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Kobo reports ten-fold increase in customers over the holidays

By Jeff Blagdon on January 5, 2012 04:26 pm + 14 comments

Recent Rakuten acquisition Kobo reports a ten-fold increase in its number of e-book customers Continue reading…
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HBO stops providing discs to Netflix, customers to be unaffected

By Nilay Patel on January 5, 2012 02:03 pm + 33 comments

CNET reports that HBO has stopped providing discs of its shows to Netflix, as of January 1, 2012. Continue reading…
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Gibson purchases stake in Onkyo, announces strategic partnership

By Dante D'Orazio on January 5, 2012 12:41 pm + 3 comments

Gibson continues to make moves in the audio space: it bought the Stanton Group last month, and now Continue reading…
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WD My Book Live Duo brings RAID to 4TB or 6TB NAS

By Joseph Parish on January 5, 2012 12:01 pm + 6 comments

The Western Digital My Book Live Duo is network attached storage that lets you combine two hard Continue reading…
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LG announces ThinQ and HeMS appliances for home automators, 5-minute beer chiller for everyone else

By Thomas Ricker on January 5, 2012 09:31 am + 12 comments

LG's updated ThinQ brand of smart appliances and new Home Energy Management System (HeMS) are coming Continue reading…
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Pioneer N-50 and N-30 networked audio players bring AirPlay and DLNA into audiophile territory

By Chris Welch on January 5, 2012 08:22 am + 6 comments

Apple's AirPlay technology is seeing increased implementation in high-end home audio systems, with Continue reading…
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Marvell launches Armada 1500 SoC, builds it into future Google TVs

By Sean Hollister on January 5, 2012 08:01 am + 13 comments

Marvell isn't the highest profile chip manufacturer out there, but the company's been getting more Continue reading…
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Roku CEO says Netflix partially to blame for missed sales estimates

By Dieter Bohn on January 5, 2012 04:49 am + 29 comments

Roku is facing stiff competition from all sides. Not only are there challenges from Apple TV and B Continue reading…
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Samsung announces Series 9 27-inch quad-HD monitor, new Smart Station wireless display

By Bryan Bishop on January 5, 2012 01:04 am + 25 comments

CES 2012 is just a few days away and Samsung is giving us a peek at what's in store, announcing Continue reading…
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Apple iTV rumors: will Cupertino build a smart television?

By Dieter Bohn on January 4, 2012 10:15 pm

Rumors that Apple will produce a ful television set have been around for years, but in 2011 and now Continue reading…