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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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Al Jazeera Has Bought Its Way Into Viewers’ Homes With A Deal For Al Gore’s Current TV (CONFIRMED)

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As reported on TechCrunch. by RYAN LAWLER Over the past few years, Al Jazeera has gained prominence and new audiences in the U.S. and around the world. Thanks to its coverage of the Arab Spring, Al Jazeera became a powerful new outlet for news from the Middle East and other parts of the world. Even so, it had yet to reach cable audiences due to a reluctance on the part of big cable distributors to carry…

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Why You Shouldn’t Buy a TV This Year. Again

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As reported on Wired. BY MAT HONAN Illustration: Simone Shin At January’s Consumer Electronics Show, the annual industry orgy in Las Vegas, manufacturers are going to introduce about a zillion new television sets. They’ll come armed with a bevy of specs: Full HD 3-D. 4K. OLED. Wi-Fi. Moth Eye. (Yes, Moth Eye.) The sets will be Internet-ready. They’ll harbor more ports than the eastern seaboard and come bristling with apps to let you watch Hulu and…

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The 5 Best Television Shows Of 2012

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As reported on Businessinsider.com by Tim Molloy, The Wrap Showtime Despite its Emmy-winning status, “Homeland” doesn’t make it into the top five. ‘Married to the Army: Alaska’ – a Reality Show About Real Conflicts Texas Radio Station Apologizes for Falsely Reporting George H. W. Bush’s Death The Easiest Oscar Nomination, and Other Oscar-by-the-Numbers Secrets “Louie” is still TV’s best comedy. The final season of “30 Rock” is filled with everything we love about the show. “Homeland”…

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DirecTV ‘price adjustment’ will raise rates about 4.5 percent in February HD

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As reported on Engadget. By Richard Lawler DirecTV announced today that it will raise its prices effected February 7, 2013, with the average customer’s bill going up about 4.5 percent. The card shown above displays the new rates (hit the source link to see them all) which it claims are up less than cable competitor’s price hikes, and are pushed by programming costs that have gone up eight percent. The last time we noted an increase…

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Smart TV owners stream video, but shun other apps

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As reported on The Verge. By Kimber Streams It’s no secret that smart TVs aren’t the internet-connected living room computers that they’ve been made out to be — earlier this year, an NPD study revealed that less than half of smart TV owners even have them hooked up to the internet. A new study from the NPD shows that little has changed, and connected TV owners still aren’t using the devices to their full potential. Of those who have connected their sets…

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Must See HDTV (December 25th – 30th) HD

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As reported on Engadget. By Richard Lawler Even though most of us are enjoying a holiday break and our favorite TV shows are too, there’s still a few things worth checking out this week. Look below for the highlights this week, followed after the break by our weekly listing of what to look out for in TV, Blu-ray and videogames. The Room Touted as “one of the worst films ever made,” Tommy Wiseau’s The Room is…

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