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Penguin to Settle in E-Book Dispute

Lilly Vitorovich, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media May 22, 2013 at 10:53 am PT

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 Joins the Gamecasting Fray With Social Game DVR

Eric Johnson in Social May 22, 2013 at 8:00 am PT

Xbox One Design Started From a “Blank Slate”

Eric Johnson in Media on May 21 at 1:36 pm PT

The Xbox One is not an iteration, Microsoft says. It’s a complete media overhaul

Xbox One Offers Voice Controls, New Kinect, Original Content, TV Integration, NFL Partnership

Eric Johnson in News on May 21 at 10:07 am PT

The news from Microsoft’s Xbox: A New Generation Revealed event.

Durango on the Horizon: Here’s What’s Interesting About Microsoft’s New Xbox

Eric Johnson in Media on May 21 at 6:30 am PT

A preview of things to come at today’s Xbox: A New Generation Revealed event.

The Onion, Yahoo-Hulu and Android on Windows — 10 Things You Need to See on AllThingsD This Week

Eric Johnson in News on May 12 at 9:18 am PT

A convenient roundup of the Top 10 stories that powered AllThingsD this week.

News Byte

LinkedIn Brings Rich Media to Profiles

Mike Isaac in Social on May 1 at 8:00 am PT

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.

News Byte

Twitter Hires Media Vet to Spearhead Canadian Office

Mike Isaac in Social on April 29 at 11:16 am PT

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.