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Redbox Video Game Biz Now Exploding to 21,000 Locations

Redbox Video Game Biz Now Exploding to 21,000 Locations

Today is June 17th, and as promised Redbox has rolled out their video game rental biz nationwide to over 21,000 of their boxes located at super markets, convenient stores and those alike.  They’re offering a wide [...]

Microsoft’s Kin Discontinued

Microsoft’s Kin Discontinued

It was just weeks ago that Microsoft launched the Kin devices and sadly they’ve already killed the product line.  At least that is according to a source close with the project.  If the tail is true [...]

AT&T Server Issues May Have Cost Apple The Sale Of 300,000 iPhones

AT&T Server Issues May Have Cost Apple The Sale Of 300,000 iPhones

If sales of last year’s iPhone, the iPhone 3Gs are any indicator, today’s blunder by AT&T and Apple may have cost them the sale of some 300k iPhones.  Last year, Apple sold 1 million iPhone 3Gses [...]

RedBox Blu-ray Rentals Will Cost $1.50, Will Arrive This Summer

RedBox Blu-ray Rentals Will Cost $1.50, Will Arrive This Summer

Did you know that Redbox owns 23% of the DVD rental market?   Neither did I, but that’s the kind of figures the company is boasting for the first 3 months of 2010.  That’s 24,000 machines scattered [...]

Samsung’s P580 Business Laptop Is Anti-Glare, Pro-Corporate

Samsung’s P580 Business Laptop Is Anti-Glare, Pro-Corporate

You know those guys — black suit, nice car, all business. Well, Samsung’s new P580 business notebook looks like a perfect fit for them. It features a 15.6-inch LED LCD with 1,366×768 resolution and a matte [...]

HP Buys Palm For $1.2 Billion

HP Buys Palm For $1.2 Billion

Holy crap!  HP has bought Palm for $1.2 billion, which equates to $5.70 per share of Palm common stock.  The deal has been approved by both boards and the deal will officially close during HP’s third [...]

Google Street View Now Logging MAC And Private WiFi Networks, Germany Looking To Block

Google Street View Now Logging MAC And Private WiFi Networks, Germany Looking To Block

Google’s street view feature/vehicles have been met with controversy, especially since hitting the lands of Europe.  The saga continues this week as Germany’s Federal Commissioner is trying to block the service from scanning local WiFi networks [...]

Gadget Rumor: Apple To Acquire ARM Chip Maker For $8 Billion

Gadget Rumor: Apple To Acquire ARM Chip Maker For $8 Billion

Like the Borg, Apple likes to conquer and assimilate. The trend continues with rumors that the company is set to purchase chipset maker ARM for a rumored 8 billion dollars US. Remember that the Cambridge, UK [...]

Sony Updates PS3 Firmware To 3.30, Adds 3D TV Support But Removes Your Rights

Sony Updates PS3 Firmware To 3.30, Adds 3D TV Support But Removes Your Rights

The PS3 Firmware debacle continues. Last week, we talked about the EULA that lets Sony do things like remove the “Other OS” option from your fat PS3 and get itself out of pesky lawsuits. This week’s [...]

Hulu Set To Charge Monthly Subscription Fee, Called Hulu Plus

Hulu Set To Charge Monthly Subscription Fee, Called Hulu Plus

What is probably the result of shareholder scrutiny, Hulu, the company that streams shows from Fox, NBC and more, will soon charge a monthly subscription fee of $9.95, at least according to the LA Times.  Fortunately, [...]