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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 airing
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