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With "Lilyhammer" Netflix Wants To Destroy Traditional TV, Get You "Hooked" On All-At-Once Watching

There was no premiere episode. And not much fanfare. Monday morning the show went online, its entire first series watchable in one sitting. What is Netflix thinking? READ»

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Reed Hastings Expects Television To Become More Like Netflix

It's always been assumed that Netflix wants to be more like television--in actuality, CEO Reed Hastings indicated today he wants television to be more like Netflix.READ»

Netflix To Expand Into More Original Content Beyond "House of Cards"

Netflix is reportedly spending more than $100 million to license an original series by David Fincher and Kevin Spacey called "House of Cards." So it's no surprise the deal was a focus for Netflix investors during the company's earnings call on Monday.READ»

How Netflix Is Pushing the Envelope With Fincher-Spacey Project, "House of Cards"

CEO Reed Hastings told investors he wasn't interested in "creative risks." But his company is betting a rumored $100 million for 26 episodes of a series no one has seen--based largely on "intuition" and the reputations of David Fincher and Kevin Spacey. READ»

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iFive: YouTube Fixes Bad Videos, Kindles Sell Cell Phones, Flash Bugs Revealed, Nissan Leafs Conk Out, Google Stars Gone

Midweek can be a time to slow down...so let's not: Read our fast summary of today's early tech news to keep you on your toes.READ»

Kinect Hack 'n Roll: An Inevitable, Awesome, Radiohead-Like Music Video

Just three years after Radiohead used pro-level laser LIDAR scanners to craft a 3-D music video unlike anything seen before, an enterprising hacker has tweaked a Microsoft Kinect to produce a startlingly similar video.READ»

The Power Palette of the Economic Collapse

Applying design forensics to the boom years: Will drab black and gray be remembered as minimum-security rather than minimalism?READ»