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Updated Netflix applications brings unofficial support to Honeycomb
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Netflix recently updated it Android application to support a whopping 24 devices now. Oh, that’s not that much. Still, the application that debuted with support of only five handsets is expanding its reach and you can stream video on some devices that aren’t even officially supported, including Honeycomb tablets.
The updated Netflix app works on the Motorola Xoom and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 but we had no luck with the Toshiba Thrive. While it’s not a Honeycomb tablet, Netflix works just as well on the EVO View 4G, too. We can likely thank the new Lenovo IdeaPad K1 for this new-found unofficial support, as the devices are the first Honeycomb tablets that are Netflix certified out of the gate....
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Amazon inks licensing deal with CBS; Cheers, Star Trek added to Amazon Prime library
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Amazon and CBS have reached a licensing deal in which CBS will provide Amazon Prime subscribers with access to its television shows.The deal will add 2,000 TV episodes from popular shows such as The Tudors, Medium, Frasier, Cheers, Numb3rs, and the full Star Trek franchise to the Amazon Prime library, which already has more than 8,000 movies and TV shows. Amazon expects the content to be available during this summer and it confirmed that its Instant Video customers will also have access to the library. Read on for the full press release.
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Verizon Wireless Sony Ericsson Xperia Play now just $99.99
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Verizon Wireless has cut the price of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play to just $99.99 with a new two-year contract. The Xperia Play was announced in February and is the first smartphone to offer access to games from the PlayStation Suite. It runs Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and packs a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 512MB of RAM, and a 4-inch 480 x 854 resolution display. It also features a full slide-out gamepad with PSP-style gaming buttons. In our recent review we called the Xperia Play “one of the most enjoyable game-focused smartphones we’ve ever used.”
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Amazon's Petition Successful, California Voters Can Overturn Online Sales Tax Law
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It will be up to California residents to decide whether or not Amazon and other online retailers will have to collect sales tax in their state. According to the Associated Press, the California Attorney General's Office approved Amazon's petition for a referendum that will give voters the chance to overturn a new controversial law that altered what it means to have a physical presence in the state.
The next step for Amazon is to collect 505,000 signatures from registered voters living in California so that the referendum can be included on the next ballot. Amazon has until September 27th to secure the necessary John Hancocks, and if Amazon is able to do that, California would be forced to su...
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Is Asus Expecting a Slowdown in 3Q11 Motherboard Sales?
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Perhaps Asus knows something the rest of the industry isn't aware of yet, or maybe the company is reacting to recent news of AMD delaying its Bulldozer processor launch. Either way, it appears Asus isn't ultra-confident in there being a high demand for motherboards in the third quarter and has reportedly asked its parts and component suppliers to only ship enough materials to produce between 1 million and 1.5 million motherboards.
That's down significantly from the 2.5 million units ordered for the May-June period, says news and rumor site DigiTimes, which is getting its information from "sources at downstream suppliers." Asus shipped around 11.4 million motherboards in the first half of 201...
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BenQ Releases MX660P Projector
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BenQ is proud to announce today the release of their latest projector, the MX660P. This device was released a while ago in the USA, but it now making its way to Japan. The projector is capable of displaying 3000 ANSI lumens, a 5000:1 contrast ratio, and XGA (1024 x 768) resolution. These specs make it ideal for classrooms or boardrooms. Other major features include 3D technology, keystone correction, and wireless capabilities. The connection port includes a wide array of selections like HDMI, RGB, s-video, composite, and a USB port. There are also several audio ports as well. In the USA the MX660P retails for $599, but in Japan it will be priced at 64800 yen ($821).
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Second GPS Block II-F Satellite Successfully Launched
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The U.S. Air Force successfully launched GPS IIF-2 Space Vehicle Number (SVN) 63 carried aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Medium rocket at 2:41 a.m. EDT July 16 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. This is the second in the series of 12 GPS satellites that Boeing has on contract with the Air Force. Boeing, maker of the satellite, reports signals are being received.
"I am extremely proud of the tremendous efforts that hundreds of people on the launch team have expended for today's launch. I would like to thank United Launch Alliance, Boeing, my launch vehicle team from SMC's Launch and Range Systems Directorate and a host of others for their dedication to mission success," ...
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Canon unveils SX230 HS GPS-enabled compact & SX220 HS
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Canon has introduced its first GPS-enabled camera, the PowerShot SX230 HS compact superzoom and a Europe-only non-GPS version, the SX220 HS. Both compact superzooms feature 28-392mm equivalent 14X zoom lenses, 12.1MP sensors and 460k dot 3.0" LCDs. They come with P/A/S/M shooting modes, a Super Slow Motion movie mode that records 340x240 movies at 240fps, as well as 1080p24 Full HD movies capture. The compacts also feature a Movie Digest mode that records videos around 4 seconds before every still image taken which is later stitched together into a VGA-resolution movie. The only difference between the pair is the SX230 HS's built-in GPS. The SX230 HS will be available at a retail price of $3...
