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Sneak a Peek at Google TV on the Logitech Revue

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October 7, 2010
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Sneak a Peek at Google TV on the Logitech Revue After months of hype, rumors, and misinformation, Google TV has arrived on the Logitech Revue. Find out everything you need to know about this set-top box, and how it will deliver the Web to your TV.
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Google TV Gets Hulu Snub: Revue Can't Deliver Full Web Google claims its Google TV weds the Internet with your TV, however some sites are blocking the set-top box from visiting their Website.
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Has Facebook Finally Figured Out Privacy? Facebook's revamped Groups feature and its other changes are getting positive early reviews from privacy watchdogs and advocacy groups.
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Best Buy's $30 PlayStation 3 Firmware Upsell Practically Criminal Best Buy shamelessly charging customers to update firmware, create user accounts, and set up parental controls.
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Microsoft, Motorola May Collaborate on Windows Phone 7 Device Microsoft has sued Motorola for infringing its patents with Android phones, but the two companies say they may work together to build a smartphone.
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Energizers Inductive Charger: Qi Makes Its Debut The device lets you charge phones by plopping them on a mat rather than plugging in a cable -- and it's an improvement over other inductive set-ups like the Powermat.
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World of Warcraft Subscriber Base Tops 12 Million Blizzard's bestselling massively-multiplayer online fantasy surpasses 12 million gamers worldwide as the company prepares to launch Cataclysm expansion.
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Your Samsung Galaxy Tab Questions Answered Samsung representatives answered some questions from readers -- plus here are a few other observations on the Galaxy Tab.
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Stores Form ShopRunner to Take on Amazon The service, which costs $79 per year and includes 15 online retailers, with another 27 retailers coming soon, is a direct challenge to Amazon Prime.
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AOL, TechCrunch, and My 'Contempt' for Blogs A TechCrunch blogger took me to the virtual woodshed for some unkind things I wrote about AOL's acquisition of TechCrunch last week so now I fire back.
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Sprint Announces Budget-Friendly Android Phones and Sprint ID App Program Sprint adds three phones to its Android portfolio, the LG Optimus S, Sanyo Zio and Samsung Transform, and debuts a new app program with hundreds of content partners here at CTIA.
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Google TV vs. Apple TV vs. Roku: Set-Top Box Smackdown How does Logitech's Revue set-top box stack up against competitors Apple TV, Roku, and Boxee Box?
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Apple's Path to iPhone Redemption Runs through Verizon Apple's only line of defense to fend off the Android invasion and maintain iPhone market share is to offer the smartphone through Verizon--doubling the potential customer base and taking on the Droid line.
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Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat Is Now Official With this latest release, Canonicals Linux-based operating system sharpens its focus on consumers and usability.
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Facebook Groups Challenges Google Facebook introduced the Groups concept as a means to enable users to interact with more control over privacy, but at the same time Facebook Groups strengthen the social network as an online business tool and enable Facebook to compete directly with Google.
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Unrooting the G2: Is HTCs Smartphone Unrootable? After attempting to root HTCs Android-running G2, hackers found that the smartphone uses a hardware rootkit to revert itself to the stock software state. Does this mean the G2 is unrootable?
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Keeping It Simple: Curtain Rises on Logitech Revue Google TV Box Logitechs Google TV Box comes to Best Buy, Amazon and the company Web store by the end of October
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Microsoft Sends Out Windows Phone 7 Mockups Made of...Lego Bricks The marketing folks at Microsoft are at it again: The company is sending out Lego mockups of Windows Phone 7 handsets to promote its launch.
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Microsoft Suggests Public Health Response for Sick PCs Microsoft exec Scott Charney suggests that sick PCs be segregated and quarantined in much the same way public health procedures and protocols are used to contain infection and prevent the pandemic spread of disease around the world.
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New Facebook Features: Prepare For More Cliques Facebook's new Groups, data downloads, and app permissions dashboard let you control your data in new ways, but the changes could alter the character of the social networking site.
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Sneak a Peek at Google TV on the Logitech Revue After months of hype, rumors, and misinformation, Google TV has arrived on the Logitech Revue. Find out everything you need to know about this set-top box, and how it will deliver the Web to your TV.
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Google TV Gets Hulu Snub: Revue Can't Deliver Full Web Google claims its Google TV weds the Internet with your TV, however some sites are blocking the set-top box from visiting their Website.
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Samsung's Galaxy Tab in Pictures Join us on a preview tour of Samsung's highly anticipated Android tablet, the Galaxy Tab.
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Nokia N8: Hardware Impresses, but Software Underwhelms The Nokia N8 has some cutting-edge multimedia features, including a 12-megapixel camera and HDMI-out, but the software feels stale and dated.
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First Impressions: Samsung Transform for Sprint The Transform has some neat features like a front-facing camera, a full-QWERTY keyboard and the Sprint ID program, but it felt a bit sluggish in our casual tests.
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In Pictures: Hands-On With The T-Mobile G2 We got a few minutes of time with HTC's new G2 smartphone. Read on to see what we thought.
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PCWorld Reviewers' Favorite Files: September 2010September is a time for change, even when it comes to software. PCWorld reviewers reveled in an Android-friendly update to a venerable media player and a network manager with a new free version. They even found new ways to lay out photo pages, organize e-book libraries, and set up virtual machines. Couldn't your PC stand a little freshening up?
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