Good news: Avengers: Infinity War is set to have its 4K Blu-ray and DVD release on August 14. Now, fans will be able to relive the movie experience while watching it in the comfort of their homes. But is this actually news? For years, we have had follow-up DVD releases of blockbuster movies, but as society becomes more modern, the excitement and desire to own a DVD has largely shrunk. Online streaming services, such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video, have now become the rage due to their wide selection, affordability, and access. These online streaming companies have seized huge chunks of market share, leaving little to no representation of DVD companies, namely Blockbuster. In 1992, Blockbuster, with its 2800 worldwide stores, was the leader in rental videos, promoting the consumer enthusiasm of watching content which would only become a very profitable business in years to come. Their reign continued for many years until an ambitious startup called Netflix entered the...
Prime Day has ended and has generated the highest single-day sales in Amazon's history as it sold over 100 million products. However, the event was also beneficial to many of the company's competitors, boosting their sales due to the many discounts they concurrently offered to seize the action. One of these competitors was Walmart, which held many deals in an effort to steal some profits from Amazon. Walmart has notoriously been Amazon's largest online competitor, but by a huge margin. Though initiating its online business roughly at the same time as Amazon, the company has never been able to make more revenue or surpass Amazon's growth primarily due to its inferior business model compared to Amazon Prime. The membership fees that Amazon attains is massive and is mostly responsible for the company's revenue. However, the company also gains a considerable amount of money from Amazon Web Services, which offers cloud-computing platforms to individuals and businesse...
As Apple's September event is rapidly approaching, technology enthusiasts and Apple fans are anxious to see the new products, particularly the new iPhones, a redesigned iPad Pro, and the Apple Watch Series 4. Leaks have suggested what each new product will look like. There will apparently be three new iPhones, one being the upgraded version of the iPhone X, one being its larger model (or Plus model), and one being the budget-end iPhone X model that will house an LCD display, rather than an OLED display to potentially bring the price down to around $700. Additionally, the iPad Pro will feature a design change with thinner bezels, no home button, rounded corners, and potentially Face ID. Lastly, the Apple Watch Series 4 will also include a redesign as the bezels will similarly reduce to appropriately fit in the modern world of less bezel and more display. So it appears that Apple is going to have some exciting products this year. And then soon enough, consumers will be anxious ...