Hulu to experiment subscription service from May 24th onwards
Word on the street has it that Hulu will start to pop quiz its subscription service from May 24th onwards, all the while without stopping its free service for the five most recent episodes of shows including Fox’s “Glee,” “ABC’s “Lost” or NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” Folks who want to see a series’ back catalogue [...]
Acer drops e-book reader idea
Acer, the Taiwanese computing giant, has issued a statement that they will not jump aboard the e-book bandwagon since the market is not big sufficient while the business model isn’t right. Could that be a case of sour grapes, otherwise Amazon wouldn’t be the runaway winner at point of publishing and still turn a profit [...]
HP Mini 5102 at $399
We were wondering when the HP Mini 5102 at a much more pocket-friendly price would be announced when covering the $749 business model, and here it is – the $399 variant that offers a whole lot of value for that amount of cash. How does an Intel Atom N450 1.66GHz processor, a 10.1″ 1,024 x [...]
HP to include music subscription service for European releases
HP has just announced that they will be including a music subscription service on its computers that will see action in Europe. Similar to the Zune Pass business model, the computer-based version of MusicStation opens the door to unlimited access to its music catalog, costing 10 Euros monthly. The good part is that – you [...]
Just 20K Nexus Ones Sold?
Some analysts are suggesting that Google might have sold “just” 20,000 Nexus One phones that week, since the phone became available. Despite all the buzz that led up to the phone, it seems that the phone has only sold about a tenth of the Motorola Droid’s number, and of course, much less than the 1 [...]
MK3 Kiosk dispenses goods instead of goods
Vending machines have been around for so many decades that to not see one in a town or public area might feel a little bit weird for city slickers. Well, looks like such kiosks have evolved to dispense not just goods but details as well – and the MK3 Kiosk is one of them. You [...]