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Headlines – Issue No. 763

WiGig Chips to Appear in 2012, Products in 2013
Users Spend Twice as Much Time on Netflix than Hulu
Samsung, DoCoMo, Panasonic Form Mobile Chip Venture
Intel Launches the Latest Atom
Sony, Samsung End LCD Alliance
China Establishes New Internet Competition Regulation
2012 Is Microsoft’s Last Year at CES
Entropic Bids $55m for Trident’s SoC Business
Acer Ponders Cutting back Mobile Teams

ENABLING TECHNOLOGY
Libratone Shows AirPlay Speakers
LG Supports Intel’s WiDi
Amazon Could License Kindle Fire’s Content Platform

HOME NETWORKING
Broadcom: 802.11ac Faster, Wider Range & Better at Wall Penetration
P1905.1 Standard Progresses
TangoTec to Offer G.hn Chips
Broadcom to Show MoCA 2.0 Chips & Smart TV Platforms at CES
Celeno Introduces Cost-Effective HD-Grade Wi-Fi Chip
Celeno Lands 75th Operator, First of 2012
Liberty Global Delays Horizon STB Launch in Germany to Second Half of 2012
New Sigma Reference Design for Its Media Processor Includes Quantanna’s Wi-Fi Technology
Quantenna Chips to Stream Video from Outdoor Surveillance Cameras
Broadcom Goes 11ac

iPAD & THE MANY OTHER TABLETS
Kindle Fire Eats into iPad Sales Kindle App Offers Magazines, Textbooks on the iPad
Tablet Reality Check
Sony Cuts Tablet Price, Offers Content & Games
Barnes & Noble: Sales of Nook B&W Tablet Less Than Expected
DataWind Takes Orders for 1.4m $41 Tablets

LEGAL MATTERS
Google Partially Bests Oracle as Patents are Invalidated
Apple Gets Hit with Italian Fine
Android’s Patent Problems Have Future Echoes
Universal Music Removes YouTube Videos from its Artist

LIES, DAMN LIES AND STATISTICS
Premium Video up Across All Areas
Apple Delivers 5m Free App Downloads Daily
Amazon Sold 4m Kindles in December
Smartphones Take 25% of Photos, Video in the US
Distimo Dishes on 2011 Apps
TV Market Is Ripe for Apple, Google, Microsoft
Samsung Pushes Further into Smartphone Lead
Touchscreen Apps Push Retailers’ Buttons

MOBILE TV
MetroPCS First in US with ATSC M/H Mobile TV

ONLINE MUSIC SERVICE
Sales of Digital Music Up in UK

PRODUCT WATCH
Next Wii Likely to have an App Store

SHOW TIME FOR THE OTT SERVICES
Netflix’s Original ‘Lilyhammer’ Series Available February 6
Pandora Adds Live Performances to the Mix
Cord Cutting with Safety Scissors
Motorola Mobility Buys SetJam for Entertainment Offering
Telemundo Signs Second Deal with Netflix
Big Names Adopt Rovi’s Smart TV Advertising
Vudu Streams to Xbox 360

SMART TVS AND OTHER OTT DEVICES
Roku Launches Smart TV Dongle for HDMI Port
Ono, TiVo Add New Apps
Boxee Will Drop PC Updates for STB Focus OLED Is Next TV Technology

DIGIGRAMS
CES Attendees will Get Free Time Magazines on Tablets
Western Digital Releases Android Remote STB App
RIM Cuts All PlayBooks to $299
Canal Plus Closes Down 3D Channel
Netflix Customer Satisfaction Dips
Yahoo Picks PayPal President for CEO
TiVo Picks up Cash from AT&T
Showtime Clips Arrive on Roku
FilmOn Adds TV through Air
Apple Employs a New Knight