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Netflix separates DVD and instant catalogs, distancing the two services for users

By Jamie Keene on March 29, 2012 10:48 am + 61 comments

Although Netflix has abandoned its plans to spin off its DVDs-by-mail service into the Qwikster Continue reading…
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News Corp denies hacking pay-TV rival, wants BBC to retract 'baseless' allegations

By Vlad Savov on March 29, 2012 03:30 am + 5 comments

This Monday, the BBC's Panorama documentary was dedicated to an investigation into the competitive Continue reading…
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Flat-panel TV shipments to fall in 2012 for the first time ever, IHS claims

By Chris Welch on March 28, 2012 05:21 pm + 25 comments

It looks like consumers in the United States are cooling to the HDTV craze. Flat-panel TV shipments Continue reading…
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Did Foxconn invest in Sharp to build Apple TVs?

By T.C. Sottek on March 28, 2012 11:36 am + 65 comments

Bloomberg Businessweek reports that the planned $1.6 billion investment in Sharp by Taiwan's Hon Hai Continue reading…
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Sony abandons further investment in Sharp LCD collaboration

By Sam Byford on March 28, 2012 01:56 am

Sony has announced that it will make no further investment in Sharp Display Products Corporation Continue reading…
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Microsoft: entertainment overtakes multiplayer gaming on Xbox

By Tom Warren on March 27, 2012 10:52 am + 122 comments

Along with launching new voice-controlled TV apps for Comcast and HBO Go today, Microsoft has also Continue reading…
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LG's 55-inch OLED TV priced just under $8,000 for May launch

By Vlad Savov on March 27, 2012 06:27 am + 50 comments

LG stole our hearts at CES this year with its amazing 55-inch OLED TV and now it's about to make a Continue reading…
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Sharp enters manufacturing partnership with Foxconn to ensure business sustainability

By Sam Byford on March 27, 2012 06:22 am + 2 comments

Sharp has entered into a manufacturing agreement with Foxconn that will see the Taiwan-based company Continue reading…
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'Minecraft' hits $80m in revenues, 25m registered players; Mojang CEO Carl Manneh mentions possible TV adaptation

By Nathan Ingraham on March 26, 2012 04:32 pm + 25 comments

Less than a year and a half after opening in beta, Minecraft has racked up an impressive $80 million Continue reading…
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HTC buys 20 percent stake in SyncTV

By Jamie Keene on March 26, 2012 02:01 pm + 5 comments

HTC has purchased a 20 percent stake in streaming service SyncTV, further increasing its interests Continue reading…