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It's Time for Aereo to Soar April 04, 2013 
Aereo streams television over the Internet for a fee -- so far only in the New York City region. Its expected rapid rollout has not happened over the past year. Why?
One reason is that Aereo was being sued by various broadcasters. However, the decision handed down this week from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals looks good for Aereo.
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Baidu May Be Developing a Glassy Eye April 03, 2013 
Living up to its billing as the Chinese Google, Baidu, China's top search engine, reportedly is working on Baidu Eye, something that sounds a lot like Google's Glass. Worn like eyeglasses, the Internet gadget will be controlled by voice and will feature an LCD display that can recognize images. While these features are rumored to be up and running, the product's design and battery life are still works in progress.
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All Things Appy: Top 5 iOS Video Camera Apps April 03, 2013 
Video cameras have been one of the killer hardware features in the smartphone revolution, and Apple's iOS platform for iPads and iPhones has made an important contribution to the video camera app market. Twitter's Vine lets you create arty 6-second looping videos for distribution on social networks including Facebook, Twitter and the Vine network.
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BioShock Infinite Raises the Roof April 02, 2013 
Video game franchises typically run a predictable course. Create something unique, and if it's a hit, crank out a few more of the same. This is why some good series eventually stumble. Irrational Games likely pondered this when it began developing the second sequel to the groundbreaking BioShock. How do you follow-up a smash game that takes players to a strange and fascinating underwater city?
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Facebook Rallies Devs With Social Gaming Stats March 27, 2013 
Interest in Zynga's various "Villes" may be dwindling, but Facebook this week reaffirmed its commitment to social gaming overall. In fact, they're going strong, the company maintained in a presentation Tuesday at the Game Developers Conference. This came a day after a panel suggested that developers would be well advised to look away from Facebook and toward mobile platforms.
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BioShock Infinite Goes Way Past 11 March 25, 2013
Video game sales in general haven't exactly been sky high but soon gamers themselves might be, thanks to 2K Games' BioShock Infinite. This follow-up to the 2007 BioShock, which is set for release on Tuesday, has been greeted by reviews as high-flying as its city-in-the-sky setting. Not exactly a true sequel or even prequel to the original, BioShock Infinite is more and different at the same time.
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Zynga and Facebook's Chill Turns Icy March 22, 2013 
Zynga announced Thursday that it will be rolling out the full version of Zynga.com next week as part of the gaming company's ongoing process of decreasing its dependence on Facebook's social platform. Currently, gamers looking to play Zynga offerings such as Farmville have to sign in with their Facebook login.
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Riccitiello Booted as EA Reboots March 19, 2013 
John Riccitiello, who was at the helm of video game publisher Electronic Arts as it tried to navigate major shifts in the industry, will step down as CEO on March 30. Chairman Larry Probst, EA's CEO when Riccitiello took over in 2007, will serve as the company's executive chairman and temporary leader while it searches for a new chief executive.
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Verizon Tinkers With Payment Model for TV Content March 19, 2013 
Verizon Communications is proposing a novel and potentially disruptive fee structure for its FiOS pay TV service: It wants to link the fees it pays to television channels to how much traffic they get. Verizon reportedly is in negotiations with several mid-tier and smaller media companies over a fee structure based on audience size.
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Nintendo Caught in Winter Doldrums March 15, 2013 
February saw a 25 percent drop in sales compared with the same period a year ago, according to an NPD Group report released Thursday. Hardware sales were down 36 percent to $244.2 million. Surprisingly, it wasn't Nintendo's Wii U, the only new system released this past holiday season, but the still-going-strong Microsoft Xbox 360 that claimed the top spot in console sales.
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Redbox Instant Launches, but Rivals Already Far Downstream March 15, 2013 
Redbox Instant, the joint venture between Redbox and Verizon to add streaming video services to the DVD rental company's offerings, launched this week to help the company better compete with rivals Netflix, Amazon Instant Video and Hulu. The company announced a beta test period for the service last December, after announcing the Verizon partnership in February 2012.
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Twitter May Rock the Music Scene March 14, 2013 
Those who eagerly await the latest tweets from Lady Gaga, Kanye West and Justin Bieber may soon have one more reason to tie their musical interests to Twitter: The social network will reportedly use a recent acquisition to set up a Twitter Music app. Technology from the music discovery company We Are Hunted, which Twitter bought last year, will reportedly serve as the app's foundation.
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SimCity Mod Gives Gamers a Glimpse of What Could Have Been March 14, 2013 
Since it was announced months before its official release that SimCity would require an online connection to play, fans of the urban planning game have voiced their frustration. Their angst only intensified after this month's launch, which was plagued by crashes and server connection issues. However, a game modder has just released a demo that suggests the game can be played in an offline setting.
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Netflix, Facebook Integration Brings Back the Water Cooler March 13, 2013 
Movie and TV buffs will soon be able to share what they've watched on Netflix more easily, the service announced Wednesday. Users in the United States will be able to take advantage of "frictionless sharing" with their friends on Facebook in the coming days. The sharing will be available only on Netflix by default. Users will be able to allow their friends to see which titles they viewed and to see their friends' ratings.
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Pandora Tunes In Good Q4 Despite Royalty, Mobile Challenges March 08, 2013 
Pandora exceeded Wall Street expectations with its quarterly earnings report Thursday, sending the company's stock soaring. The streaming music service still faces the inherent challenges in its sector, however -- namely rising royalty costs and how to monetize a mobile presence.
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Something to Jump Up and Down About: Dish Hopper March 08, 2013 
Earlier this year, Dish unveiled the latest version of the Hopper, its kangaroo-themed HD DVR system. The improved box features a 1,305 MHz Broadcom processor, WiFi connectivity, and integrated Slingbox and Hopper Transfers. For viewers, this means more recording options and more ways to enjoy TV.
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Swamped Servers Barricade SimCity From Players March 07, 2013
Virtual city planners faced a crisis this week as a plague of server issues kept SimCity 5 gamers from connecting. This meant that building virtual roads, zoning communities, and all other jobs involved in creating a city in the game couldn't be accomplished. While essentially a single-player game, SimCity 5 requires that players have an Internet connection to play.
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Microsoft Tweaks Kinect to Add More Gesture Recognition March 06, 2013 
Microsoft on Tuesday demonstrated added hand gesture functionality for its Kinect technology, which is being adapted to let users not only wave their hands, but clench their fists and pinch their fingers to pan and scroll through an on-screen app. The company showed the latest version of Kinect during its annual Techfest conference.
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Tomb Raider Refresh: Lara Croft Before She Got So Tough March 05, 2013 
After years of running, jumping, swimming and shooting, Lara Croft is going back to the beginning. The heroine of the sometimes loved, sometimes loathed video game series Tomb Raider is back for her "first adventure." Just as Star Trek and James Bond were rebooted on the big screen, Tomb Raider is getting a fresh start.
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Lights, Camera, Console: Xbox Live Premieres Its 1st Original Movie March 04, 2013 
A comedy film called Pulp will skip theaters and DVDs and instead premiere on the Xbox 360 -- the first time a feature-length film has ever been distributed exclusively on the video game console. The film chronicles the adventures of a comic book publisher recruited by police to stop a crime syndicate.
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