Having lifted their ban on YouTube on Monday, Turkey has once again cut off access to the video sharing site after a number of contentious clips were reinstated. Google had made clear over the weekend that it was not responsible for actively pulling the clips, and instead they had been removed through the automatic copyright complaint systems; having discovered they do not violate copyright, YouTube has reinstated them, and Turkish courts have ordered the ban restored.
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Turkey restore YouTube block after videos restored
The Daily Slash: November 2 2010
The 4G speed explosion is apparently in full effect. Yesterday was the Sprintsplosion and today it's the T-Mobilsplosion. It's a complete explosion of speed, and there's some lovely devices to come with. A gigantic review of the European based HTC Desire Z, an On Time Analysis of the U.S. Cellphone Market, and a robotic snowman who's got not only a Droid 2, but a Droid X for Verizon that he wants to show you. You'd better let him!
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T-Mobile HSPA+ Enabled 4G Network Now Hits Over 75 Metro Markets
Do you have a T-Mobile myTouch 4G? How about a T-Mobile 4G Netbook? T-Mobile has just now, right this moment, announced the expansion of its 4G mobile broadband network to 6 more metro areas, and officially introduces 2 new products designed to tap into this 4G service. Tomorrow marks the first day you'll be able to buy retail the following products: T-Mobile® myTouch® 4G and T-Mobile’s first 4G netbook, the Dell™ Inspiron™ Mini 10 4G. Fast or faster than everybody else.
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Turkey Now on YouTube
Believe it or not, I am not talking about the impending US holiday that's most often associated with our fine feathered friend. Instead, I speak of the newfound free broadcast YouTube has in the country Turkey, a place where since May of 2008 has been banned there as a result of offensive video hosted on the site. These videos were deemed insulting to Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, but now that they've been removed, Turkey once again can watch all their favorite clips.
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YouTube Play 2010 : 23,000 Creative Music / Video Works, 25 Finalists
Who would have thought that a tiny video website with the clever name "YouTube" would one day would be exhibiting works at the Guggenheim Museum in New York? That day is here, they're that fabulous. YouTube is that big of a deal. Let me tell you how they got there. YouTube Play is a call out to the public to submit their best creative video, music and visuals made moving, to be sifted through and judged. Once 25 (out of the 23,000 they received this year) are chosen, they have a magical event in New York, gigantic video projectors and everything.
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YouTube Leanback graduates as Google TV is nigh
YouTube Leanback has had one of the shortest beta inceptions of any Google product, but with Google TV arriving in US stores this week it's had to grow up quickly. The system - which basically gives streaming YouTube videos a more TV-friendly interface - will be the center of the Google TV YouTube experience.
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YouTube Live Streaming trial kicks off
YouTube has flirted with live streaming before now, using the technology for some high-profile events over the past year or so, but the Google-owned company is now looking to broaden that. They're kicking off a trial of the YouTube Live Streaming platform, initially with Howcast, Next New Networks, Rocketboom and Young Hollywood, but - assuming all goes to plan - with wider aspirations.
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$5 pay-per-view YouTube movies tipped as Google sweet-talks studios
YouTube's fledgling catalog of on-demand movies could be the first step in a new, pay-per-view streaming scheme by parent company Google, if the Financial Times' sources are to be believed. Tipped to launch by the end of 2010, the new service would take advantage of YouTube's well-known brand name; according to the insiders, Google has been wowing studio executives with their potential viewing figures, and is angling for a $5-per-movie rental rate.
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Paul Allen Sues Google and Apple, Other High-Profile Companies
When it comes to patents, making sure that yours are kept up to date, and that other companies aren't using the same technology that you incorporated in them is a prime directive. Even patents that aren't necessarily as high-profile as some others, they still need to be defended. And that's exactly what Paul Allen, Microsoft co-founder, is doing. In a new report that came to the surface today, it looks like Allen is suing Google, Apple, and a slew of other high-profile companies in a patent dispute.
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WiiLeanback Wiimote hack for YouTube Leanback released [Video]
If the idea of controlling YouTube Leanback with your Wiimote appeals, and you've been waiting for the app to enable it since we gave you a sneak preview last week, you'll be pleased to hear WiiLeanback is now available. A free download, it hooks up a Nintendo Wii controller, USB Bluetooth adapter and the lounge-friendly new YouTube UI.
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WiiLeanback adds Wiimote control to YouTube Leanback [Video]
YouTube's new Leanback lounge-friendly UI went live last week, but if you're more comfortable with a remote control than a keyboard then WiiLeanback may be of interest. The handiwork of Robert Oschler, who has been merrily controlling WowWee robots with the Nintendo Wii controller for some time, WiiLeanback is basically a simple way to use the wiimote as a remote for the new YouTube interface.
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YouTube Leanback and Mobile HTML5 sites launch [Video]
YouTube's Leanback lounge-friendly UI has launched, with a new HDTV-friendly UI and default settings that automatically play videos full-screen and in as high definition as is available. Meanwhile, for somewhat smaller displays, the new YouTube Mobile site has been rolled out, complete with HTML5 video support for compatibility with a broader number of mobile devices.
Video demo after the cut
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