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Impression: Netflix for PS3 – free to access and easy to use

Mike Ferro — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:28:14 +0000

Sony and Netflix recently announced that Netflix’s streaming Watch Instantly service would be coming to the PS3. The service is now here as Netflix is sending out discs [...]

$50 Blu-ray player signal the end of DVD?

Mike Ferro — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:51:02 +0000

With the economic recession in full swing, the CE market sector has been suffering. However, it seems like Blu-ray players are selling quite well. According to an industry analyst, this holiday [...]

Sonos Zoneplayer S5: There’s an app for that

Dave Jeyes — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:24:35 +0000

Most in-home streaming music devices work with the iPhone by means of a dock, making it impossible to do anything else while you’re jamming out. The Zoneplayer S5, on the other hand, has an iPhone app that turns your phone into [...]

Barnes & Noble to release Amazon Kindle competitor

Michael W. Jones — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:18:35 +0000

The Barnes & Noble e-bookstore has been available for a number of portable devices for some time. Now, it is believed that the bookstore chain will soon unveil a hardware competitor [...]

Adobe bringing Flash to a phone near you, unless it’s an iPhone

Dave Jeyes — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:21:36 +0000

It’s been a long time coming, but Adobe has announced that it’s bringing full Flash capabilities to handsets from RIM, Windows Mobile, Android and Palm. The only major smartphone being [...]

Is Apple’s PlaceBase acquisition gunning for Google Maps?

Dave Jeyes — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:22:11 +0000

Apple bought mapping API company called PlaceBase back in July that allows developers to embed maps in a site using JavaScript, though no one heard a peep about it. It sounds like Steve Jobs is looking to take a bite out [...]

EU: Apple iPods and other PMPs must carry health warnings

Dave Parrack — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:10:44 +0000

It’s a little known fact that Europeans are incapable of looking after themselves and using common sense. So we have to have our hands held (or forcibly [...]

Will we get third-party Kindle apps?

Michael W. Jones — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:04:19 +0000

As the Kindle becomes more popular, it would seem to be a natural target for third party developers, much like the iPhone, to extend it from just a portable re-book reader into a multi-purpose device.

Much [...]

Can Microsoft turn around sinking Zune business with HD?

Mike Ferro — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:44:21 +0000

The Zune business has been a sinking ship for Microsoft. With revenue being dramatically down and sales slipping, it seemed like the company was about to call it quits on the [...]

Zune HD launches with promises of Twitter and Facebook apps

Sean P. Aune — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:59:03 +0000

Microsoft has officially launched the latest iteration of its Zune media player, and there were actually a few surprises that came along with it.

The launch of the new Microsoft Zune HD has been known to be [...]