Amazon, YouTube, and the Nook - 90 Seconds on The Verge
Amazon, YouTube, and the Nook - 90 Seconds on The Verge
2013-05-09
it's Thursday may 9 2013 I'm adrianne
jeffries and resistance is futile this
is 90 seconds on the verge presented by
virgin mobile amazon may be working on a
smartphone with a 3d display the wall
street journal reports that the company
is preparing two different phones the
high-end model would feature the
glasses-free 3d screen and could even
use eye tracking to help users navigate
amazon is also said to be working on an
audio-only streaming device and a
set-top box werd first surface of an
Amazon phone in 2012 at this point it
doesn't seem to be a question of if
we'll see one it's one paid YouTube
channels are finally here the site
launched a pilot program with several
partners today including Sesame Street
UFC and B movie icon Roger Corman
subscription fees for the channel start
at just 99 cents per month but that
number can change his company see fit
Sesame Street for example offers
individual episodes starting at 199 but
you'll have to pay 2799 for a full
season in HD all channels will come with
a 14-day free trial and no we're not one
of those partners and finally Microsoft
might be trying to buy the entire nuke
ecosystem for 1 billion dollars
techCrunch reports that the company is
trying to purchase nook media the Barnes
& Noble subsidiary that handles ebook
sales as well as nook e-readers and
tablets microsoft currently owns almost
seventeen percent of nook media but
taking control with put redmond in
charge of the massive nook magazine and
book library nooks own android powered
tablets also appear to be on their way
out the company reportedly plans to
discontinue them next year that's it for
today's top stories join us tomorrow
when we'll be talking about all the
negative reactions to electron option
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