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Barnes & Noble's Nook Not a Best Seller in Q3 March 01, 2013 Barnes & Noble reported this week that it will be rethinking strategy for its Nook division, since slow sales of its e-reader led to a tough recent quarter for the nation's largest book retailer. The company reported an overall total revenue slump for its third quarter, down 8.8 percent to $2.2 billion.

Copyright Alert System: Six Strikes and You're Annoyed February 27, 2013 The Center for Copyright Information is ready to start implementing the Copyright Alert System, it said Monday. Under the system, content partners, such as music and movie producers, will alert participating ISPs of alleged P2P copyright infringement by their customers. The ISPs will then forward those copyright alerts to the supposed offenders.

Sony's PS4 Launch: Too Little Too Soon? February 22, 2013 Sony unveiled its PlayStation 4 video game system this week -- sort of. It didn't display the console itself or reveal its physical dimensions and form factor. It also left unanswered a raft of questions about its capabilities. How compatible -- or incompatible -- will the PS4 be with Sony's current-generation PlayStation 3 system, for example, which was launched in November of 2006?

Comcast Wants All of NBCUniversal for Must-See Content February 13, 2013 Comcast announced Tuesday it will pay $16.7 billion to acquire General Electric's 49 percent stake in NBCUniversal. Comcast currently controls 51 percent of NBCU, which it picked up from GE in a deal that was finalized in 2011. The agreement was structured to allow Comcast to eventually acquire 100 percent of NBCU, and it decided to accelerate that process.

Slacker Rolls Up Its Sleeves for Internet Radio Fight February 13, 2013 Slacker is getting ambitious about drawing in listeners, announcing Wednesday that it has launched the world's most complete music service for the Web, mobile devices and even automobile and consumer electronics platforms. The 5-year-old Internet radio station's revamped service promises to give listeners anytime, anywhere access to millions of songs and hundreds of expert-programmed stations for free.

Sonos Raises the Soundbar Bar February 13, 2013 Those who like to cut the cords but still get the best sounding audio with every note and chord will soon have a new mid-priced option, as Sonos has officially unveiled its long rumored soundbar. The Sonos Playbar, which will be available in March for around $700, is designed to provide all of a listener's audio needs in a single sleek package that can even be wall-mounted beneath a TV.

Netflix Rolls Out the Red Carpet for 'House of Cards' February 02, 2013 Netflix on Friday made the premiere episode of House of Cards, its in-house political drama, available free for one month to the public with no membership requirement. It is also offering subscribers the entire 13 episodes of the first season at one time instead of parceling out each episode weekly.

Online Gambling: The WTO Loads Antigua's Slingshot February 02, 2013 Earlier this week, the World Trade Organization ruled that the nation of Antigua will be allowed to turn a blind eye to United States intellectual property rights. Put more technically, Antigua now has the right to suspend its obligations to American copyright, trademark and patent holders. The ruling stems from a decade-old U.S. decision to prohibit remote gaming.

Sony Poised to Fire Next Shot in Next-Gen Console Wars February 01, 2013 Sony issued an invite Thursday to an event on Feb. 20 that could give gamers their first glimpse at the PlayStation 4, the company's next-generation console to go head-to-head against Nintendo's Wii U and whatever Microsoft unveils later this year. Sony had previously hinted that it would provide PS4 details in advance of this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show in Los Angeles in June.

Online Warm-ups: Super Bowl Advertisers' New Game Plan February 01, 2013 As the U.S. prepares for kick-off of Sunday's Super Bowl, advertisers already have their plays in motion. Many of the commercials are already viewable online, and ads get support from online components. Over the past few years, the brands who buy air time for the Super Bowl have begun posting their commercials online in advance.

YouTube May Begin Nickel-and-Diming Viewers January 31, 2013 Google may be getting ready to launch paid subscription channels on YouTube. The new offering would be part of Google's larger plan to keep viewers tuned in to its popular video service as long as possible, while developing new revenue streams including premium ad dollars.

Wii U's Wan Sales Prompt Nintendo to Lower Projections January 31, 2013 Nintendo lowered expectations for sales of its Wii U gaming system Wednesday, revealing that not as many gamers are buying the recently launched console as the company previously hoped. Nintendo adjusted projections on hardware and software products throughout the company, but Wii U sales expectations took the hardest hit.

All Things Appy: 5 Best Windows 8 Music and Video Apps January 30, 2013 Welcome to All Things Appy. We scour the app stores and bring you the definitive top five available free apps in a particular genre for a particular platform. Here's TechNewsWorld's selection of the best music and video apps for Windows 8. One thing worth mentioning is that Windows Media Center is no longer included in base versions of Windows.

WTO Green-Lights Antigua's Controversial Download Site January 29, 2013 Looks like Antigua's gamble paid off. The World Trade Organization OK'd Antigua's request to suspend U.S. copyrights, which will allow the country to move forward with a government-run download portal that offers *copyrighted* movies, music, TV shows and software. Antigua, an island located in the Caribbean, was granted preliminary approval for suspension of U.S. copyrights in 2007.

TV Industry Disruption: Aereo's Threat and Promise January 24, 2013 So, what is Aereo all about? Well, it's a brand new idea, a Web TV service. The days of the $200 TV bill are numbered, said the CEO of Aereo in a recent interview. This sounds like a good idea, right? Well, the cable television model is old and broken, and the need for lower-cost alternatives is growing.

Elder Scrolls Beta Testers Will Time Travel to 2nd Era January 22, 2013 Publisher Bethesda Softworks and game development studio ZeniMax Online Studios on Tuesday announced that beta signups were open for The Elder Scrolls Online. The long-running video game franchise will take players back in time -- a thousand years before the time period of the 2011 hit title The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Disney Takes Video Games to 'Infinity' - and Beyond? January 15, 2013 Disney caught the attention of the console video gaming universe on Tuesday with the launch of "Disney Infinity." The new initiative combines collectible real-world action figures with onscreen gaming, following the lead of Activision's cross-platform "Skylanders" franchise.

Netflix Could Get Smacked With Higher Postal Rate January 14, 2013 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday weighed in on a dispute between video game company GameFly and the U.S. Postal Service, siding with GameFly's position that the post office has been practicing price discrimination among its customers.

Amazon Expands Its Ecosystem With AutoRip Service January 10, 2013 Amazon on Thursday launched AutoRip, a free service that provides MP3 digital versions of music consumers purchase from the company. The service will automatically add free MP3 versions of AutoRip CDs to their Amazon Cloud Player libraries when purchased. The service requires that the consumer have a Cloud Player account, Amazon spokesperson Sally Fouts said.

Here Comes UHDTV - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet January 09, 2013 The original analog NTSC TV standard for sets that graced living rooms for decades was only phased out in 2009 after years of delays, extensions and efforts to reach a standard for digital TV, but already TV manufacturers are looking to the next big thing. At this year's International CES, all the buzz is about "4K" TV sets that offer four times the resolution of current-generation HDTV sets.