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Box Introduces Desktop App Box Drive (TechCrunch)

Box just made it a little easier to access your files while you’re at your computer. The company is introducing Box Drive, a desktop application that works on Windows and MacOS. ... More

Sony’s Sold 60.4 Million PlayStation 4s (VentureBeat)

The PlayStation 4 has hit another major milestone. Sony Interactive Entertainment has sold 60.4 million PS4s. The publisher finished its media presentation leading into the Electro... More

TiVo Nearing Wider Deployment of ‘Project Hydra’ UI (MCN)

If a move toward field trials offers any indication, TiVo appears to be inching toward the wider rollout of a new user interface code-named “Project Hydra.” Margaret Schmidt... More

Clock Ticking Down for European Digital Single Market (THR)

With the chaos resulting from this week's British election, the ongoing uncertainty over Brexit and the daily eruptions out of the Trump White House, news from the European Union o... More

‘Guardians of the Galaxy 2’ Could be Disney’s First 4K Blu-ray (CNET)

Most of the other big studios have jumped on the 4K Blu-ray bandwagon, but the House of Mouse is taking its time. Disney has yet to make any official announcement, but rumors ar... More

New Xbox Console Focuses on 4K Content

Microsoft June 11 unveiled the latest iteration of its Xbox gaming console, the Xbox One X, a $500 offering that promises seamless 4K quality gaming, a 4K UHD Blu-ray Disc drive, a... More

Technicolor Experience Center, Positron Partner to Drive Cinematic VR, Immersive Media Platforms (MESA)

VR technology studio Positron, creators of the world's first full-motion cinematic VR chair, Voyager, has announced a partnership with the Technicolor Experience Center (TEC) desi... More

Amazon Allows TV, Streaming Service to Build Alexa-Powered Video Apps (TechCrunch)

Alexa can already control your Fire TV to help you launch Netflix or find your favorite show, among other things, but today Amazon is announcing a new tool for developers that will... More

Hollywood Sees Illegal Streaming Devices as ‘Piracy 3.0’ (TorrentFreak)

Piracy remains a major threat for the movie industry, MPA Stan McCoy said during a panel session at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. After McCoy praised the coll... More

Qumulo, HPE Bring Modern Scale-Out Storage to the Enterprise (MESA)

Qumulo announced that it joined the Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Complete program. The program adds Qumulo solutions to the HPE ecosystem, giving enterprise customers the oppo... More

Oppo Adds Dolby Vision Support for Ultra HD Blu-ray Players (Big Picture Big Sound)

Oppo Digital is adding a little something to its 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray players. The company just released a firmware upgrade that will allow the UDP-203 and the UDP-205 to support D... More

You.i Engine Now Powers Apps on latest Roku SceneGraph Technology (MESA)

You.i TV has extended the cross-platform reach of its video experience platform by adding support for Roku Scene Graph 7.6. Apps built on You.i Engine for Roku support the standard... More

When it Comes to Xbox, the X Could Probably Stand for NetfliX (Ars Technica)

Netflix is by far the most-used individual app in the Xbox ecosystem, according to our data, making up about 19 percent of all usage time we could measure across both the Xbox One ... More

Sony Reveals Details of its Full Frame Digital Cinema Camera (etcentric)

At Sony’s Cine Gear Expo press conference, marketing and production manager Peter Crithary outlined available details of the company’s upcoming addition to its CineAlta line of... More

Sony on PS4 Pro: ‘We See 4K as Being the Next HD’ (The Verge)

In late 2016, the focus of Sony’s PlayStation division was on hardware. During a span of around 60 days, the company launched three new devices: a slimmer base PS4, the more powe... More

Twitter: People Tweeted Twice as Much During NFL Games it Streamed Than Those it Didn’t (Recode)

On the surface, it was tough to tell how valuable Twitter’s streaming deal with the NFL was last fall. The company didn’t end the season with significantly more users or signif... More

Microsoft Overhauls Skype for the Age of Snapchat (AdAge)

Microsoft's Skype helped pioneer modern video conferencing and instant messaging. But its power has taken a backseat in recent years to the convenience of communicating via nearly ... More

Adobe Launches Free Document Scanning App for Android, iOS (VentureBeat)

Adobe is getting into the mobile scanning game with a new free iOS and Android app that is supposed to provide users with high-quality images of physical content they want to captu... More

Technicolor Makes Hollywood’s Digital Dreams Come True (Forbes)

In a hip, newly renovated industrial park in Culver City, CA, the 10,000 square foot Technicolor Experience Center (TEC) nestles unassumingly amongst the stylishly naked concrete a... More

Apple’s Developer Conference Takes Place Next Week – Here’s What to Expect (WiredUK)

It's almost certain that Apple will release its latest iPhone and iPad operating system at this year's WWDC. The event, which is held around the same time each year, almost always ... More

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