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Microsoft Explorer Touch Mouse coming in September for $49.95
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It's already been rather unceremoniously leaked, but now the Microsoft Explorer Touch Mouse is all sorts of official. Granted, it's kinda tough to get excited about a mouse, but Redmond's latest pointer is actually pretty neat. It sports BlueTrack Technology for getting your double click on while using your jeans or carpet as a mouse pad, and a haptic scroll strip that lets you feel the speed at which you're flicking through the web. Oh, and that strip lets you scroll both horizontally and vertically -- not bad for $49.95. Microsoft even claims it can last 18-months on a single set of batteries, just long enough to forget this wireless mouse even has a set of DC cells inside. Check out the e...
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Roku 2 HD, XD, and XS officially launch: same price, smaller size and Angry Birds
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Roku has gone from a barely known streaming media box manufacturer to a retail darling in a remarkably short amount of time (the last hardware revamp launched less than a year ago) and it's back with more new hardware to continue the assault. The Roku 2 lineup will put their (much smaller) footprint in the spaces left by their predecessors when they hit shelves later this month without changing the price one bit. Besides being more energy efficient, it brings new channels including Angry Birds, Epix, MLS and more, while also upgrading the Netflix experience with support for subtitles, surround sound and 1080p video. The pricing tiers of $60 (HD), $80 (XD) and $100 (XS) remain; while stepping...
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Asus updates Xtion Pro motion sensor, makes it even more like Kinect
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Remember the Xtion Pro and Wavi Xtion motion sensors that Asus showed off at CES? Well, fast-forward six months and there's already an updated model on the market: the Windows- and Linux-compatible Xtion Pro Live. The new version complements the original's IR and depth sensors with a Kinect-like VGA webcam and a pair of microphones, while also jacking up the bill to a distinctly un-Kinect-like 175 Euros ($300). That price tag won't make us shift our living room furniture around anytime soon, especially since Kinect is already officially heading to the PC. However, that isn't really the point: the Pro Live edition is primarily meant to help developers design better games and apps for the more...
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Lenovo IdeaPad K1 and ThinkPad Tablets official, plus IdeaPad P1
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Lenovo has officially announced a trio of slates, including the IdeaPad Tablet K1 and ThinkPad Tablet we saw leaked in press shots earlier, as well as the IdeaPad P1. The K1 and ThinkPad Tablets each run Android 3.1 Honeycomb on NVIDIA’s dual-core Tegra 2 processor, and are the first slates to be Netflix-certified; meanwhile, the IdeaPad P1 runs Windows 7 on a 1.5GHz Intel Atom processor.
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Samsung Releases Ultra-Speed Class10 SD Cards
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Following its release in March of SD cards for consumers, Samsung has unveiled new SD cards line-up which is rated as class 10 — the highest speed category for SD cards at the moment. The full line-up, made up of 12 kinds of SD cards, include SD card for digital camera and micro SD card for mobile phone. Having a card this quick, allows reading/writing rates of 24MBps.
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Virgin Media ultrafast broadband reaches a quarter of UK homes
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Virgin Media has announced that its 100Mb fibre optic broadband service is now available to more than 25 per cent of UK households.
The aim of the cable giant is to have the ultrafast service available to 13 million homes by mid-2012, double where it sits right now.
Jon James, executive director of broadband at Virgin Media said: "Virgin Media has consistently led the greatest developments in broadband in the UK and we’re proud to continue this tradition with the roll-out of our 100Mb service"
James also detailed Virgin Media's next big broadband plans - doubling the 100Mb service, which is already 16 times the UK's broadband speed average. "We continue to develop broadband technology with t...
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Cisco, RIM and the Lure of the Consumer Market
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What is it about the mass-market consumer space that attracts so many business-savvy companies and ultimately hobbles or even dooms them? There are companies, like Apple, that obviously understand consumers and consumer marketing strategy and then there are companies like Cisco and Research in Motion (RIM), which clearly do not.
News that Cisco is laying off almost 9% of its workforce is black mark for CEO John Chambers, a man whom leaders at smaller companies have all but worshipped. I don't know for certain that the cuts will come primarily in Cisco's consumer business, but the missteps that have led up to this news have been in the consumer space.
Cisco and RIM's travails are most interes...
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