Google continues to refine its Google TV smart home entertainment platform, with a new YouTube app released that promises easier content discovery, better topic hubs and streamlined control for users streaming to their TV. The app - available in the Android Market on Google TV 2.0 boxes - introduces a new Discover feature that filters YouTube channels by categories, including cooking, comedy, science and gaming.
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Facebook post causes man to shoot daughter’s computer: video
If you're a teenager, you better be careful what you post on Facebook. That's especially true if you have a father who works in IT. But there's that one quirk about teenagers - no matter what common sense says, they think they know better. That is, until they're taught a lesson they can never forget. Apparently this dad thought a bullet might teach that lesson. Better yet, nine bullets. He shot his daughter's computer after finding a disparaging message on her Facebook wall.
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Amazon is looking for people to produce original TV content
In the highly competitive world of digital streaming, where everyone can pretty much get access to the same slate of popular content and offer it at pretty much the same price, there's a strong need to create something new and differentiated. Hulu has been trying to set itself apart not only by offering much more timely TV content but also creating a bold initiative on making its own Web shows that are available exclusively on Hulu. It looks like Amazon wants to take a page out of that book.
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YouTube adds new automotive channels
If you're into cars, you'll like the new additions YouTube just rolled out to its ever-expanding list of sponsored video channels. The first is a series of original Web shows from industry veteran MotorTrend. The second is a channel known only as Drive and will focus more on in-depth car reviews and automotive culture. This is the latest effort from YouTube as it seeks to increase its scope from the place where you watch cats dancing, to the place where you come for new and exciting original content.
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Google’s YouTube might be considering subscription service
There is no shortage of ways for YouTube to monetize its site right now. It has sponsored videos, ad-supported content, and pay-per-click overlay ads. But that might not be enough, as the head of the viral video site has suggested there might be premium content on its way to YouTube, effectively ending the great legacy of 100% no-barrier, free-to-watch videos that made the site what it is today.
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Google+ Hangout with Obama spurs SOPA discussion
President Obama appeared before the world tonight in a virtual town hall that took place on Google+. As could easily be expected, there were some controversial issues to discuss, one of which was the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Obama responded to a question about the piece of legislation by saying there could be other workarounds, though he did not firmly voice opposition to the measure.
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Obama using Google+ for post-State of the Union interview
President Obama will deliver a live Google+ hangout answering questions from US citizens, the White House has announced, the first entirely virtual interview staged by the government. Set to take place on Monday, January 30, the President will answer questions submitted via the government's YouTube channel, particularly those concerning the topics Obama is set to discuss at the State of the Union address tomorrow.
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YouTube hits 4bn video views a day
YouTube has hit a whopping four billion daily video views, the company has said, with around 60 hours of footage uploaded every minute of the day. However, only around 10-percent of videos are monetized, Reuters reports, though that's still enough for $5bn in revenue from advertising annually, owner Google reckons.
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TiVo Premiere software update live for all
Those of you out there in the TiVo universe can now grab an update that'll bring you some TiVo Premiere DVR advanced action, it's newest software update now beyond the beta stage and headed out to all peoples across the nation. This update will allow you DVR users to get a guide in "true" HD, first of all, then will also give you a brand new pop-up mini-guide, and much, much more! Joy for all, you'll have the best directions ever!
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Google+ Record Video now live, looking rather familiar
If you didn't know that Google also owns YouTube, you'd be a bit suspicious of the interface used by Google in a new feature added to their social network allowing users to record video from their share box and post it for the world to see. Your own webcam will be your weapon here, and a rather simple interface is what you'll be using to make it happen. Once you've recorded yourself looking like a pro, you can post and share the same way you've been sharing the rest of the materials on Google+, with as many or as few of your Circles as you like.
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Samsung inTouch TV Hands-on
Just a short bit after we first reported on the Samsung inTouch camera we also got our first chance at a close-up encounter with the little beast. This camera is a Wi-fi enabled webcam-like device that allows you to turn your gigantic home television into a 720p conferencing station, fully integrated with Skype. This little device also allows you to browse the web and use YouTube on your television with ease. And what's best? It's doing so with Android!
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Samsung inTouch puts Skype on any HDTV
Samsung has launched the inTouch WiFi Skype camera, a Kinect-lookalike wirelessly-enabled webcam that turns a regular HDTV into a 720p video conferencing tool, YouTube player and web browser. The 3-megapixel fixed-focus webcam is paired with WiFi b/g/n and integrated microphone and speakers, while the inTouch itself actually runs a heavily skinned Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
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