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In case you haven’t noticed, it’s election year in the US of A. And while we already have a slight idea of which political party your beloved neighbors prefer, why not have an all-inclusive video hub to keep you updated with the latest action taking place on the road toward America’s historical White House. Here’s where YouTube comes in. The Google-owned service announced earlier today the creation of its Elections Hub, which it’s dubbing as the “one-stop channel for key political moments” happening now and all the way until the final US election day on the 6th of November. Naturally, the social vid giant’s teamed up with some of the biggest outfits around to bring live and on-demand content to the Elections 2012 channel, including ABC News, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and, for the spanish-speaking crowd, Univision. Regardless of who’s landing your worthy, priceless vote, this should be great corner of the internet to keep you in the loop during this year’s Stateside political battle.

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YouTube’s Elections Hub is a one-stop channel for the latest US political happenings originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A new report from Nielsen on music consumption habits is packed with loads of surprises about the young consumers of the world. In the last year, only 50-percent of teenagers actually bothered to buy a CD. Who knew? But the more significant news is that 64-percent of teens listen to music on YouTube. More »

PlayStation 3 owners have been able to access YouTube on their consoles for some time, but the experience was a little messy, to say the least. Google has rolled out a new app for the PlayStation 3 today, bringing with it a much needed graphical makeover along with improved search capabilities. Users will be able to download the native app for free from the PlayStation Store right this minute.

Just like the YouTube experience on desktop and laptops, users will see instant results as they start typing search queries, cutting down on unnecessary typing and getting users to their videos faster than before. HD video playback is also supported, although it’s not clear right now what resolutions the app supports. The PlayStation 3 is more than capable of displaying 1080p, but the worst case scenario will still see you watching 720p videos.

Video subscriptions can be accessed through the app as well, provided you’ve signed in using your Google or YouTube ID. The most important feature of all, however, is that you can control the app directly from your iOS or Android device. That should help users avoid using the awkward method of moving the onscreen cursor with the DualShock controller.

Google says the app should be rolling out to the North American store starting from today, and other countries will also soon see the app. Head over to the “My Channels” section in the PlayStation Store to see if you have access, otherwise sit tight for now.

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Blogger Michael McKisson got a bit of a surprise when he turned on the TV and saw a familiar video. The clip, which McKisson had filmed and uploaded to YouTube for his own blog, Tucson Velo, was featured in a story on the local news. More »

DirecTV has quietly updated both its iPad app and HR34 DVR with a variety of new features for Satellite-loving customers. The application will now resume from where you left off, comes with a much improved search function and best of all, a direct line into the company’s support forums. Meanwhile, the HR34 swallowed a software package that included Pandora, a YouTube landing page and more readable closed captions amongst a raft of other nips and tucks. The former will be available through the app store, while the latter should have arrived on your box overnight, well before you start on that CSI marathon.

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DirecTV quietly updates iPad app, HR34 DVR originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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