Month: January 2013

Google

Google drops claims against Microsoft, as patent wars appear to wind down

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As reported on Engadget. By Terrence O’Brien Google has decided to put its patent feud with Microsoft to bed… at least partially. The H.264-related patents in question were part of the Internet giant’s prize when it purchased Motorola, and Redmond has been seeking to license. As a result of the FTC’s recent judgement against Mountain View, Xbox owners will be able to sleep soundly that Big G isn’t about to take its streaming video away. In what would appear…

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Hardware Dev Story Tech Verizon

Verizon Media Server and IP client hands-on HD

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As reported on Engadget. By Ben Drawbaugh We caught up with Verizon at the booth and had a chance to spend some time with the new whole-home HD DVR and its clients, we were expecting last year. The VMS1100 media server features six tuners and a 1TB hard drive. You can connect up to five Motorola Medios+ IPC1100 IP-based set-top boxes to it to expand your DVR’s reach to six TVs. Not enough for you? Well, you…

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Entertainment Funny Story Tech

eFun’s aPen Touch8 makes non-touch laptops extremely friendly with Windows 8 (hands-on)

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As reported on Engadget. By Edgar Alvarez This may not be a highly priced diamond in the rough, but we were still rather pleased to come across eFun’s aPen Touch8 while walking around the showfloor at a Showstoppers event here in beautiful Las Vegas. Although not exactly surprising, it’s worth noting the Touch8 aPen takes an obvious cue from its A5 sibling, sporting a very similar design and being powered by the same ultrasonic infrared technology. What’s different…

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Cox doubles down on live streaming with new TV app HD

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As reported on Engadget. By Jason Hidalgo Cox Communications continued to build on its investment in live TV streaming, unveiling its latest mobile app at a CES presser. Developed in partnership with Cisco, the yet unnamed app will feature 90 live channels, On Demand content and personalized video recommendations for up to eight household members. Folks who don’t quite feel the recommendations they receive will also be able to “like,” “dislike” or “suspend” them. Cox apparently plans to place…

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Article

Katherine Webb Thought NFL Player Darnell Dockett’s Tweets Were Inappropriate

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As reported on Businessinsider.com by Leah Goldman Isaac Brekken/Getty Images Esquire did a Q&A with the now famous Katherine Webb about her overnight Twitter stardom.  Webb, whose phone was dead during the game, gained about 100,000 new Twitter followers during the game after ESPN’s cameras panned to the pretty Webb in the crowd and Brent Musburger went gaga over her. Webb didn’t find anything wrong with Musburger’s comments, she told Esquire: “If he had worded it different and said we…

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Retail Sales Story Tech

The Best Time to Buy Anything During the Year

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As reported on LifeHacker. by Whitson Gordon A bit of planning can save you a ton of money when it comes to buying throughout the year. Here’s your comprehensive, always up-to-date guide on the best times to buy everything this year. Every year year, we compile a list of the best times to buy stuff based on when stores are trying to push out old stock, when they’re dropping prices for upcoming holidays, or even when they start…

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Military

6 Strikes, 8 Days, 35 Dead: The U.S. Drone War in Pakistan Is Back

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As reported on Wired. BY SPENCER ACKERMAN A U.S. airman greets an MQ-9 Reaper as it returns to Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan from a mission, December 2010. Photo: U.S. Air Force   The sixth U.S. drone strike in Pakistan in 2013 has killed at least eight people, as if to announce the impending arrival at the CIA of the drone campaign’s chief advocate. About 19 miles east of Mirin Shah, the main city in the tribal…

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Entertainment TV

First footage of Giant Squid will air on the Discovery Channel on January 27th

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As reported on The Verge. By Laura June Monsters on Earth, deep in the Pacific Ocean A team of scientists from Japan’s National Science Museum have been searching for a Giant Squid for a long time. Failed attempts to catch it on film in 2006 and early 2012 have been followed up by success, announced last week. The creature, which has been the subject of myths for hundreds of years, and known in Nordic myth as…

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Verizon And Motorola Announce FiOS TV Media Server That Can Record Six Shows At Once

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As reported on TechCrunch. by SARAH PEREZ Remember that FiOS home Media Server Verizon was talking about a year ago? Well, the company is finally starting to make things official, with an announcement and product details revealed today at CES. Launch date and pricing info still remain elusive, however. Verizon and Motorola have jointly developed the new Media Server platform, which doesn’t have a snazzy name like “Apple TV” or “Google TV,” but is rather called the Motorola Medios+ VMS1100…

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Sling Launches Second Screen And Media Syncing Capabilities With New Slingbox Companion And My Media Features

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As reported on TechCrunch. by RYAN LAWLER It’s been about five years since Echostar acquired Sling Media, but the company — which revolutionized place-shifting technology that allows users to stream live TV anywhere, on PCs, mobile devices, and tablets — continues to innovate. The latest innovation includes capabilities that take advantage of secondary devices that TV viewers are using while watching TV, as well as media-sharing features that go beyond the typical TV watching experience. Sling…

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