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Amazon TV shares name with online porn site

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Someone fyre-tvlooking for information on Amazon’s new Fire TV on the Web might be in for a bit of a shock. The video streaming and gaming set-top box shares a name with a porn site.

The media and retail giant on Wednesday announced its Fire TV, an attempt by the company to grab a spot in the living room to promote its own content services.

Consumers, however, who enter firetv.com (NSFW) into their browsers (rather than searching for information about the product on Amazon’s home page) will get something very different. Rather than offering information about Fire TV, the site is the home of a video-on-demand pornography service.

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Can Amazon’s Fire TV compete as a gaming device?

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Amazon AmazonFireGameControlleris making its long-awaited move into the living room, and it’s bringing games along for the ride.

On Tuesday, the retailer announced Amazon Fire TV, a thin, set-top box designed to go toe-to-toe with Apple TV, Chromecast, and Roku’s many set-top boxes. Like its competitors, the $99 box streams movies, music and television shows and begins shipping immediately.

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Steve Case peers into the future of the Internet

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Steve steve caseCase, 55, the iconic founder of America Online, a digital media company now known as AOL, has a bone to pick with today’s entrepreneurs.

Too many modern start-ups, he said, are built with the sole purpose of being sold or flipped within a few years. While there’s certainly nothing wrong with a cash grab, he noted, we’re at a point in time where there are big problems to be addressed—such as health care and education—and to really make a difference in the world, you need to think long term.

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Don’t be fooled! Your round-up of this year’s April Fool’s news

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As blizzard april foolsif it weren’t hard enough to know what to trust on the internet, today is April Fool’s Day – meaning the number of merry pranksters is expanded exponentially.

Gaming sites – and game makers – especially love to test people’s gullibility (or, in some cases, just have fun). To help protect you from falling for some of the tricks out there, though, we offer this handy (completely true!) list of some of the more notable hoaxes from April Fool’s Day 2014.

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Last gen consoles aren’t going anywhere

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With last-genthe rush of next generation titles being pushed these days, you might think that Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 in your entertainment center is quickly becoming outdated equipment.

And while it’s true that the previous generation of consoles are past their peak years in terms of exclusive releases, game publishers say they have no plans to abandon the platforms anytime soon.

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Anti-violent video game crusader Leland Yee arrested for corruption, bribery

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California leland-yee-arrestedSenator Leland Yee, author of the 2005 anti-video game law that made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court and one of the most prominent figures in the California Democratic Party, has been arrested and indicted on a wide range of charges, including corruption and bribery.

It’s a laundry list of alleged crimes that sounds like something straight out of Grand Theft Auto.

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The 10 best apps for road warriors

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Phones road warriorand tablets are critical accessories for today’s business traveler. Beyond their obvious communications functionality, they’ve become mobile offices, accounting departments and travel assistants.

The fast-paced evolution of the mobile world is regularly changing the game, and there is an ever expanding library of apps that make life on the road significantly easier and more efficient—and simpler to navigate unfamiliar towns. We’ve dug up 10 apps that no business traveler should be without.

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