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Posted: 13 Jul 2011 02:28 PM PDT

For Netflix, there's a way out of pricing mess
CNET
Angry Netflix customers are taking to the Web to communicate with CEO Reed Hastings, seen here in a file photo. They are telling him to reduce price hike. Netflix customers are making perhaps the most damning comparison a day after the ...
Netflix Feels Heat From DVD FansWall Street Journal
Netflix price hike angers users, some drop planForbes
Netflix subscribers threaten to quit, but will they really?GigaOm
Reuters -Digitaltrends.com -NPR
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Posted: 13 Jul 2011 02:08 PM PDT

Report: Amazon Tablet Due Before October
PC Magazine
The existence of a tablet computer in the offing from Amazon isn't official yet, but The Wall Street Journal has officially thrown its weight behind the pervasive rumors that the Kindle-maker is planning to release a device to compete ...
Amazon Plans Tablet Computer By OctoberWall Street Journal
Amazon To Launch Tablet By October [REPORT]Mashable
Amazon tablet seen aiming to widen e-commerce leadReuters
SlashGear -VentureBeat -AFP
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Posted: 13 Jul 2011 02:56 PM PDT

RIM Isn't Making Any Money On The PlayBook (RIMM)
San Francisco Chronicle
Research in Motion was so confident it would sell millions of PlayBooks this year, it discounted the first 500000 to wireless carriers. The idea, according to BGR, is that when carriers saw that RIM was selling them at less than full margin, ...
RIM Has Six Months to 'Prove' Need for Joint Chairman-CEO RoleBloomberg
BlackBerry maker RIM to launch 7 new smartphonesThe Guardian
RIM deflects criticism at annual meetingReuters
PC Magazine -New York Times -CNET
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Posted: 13 Jul 2011 02:04 PM PDT

Sony VAIO VPC-Z214GX
PC Magazine
Standard-voltage Core i7 CPU makes it wicked fast. One of thinnest laptops ever. Exquisite design. Innovative Light Peak docking station. Best-in-class screen. Lightest 13-inch ultraportable. More connectivity ports than its competitors. ...
Sony Vaio Z VPCZ21TGX/XCNET
Sony's Super-Slim VAIO Z MacBook Air Challenger Now AvailablePCWorld
Sony VAIO Z Series (VPCZ216GX/L) reviewThis Is My Next
Twice -PR Newswire (press release) -TFTS (blog)
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Posted: 13 Jul 2011 01:52 PM PDT

AT&T to sell Sony S2 clamshell tablet
Digitaltrends.com
AT&T will be the exclusive home of Sony's S2 tablet, which will connect to the carrier's HSPA+ network. AT&T has picked up one of Sony's two odd looking tablets. Named the "S2," the tablet has two 5.5-inch touchscreens that fold together, making the S2 ...
Sony announcing S1 and S2 Android 3.0 tablets.News Box
Sony Previews S1 and S2 Tablets, Still No Release Date or PricingPCWorld
AT&T To Be Broadband Carrier For Sony's Two-Screen TabletWall Street Journal
PC Magazine -BetaNews -Engadget
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Posted: 13 Jul 2011 01:54 PM PDT

Microsoft plans to counter Apple by building 75 retail stores in 2-3 years
Apple Insider
Microsoft plans to massively expand its retail presence to take in the US in the next 2 to 3 years, with an aggressive goal of 75 new stores to take on Apple's own retail operations. The plans are said to be part of the company's effort ...
Microsoft Opens Windows Server App Licenses To Amazon CloudCRN
One of 75 new Microsoft stores is coming to a mall near youBetaNews
Microsoft COO Goes on Competitor-bashing SpreePCWorld
VentureBeat -The Seattle Times -CNET
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