Microsoft builds TV subscription service, cancels release due to high licensing costs
Still holding out for a subscription based TV service from Microsoft? It might be time to hang those hopes up to dry, according to Reuters, the big M has scrapped its plans for a television service in reaction to high licensing costs
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Samsung’s got a 55-inch Super OLED TV of its own, coming in the second half of 2012
We’re seated here at Samsung’s 2012 CES press event , and the company just revealed that it’ll be matching rival LG’s 55-inch OLED TV… when a 55-inch OLED TV of its own. Not surprisingly, the outfit’s trumpeting its terrific color reproduction, the virtual absence of motion blur and face recognition
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Broadcom befriends Sling and Myriad, outs new set-top and streaming chips
Busy days at Broadcom, which has already forgotten about its earlier 5G WiFi announcement and launched a barrage of new chips for set-top boxes and home networking.
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Engadget’s CES 2012 Preview
Though the holidays are once again coming to a close, we now find ourselves just a week away from every geek’s ultimate holiday — the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show , arguably the biggest event of the year for the tech world.
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Engadget’s CES 2012 Preview
China to get its first 3D TV channel within weeks
Half a billion TV set owners could soon have the perfect excuse for an upgrade: a new 3D channel that has already started broadcasting on a trial basis and is due to launch officially over the Chinese New Year. Operated by China Central TV and a handful of local stations, it’ll transmit 4.5 hours of free-to-air fuzzy red and green content each day, which can be picked up by anyone with a hi-def set-top box and a 3D TV. They won’t have to watch it on a 71-inch 21:9 panel , but it’ll certainly help
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Apple reportedly discussing its ‘vision for the future of TV’ with media execs
We wouldn’t bet the farm on those “Apple is building an HDTV” rumors just yet, but tonight the Wall Street Journal reports the company is still interested invading the living room in a real way, based on “vague” talks with media executives. That vision includes a TV that packs wireless streaming with AirPlay to deliver TV shows and movies as well as technology it’s developed to tie-in DVR storage and iCloud, but also focuses on personalized, synchronized access across other devices including phones and tablets
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Lenovo trudging into the smart TV arena, plans LeTV launch in Q1 2012
A Chinese company throwing French around in its product names.
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Show off your smartphone photog skills with Sony Ericsson’s vscreens
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