Publication: The Verge

First Reported 10 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 Documents

Skype hints at in-game integration for Microsoft's next generation Xbox

It has been just over six months since Microsoft completed its acquisition of Skype to form a new division at the company. We've seen the release of Skype for Windows Phone recently, but Xbox gamers are eager to hear when the voice and video chat app ... [ Published 10 hours ago by The Verge ]

Entities: Skype, Xbox 360, Microsoft Corporation

First Reported May 26 2012 - Updated May 26 2012 - 1 Documents

Amazon.com Inc

Amazon and independent publisher resolve dispute, 5,000 titles return to Kindle Store

In February Amazon pulled nearly 5,000 titles from the Kindle Store over a troubled contract negotiation with Independent Publishers Group. Industry publication Publishers Lunch reports that both parties have reached an agreement, however, and the titles ... [ Published May 26 2012 by The Verge ]

Entities: Amazon.com Inc, Kindle, E-book, E-Reader

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

'Indie Game: The Movie' will be Steam's first full-length film release

Digital distribution service Steam has been a godsend for independent video game developers and, as such, it is only appropriate that Indie Game: The Movie will be available alongside the very same titles covered in the documentary. The movie is also ... [ Published May 25 2012 by The Verge ]

Entities: 1080p, iTunes, Video Games

First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

United States District Court

Apple filing claims that the DOJ's ebook lawsuit 'sides with monopoly, rather than competition'

Just as it did in public statements, Apple's taking a strong stance in its defense against alleged price-fixing actions in concert with major ebook publishers. In US District Court filing yesterday, Apple claimed that "the Government's Complaint against ... [ Published May 23 2012 by The Verge ]

Entities: E-book, Lawsuit, United States District Court

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Google Inc

Intelligent address book Cobook launches for Mac

Cobook, a smart address book that lives in your menu bar, is launching for free today in the Mac App Store. I've been testing a beta version of Cobook for a while now, and it has truly changed my day-to-day productivity workflow. Adding contacts is lightning ... [ Published May 24 2012 by The Verge ]

Entities: App store, Google Inc, Google Voice

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Paramount Pictures International

Amazon expands video offerings with 'Never Before on DVD' and Paramount movies in Prime Instant Video

Amazon dropped a pair of video-related announcements today, both related to its expanding library of content. The first is a new store within Amazon called "Never Before on DVD," which offers DVDs made on-demand for content that, as the name implies, ... [ Published May 24 2012 by The Verge ]

Entities: Paramount Pictures International

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Ecco The Dolphin

Artist turns 'Ecco the Dolphin' into psychedelic art installation

To most people, Ecco the Dolphin may be nothing more than a vintage video game. To artist Andrew Norman Wilson, however, it means so much more. Wilson is the mastermind behind "ECCOS" — a "six-hour meditation video" featuring slowed-down footage of a ... [ Published May 24 2012 by The Verge ]

Entities: Ecco The Dolphin, Norman Wilson, Andrew Norman, Video Games

First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

Readlists, from the makers of Readability, creates ebooks from URLs

Arc90, the team behind Readability, is today introducing Readlists, a new website / web app that lets you create your own ebooks from your favorite articles online. We got the opportunity to have an early look around and, while not perfect, it's an interesting ... [ Published May 22 2012 by The Verge ]

Entities: E-book, iPad, iPhone

First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

Amazon's Kindle deal with Waterstones deflates Nook's global balloon

Amazon's deal to sell Kindle e-readers at UK bookseller Waterstones isn't just a curio particular to the e-book market in England or a point in the long, declining curve of traditional bricks-and-mortar bookstores. It's also a case study of contrasts ... [ Published May 22 2012 by The Verge ]

Entities: E-book, Amazon.com Inc, E-Reader, Barnes & Noble Nook, Barnes & Noble Inc

First Reported May 19 2012 - Updated May 19 2012 - 2 Documents

Steve Jobs, the film: two movie studios seek the definitive portrayal

If you thought the made-for-TV movie Pirates of Silicon Valley was the last word on Steve Jobs' life, think again: Hollywood is producing two distinct new movies about the Apple co-founder's rise to world renown. Sony acquired the rights to Walter Issacson's ... [ Published May 19 2012 by The Verge ]

Entities: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc, Aaron Sorkin, Steve Wozniak

First Reported May 19 2012 - Updated May 19 2012 - 1 Documents

ePub standards body proposes new 'lightweight' DRM for ebook platform interoperability

Tor and several other related imprints may be going DRM-free in July, but that doesn't mean the rest of the publishing industry is ready to jump on board. Instead, the International Digital Publishing Forum — the association that established and maintains ... [ Published May 19 2012 by The Verge ]

Entities: E-book, Interoperability, Amazon.com Inc, Imprinting, E-Reader

First Reported May 17 2012 - Updated May 17 2012 - 2 Documents

Time Warner confirms HBO Go coming to Xbox 360 and Roku today

Yesterday a report surfaced that the HBO Go streaming service would be available to Time Warner customers on both the Roku and Xbox 360, and now Time Warner has confirmed that this is the case. The app should be available to subscribers on all three platforms ... [ Published May 17 2012 by The Verge ]

Entities: Time Warner Inc, Roku Inc, Home Box Office Inc, Xbox 360

Quotes

One particular job posting at Microsoft this week hints at the future of Skype's integration into the Xbox. Microsoft says it is "focused on enabling amazing new in-game and in-console voice and video experiences for the next generation of Xbox" indicating that the type of Skype functionality on the company's next Xbox hardware could go deeper than a separated app...

Skype hints at in-game integration for Microsoft's next generation Xbox [The Verge - 10 hours ago]

ECCOS is just one part of Wilson's "Center for Wave Change" — a proposed "experimental philosophical space that focuses on the phenomena of waves." The location of this exhibit has yet to be determined, but Wilson plans to project the video on a display suspended from the ceiling of a room...

Artist turns 'Ecco the Dolphin' into psychedelic art installation [The Verge - May 24 2012]

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