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HBO GO teases vocal controls via Kinect, coming soon to Xbox 360 (video)
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We knew it'd be arriving on April 1st, but now we're actually longing for it. HBO has just released a half-minute teaser propping up the impending release of HBO GO on Xbox 360, and while it's available on a plethora of other platforms, being able to verbally command HBO (through Kinect, of course) to play your favorite shows just takes the enticement up another level. Care to see for yourself? Tap that video just after the jump.
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Sharp Receives 2012 ENERGY STAR AWARD
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Sharp is proud to announce that they have been selected to receive a 2012 Excellence in Energy Efficient Product Design Award from the U.S. Environment Protection Agency Energy Star Program. The award was given to Sharp for their efforts to promote energy efficiency with consumer electronics like HDTVs. One of the products that was highlighted was the LC-80LE632U, which was being called the most energy-efficient flat-panel TV available today. The 80 inch TV is capable of displaying full HD (1920 x 1080) resolution and a 6000000:1 contrast ratio. “This is a great honor for Sharp. The ideals upheld by the ENERGY STAR program are consistent with those of our corporate vision to contribute to th...
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Netflix reveals Android app tests that keep it running on 'around 1000' devices daily
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In a quick peek behind the curtain at what life can be like as an Android developer, Netflix's Tech Blog has posted details of the testing process for each iteration of its app. According to Netflix's own stats, after being initially released for just a handful of phones nearly a year ago it now streams to "almost around 1,000" different devices daily. The situation of building one app for different hardware, software (including CM7 and CM9), screen sizes and and other variations like hardware or software decoding presents many challenges, but the team has filtered down to 14 devices (10 phones, 4 tablets) that give maximum coverage for their daily tests. Add in an HTML5 frontend for the nat...
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Exclusive: Microsoft Office 15 will include third-party 'Agaves' web extensions
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Microsoft is planning to allow developers to create "Agaves" web extensions to bring third-party functionality to Office clients, according to sources with knowledge of its Office 15 plans. Web developers will be able to create an area within an Office application that lets webpages interact with documents and augment content with extra features. The Agaves will be provided through Microsoft's Office Marketplace, or from private stand-alone Agaves at organizations.
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Sony Bloggie Sport HD arriving in stores ready for your extreme weekend (video)
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We do love documenting our dirt-trail journeys to show our friends at, ah, dirt-trail bike club. If you feel the same way, then you'll love Sony's Bloggie Sport HD, which ships today. Announced at CES, it takes the features we know and love from the pocket camcorder and wraps it in a shock, dust and waterproof shell you can take to depths of five meters for up to an hour. Fancy watching one get played with underwater? We've got video to excite you ready for this weekend's extreme sports adventuring.
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NVIDIA Introducing a New Anti-Aliasing Algorithm with Kepler?
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Reliable sources indicate that NVIDIA could introduce a new anti-aliasing (AA) algorithm with its Kepler family of GPUs. There are already plenty of AA algorithms which have been introduced with recent generations of GPUs, including FXAA, which have enabled higher levels of image quality, while not being as taxing as MSAA. This leaves only one area in which a new AA algorithm can take shape: to raise the image quality bar higher, while lowering performance penalty.
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Verizon acquires Cellular One of Northeast Pennsylvania, gains a bit more spectrum
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Verizon has made headlines with its plans to buy $3.6 billion worth of spectrum — and now the carrier has announced a much smaller acquisition. Cellular One of Northeast Pennsylvania is now under the Verizon umbrella after being purchased from US Cellular, and though financial terms weren't disclosed, the deal includes a spectrum license that covers 114,000 Pennsylvania residents. It may not be a lot, but when you're as spectrum-constrained as Verizon claims to be, every little bit helps. Those subscribers affected by the deal won't see any changes for a few months, but Verizon says it will eventually convert its new purchase to Verizon branding. That may also include changes to calling plan...
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Is Anonymous Spinning Out of Control?
Like UnlikeYesterday, we learned Anonymous put out their very own hackeriffic OS—a tricked out version of Linux filled with tools for mischief. Oops! It's filled with trojans instead. Get used to more of this.
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Microsoft Xbox 720 job listings hunt game and audio talent
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We don’t know when Microsoft are planning to spring the next-generation version of the Xbox upon the world, but that doesn’t mean they’re not working on it behind the scenes. The latest information points to Microsoft putting out the call for a software developer engineer to work at Redmond. The job advert, which has since been pulled, read, “Join us as an integral part of the team tasked to revolutionize audio for the next generation of Xbox.”
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iPad 4 release date rumours
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The new iPad 3 has just made its way into the world, but there are already murmurs surrounding the next generation of tablet from Apple.
Details are thin on the ground regarding specifications and features, but this has not stopped iPad 4 release date rumours cropping up.
We've put together what we know so far below, and don't forget to keep checking back for the latest on the iPad 4 release date rumours.
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Samsung Galaxy S Wi-Fi 3.6 coming to US
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The Samsung Galaxy S Wi-Fi 3.6 introduced at last year's IFA will be making a debut in the US sometime this year, Engadget has learned on a recent trip to Samsung's Korean offices. The device would once more compete with the likes of Apple's iPod touch. The design is relatively low-cost and carries a 1GHz Hummingbird processor, a 3.65-inch, 480x320-pixel LCD, and Android 2.3.
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T-Mobile officially retiring Sidekick 4G, but the Sidekick brand will live on
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When it arrived in April of last year, the T-Mobile Sidekick 4G was more than a re-imagining of an aging brand: the Samsung SGH-T839 was perhaps the best mid-range Android handset we'd ever seen, with a fantastic physical QWERTY keyboard and loads of value for the money. For the past eleven months, the iF Design award-winning handset had a good run, but now T-Mobile tells us that it's officially discontinuing the phone. (This confirms an earlier TmoNews report.) That said, that doesn't mean there isn't another Sidekick in the cards.
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Sony BRAVIA KDL40EX640 40-Inch Internet TV Available for Pre-Order
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With a new year comes many new electronics. This is a great time for building your home entertainment system with a new and modern television. Many are at great low prices too so it makes it easier than ever to set up your own little theatre in your living room. The Sony BRAVIA KDL40EX640 40-inch is a great place to start. It is a great TV with a great low price.
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18 Firms Sued Over App Privacy, Including Apple, Twitter, Facebook
Like UnlikeThe controversy over apps that access the address book on peoples' mobile phones has resulted in a privacy lawsuit that names Path, Facebook, Twitter, and Apple, among others.
Apps from these firms "surreptitiously harvest, upload and illegally steal the owner's address book data without the owner's knowledge or consent," according to the lawsuit, which was filed Monday in Texas district court. These uploads "have, quite literally, turned the address book owners' wireless mobile devices into mobile radio beacons broadcasting and publicly exposing the unsuspecting device owner's address book data to the world."
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Cisco to Acquire TV Software Developer NDS for $5 Billion
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Cisco on Thursday announced plans to acquire NDS Group, which develops software for television networks, for $5 billion.
NDS, which was founded in Israel in 1988 and is headquartered in London, develops software and services "that make enjoying TV anywhere, anytime and on any device a possibility," according to the company's website. Its solutions allow pay-TV providers to deliver digital content to TVs, DVRs, PCs, mobile and other multimedia devices. The company also makes solutions to protect digital content so that only paying subscribers can access it.
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