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Is Big Tech Ready to Spawn a Netflix for Video Gamers? (Los Angeles Times)

Major companies such as Microsoft and Verizon are exploring how to replace game downloads with Internet-based game services, hoping to do for video gaming what Netflix and Spotify ... More

Why This Year’s Matchup Might be the Last 4G Super Bowl in History (Tech Republic)

This year's Super Bowl LIII showdown between the Rams and Patriots could be the last 4G Super Bowl in history. Large sporting events such as the Super Bowl are one of the first are... More

4K TV Sales to Advance in 2019 as Prices Fall (HD Guru)

According to a WitsView global television shipment study, approximately 219 million television units shipped world wide during 2018, up 4.1% from a year ago. The market for 4K Ultr... More

Mobile Gaming Jumps 5% (Twice)

The number of mobile gamers has grown 5 percent since last year, according to a new study. Tablet gamers, meanwhile, play only a few times a week, which NPD said is consistent with... More

7% Plan to Buy a TV for Super Bowl (Twice)

Consumers plan to spend some $14.8 billion on Super Bowl-related fare for next month’s Big Game, including food, beverages, team apparel and TVs. According to an annual survey by... More

Will the iPod Return in 2019? (TechCrunch)

2019 could mark a sort of return for the final iteration of the beloved music device — which, toward the end more closely resembled a cellular-free iPhone than any of its predece... More

Giving Voice to Verbal Interface (Twice)

In the three short years since Amazon launched Echo speakers, sales have exceeded 42 million units, creating a new smart speaker category that by September 2018 had clocked up over... More

Smart TV Control Driving AI Deployment (Rapid TV News)

A full 43% of US broadband households that own or plan to purchase a smart TV or streaming-media player consider voice control to be an important feature for their next purchase.... More

Salesforce Looks to Drive the Mobile Future (CRN)

Salesforce sees mobile devices as the enterprise platform of the future and is looking to empower partners delivering mobile application development capabilities. "If the last deca... More

Philips Latest OLEDs Combine Dolby Vision, Atmos, HDR10+ Smarts (Tech Radar)

The company has given us a sneak peek at its latest OLED range, revealing the OLED 804 and OLED 854 displays. The 4K screens will be offering not just the full range of Dolby TV te... More

NHL Teams Up with SAP, Apple to Build Coaching App (ZDNet)

National Hockey League coaches will soon have new data-driven resources at their fingertips during games, thanks to the NHL's partnership with SAP and Apple. The league announced T... More

TV Academy Will Stop Sending DVD Screeners (THR)

The Television Academy is doing away with DVD screeners. Starting with the 2020 Emmy eligibility period, the TV Academy's 25,000 members will receive digital screeners of projects.... More

YouTube Adds Swipe-Based Navigation on Your Phone (Engadget)

Mobile navigation is all about the swipe these days, and now even YouTube is joining in. The platform has started rolling out an update for iOS devices, giving users a way to view ... More

Why 2019 Was the Best Year for AR, VR at CES (Forbes)

If there is strength in numbers, AR continues to climb to prominence at CES. The buzz around audio assistants continued. Google was predictably everywhere you looked on the Strip. ... More

Pandora Brings Voice Controls to Its Mobile Apps (Variety)

Streaming music service Pandora has launched a new voice mode as part of its mobile apps, allowing users to search for songs, podcasts and more with simple voice commands. The new ... More

Report: Amazon Developing a Subscription Video Game Streaming Service (WaPo)

Amazon is planning to use its massive cloud computing service to jump into the streaming market for video game play, according to a new report from the Information. The service, wh... More

Apple Plans New LCD iPhone This Year (WSJ)

Apple is planning to release three new iPhone models again this fall, including a successor to the struggling XR, the lower priced 2018 device with a liquid-crystal display that ha... More

TiVo Launching Live TV/DVR Apps for Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV (FierceVideo)

TiVo has plans to extend the reach of its retail DVR devices by launching apps for Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Fire TV that can access live and recorded content from TiVo devices. Th... More

CES 2019: What We Learned About 8K, 5G, VR (Dealerscope)

Each, in their own right, has dominated the conversation over the past few weeks and months (and even years, in the case of VR) as brands and industry analysts try to wrap their he... More

CES 2019: Sharp Goes Big on 8K (MESA)

LAS VEGAS — To close out the 2019 CES, Sharp showcased an 8K monitor, one compatible with both 4K broadcasts and 8K transmissions, first launched in Japan in December. (more&hell... More

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