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Netflix Abandons ‘Qwikster’ Even Before Launch

It is clear for many of our members two Web sites would make things more difficult, CEO Reed Hastings posted on a blog overnight. So we are going to keep Netflix as one place to go for streaming and DVDs.
Netflix's Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings speaks during an interview with Reuters in Buenos Aires

Netflix Qwikster Saga: Company Abandons Plans for Qwikster

The problems and confusion for Netflix keep coming. Just weeks after the streaming video and DVD-by-mail company said it would spin off its DVD business into a new company called Qwikster Netflix has changed its mind. Netflix said Monday morning it has decided to keep its DVD-by-mail and online streaming services together under one company name and one Web site -- Netflix.
Visitors play the Xbox at the Microsoft exhibition stand during the Gamescom 2011 fair in Cologne

Microsoft Reaches 40 Content Deals for Xbox

Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) has struck more than 40 deals with TV and entertainment companies, making it possible for owners of its Xbox gaming console who are also paying cable subscribers to watch live television through the devices.
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Bluth Family of ‘Arrested Development’ Returning With New Episodes and a Movie

Fans who haven't heard from the Bluth family of Arrested Development - an American sit-com - fame since 2006, will not have to wait much longer. The producers of the critically-acclaimed series, which was created by Mitchell Hurwitz, have announced that the show will return with a mini-season in the early part of 2013, consisting of nine or ten episodes, to be followed by a full-length feature film.
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New Hulu bids due, but sale probability wanes

Second-round bids for the streaming start-up Hulu are due this week, but a sale looks less and less likely as the owners debate demands for conditions around the bids, according to individuals knowledgeable about the auction.
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Data lifts Wall Street, Internet shares weigh

The Dow and S&P 500 rose on Thursday on stronger-than-expected economic data and German lawmakers' approval to strengthen the euro zone's crisis fund, while big-cap Internet shares dragged on the Nasdaq.
Sharing is the focus of new Facebook, but not everyone wants to share everything.

How to Control New Facebook Privacy Settings

The new version of Facebook has plenty of new and exciting features, and enhanced privacy control is one of them. Here's how to control application and Timeline settings on your new Facebook profile.
Report: Kindle Success Creates Big Room for Amazon Smartphone Next Year

Amazon Kindle Fire Threatens Netflix Too

Amazon rolled out its much anticipated Kindle Fire on Wednesday, its first fully fledged tablet computer posing a threat to Apple's iPad empire. But other players may also need to watch out.

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