100 Devices Serve Up BLOCKBUSTER On Demand

Blockbuster Inc. announced that its BLOCKBUSTER On Demand service is available on more than 100 devices – including Blu-ray Disc (BD) players, televisions, smartphones, DVRs and digital media adapters.

Apple Joins Top 5 Mobile Phone Manufacturers

DisplaySearch announced that it has published its Quarterly Mobile Phone Shipment and Forecast Report. According to the statement, highlights include the growing demand for larger, higher-resolution displays driven by next generation smart phones as well as Apple’s success with the iPhone, which overtook Sony Ericsson to become the #5 global mobile phone manufacturer on a …

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Samsung Galaxy Tab More Phone than iPad

iSuppli Corp. announced that its latest analysis of the Galaxy Tab GT-P1000 suggests that Samsung has positioned it as a large-scale smart phone, rather than as a true competitor to Apple Inc.’s iPad. According to the statement, the Galaxy Tab carries a Bill of Materials (BOM) of $205.22, significantly less than iSuppli’s $264.27 estimate for …

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Technology Access Bill Signed Into Law

The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) announced that President Obama signed into law the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act. According to the statement, the legislation gives individuals with vision or hearing loss improved access to television programming, smart phones, the Internet, menus on DVD players, program guides on cable TV and more.