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Netflix looking at Asian markets

Netflix held a conference call in the US on Tuesday to discuss its less-than-stellar Q3 earnings. CEO Reed Hastings acknowledged that it failed to meet a quarterly goal for signing up new customers to its streaming service, and will now miss its full-year target of 7 million new streaming customers. According to its revised subscriber numbers, Netflix will now finish …

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Amazon Instant now available on Samsung TVs

Samsung’s Smart Hub now is now the content king. Sarah Tew/CNET The one major streaming service heretofore absent from Samsung’s TVs, Amazon Instant, is now available. Today Samsung announced that the popular video service is available for immediate, free download to all 2012 Samsung Smart TVs. The Amazon Instant catalog includes more than 140,000 movies and commercial-free TV shows at …

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Where to follow tonight’s iPad mini launch on CNET

Hello, good evening and welcome to CNET’s coverage of tonight’s Apple launch. Everyone has been speculating on what Apple will reveal for months now, with the smart bets landing on a new tablet with a 7.85-inch screen and the smaller lightning port from the iPhone 5. We only have a short time to wait to find out if those predictions …

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Nokia delivers Lumia 510 for emerging markets

The Nokia Lumia 510 designed for emerging markets. Nokia Nokia has launched the Lumia 510 smartphone, the cheapest Windows Phone-powered smartphone from the Finnish phone giant. Designed for emerging markets, such as India, China, South America and Asia, the entry level smartphone bridges the gap between the Nokia Asha and the top-end Lumia devices currently on sale. Sporting a 4-inch …

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Apple iPad vs. Microsoft Surface RT

After several years of sitting on the sidelines, Microsoft is joining the tablet fray this year, and all signs are pointing to one massive tech stoush between two of the biggest tech companies in the world. Apple’s iPad is still the unflinching king of the slates, but Microsoft’s Surface is expected to make its present felt after its launch on …

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EE 4G full prices, extras and deals revealed

Now playing: Watch this: CNET News EE prices 1:52 How much will 4G cost? I’m glad you ask, phone fans, because EE has revealed its prices for 4G phone contracts and phones. Read on to find out how much a speeded-up Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE, HTC One XL or iPhone 5 will cost, and what nifty bonuses you can bag on …

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iPad Mini to double 7

Apple’s expected iPad Mini could help the 7-inch tablet market double in both 2012 and 2013, IHS iSuppli estimates. The tech research firm said global sales of tablets with displays in the 7-inch range should soar by 100 percent this year to 34 million units, up from 17 million in 2011. Sales will nearly double again in 2013, rising 96 …

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