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Article | 4/02/2013 Mobile data use soared at Super Bowl while some Internet traffic dipped
Internet use fell in U.S. homes but soared inside the Superdome during this year's Super Bowl.
Article | 4/02/2013 EU's copyright reform talks a waste of time, says digital rights group
Civil liberties activists attending the European Commission's new copyright talks on Monday declared the process a "waste of time" and an "outrageous ...
Article | 25/01/2013 Vine's blocked Facebook search rooted in larger trends
The blocked Facebook friend-search feature on Twitter's new Vine mobile video app may be an annoyance for users, but it's all part of the social netwo...
Article | 24/01/2013 Twitter announces Vine for video
Twitter has announced a new mobile video sharing service, called Vine, designed to allow users to connect through short video clips in a fashion akin ...
Article | 23/01/2013 Reddit 'gaymer' group fights back against trademark
A group of Reddit users are arguing in a petition filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that the use of the term "gaymer" to identify their ...
Article | 9/01/2013 Sphero robotic ball gets augmented reality, becomes a beaver
Sphero the robotic ball made a bit of a splash at CES last year and it's back again with the first augmented reality games built around it.
Article | 8/01/2013 Cisco: TV, weather and Facebook could take over one of your walls
As TVs get higher resolution and bigger displays, while getting cheaper over time, cable operators may be able to cover an entire wall of your home wi...
Article | 6/01/2013 Panasonic joins Smart TV Alliance; new SDK to launch this week
Panasonic has joined the Smart TV Alliance, a project started by LG last year to create a common platform for developing connected TV applications.
Article | 27/12/2012 Pew: US e-book reading up, print book readership declines
More Americans read e-books in the last year, with 23 percent of those ages 16 and over going digital, compared to 16 percent in the previous survey f...
Article | 13/12/2012 Amazon releases video and music apps for iPhone, iPod and Samsung TVs
Amazon has launched an Instant Video app for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch, as well as a Cloud Player app for Samsung TVs.
Article | 4/12/2012 Steve Jobs biopic to premiere in January, first official photo of Ashton Kutcher as Jobs revealed
jOBS, the Steve Jobs biopic starring Ashton Kutcher, will make its debut in January at the Sundance Film Festival as the event's closing film, it has ...
Article | 7/12/2011 Apple's e-books hit with EU antitrust probe
The European Union's antitrust regulator said Tuesday that it is investigating whether Apple has operated a cartel with five other e-book publishers a...
Article | 1/12/2011 This is the first full-length movie filmed with a smartphone
It's crazy how much more advanced phone cameras have gotten over last few years. Five years ago, they were mere curiosities; today they can record HD ...
Article | 30/11/2011 Mobile industry rolls out gaming rating system
Mobile telecom trade group CTIA and the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) will roll out a rating system for mobile applications similar to ra...
Article | 29/11/2011 NTT DoCoMo strongly backs smartphone TV service, aims for global adoption
NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest mobile carrier, said Tuesday it will strongly back a new TV service for smartphones to launch next year, and will work to ...