Amazon Ups Prime Cost to $99/Year

On Thursday, Amazon confirmed the speculation, and announced that they would be increasing the cost of Amazon Prime by $20 to $99/year. While some had speculated as much as a $40 increase, 20 bucks is all it amounted to.

iOS in the Car? Try iOS in the Plane

While we have been focusing on Apple CarPlay, iOS in the Car, and wearable integration in cars, bigger and better things were in the works: iOS in the airplane. According to a post on United Airlines news page, the airline has partnered will begin offering a new in-flight media service exclusively on hardware running iOS.

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Google Facing Legal Trouble Over Children’s In-App Purchases

You may remember the trouble Apple had gotten into for in-app purchases made by kids who weren't "authorized" to access the iTunes App Store. The trouble began a few years back for Apple. The company started getting refund requests and complaints from parents, some who's kids had racked up thousands of dollars in charges playing [...]

Google Offering $15 Per Referral to Google Apps

On Monday, Google announced a new "Google Apps Referral Program," wherein users will receive a $15 referral bonus for each new Google Apps user they refer.

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Roku Announces New Streaming Stick

This is pretty clearly a move to counter Google's Chromecast. Although the Chromecast is $15 cheaper than the Roku Streaming Stick, Google's offering has nowhere near the amount of content streams as Roku

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Drive Club Release Date May Have Been Leaked

According to gamepur.com a release date for Drive Club may have leaked out on Twitter. Drive Club, an exclusive PS4 title, was supposed to be a launch title. however after failing to be ready for the US and then the European release date, the game then missed Japan's PS4 launch a little over a week [...]

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Latest 2K14 Update Brings Allen Iverson

Allen Iverson fans everywhere are rejoicing now as the team at Take Two Interactive have finally added the 76ers legendary shooting guard Allen Iverson to the game. Although there may be some confusion as to when Iverson actually retired from the NBA one things for certain and that is, judging by message boards and other [...]

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Framily Doesn’t Apply To The Federal Government

As most people know Sprint recently introduced some new plans were virtually anyone who knows anyone in person, can become part of a new Framily plan. It appears cost savings measures like Framily don't apply to the US government, in fact, according to multiple sources Sprint has overcharged the government in the tens of millions [...]

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PS4 Launch 3x Better Than PS3 In Japan

Japanese electronics giant Sony decided to take a different route this year in launching the PS4 game console. Sony decided to take advantage of the holiday season in the US and then took to Europe and Asia before launching the console at home in Japan. Launch day finally arrived in Japan on February 22nd. Consumer [...]

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Edward Norton, 500 Startups Paul Singh & More Back Speek In Series A Round

Speek co-founder Danny Boice Edward Norton, the Golden Globe award winning actor behind Primal Fear, American History X, fight club and many more has deep ties to the Delaware, Maryland and Virginia area (DMV). Speek, the future of conference calling with headquarters at AOL's fishbowl and deep ties at Washington DC's 1776 also [...]

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