News

Apple is nimble on iPad pricing (1)

• 09 February 10 05:00 by Randomus
• Media Players, Notebooks/Laptops

Apple will remain "nimble" on the anticipated $499 price tag of the recently announced iPad tablet, saying it is willing to adjust the price depending on consumer demand.

Netflix may get 1080p video streaming [Update: No] (6)

• 09 February 10 01:30 by JaredNewman
• Online Video

Netflix will support 1080p video streaming later this year according to one report, even as the company downplays the importance of HD in another.

Amazon to list Macmillan books again

• 09 February 10 01:03 by Randomus
• Industry, Media Players

Macmillan book titles have returned to Amazon after a one-week hiatus, with both sides finally settling their pricing dispute over the weekend, though exact details of the deal weren't released.

Future Google phones could translate voice

• 08 February 10 22:53 by JaredNewman
• Mobile Phones, Software

Google is working on software that can translate voice into other languages on the fly, and hopes it'll be ready in a few years.

PS3 closing ground on Xbox 360 (1)

• 06 February 10 14:00 by Randomus
• Game Consoles

After years of trailing the Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Xbox 360 on the sales charts, the Sony PlayStation 3 continues to close the gap on the Xbox 360.

Another publisher kills $10 e-books (1)

• 06 February 10 10:00 by JaredNewman
• Industry

Hachette is the next publisher to abandon the $10 e-book model, predictably following the path of Macmillan and HarperCollins.

Asus plans to release e-reader, tablet (1)

• 06 February 10 06:00 by Randomus
• Media Players, Notebooks/Laptops

Asus plans to rival the Apple iPad tablet by releasing its own Eee Book e-reader and tablet PC sometime during Q3 or Q4 this year, the company said.

Samsung: Transparent displays are coming (5)

• 06 February 10 02:00 by JaredNewman
• Media Players, Notebooks/Laptops

Samsung seems ready to release a media player with a transparent AMOLED display this year, and could follow with the same technology on a laptop.

Xbox Live support for original Xbox discontinued (7)

• 06 February 10 00:00 by Randomus
• Game Consoles

Microsoft today announced it will end Xbox Live support for the original Xbox game console, as the service will be officially dropped on April 15.

Boxee, NBC spar over Hulu (1)

• 05 February 10 19:05 by JaredNewman
• Online Video

NBC is showing no love to Boxee, calling the Web video software illegal and prompting a fiery response from Boxee's co-founder.

Symbian goes open source

• 05 February 10 15:00 by Randomus
• Mobile Phones

The Symbian Foundation released the source code of the popular Symbian mobile OS to the community yesterday, as the OS continues to lose marketshare to rival software offerings.