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Originally Posted by wraggster

Xbox Live users now spend more time streaming media than gaming, according to study

Xbox Live users are spending more time streaming video and music than they are playing games.
According to Kotaku, Microsoft has released a report showing the average user spends 85 hours a month on Xbox Live, with 42-45 of those spent on streaming media.

Xbox Live usage is up by thirty per cent, and today the long awaited HBO Go, MLB.tv, and Comcast's Xfinity TV services were launched,

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Originally Posted by wraggster

News apps account for seven per cent of the top 200 highest grossing apps.
The stats, from research firm Distimo, will be positive news for news giants that hope/pray tablets can become a digital medium they can actually make money from.
Apple launched Newsstand back in October as a new feature for iOS 5. It collects in one place digital versions of magazines and newspapers optimised for iOS devices, and then displays them in one 'Newsstand' icon on the iOS home screen.
The top

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Originally Posted by wraggster

28 titles kickstart Bloomsbury Publishing's entry into the app space.
The products have all been made specially for iOS by Tagstar, and address specific verticals including Dictionaries of Law, Politics, Accountancy, Nursing, Banking, Business, Sport Science, Wine, Food, Computing, Food Science, and Environment.
Features include: a vertical ‘frame in frame’ view for accessing the index and the definition entry at the same time; unlimited bookmarking; ability to log 100 entries; email

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Epic has released the latest DLC for Gears of War 3 - the 'Forces of Nature' map pack.
As MS explains, this pack adds five new multiplayer maps, each featuring unique weather conditions: Aftermath (Flooding City), Artillery (Tornado), Cover (Fog), Jacinto (Rainstorm and Imulsion), and Raven Down (Snowstorm).Also included are 250 Achievement Points and four new multiplayer characters; the Savage

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Battlefield 3 received a one gigabyte mega update today on PlayStation 3, with the option to rent servers also now available on the console. The patch will arrive "soon" to PC and Xbox 360.

The short version of executive producer Patrick Bach's explanation for the delay on PC: The PC version is held until the console versions are certified, which helps prevent the patching of patches.

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