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Dish vs. the Networks: Looking Beyond Commercial-Skipping
TechnologyTell (blog)
Dish's Hopper DVR technology, as you may have heard, includes a feature that's making the TV networks and the corporations that own them very nervous: it allows automated skipping of TV commercials. Sure, most DVRs today allow users to fast-forward ...

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Microsoft's LA studio to bring original video content to Xbox
SlashGear
Yesterday during All Things Digital's Dive into Media conference, Microsoft stepped on stage to discuss their Xbox platform and tell folks where the console is heading in the future. Specifically, the company's entertainment and digital media president, Nancy ...

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SlashGear
Alfa Romeo 4C finalized (and it's stunning)
SlashGear
Alfa Romeo has pulled the wraps off the final design of the 4C compact supercar, and in a world of lumpen hybrids and feckless luxo-barges, the rear-wheel drive coupé is a blast of gorgeousness we can't wait to see on US roads this year. Little changed from ...
Alfa Romeo 4C to debut at Geneva auto showDetroit Free Press
Alfa Romeo 4C revealed ahead of Geneva show debutAutoWeek
2014 Alfa Romeo 4C officially coming to U.S. in 2013Torque News
The Detroit News -New York Times (blog) -Jalopnik
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Sonos Playbar: a home theater soundbar that wirelessly streams music for $699 ...
Engadget
We've long been enamored of Sonos' musical streaming technology and its wireless speakers, whether it's the S5 Play:5, the Play:3 or the Sub. But, what if you're looking for some Sonos gear that can stream your favorite MOG or Spotify playlist and deliver ...

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TechCrunch
Sonos offers smart sound for smart TVs
Los Angeles Times
The advent of "smart" television sets helped introduce the masses to the idea of tuning in content from a home network and the Internet, not just traditional sources of TV programming (e.g., local broadcasters and cable networks). Now, Santa Barbara-based ...
Sonos' New Playbar Is Designed For Your TVMashable
Sonos Turns up the TV Quality Volume with PlaybarBillboard
Sonos Playbar: a home theater soundbar that wirelessly streams music for $699 ...Engadget
TrustedReviews -ITProPortal -Bigpicturebigsound.com
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Geek
Microsoft to support Surface Pro tablet until 2017
Computerworld
Computerworld - Microsoft will support its Surface Pro tablet until July 2017, or almost four-and-a-half years after its launch last weekend, the company's website confirmed. Like its predecessor the Surface RT, the Windows 8-powered Surface Pro sports a ...
How to Run All Your Android Apps on the Surface ProMashable
Microsoft Surface Pro: Too Much Tablet?InformationWeek (blog)
Surface Pro Tablet Showing Potential for Big Sales: 10 Reasons WhyeWeek
TechCrunch -ZDNet -Geek
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VentureBeat
Winston: A digital butler that reads your news and social media updates aloud
VentureBeat
Like one part Siri and one part morning news update, a new app called Winston could change the way you consume news online. Launching today on the iPhone for free, Winston reads aloud recent news and social media updates through a distinguished ...
Winston, Siri's Little Brother, Launches In App Store To Give You The Morning ...TechCrunch
New iOS app Winston is your Siri personal assitant for newstuaw.com
Reactor Labs Launches Winston News Reader AppAll Things Digital
MarketWatch (press release) -The Next Web
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AnandTech
Broadcom Announces BCM21892 - Their First 4G LTE-Advanced Baseband
AnandTech
It was teased at this year's CES demonstrating VoLTE calls, we saw it working in a reference design, and today, Broadcom is finally ready to make their first LTE-enabled baseband official, dubbed BCM21892. This is again Broadcom's eagerly anticipated ...

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SlashGear
Broadcom Moves to Bring More Choice to LTE Chips
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Most mobile-device users want the speediest communications possible, and one chip maker–Qualcomm–has lately had a pretty tight lock on providing it. Broadcom plans to change that. The Irvine, Calif., company on Tuesday is disclosing details of its first ...
Broadcom to Begin Selling LTE Chips Challenging QualcommBloomberg
Broadcom Announces BCM21892 - Their First 4G LTE-Advanced BasebandAnandTech
Broadcom outs smaller, more efficient LTE-Advanced modem for high-spec ...Engadget
The Verge -All Things Digital -MarketWatch (press release)
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GigaOM
Nok Nok Labs raises $15 million from ONSET Ventures, Doll Capital
Reuters
BOSTON | Tue Feb 12, 2013 8:01am EST. BOSTON (Reuters) - Nok Nok Labs, a Silicon Valley startup that is developing technology to help companies quickly validate the identities of their users over the Internet, said on Tuesday that it has raised $15 million ...
Startup Nok Nok Labs pitches strong new authentication processNetwork World
Security startup Nok Nok Labs wants to rid the world of passwordsGigaOM
PayPal, Lenovo Launch New Campaign to Kill the PasswordMIT Technology Review
Dow Jones Bankruptcy & Debt (registration)
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Business Insider
Snapchat video lands on Android as a private beta
SlashGear
Snapchat is an application that has been around for a while now for the iPhone. The app allows users to send pictures and short video clips to other users that are supposed to automatically delete themselves. The problem for a lot of users of the application ...
Snapchat Brings Video To Android In A Private BetaTechCrunch
A Warning about SnapChat, Teenagers, and Online Photo SharingForbes
The Brilliant Way Snapchat Could Rake In Big Ad Dollars And Transform E ...Business Insider

