Saturday, September 09, 2006
BlackBerry gets out of the office
inead Carew and Lucas van Grinsven
SEPTEMBER 08, 2006
BLACKBERRY maker Research in Motion (RIM) is pushing into a the consumer market with the Pearl, its first phone with a camera and music player.
Canada's RIM plans to launch the device with US carrier T-Mobile USA on September 12 and expects a number of other carriers to start selling the product this month, co-chief executive Jim Balsillie said. "It's going to be a main product for us in all our markets," Mr Balsillie said in an interview. The majority of RIM's more than 170 operator customers were very interested in selling the Pearl, he said.
Amazon offers PC movie service
SEPTEMBER 08, 2006
AMAZON.COM on has unveiled a widely anticipated internet service offering movies and television shows that can be downloaded onto consumers' personal computers.
The service, called Amazon Unbox, will offer content from six major Hollywood studios, including 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros, as well as TV networks such as CBS and Fox, and cable channels like Comedy Central and E! Entertainment, the company said in a statement.
Speculation over an upcoming download service from Amazon had been rife for months, with Wall Street considering such a prospect a positive due to the higher profit margins in digital downloads.
Amazon, the No. 2 e-commerce site behind eBay, has seen slowing sales and fewer new product categories into which it can expand.
AMAZON.COM on has unveiled a widely anticipated internet service offering movies and television shows that can be downloaded onto consumers' personal computers.
The service, called Amazon Unbox, will offer content from six major Hollywood studios, including 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros, as well as TV networks such as CBS and Fox, and cable channels like Comedy Central and E! Entertainment, the company said in a statement.
Speculation over an upcoming download service from Amazon had been rife for months, with Wall Street considering such a prospect a positive due to the higher profit margins in digital downloads.
Amazon, the No. 2 e-commerce site behind eBay, has seen slowing sales and fewer new product categories into which it can expand.
