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Motorola Fails to Win Xbox Ban in US and Germany (BBC News)

A US judge has ruled that Google's Motorola unit cannot ban sales of Microsoft's Xbox 360 games console because of a patent dispute...... More

Retail Frenzy: Prices on the Web Change Hourly (NY Times)

The day before Thanksgiving, Amazon was offering a discounted price of $49.96 on a popular Xbox game, the same price as Walmart and 3 cents lower than Target. Then the holiday pric... More

Hallmark Enters Movie Streaming Biz (Variety)

Hallmark has a gift for Netflix and other subscription VOD services just in time for the holidays: competition...... More

Console to Mobile: A Return to the Frontline (Games Industry Intl.)

Scopely's Travis Chen on one developer's reasoning for leaving the stagnant home hardware market behind to dive into a future of multiplayer on handsets...... More

News Corp. Shutters The Daily iPad App (All Things D)

The Daily, News Corp.’s attempt to create a newspaper for the iPad era, is shutting down after less than two years...... More

Google Fiber Puts the ISPs to Shame (InfoWorld)

Now that the traditional Internet providers are in Google's cross-hairs, will they finally upgrade their decrepit networks?...... More

Nokia Speed Advantage Opens Way to Holiday Gain on IPhone (Bloomberg)

Nokia is vying with Apple and Samsung for European shoppers’ holiday budgets and an early foothold in the market for LTE smartphones, which are faster and often have bigger scree... More

Forecast: Internet Ad Spend Will Outstrip All Print in 2015 (PaidContent)

Mad Men are moving their money – the internet will take more advertising dollars than newspapers and magazines combined by 2015, according to latest forecasts... ... More

Best Buy Broadens CinemaNow ‘Legacy’ (HMM)

Retailer gives consumers’ early digital access to ‘The Bourne Legacy’ on CinemaNow with the Blu-ray Disc pre-order ... More

Mitsubishi Drops DLP Displays: Goodbye RPTVs Forever (CEPro)

Mitsubishi Electrical Visual Solutions America, Inc. (MEVSA), the group in charge of the RPTV and other video product lines for both residential and commercial markets, has sent a ... More

Redbox Instant Video Streaming Said To Launch In December (cnet)

Leaked details reveal that Verizon's service, which aims to compete with Netflix, could get introduced in a couple weeks and cost as little as $6 per month...... More

Why “Cord Nevers” Don’t Worry Me (kit digital)

The latest study to put the television business in a tizzy is a study from TDG that shows the number of “Pay TV refugees” — users who have broadband but not TV– growing ... More

How Apple Can Build the Next-Generation TV (The Verge)

In 2010 Steve Jobs sat on stage at the D: All Things Digital Conference and took a question from an audience member. “Do you think it’s time to throw out the interface for tele... More

iPhones Chipping Away at BlackBerry Enterprise Stronghold (CIO)

iPhones will beat out BlackBerries in the enterprise this year, IDC says, thanks in part to the "Bring Your Own Device" trend. But judging from your corporate-issued BlackBerry sit... More

Coming in 2013 – Targeted TV Ads (PaidContent)

TV advertising remains healthy, but platform operators want a bigger slice of the pie. Next year, some will introduce targeted advertising to their set top boxes, promising greater... More

U-turn – Much Is Riding on the Success of Nintendo’s Latest Console (The Economist)

Nintendo says it wants to make the Wii U appealing to committed gamers as well as a more casual crowd...... More

BitTorrent’s Plan for 2013? Go Legit (NY Times)

BitTorrent, the start-up behind the popular peer-to-peer file-sharing system of the same name, has an unusual resolution for 2013: to align itself with the entertainment industry a... More

A New Xbox Is Coming Next Year (Business Insider)

Microsoft Corp. will release the next version of its Xbox video-game machine, the top-selling console, in time for the holidays next year, according to people familiar with the com... More

Daglow: Consoles, Big Publishers Not Going Anywhere (GamesIndustry International)

Industry veteran says digital revolution won't eliminate established roles, notes that many designers "give short shrift" to marketing...  ... More