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Qwick retreat: Netflix kills plan to split in two (Update)

(AP) -- To the ranks of New Coke and the Edsel, we can now add Qwikster.

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created Oct 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Netflix and beyond: new ways to watch TV, movies

(AP) -- The DVD-by-mail service Netflix built its business on will soon be known as Qwickster. The rebranding follows Netflix's decision to split its DVD rental business from its online streaming service, a move that raised ...

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created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Blockbuster to sell, rent movies through TiVo

(AP) -- Blockbuster Inc. plans to rent and sell its movies and TV shows through TiVo Inc.'s digital video recorders in the second half of this year.

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Netflix light on flicks as viewers soak up TV shows

Like most fresh faces that arrive in Hollywood, Netflix wanted to be a movie star. But now it's learning what many in Tinseltown have known for decades: Movies are sexy, but the real money is in television.

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created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Coinstar's stock soars on strong 4Q for Redbox

(AP) -- Coinstar's fourth-quarter earnings soared past analyst estimates as the company's Redbox kiosks for renting DVDs picked up customers who stopped getting their discs through Netflix's rival service.

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created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Netflix customers return in 4Q; stock soars 16 pct

(AP) -- Netflix has regained almost as many customers as it lost following an unpopular price increase, signaling that the video subscription service is healing from its self-inflicted wounds.

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created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Small businesses see mobile payments as chance to lower costs

Urban Bean manager Liz Abene started hunting for a new way to process card payments after the coffee shop's transaction fees skyrocketed. It was costing $60 a month, she said, just to have the credit card equipment on the ...

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created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dropbox co-founder aims to build his own Google, not sell to them

Four years ago, Drew Houston was just another super-smart hacker with ambitions of starting his own company.

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created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 3

For some consumers, surveys breed feedback fatigue

(AP) -- We appreciate your decision to read this story. Would you take a short survey about your satisfaction with the reading experience? Could you review this article on a website? Rate it for other readers?

Technology / Internet

created Jan 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The 'CES curse?' Gadget show has poor record

The largest trade show in the Americas must be a great place to show off new products, right? Wrong. The International Consumer Electronics Show is quickly becoming a launch pad for products that fall flat.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Warner Bros. to impose 56-day delay on DVD rentals

Prepare to have your patience tested if you prefer to rent DVDs rather than buy them.

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created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

A bicycle built for you

Recent graduates of the UA McGuire Entrepreneurship Program have launched Velocis, a company that promotes environmental sustainability and healthful living through use of custom-designed electric bicycles.

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created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Hollywood flubs movie system launch, miffs users

(AP) -- Warner Bros. is learning a hard lesson about launching an ill-conceived product in the age of social media.

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created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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