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Dish Network’s Hopper with Sling now available, combines ad-skipping and streaming
Dish Network's Hopper with Sling, a set-top box that can skip recorded ads and stream live video to other devices, is now available to Dish subscribersNews
Spotify arrives for Windows Phone 8
The music-streaming app, which has long been available for Windows Phone 7 owners, launches Friday in beta for most Windows Phone 8 users.News
New video standard is expected to be a bandwidth buster
The emerging standard HEVC codec promises better, faster HD video without clogging wireless networks, and will ably support 4K TV.News
Blu-ray looks ahead to 4K
Seven years after the Blu-ray Disc Association announced the spec for the format, budget players are available and disc sales are strong. The introduction of HDTVs that support a 4K resolution presents Blu-ray fans and promoters with their next challenge.News
Cisco wants to bring ‘Minority Report’ to your living room with Videoscape Unity
Cisco designed its Videoscape Unity platform for a future in which we'll all have video walls with room for web content, social network feeds, and—oh yes—live TV.News
Netflix restores streaming video after Christmas outages
Netflix has restored its streaming video services, after Christmas outages related to problems with Amazon's online computing platform.News
The 13 worst holiday songs you can download from iTunes
As the song goes, music can help to make spirits bright this time of year. But not this music. Not ever.News
Sonos updates iOS app to stream Music app’s content
Sonos has released an update to its iOS app that allows you to stream content in the iTunes library of your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad to your Sonos audio devices.News
Netflix snags Disney deal for Pixar, Star Wars films
Beginning in 2016, Netflix subscribers can stream Pixar films and the Star Wars franchise movies, as well as Disney’s new releases.Connected Home
Fujitsu preps ‘world’s first’ cloud-ready pedometer for dogs
Fujitsu is readying a new pedometer for canines that stores and tracks their health data online. The device, which clips on to a dog's collar, uses a motion sensor to track how much distance an animal has covered, then can upload recorded data to its services.News
Vimeo previews pay-to-rent movie-streaming service
Vimeo viewers can rent six full-length, independent films, a glimpse of the rental library the site will launch in coming months.News
Amazon’s new Prime pricing a move on streaming dominance
Amazon ramps up competition with Netflix and Hulu by introducing a monthly subscription option for its Prime membership.News
Hurricane Sandy images: Don’t get fooled by a fake photo
Sharing a doctored image on social media can be embarrassing, especially once you're outed by tech-savvy nerdsNews
Roku adds search channel for Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, more
On Monday Roku began rolling out a new Roku Search channel to let users search for movies and TV shows across Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, Hulu Plus, Crackle, Vudu, and and HBO Go.
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Boxee introduces Boxee TV media streamer and cloud-based DVR
Boxee's second-generation set-top box will offer a dual-tuner, cloud-based DVR service with no storage limits.News
Pandora reveals how much it pays per artist, says it’s too much
Pandora founder says Internet radio licensing fees are too expensive, thanks to the RIAA.News
Google TV finally gets its own music and video store
More than two years after the launch of Google TV, the platform is getting its own built-in store for movies, TV shows, and music from Google Play.News
Dish ditches plans to remake Blockbuster into Netflix rival
Dish Network is abandoning plans to turn Blockbuster into a streaming video and mail-order DVD service.News
Netgear’s NeoTV cracks $50 barrier for 1080p streaming
Netgear announces new 1080o streaming video player starting at $50.News
Roku announces shipping info for Streaming Stick, updates mobile apps
On Thursday, Roku made several announcements regarding its streaming video players. The company updated its iOS and Android apps with new music and photo features, finally slapped a price and (rough) ship date on its upcoming Streaming Stick product, and added a Vudu channel to its growing lineup.News
Who’s still not on the iTunes Store?
The vast majority of big-name artists are represented on the iTunes Store, but not all. And even for those who are, holes remain in some catalogs.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.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.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
Now Streaming: A touch of the grotesque
In our Now Streaming series, we alert you to what movies are new to streaming, what you might want to watch before it disappears, and other cinema treasures that are worth checking out.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
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.News
Google Rolls out Faster Mobile YouTube to the World
Google rolled out the latest version of its mobile YouTube site outside the U.S on Tuesday, a faster browser-based application.
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The Pirate Bay to Take On YouTube, Hulu with The Video Bay
This new form of content piracy offers streaming video instead of the more common peer-to-peer file transfers.News
Blockbuster Deal to Put Movies on Many Digital Devices
Blockbuster and Sonic Systems are teaming up to make digital content available on a wider range of electronic devices.
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