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Weekend Open Forum: How do you learn about breaking news?
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How we learn about breaking news (world news, catastrophes, local happenings, etc.) has changed drastically over the past hundred years and even more so in the last decade. What was the latest breaking story that caught you completely off-guard and surprised you not only because of its content but by the medium you first heard it from?
Apple preparing 32 and 37-inch iTVs for summer release
- Apple is reportedly set to have manufacturers start production for television sets in the first quarter of 2012. This would give the company ample time to prepare for a second or third quarter launch, according to DigiTimes.
Sony pulls out of LCD joint venture with Samsung
- Sony has agreed to end a seven-year-old S-LCD joint venture with Samsung Electronics and sell its nearly 50 percent stake to the South Korean company for $940 million. The move comes as Sony expects to record its eighth consecutive annual…
Rumor: Apple to launch TV that responds to gesture commands
- There is no denying that Apple has pretty much revolutionized the music and phone markets with its iPod and iPhone devices. Then came the iPad, which took the industry by storm and to this day still dominates the majority of…
Samsung in talks to launch Google TVs early next year
- Logitech has already fallen out of love with Google TV after its Revue set-top box failed to gain customer traction, but the Internet giant has a much bigger partner lined up to fill in their shoes. According to Reuters, Samsung…
Weekend Open Forum: What TV shows are you following?
- There is plenty to choose from on TV right now (or your favorite streaming service): scripted or reality, linear or episodic, entertaining or provocative, and so on. Although there's no denying that a lot of it is rubbish, there are…
Apple television set could come next year, designed by iTunes creator
- Apple could be preparing to release the long-rumored Apple television as early as next year. The project is being led by the software engineer who developed iTunes, according to Bloomberg, citing people with knowledge of the project.
Microsoft expected to announce Xbox 360 TV plans today
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Microsoft will likely announce plans to bring premium television programming to the Xbox 360 today. Essentially users would be able to convert their Microsoft gaming console into a cable box / streaming video service...
Google TV set to launch in Europe
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During his keynote speech at the annual Edinburgh Television Festival last Friday, Google Executive Eric Schmidt announced plans to launch Google's TV service in Europe starting early next year. The original launch in the United States back in October 2010 received rather poor reviews...
Hulu bidding reportedly ranging up to $2 billion
- Initial bids for a Hulu acquisition are due in by Wednesday and the offers are expected to vary wildly. According to the Wall Street Journal, they could range from $500 million up to $2 billion for the streaming service, with…
Sony planning to restructure weakening TV division
- Sony will begin formulating a plan to restructure their dwindling television market, according to a report from Reuters. The Japanese multinational conglomerate has a long history with producing televisions but has fallen on hard times over the past decade.
Microsoft introduces NUads, interactive TV ads with Kinect
- Microsoft has announced plans to bring interactive ads to Xbox 360 consoles using the voice and gesture-recognizing capabilities of Kinect. Speaking at the Cannes International Advertising Festival, Microsoft's General Manager for the Advertising Business Group Mark Kroese unveiled Kinect NUads,…
Sharp announces 85-inch Super Hi-Vision TV, 16x the resolution of 1080p
- Japanese national TV broadcaster NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) and Sharp have jointly developed an 85-inch LCD compatible with Super Hi-Vision, a next-generation television broadcast format. With approximately 33 megapixels, or 16 times the resolution of HDTV, Super Hi-Vision is touted…
LG is eagerly pushing 3D via TVs, smartphones
- LG apparently wants to play a big role in getting consumers to adopt 3D technologies. The South Korean company is pushing 3D in at least two huge markets: televisions and smartphones.
Skype coming to more TVs, debuts group video calling
- In addition to declaring that it is acquiring Qik, Skype has made two other important announcements. The first is related to the service coming to TVs while the second is regarding the group video calling feature shedding its beta tag.
21% of TVs sold in 2010 had Internet connectivity
- 21 percent of all TVs shipped in 2010 had Internet connectivity. The total this year was fueled by high penetration rates in Japan, according to the research firm DisplaySearch, which expects emerging markets to play a key role in the…
Adobe announces Air 2.5 for phones, tablets and TVs
- Continuing its efforts to bring its technology to every device possible, Adobe has announced a new version of its Air cross-platform runtime environment that will bring support not only for PCs, but also mobile phones, tablets and TVs. Companies like…
Toshiba preparing glasses-free 3D TVs for Christmas
- Although consumers remain skeptical about in-home 3D media, the entertainment industry is pressing forward with its largest rollout of 3D products to date. Headaches and hefty admission price aside, people tend to be put off by the goofy shades required…
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