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Intel Inside ... More Than Computers

In the Web 2.0 world, computers aren't the only products that depend on Intel chips.READ»

• Intel Risks It All (Again)
• Intel Everywhere
• Intel Then, Now, and Tomorrow

Blockbuster to Rent Movies on SD Cards, but Why?

Blockbuster is piloting a new movie-rental program that allows customers to load movies onto SD cards and play them back on mobile phones and TVs equipped with SD readers. The rentals cost $1.99. Perhaps conceived as a one-up ...READ»

Best Buy Planning for DVD-Death With Movie Download Service From Sonic

Best Buy and Roxio CinemaNow announced a partnership today that will result in a whole new movie downloading service. It'll apparently be integrated into pretty much every Web-enabled device Best Buy sells too, which is a good way of ...READ»

Samsung Ditches Middleman, Brings Blockbuster, Amazon Content to TVs

Web-streaming TV is a tech on the upswing, and old hands like Netflix and Blockbuster are grabbing on quick. Now Samsung's joining in too, cutting out the set-top box middleman and bringing streaming content directly to your ...READ»

Intel--Past, Present, and Future

As Intel reinvents itself, we take a look at where it's been. From the calculators and traffic lights of the past, to today's variety of handheld devices and tomorrow's slickest netbooks, here is a trip through the history of the company once known as Chipzilla.READ»

Why Would Anyone Pay for a YouTube Flick?

Last night, news leaked that YouTube was in talks with major movie studios like Lions Gate, Sony, MGM, and Time Warner to begin renting movies as soon as they were available on DVD. The full-length films would be available for rent ...READ»

Boomtown: The Real Money Behind Virtual Goods

Virtual goods, such as avatars and Facebook gifts, are attracting major brands, celebrities, and venture capital. The money is real.READ»

Rebooting Terminator: McG on Making 'Salvation' More Than Spectacle [video]

We live in an age where you can get a replacement hip, a mechanical heart, or drugs that regulate your brain chemistry. Director McG aims to move the Terminator franchise beyond pure movie-making spectacle by asking deeper questions ...READ»

Dying Hard With a Vengeance: Blockbuster May Go Under

Blockbuster, the $500 million video rental chain, has been in a long battle to remain relevant in the Internet-enabled age--lately by attempting to strike a deal for online content distribution. But the company's Internet leap may ...READ»

Blockbuster Goes Online With TiVo, Apple to Save Its Business

Remember Blockbuster? You know, you'd rent a movie and then when you had to return it, you dropped it in that funny mail slot outside the store? It just announced, at long last some would say, that it's partnering with TiVo to bring ...READ»

Tech Watch: Why Is Movie Rental Still So Damn Difficult?

While other technologies advance, renting a movie seems more confusing and expensive than ever.READ»

Not So Fast: Reviving Retail Sales

Retail sales are struggling -- and the economy isn't the only reason. "Innovative" efforts to revive the shopping experience have been, let's say, uninspired.READ»

Blockbuster Testing Movielink Download Service

If Blockbuster's [NYSE:BBI] plan to provide in-store movie download kiosks seems idiotic, then perhaps this bit of news will bring you a higher respect for their business plan. The company has been beta testing its new Movielink ...READ»