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Speakers Tussle Over Internet's Future at The Next Web Conference April 26, 2012 
The Next Web, a network of online technology outlets, kicked off its annual conference Thursday morning in Amsterdam. One of the morning's headline speakers was Alexis Ohanian, cofounder of the social news site Reddit, whose 25-minute talk discussed the ongoing -- and increasingly litigious -- battle over Internet rights.
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Netflix Doubles Down on European Gambit April 24, 2012 
Today in international tech news: Netflix vows to increase its European expansion, malware shuts down Iranian oil facilities and government websites, a Chinese company challenges Apple on its use of the name "iPad," Giga OM looks at the roots of the recent YouTube/Germany dispute, and some 38,000 entrants in the London Marathon had their information published publicly.
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Netflix Struggles to Right Itself April 23, 2012 
What a difference a year makes. Netflix, the tech industry's golden child last spring, has been struggling to overcome a series of missteps it made later in 2011. There is guarded optimism that when the company posts its fiscal first quarter report after the closing bell on Monday, some progress will be evident. However, Netflix is expected to report a net loss of $9 million to $27 million for the quarter.
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Is Netflix Running to Cable's Warm Embrace? March 07, 2012
Netflix is reportedly in talks with cable TV providers to bundle its services with cable packages. Although the streaming online media provider wouldn't confirm a Tuesday report quoting insiders, a Netflix spokesperson did not deny talks are ongoing with cable operators. "What's revolutionary is evolutionary," Netflix's Steve Swasey said.
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Google Play Tears Page From Apple Playbook March 07, 2012 
Google tore down the silos around its app, music, movie and ebook stores Tuesday and melded them into a single outlet called "Google Play." The move emulates Apple's highly successful iTunes model. "It was arguably an inevitable move," said IDC Analyst Bob O'Donnell.
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'Act of Valor' and Google Glasses: The Future of Movies and Reality TV February 27, 2012 
"Act of Valor" just opened. An amazing combination of technology made the creation of this movie possible on an incredibly low budget, and much of this technology is available to you. In fact, the movie was created mostly with tools you could have in your home. Also last week, Google leaked its augmented-reality glasses. Weaving these two events together gives us a glimpse of the future of reality movies and TV.
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Avid Studio: Thumbs Up on Interface, Sideways on Features, Down on Sound Effects February 07, 2012 
Back when Apple promised editing features built into the iPhone 3GS (the first iPhone to have a video camera), I wondered how a video-editing program could possibly fit into a phone. It wasn't just a question of available processing power, though that was part of it. It was also a question of screen size.
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New Player Enters Field of Streams February 06, 2012 
Look out Netflix, a new video service has swaggered into town. Rumored since December, Verizon's partnership with Coinstar, the parent company of Redbox video rental kiosks, became official on Monday. As with Netflix, customers will be able to choose between physical discs and streaming. The physical discs, however, will need to be picked up and returned to a Redbox kiosk.
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Avid Packs a Prosumer Video Editor Into an iPad February 03, 2012 
Avid is well-known for its chops as a maker of professional video editing suites, but on Thursday it grabbed some notice in consumer circles with a new offering for Apple's iPad 2. Avid Studio, available from Apple's App Store for a limited time at $4.99, brings a solid set of video editing tools to the iPad.
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Netflix Bounces Back With Not-So-Shabby Q4 January 26, 2012 
Netflix shares rose sharply after the company reported that it added 610,000 customers and that profit margins in the streaming business this quarter could widen to 11 percent. That said, there was plenty in the earnings report to worry investors and analysts -- the company's profit fell 14 percent from the same period last year and its DVD business lost nearly 3 million subscribers.
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Shareholders' Suit Claims Netflix Execs Knew Storm Was Brewing January 18, 2012 
Netflix shareholders have filed a class action lawsuit against the company, alleging that it withheld material information from investors about its growth prospects and plans for its fees before its stock plunged late last year. The suit was filed against the company's senior management in the U.S. District Court in Northern California.
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Amazon Surges, Netflix Paddles Against Customer Satisfaction Current December 28, 2011 
After seven years of a neck-and-neck race for first place in customer satisfaction, Amazon has pulled decisively ahead of Netflix, according to ForeSee's annual Holiday E-Retail Satisfaction Index. Amazon moved ahead 2 points to reach the top spot with 88 on the index's 100-point scale. Netflix slid 7 points to 79. Amazon's 88 score is an all-time high for the 14-year-old index.
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Netflix Price of Admission May Be Too Steep for Verizon December 13, 2011
Netflix shares began perking up Monday after a report from DealReporter suggested that Verizon is looking into acquiring the DVD and streaming service to kick-start a video offering of its own. News from Bloomberg on Tuesday morning further intensified the rumor, which arose less than week after Reuters reported that Verizon was planning to get into the Web video business by way of a deal with DVD kiosk operator Redbox.
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Twitter Rolls the Dice December 10, 2011 
When a social media site undertakes a major redesign, it's kind of like that scene in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade." Drink from the right cup, and you're completely re-energized. But there are a lot of poor choices you can make, and drinking from any of the wrong cups will turn your site into a dried-out husk.
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Verizon, Redbox May Dip Toes Into Content Streaming December 09, 2011 
Verizon and DVD rental provider RedBox are working on a TV and movie streaming and download service they plan to unveil in May, according to a TechCrunch report. The subscription-based service is apparently known as "Project Zoetrope" internally. Payment will reportedly be credit-based, meaning subscribers will get a certain number of credits for a fee and can apply these credits to their rentals.
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USPS Slowdown Unlikely to Cramp Netflix's Style December 07, 2011 
Cuts in mail service that will add an extra delivery day to most first-class mail aren't expected to have a significant impact on Netflix, at least in the near term. The U.S. Postal Service on Monday proposed modifying its current delivery standard for first class mail from one to three days delivery to two to three days.
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Customer Defections Wallop Netflix October 25, 2011
Unexpectedly high customer losses for Q3 sent Netflix stock into a tailspin in after-hours trading Monday, driving share prices down more than 30 percent overnight. The online video and DVD-by-mail provider also projected a net loss for the quarter ahead as it attempts to expand into new overseas markets.
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Netflix Gives Testy Customers Half a Loaf October 10, 2011
Netflix cracked under pressure and regrouped its business into a single service offering that includes both streaming content and mailed DVDs. The company announced on Monday it will not split off its DVD-by-mail service under the name "Qwikster," as planned. Instead, U.S. customers will continue to use one website, one account and one password.
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