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Google+ Users Hit 90 Million
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Google said Thursday that its Google+ social network now has 90 million users, up from 40 million in October.
Engagement is also growing, Google CEO Larry Page said during a fourth-quarter earnings call. More than 60 percent of Google+ users engage with the service daily and 80 percent engage weekly, he said.
Google has shipped a new Google+ feature every day since the network's June debut, Page continued. This week, for example, the service added support for automatic video posts via Webcam, eliminating the need to upload the clip to YouTube, as well as the ability to start a Google+ conversation directly from search results.
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ZTE reveals $20 to $30 cost of Windows Phone license
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ZTE launched its Tania Windows Phone in the UK last night and provided some insight into the true costs of Windows Phone for manufacturers at the same time. ZTE executive Santiago Sierra, a portfolio manager for the company's UK arm, revealed to TrustedReviews that the firm pays between £15 and £20 ($23-$30) for a Windows Phone license from Microsoft.
The revelation is surprising to say the least. Other Windows Phone makers like HTC and Samsung are widely believed to pay around $10 to $15 per device. ZTE's figures appear to suggest that all is not fair in the Windows Phone licensing world, or that manufacturers are paying a lot more than previously expected. ZTE told us at the UK Tania launc...
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Internet Victory as SOPA, PIPA Lose Steam
Like UnlikeThe SOPA and PIPA bills are withering away as Internet activism seems to have scored a victory. Several well-established corners of the Internet went dark Wednesday in protest of the anti-piracy bills facing the House of Representatives and Senate respectively. The bills would give content owners heavy-handed powers to shut down or block sites accused of copyright infringement without the benefit of legal discourse or due process. Even worse; the ability to block, shutdown or sue websites accused of piracy involves entertainment industry lawyers tinkering with domain registries, the very backbone of the Internet itself. In a nutshell: Politicians want to give lawyers the ability to tinker wi...
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Optoma Releases ML300 Projector
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Optoma is pleased to announce the launch of their latest ultra-portable projector, the ML300. Not quite a pico projector, but definitely smaller than the typical portable projector. It comes with LED lamps that can display 300 ANSI lumens, a 3000:1 contrast ratio, and a WXGA (1280 x 800) resolution. Optoma has included a diverse connection panel that includes a mini HDMI, RGB, an AV jack, and a micro SD card slot. The LED lamps are capable of providing low energy consumption as well as a longer lifespan of 20000 hours. The company has also included a 1 GB internal memory and the ability to connect to tablets and smartphones. Head of Product Management Justin Halls commented. “The Optoma ML30...
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Wi-Fi Home Theater Components Will Reach 600 Million by 2015 says NPD
Like UnlikeJust a few years ago, connected devices hit the market in a big way. We saw our first Netflix boxes and streaming capable TVs. We saw Blu-ray players that could give us movies on demand and receivers capable of streaming from Pandora and other online sources. Now that those are becoming standard, the NPD Group estimates that we'll reach 600 million connected components shipped by 2015. In fact, they go one step further and say that that 600 million will all be Wi-Fi enabled.
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Samsung Starts Producing Embedded Multi-Chip Memory for Smartphones in Bulk
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Samsung late last night put the word out that it's started producing embedded multi-chip package (eMCP) memory for use in entry-level and mid-range smartphones. The new eMCP solutions are offered to manufacturers in a wide range of densities and utilize LPDDR2 (low power double-data-rate 2) DRAM made with 30nm class process technology and NAND flash memory using 20nm class technology, Samsung said.
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Samsung Announces Huge Investment in OLED HDTVs
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Samsung has already announced plans to release an OLED HDTV. But today the company announced a significant increase in investments. In total, the company plans to invest $41.4 billion into hiring new employees, build new factories, and several other projects. Samsung also was happy to announce that $6.1 billion towards their OLED department in order to develop bigger and better OLED HDTVs. This investment isn’t as high as what the company said they would last year, but it is a big start in the right direction.
