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Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer — and if you’re like us, that means it’s time for some sweet summer sounds. It’s fitting, then, that V-Moda is our giveaway partner this week. The headphone manufacturer has three pairs of wired CrossFade M-100s up for grabs. These $300 cans received top honors in our holiday gift guide, so it’s well worth tossing your hat in the virtual ring in the hopes of grabbing one. As usual, sign up through the widget below. Good luck!

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It turns out there’s a reason why iPlayer hasn’t supported downloads for radio shows in the UK: the executive wing of the BBC couldn’t implement this feature without explicit permission from the BBC Trust, which in turn had to seek advice from the national regulator, Ofcom. Fortunately, these hoops have been hurdled and the Corporation now says it expects to enable downloads for iPlayer users “in 2014,” giving them seven days to download a show after broadcast, up to 30 days to store it, and then seven days to listen to it once it’s opened. This’ll no doubt prove to be a popular feature, but since regular TV downloads still don’t work on the iPlayer app for Android, we’re kinda hoping the devs get that fixed first.

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Source: BBC

Need something other than the new season of Arrested Development to watch? Most of the summer shows won’t start until June, but AMC is bringing back one of its top series and the NBA and NHL postseasons are providing plenty to watch. Look below for the highlights this week, followed after the break by our weekly listing of what to look out for in TV, Blu-ray and videogames.

The Killing
AMC’s murder mystery series returns for its third season next weekend. Even though the Rosie Larsen case is over, Linden (is still in Seattle) and investigating an all new case. So, are you in for another ride, or will you be waiting for this one to pop up on Netflix? Check out a quick preview embedded after the break, including a promise the case will be solved this season.
(June 2, AMC, 8PM)

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Unnamed sources speaking with Polygon say the Xbox One has a remote play feature between consoles, both hardwired and online, allowing friends to take over gameplay remotely. The demonstration the sources claim to have witnessed featured one Xbox One connecting to another using “a local hardwired connection between consoles,” with a Skype call bridging the two users. A similar feature is available on Sony’s next-generation console, the PlayStation 4, both between consoles and via PlayStation Vita.

The other piece of the report adds to a bit we already knew concerning the new Kinect. “At some point, we’ll be able to have conversational understanding,” Microsoft hardware lead Todd Holmdahl told us last week. That “some point” may be sooner than later, as Microsoft reps were apparently already demonstrating the functionality, and said it’ll be available either at launch or “post-launch within the first few months.”

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Source: Polygon

The rumors on the potential sale of Hulu started circulating again a couple of months back. Now, according to AllThingsD, Yahoo is joining other big-name companies (such as Time Warner Cable and DirecTV) in the race to try and acquire the streaming service. Per the always-insightful sources “familiar with the process,” Marissa Mayer & Co. submitted a bid for Hulu just this morning, though there are no details on how much the company is willing to spend on the video site. Something tells us we’ll know more soon enough, but we can say with confidence that Yahoo is starting its holiday shopping really early.

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Source: AllThingsD