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Apple TV Brings TV Show Purchases to Canada, Australia and UKApple TV users in Australia, Canada and the UK now have the ability to watch full TV shows, streaming to their boxes directly from iCloud. Individual episodes cost between free and $2.49 ($3.49 for shows in HD), and come as full downloads instead of rentals. The new option became available thro... 10 Athlete Gaffes Aided by Social Media [VIDEO]News that the Orlando Magic’s CEO reportedly drunk-dialed NBA star Dwight Howard at 1 a.m begging him not to leave the team broke this week. It was a story many could relate to in the age of cellphones and immediate communication, as well as one that quickly spread on Twitter and ... Google+ Responds to Facebook Events With Schemer [PICS]Google released Schemer, an activities recommendation engine with Google+ integration, in invite-only beta Thursday. The engine promises to become Google+’s version of Facebook Events. Users can post activities they’d like to do — say, walk the Chelsea Highline, or read The Grea... Hands on With Twitter for iPhone and AndroidTwitter unleashed a major redesign of its platform on Thursday, including brand new versions of its Android and iPhone apps. Like Facebook, Twitter is using HTML5 along with native app elements to unify the user experience of its mobile apps across platforms. We’ve spent some time with the... New Rick Perry Ad Lambasted on YouTube, FacebookRick Perry’s latest advertisement, a 30-second YouTube video entitled “Strong,” is receiving a barrage of negative attention from Internet users. The video, uploaded Tuesday, Dec. 6, has now been viewed nearly 750,000 times. Roughly 4,000 users (2% of responders) liked it —... Sunday Night Is Most Popular Time to Download Android AppsAndroid posted a series of infographics on Thursday with impressive app stats to celebrate its 10 billionth download from the Android Market. Android users from 190 countries download apps every day, according to one of the infographics. The U.S. is not the most app crazed country either — ... 10 Premium Android Apps for 10 Cents EachTo celebrate the Android Market surpassing its 10 billionth download, Google is running a promo that includes 10 premium apps for 10 days at only $0.10 each. Thursday marks day three of the Android promo, but it seems like yesterday’s apps, such as Fruit Ninja and Air Sync by doubleTwist are ... Senators Press ICANN on Generic Top-Level DomainsSenators asked the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to slow down the process of releasing new top-level domains Thursday at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. But the discussion was moot. ICANN, not under the governance of th... Bug in Adobe Reader Could Endanger Your PCDescribing a vulnerability in some of its reader software as “critical,” Adobe identified a flaw that could “potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.” We’re not just talking about your mom’s e-books. Adobe says hackers have used t... 4 Ways the New Twitter Is Taking on FacebookTwitter’s native video- and photo-sharing features may have hinted at its desire to go after Facebook, but the redesign it launched on Thursday stated them loud and clear. Twitter now looks a lot more like the world’s largest social network, with features that focus on social interac... |