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Amazon Kindle Singles Sell To Seven Figure Tune

Sales Numbers For Anything Kindle Are In Short Supply, But One Number Hits Showing The Platform's Popularity
By on Tuesday, 13. March 2012

Normally, Amazon doesn’t put out a whole lot of information as far as sales numbers go for its Kindle platform, but a recent discovery shows that there was a lot they were trying to cover up. Sales numbers for the Kindle Singles line of ebooks have been revealed, and the [...]

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iCloud Gets Green Light To Show Universal & Fox Movies

HBO Gives Crucial Approval To iCloud's Plans For Universal & Fox Movie Titles To Show On The Service
By on Monday, 12. March 2012

Great news for home theater buffs, especially those with an Apple bent, as HBO has agreed to relent on its contracts with Universal and Fox, allowing titles from those studios to make their appearances on Apple’s iCloud service. You might wonder how a cable studio has that kind of power, [...]

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Next Xbox Will Lack Formerly Indispensible Component, Say Reports

Word Emerges That The Next Xbox Will Be Down A Key Component, Effectively Cutting Off A Variety Of Gamers & Industries
By on Friday, 9. March 2012

If you ever wanted to catch a headline that makes you do a full Danny Thomas-style spit-take all over your monitor, then you’ve got one right here. Some reports suggest that a major part of the previous Xbox line will be missing when it finally makes its appearance, possibly as [...]

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Comcast Officially Rebuffs Netflix's Cable Ambitions

Comcast Publicly Denies Interest In Offering A Netflix Cable Channel, Though Few Are Actually Surprised
By on Friday, 9. March 2012

With the cable cutting wars heating up like nobody’s business, it’s not surprising to see several different providers getting very, very territorial, as the possibility grows by the day that they could be rendered  irrelevant at any given time. Thus, it’s not particularly surprising to hear that the folks out [...]

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NBC Taps Familiar Source For Olympic Streaming

If NBC's Olympic Streaming Looks Familiar To You, You'll Likely Recognize The Streaming Provider
By on Thursday, 8. March 2012

Exciting news recently came available for those looking forward to checking out all the action at the 2012 Olympics in London, as you might recognize the streaming picture when it starts showing us all those unusual events you really only see at a summer Olympics.

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iPad 3/HD Event: Apple TV Refresh Gets Its Official Numbers

Apple's Hobby, Apple TV, Gets Its Rumored Refresh At Formerly Rumored Prices Made Official
By on Wednesday, 7. March 2012

The Apple press event set up for this morning–or afternoon, depending on what time zone you’re in–has disgorged a variety of exciting details, including a full update on the status of Apple’s surprisingly popular “hobby” device, the Apple TV.

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Michael Jackson Said To Be Newest Victim Of Sony Hack

Last Year's Sony Hack Did A Lot Of Damage, But A New & Surprising Victim Of The Hack Has Been Found In Michael Jackson
By on Monday, 5. March 2012

I know, that headline’s probably got your mind a-wobbling; after all, the former King of Pop has been dead for years now, so how can the Sony hack have had any impact on him? Simple…as it turns out, the hackers got a lot more than names and addresses, they also [...]

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The Top Seven Possible Ways To Help Mobile Bandwidth Problems

Mobile World Congress Brought Attention To The Mobile Bandwidth Problem, We Run Down Seven Possible Ways To Fix The Problem From Data Compression To Selling Ad Space
By on Friday, 2. March 2012

There was plenty of news to come out of Mobile World Congress this week. Between handsets, and tablets, and even the “phablets” some like to talk about–as well as plenty of mobile-related hardware as well–there was so much news, it was hard to figure out just what to write this [...]

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Redbox & Universal Ink Multi-Year Deal

Delays In Universal Releases Kept To Minimum In Recently-Announced Hard Fought Deal Between The Vendor & Studio]
By on Friday, 2. March 2012

Good news for those of you who were watching Redbox for upcoming signs of more delay–a multi-year agreement between the two has just been announced, and the news in terms of delay for new releases hitting kiosks is going to be much better than you might have expected.

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Apple May Release Streaming Television Service In Time For Holidays, Say Reports

Apple's Streaming Television Service, Victim Of Regular Delays, May Have Finally Turned A Corner With A Release In Time For The Holidays
By on Friday, 2. March 2012

I know, I know…it’s way, way too early to be thinking about Thanksgiving and Christmas. We haven’t even had a proper swim yet, let alone a couple days of good bake-oven heat, but I assure you it’s going to be necessary in light of recent news. Seems that the streaming [...]

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