General Gaming Article |
- Thousands of Hurt Locker P2P Lawsuit’s Dropped
- Playbook Price Cut, $300 Made Permanent — Too Little Too Late?
- Nokia Shedding 3,500 Jobs
- Amazon’s $199 Kindle Fire Estimated To Cost Around $209.63 To Build
| Thousands of Hurt Locker P2P Lawsuit’s Dropped Posted: 02 Oct 2011 01:31 PM PDT
A list of IP addresses being spared the wrath of the U.S. Copyright Group has been posted publically for all too see, but we suspect that after looking at how much work it was to track down the identities of that many individuals, they simply decided to hunker down and concentrate on a select few. The exact reasons for the change of course remains little more than speculation however, and we also still don't know how many of the defendants decided to settle out of court. It's also worth noting that the dropped cases are being done so without prejudice, so it's still possible for them to change their minds yet again. |
| Playbook Price Cut, $300 Made Permanent — Too Little Too Late? Posted: 02 Oct 2011 12:48 PM PDT
Few will argue that the price cuts weren't necessary, but it makes us wonder, will it be enough? Without a rich content ecosystem its unlikely RIM will ever hit Amazon's $199 price point, especially when you consider it is estimated that the build cost of the Fire which is very similar to the Playbook, costs about $210 to build. To add to the pain, since Research in Motion doesn't sell direct to consumers, they need to charge slightly more so that the retailers get enough of a cut to make it worth stocking. The only saving grace for the Playbook at this point is that the Kindle Fire, for now at least, is US only. That still gives RIM an opportunity to make a dent internationally with the Playbook and its QNX operating system, but will the price cut be enough? Let us know what you think in the comments below. |
| Posted: 02 Oct 2011 12:33 PM PDT
The changes are painful, yet necessary, and will turn Nokia into a "more dynamic, nimble and efficient challenger," CEO Stephen Elop said in a statement. In addition to the layoff's Nokia also announce it would be closing its factory in Cluj, Romania by the end of the year, likely as a result of productivity gains in its Asian facilities. Going forward, the company plans to concentrate its development efforts in Berlin, Boston and Chicago, while closing operations in Bonn, Germany, and Malvern USA. Nobody likes to hear about job cuts, but Nokia likely had little choice in the wake of extremely light demand for its existing Symbian-based smartphones. It's possible Nokia might be able to ramp up a bit once they get going with Windows Phone 7, but without the need to develop its own OS, they can likely run indefinitely with less in-house engineering. |
| Amazon’s $199 Kindle Fire Estimated To Cost Around $209.63 To Build Posted: 02 Oct 2011 11:36 AM PDT
The $10 loss per unit is based on an estimated build cost of $209.63, however that number alone doesn't tell the whole picture. The Kindle Fire represents a bit of a Trojan horse to households who already routinely buy goods and content from Amazon. Content purchased is locked into the Amazon ecosystem, and even the Fire itself comes bundled with Prime, a service designed around the notion of free shipping for physical goods. If a Kindle Fire owner spends even slightly more on Amazon.com over the course of the year on physical items as a result of buying the Fire, Amazon wins big time.
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The Hurt Locker is known in BitTorrent circles as more than just an Oscar winning blockbuster, but also the poster child for movie industry lawsuits. The maker of the film, Voltage Pictures, has been working alongside the U.S. Copyright Group to pursue over 24,583 IP address across almost a dozen ISP's. Up until recently the lawsuit has only been expanding, but now suddenly the folks over at 
Last weekend we noticed that RIM was experimenting with a $200 price cut in Canada, however, with the unveiling of the Amazon Fire the company has decided to not just move its discount across the border, 
Nokia has bet its future on Windows Phone 7, but before CEO Steven Elop has a chance to prove that he isn't just jumping from one burning platform to the next, he still has several challenges to overcome. Chief among them is a massive workforce that up until now, the company has maintained despite quarter after quarter of market share losses. Analysts knew Nokia couldn't keep it up forever, and were not surprised to hear that the company is 
Amazon's Kindle Fire could easily be considered one of the worst kept secrets in the tech industry. Almost every detail was known about the device prior to the announcement in New York last week except one, the price. Analysts were expecting it to land somewhere in the $200-$300 range, but were almost universally stunned when CEO Jeff Bazos announced they would be coming in at the low end of that estimate. At just $199 how much money is Amazon making per device? Well, according to iSuppli, they are actually 
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