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How telecom reform in Mexico could impact U.S. immigration

Mar 21, 2013
New Mexican President Peña Nieto hopes to reshape the country's phone and television service by increasing competition through foreign investment.

Intel puts a new face on Internet TV

Feb 13, 2013
The giant computer chip maker says it will develop a set-top box for Internet TV, that includes facial recognition.

Netflix wades into kids' shows

Feb 12, 2013
Netflix hopes new animated series will tap into the lucrative market for children's shows...and merchandizing.

Twitter buys Bluefin, gets into ad tracking

Feb 8, 2013
Twitter's purchase of the research company Bluefin is about gathering the sort of social media info that can be used to extract more money from advertisers.

CES gadgets, 4K TV, and can Polaroid reinvent itself in the digital era?

Jan 10, 2013
One company you wouldn't necessarily expect to be at a giant conference about the technology of the future: Polaroid. But the company has been around for 75 years, says CEO Scott Hardy, and it plans to be just as relevant now as it was when it was making goggles for World War II fighter pilots.

'Downton Abbey' and the spoiler problem

Jan 7, 2013
Commentator Beth Teitell talks about the spoiler problem with T.V dramas.

'All My (Web) Children'?

Jan 2, 2013
Production company Prospect Park considers putting the popular '70s soap opera online.

For public good, not for profit.

Merry Christmas! Now how do you work your new TV?

Dec 25, 2012
Many people on Christmas day are turning on their new gadgets, but what if once you power up your new 'smart' television, it looks all...weird?

Japanese electronic brands lose luster

Dec 21, 2012
How many Sony, Panasonic or Sharp gadgets did you buy this year? Japan’s electronics giants have lost their competitiveness -- and perhaps creativity.

Where do these crazy reality shows come from?

Nov 30, 2012
Almost any kind of job can become the basis of a reality show, television producers say. Competitively growing beards. Grooming possums.