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This time of year, it’s easy to get caught up in the frantic holiday hubbub–finding the right gifts, waiting in long lines, wrapping until the wee hours. And, half the time, the gifts aren’t even quite right for the receivers. Let’s face it: holidays can be stressful, especially when gift giving is involved. How can [...]
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Posted by on under sony ps3, epodes, netflix, xbox 360, televi, peter smith, parlance, case in point, mth, dashboard, blogger, sy, xbox, partnership, sony, microsoft, game |
itwbennett writes "'Microsoft has always seemed rather enthusiastic when it comes to throwing around the word 'exclusive,' and here is another case in point,' says blogger Peter Smith. Netflix and Sony have announced that Netflix streaming is coming to the Sony PlayStation 3 as early as next month. Back in August, when Microsoft was rolling out its new dashboard update, one of the features it was talking up was Netflix streaming, says Smith, and it said, 'This exclusive partnership offers you the ability to instantly stream movies and TV episodes from Netflix to the television via Xbox 360. Xbox 360 will be the only game console to offer this movie-watching experience...' Apparently, in Microsoft parlance, 'exclusive partnership' means 'we launched it first' and not 'we inked a deal with Netflix preventing this feature from appearing on the competition's hardware.' All this is good news for PS3 owners who can now sign up to be notified of Netflix availability for their system."
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Posted by on under unsurpassed ability, promes, solar technology, bargain price, kosuke, pc world, panny, proud owner, electrics, matsushita, sanyo, regulators, yen, shareholders, globe, panasonic, nbsp, partnership, japan |
It sure
took awhile, but Panasonic now has controlling interest of Japan's beleaguered Sanyo Corporation. After shareholders approved the deal last year, the partnership became mired in anti-trust concerns across the globe. That was then -- today the company founded by Konosuke Matsushita is the proud owner of 50.19% of Sanyo for the
bargain price of ¥404 billion ($4.6 billion). That gives Panny access to Sanyo's battery (some of which was sold off to appease regulators) and solar technology as well as its unsurpassed ability for making
dull and matronly consumer electronics. Everybody wins!
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Jason Bateman and Will Arnett are selling out-- if you can call it that anymore. The duo just announced a partnership with Ben Silverman to form a digital production company to produce shorts and commercials. Their label, ironically called DumbDumb looks doubly smart.
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Posted by on under virtual currency, george garrick, ceo george, game developers, privacy seal, promed, line privacy, ethical guidelines, seal of approval, techcrunch, social networks, startups, privacy practices, truste, scams, competitor, quizzes, partnership, leadership, |
Virtual currency platform
gWallet is announcing a partnership with online privacy certification company TRUSTe to reinforce gWallet ethical guidelines in the virtual currency space. gWallet partners with both brands and game developers to bring users virtual currency offers on games within social networks. Following the
Scamville controversy in the virtual offers space, the startups which provide these offers on games have been working to rid their platforms of misleading offers. In fact, Offerpal CEO
George Garrick promised to take a leadership position in cleaning up scammy ads. Competitor Gwallet has also promised to never offer these type of ads, and is now partnering with TRUSTe to certify gWallet's privacy practices. TRUSTe will also monitor offers submitted by gWallet‘s advertisers to ensure they aren't misleading. For example, previously fake quizzes would be tied to long term mobile subscriptions, malware-laden toolbar downloads and and other scams. And Gwallet is betting on TRUSTe to keep these offers at bay.
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