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• Dish Network Puts Second-Screen App In 'Hopper's' Pouch by Steve Smith

  Dish Network today launches its own 'second screen' iPad app that leverages social networks to help users discover new TV content and converse about what they are watching. ...Read the whole story

• Brainwave Tech, Smartphones To Dominate CES by Laurie Sullivan

  Hundreds of companies will share their wares at the Consumer Electronics Show Jan. 8, but a few trends and patterns have begun to emerge, such as brainwave technology that identifies intent before movement. ...Read the whole story

• Netflix, Warner Bros. Strike TV Deal by Wayne Friedman

  Netflix's video-on-demand service has struck an eight-TV show deal with Warner Bros., including current first-year highly rated NBC show "Revolution," as well as SVOD rights to new USA Network show "Political Animals." ...Read the whole story

• Blekko Launches Tablet Search With Image Ads by Laurie Sullivan

  Search startup blekko launched an app Friday called Izik (pronounced Isaac) designed for search on tablets. The app aims to take consumers from exploratory content in front of the television to task-oriented actions for everyday use. ...Read the whole story

• electronics Computers Still Popular For Researching, Purchasing by Aaron Baar

  According to a Harris Poll of more than 2,300 adults, an overwhelming majority of smartphone owners favored using a laptop or desktop for researching goods or services. A similar disparity arose when it came to purchasing products or services. ...Read the whole story

search 2013: Searching The Mobile Digital Library by Laurie Sullivan

Newport Beach, Calif. had considered closing several physical libraries, turning the facility into a digital public library. Although I thought about missing the feeling and the smell of old decaying stacks of dusty paper bound in cardboard and string, searching for content online seems so much easier -- even down to the page. Most of us have experienced searching library content from a computer, but what about on a mobile device? ...More

• Consumers Want Mobile Enhanced Retail by Jack Loechner

  Mobile shoppers are expecting more from retailers according to a new study by Latitude, Next-Gen Retail: Mobile & Beyond. Smartphones and tablets aren't just making shopping more convenient and real-time; they're fundamentally changing how people think about shopping. Mobile shopping makes people feel more relaxed, productive and informed, as well as more open-minded and receptive to discovering new things, says the report ...More