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YouTube launches auto-caption feature for deaf viewers

20. Nov 2009, 12:45

More access for the hard-of-hearing via auto-caps. Image: jonsson/Flickr.
Last week, online video-sharing service YouTube extended its usage appeal with the formal unveiling of 720p and 1080p high-definition clip support. This week, the Google-owned Web site is enhancing its level of accessibility by introducing a machine-generated automatic caption feature for deaf viewers.

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Ubisoft: Prince of Persia movie to be bigger than Pirates

13. Nov 2009, 12:10

Ubisoft's latest money-making machine on its way in 2010. Image: Ubisoft.
While the humungous blockbuster success of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies can’t be sniffed at, videogame publisher Ubisoft is confident the upcoming celluloid adaptation of its Prince of Persia property will be so big it will even outperform the debut entrant in the juggernaut series.

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YouTube to launch 720p and full 1080p viewing mode

13. Nov 2009, 10:45

Soon in Full 1080p HD. Image: webtreats/Flickr.
Crammed with user-created video content that’s often hamstrung by predominantly poor capture quality, hugely popular clip-sharing service YouTube has said it will soon attempt to right that particular wrong via a new and improved high-definition viewing mode.

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Amazon offers free 'Kindle for PC' to the eBook masses

11. Nov 2009, 10:05

Yet more Kindle... and this one's free. Image: parislemon/Flickr.
If you're looking to get in on the action when it comes to electronic book reading, but don't fancy the hefty price tags that generally accompany existing eBook devices, then Kindle-maker Amazon has an extremely tempting alternative.

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BlueBeat hit with restraining order for selling Beatles tracks

6. Nov 2009, 06:35

You never give me your money... you only sell without authorisation. Image: walknboston/Flickr.
A federal judge in the United States has handed music heavyweight EMI an initial victory in the copyright infringement case it recently brought against online service BlueBeat for streaming and selling Beatles content without authorisation.

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Walmart offers top-10 DVD pre-orders for $9.99 each

6. Nov 2009, 05:40

Buy, buy, and buy some more. Image: Walmart.
Movie lovers looking to score a retail bargain while enriching their celluloid collections might want to head over to Walmart with wallets wide open and willing at their earliest possible opportunity.

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Beatles for sale... illegally, online, and on the cheap

5. Nov 2009, 15:15

Get it while it's hot... in the criminal sense. Image: exquisitur/Flickr.
Hitting the news in the same week music labels EMI and Apple announced an ‘apple-shaped’ USB device equipped with 14 remastered albums from The Beatles, an online streaming service in the United States faces legal action for selling The Fab Four’s back catalogue without permission.

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NBA brings live games to hoop-obsessed mobile owners

30. Oct 2009, 16:00

But will you actually see the ball on such a small screen?. Image: Adam Pieniazek/Flickr.
Fan of the National Basketball Association (NBA) but can’t find the time to faithfully follow your favourite team because you’re always on the move? Relax, dear reader, because your passion for televised hoops is about to resume – albeit on a markedly smaller display screen.

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Temporary Sky Player hiccup for Xbox 360 users

28. Oct 2009, 15:45

Technical glitch delays Sky Player for Xbox 360. Image: Sky.
With main videogame rival Sony this week announcing a catch-up deal to bring popular movie and TV streaming service Netflix to the PlayStation 3, Microsoft’s plan to provide Xbox 360 owners with access to the Sky Player entertainment platform has been hit by a technical snag.

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Grooveshark and EMI join forces in streaming deal

22. Oct 2009, 15:45

More streaming opportunities as Grooveshark circles the competition. Image: Grooveshark.
Grooveshark users rejoice, because your levels of access and enjoyment just got considerably better thanks to a content deal with EMI Group, the world’s fourth biggest music distribution label.

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