Monday, December 05, 2011
Microsoft to update Xbox with new features, entertainment channels
Since it launched, the Xbox 360 has offered more than just games. Even before the latest update, owners could access video from providers including Netflix (NFLX), Hulu Plus and ESPN.
But Microsoft has been continually adding new entertainment services, making it an ever-more compelling digital media hub, said ...read more
Monday, October 10, 2011
Netflix reverses decision to split its video streaming and DVD services
Yielding to uproar from customers and shareholders alike, Netflix (NFLX) on Monday reversed its decision to split off its DVD service and rename it Qwikster. Instead of launching an all-new website for DVD customers, as it promised just three weeks ago, it will maintain one site for both its streaming and DVD services.
Netflix's misstep could be - ...read more
Monday, August 22, 2011
Hard-core gamers turning to social networks
It's not just time. "Camelot" players also spend more money. The average social game on Facebook succeeds in getting between 2 percent and 5 percent of players to spend money on the game, according to Pietro Macchiarella, an analyst with Parks Associates. Most pay to get special powers to advance faster in the - ...read more
Monday, June 20, 2011
When your computer crashes, who can you call?
Kurt Scherf, an analyst with Parks Associates, said he used Support.com when his computer started acting funny while he was in France."I noticed my computer was getting buggy, and I had an agent online for hours. In the end, it was my hard drive that was failing. There was nothing he could do about that."
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