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Amazon just updated its Cloud Player music storage service with a number of interesting new features, including an iTunes Match-like scan and match technology that allows Amazon to just scan a user’s music library and add matching songs to that user’s library without having to upload those songs one by one. Just like Apple, Amazon now also upgrades the audio quality of matched files to 256kbps audio, no matter the original bitrate. In addition, Amazon will automatically move all of its users’ previously purchased music from its MP3 store to Cloud Player. To enable these new scan and match imports and audio upgrades, Amazon signed deals with Sony Music Entertainment, EMI Music, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and more than 150 independent distributors, aggregators and music publishers. Amazon is also now separating its Cloud Drive storage service for regular files from its music service. While the two were directly linked when Cloud Player first launched and music uploads w...

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Hulu has revamped its video player, ditching its older look for a more user-friendly interface. The clean new look integrates features like 10-second rewind, allowing users to easily cut back to moments earlier in video, and a more compact player that organizes buttons such as pop-out and closed captions within one menu. The player will even automatically choose the best quality video for the available bandwidth with which you’re streaming the content. SEE ALSO: Hulu Plus for iOS Gets Retina Support, Improved AirPlay Mirroring The new features are reminiscent of Netflix’s video player. Netflix and Hulu are major competitors in the instant video streaming field. As of April, 2012, Hulu Plus — Hulu’s premium content subscription service — had 2 million users. But nonetheless, the new capabilities will definitely make Hulu’s video streaming more intuitive and simple than before. Watch the video above to see how Hulu’s new features work. What do you think of these new Hulu features? What ...