Google will sell a small tablet computer bearing its brand in a challenge to Amazon's Kindle Fire. The Nexus 7 is designed specifically for Google Play, the online store that sells movies, music, books, apps and other content - the things Amazon.com Inc. also sells for its tablet computer.
Senh: Sorry Google, you're kinda late to the party. Microsoft's Surface looks like a much more interesting device. Nexus 7 just sounds like Kindle Fire without Amazon's tweaks, which could be good I guess.
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Microsoft has been developing designs for a simple set-top device for streaming video and other entertainment options.
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Google News, Thursday - 05/09/2013 - 04:08 PMLAPTOP MagazineAmazon may be working on a smartphone with hologram-like 3DComputerworldComputerworld - Amazon is reportedly developing a smartphone that sports a 3D screen that relies on retina-tracking technology to make images seem to float above the screen like a hologram. With the smartphone, users would be able to navigate through Amazon.com developing two smartphones, including one with a 3D screen: ReportExaminer.comAmazon Working On A 3-D Smartphone, Other HardwareMacgasmAmazon Building New 3-D Smartphone, Sources SayHeadlines & Global NewsTechCrunch -PC Magazine -CITEworldall 55 news articles »
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Thursday - 05/09/2013 - 03:01 PMRoger Corman's campy B movies, children's shows like "Sesame Street" and "Inspector Gadget," and inspirational monologues by celebrities — these are among the 30 channels that will require a paid monthly subscription on YouTube coming soon.
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NBC News, Thursday - 05/09/2013 - 02:19 PMU.S. federal telecommunications regulators are pushing ahead with efforts to bring faster Internet service to commercial and private airline flights.The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday started deliberations on a proposal that would offer a new type of in-flight broadband service promising U.S. fliers higher Wi-Fi speeds and better connections. The proposal, which has been pushe
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Los Angeles Times: Books, Thursday - 05/09/2013 - 10:25 AMAccording to internal documents obtained by the website TechCrunch, Microsoft has offered $1 billion for the digital assets of Nook Media, Barnes & Noble's digital book venture.According to internal documents obtained by the website TechCrunch, Microsoft has offered $1 billion for the digital assets of Nook Media, Barnes & Noble's digital book venture. The deal would give Microsoft Barnes & Noble's e-books, homegrown games and of course its Nook e-readers and tablets. But perhaps not for long: Nook plans to discontinue its Android-based tablet business by the end of 2014, according to the documents. Instead, the company will transition to having Nook content available solely on third-party devices, perhaps ones made by Microsoft, if the purchase goes through.
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