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Vizio CinemaWide HDTVs Coming Soon
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Vizio announces many new HDTVs last week at CES. Today, the company reiterated the fact that they will be releasing brand new CInemaWide HDTVs this year. These screens are unique because they feature a 21:9 aspect ratio. This allows movies to be played in their original format without the need for black bars above and below the screen. The company stated that the screens will also include the company’s Theater 3D technology and access to Vizio Internet Apps. The theater 3D technology uses polarized glasses, much like the technology used in cinemas.
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SnapStream TV monitoring now lets OS X users keep tabs on amusing video-blunders
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The Daily Show and Colbert Report famously rely upon SnapStream's high-power Windows DVR software to monitor the insanity at the fringes of America's cable spectrum. The media-monitoring software is also used by news services, educators and shadowy government agencies to keep tabs on the subjects discussed on TV. The latest edition (version five) opens the platform up to OS X users, enabling them to run it in Firefox without messy virtualization. The OS X web player comes with a plugin to watch MPEG-2 streams that'll happily sit on top of Snow Leopard or Lion and will even let you set up customized alerts for whenever inappropriate euphemisms emerge from Oprah's mouth.
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Vizio Announces Upgrades to 2012 HDTV Lineup
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Vizio is one of the leading supporters of internet connected HDTVs. Recently, Vizio announced that they will be upgrading their Smart TVs with two major upgrades. The first is by using the upgraded Google TV platform. The Google TV platform brings the internet to the TV without any restrictions or limited access. The other major upgrade is an upgraded VIA Plus. All of these new upgrades are designed to keep the user up to date with the latest technology and continue to provide access to thousands of movies, TV shows, and other content.
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Sony Announces BDP-S790 Blu-ray Player Coming Soon
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Sony is looking to release new Blu-ray players in April. Among the collection is the BDP-S790, which is the company’s flagship model. The main feature about this device is that it is capable of upscaling Blu-ray movies from full HD (1920 x 1080) resolution to a 4K resolution. A 4K resolution is 4 times the pixels of 1080p resolution and provides the same kind of detail that is seen in the theaters. Other major features will include Wi-Fi capabilities, the Smart TV platform, and access to the Sony Entertainment Network. Sony has not announced a retail price for the BDP-S790 at this time.
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Epson EB-X11 Projector Released
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Today it was unveiled that Epson has released a new business projector called the EB-X11. This device is capable of displaying 2600 ANSI lumens, XGA (1024 x 768) resolution, and a 3000:1 contrast ratio. Epson has loaded the projector with features, including keystone adjustment, Plug ‘n Play, and a wide array of connection options. The connection panel includes RGB, composite, s-video, component, and a USB port. Epson has not announced a retail price yet, but it is available for consumers through certified retailers.
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Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 7950 Card Leaks
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Sapphire, being one of AMD's partners on the video card market, is naturally preparing its own Radeon HD 7900 cards, one of which has become the subject of a recent information leak. Yet again, information on an unannounced product has found its way to the Internet, whether its maker intended it or not.
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Microsoft posts record Q2 2012 revenue, despite Windows division decline
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Microsoft's Q2 2012 earnings report is in, and the company announced a record revenue of $20.9 billion — a 5 percent increase from the same period last year. Despite slowing PC markets, Microsoft's Business and Entertainment & Devices divisions appear to have helped the company's sales this quarter. Strong Xbox and Kinect sales boosted that particular division by 15 percent from the prior period, bringing it close to the same revenue generated by the Windows division. Microsoft's Server & Tools business posted $4.77 billion in revenue, an 11 percent increase from the prior year period. Overall, the company didn't take quite as much money home this quarter, though: Operating income, net incom...
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Intel offers overclocking protection warranty
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Computer chipmaker Intel has just launched its Performance Tuning Protection Plan meant for users who want to overclock their unlocked Core i-series CPUs without worrying about the consequences if they go too far. The plan will replace a single processor if it fails when taken outside of Intel's specifications. This is in addition to Intel's standard three-year warranty, but does require owners to pay a separate fee.
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