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While Samsung & Co. are away, the smaller OEMs will play
Absent from the CTIA Wireless 2013 conference here this week were the big, company-sponsored product unveilings or parties (or combination thereof) that used to dominate this show. In fact, many big-name companies, including Samsung Electronics, BlackBerry ( NASDAQ:BBRY ), HTC, LG Electronics, Nokia ( NYSE:NOK ) and others did not send their mobile executives to the show.
Microsoft revamps YouTube app for Windows Phone to appease Google
Microsoft has updated its YouTube video application for Windows Phone a week after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from Google demanding the app's removal.
Betting on original TV online
This week, while the broadcast networks' prime time schedules are winding down for summer, Netflix will add a new season of "Arrested Development" to its library. And with the franchise's built-in fan base, the new season is about the closest thing to a sure bet currently found in original online video production.
Microsoft's Xbox One makes play for living room
Microsoft continued its push for a larger role in living room entertainment with its new game console and entertainment center, Xbox One. The company described the device as a single device for providing all entertainment and communications bound for the living room TV set, from online video to games and traditional TV.
Microsoft to power cable and satellite TV navigation with Xbox One
Microsoft said it'll make interactive TV a core focus of the new Xbox One gaming console that it will begin selling later this year.
Ericsson's Nandlall: Mediaroom acquisition positions us as a video space player
The recent acquisition of Microsoft's Mediaroom IPTV platform left some questioning how Ericsson would approach IPTV--from the wireless or wireline perspective. Vish Nandlall, Head of Strategy, Marketing and Chief Technology Officer clarified Ericsson's perception of the video space and explained what the company plans to do with Mediaroom during a chat with Fierce editor Jim Barthold.
TDS Telecom updates its Mediaroom platform to give subscribers more control
Even as it awaits final approval of its pending Mediaroom acquisition from Microsoft, Ericsson is getting some good news. TDS Telecom has said it's not only sticking with the IPTV platform but is updating it to give subscribers more features and control.
Ericsson to shop Mediaroom platform to cable operators
In today's spotlight, FierceIPTV talks to Ericsson CTO Vish Nandlall about how the technology vendor will market the Mediaroom set-top software platform that it has agreed to acquire from Microsoft.
TDS Telecom upgrades Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV platform
TDS Telecom said it has upgraded its Microsoft Mediaroom platform to version 2.3 as a way to make the customer's viewing experience "more intuitive and easy-to-use."
5 elements to make a blockbuster casual game
Jesse Freeman calls it his "Zelda." It was a game he'd created called Super JetDroid , and it required players to complete tasks within a certain time limit while making strategic use of their oxygen, resources and energy. Like anyone who's getting serious about the casual gaming market, however, Freeman eventually reached a point where he took a look at Super JetDroid and asked himself, "Is this casual enough?"
