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  • Verizon’s V CAST Video for Android now available, runs $10 a month

    Verizon’s V CAST Video for Android now available, runs $10 a month

    Posted on June 7, 2010 | No Comments
    Android owners on Verizon now have a new (albeit pricey) way to bide their time as they wait in grocery store checkout lines, doctors' offices, traffic jams, DMVs, and Engadget Show entrance gates, because Big Red is flipping the switch today on its V CAST Video offering for every Google-powered handset to hit its network so far. The Droid, Droid Eris, Devour, Droid Incredible, and Ally are all equipped to take advantage of the app, which claims to offer over 230 full-length shows spanning over 40 programming providers -- but the downside is that it'll cost you $10 a month on top of your data plan, the same that V CAST Video On Demand runs on Verizon's other phones. If you're willing to take the plunge, look for it in the Market right away.

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    Verizon's V CAST Video for Android now available, runs $10 a month originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Fox Mobile launches Bitbop beta, a Hulu for your phone

    Fox Mobile launches Bitbop beta, a Hulu for your phone

    Posted on May 26, 2010 | No Comments
    While Hulu might be missing out on the mobile space due to licensing issues, Fox Mobile-backed Bitbop is looking to step in and take the reins. The app, currently in beta and available only for select BlackBerry devices, has 25 content partners including Fox (of course), CBS, NBC, and Comedy Central. It's said to work over WiFi or even 3G data connections and is free so far, though a section in the FAQ intimates that Fox will also launch a premium plan with "unlimited, full-length, network TV shows with no commercial interruptions" for $10 a month, and mobile movie rentals are also apparently on the way. And never fear, Android and iPhone lovers -- mocoNews reports that apps for your smartphone of choice are coming, too. Let's hope Fox gets it working on Froyo, before Hulu kills that workaround.

    Fox Mobile launches Bitbop beta, a Hulu for your phone originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 26 May 2010 21:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Estimate: 800,000 U.S. Households Abandoned Their TVs For The Web

    Estimate: 800,000 U.S. Households Abandoned Their TVs For The Web

    Posted on April 13, 2010 | No Comments
    Are you a cord-cutter, or do you want to be? Have you had enough of paying your cable company through the nose for 800 channels, when all you really watch is maybe 20 or 30? With an increasing selection of high-quality TV fare coming online, more people are experimenting with ditching their TVs (or more accurately, their cable and satellite TV subscriptions) for online options such as Hulu, Netflix, broadcaster Websites, or Apple's iTunes. The numbers are still small, but last year an estimated 800,000 U.S. households cut the cable cord altogether, according to a new report by the Convergence Consulting Group. By the end of next year, that number is forecast to double to 1.6 million. Cord cutters don't yet represent a serious threat to the $84 billion cable/satellite/telco TV access industry, which counts an estimated 101 million subscribers. But they are a leading indicator of the shift to TV viewing on the Web. The cord-cutters make up less than 3 percent of all full-episode viewing on the Web. The rest comes from people who are only beginning to watch occasionally online. An estimated 17 percent of the total weekly viewing audience watch at least one or two episodes of a full-length TV show online. Last year, that percentage was 12 percent, and next year it is forecast to grow to 21 percent.

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  • The rise and fall of iTunes LP (cue dramatic music)

    The rise and fall of iTunes LP (cue dramatic music)

    Posted on March 9, 2010 | No Comments
    Exciting news about Apple's iTunes LP: apparently it's a bit of a bust! The fine folks at GigaOM had the foresight to talk to people in the music industry to ask them, six months on, how's iTunes LP doing? Not so great, is the answer. What went wrong?

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  • New Prince of Persia trailer looks awesome

    New Prince of Persia trailer looks awesome

    Posted on March 3, 2010 | No Comments
    In November last year, we've shown you not one but two trailers for the Prince of Persia movie, and both turned out to be quite decent. And this third full-length trailer (courtesy of IGN) for one of this summer's blockbusters doesn't look too shabby either.

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  • New stealth jumpjet starting hover trials

    New stealth jumpjet starting hover trials

    Posted on November 16, 2009 | No Comments
    The Harrier jumpjet is one of the most famous aircraft in the world. Ideal for carrier take off and landings, the jumpjet has been part of the US military arsenal for many years. The problem is that it isn't very fast. Now the next generation of jumpjet is entering testing to see if it measures up.

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  • PlayStation Home could stream TV shows, movies in the future

    PlayStation Home could stream TV shows, movies in the future

    Posted on July 30, 2009 | No Comments
    We don’t typically cover PS Home updates at the ‘Gear, but the Sony PS team just dropped a tiny morsel of goodness and I feel compelled to tell you about it. The Movie Theater in Home is getting revamped with a 10-screen layout that PS Home Community Manager CydoniaX says could one-day stream full-length TV shows and movies. Nothing is set in stone so we’ll throw this one on the backburner for now.

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