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Netflix the video rental company that has brought Blockbuster down to bankruptcy has announced a one billion deal with 3 Hollywood studios to stream movies on line within days of the theatre release. The agreement gives Netflix exclusive access to some of the newest movies long before the hit DVD and pay per view. Netflix reinvented the video rental business by eliminating late fees and providing content to their subscribers via mail at no cost to the customer. This was revolutionary at the time allowing customers to order movies from …
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In the next few months, the satellite TV provider Dish Network plans to turn its subscriber’s mobile devices into portable televisions. The new functionality, currently slated for September launch, will be built into the Dish’s current swath of free applications developed to remotely control the company’s high-end set-top boxes using Apple’s devices. BlackBerry and Android apps are said to be forthcoming.
Dish’s app joins a growing list of video streaming products from big-name media companies, including Netflix, Hulu and ABC, attempting to catch the attention of consumers who have cut the …
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Google has 62% of the US Search market and the search engine that could Bing by Microsoft is picking up market share for the first time. Microsoft was an early Internet adapter with internet Explorer and the MSN Web sites. Considering their dominate position in desktop computing they have a relatively small internet business.
Bing is the 2010 reincarnation of Microsoft search. Many people are reporting that Bing kicks out results in rural areas where Google has not yet mapped. This is a shock to me but I’ve heard it from …
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I have been using the IPhone for 3 years now. I want to share my favorite apps and how I can use them. Let’s start with News; I get AP Mobile, Bloomberg, USA Today and the New York Times and Wall Street Journal the later 2 of which I get the print edition. I am a newshound I want to know what’s going on every day. I enjoy removing myself from daily news but I like the ability to access it when I want. I read the news often while …
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Google has announced that there new operating system Chrome will be released this fall. The new OS is based on Google’s Chrome Web Browser
Google’s Chrome Web browser just released Chrome 5, the first official stable release that is supported across Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. The browser’s increasingly rich feature set and excellent performance make it a good choice for netbooks, the market at which Chrome OS is squarely aimed.
The big question is whether Chrome OS will also be ready for tablets when it is launched later this year. …
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The Apple IPad is already a success and now the race is on by the world’s top technology companies to bring a better product to market. The Tablet PC battle is about to heat up. Asustek Computer a Taiwan company that pioneered the Netbook, joined the battle to take on Apple’s IPad, unveiling a tablet computer that will run on Microsoft Windows Software
The new device called the called the Eee Pad, will start selling in the first quarter of next year. The touch-screen tablet personal computer will use Microsoft’s Windows …
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Microsoft has announced that they are upgrading their free Hot Mail e mail service to be more competitive with Yahoo and Google. The update includes the ability to edit documents improve security to stop phishing attacks.
Hot Mail is the World’s biggest e mail provider. They are being challenged by Google and their G Mail service. Statistics say Yahoo dominates the free e mail market in the US, Microsoft ranks second. Statistics show Gmail is gaining market share against Microsoft. World’s biggest e mail provider. They are being challenged by Google …
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Android the free and open operating system owned by Google will be releasing a update 2.2 for all models. Some of the new features include the ability to use your phone as a WIFI hot spot using a USB cable.
Android includes full support for Adobe Flash something Apple has been unwilling to, sparking a confrontation between Apple and Adobe Systems. There will also be a sizeable performance boost from Android 2.2
The New Update will be available to owners of Google’s Nexus One and eventually to all Android based phones. As previously …
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Microsoft released the latest update to their popular Office Suite of productivity products known as Microsoft Office. Microsoft office contains, word, excel, power point and outlook. The program has been a tremendous successes and it is estimated that over 80% of business use Microsoft office suite of products
Always a successful product Microsoft has not only seen its sales and market share climb but there were a ready supply of customers willing to pay top dollar. Microsoft Office is still pre loaded on most new PC’s there is generally a 60 …
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Super Shock Football available for the IPhone and IPad emulates all of the good aspects of the game which you feel when using a fully loaded gaming computer running play station, it has great graphics, killer sound and you can play with 10 different teams
Before each snap you choose from a handful of Plays you control how they line up you make the snap by pulling your hand across the touch screen. This gives you incredible control of the play once it gets started and works great with the touch …



