Penguin to Settle in E-Book Dispute

Pearson PLC’s book publishing business, Penguin Group, has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a dispute in the U.S. over the way it priced electronic books, drawing to a close an investigation into the publishing industry’s e-book pricing tactics.

Xbox One Design Started From a “Blank Slate”

The Xbox One is not an iteration, Microsoft says. It’s a complete media overhaul
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Xbox One Offers Voice Controls, New Kinect, Original Content, TV Integration, NFL Partnership

The news from Microsoft’s Xbox: A New Generation Revealed event.
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Durango on the Horizon: Here’s What’s Interesting About Microsoft’s New Xbox

A preview of things to come at today’s Xbox: A New Generation Revealed event.
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The Onion, Yahoo-Hulu and Android on Windows — 10 Things You Need to See on AllThingsD This Week

A convenient roundup of the Top 10 stories that powered AllThingsD this week.
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LinkedIn Brings Rich Media to Profiles

LinkedIn on Wednesday announced that it will now allow users to add video and photos to their profile pages — essentially, a way to let users create a more visual representation of an online resume. The update will begin rolling out to members of English-speaking countries on Wednesday.

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Twitter Hires Media Vet to Spearhead Canadian Office

Twitter announced on Monday that it hired Kirstine Stewart as the managing director (and, ha, the first hire) of Twitter Canada. Stewart comes from a background in media, previously serving as EVP at CBC Radio Services in Canada. She’ll be looking to build a team, beginning in Toronto.

Under New Content Boss, AOL Shutters Music Division (Likely With More to Come)

A flagging AOL property gets the axe — and we doubt this is the only property on the block.
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Syrian Pro-Government Hackers Take Their Fight to CBS and Twitter

Seeking attention as events get more serious.
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Shuttered Ad Tech Startup Team Lands at Intel’s Web TV Project

A good chunk of AdBrite’s tech team heads to Intel Media.
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Amid PC Sales Slide, All Eyes on Intel’s Quarterly Results

Bad, worse or ….?
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