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If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. After thousands of users lost contacts and personal data, T-Mobile says that much of the information lost may be able to be retrieved. The company know believes data may be able to be recovered. In adittion, T-Mobile is offering Sidekick users Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. CBS is working round the clock to keep David Letterman’s explanation of his extortion case off the Internet. The clip was not posted to either CBS.com nor TV.com and CBS censors have removed many copies of the ten minute clip from Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Comcast is in talks with GE to acquire 51% of NBCU. Comcast hopes to merge its cable division with the NBCU’s offerings, which include NBC, USA Network, Telemundo and a host of other properties. The deal, which can only be finalized Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Sources are reporting that Comcast is in talks to purchase NBCU. Reputable news organizations say that no one will officially comment, and that talks are preliminary, however some bloggers say the deal is done for an estimated $35 billion. Of course, Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. A recent survey finds that two-thirds of Americans are against online tracking. The report, conducted by UPenn and University of California, Berkeley, notes that users are even more unnerved after finding out how marketers use data to cater to consumers. The Continue Reading →

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If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Motorola unveiled its Google smartphone yesterday. Dubbed the CLIQ, like all Google Android based phones, will only be available on T-Mobile. While the operating system is similar to that of the regular Android desktop, CLIQ’s interface will include a “social networking Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The major media companies are wrapping up the upfronts and the numbers are down approximately 15%. As a whole, business is down due to lower prices. Interestingly, the big broadcast networks are holding back more inventory than usual, which is what Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Netflix stock enjoyed a bump yesterday as rumors flew that Amazon may acquire the company. Sources say purchasing Netflix could increase Amazon’s digital subscription business. Shares of both companies were up approximately 5% on the news. Not one to be out Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Nielsen is reporting that over 31 million people viewed Michael Jackson’s funeral on television. While the number is very high, it does not take into account the millions of viewers who streamed the coverage through a variety of streaming sites, nor Continue Reading →