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Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Amazon is selling music downloads a day early and way cheaper then Apple.  Price war? Nope. Apple is trying to use its considerable clout to get the record labels to rethink their super-consumer-friendly promotional relationship with Amazon.  Who will win? Right now, you — some albums Continue Reading →

Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Viacom is pulling The Daily show and the Colbert Report from Hulu effective March 9th.  This is a huge blow to Hulu and a simple inconvenience for you. You can still get both show free online at their official websites. Is there an iPad in your Continue Reading →

Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: 3DTV is here!  The first Samsung 3D-enabled HDTV is currently available for purchase on Amazon. What are you going to watch on your new 55 inch 3D Samsung … nothing yet. Want to program your Comcast DVR remotely, yep, there’s an app for that.  Comcast has Continue Reading →

Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: There’s a hint that Twitter is getting ready to launch a new site designed to replace many of the coolest third-party apps. Lookout TweetDeck, duck and cover Brizzly, Twitter is gunning for you! In other news, do you like using Google Street View? Then you’ll love Continue Reading →

A Queens man who hacked his ex-girlfriend’s Facebook profile has been arrested. Jessica Zamora-Anderson’s social network profile was taken hostage after she broke up with Paul Franco. Franco was arrested on black mail charges after he reportedly told Zamora-Anderson that he would not give her access to the account unless she paid him a lump Continue Reading →

Cablevision is working on bringing web video to your television. The cable provider plans on offering a new service that would wirelessly deliver web content to cable subscriber’s television’s. Dubbed PC to TV Media Relay, the service will wirelessly transmit any video content from a computer to a specific cable channel. As Apple preps for Continue Reading →

As the Comcast-NBCU merger nears approval, Senator Al Franken of Minnesota is calling for Comcast to continue to make NBC programs available for free online. Franken wants to make sure that if Comcast owns both the content and the broadband through which its delivered, that continues to deliver content fairly to all users, including those Continue Reading →

Walmart purchased video streaming company Vudu yesterday. Many believe the move comes as Walmart attempts to increase its streaming video service, an offering which has failed to catch on with consumers. With video downloads and streaming growing every day, the acquisition could make Walmart a premier source for watching content online. Colleges in the US Continue Reading →

While Apple does not allow iPhone apps to include nudity, it is cracking down on apps with any trace of sexually explicit content. Apple is reportedly removing apps with even the slightest bit of “sexual innuendo”, including apps with pictures of women in bathing suits. Despite the crackdown, Playboy’s app is still available, as are Continue Reading →

CBS is set to begin selling shows on iTunes for $0.99. The move comes just as Apple prepares to launch the iPad, a device which may transform mobile TV viewing. The move cuts the price of digital TV shows in half, making TV shows more affordable for users to download. Amazon unveiled a free Kindle Continue Reading →