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Obama using Google+ for post-State of the Union interview

, Jan 23rd 2012 Discuss [3]

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. Read The Full Story

YouTube hits 4bn video views a day

, Jan 23rd 2012 Discuss [2]

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. Read The Full Story

TiVo Premiere software update live for all

, Jan 20th 2012 Discuss [32]

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! Read The Full Story

Google+ Record Video now live, looking rather familiar

, Jan 19th 2012 Discuss [1]

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. Read The Full Story

Samsung inTouch TV Hands-on

, Jan 9th 2012 Discuss [2]

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! Read The Full Story

Samsung inTouch puts Skype on any HDTV

, Jan 8th 2012 Discuss [2]

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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YouTube Slam is like battle of the videos

, Dec 28th 2011 Discuss [0]

YouTube is the place that hoards of people go to find videos of whatever they are into at a particular time. Some of the videos end up going viral because they are cute or weird or for a variety of other reasons. Those viral videos can rack up huge numbers of viewers as well. YouTube has rolled out a new video experiment that it calls YouTube Slam. Read The Full Story

Do Universal Music and Google have a backroom YouTube deal?

, Dec 16th 2011 Discuss [0]

This may be one of the most bizarre things I have read about YouTube and Google. Granted you need a giant grain of salt with this, but if the implication is true, this is wrong on so many levels. Universal Music has been trying to kill pirates of its own artists' work and stop piracy in general and has taken to some extremes in the fight. For instance, it has been trying to kill MegaUpload using censorship in the US for a while. Read The Full Story

Xbox Live gets YouTube, Verizon FiOS TV and more

, Dec 13th 2011 Discuss [2]

Microsoft had detailed earlier this month its plans to challenge cable TV by adding more content and improved features to its Xbox Live service. Today, the first wave of new content and video services has hit Xbox Live, including apps like YouTube and Verizon's FiOS TV. Read The Full Story

Google acquires RightsFlow to boost YouTube and music offerings

, Dec 9th 2011 Discuss [1]

Google announced today via its YouTube blog that it has purchased New York-based startup RightsFlow to manage its music licensing efforts. This move could help boost YouTube as a hub for music videos, adding to the content that it already offers through its partnership with Vevo. This could also speed up licensing for Google's own music store. Read The Full Story

YouTube unveils major redesign, gets social, adds algorithmic feeds

, Dec 1st 2011 Discuss [0]

YouTube unveiled today the biggest redesign of its homepage in history. The revamped interface appears to be part of Google's move to introduce a social layer to all its products, adding a new emphasis on integrations with social networks like Google+ and Facebook, as well as bringing in new algorithmic channel feeds. The emphasis on channel subscriptions also makes it easy to navigate and watch YouTube as if you were watching TV. Read The Full Story

Sony BRAVIA smart TV adds YouTube HD, Facebook, Twitter

, Nov 30th 2011 Discuss [7]

Sony has updated its smart TV range with new social networking integration, high-definition YouTube video support and remote control from VAIO or other computers. The new firmware for the 2011 BRAVIA line-up brings Facebook galleries, messages, status updates and links to the internet-connected HDTVs, while a new Twitter ticker scrolls updates across the bottom of the screen. Meanwhile, it's possible to share Track ID results - Sony's song identifying technology - on Twitter too. Read The Full Story
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