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Microsoft lands NFL partnerships for Xbox One and the football field (video)
Posted On 21 May 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Microsoft is clearly determined to sew up some of the best content for the Xbox One: it just revealed a special, multi-year partnership with the NFL. The two are working on an optimized experience that better integrates fantasy football, including...
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EA shows first Xbox One games: FIFA, NBA Live, Madden and UFC
Posted On 21 May 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
EA teased hours ago that FIFA 14 would be one of the first Xbox One games, but it just used Microsoft's event to unveil a considerably wider slate. FIFA 14, NBA Live 14, Madden 25 and EA Sports UFC are all coming to the new console within the next...
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Sprint closes deal to buy US Cellular spectrum, adds 420,000 customers
Posted On 18 May 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Sprint was clearly hungry for capacity when it bought spectrum from US Cellular last fall, and it's at last getting its fill -- some of it, at least -- by closing the deal today. The carrier has officially taken possession of 20MHz in airwaves acr...
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University of Glasgow makes 3D models with single-pixel sensors, skips the cameras (video)
Posted On 17 May 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Most approaches to capturing 3D models of real-world objects involve multiple cameras that are rarely cheap, and are sometimes tricky to calibrate. The University of Glasgow has developed a method that ditches those cameras altogether. Its system ...
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Firefox 22 beta enables WebRTC by default, HiDPI displays on Windows
Posted On 17 May 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Though Mozilla has long been a proponent of WebRTC for plugin-free video and voice chat, it hasn't been ready to enable the full protocol in Firefox as a matter of course. It's more confident as of this week: the newly available Firefox 22 beta tu...
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Photoshop Express brings its quick photo fixes to Windows 8 and RT
Posted On 17 May 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Adobe's Photoshop Express has been taking care of our botched photos on Android and iOS for quite some time, but it hasn't had its turn on a desktop-class platform. That changes with today's launch of a version for Windows 8 and RT. Like their mob...
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Soundhalo beta for Android lets us buy concert videos before the show is over
Posted On 17 May 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
The urge to record video at a concert can be distracting for fans and musicians alike -- enough so that some bands now forbid it altogether. Soundhalo's new media service and Android beta might just keep both sides happy, as long as they've got th...
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Pinterest lets users send pins directly to friends, receive instant feedback
Posted On 16 May 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Despite being one of the hotter social networks, Pinterest hasn't been on the cutting edge of sharing: members wanting to send their pins through official channels have had to use old-fashioned email. The service is catching up to the modern era i...
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Amazon lands Prime Instant Video exclusives for five NBCUniversal shows
Posted On 16 May 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Amazon is still determined to snag every TV exclusive possible, and it just scored one of its better deals -- or at least, one of the more forward-thinking. It now has the sole unlimited subscription streaming rights to the previous seasons of fiv...
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Porsche shows 918 Spyder in production form
Posted On 16 May 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Porsche isn't about to let the LaFerrari steal the hybrid spotlight: it just unveiled the finished design of the 918 Spyder, which is expected to ship as a 2015 model. The look won't shock anyone keeping up with their spy videos, although Porsche'...
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