Amazon has uploaded video of yesterday's Kindle announcements to YouTube. By now you might have already seen all the details, but in case you wanted to watch the video, you now can. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm92Tnp953c … [Read more...]
Upcoming Tech Events Will Keep Everybody Hopping
September into October is looking to be a busy time for consumer electronics. Companies are either competing for recent attention, gearing up for the holidays, or just synchronizing their release cycles right around this time. Yesterday, we had Amazon's press conference of the 4 new Kindles including their new Android tablet, Kindle Fire. On October 4th, Apple is holding an … [Read more...]
First Facts: Amazon Unveils 7-inch Kindle Fire Tablet for $199
Bloomberg provides a sneak peek at the Amazon event that will start in a few minutes. The Kindle Fire will have a 7-inch display and sell for $199, compared with $499 for Apple’s cheapest iPad, Amazon executives said. The device, a souped-up version of the Kindle electronic-book reader, will run on Google Inc.’s Android software, the Seattle-based company said. Other details … [Read more...]
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings Appeared on ABC’s Nightline
Netflix's CEO, Reed Hastings, appeared on the ABC News program Nightline last night.Unfortunately, he still believes the problem was miscommunication.Former Netflix Co-founder, Marc Randolph, wrote on his personal blog yesterday that he thinks Netflix has far from screwed up.Not only am I completely in support of what Netflix is doing, but I think it is one of the smartest, … [Read more...]
HP Makes It Official – Moves Onto Their Next CEO, Meg Whitman
It's been a rough year for HP. August 6, 2010 HP's then CEO Mark Hurd resigned following some misappropriation of funds and later, a sexual harassment suit. On September 30th, Léo Apotheker was elected to be the CEO of HP. Since then, stock value has plummeted and in very recent months HP has made some very questionable decisions. A fire sale on the HP TouchPad led to … [Read more...]