June 22, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment:
FiOS Without A Contract: Verizon is now offering its FiOS service without a contract. In fact, you can pay month-to-month if you like with no termination fee Why? Remember those negative ads from cable companies saying that Verizon locks you into a contract with nasty termination fees? Problem solved.
A New Cheap Nook: Barnes and Noble announced a new $149 Nook with WiFi. It will also market a 3G version for $199. Not to be outdone, Amazon lowered the price of its Kindle e-reader to $189. You gotta love the e-reader wars!
iOS Launches: Apple’s new iPhone/iPad/iPod operating system, iOS, is live and free for everyone. But, before you get too excited, some of the best new features are only available for the iPhone 3GS and the new iPhone 4. Sorry original iPhone users … you’re out of luck. Not only will the original iPhone not support iOs, it won’t support any apps developed for it. Time to upgrade.
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Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.