In August Microsoft claimed that it had an exclusive partnership with Netflix to offer the Netflix Watch Now service on game consoles. Now Sony and Netflix announce that the same service is coming to the Playstation 3.
Barnes & Noble's e-book system has one feature Amazon doesn't: a software e-reader that runs on PCs. But yesterday Amazon announced Kindle for PC, so now both sides will have a software solution that no one wants (yet). Also, Kindle US version is gone, and the Nook's book lending feature is crippled.
A new operating system, a new retail store and a revamped online store, all launched on the same day. A well-orchestrated blitz that Apple didn't manage to overshadow, despite its best efforts. Is anyone still talking about the Magic Mouse?
Another big hardware announcement foiled by print ads. The Wall Street Journal says it got its details of the new Barnes & Noble e-reader from a print ad set to run next Sunday.
When the Preview Program for the next Xbox 360 update launches, owners of non-licensed memory units will be in for a sad surprise: they'll no longer be able to access the data on those units.
Sony recently simplified and cost-reduced its product line to a single reasonably priced SKU. Now they're reversing the trend by introducing a second SKU which is, once again, the highest priced stand alone gaming console on the market. Why, Sony?
Twitter, Facebook and Last.fm are coming soon to the Xbox 360 experience. Microsoft has announced a Preview Program for early access and is now accepting applications.
Plastic Logic has put to rest the unlikely rumors that a color Barnes & Noble branded e-reader will launch next spring. Also, Endless Ideas launches a new e-reader and some bad news for future Kindle International purchasers.
HP's introduction of a line of all-in-one desktop computers that come with touchscreens has sparked some discussion about why vertical touchscreens aren't all that useful, and one possible vision of the future of computing interfaces.
Sidekick: The Good News & the Bad News Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
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