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As we wandered the halls of CES 2011, one thing became abundantly clear: that this 3-D thing just isn't going away. We'd previously written off 3-D TV and movies as gimmicky and prone to producing headaches, but the industry is clearly taking it very seriously. Last year, all the major TV manufacturers were pushing 3-D sets, and all were back this year with upgraded displays, new glasses and ...

Today Google TV got its own website to call home. While largely an exercise in marketing hype, the new site offers the first serious glimpse of Google TV apps in action. You'll be able to get your social network on, thanks to an official Twitter app, but more exciting are the apps offered by content partners that blur the line between Web and television. The 'NBA Game Time' app, for instance, ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... Netflix continues to fortify and expand its catalog through exclusive premium network deals, but its library apparently won't include HBO. The cable channel does, however, plan to launch its own HBO Go service (for home consoles, iPads and other mobile devices) within the next six months. [From: Engadget] Incorporating ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... After four long years, Sony and Microsoft are finally catching up to Nintendo's revolutionary motion control system. While Microsoft definitely still lags behind its rivals, a new round of conjecture indicates that its Project Natal will eventually hit the market in October. More details should emerge at June's E3 event. [From: ...

Our two favorite time wasters -- television and the Internet -- have been making wondrous love babies for a while now (for example, Hulu). But none may be as hilarious and anticipated as the soon-to-be-released venture between HBO and the guys behind the sketch-comedy site "Funny or Die." Next month, according to Mashable, a new sketch-comedy show called 'Funny or Die Presents' will debut on ...

When will people learn that Twitter isn't the place to complain about their job? Jon-Barrett Ingels became another footnote in Twitter history after he was fired for writing a nasty tweet about HBO star Jane Adams. The former waiter at Barney Greengrass in Beverly Hills was outraged after Adams, who appears in 'Hung,' skipped out on $13.44 bill earlier this summer. Believe it or not, she actually ...

As of now, there are tons of ways to enjoy online TV for free, or at least incredibly cheaply. YouTube, Joost, TV.com and of course the perennial favorite Hulu all offer full-length TV shows and clips for free. The networks made the move to these sites in hopes of stemming the growing popularity of pirated videos. Cable channels, however, have been less eager to share their property online. ...

It's official. HBO content just entered the digital halls of iTunes with variable pricing. Episodes of 'Rome' and 'The Sopranos' pop for $2.99 while 'The Wire' and 'Sex and the City' (yes ,the complete series) go for the iTunes "standard" pricing of $1.99. We just fired-up iTunes and confirmed it just like the rumor predicted. With Apple backing down from its strict, flat-rate pricing policy, ...

Warning: Video Contains Some Explicit Language Love him or hate him, comedian Bill Maher makes some pretty amusing observations about the recent iPhone price cut in this clip from his HBO show, 'Real Time with Bill Maher.' As he sees it, Apple didn't cut the price of the iPhone, it repealed the nerd tax! Watch and enjoy. Or, watch and brood. From Gizmodo Related Links: iPhone Makes Landfall ...