Internet Highlights Category - Page 9
Amazon Kindle Singles Sell To Seven Figure Tune
Normally, Amazon doesn’t put out a whole lot of information as far as sales numbers go for its Kindle platform, but a recent discovery shows that there was a lot they were trying to cover up. Sales numbers for the Kindle Singles line of ebooks have been revealed, and the [...]
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iCloud Gets Green Light To Show Universal & Fox Movies
Great news for home theater buffs, especially those with an Apple bent, as HBO has agreed to relent on its contracts with Universal and Fox, allowing titles from those studios to make their appearances on Apple’s iCloud service. You might wonder how a cable studio has that kind of power, [...]
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Next Xbox Will Lack Formerly Indispensible Component, Say Reports
If you ever wanted to catch a headline that makes you do a full Danny Thomas-style spit-take all over your monitor, then you’ve got one right here. Some reports suggest that a major part of the previous Xbox line will be missing when it finally makes its appearance, possibly as [...]
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Comcast Officially Rebuffs Netflix's Cable Ambitions
With the cable cutting wars heating up like nobody’s business, it’s not surprising to see several different providers getting very, very territorial, as the possibility grows by the day that they could be rendered irrelevant at any given time. Thus, it’s not particularly surprising to hear that the folks out [...]
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NBC Taps Familiar Source For Olympic Streaming
Exciting news recently came available for those looking forward to checking out all the action at the 2012 Olympics in London, as you might recognize the streaming picture when it starts showing us all those unusual events you really only see at a summer Olympics.
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iPad 3/HD Event: Apple TV Refresh Gets Its Official Numbers
The Apple press event set up for this morning–or afternoon, depending on what time zone you’re in–has disgorged a variety of exciting details, including a full update on the status of Apple’s surprisingly popular “hobby” device, the Apple TV.
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Michael Jackson Said To Be Newest Victim Of Sony Hack
I know, that headline’s probably got your mind a-wobbling; after all, the former King of Pop has been dead for years now, so how can the Sony hack have had any impact on him? Simple…as it turns out, the hackers got a lot more than names and addresses, they also [...]
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The Top Seven Possible Ways To Help Mobile Bandwidth Problems
There was plenty of news to come out of Mobile World Congress this week. Between handsets, and tablets, and even the “phablets” some like to talk about–as well as plenty of mobile-related hardware as well–there was so much news, it was hard to figure out just what to write this [...]
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Redbox & Universal Ink Multi-Year Deal
Good news for those of you who were watching Redbox for upcoming signs of more delay–a multi-year agreement between the two has just been announced, and the news in terms of delay for new releases hitting kiosks is going to be much better than you might have expected.
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Apple May Release Streaming Television Service In Time For Holidays, Say Reports
I know, I know…it’s way, way too early to be thinking about Thanksgiving and Christmas. We haven’t even had a proper swim yet, let alone a couple days of good bake-oven heat, but I assure you it’s going to be necessary in light of recent news. Seems that the streaming [...]
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