Weekly output: customer satisfaction scores, Qualcomm Quick Charge, TiVo OS, The Onion

This week started at home, then took me out of town first to New Orleans for the Online News Association’s conference (the ninth I’ve attended), followed by Los Angeles for Cranky Dorkfest (my overdue introduction to that avgeek meetup).

9/9/2025: This PC Maker Just Pushed Apple Out of the Top Spot for Customer Satisfaction, PCMag

I had more time than I thought I would Monday to write this when jury duty turned into a roughly 20-minute exercise–they seated the jury they needed right before my reporting time.

9/10/2025: Qualcomm Quick Charge Tech Gets Big Update. Will It Appear on Any US Phones?, PCMag

One of my editors asked if I could pick up this embargoed item, and I had enough slack time in my schedule Tuesday to make that happen.

9/12/2025: Xperi’s TiVo OS aims to bring search and simplicity to TV makers, Light Reading

After a show-floor interview at IFA that gave me about 95% of what I needed, it took a few more days for Xperi’s PR firm to confirm a couple of details, after which I wrote and filed the piece for my telecom trade-pub client during some downtime at ONA Thursday afternoon.

9/14/2025: The Onion CEO Unloads on AI’s Joke-Writing Skills, Says Infowars Purchase Still on the Table, PCMag

Having seen Ben Collins on a panel at SXSW 2019, I thought he would make an engaging, funny speaker at ONA. He was, but he also made some serious points about the Trump administration’s frequent hostility to dissent and the need for journalists to resist that pressure.

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Bundling and Balancing: TiVo’s Latest Video Trends Report Reveals Shift Towards Industry Consolidation

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://cordcuttersnews.com/bundling-and-balancing-tivos-latest-video-trends-report-reveals-shift-towards-industry-consolidation/

Bundling and Balancing: TiVo’s Latest Video Trends Report Reveals Shift Towards Industry Consolidation | Cord Cutters News

As the streaming industry navigates economic headwinds, TiVo’s Q2 2024 Video Trends Report highlights a major shift in how consumers are approaching their entertainment subscriptions. According to the report, which surveyed over 4,000 adults across the U.S. and Canada, people are pulling back on entertainment spending, favoring bundled services and ad-supported models over standalone subscriptions. […]

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Neues 3D-Soundformat bei Disney+: Entwickler widersprechen LG

Der TV-Hersteller hatte verkündet, dass seine kommenden Fernseher den neuen "IMAX Enhanced"-Audiocodec unbehandelt ausgeben. Das ist aber nicht korrekt.

https://www.heise.de/news/Neues-3D-Soundformat-bei-Disney-Entwickler-widersprechen-LG-7451906.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.-.-

#CES #DTS #DTS:XforStreaming #IMAXEnhanced #LG #Xperi

Neues 3D-Soundformat bei Disney+: Entwickler widersprechen LG

Der TV-Hersteller hatte verkündet, dass seine kommenden Fernseher den neuen "IMAX Enhanced"-Audiocodec unbehandelt ausgeben. Das ist aber nicht korrekt.

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IFA: TiVo OS: Neues TV-Betriebssystem nimmt den Kampf um den Fernseher auf

Xperi tritt mit TiVo OS gegen Android TV, Fire TV und Roku sowie die proprietären Systeme von Samsung und LG an.
TiVo OS: Neues TV-Betriebssystem nimmt den Kampf um den Fernseher auf
TiVo OS: Neues TV-Betriebssystem nimmt den Kampf um den Fernseher auf

Xperi tritt mit TiVo OS gegen Android TV, Fire TV und Roku sowie die proprietären Systeme von Samsung und LG an.

heise online
Patent Trolls Like Xperi and Fraunhofer Get Patents and Payments From East Asia

Xperi receives some patents from Panasonic whereas Fraunhofer, not quite a patent troll but still a major parasite, receives patent payments from the giant Huawei, a Chinese government-connected firm which uses a lot of Linux