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  Video

  Microsoft demos live TV and instant switching on the Xbox One

  on May 21, 2013 02:02 pm

  The rumors were true; Microsoft has unveiled live, streaming television on the Xbox One along with Continue reading…

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  Article

  Crack babies: The New York Times chronicles public hysteria over a 1980s 'crisis'

  By Chris Welch on May 21, 2013 10:21 am + 20 comments

  Throughout the 1980s, the media frequently covered crack cocaine's spread across the US. In Continue reading…

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  Article

  Google's potential Nexus Q successor revealed in FCC filing

  By Bryan Bishop on May 18, 2013 04:54 pm + 96 comments

  An update to the Google Music app broke compatibility with the ill-fated Nexus Q — but it appears Continue reading…

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  Article

  BT sets sights on UK carriers with new LTE mobile network

  By Matt Brian on May 13, 2013 10:37 am + 46 comments

  BT is set to venture back into consumer mobile space by offering customers access to its own-branded Continue reading…

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  Feature

  They're watching: why city-wide surveillance failed to stop the Boston bombing

  By Matt Stroud on April 24, 2013 01:25 pm + 131 comments

  All day Sunday, police directed traffic around a blocked-off section of Boylston Street in downtown Continue reading…

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  Article

  Amazon launches AutoRip for vinyl, pairs MP3s with your records

  By Carl Franzen on April 3, 2013 09:19 am + 75 comments

  Earlier this year, Amazon launched a service called AutoRip for CDs, which gives customers free Continue reading…

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  Article

  Will the ailing Ain't It Cool News have a second act?

  By Adi Robertson on April 1, 2013 09:31 am + 26 comments

  In 1996, film obsessive Harry Knowles launched Ain't It Cool News, a site that helped define Continue reading…

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  Article

  The madness of March: why the 'Big Dance' may affect fans' minds more than other sports

  By Carl Franzen on March 27, 2013 11:20 am + 48 comments

  Are you suffering from any one or more of the following side effects: anger, euphoria, depression, Continue reading…

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  Article

  Intel in talks with media companies for its TV service, claims report

  By Dan Seifert on March 26, 2013 02:59 pm + 11 comments

  Intel's internet-based TV service has yet to officially launch, but that doesn't mean the company Continue reading…

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  Article

  Quality to blame for declining news audiences, study suggests

  By Chris Welch on March 18, 2013 02:04 pm + 76 comments

  Americans are keenly aware of the negative impact budget cuts and staff reductions have had on news Continue reading…