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Partially kicking off Microsoft's jump into becoming a provider of live television, the software company ran into a series of problems on Friday when attempting to broadcast the UFC 141 fight through the Xbox Live service as detailed by Dan Hsu. Designed to allow the purchase of UFC fights in either high or standard definition, the application brings more elements to the viewing experience including watching video of the weigh-in,… Read More

For us in the tech community, no story has been bigger this week than the public fight between search giant Google and its competitor, Microsoft's Bing. Sure, Google essential runs the world. But that doesn't mean that the general public cares about some whether or not Google has accused Bing of copying its search results. (Which they have.) But last night, Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert launched the catfight into prime time… Read More

Would you like to be in the world’s biggest custard pie fight? Well, up until a few days ago you could have been, if you’d been willing to go to Brighton. But British police ordered organizers to cancel the event, which had been put together on Facebook, when over 1,200 signed up to take part – a crowd too large to be readily controlled. Called Facebook flashmobs because participants assemble after the event is… Read More