Google (GOOG) is very close to bringing movie rentals to YouTube, reports the WSJ. The new service would compete with products from Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), and Netflix (NFLX)…. Tweet This Post

Google is clearly moving fast in setting up partnerships with ebook reader manufacturers and store operators to give some weight to its threat to Amazon and the latter’s Kindle product line. First, the company teamed up with Sony, adding about 1 million public domain books to the technology giant’s eBook Store… Tweet This Post

E-book prices will have to come down to meet consumer demand and grow the market, Sony has warned. The company gave the warning at a roundtable this week to discuss the launch of its two new reader devices. Sony’s general manager for content and services development, Richard Palk, said consumers were confused about why e-book [...]

Have you noticed that Sony has launched its best ebook reader a couple of days ago, with an AT&T 3G modem for fast wireless connection? Not by accident, Google now announced they’re offering over a million public domain books in EPUB format – the exact format that Sony’s Daily Edition reader likes… Tweet This Post

Amazon has launched a new endeavor that integrates traditional IT infrastructure with its EC2 cloud service. Amazon Virtual Private Cloud allows IT to connect to an isolated set of AWS resources to a datacenter using a VPN connection. Minus all the acronyms, that means that Amazon has created a hybrid cloud that can work securely [...]

Three technology heavyweights are joining a coalition to fight Google’s attempt to create what could be the world’s largest virtual library. Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo will sign up to the Open Book Alliance being spearheaded by the Internet Archive. They oppose a legal settlement that could make Google the main source for many online works… [...]