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Nokia's Lumia Strategy Will Pay Off Nicely
Seeking Alpha
When I first wrote about Nokia (NOK) many months ago, I dismissed its turnaround efforts and warned my readers to basically "stay away". The advice actually turned out to be pretty bad in the near term, as the stock ran from $2.37 to about $3.25 after the ...

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Economic Times
Nokia announces Asha 310, offers dual SIM and WiFi for a Benjamin
Engadget
After being deemed smartphone worthy back in September last year, the S40 platform has just gained another member with the $102 Nokia Asha 310. The follow-up to the Asha 308 and 309, the latest handset rocks a 3-inch 400 x 240 capacitive touchscreen ...
Nokia unveils Asha 310 dual-SIM phone with Wi-FiNDTV
Nokia expands its line of low-end smartphones with Asha 310Economic Times
Mobile phone maker Nokia expands budget Asha line-upReuters UK
Phones Review -NokNok.tv
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SlashGear
HTC Droid DNA's first update coming soon, bug fixes abound
SlashGear
According to a support page over at Verizon, HTC's Droid DNA handset will receive its first – and major – update since it launched last year. The update will bring with it a myriad of bug fixes for a lot of problems users have reported, as well as improvements to ...
Get an HTC Droid DNA smartphone for $49.99CNET
Verizon details Droid DNA update, hints at menu key software optionEngadget
In Denver, Cricket Wireless holds its own against top-rated VerizonDenver Post
Android Community -PhoneDog (blog) -Android Police
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BBC News
Vertu chooses Android over Windows for luxury handset
BBC News
The Vertu Ti costs 7,900 euros (£6,994) and is made at the firm's headquarters in Church Crookham, Hampshire. The device had a titanium frame and sapphire screen but was not 4G-enabled, said its designer Hutch Hutchison. Until last year the company ...
Vertu Ti, the $9600 Android phone, gets the First Look treatmentCNET
Phonemaker Vertu makes a sparkling returnFinancial Times
Vertu's Luxury Android Smartphone Costs $10000Mashable
TechCrunch -GigaOM -Android Community
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ValueWalk
Google Reader goes haywire for many users
CNET
A number of the Web giant's RSS feed reader devotees notice disappearing subscriptions, feed issues, and other problems with their accounts over the past couple of days. Dara Kerr. by Dara Kerr. February 11, 2013 7:05 PM PST Follow @darakerr ...
The GoogleReaderpocalypse Is Upon Us - Google's Feed Reading Service ...TechCrunch
Google Reader broken for a large number of usersThe Verge
How To Receive Facebook Notifications On Google ReaderValueWalk
WebProNews
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TechCrunch
Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen: 'I don't want to kill ads'
CNET
Ergen says he wants to change the way ads are delivered to consumers, giving viewers a choice of ads so they can be better targeted. Dan Farber. by Dan Farber. February 11, 2013 7:26 PM PST Follow @dbfarber. Dish Network founder and Chairman ...
Dish chairman says Hopper ad-skipper is about tech, not leverage over ...paidContent.org
Dish's Charlie Ergen: “I think people are cutting the cord”GigaOM
Dish Chairman Ergen Doesn't Want To Kill Ads, He Wants To Make Them BetterTechCrunch
All Things Digital
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Google may be paying Apple $1 billion a year to be the default search engine in ...
BGR
Google (GOOG) could be paying Apple (AAPL) as much as $1 billion a year for the right to the be default search engine on iPhones, iPads and the iPod touch. Scott Devitt of Morgan Stanley praised Google in a recent note to investors, Business Insider ...

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VentureBeat
Social tracker: It knows where you are, when you're there, and when you'll be back
VentureBeat
The U.S. government can track where you are, who you're with, what you look like, and where you'll likely be next thanks to a tool created by defense contractor Raytheon. The tool, called Riot, or rapid information overlay technology, looks at your Twitter, ...

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SlashGear
Xbox 720 may be “always watching” with mandatory Kinect
SlashGear
One of the most terrifying prospects we've heard in the past few years surrounding a gaming console – or a computer of any type, for that matter, has been re-addressed this week with the Xbox 720. This machine has not yet been confirmed as even being in ...
The Next Xbox: Someone Has One And Has Spilled The BeansGizmodo Australia
Xbox 720: Here's Some Very Specific InformationGameranx
We Know All About The Next Xbox, From Someone Who Says They've Got OneKotaku Australia
Ubergizmo -Shacknews -IGN
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