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Paul Lilly - Tue, Jan 21, 2014
Looking for video reviews of Microsoft's Xbox One console on YouTube? You may want to play close attention to the tags, one of which may indicate that the video you're watching is little more than a paid advertisement and not a true...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Jan 13, 2014
Now that the hustle and bustle of CES is over with, it's time to get back to our normal routines. If, like us, you find that you're need of a little inspiration to begin your work week, have a look at Apple's latest iPad Air commercial...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Jan 03, 2014
There will be lots of exciting products and technologies being shown off at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas next month (stay tuned -- we'll have lots of coverage), some of which is spilling out to the media ahead of time...
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Seth Colaner - Wed, Dec 18, 2013
Google’s XE12 update to Google Glass is out, and there are some nifty new features to make Glass Explorers happy. One of the most notable is a new feature that lets users wink to snap a photo. It would appear that Google liked what...
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Seth Colaner - Fri, Dec 13, 2013
YouTube has been gradually allowing more and more users (which is to say, those with a certain number of followers) use a new livestreaming capability, and today that feature begins rolling out to all YouTube users. In order to access the...
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Ray Willington - Thu, Dec 12, 2013
Believe it or not, the year is just about over, which means that it's time to look back at some of 2013's most well-known songs, moments, memes, etc. Yahoo has already issued some of its most popular searches in 2013, and now YouTube has assembled a mash-up video that glances back at some of...
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Paul Lilly - Sun, Dec 08, 2013
Google's venturing into uncharted territory with its Glass initiative, and that can be a scary thing for some people. The topic of privacy is perhaps the biggest talking point when it comes to Google Glass, but as some comedy skits have...
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Rob Williams - Mon, Nov 11, 2013
When Google made the seemingly inevitable move of merging YouTube and Google+ accounts together, it seemed that much of the Web was displeased. Out of nowhere, people began losing their usernames, replacing them instead with their real...
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Seth Colaner - Sun, Nov 03, 2013
The most surefire way to make teenagers disinterested in something is for their parents to adopt it, and it appears that Facebook is having just such a problem. Facebook has finally admitted that there has been a dip in teen usage--although the company hasn’t provided any numbers. This...
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Seth Colaner - Sun, Oct 20, 2013
A year ago, 25% of YouTube’s traffic was from mobile sources; now, that number has climbed to 40%. To put that rise in even starker relief, mobile traffic accounted for just 6% of YouTube activity in 2011. It’s not hard to...
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Seth Colaner - Wed, Sep 18, 2013
YouTube announced that this November, it will launch an offline viewing option for mobile that will allow users to stash a video for later. Simply put, if you’re in the middle of watching a video on your mobile device and are going to lose your Internet (or just need to do something else...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Sep 11, 2013
There were rumors Apple would release a larger size iPhone during yesterday's press event, and it would make sense for Apple to offer a bigger model to compete with all the Android devices wielding screens between 4.5 inches and 5 inches...
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Seth Colaner - Wed, Aug 21, 2013
Google Hangouts is a nifty communication tool, allowing people to connect via video and chat, and now Google is building another (even more compelling) service on top of Hangouts called Google Helpouts. Simply put, Google Helpouts lets...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Aug 16, 2013
Microsoft is already fighting an uphill battle on its Windows Phone platform in terms of fleshing the number of available of apps so that it's on par (or in the vicinity) of Android and iOS, but it's biggest battle to date has been making...
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Ray Willington - Sat, Jun 22, 2013
If YouTube is inching towards becoming a TV channel, this has to be worth at least a few inches. One of the world's most famed tennis tournaments will be broadcast live on YouTube starting Monday, giving people across the world the ability to witness one of sporting's most hallowed spectacles...
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Joshua Gulick - Wed, May 29, 2013
What’s better than a video of your cat yodeling? A slow-motion video of your cat yodeling, of course – and YouTube wants to help you do it. As of today, you can find the slomo tool in the YouTube Editor, alongside the stabilization tool and other effects. The slomo tool lets you...
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Rob Williams - Sat, May 18, 2013
Oh, Nintendo. At a time when the company should be doing everything in its power to capture a greater audience - heck, the audience it once had - it pulls a stunt that leaves its most devout fans upset. This week, some folks who produce...
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Paul Lilly - Sat, May 18, 2013
Get ready for what could be a barrage of infomercials and home shopping-type channels on YouTube. That's because the Google-owned video sharing site is introducing a new channel gadget that will enable companies to set up shop and connect...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, May 16, 2013
Google isn't the least bit happy with Microsoft for creating a custom YouTube app for its Windows Phone platform that circumvents ads from playing. As a result, Redmond's been hit with a cease and desist letter that takes the company to...
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Ray Willington - Fri, May 10, 2013
The RIAA isn't an entity that's looked fondly upon by many consumers, given that they've been pretty bent on making it difficult for consumers looking to purchase music legally in the digital age. Granted, we're (mostly) out of the DRM...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, May 09, 2013
This is just getting awkward, leaving me more convinced than ever that Microsoft needs to tap into its riches to hire some creative folk who's collective task, and only task, is to come up with commercials that don't suck. Remember when...
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Ray Willington - Mon, May 06, 2013
You had to have expected this, right? With YouTube investing millions of dollars to equip producers with the tools necessary to create actual channels on the service that people would bother to subscribe to, Google was simply laying the...
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