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Skype recovering after major outage

Skype was recovering on Thursday from a major outage that left millions of people unable to use the popular Internet communication service.

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Microsoft shutting down Soapbox video service

Microsoft plans to close MSN Soapbox at the end of August, pulling the plug on an online video-sharing service that competed with Google-owned YouTube.

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created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (8) | comments 1

YouTube to turn profit this year: NY Times

Google-owned videosharing website YouTube is expected to turn a profit this year on revenue of 450 million dollars, The New York Times reported Friday.

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created Sep 03, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

White House threatens veto over net neutrality

The White House warned on Tuesday that President Barack Obama would veto a resolution introduced in the Senate that seeks to overturn "net neutrality" rules aimed at ensuring an open Internet.

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created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Netflix says it's sorry, then creates new uproar

(AP) -- The CEO of Netflix said he was sorry for mishandling a recent price increase that caused customers to cancel the service in droves. But the apology was drowned out by a decision that angered subscribers ...

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created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Humbled Netflix CEO still thinking, talking big

(AP) -- To hear Netflix CEO Reed Hastings tell it, the bone-headed decisions that have dragged down the Internet's leading video subscription service during the past five months eventually will be forgotten like a bad movie ...

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created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Are you really ready to cut the cable?

Lots of TV shows and movies can now be found online, and the amount is increasing fast.

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created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (6) | comments 4

Skype to offer HD video calling on some new TVs

(AP) -- Skype's voice and video calling technology will be embedded in upcoming high-definition televisions with Internet capabilities.

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created Jan 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Some blocked websites now accessible in China

(AP) -- Some websites, including ones with pornography, that were previously blocked by China's Internet censors were accessible inside the country Friday, though reasons for the change were unclear.

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created Jun 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Amazon to offer movie streaming service: report

US online retail giant Amazon plans to offer a movie streaming service that would compete directly with Netflix, Britain's Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

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created Feb 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 11

Google hints at TV service for ultra-fast broadband test

Google Inc. has sent an ever-clearer signal that it could be bringing a TV service to the Kansas City market.

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created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Kohl critical of NBC online Olympic coverage

(AP) -- A Democratic senator criticized NBC on Friday for its handling of online access to the Vancouver Olympics, calling it unfair and restrictive.

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created Feb 27, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Netflix's days without competition may be numbered

Netflix has attracted more than 20 million subscribers, more than 20,000 movies and television shows for its online service, and more than its share of headaches in Hollywood.

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created Apr 25, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Hola, Hulu! Univision telenovelas come online

(AP) -- Univision, the nation's No. 1 Spanish-language broadcaster, is bringing its popular telenovelas and other prime-time TV programming to online video service Hulu.

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created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Higher Netflix prices equals fewer subscribers

Netflix's decision to raise prices by as much as 60 percent is turning into a horror show.

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created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1