Instagram just took a big step towards transforming its hit mobile photo app into a real-time, global media player.

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Reports have suggested that he will be axed at the end of the season, with former Spain coach and long-time Real Madrid player Jose Antonio Camacho, who is currently at Benfica, tipped to replace him.

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For years now, Blizzard has been playing with how to allow the minutiae of a real-time-strategy game to translate into a true single-player narrative.

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Robotic Glockenspiel Player: XILO is a slightly frightening-looking device which uses the Lego camera to watch the player and transfer his or her movements into real-time Glockenspiel playing: "With just a little practice, you can make XILO create beautiful music!"

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With the new Gaming Router, play against real opponents live, any time day or night, for unparalleled multi-player combat performance and first-person shooting experiences online.

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The application not only provides instantaneous updates on data that can eventually be discerned from the games final box score, but also creates insights using a combination of player and situation statistics that would otherwise never be available from traditional real-time communication channels.

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Rather than simply simply allowing real-time recording of a radio station, the Connect can transfer a song or the song's album to the player if it is available on Yahoo!

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"All the play-by-play action on the field now comes to life in real time on ConnecTV with a stream of deep stats, player bios, news and more, " said former Oakland Raider Tim Brown, who chats with fans on ConnecTV.

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