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Scientists invent revolutionary chipset for high-speed wireless data transfer
Here is a new microchip that can transfer data the size of 80 MP3 song files (or 250 megabytes) wirelessly between mobile devices, in the flick of a second. Or how about transferring a typical 2-hour, 8-gigabyte DVD movie ...
May 24, 2012 |
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Inventor of first wireless TV remote control dies at 96
Eugene Polley, who in 1955 invented the first wireless remote control for television, has died of natural causes, his longtime employer Zenith Electronics said Tuesday. He was 96.
May 22, 2012 |
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Cable cos to share access on 50,000 Wi-Fi hotspots
(AP) -- Cable TV companies are trying to give their customers another reason not to cancel their service: better access to Wi-Fi hotspots.
May 21, 2012 |
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Thanks for the memory: More room for data in 'phase-change' material
A team led by Johns Hopkins engineers has discovered some previously unknown properties of a common memory material, paving the way for development of new forms of memory drives, movie discs and computer systems ...
May 03, 2012 |
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1Q US home video spending up 2.5 percent
(AP) -- American spending on home videos rose 2.5 percent to $4.45 billion in the first quarter as the increasing popularity of subscription streaming plans and Blu-ray discs made up for falling DVD sales.
Apr 30, 2012 |
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Single nanomaterial yields many laser colors
Red, green, and blue lasers have become small and cheap enough to find their way into products ranging from BluRay DVD players to fancy pens, but each color is made with different semiconductor materials and ...
Apr 29, 2012 |
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Gaps in Netflix's online library likely to persist
(AP) -- Peruse Netflix's catalog of DVDs, and you'll find just about any movie or TV series you want. Look for many of the same titles in Netflix's Internet video library, and prepare to be exasperated.
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Tesco's blinkbox starts carrying Disney movies
(AP) -- British online movie service blinkbox will start carrying Disney movies, many of them for rent on the same day they are released for sale.
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Wal-Mart to bridge online gap with disc-to-digital
(AP) -- Wal-Mart pledged to help introduce Hollywood's emerging online movie locker system to its customers, many of whom have never owned anything digital in their lives.
Mar 13, 2012 |
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Kindle Fire helps Amazon beat 1Q estimates
(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. posted first-quarter profits Thursday that blew by analysts' estimates and boosted the company's stock in extended trading. The online commerce giant said its Kindle Fire tablet computer was its best-selling ...
Apr 27, 2012 |
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Twinkle, twinkle, little star: I?m going to know what you are
A team of astronomers at the University of Cambridge is taking the next big step in a European-wide programme which will lead to the creation of the first three-dimensional map of more than a billion stars.
Apr 26, 2012 |
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A TV 4 times sharper than HD
Now that you've got a high-definition TV, you may want to start saving up for a super-high-definition one.
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Apr 26, 2012 |
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Ahead of the Bell: Netflix to unveil 1Q results
(AP) -- Investors will be focusing on how many customers Netflix has been adding and how much money the company has been losing when the video subscription service releases its first-quarter results.
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Netflix's 1Q tops forecasts, stock still plummets (Update)
(AP) -- Netflix's comeback from a customer backlash accelerated during the first quarter, but the recovery wasn't impressive enough to ease more pressing concerns about the Internet video subscription service's ...
Apr 23, 2012 |
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'Shrek' studio joins Wal-Mart disc-to-digital plan
(AP) -- DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., the maker of "Shrek," "Madagascar" and "Kung Fu Panda," is teaming up with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to help people convert their old DVDs into an online movie library.
Apr 16, 2012 |
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