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 Netflix and TiVo will sign an agreement that brings Netflix streaming to TiVo DVRs by the end of 2008. The beta testing for select TiVo owners will begin immediately, with a roll-out scheduled for early December. It will be available on TiVo HD, HD XL, and Series 3 DVRs. The feature will be identical to the one you can find on the...
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 Yahoo!, Google and Microsoft, along with several human rights groups have announced the launch of the Global Network Initiative: Protecting and Advancing Freedom of Expression and Privacy in the Information and Communication Technology Industry (GNI). The agreement comes after giants as Google and Yahoo faced criticism for working with...
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 The century-old publication Christian Science Monitor announced on Tuesday that it will stop its print edition in April and move almost exclusively to online publication, becoming the first major national newspaper to abandon a daily paper-and-ink format. The decision will cut annual costs by millions of dollars for the newspaper that is...
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 Microsoft representatives announced on Tuesday, at the Professional Developers Conference, that it will put Office apps Word, Excel and Power Point online. These offer several advantages over software apps. For example, documents can be opened up for sharing and collaboration very simply. On the other hand, online apps have less robust...
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 Google Labs announced last night two gadgets that integrate with Gmail. These will help users have a quick look at their Google calendar appointments and recently accessed documents from within their Gmail inbox. The announcement comes after many have asked publicly for this feature, one that can be activated from the Settings menu in...
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 A report by the Federation of American Scientists, conducted by the 304th Military Intelligence Battalion, showed the potential mobile device and service threats that terrorists may use to coordinate future attacks. One of them is Twitter, the social network and microblogging site, which occupied two pages in the report. Twitter has...
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 Netflix announced on Monday that it has expanded its streaming service in order to include Macs. The service is limited to a small percentage of Netflix subscribers and it will only work in Intel-based Macs. According to Netflix data, three-quarters of the Mac subscribers are on Intel-based machines. The company is also adding support...
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 Cox Communications (CCI) has unveiled its plans to launch a cell phone service in the second half of 2009. The company’s objective is to become a rival of AT&T, Sprint Nextel and Verizon. It seems like the best effort yet by a cable operator to bundle wireless phones with TV, Internet and land-line phone services. Subscribers will...
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 Google has been blocked by Russia’s antitrust authorities in the attempt of acquisitioning online advertising firm ZAO Begun from Rambler Media for $140 million. The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service has yet to give an official reason behind this decision. A statement from the agency referred to a regulation designed to preserve...
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 Communications provider Comcast announced on Wednesday two tiers of service for heavy residential downloaders, along with speed upgrades for subscribers of its services. The two new plans, called “Extreme” and “Ultra” clock in at 50 and 22 Mbps downstream, respectively and 10 and 5 Mbps of upstream. Current customers get a big jump from...
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