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  1. YouTube is coming to cable TV set-top boxes, with a little help from the cloud

    by , 06-21-2014 at 02:40 PM
    YouTube is coming to cable TV set-top boxes, with a little help from the cloud

    Right now, a grandma in Hungary is watching Gangnam style for the very first time. Her introduction to Psy has been made possible by a partnership between YouTube and the local cable TV provider UPC Hungary, which added a YouTube app to its cable boxes a few weeks ago.

    YouTube isn’t the only online video service flirting with cable these days. Netflix has struck ...

    Updated 06-21-2014 at 02:45 PM by TechnoMeter

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  2. As Alibaba Prepares for IPO, Tech Stocks Retreat

    by , 05-09-2014 at 02:53 PM
    As Alibaba Prepares for IPO, Tech Stocks Retreat

    It's a tough time for a tech debut.

    As e-commerce giant Alibaba gets ready for a blockbuster stock sale in the next few months, technology shares are retreating. For two years, investors bid up biotechnology and internet companies, enticed by their strong growth prospects in an otherwise weak U.S. recovery. But they have sold off those stocks since late February, realizing they can find better value elsewhere. So-called ...