As Twitter discusses similar arrangements with other entertainment companies, it is telling TV networks that video clips on Twitter can pad viewership by convincing people to flip on the TV set when they might not otherwise do so, or by rewarding fans who are already tuning in by giving them exclusive video clips.

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But the real point is that even if one personally likes their phone, it can be seriously inconvenient to be stuck with a platform that is dying (think RIM), or to have to get used to one Os on you phone, another on your pad, and yet others for your TV, or car.

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As for the remote, it looks to be a straightforward number pad navigator with a programming guide, all steering your TV through infrared.

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De Villiers asked for a review and Harper was satisfied he had enough evidence to overturn the decision, but later TV replays suggested possible contact with glove before it hit De Villiers' pad - and a deflection off the bat afterwards.

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