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Hey, hockey puck! NHL PrePlay adds a second-screen experience to live...

Hockey fans can test their in-game predictive powers with the licensed NHL PrePlay second screen app, which lets fans play along with the televised action, pitting their expertise against everyone else or just a private circle of friends.

Free 'Portal' Downloads to Teach Physics [with Video]

Valve Corp. is giving away Portal, one of its best-known titles, to encourage use of the game to teach principals of physics and critical thinking. The only catch is that people must first install the company’s Steam game platform client to their PC or Mac. That’s free too, but it does require registration. It’s part of Steam’s “Learn with Portal” campaign and runs until Sept. 20, when the game returns to its $10 regular price.

Electus cooks up foodie YouTube channel

Further demonstrating belief in the platform’s potential, Ben Silverman's Electus today confirmed that Bruce Seidel has been named CEO of the multimedia entertainment studio’s upcoming food-centric YouTube channel.

YouTube enables pay-per-view live events and stats

YouTube publishers with early access to YouTube Live can now monetize their live events with advertising or pay-per-view options that can be priced differently by country.

Roku gets $45m from media giants News Corp., BSkyB and others

Roku Inc. has received $45 million in strategic investment from major media companies News Corp. and British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) along with returning investors Menlo Ventures and Globespan Capital Partners.

Digital music resale platform ReDigi secures additional funding

ReDigi, the operator of an online marketplace for used digital music, has raised $760,000 in venture capital, the company disclosed in a new filing with the SEC.

Weather Channel Names Kenny as CEO

The Weather Channel Companies have named David Kenny as chairman and chief executive officer. He succeeds Mike Kelly, who joined the company as president and CEO in 2009.

Google+ Has Testosterone Imbalance

Statistical analysis is confirming something many Google+ users have begun to suspect – it's a boy's club. Two companies have released data that indicate...

Promise DVR eliminates scheduling by recording everything

Forget to set the DVR? A new unit called Promise solves that problem by simply recording everything that gets broadcast.

Samsung Already Announces iPad 3 Competitor

Los Angeles - Samsung will demonstrate an all-new 10.1-inch display at the SID Display Week 2011 International Symposium next week, according to recent press...