Monday, March 12, 2012

Tech Stories In The News

There's a bunch of stories this week, so let's check them out.

1. Apple is going to sell refurbished 1st generation iPads for $299. Well, this is a lot closer to what I would be willing to pay for one. I still won't because I have a full sized desktop, with an 18 1/2" monitor.  And Amazon Kindle Fire's are cheaper yet. But this should put more in the hands of more people.

2. Yahoo is suing Facebook over patent infringement. Really? Stories involving Yahoo just get funnier & funnier. Maybe if this company did something right for a change, they wouldn't be trying to imitate that Chinese company suing Apple.

3. Intel is going to create a VOD website. It supposedly will be up by the end of the year. It will also have a set-top box, ala Roku. Don't hold your breath that this will actually happen. I mean Intel has no experience in this. Remember: Google tried this & failed miserably because they couldn't get license agreements with the studios. Same issue Apple TV has.

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