From: http://www.thewire.com
Update: Citing a "350 percent" growth in its video streaming service, Amazon unveiled its own streaming media device on Wednesday: Amazon Fire TV. The small set-top box will let Amazon compete with Apple TV, Roku, and ChromeCast in the hardware battle over TV streaming services. The fireTV will include a voice-activated search and (as anticipated by many), can double as a gaming console. The Fire TV will cost $99, or the same as Apple TV. It's available to ship today.
The three things Amazon thinks are weak on other streaming devices? Search, slow performance, and a closed ecosystem of available streaming services on the device. "It drives me bananas that I can't watch my Prime Instant Video on my Apple TV," Larsen added.
Presumably, Amazon sees Fire TV as a solution to those problems with other devices. As of now, the apps on Fire TV include Netlifx, Hulu, WatchESPN, MLB, Crackle, MLB, Vimeo, NBA, and YouTube, according to the Verge. And, Larsen claimed in his presentation that the device is three times as fast as its competitors. The interface, demoed by Larsen, is pretty simple but peppered with things like "ASAP," which seems to be a feature that predicts what you might want to watch next. Fire TV's voice activated search will use the small remote that comes with the box. Amazon is touting it as a solution to the clunky search capabilities of competing streaming devices.
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Hangout with Vint Cerf
Streamed live on Apr 2, 2014
Vint Cerf, one of the fathers of the Internet, in a discussion
about the Internet's past, present, and future.
Host Leo Laporte.
For more information on protecting a
free and open web, join the community at
google.com/takeaction.
From: https://www.youtube.com
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17GtmwyvmWE
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April 2, 2014, 8:26 AM PDT
If Microsoft’s talk last week was about how it would bring Office and other key products to things other than Windows, this week’s Build conference is all about how Microsoft aims to make Windows itself more appealing to developers and customers.
Microsoft is expected to talk in more detail about spring updates for Windows and Windows Phone that it first said were coming at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.The event kicks off with a keynote around 8:30 am PT and Re/code will have live coverage and analysis.
From: http://recode.net
Link: http://recode.net/2014/04/02/live-as-microsoft-tries-to-re-build-interest-in-windows/
TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/mo24dyq
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Hangout with Vint Cerf
Streamed live on Apr 2, 2014
Vint Cerf, one of the fathers of the Internet, in a discussion
about the Internet's past, present, and future.
Host Leo Laporte.
For more information on protecting a
free and open web, join the community at
google.com/takeaction.
From: https://www.youtube.com
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17GtmwyvmWE
TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/ms9ntmn
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April 2, 2014, 8:26 AM PDT
If Microsoft’s talk last week was about how it would bring Office and other key products to things other than Windows, this week’s Build conference is all about how Microsoft aims to make Windows itself more appealing to developers and customers.
Microsoft is expected to talk in more detail about spring updates for Windows and Windows Phone that it first said were coming at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.The event kicks off with a keynote around 8:30 am PT and Re/code will have live coverage and analysis.
From: http://recode.net
Link: http://recode.net/2014/04/02/live-as-microsoft-tries-to-re-build-interest-in-windows/
TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/mo24dyq
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