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Microsoft On Target In Fourth Quarter But Windows Sales Still Sliding

by Tom Krazit on Jan 19, 2012 • No Comments

Microsoft’s fourth-quarter earnings came in about where Wall Street had expected, but the decline of its Windows business continued during a holiday quarter when it seems pretty clear other gadgets dominated shopping lists.

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Jon Stewart and Siri Debate Foxconn

by Peter Kafka on Jan 17, 2012 • No Comments

"The Daily Show" reminds viewers who makes their iPhones and Xboxes.

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@ CES: Microsoft Mails In Last Keynote Appearance, Wasting Everyone’s Time

by Tom Krazit on Jan 9, 2012 • No Comments

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) used its hallmark spot on the CES 2012 schedule to prove just how pointless it is to put on a million-dollar keynote address in the modern media era when you have nothing to say, reiterating its performance over 2011, talking up Windows 8, and hiring Ryan Seacrest and a tweet-singing...

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How Samsung plans to out-Kinect Microsoft

by Ryan Lawler on Jan 9, 2012 • No Comments

Samsung is putting some effort behind its smart TV lineup, with plans to add new functionality for consumers to interact with their TV screens. Its next-gen smart TVs will include voice, gesture and facial recognition features that will enable even smarter TV applications.

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What’s Coming In 2012: Internet TVs Out-Box The Boxes

by Robert Andrews on Dec 28, 2011 • No Comments

This is the third in a series of posts this week that will highlight key people, companies and trends to watch in 2012 in the sectors we cover most, from publishing to legal, and from mobile to advertising.

2012 may be the year when internet TV’s promise becomes a mainstream reality - but operators must work...

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Can Apple Shake Up TV Like It Has Mobile With Its iPhone?

by Ingrid Lunden on Dec 19, 2011 • No Comments

The anticipation and speculation surrounding what could be the next product on the cards for Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)—Apple TV—raises some questions about how, and if, the TV industry will get as disrupted by Apple as the mobile world did with the introduction of the iPhone.

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France Telecom’s Orange Looks To 3D And Xbox For New TV Bells And Whistles

by Ingrid Lunden on Dec 16, 2011 • No Comments

With the growth of over-the-top services that let users access the video they want over the internet (and often, for free), those companies offering pay-TV have to look for more bells and whistles to keep fickle consumers interested in their services. The latest offerings in this area come from France Telecom’s Orange, which has signed...

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Microsoft Sprints Ahead in the Race for the Living Room

by Peter Kafka on Dec 12, 2011 • No Comments

Google TV is still trying to find its footing. And Apple's TV is still theoretical. Meanwhile, Redmond sold 1.7 million set-top boxes last month.

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Microsoft Sprints Ahead in the Race for the Living Room

by Peter Kafka on Dec 12, 2011 • No Comments

Google TV is still trying to find its footing. And Apple's TV is still theoretical. Meanwhile, Redmond sold 1.7 million set-top boxes last month.

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Updated: Apple TV Streaming Quietly Goes International

by Ingrid Lunden on Dec 8, 2011 • No Comments

Back in August, we wrote about how Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) had started to offer U.S.-based users of its Apple TV device the ability to stream shows purchased from iTunes via Apple’s iCloud. Now it looks as if that service is becoming available internationally.

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Verizon’s Xbox Live rollout lacks broadcast content

by Ryan Lawler on Nov 29, 2011 • No Comments

Verizon is taking a big step toward making its FiOS TV service available through connected devices, with the launch of a new app for Microsoft's Xbox Live next month. But the new app will be missing a lot of the most popular networks and shows.

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SyncTV: building TV apps for almost every device

by Ryan Lawler on Nov 8, 2011 • No Comments

There are a ton of development frameworks for creating apps on various connected TVs, Blu-ray players, game consoles, set-top boxes, tablets, smartphones and the like, which is more than most publishers can reasonably be expected to develop for. Enter SyncTV, which hopes to solve that issue.

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Microsoft On Target In Fourth Quarter But Windows Sales Still Sliding

Jon Stewart and Siri Debate Foxconn

@ CES: Microsoft Mails In Last Keynote Appearance, Wasting Everyone’s Time

How Samsung plans to out-Kinect Microsoft

Can Apple Shake Up TV Like It Has Mobile With Its iPhone?

France Telecom’s Orange Looks To 3D And Xbox For New TV Bells And Whistles

Microsoft Sprints Ahead in the Race for the Living Room

Microsoft Sprints Ahead in the Race for the Living Room

Updated: Apple TV Streaming Quietly Goes International

Verizon’s Xbox Live rollout lacks broadcast content

SyncTV: building TV apps for almost every device

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