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Netflix, Apple, and Now Microsoft All Say Nay to Blu-ray

Sorry, Sony: The days of physical media are just about over. Microsoft, Netflix, and Apple all know it, and are planning for it.READ»

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Blackwell's 'Espresso Book Machine' is a Retro Kindle Rival

Despite the rapid rise in popularity of electronic books, nobody thinks physical books are dead--not quite yet. And that means there may be a market for this oddly retro device from U.K. bookseller Blackwell: It's an on-demand ...READ»

Why You'll Buy-Not Download-U2's "No Line On The Horizon"

Plenty of people have already written eulogies for the compact disc now that iTunes is the number one U.S. music retailer, and CD sales are in a death spiral. But U2 is making an excellent case for old-fashioned physical, ...READ»