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An android is a robot or synthetic organism designed to look and act like a human, especially one with a body having a flesh-like resemblance. Although “android” is used almost universally to refer to both sexes, and those of no particular sex, “android” technically refers to the male form, while “gynoid” is the feminine form. Until recently, androids have largely remained within the domain of science fiction, frequently seen in film and television. However...

Videos App & Android Market Updates Roll-Out For Android Phones

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Back in July, Google updated the Android Market with a new completely new look and new functionality. They also announced that they'd begun a phased roll-out of this new Market to all Android devices version 2.2 and higher. As a person with an Android 2.2 ...

YouTube Android App Update: Playlist Creation, New Upload UI, Information Editing

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There's a brand new YouTube app for Android users, with the updated version fixing a number of minor issues and bugs. In addition to letting users edit description and other video information, it also allows for the uploading of longer videos, even over the 3G ...

The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Internet TV Edition

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Greetings, and a good Sunday morning/afternoon to you. If you're like me, you had a pretty busy week. And if that's the case, then there's a good chance you missed a major news story or fantastic editorial article in the world of online video. But ...

The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Social Video Edition

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Each week we try to cover as much of the important online video news as we possibly can. It's not always easy, because as online video grows... the volume of news about online video grows as well. So every weekend we try to give you ...

Android Market Update Brings Video Rentals To Mobile Devices

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Today's a big day for Android phone users, particularly those with version 2.2, which I understand to be a great many of them (including myself). Google's Android Market has received an overhaul. There's a brand new interface, which reminds me a bit of the latest ...

Google Acquires SageTV, Set To Bolster Google TV, Android With DVR?

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Let's face it, while those of you with Google TV love it, it's not the most popular platform and certainly isn't living up to Google's own expectations. So it should be no surprise when they make this kind of move. Google has acquired a new ...

Motorola Televation Box Marries Coax to Local Network Streaming

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This is going to certainly piss some people off. Motorola has a new product call Televation which has but one real purpose. Stream your TV signal live to devices connected to your home network. With all the fighting over whether or not recent apps by ...

YouTube Works To Let Everyone Watch Today's Lunar Eclipse Live

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There's a 100-minute lunar eclipse today, at around 11:00am Pacific Time. The only problem for me (and many of our readers) is that the event will not be visible in the U.S., or anywhere in North America for that matter. Which is a bummer. And ...

The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Rumor Edition

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We do our best every to cover the most important, most interesting, and most actionable news and articles in the world of online video. But we can't cover everything... at least, until we start cloning ourselves. So this weekly Sunday column is an attempt to ...

YouTube Videos Will Now Have Google's +1 Social Button

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Oh joy. The grand social networking experiment from Google, called Plus One (or, +1) is expanding, and now it's coming to YouTube. Now you can let everyone in your (Google) network know about what videos you're watching, or find new videos for your own enjoyment ...

The Weekly Online Video News Round Up

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Every week, we try to cover the most interesting, most important, and most newsworthy stories in the world of online video. But there are limitations to our abilities; we are only human after all. So naturally, we don't have the time or resources to cover ...

Miro 4 Lets Android Users Sync Music & Video From Multiple Digital Libraries

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Since I just got back to the US and picked up an Android phone. I've been doing a lot of reading about it, because I like to get the most out of the tools available to me. Miro has been on my radar for quite ...

Brightcove Moves Beyond Video With Mobile Development Platform, App Cloud

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Brightcove has been a trusted provider of video hosting, distribution, and monetization for publishers and brands for several years. This morning, at their Brightcove Play 2011 conference, CEO and founder, Jeremy Allaire, unveiled a new product aimed at giving publishers the same kind of customizable ...

Android Market Movie Rentals Blocked On Rooted Android Devices

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Here's something that I'm not at all impressed with on the part of Google and Android. I read over at Engadget that Rooted Android devices won't be able to stream content from YouTube or the Android Market. Now, I don't have any plans at present ...

Google Goes Prime Time With Lady Gaga Chrome Commercial Ad

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For reasons I have not yet put my finger on, I still occasionally tune into Saturday Night Live. It hasn't been the truly great show it once was in over a decade, but out of some kind of routine (or self-punishment) I still check it ...

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