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Google looks to make leap from PC to television
Google Inc. will make an ambitious bid to extend its reach into the living room when it debuts its Internet television software this week.
May 18, 2010 |
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Best Buy's Internet video service ready to debut
(AP) -- Best Buy Co. is about to give its customers one less reason to buy DVDs.
May 18, 2010 |
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When good enough is better: System finds sections of computer programs where accuracy can be traded for speed
"It used to be that people used computers for computations where there was a single, hard, logical right answer," says Martin Rinard, a professor of computer science at MIT. "Now, the landscape is changing." ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 13, 2010 |
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Sony's 'Dash' on sale now
Sony today announced that its new Dash, a Wi-Fi touch screen device that pushes real-time, personalized Internet content to users in their homes or offices, is now available for about $199 nationwide.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 30, 2010 |
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Netflix 1Q profit rises with 1.7M more subscribers
(AP) -- Netflix's first-quarter income rose 44 percent as the movie subscription service added 1.7 million more customers.
Apr 21, 2010 |
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Drug discovery, Netflix style?
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the last 10 years, the growth of the Internet has made ranking algorithms one of the hottest topics in computer science. The most famous ranking algorithm is Google's, which determines ...
Apr 14, 2010 |
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Blockbuster shares tumble after bankruptcy warning
(AP) -- Shares of Blockbuster Inc. sank 30 percent Wednesday after the video rental chain warned that it may have to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Mar 17, 2010 |
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Privacy issues nix Netflix movie-picking contest
(AP) -- Netflix has canceled a sequel to a $1 million contest to improve its movie recommendations.
Mar 12, 2010 |
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Game on for PS3 users after Sony fixes bug
Japanese electronics giant Sony assured millions of users that a system bug halting play on older versions of the PlayStation 3 had been fixed.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 02, 2010 |
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Blockbuster fighting back with new technologies
Blockbuster Inc. isn't going down without a fight. Battling financial losses, layoffs and fierce competition from Netflix, Apple, Sony, Google, Microsoft and others, Blockbuster is betting its survival on a slew of new technologies ...
Feb 17, 2010 |
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Redbox agrees with Warner Bros. on 28-day delay
(AP) -- DVD rental kiosk chain Redbox has agreed to wait 28 days after Warner Bros. releases new movies for sale before offering to rent them for $1 a night.
Feb 17, 2010 |
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Netflix adds 1.1M customers, 4Q profit up 36 pct
(AP) -- Netflix Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit surged 36 percent as its DVD-by-mail service surpassed 12 million subscribers, and the company announced an upbeat outlook for 2010 that sent its shares soaring Wednesday.
Jan 27, 2010 |
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YouTube getting into movie rental business
(AP) -- Movie rentals are coming to the Internet's most popular video site.
Jan 20, 2010 |
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Phones have TV signals, TVs have Internet feeds, computers have a bit of everything
"Convergence" is too bulky a word to do justice to all the pretty gadgets on display at the Consumer Electronics Show, or to describe how they are increasingly doing more to give consumers the content and connectivity wherever ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 14, 2010 |
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Wii becomes third console to stream Netflix
(AP) -- It's a triple crown for Netflix. Beginning in the spring, the Wii will become the last of the three current video game consoles to get instant viewing of Netflix movies and TV shows over the Internet.
Jan 13, 2010 |
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