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[13 Oct 2011 | No Comment | ]
Size Matters for Samsung’s Growing Suite of Galaxy Tabs

SAN DIEGO — Samsung wants to place a different sized tablet in every pocket you’ve got. You’re probably already familiar with the Galaxy Tab 10.1. It’s a bit larger than Apple’s iPad, and best suited for the outer pocket of your laptop bag.

[12 Oct 2011 | No Comment | ]
A Penny Will Get You A Phone From Amazon [Amazon]

The penny is a castaway coin so valueless that many drop it on the ground. But this one-cent piece can bring you good luck, score you a Squirrel Nut Zipper candy and, starting today, get you a phone from Amazon Wireless. More??

[10 Oct 2011 | No Comment | ]
Netflix backtracks on Qwikster, will keep DVDs and streaming under the same URL

The Netflix Contrition Tour 2011 continues today, as the company announced today that it won’t be spinning off DVD-by-mail rentals into a new company called Qwikster. While the plan for DVD operations to be separated internally appears to still be under way (no word yet on the promised videogame rental option), for customers things will stay the same, with one login and one website. While the retreat will probably prompt even more speculation about the company’s true plans, CEO Reed Hastings has issued yet another apology to customers, admitting Netflix may have moved too fast this time. Another sticky issue that’s not so easily dealt with is the recent pricing change that took effect last month

[8 Oct 2011 | No Comment | ]
Amazon Places Kindle Fire Products In New "Seesaw" Spinoff [Amazon]

Presumably meant as a way to improve investment opportunities into the upcoming Kindle Fire tablet and other related products, Amazon has spun that device and the Fire brand into a new company called Seesaw LLC. More??

[7 Oct 2011 | No Comment | ]
Sony Reader WiFi review

Sony’s timing could have been better with the Reader WiFi PRS-T1 . The device, which was unveiled back at IFA in late August, is set to launch within a fortnight. In the intervening time, Amazon, the clear leader in the space, unveiled two new readers — the fourth-generation Kindle and the Kindle Touch . Sony’s got a ways to go if it’s going to become a dominant force in the e-reader market outside of its native Japan, alongside the Kindle and the Nook