YouTube programmer Maker Studios raises $40M -- report

Google reportedly working on open alternative to AirPlay Wii U to ship incomplete, missing Nintendo TVii service and moreYouTube app comes to the Wii in the United States

If Time Warner does, in fact, lead Maker's investment round, it would mark the second cash infusion YouTube-focused companies have received this year. In May, Google led an investment round in Machinima to the tune of $35 million.

It's not clear what Time Warner might want with Maker. However, it would be a notable move for a company that has made its name in the offline world.

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Despite earnings report, Best Buy not a lost cause -- yet

by Andrew Nusca

"It's like rearranging the deck chairs on a sinking ship." So goes the oft-used simile that references the legendary 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic. The phrase has been used to describe everything from government disfunction to professional sports disappointment. (Andy Reid, I'm looking at you.) But today, I will apply it to the business of big box, brick-and-mortar consumer technology retail. And there's no bigger ship in this shrinking sea than Best Buy, the American electronics retailer.

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Apple workers get free apps in time for the holidays -- report

If you want the full, polished Apple tablet experience in a smaller package, the iPad Mini is worth the premium price. Otherwise, good alternatives are available for less money.

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Windows 8 sales 'well below' projections, report claims

Brooke Crothers Brooke Crothers writes about small devices and the hardware inside. He has served as editor at large at CNET News and a contributing reporter to The New York Times' Bits and Technology sections. His interest in things small began when living in Tokyo in a very small apartment for a very long time. 

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