Neowin News Feed for: Prime

10 Million people use Amazon Prime, accounts for a third of total income

Ben Buffone — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:50:40 +0000

Amazon's 'Prime' service, a premium scheme costing $79 annually which offers free two-day shipping and unlimited movie streaming, has reportedly hit 10 million subscribers. Read more...

Amazon teams up with Epix to add thousands of movies to Prime Instant Video

Stephen Robinson — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:50:05 +0100

Amazon has struck a deal with premium television and on-demand service Epix to bring thousands of new titles to its Prime Instant Video service, including The Avengers and The Hunger Games. Read more...

Image of Nexus Prime + Android 4.0 UI screenshots leak

Andy Weir — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 09:01:40 +0100

Next week's launch of the Nexus Prime and Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) may have been postponed, but a new leaked image of the device and screenshots of the OS should make the wait more bearable. Read more...

Wave of Windows Phone 7.5 'Mango' handsets expected in September

Andy Weir — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:50:38 +0100

With the next major update for Windows Phone 7 having reached the all-important RTM milestone just a few days ago, and a new build (7712) of Mango being delivered to developers this week too, there’s... Read more...

Amazon launches 'free' instant video streaming service for Prime members

Oliver Haslam — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:51:53 +0000

With Netflix proving that a streaming video model can be a very successful one, it's been expected for some time that Amazon would join the market with its own instant streaming service. Today the book/video/grocery/everything... Read more...

Rumor: Amazon rolling out Netflix-like service for Prime members

Alan Cone — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:52:33 +0000

With the success and video-service domination of Netflix, especially with no other competitors may leave one to wonder if anyone will dare to take on the media giant. Rumor has it that Amazon is adding... Read more...

Free Kindle for Amazon Prime subscribers?

Christine McKee — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:34:09 +0000

The folks over at TechCrunch are reporting Amazon is pondering the idea of giving a free Kindle to Amazon Prime subscribers. The subscription, currently priced at $79 per year, offers free two day shipping and... Read more...

Review: Windows Home Server nearly ready for prime time

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 19:02:39 +0000

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A typical household with two adults and three children can easily have three or more computers. Since each of the users wants access to the Internet, their PCs are likely to already be connected to... Read more...

Alpha Prime Goes Gold

Todd Tanner — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:02:49 +0000

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The Black Element's official forums have the big announcement from the development team - the PC FPS Alpha Prime has gone gold and is now currently being readied for release in Czech and Polish versions... Read more...

iTunes, Amazon Movie Services Not Ready for Prime Time Yet

Daylene — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 00:18:41 +0100

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With the entry of the Apple iTunes Music Store and Amazon.com into the movie business, film downloads are finally being sold by folks who really know how to sell entertainment. This is a big step... Read more...

High-def TV not ready for Net's prime time

Dice — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 14:08:30 +0100

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Television and consumer electronics are benefiting from the new high-definition video formats, but there may not be enough room to enable that type of quality on the internet. A high-definition (HD) streaming video can require... Read more...

Metroid Prime Hunters delayed to 2006

Dice — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 23:04:20 +0100

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Nintendo of America has released its product line-up for now and early 2006 for its formats, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, DS and the forthcoming Game Boy Micro, with DS title Metroid Prime: Hunters slipping into... Read more...

Metroid Prime 3 Details Emerge!

malebolgia — Mon, 08 Aug 2005 18:02:59 +0100

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Official Metroid site Luminoth Temple today aired an interview with some juicy information regarding Metroid Prime 3. According to Nintendo second-party developer Retro Studios, the third release in the best-selling FPS series will hit the... Read more...

New US Cube bundle to feature Metroid Prime 2 demo

Dice — Thu, 05 Aug 2004 16:13:18 +0100

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Nintendo of America has announced a new GameCube hardware bundle for the North American market, with the $99.99 package set to include a copy of Metroid Prime and a demo disc for the forthcoming Metroid... Read more...

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

malebolgia — Mon, 28 Jun 2004 22:50:50 +0100

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New enemies and an evil twin - she's got her work cut out for her this time, warns NGC. Samus Aran, the infamous intergalactic bounty hunter, is on her way to investigate... Read more...

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Details

Redestium — Sun, 02 May 2004 08:44:34 +0100

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April 30, 2004 - Moments ago Nintendo officially revealed some more details about the highly anticipated sequel Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. The basic concept behind the story has Samus returning to another mysterious planet to... Read more...

Metroid Prime 2 Details Surface

Redestium — Wed, 14 Apr 2004 22:29:26 +0100

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The latest issue of Game Informer Magazine features an initial look at the upcoming first-person adventure sequel Metroid Prime 2. The name of the game is still tentative, and the magazine published few new details,... Read more...

Europe to receive a superior version of Metroid Prime

Marcel Klum — Sat, 08 Mar 2003 20:15:35 +0000

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Thanks Mav Phoenix for posting this on our forum. Nintendo of Europe has revealed that the PAL version of Metroid Prime will feature notable enhancements over the already released US version of the... Read more...

Metroid Prime receives GameSpot's Game of the Year

Spyder — Mon, 23 Dec 2002 19:08:53 +0000

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Thanks username for posting this in the forum. GameSpot's entire editorial staff unanimously agrees that Metroid Prime for the GameCube is the single greatest video game of 2002. Considering how diverse our... Read more...

GameCube Game of the Year: Metroid Prime

Michael Stanclift — Thu, 19 Dec 2002 18:58:30 +0000

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Thanks to jago6498 in BPN for the heads up. Gamespy has released its "Game of the Year" winner (and not surprisingly) it is Metroid Prime. Prime also was the winner of... Read more...