Saturday, January 18, 2014

Aereo's Supreme Court battle may change how you watch TV | Internet & Media - CNET News

Aereo's Supreme Court battle may change how you watch TV | Internet & Media - CNET News: "A tiny startup you've probably never heard of is heading to the US Supreme Court, and it could change how the entire country watches TV.
The top court in the country on Friday agreed to hear the case pitting television broadcasters against Aereo, an online subscription service with arrays of miniature antennas that grab over-the-air programming, stream it online to paying members, and store it for them in a remote DVR."

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How to Use the Chrome OS Desktop on Windows 8 (and Why It Exists)

How to Use the Chrome OS Desktop on Windows 8 (and Why It Exists): "Chrome 32 now offers a new feature on Windows 8: A full-screen, Chrome OS-style desktop mode. The Chrome app launcher can bring Chrome OS to the Windows desktop, but Chrome can now replace the Windows desktop entirely.

Rather than create native Windows 8 apps, Google is choosing to shoehorn the a Chromebook-style desktop into Windows 8. Of course, you can continue to use Chrome on the desktop just like before."

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