After months of speculation, it’s time for the sale of streaming video site Hulu to turn into a bidding war. Six companies have submitted informal bids for the site this week, according to those in the know, including three big names eager to own what could be turned into a Netflix streaming video killer.
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Amazon’s iPad Rival May Not Land Until 2012
Amazon’s apparently not in a huge rush to send a 10-inch tablet to market. Anonymous sources tell DigiTimes that Amazon’s first tablet will be a 7-inch model, and that mass production on a true iPad rival with a 10.1-inch display will begin in the first quarter of 2012.
If the rumor’s accurate, it would mean that Amazon is first setting
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Amazon-Owned Netflix Rival to Launch Streaming Service in U.S.?
Move over, Netflix, there might be another streaming video-on-demand company angling for your crown.
Lovefilm, the European version of Netflix that was purchased by Amazon at the start of the year, is rumored to be close to launching in new international territories, according to a recent interview with the company’s Chief Marketing …
Amazon Tablet Pricing: How Low Could It Go?
The New York Post’s Garett Sloane is reporting that a source tells him that Amazon.com will start selling an Android tablet for “hundreds less” than the $499 iPad in late September or October. “Hundreds less?” That’s both a specific claim and a vague one.
Could Amazon sell a tablet for $399? Sure, that’s entirely …
Report: ‘Kindle Scribe’ Could Be Amazon’s Next E-Reader
Amazon’s next Kindle might not just be for bookworms. The company has registered the “kindlescribe.com” and “kindlescribes.com” domains, leading to speculation that the next Kindle will include a stylus for note taking.
Fusible discovered the domains, which Amazon registered on August 20. As Business Insider notes, the e-reader could …
After Eight Years, Walmart to Abandon MP3 Downloads
If you’ve been buying your MP3s from Walmart, I have some bad news for you: You won’t be able to continue doing so after August 28th (Well, bad news and also a question: Why were you buying MP3s from Walmart?).
The retail giant has sent notice to distribution and licensing partners announcing that it will close its Download Store …
Amazon, Walmart and Others Build Web Apps to Sidestep Apple Rules
And so it begins.
Let’s jump in the Wayback Machine and set our coordinates for June 11, 2007. Apple had just announced something called the “iPhone” and with it, an “innovative new way to create applications” for the device.
The premise was simple: In lieu of an actual app store, Apple urged developers to “create Web 2.0 …
Amazon Sure Is Selling a Lot of Weird Stuff in the U.K.
Amazon.com sells many things.
Its U.K. website, for instance, sells something called a “Military Police Telescopic Tonfa” that looks an awful lot like a night stick and—wouldn’t you know it—is at the top of the “Movers and Shakers in Sports & Leisure” with a whopping 41,341% sales increase over the past 24 hours (as of 5pm …
Is a New Kindle Around the Corner?
Slashed prices for refurbished Kindles could be the latest sign that a new version of Amazon’s popular e-reader is imminent.
This week, Amazon dropped the price of refurbished, third-generation Kindles to $99 for a Wi-Fi model and $139 for a model with 3G and Wi-Fi. If purchased new, the same Kindles cost $139 and $189, respectively. …
Will Amazon’s Tablet Be Cheap or Fancy? Rumors Conflict
In another sign that Amazon is cutting corners on its rumored tablet to make it as cheap as possible, a new report suggests that the device’s screen will be less capable than those of its rivals. Or not.
Whereas the touch screen on Apple’s iPad supports input from up to 10 fingers at a time, Amazon’s tablet will use a cheaper touch …
Amazon Freezes Nintendo 3DS Sales After Customer Complaints
Oops, it looks like you can’t buy the Nintendo 3DS direct from Amazon anymore, thanks to either a sales goof or some sort of actual manufacturing glitch. Nintendo’s notorious no-glasses 3D games handheld is officially not for sale from the site at this moment.
You can still grab it from third-party resellers, like Target, of course, …
Amazon ‘Prime’ Members Get Free Streaming CBS Shows
As Netflix’s price rise continues to cause grumbling amongst subscribers, is Amazon about to try and become the new hub for Video on Demand content? The online giant today announced a new deal with CBS Corp. that makes 2,000 episodes of 18 different series – including Star Trek, Cheers and The Tudors – freely available to Amazon Prime …