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Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... With a remarkable 886-percent worldwide growth rate, Android phone sales have apparently surpassed those of the iPhone for the first time. However, according to Nielsen, customer loyalty still remains significantly higher for the iPhone. [From: GigaOM] Satisfied by "clarifying public comments," Lucasfilm Ltd. will reportedly ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... Toyota's Prius, which once symbolized and dominated the eco-friendly car movement, apparently just isn't friendly enough for California anymore. The state is revoking the vehicle's HOV lane privileges (while maintaining those same HOV rights for "super-clean cars" like the Tesla). [From: Discovery Treehugger] The Netflix ...

It was always a matter of when, not if, but the latest rumors were right on the money. Today, Hulu announced that it would be launching a subscription-based service called Hulu Plus. Pretty much everything you've heard is true; it will cost $9.99 a month, offer access to deeper archives of content, and be available on multiple (and mobile) platforms. Basic Hulu service will continue to be free ...

We've been reporting that Hulu was planning to move to a subscription-based model since at least June of last year. In April, rumors were that a service called Hulu Plus would be launching before the end of May. Now, June is coming to a close, and there is still no official word from the most popular Web-TV destination, but All Things Digital is reporting that a beta launch of the service could ...

As online video has exploded over the past decade, one group has been left behind: the hearing impaired. According to The New York Times, advocates like deaf actress Marlee Matlin are pushing to make closed-captioning mandatory for online video providers. In the 1990s, Congress mandated that all TV sets and TV shows have closed-captioning technology. But, legislation hasn't kept pace with ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... Apple maintains a constant and conspicuous media presence for a seemingly infinite array of reasons. Yesterday at the All Things Digital D8 conference, Steve Jobs addressed an assortment of current topics, and Engadget is supplying video highlights. The Apple chief discusses -- among other things -- the company's fight with Flash, ...

Thanks to the inclusion of Flash, some intrepid users have figured out how to watch Hulu on the latest edition of Android. Of course, Froyo isn't officially available yet, and, even if it were, it wouldn't be of any help to non-Android owners. But while Hulu drags its feet on entering the mobile space, Bitbop, a Fox-backed streaming TV service, is landing on handsets now with a beta version of an ...

There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web. Motionographer explores design collective Prologue's work on 'Iron Man 2' by digging into the ridiculously-detailed 3-D interfaces that Tony Stark uses. [From: ...

Browsing content-packed sites like Hulu can be a frustrating task if you're doing it on a TV screen. According to The New York Times, however, the video search engine Clicker unveiled a tv-optimized verison of its site Wednesday at Google's I/O conference that makes it easier for users to browse its library on their TVs. Rather than index videos with small thumbnails, Clicker.tv -- still in beta ...

While HTML5 might be the the future of the Web, Hulu says it isn't ready to climb aboard just yet. Business Insider reports that Hulu announced (and later removed its blog post [Ed. Note. and now reposted it]) that it is sticking exclusively with Adobe's Flash Player to play its content. That's bad news for iPad and iPhone users who hoped HTML5 would finally allow them to watch the ad-supported ...

Sources inside Hulu have told the Los Angeles Times that the video streaming service is moving forward with plans to charge a subscription fee for a premium version. Under the rumored plan, users would be able to watch the most recent five episodes of their favorite shows for free, while access to deeper archives, called Hulu Plus, would cost $9.95 a month. In two short years, Hulu has grown ...

Almost a year ago to the day, CBS introduced its Sulu app for the iPhone, and one major competitor is finally following that pioneering move toward mobile programming. Fox Mobile Group, which is a division of Fox Entertainment (itself a division of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.), has created Bitbop, a smartphone subscription service. The Bitbop app, which will officially launch within the next few ...

In what The New York Times is calling "the first major fracture" between TV execs and the video streaming Web site, Viacom has decided to pull both Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert from Hulu's lineup of shows. The specifics remain uncertain, but it seems that the two parties couldn't agree on how to divide the swelling ad revenue that both shows have yielded. As Hulu's Andy Forssell wrote in a ...

There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web. Ask any 'Office' fan "U.K. or U.S.?" and you'll be in a Michael Scott vs. David Brent and Gareth vs. Dwight argument in no time. Those of you on the western side of ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... Last year, a Roman Catholic bishop urged believers to give up text messaging for Lent, and, this Ash Wednesday, other religious leaders are expanding on that suggestion. Instead of encouraging church members to avoid chocolate or other trivialities, a group of English bishops has asked that Anglicans engage in a complete ...