Janko writes about the future of TV and music, as well as consumer electronics and other technologies that make that future happen. He has been covering all things tech for more than 10 years. His career as a technology journalist began in Germany, where he published a number of books about subjects like the online music revolution and Internet subcultures. He first began contributing to Gigaom in 2007 and joined the staff in 2009. Janko is also the host of Gigaom’s Cord Cutters series.
Don’t feel like talking to anyone ever again? Don’t worry, there’s an app for that. Earlier this week, San Francisco-based Melian Labs launched its MyTime app on Android, promising to take… Read more »
Sling TV really would like you to try its new internet-based TV service, and it’s even willing to chip in for your streaming player. The company announced a promotion featuring devices from… Read more »
Chinese smart phone maker Xiaomi may be getting ready to sell some of its wares in the U.S., but its smart TV devices likely won’t be part of that U.S. line-up any… Read more »
Chinese smart phone maker Xiaomi isn’t ready just yet to sell its phones in the U.S., but the company wants to start selling some of its other products to Americans soon. Xiaomi’s Hugo Barra,… Read more »
Frank Underwood wouldn’t have wanted it any other way: Netflix briefly got its subscribers excited Wednesday afternoon by making the entire season three of House of Cards available on its service two… Read more »
Looks like Rhapsody’s carrier deals are starting to pay off: The streaming music service now has 2.5 million paying subscribers around the world, and grew its subscriber base 60 percent over… Read more »
Thought you could watch that video on your local hard drive without ads? Think again: A number of owners of Samsung’s smart TVs are reporting this week that their TV sets… Read more »
Target Ticket, we hardly knew ye: Less than 18 months after launching it, Target is closing down its digital video store. Target Ticket will be shuttered in March, according to a… Read more »
Pioneering file hosting service RapidShare is shutting down by the end of next month, according to a notice posted on the service’s website that was first reported by Torrrentfreak. The notice reads,… Read more »
Deezer’s high-definition music streaming tier is expanding beyond the U.S.: Sonos owners around the world can soon stream their music as high-definition FLAC files with bit rates of 1,411 kbps or… Read more »