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Watching college football on your digital devices
A new season of college football has already kicked off. And with the sport moving beyond just a few channels on your TV dial to regional TV and streaming, following your favorite sport can be a challenge. But it's no so overwhelming if you know where to look.News
Samsung Galaxy Camera: Hands On
Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Camera, introduced at this week's IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, takes clear, colorful images but is buggy and slow.News
Video Site Dailymotion Plans Homepage Refresh to Boost Video Views
Video site Dailymotion hopes to show its visitors more videos with a redesign of its homepage that appears to draw inspiration from the checkered interface of…News
Sony to Launch 4K TV that Improves on High-Definition
The 4K format is already in use in the movie industry and many 4K projectors can be found at movie theaters.News
UStream Asia to Start “tipping” Service So Viewers Can Donate to Streamers
UStream's Asian venture said Thursday it will start a new service that allows viewers to give their favorite content providers small monetary "tips" during…News
Customers buy Lion on Mountain Lion launch day, but did they know?
Mac App Store customers were able to buy OS X 10.7 Lion right up until Mountain Lion was made available, whether they realized it or not.How-To
A/V connectors guide in pictures
What do all the connectors on the front and back of your A/V receiver do? Loyd Case has the answers (and pictures) you need.News
BitTorrent Looks to Share Some Revenue With Artists
The file-sharing company BitTorrent has begun testing an advertising model through which it would share ad revenue with content producers.Three Minute Tech
Three-Minute Tech: IEEE 802.11ac
There's a new wireless standard on the way, and it promises more reliable connections and greater speed than 802.11n. What's this new 802.11ac standard all about?News
Sony, Panasonic to Team up to Mass-produce OLED TV Panels
Sony and Panasonic said Monday they will team up to create mass production technology for super-high resolution TVs based on OLED technology.News
Sony to Invest $1 Billion to Increase Camera Image Sensor Production
Imaging technology will be a major focus for the company, even as it cuts back on in-house production of TV panels and other components.News
Flipboard Arrives for Android With Google+ and YouTube
Flipboard is now available for Android. The app, which aggregates content in a magazine-like format, also integrates content from Google+ and YouTube, a…News
Duracell Powermat wants to turn NYC into a wireless-charging hot spot
Duracell Powermat's new in-home wireless charger rolled out this week, but the real test of the technology's mainstream appeal will take place in New York City's public spaces.News
D10: Zynga challenged by mobile
Zynga's Marc Pincus was on stage at D, talking about his company's challenges. Jason Snell wonders what the company's true challenges are.News
TED Head: Online Video, Education Platform Are the Future
The head of TED, the organizer of conferences around brainy presentations on a wide variety of subjects, says online video will continue to play a central role…News
So.cl is not a social network, so what is it?
Microsoft's So.cl is not so much a social network as a search and sharing tool built on top Bing and Facebook. We'll tell you what it's all about.Three Minute Tech
Three-Minute Tech: Audio compression
The day may come when increased storage capacities and unfettered Internet bandwidth make uncompressed audio files the norm. But for now, audio files are generally compressed to save space and to make downloads faster. Here's how it works.News
Focus pocus: Ford ‘overclocks’ the 2013 Focus ST
'Factory overclocked' is a term you normally hear in the realm of gaming PCs, but Ford is likening the 2013 Focus ST's engine to an overclocked CPU. Here's what it all means and why you should be excited.How-To
Infographic: The different types of headphones illustrated
Whether your favorite audio device came with bad headphones (or no headphones at all) or your trusty cans have seen better days, at some point everyone is in the market for headphones.Reviews
The Many Faces of: Rdio
Rdio is a vastly different experience across mobile platforms, but which one is the best?News
B&O BeoPlay V1 has Apple television written all over it. Mostly.
