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by Pedro Hernandez on November 2, 2009 · 0 comments

Would you pay $30 a month for iTunes-based television streaming? According to Peter Kafka at All Things Digital, Apple is making the rounds to TV execs to get them on board with a plan to offer their programming via iTunes on a subscription basis. Kafka says that if any company is willing to make the […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 7, 2009 · 0 comments

There are those essential pieces of software your PC always needs; that web browser you enjoy, the instant messenger you’re accustomed to, and of course VLC. VideoLAN’s open source multimedia player has hit version 1.0.0 which is a major milestone…

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by Pedro Hernandez on March 31, 2009 · 0 comments

Sick of HDMI, component cables, TOSLINK and the myriad of connectors required for a successful A/V system setup? Broadcomm thinks it has the answer. Use trusty Ethernet cables instead! Today the company announced BroadSync HD, technology that the networking firm…

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by Rafael Hernandez on December 26, 2008 · 0 comments

This generation of consoles has expanded from the standard video game player to all encompassing media handlers. Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s PlayStation 3 have had the largest focus when it came to implementing those features but Nintendo is seemingly…

Read more Nintendo's Wii Tries Its Hand At Video Streaming, Takes Over The Living Room