CBS invests in streaming video company in response to Aereo threat | The Verge
CBS CEO Les Moonves has had some harsh words for streaming TV service Aereo, filing suit against it and even threatening to stop free broadcasts of its shows if the company is allowed to keep operating ? but that doesn?t mean CBS has written off streaming broadcast TV altogether. Yesterday, the US?s second-largest TV network announced that it acquired a minority stake in a company called Syncbak, which uses location-based authentication to stream broadcast TV signals to people inside certain markets.
Aereo Brings Free Over-The-Air TV And Cloud DVR To Boston May 15 | TechCrunch
Aereo has just announced its first expansion beyond New York City, and the city it?s moving to next is Boston. Bostonians will gain access to the startup?s free, over-the-air TV services and usage-based cloud DVR subscription options beginning May 15, indicating it?s full-speed ahead for the media startup despite its ongoing legal battles with networks and broadcasters.
?Thor: The Dark World? Teaser Trailer: A Star-Studded Battle Across the Nine Realms | /Film
Throw the hammer down and check out the first trailer for?Alan Taylor?s Phase Two Marvel sequel, Thor: The Dark World. Scheduled for release November 8, everyone?s favorite superhero god is back in Asgard following the events of The Avengers. Go check it out now.
U.S. trade panel says Apple did not violate Google patent | Reuters
Apple Inc scored a win on Monday when the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that it did not violate a Google patent to make the popular iPhones.Apple had initially been accused of infringing on six patents for iPhone-related technology covering everything from reducing signal noise to programming the device's touch screen so a user's head does not accidentally activate it while talking on the phone.If Apple had been found guilty of violating the patent, its devices could have been banned from being imported into the United States.
Senate votes to move forward on bill taxing Internet sales | Reuters
A measure to empower U.S. states to require out-of-state retailers to collect online sales tax cleared a legislative hurdle in the Senate on Monday, after earlier winning official backing from President Barack Obama.Seventy-four senators voted to limit debate and move forward with a final vote on the proposed legislation in the Democratic-controlled Senate, likely on Wednesday."You have businesses all around America on Main Streets and shopping malls collecting sales tax on the things that they sell, competing with Internet retailers who do not," said Democratic co-sponsor Senator Richard Durbin.
Google Glass release delayed until 2014, warns Eric Schmidt | ITProPortal.com
Early adopters may be forced to revisit this year's holiday wish list, after Google chairman Eric Schmidt?warned that Google Glass is unlikely to be released before 2014. According to Schmidt, the wearable computer is now roughly one year away from a consumer release. That means that the exclusive Explorer Edition of Google Glass is the only version of the product likely to be turning heads in 2013 - the $1,500 (?985) augmented reality headset recently began shipping to selected competition winners as well as developers.
New Microsoft Campaign Positions Company as Privacy Leader | Adweek
Microsoft is once again marketing its brand as the "good guy" privacy company. The new campaign, for Microsoft's Do Not Track browser, plugs right into consumer fears that their privacy is being compromised by companies who are tracking a consumer's every click and collecting information about them "even before birth." Control is the operative word in the campaign which began Monday and will run through the end of June on TV, in newspapers, online and out of home. Microsoft research released last January found that 45 percent of consumers said they feel they have little or no control over the personal information companies gather about them.
Shapeways, the Etsy of 3D printing, raises $30M | Cutting Edge - CNET News
The 3D printing movement is well under way -- albeit with some hype built in -- and Shapeways, a marketplace where people can design, create, and sell their own products, is leading the charge.Shapeways, sometimes known as the Etsy for 3D printing, now has 10,000 "shop owners" -- people who have designed products, from iPhone cases to jewelry and shoes, that they print out and sell via Shapeways. The New York-based company is building out its recently opened 3D printing factory in the Queens borough of New York City, where its printers are cranking out roughly 1,000 products a day. By the end of the year, co-founder and CEO Peter Weijmarshausen said that he expects to be printing products a rate of 2 million to 3 million a year
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