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The French consumer is presented with a plethora of video sources from catch-up TV, through streaming and the cinema, but has yet to find a satisfactory model for consuming content. Read the story »

Behold, a ready-made answer for those who own a Linux-powered fruit machine but who are still looking for new ways to use it. It's a simple media center starter kit, fresh out and shipping today, which makes it easy to hook your Raspberry Pi up to an HDMI display and use it to play video or music from the internet or your home network through the wonders of XBMC. Known simply as "XBMC Solution," it consists of the Raspbmc software on a bootable SD card (this is an all-in-one install that combines XBMC with a lightweight Linux distro), a rechargeable RF controller with a small keyboard and touchpad to aid navigation (it's generic, unbranded, and even has a "Win" key, but it works fine), plus Ethernet and HDMI cables in case you don't have any going spare. Read on for more.

Gallery: Raspberry Pi XBMC Solution

Filed under: Home Entertainment, Networking, Internet, Software, HD

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Source: Element14

AFDESI has announced the tenth Anniversary of the unique international ITV competition: the International ITV Awards 2013, which is now open for entries. Read the story »

It’s official – Netflix has announced it will be launching in the Netherlands before the end of the year. Read the story »

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has appointed Willem Schelling as Chief Operating Officer per August 15, 2013. Read the story »

Video content discovery solutions provider Jinni, has announced the release of Watch together, the first effective social discovery feature to recommend content that suits the tastes of more than one viewer. Read the story »

Arirang is launching on Russia’s largest IPTV operator, Rostelecom and two cable operators, MTS and ER-telecom, starting from July 2013. Read the story »

BeIN Sport and media company MP & Silva have announced their partnership to launch three sports channels in Indonesia. Read the story »

Cyfrowy Polsat’s web TV service ipla has introduced a new package named iplaNetTV that allows users to watch online TV programmes live. Read the story »

No need to envy your iPhone- and iPad-toting friends anymore just because they can catch the latest episodes of Bates Motel or Dance Moms on the go. Streaming apps from A&E, History Channel and Lifetime have just arrived on Android, and you can access content even if you're not a cable subscriber. Naturally, the entire roster of shows and episodes isn't available -- in some cases, you can only watch clips instead of full episodes -- but Comcast or DirecTV subscribers who log in will have more to choose from. Should you need new companions for solitary nights, hit the source links below to download the apps on your device.

Filed under: Misc, HD, Mobile

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Via: Android Police

Source: Google Play 1, 2, 3

Officials ask Google how it intends to use the information collected by the high-tech specs, which could seemingly videotape or photograph others without their knowledge.

Netflix mentioned another European country was in its sights for this year and tonight it's announced the new region it will service is the Netherlands. As is its custom, it will be offering Dutch viewers a package of movies and TV shows for one low price, including its ever-growing slate of original series. There's no word yet on what that price will be, an exact launch date or what devices will be supported, but interested residents can sign up for alerts at Netflix.nl starting today.

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Source: Netflix

Planned to turn on your PS3 for some The Last of Us action tonight? According to a thread on the PlayStation Support forums, if you're prompted to install the latest firmware update version 4.45 then you may want to hold off for the moment. A number of owners are reporting their systems will no longer fully boot up after the update, although the problem may only affect users with hard drives installed that are 500GBs or larger. According to the changelog, it was supposed to allow users to select whether or not they want an in-game notification when a trophy is earned. If it is tied to user-replaced hard drives, then it wouldn't be the first time -- v3.41 resulted in a few corrupted PlayStation 3 drives a few years ago. Check the thread for more details, if we hear anything from Sony then we'll let you know when it's safe to press OK.

Update: It appears the update has been pulled and users are no longer being prompted to download it, but we still haven't received any official response from Sony on the situation.

Update 2: According to the PlayStation Europe Twitter account, Sony is aware of the problem, and has taken 4.45 offline to investigate the issue.

Filed under: Gaming, HD, Sony

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Via: @Wario64 (Twitter)

Source: PlayStation 3 Support Forum, PlayStation Europe (Twitter)

Users trying to visit the social network on the Web are greeted by the message that the page doesn't exist, but smartphone users report being able to access the mobile version.

Elon Musk, Tesla Motors CEO, tells the Reuters Global Tech Summit that he'll talk to politicians who back local car dealers trying to keep Tesla from selling directly to consumers. He also talks batteries, charging stations and why he is in no rush to take SpaceX public.

The E3 and WWDC news surges have finally calmed, so now we're back into the normal weekly groove. This week, Ben details his time using an Oculus Rift to watch recorded video and Richard attempts to ride out E3 as long as possible with our roundup. All that and more is ready to stream straight to your ears below.

Hosts: Ben Drawbaugh (@bjdraw), Richard Lawler (@rjcc)

Producer: Joe Pollicino (@akaTRENT)

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King, developer of the popular puzzle game, is in talks with several banks about going public, The Wall Street Journal reports.

The social network now encourages show-and-tell status updates on mobile.

Nintendo was coy when it announced that its first free-to-play game will launch before the end of next March, divulging only that it wouldn't belong to the Mario or Pokemon franchises. However, the firm's Shigeru Miyamoto revealed to IGN that its first gratis title would be a Steel Diver game -- yes, as in the 3DS launch title -- featuring four-person multiplayer. Don't expect a rehash though, as the pricing model will change the game's design. Kyoto's gaming powerhouse hasn't settled on what business model they'll lean on quite yet, but CEO Satoru Iwata mentioned during an E3 analyst Q&A that its unpaid games would be "balanced and reasonable." The Big N noted that "free-to-play games, if unbalanced, could result in some consumers paying extremely large amounts of money, and we can certainly not expect to build a good relationship with our consumers in this fashion." There's still no word regarding which consoles this free installment of Steel Diver will grace, but Miyamoto teases that it's something they're hoping to show "relatively soon."

Filed under: Gaming, HD, Nintendo

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Via: Joystiq

Source: IGN

CEO Mark Zuckerberg has met with Samsung's president to reportedly discuss a partnership that would boost the social network's advertising sales on mobile phones.