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Shazam Button To Appear On Traditional TV Remotes, As If By Magic

Shazam's future involves applying its discovery engine to television and all of the brands that flow through it, says CEO Andrew Fisher. And it could be as simple as a button on your channel flipper. READ»

TECHNOLOGY   |  Comment

Discovery Engines: Policing The Riot Of Information Overload

Why can't anyone tame the social stream and just give us the good stuff?READ»

Questions About Discovery's New Q&A Site, Curiosity

Discovery Channel is getting into the question-and-answers website game today with Curiosity.com. It's glossy, media-rich, curated rather than crowdsourced. And possibly doomed.READ»

The 10 Most Innovative Companies in Media

From Univision to Flipboard, these companies are revolutionizing how we watch and consume information.READ»

NASA   |  Comment

Space Shuttles and Regrets

Seize the day, seize the opportunity, never wait until something is a regret--in business or life.READ»

IFIVE   |  Comment

iFive: Apple's New Macs, Disney Buys Togetherville, Xoom Trademark Row, Apple Shareholders Vote on Jobs, Space Shuttle Launch

Thursday's here, full of promise--so let's get you up to speed on the early news:READ»

IFIVE   |  Comment

iFive: Hurricane Igor, Obama's Solar Snub, Nokia's Brain Drain, Google Quicksee, Facebook's Page Discoverer

While you laid down in bed, the rest of the world didn't rest its head. Here's what went on instead:READ»

PC Bling: Diamonds to Make Supercomputers Super Fast

Scientists say diamond-based circuits could exponentially increase speed and data storage. READ»

Heads Up vs. Heads Down

Being "heads-down" on a project to reach a deadline is commonplace, but sometimes being "heads-up" is the path to reach true success.READ»

Space Shuttle: No iPad, but Still Awesome

Just a few hours ago NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery sprang from its launch pad on legs of fire, bound for space--for the very final time at night. It's a mark of the end of an era in space discovery...and it'll sadly go unnoticed by ...READ»

NEWS   |  Comment

Evri brings a unique discovery mechanism to the world of news

Evri is a company you might not notice unless you look at the bottom of the Washington Post's news pages and see a little widget there that connects people, places, and things, together in a unique way. It looks simple, but the ...READ»

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First look: new company, Likaholix, finds sharing power in liking things

Likaholix is a new company, just launching today, started by two engineers who used to work at Google. What does it do? It lets you share things you like with other people. Sounds lame, right? But remember, I've clicked "like" 16, 000 ...READ»

Discovery, IMAX, and Sony's 3-D TV Channel to Compete With ESPN's 3-D World Cup

Dust off your polarized glasses, 3-D broadcast TV is coming. Discovery, IMAX, and Sony announced a joint-venture 3-D network on Tuesday. The network is set to launch in 2011 and will be the first 24-hour 3-D network. Distributed by ...READ»