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Microsoft’s Xbox 360 video game console will be able to stream thousands of movies over the Internet, thanks to a deal announced Monday with Netflix that highlights the way gaming devices are expanding into all-purpose home-entertainment hubs. The arrangement, revealed at the E3 Media & Business Summit in Los Angeles, will let Netflix subscribers stream 10,000 movies and TV shows to Xbox consoles for viewing on television sets, beginning this fall. Xbox had movies and shows available for download before, but only half as many.

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Netflix, Xbox Converge to Conquer the Living Room

Business travel is a major expense, ranking third on corporate budgets behind personnel and IT. The World Travel & Tourism Council estimates U.S. business travel spending at $179 billion, followed by second-ranked Japan at $64 billion. Besides the increasing financial expense of air travel and its human wear-and-tear, businesses’ concerns about its environmental costs are also driving faster and wider adoption of videoconferencing, according to executives at Eyenetwork, a UK-based pioneer in Europe’s videoconferencing market.

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The Spread of Telepresence Tech, Part 2: Ramping Up

Tell most people planning to do business online that they’d be better off building their own website and you’ll get looks of incredulity. “I couldn’t possibly do that, I know nothing about how commercial websites are built. I don’t have any experience writing html and wouldn’t have a clue where to start.

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How To Crack The EBiz Code - Why Building Your Own Website Is Easier Than You Think