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Monday, June 8, 2009
Entertainment

Movie Studios Plan Free* HD Online Streaming Service Called Epix

11:00PM John Herrman | Lionsgate, Paramount and MGM are banding together to create a Hulu-style streaming service called Epix, promising new, pre-DVD-release films at 720p quality. The way they’re going about it, though, is a little strange. More »
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Phones

Samsung Epix (aka BlackJack III) First Smartphone With Built-In Optical Mouse, Not Lasers

2:10AM Matt Buchanan | The Samsung Epix—the BlackJack III in another dimension where BlackBerry doesn’t exist and the acronym BJ doesn’t make people snicker—actually seems like a solid successor to the BlackJack II (AU, which has only just launched locally, BTW), adding the major things it needs to not get laughed at by every other smartphone today, “world’s first optical mouse in a smartphone” gimmick aside: namely, a touchscreen and Wi-Fi. The optical mouse is basically like if you flipped the one on your desk over and tried to move it with your hand—you swipe your finger over it and click where you want. It’s available now for $US199 with the usual two-year blood contract. More »
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