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Roku Takes on Apple TV

A new player offers high definition for a low price.

Yahoo Brings Apps to TVs

The company’s widget platform is in stark contrast to Google’s set-top box approach.

The Next Stage of Online Video Evolution

HTML5 is changing the look of Web video, but can it edge out Flash?

A Search Service that Can Peer into the Future

A Yahoo Research tool mines news archives for meaning–illuminating past, present, and even future events.

Mining Mood Swings on the Real-Time Web

A startup provides free access to real-time data from the social Web.

It's Gamers vs. Game Companies

Companies struggle to balance copyright technologies with players’ interests.

Can Google Get Social Networking Right?

The company has many social projects, but may struggle to improve on Facebook.

Got an iPhone? There's an App for Hacking That

New attacks highlight the growing threat to smart phones.

Wireless Companies Could Use Your Friends

Mobile carriers might get marketing insights from studying whom you call and what device you use.

Startup Lets Web Advertisers Bid for Your Attention

A real-time auction system will create even more targeted ads.

Developers Reinvent the Music Store

A service for developers combines music recommendation and streaming.

See-Through mp3 player

Going Out of Print

The new generation of e-book reading gadgets will transform the troubled book, magazine, and newspaper industries. But it’s uncertain what that transformation will look like.

Will Twitter's Ad Strategy Work?

Twitter will have to overcome several challenges for the scheme to be successful.

Follow the Smart Phones

Mining cell phone data could help target ads and rank local services.

China's Internet Paradox

Will China’s Web, like its larger economy, comfortably combine extraordinary growth with government repression?

Startups Aim to Reinvent Local Advertising

Automatically tailored display ads could attract small businesses.

Internet Industry Told to Respect Human Rights Abroad

Senator Durbin promises legislation that would force companies to protect human rights.

Can Twitter Make Money?

Twitter plans to become the leader in instant news–and make itself into a sustainable business in the process.

iPad Rattles the e-Bookshelves

But Amazon’s e-book dominance may be hard to change.

Twitter Highlights Local Tweets

Twitter is pushing location-based tweets as user numbers reach 75 million.

Convergence Is King

Battling over Neutrality

Diverse Technologies Flourish in Fragmented Markets

We Media: Mainstream News Taps Into Citizen Journalism

Bringing Advertisers Back

Media Moves Online

The New News

“Journalism” and “the media” are not synonymous.

Plastic Logic's Touch-Screen E-Reader

Plastic Logic’s e-reader features a touch-screen interface that lets users organize and search for files and annotate documents.