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China's competitive advantage

Research from Jack McCann of Lincoln Memorial University, in Tennessee, suggests that China could become the dominant economic power within a few years if it exploits the competitive advantages it is creating politically, ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 11

Google in talks to buy Hulu: report

Google is in preliminary talks to acquire the online video site Hulu, the Los Angeles Times reported on its website Friday, citing anonymous sources familiar with the discussions.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 01, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

High court to rule on TV indecency, GPS tracking

(AP) -- The Supreme Court has added a couple of high-profile constitutional challenges to its lineup of cases for next term: One looking at governmental regulation of television content and the other dealing with the authority ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5

Google fears web crackdown after Arab uprisings

Google chairman Eric Schmidt on Monday warned that the ongoing Arab uprisings could lead to an upsurge in internet censorship and an increased risk of arrest for colleagues working in restive nations.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Online TV is a format just waiting to click

Kiefer Sutherland, the star of "24," and John Hurt, the eminent British thespian, recently joined forces, playing opposite each other in "The Confession," a sort of short feature about a hit man and a priest. I say "sort ...

Technology / Internet

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US venture capitalists oppose 'rogue website' bill

A group of top US venture capitalists has written a letter to the US Congress opposing a bill aimed at cracking down on websites selling pirated and counterfeit goods.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Making holograms look more real

(PhysOrg.com) -- Although human vision is capable of perceiving objects in three dimensions (3D), we spend much of our day looking at two-dimensional screens. The latest televisions and monitors can trick ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Viacom sues Cablevision over iPad video app

(AP) -- Viacom, the owner of MTV, Comedy Central and other television channels, is suing cable TV distributor Cablevision over an iPad app that Viacom says streams video of its channels without permission.

Technology / Business

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Broadcasters failed to prepare audiences for the Arab spring, says research

Broadcasters failed to prepare audiences for events in North Africa and the Middle East, according to new research from the International Broadcasting Trust (IBT) and the University of East Anglia (UEA).

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Kinect bringing interactive ads to Xbox 360

Microsoft announced Tuesday it will bring interactive ads to Xbox360 consoles using the voice- and gesture-recognizing capabilities of Kinect controllers.

Technology / Business

created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Iran successfully launches satellite into space: Al-Alam TV

Iran successfully launched its Rassad-1 satellite into space on Wednesday, the country's Arabic-language television channel Al-Alam said.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US cable TV giant adding Skype calls

US cable TV giant Comcast announced plans to add video chat to television viewing through a partnership with Skype.

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Use of social media on the rise

Every year, Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden takes a barometer reading of media use in Sweden. Media Barometer data were first collected in 1979. These are some of the findings of the 2010 survey.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Has new media desensitized consumers to graphic images?

Because younger news consumers are exposed to graphic images online and through other new media, concerns journalists have about presenting highly graphic images of war to readers/viewers may be unfounded, finds a new University ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Nintendo debuts touchscreen Wii successor

Nintendo has introduced the world to the Wii's touchy new big brother: the Wii U.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0