Amidst all the rumors about Apple coming out with its own TV set — regardless of how credible those prognostications turn out to be — Bang & Olufsen offshoot B&O Play is actually releasing a TV with the clean European design and integrated features you might expect to see from Cupertino.News
Hands on with the new Big Jambox
We go hands on with the Big Jambox, Jawbone's followup to the popular Jambox Bluetooth speaker.News
Alcatel-Lucent Lets IPads Go From IM to Voice and Video Without Hanging up
Alcatel-Lucent's OpenTouch Conversation software will allow enterprise users to switch among different ways of communicating — including instant messaging…News
Toshiba to Launch Camera SD Cards With Wi-Fi File Sharing in U.S. From Summer
Toshiba will launch its new line of Wi-Fi enabled SD memory cards in the U.S. from summer, a company executive said Thursday, in a challenge to established…News
China’s Top Video Sites, Youku and Tudou, Join Forces in Merger
China's two leading video sites, Youku and Tudou, announced on Monday the companies would merge, creating the country's largest online video platform and dealing…News
YouTube App for Google TV to Get More Functionality
Google announced Sunday that it would add functionality to the YouTube experience on Google TV, including complete channel pages and the ability to browse by…News
Lenovo Gets a Jump on Apple in Smart TVs
Lenovo on Sunday announced its first smart TV that will recognize voice commands and run Android 4.0 applications, getting a jump over Apple's rumored pursuit of…News
Samsung, LG to Launch Google TVs, Joining Sony and Vizio
Google said Thursday that TV heavyweights Samsung and LG will launch sets that run its Google TV platform, with new models to be showcased at CES.News
Cisco Plans Free Telepresence Client
Cisco Systems is taking several steps to extend its TelePresence videoconferencing technology beyond enterprise meeting rooms.News
Polycom Buys ViVu for Web Videoconferencing
Polycom has acquired ViVu, a provider of software for embedding videoconferencing in websites, for an undisclosed sum.News
Apple Chairman Steve Jobs Dead at 56
Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple–one of the most successful technology companies in the world–has died.News
Rhapsody Buys Napster as It Battles Spotify
With its Napster acquisition this week, Rhapsody, the venerable U.S.-only digital music subscription service, is in battle mode as rival Spotify attempts to…News
Logitech Looks to IPhone 5 for Video Meetings
The Apple iPhone 5, expected to be announced on Tuesday, should be able to use Logitech's ClearSea videoconferencing software to tie mobile users into meetings…News
EU Votes to Extend Music Copyright Lifetime
Despite last-ditch attempts last week by European parliamentarians to block it, the European General Affairs Council pushed music copyrights from 50 years to 70 years.News
Multiplayer Gaming Goes Full Screen With LG TV
Hoping to boost sales of its 3D televisions among gamers, LG showed off technology that lets traditional split screen multiplayer games be played full screen.
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CloudTV Maker Wins $115M Suit Against Verizon
Cloud-based TV infrastructure company ActiveVideo has won a US$115 million judgment against Verizon Communications for infringement of its patents.News
LimeWire Agrees to Pay $105 Million to Record Labels
LimeWire settles a copyright infringement case brought by record labels.
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YouTube Launches Full-length Movie Rentals
YouTube, which became the world's most popular video website by providing an outlet for amateur user-generated clips, is now officially expanding into streaming…
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Yahoo Buys TV Content Indexing, Recommendation Company
Yahoo has acquired a Palo Alto, California, startup called IntoNow whose technology is designed to help television viewers discover programs and discuss them…News
Logitech to Stream Video to IPads, IPhones
In a move that underscores the importance of both mobile devices and video in staying connected within enterprises, Logitech is extending its LifeSize video…How-To
Hack Your Streaming Set-Top Box
Here's how to add features to your Apple TV, your Roku box, or your WDTV Live.News
Lady Gaga Unveils Polaroid Sunglasses Camera, Printer
Almost a year to the day since Polaroid said it was signing on Lady Gaga as its creative director, the popular singer showed off her wares.News
Samsung to Show 23mm-thick Blu-ray Disc Player at CES
Samsung Electronics has developed a Blu-ray Disc player that's just 23 millimeters thick, and plans to unveil it at next week's International Consumer…News
Toshiba to Show No-glasses 3D TV at CES
Toshiba will show its no-glasses 3D television for the first time outside of Japan in January at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.News
Sony, Nikon, SanDisk Plan Faster Compact Flash Cards
Sony, Nikon and SanDisk have developed a new specification for CompactFlash memory cards that promises photographers the ability to continuously shoot…News
Myspace Redesigns Site, Launches New Features
Myspace has launched a new version of its site in a bid to turn around dwindling visitor numbers, and at the same time make visitors stay longer.News
Xerox Tracks Traffic Violators With Cameras on Buses
Xerox is placing a video camera on buses that provides evidence to fine drivers who break traffic laws.
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China’s Youku Secures Deal With Disney to Stream TV Shows
Youku, China's largest video hosting site, has partnered with Disney to begin streaming the studio's TV shows, said the company's CEO Victor Koo.News
LG’s Super-Thin 31-inch OLED TV
LG has introduced a 31-inch OLED television that’s just 2.9mm-thick and can display both 2D and 3D images.
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