It seems RIM has lowered the price of the BlackBerry Playbook similar to what HP did with the Touchpad. I would assume this move was made by RIM because of the lack of sales of their Playbook tablet. The price has been lowered by $200 and can be seen at Staples with a $100 instant savings and $100 rebate. Staples lists the 16 GB Wifi version for only $299 down from $499. Office Depot has been also reported to carry the same deal. Maybe RIM is lowering the price to be more competitive with Amazon and Apple so they can increase sales.

DirectTV had announced a plan back in April to offer new release movies at home at a price of $30. This price point was much higher than the price at an actual movie theatre, however $30 is the total price for the movie with no person limit on your couch.

On this weeks episode, we changes things up in our shows format. In the Previews section we talk about the change of style in the show. In the Reviews section Chris talks about Gears of War 3 and gives his impressions and grade on the single player storyline, Conner talks briefly about his progress in the Honest Hearts DLC for Fallout New Vegas, and I give my impressions on Dead Island. In the Retro 3 Chris talks about Castelvainia: Symphony of the Night for the PSone, I review my favorite game of all time Tecmo Super Bowl for the NES, and finally Conner reviews Mario Party for the N64.

Netflix has signed an exclusive deal with Dreamworks Animation which will allow them to stream content from the studio to Netflix. The deal will allow Netflix to stream content from Dreamworks which previously supplied content to HBO. The contract was negotiated at approximately $30 million per Dreamworks film title.

Gears of War 3 hit stores last week, and with it comes the closure to both an impressive storyline and a series that has both defined a genre and built a massive fan base. However, with Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 releasing this year, both with an equally impressive story, fan base and genre changing gameplay there is one consistency all three games share, War.

The question of homosexuality has been around for some time and now a controversial French App has been released on the Android Market it is called "Is My Son Gay?" This begs the question, can a smartphone App or any program determine through a series of questions if someone is gay? I think not.

Rumors have been spreading about a new device hailing from HTC code-named the "Runnymede." The video below displays a Beats Audio Android smartphone.

Dish Network & Blockbuster unveil a new joint service called Blockbuster Movie Pass. A subscription video service that will be launching on October 1st and will include access to physical disc movie and gaming rentals by mail as well as streaming video to televisions and PCs. There will also be some type of TV service delivered by Dish included as well. The service will cost $10 a month as an additional service for Dish network customers.