Xbox One Enters Changed Gaming Landscape
REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft is betting it has a new way to win the wallets of consumers. The company on Tuesday introduced the new version of its Xbox video game console. The Xbox has been ... Read more
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Xbox One Faces Wider Range of Competition
REDMOND, Wash. — When Microsoft began selling its last video-game console nearly eight years ago, there was no iPad, smartphones had keyboards and Facebook was mainly for college students. ... Read more
Video-on-Demand Viewing Is Gaining Popularity
While companies weigh bids for Hulu and industry heavyweights complain that TV Everywhere isn’t going much of anywhere, another way to watch time-shifted television is quietly gaining traction: ... Read more
Toronto Mayor Is Accused of Using Cocaine
OTTAWA — Mayor Rob Ford of Toronto has long been dogged by controversy over his often boorish behavior and less than diligent attention to work. On Friday, Mr. Ford faced his greatest political test ... Read more
Performing From Space, Chris Hadfield Is Canada’s Low-Orbit Star
OTTAWA — As far as YouTube hits go, Canada’s contribution has not yet approached the popularity of South Korea’s “Gangnam Style.” And perhaps because of the limitations of ... Read more
Fatal Encounter With Police Is Caught on Video, but Kept From the Public
LOS ANGELES — When Maria Melendez emerged from Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, Calif., just before midnight last Tuesday, she said, she heard screams that have kept her awake at night for an entire ... Read more
National Briefing | South: Louisiana: Video of New Orleans Jail Leads to Charges
Indictments on charges of possession of contraband have been filed against 14 inmates in connection with videos showing prisoners brazenly using drugs, drinking beer and flashing a loaded gun in the New ... Read more
Undercover Video Targets Abortion Doctor
An anti-abortion group released an undercover video on Wednesday showing what it says were offensive and inhumane remarks about abortions by one of the country’s most prominent abortion doctors. ... Read more
YouTube Said to Be Planning a Subscription Option
YouTube this week will announce a plan to let some video makers charge a monthly subscription, according to people with knowledge of the plan. The overwhelming majority of videos on YouTube, a ... Read more
Amazon Plans an Internet Video Device
SEATTLE — Amazon created the Kindle to breathe life into electronic books. Now it is preparing a device to bring Internet video to television sets. The company is developing a television ... Read more