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Panasonic has developed its 'last plasma panel,' but television sales to continue

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Panasonic's latest television, the ZT60, is the best plasma the company has ever made. It will also be the last plasma panel to come out of the company's research and development department, which means Panasonic will never make a higher-quality plasma television.

Rumors that Panasonic would end plasma research and development first surfaced in December, and a report from Nikkei last month...

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Exclusive: Microsoft's next Xbox will take over your TV, interact with your cable box

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Microsoft is investing in TV in a big way with its next Xbox console as part of a fight for the living room. Multiple sources familiar with the company's Xbox plans have revealed to The Verge that Microsoft will introduce a feature that lets its next-generation console take over a TV and set-top box in a similar way to Google TV. We understand that the next Xbox will require an online connection to use the entertainment services, allowing them to be always-on for streaming and access to TV signals.

Very similar to Google TV, but with Xbox gaming

The functionality will work by taking a cable box signal and passing it through to the Xbox via HDMI, allowing Microsoft's console to overlay a UI and features on top of an existing TV channel or set-top box. We're told that this is a key part of the next-generation Xbox and that it will go a...

Redmond's next step in the fight for the living room

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Nuclear option: would Fox really leave the free airwaves to undercut Aereo?

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Talk about mixed messages: when Aereo first began offering consumers a way to get free network TV over the internet — on any device and on demand — CBS CEO Les Moonves said last year that the service wasn't causing him any loss of sleep. Fast forward to yesterday and executives from News Corp are warning that, if Aereo persists, Fox may pull programming off the free public airwaves and make it available only to paid cable subscribers.

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Google Fiber coming to Austin by mid-2014

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Google has officially announced the next city that will get its super-fast Fiber internet: Austin, Texas. "We are very glad that Google has been convinced to bring Fiber to Austin," said Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell in today's announcement....


Panasonic's new Miracast-enabled streaming boxes now available starting at $79.99

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Panasonic has announced that the new Miracast-enabled media streamers it unveiled at CES 2013 are now available, expanding the company's lineup of screen-sharing set top boxes. Miracast, a video streaming standard rivaling Apple's AirPlay ecosystem, gained momentum at CES this year as several manufacturers showed off Miracast-enabled equipment — but Miracast has remained nascent without widespread support in consumer devices. The $79.99...

Intel doubles the speed of next-generation Thunderbolt interface

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Intel today announced that the next version of its Thunderbolt interface will support 20Gbps transfers, twice the speed of the current 10Gbps interface. The extra bandwidth allows for the simultaneous displaying of 4K video and sending of 4K video files at the interface's full speed, and its initial production is set to begin later this year. The company also debuted an updated version of its current Thunderbolt interface that adds DisplayPort...

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