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Apple iPhone OS 4 Event Announced, April 8th

Apple announced Monday that on April 8, would introduce iPhone OS 4.0 software, just five days after the company introduced the iPad. The company began sent out media invitations indicating an event with the tagline, “Get a sneak peak into the future of iPhone OS.”. It will take place on the Apple campus at 10 [...]

Google Buys Web Video Platform Episodic

On Friday, Google confirmed via a press statement that it has purchased Episodic, a San Francisco online video platform start-up. Terms of the deal were not released. The company will join Google and continue its work to bring a great video experience to the Web, mobile phones and IPTV devices without interruption in service for [...]

New York Times Kindle Increased Price on Subscription

April 2, The New York Times was increased the price on its subscriptions from $14.99 to $19.99 a month. Amazon has just told customers with Kindle subscriptions to the New York Times that they’re getting a price raised too. Current Kindle subscribers will continue to pay $13.99/month for the next six months (effective October 2nd [...]

Nintendo and Google team up for Wii Home Console

Nintendo and Google have teamed up to launch a new game in Japan for Wii home console, called And Kensaku. The And Kensaku will feature 10,000 popular search phrases and trends on disc, and allow the Wii to access more online from the Wii’s WiFi to download new Google search data.

IPad Available for Pre-order at 5:30 Pacific time

The IPad is available for pre-order in the U.S. early on Friday, March 12: 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time or 8:30 a.m. On friday morning, you’ll be able to log on to Apple online store and place your order for purchases of both the Wi-Fi-only and Wi-Fi and 3G iPad models. Apple said the Wi-Fi only [...]