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Google TV to launch in Europe next year

Google Inc will launch its TV service in Europe early next year, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said on Friday, despite teething problems that had led some observers to question how committed the company would remain to the project.
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Google chairman Schmidt to woo TV elite

Google's Eric Schmidt faces a wary audience of British television professionals on Friday following a major acquisition that could turn Google TV into a real competitor for TV advertising dollars.
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Chinese state TV shows military cyber hacking clip

A six-second clip on Chinese state television has provided a rare glimpse into purported cyber hacking attacks launched by the country's military, despite long-standing official denials that the government engages in such activity.
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LG Elec cuts TV sales target by 20 percent: report

South Korea's LG Electronics Inc has cut its annual television sales forecast by 20 percent, a media report said, joining its Japanese rival Sony Corp in bracing for weaker sales due to uncertain global economic prospects.
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Watching TV Can Shorten Your Lifespan, Study Says

Watching TV can shorten your lifespan by 22 minutes for every hour spent, according to a new study. Australian researchers found that for each hour of television watched, those aged 25 and older lose 22 minutes of their life, around the same amount of time a typical American TV show spanning an hour dedicates to commercials.
An employee of Sony Corp Sony's Internet TV, which is built on Google's Android platform, and its remote control at its headquarters in Tokyo October 21, 2010

Google Buys Motorola For $12.5 B: Top 10 Reasons Why

Internet search engine giant Google Inc.'s $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility has shocked market watchers because the handset maker is struggling to keep pace with bigger Android rivals like Samsung and HTC but the deal could actually turn out to be Google's best move ever.
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Google-Motorola Mobility Deal May Benefit Google TV

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has agreed to buy Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (NYSE:MMI) for $12.5 billion or $40 a share in cash, valuing each essential at about $20 million, to defend its Android ecosystem. The acquisition may also benefit Google TV, Jefferies said in a note.
Taylor Armstrong, from the Bravo reality TV series 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills', arrives at the unveiling of artist Jack Armstrong's 'Cosmic Starship' Harley-Davidson motorcycle at Bartels Harley-Davidson in Marina Del R

'Real Housewives' death exposes stress of reality TV

The apparent suicide of a husband on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" again showed the dark side of reality TV and the stress that unrelenting media coverage can place on people, experts said on Tuesday.
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Too Much TV May Shorten Lifespan

How much TV do you watch on a daily basis? Depending on how much, it can affect your lifespan. People who watch too much television live shorter lives. Researchers discovered that six hours of television a day can shorten a person's life by as much as five years as compared to people who watched no television.
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Kate Gosselin TV Reality Show Gets the Chop

Mom of eight, Kate Gosselin's reality TV show has been canceled, broadcaster TLC said on Monday, ending a six-year headline-making run that made the 36 year-old woman one of the most loved and reviled people on U.S. television.
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Beware, Too Much TV Might Be Injurious To Health

Researchers estimate that every hour an adult spends watching TV, their life expectancy shortens by almost 22 minutes. Watching TV for six hours a day can cut short one's life by five years.

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