The “smart TV” service allows people to search both live channels as well as content from websites such as YouTube.

Apple’s iPad hits store shelves on April 3rd 2010 after months of intense speculation, giving shoppers their first chance to decide whether the tablet device is worth it.

The average Canadian now spends more time on the Internet than watching television, according to a new survey from Ipsos Reid, a shift in digital habits that reflects the increasing prevalence of computers in our lives.

It is only a matter of time before broadcasting on these new broadcasting media channels will monetize the content and snatch even more of the revenue from traditional TV broadcasters. Newspapers are also poised to grab even more of this audience, with tablet-based interactive TV papers and books that offer text plus interactive digital media.