiled a third-generation iPad on Wednesday enhanced with features aimed at keeping it safely on the throne of the booming tablet computer market.
The annual Consumer Electronics Show ended Friday, leaving gadget lovers with visions of a “Matrix”-like world in which the Internet surrounds them no matter where they go.
A razor-thin television from LG Electronics was crowned best gadget of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on Thursday and Microsoft was a big winner in its final appearance at the annual trade event.

Smartphones and tablet computers will help push worldwide consumer electronics spending over $1 trillion this year but growth is sluggish compared to last year, according to industry analysts.

YouTube on Thursday unveiled a major redesign that showcases television-style channels and promises slicker integration with other Google online properties.
Services allowing North Americans to watch movies and television shows over the Internet is luring droves of viewers away from primetime television, a report showed Wednesday.
The jury is still out over 3D content, whether it really is the next phase in the evolution of television viewing. On one hand, who wouldn’t want to empathize with the race of aliens in James Cameron’s Avatar for a few hours, seeing the blueness of their skins jumping out of the screen? On the [...]