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Amazon Instant Video is Amazon’s answer to Netflix and Hulu. The service includes approximately 30,000 free movies and TV shows for Amazon Prime Members ($79 per year), and allows you to rent newer releases or titles not available on the free service for a small fee, often $2-4 for a movie and a bit less…
The times, they are a’changin’; the phones, they are a’growin’. Or so it goes with the smartphone/tablet hybrid market. Initially, we thought Samsung’s 5.5″ Galaxy Note II was huge, though that size was easily eclipsed by the rumored 6.1″ Huawei Ascend and a 6″ device from Sony. A rumor out of the Korean Times this morning suggests…
Those tired of Apple’s self-built mapping solution for iOS are in for a treat tonight. According to All Things D, Google is set to release the long awaited Google Maps for iOS as early as tonight. Representatives from Google and Apple have yet to confirm the news. Here’s hoping Google Maps for iOS will bring…
According to perennial industry favorite Digitimes, unit sales of the Google Nexus 7 tablet will top 1 million in December, indicating continued growth for Google’s budget 7″ slate. Previous reports of Nexus 7 sales pegged between 500,000 and 900,000 units per month, with November being the best-selling month to date for Google’s tablet. Google introduced…
Back in February, Redbox and Verizon announced that they were teaming up on a streaming movie service to compete with the likes of Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, and Hulu. This morning, the company issued a press release stating that the service will be rolling out this month, and provided a few additional details about what…
Samsung’s Ativ S, the fifth member of the Windows Phone 8 family, will reportedly launch on Bell in Canada as early as Friday, according to a document leaked to MobileSyrup. The Ativ S joins the Nokia Lumia 920, Lumia 820, and HTC’s Windows Phone 8X and 8S as the fifth Windows Phone 8 device to…
Back in September, Google purchased Nik Software, makers of the popular Snapseed application for iOS. The move was largely viewed as a grab for the company’s Google+ software, with Snapseed aimed at become the photo filter service of choice for Google’s social network. Today, that dream comes closer to reality with Snapseed for Android, which…
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt discussed the current state of patent litigation between Apple and Google’s partners. Schmidt noted that the relations between Apple’s CEO Tim Cook and Google’s CEO Larry Page are civil and productive, likening the relationship between the two parties to a state model,…
Bloomberg is reporting troubling times for Windows tablets this holiday season. According to one industry analyst, early demand for Microsoft Surface, the company’s self-built Windows RT tablet, has been disappointing, leading Microsoft to allegedly reduce the number of Surface RT units ordered from its distributors. The same can be said of alternative Windows-based tablets, with the…
Apple’s iPhone 5 is continuing its world tour this month. Currently available in 47 countries, the iPhone 5 will go on sale in 50 additional markets this month, with its first stop in South Korea on December 7th. On the 14th, the iPhone 5 will be available in Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain,…