When HP first announced 
the TouchPad, the words “iPad killer” were whispered on a few sites previewing the device. That’s not unusual hyperbole in the tablet world, but HP had integrated Palm’s beloved WebOS onto the system, making it very user friendly.
Today, one month after releasing the TouchPad to retail, Hewlett Packard announced plans to discontinue the device – making it one of the most colossal failures in the tablet space.
Amazon has been the 
perennial bridesmaid to Netflix in the streaming video space for a while now. That hasn’t changed – but the company has hit a notable landmark.
The online retailer’s Instant Video service now has 100,000 movies and TV shows in its library of streaming and downloadable content.
DirectTV’s Sunday Ticket is 
adding something new to its playbook.
The company and Sony have partnered to bring the popular NFL subscription service to the PlayStation 3 – letting subscribers watch the game through their console and giving people who don’t subscribe to the satellite company the chance to subscribe without having to hook a dish to their roof.
The cost of DVD rentals 
at your local Redbox could be about to increase.
Kiosks in Austin, Texas have bumped the price of movies on DVD from $1 to $1.15 and $1.20. Percentage-wise, that’s an aggressive increase, though it’s still much lower than video on demand or rental store’s charge.
Given Motorola’s notable presence
in the cell phone world, the bulk of today’s coverage on the $12.5 billion deal has focused on what will happen with the Android operating system (quick answer: Not much- HTC, Samsung and other phones will still be supported). But the real interesting twist on this takeover could be its impact on Google TV.
The service, which lets users access the Web on their TV, hasn’t had a particularly strong launch. To be blunt, it has stumbled more than a baby taking its first steps. (In the first quarter of this year, there were more returns of Logitech’s Google TV box than there were sales.)
Given the success Time 
Warner has seen with HBO Go, it was only a matter of time before it expanded the concept to its other big pay cable channel.
That time has come. The company today launched MAX Go, allowing Cinemax subscribers to watch movies and original programming on their iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad – as well as certain Android devices.
There’s often a summer lull 
in the video game space, but this is taking things a little too far. Video game retail sales were down 26 percent in July, hitting their lowest levels in almost five years.
It was, frankly, a bloodbath for the industry. Physical game sales came in more than twice as bad as predicted, dropping 17 percent to $336 million and hardware sales plunged 29 percent. It was also a month where some seemingly bulletproof franchises were shot down.
The king of retail is 
launching a new digital service just as it throws in the towel on another.
Wal-Mart has brought its Vudu movie streaming service to the iPad in a move to expand its distribution. But as it dives deeper into video, the company has announce plans to shut down its MP3 download service by the end of the month.
GameFly has found a fair bit 
of success by emulating Netflix’s old business model in the video game space. For a fixed amount per month, users can rent console games and keep them for as long as they want.
Now, the company is following in its forerunner’s footsteps once again – with plans to add a game streaming site to supplement its offerings.
Spotfiy rode into the 
U.S. market on a high wave of anticipation and hype – and it looks like that pre-publicity has really worked well for it.
The cloud-based music streaming service has captured 1.4 million users in its first month – with 175,000 of those subscribers selecting the pay option.
Chris Morris: Journalist 