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Sony's Google TV box will support OnLive game streaming, despite Gaikai acquisition?

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If our review of Sony's NSZ-GS7 set top box is any indication, Google TV needs all the help it can get. That's why we were happy to see Sony explicitly mention that the box will support OnLive's streaming game service. Now, though, it appears there's some confusion about whether that's actually true. Sony told VentureBeat that the media player will no longer support the OnLive controller, and...

Gaikai Cloud Gaming beta launched on some Samsung smart TVs

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Gaikai, the cloud gaming service recently purchased by Sony, has apparently launched a beta of its gaming app on Samsung's smart TVs. PC Perspective has found that the latest version of Samsung's TV firmware lets users see an application tile for Gaikai on the Smart Hub and apply for a closed beta, which Gaikai first mentioned back in June when it announced its Samsung partnership. It's not too surprising that Gaikai has stuck to its deal with Samsung even after the Sony purchase, but it's still interesting to see it deeply involved with two competing TV manufacturers.

Downloading and opening the app gives you a code to use in Gaikai's Early Access Program, which currently promises a Logitech gaming controller for selected participants. Gaikai has previously said that the app will only work on Samsung's 2012 LED 7000 line or newer TVs,...

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Japanese record companies to ditch DRM on digital downloads

Record companies in Japan are collectively getting rid of copy protection on the digital tracks they provide to download services, reports Nikkei. The DRM on songs from services like Mora impose limits on the number and kind of devices that can be used for playback, and the number of CDs they can...

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Netflix streamed over one billion hours of video in June

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Despite a few public missteps last year, Netflix doesn't appear to be slowing down — the internet video giant just announced that it streamed more than one billion hours of video this past June. This milestone was actually released by CEO Reed Hastings over his Facebook; in a post, Hastings congratulated Netflix's Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos "and his amazing content licensing team" for helping the company reach this milestone. Hastings also thinks that the upcoming Netflix orignal...


French government considers extending TV tax to PC screens

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As part of its efforts to raise revenue for public broadcasting, the newly elected French government is considering extending its TV license fee to computer screens. In a radio interview with RTL last week, culture minister Aurélie Filippetti...

AMC dropped by Dish Network, replaced by commercial-free movies

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After threatening to do so back in May, Dish has dropped all AMC channels from its satellite network. AMC will be replaced by HDNet Movies, while Style and HDNet will replace AMC's other channels, WE tv and IFC Films. The contract between the two companies expired on June 30th and Dish says that it decided not to renew it due to the channels' "high costs compared to their relatively low viewership." AMC has released a statement claiming that...

Nexus Q features Magic 8-Ball Easter egg

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So, you've just laid out close to $300 on Google's enigmatic Nexus Q media streaming device, you've hooked it up to your home entertainment system, and you've worked your way through your backlog of Google Play content. What, you want more functionality? Well, true to form, Google has hidden one of its traditional Easter eggs away in the Q's software. Similarly to the Jelly Bean trick accessed by mashing on the software version number, a...