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  • YouTube rolls out paid subscription channels

    Not everything on YouTube is free any more. The video-sharing website will now charge users a monthly fee to view certain content offered through subscription channels, the Google-owned site announced Thursday.

    Written by Zach Miners09 May 13 23:13
  • Second-screen prototype hopes to boost couch commerce

    Akamai Technologies demonstrated a prototype second-screen system that presents complementary content on a smartphone or tablet that is synchronized with what's happening on the main television screen.

    Written by Nick Barber09 April 13 01:13
  • Speakerfy sees mini-concerts, more social music sharing with new app

    Imagine you're working out with friends at the gym and you all want to listen to a song, but only one person has it downloaded. Not a problem: Beaming the song from one smartphone to any number of other devices is a little easier now with a new app.

    Written by Zach Miners02 April 13 00:02
  • Game developers employ AI for more adaptive play

    Instead of charging directly at the player in the craggy martian landscape, as they might do normally, the aliens zigzag to take cover behind boulders and outcrops of rock, adjusting their approach as the hero opts for a less conspicuous route to his destination.

    Written by Zach Miners27 March 13 00:58
  • Facebook woos serious gamers

    If 2012 was the year of arcade, casino and hidden object games on Facebook, such as "Diamond Dash," "Bubble Witch Saga" and "Bubble Safari," the social network hopes 2013 will be the year of more immersive, strategy-oriented games.

    Written by Zach Miners26 March 13 22:17
  • AI programmers struggle to makes games 'imitate life'

    Artificial intelligence, a field of programming employed by video game developers to make characters smarter and improve their decisions, still has a ways to go before it actually yields intelligent characters.

    Written by Zach Miners26 March 13 03:31
  • Slideshow: SXSW in photos

    South by Southwest Interactive is such a massive technology conference with so much activity and many ideas being thrown around at once that it can be hard to give an overall feel for the Austin, Texas, extravaganza using just words.

    Written by Zach Miners12 March 13 13:54
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