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Hitachi is Done Making TVs, Shifting Focus to Projectors and Components
Posted Tue Jan 24, 2012 at 07:00 AM PST by Dick WardThe long term goal for Hitachi is to move out of consumer electronics and into infrastructure systems like power and rail.
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NPD Expects 600 Million Wi-Fi Home Theater Devices by 2015
Posted Fri Jan 20, 2012 at 10:45 AM PST by Dick WardIt's not hard to imagine, considering the surge in connected devices over the last few years.
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Zynga's Newest Games Flop - Analysts Grow Concerned
Posted Thu Jan 19, 2012 at 07:30 AM PST by Dick Ward'Hidden Chronicles' has just 14% of the user base that 'CastleVille' had after launch.
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Hulu Plus Hits 1.5 Million Subscribers - Original Programming is On the Way
Posted Wed Jan 18, 2012 at 09:00 AM PST by Dick WardHulu's doing alright, and the company isn't afraid to put its money to use and join Netflix in the original programming game.
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CES 2012 Set New Attendance Record and Boasted 20,000 New Product Announcements
Posted Wed Jan 18, 2012 at 07:00 AM PST by Dick WardThis year's show was the biggest in the history of CES, which certainly bodes well for the industry.
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Retail Gaming Sales Drop 21% in December
Posted Fri Jan 13, 2012 at 09:30 AM PST by Dick WardStores pulled in a billion dollars less than they did last year. Hardware and accessories were hit the worst.
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Sony Shows Off their OLED Competitor - Crystal LED
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Rumor: Sony May Be Done With Videogame Consoles
Posted Thu Jan 12, 2012 at 08:30 AM PST by Dick WardA cloud gaming provider says Microsoft or Sony will be skipping out on the console race, but since we already know Microsoft has something in the works that only leaves one company.
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Survey Finds that Backwards Compatibility is Most Important for New Hardware
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Sensics Will Launch 3D "SmartGoogles" for Movies and Games
Posted Mon Jan 9, 2012 at 09:00 AM PST by Dick WardThe head tracking goggles work with game systems, phones, tablets, and PCs, and uses augmented reality that allows you to control the system by hand.
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Major League Gaming Moves Over 100 Domains from GoDaddy to Oppose SOPA
Posted Mon Jan 9, 2012 at 08:30 AM PST by Dick WardYet another significant force in gaming has spoken out against the SOPA, and this one even took action.
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Netflix Streams 2 Billion Hours of Content in Fourth Quarter- Beats out FX, MTV, CNN and More in Viewing Hours
Posted Fri Jan 6, 2012 at 11:00 AM PST by Dick WardAnalysts say Netflix viewing habits would make it the 15th largest TV network in the country.
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Gibson Guitar Buys a Majority Share in Onkyo
Posted Thu Jan 5, 2012 at 09:00 AM PST by Dick WardWhile the company's sell different products, they both come from an audiophile mindset which makes the pairing compelling.
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Steam Hits 5 Million Simultaneous Users on January 2nd
Posted Thu Jan 5, 2012 at 07:30 AM PST by Dick WardThat's the highest concurrent user count ever on Steam, up from 4 million in September.
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Netflix Launches its First Original Series on February 6th
Posted Thu Jan 5, 2012 at 07:00 AM PST by Dick Ward'Lilyhammer' follows the adventures of a mobster sent to Norway under witness protection.
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Indie Games 'Super Meat Boy' and 'Bastion' Hit Huge Sales Milestones
Posted Wed Jan 4, 2012 at 07:30 AM PST by Dick WardBoth games have outsold expectations significantly, with 'Super Meat Boy' bringing in one million sales.
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LG Details 55" OLED Display - Likely to Sell in 2012
Posted Wed Jan 4, 2012 at 07:00 AM PST by Dick WardThe company will be tripling its OLED production in the second half of 2012, right around the estimated 55" OLED launch.
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Blockbuster Express Customers Rented Better Movies than Redbox Customers in 2011
Posted Tue Jan 3, 2012 at 11:55 AM PST by Dick WardAt the top of Redbox kiosks was the Adam Sandler/Jennifer Aniston movie 'Just Go With It.' Blockbuster's top title was 'Bridesmaids.' The differences get even more glaring from there.
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America's Interest in 3D is Waning - China and Europe See Increases
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Apple, Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony and EA Pull SOPA Support
Posted Tue Jan 3, 2012 at 08:30 AM PST by Dick WardFive major gaming companies are now allying themselves against the bill that would allow the U.S. to censor the internet.
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