Verizon in talks to charge for TV channels based on real viewing time

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="Verizon in talks to charge for TV channels based on real viewing time" data-src-height="340" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/44ni620.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Few of us like paying for TV we don't use, and there's been attempts to fix a broken model that makes TV providers pay for channels in blocks, no matter the viewer interest. Verizon's lead programming negotiator, <span>Terry Denson, has told the </span><span><em>Wall Street Journal </em>that</span><span> a more logical usage-based approach may come to </span>FiOS TV<span>. The telecom firm is in talks with mid-size and smaller content companies to </span>pay for channels only based on how long we watch: Verizon would pay whenever a subscriber tunes in for at least five minutes. In theory, it's a win-win strategy that lowers Verizon's overhead (and hopefully ours) while rewarding the more successful smaller channels. Of course, there's no guarantee that a deal will go through -- and while Verizon will ask about a similar model when renewing major contracts, Cablevision's battle shows how much media giants will resist disruption of a steady revenue stream.</div></div>

Verizon in talks to charge for TV channels based on real viewing time

  Few of us like paying for TV we don't use, and there's been attempts to fix a broken model that makes TV providers pay for channe...

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Nintendo announces 'mint white' 3DS XL, Tomodachi Collection bundle for Japan

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="Nintendo announces 'mint white' 3DS XL, Tomodachi Collection bundle for Japan" data-src-height="332" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/3dsllmintwhitebig.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Just in case your desire to catch them all extends to Nintendo 3DS variants, the company announced today that in Japan it's releasing a new mint white edition of the 3DS XL (called the LL in its home country) April 18th. Priced at 18,900 yen just like the (many) others, it keeps the styling simple with a green lid and white casing. Also arriving on the same day is a special edition bundle commemorating the latest <i>Tomodachi Collection</i> life simulation game, priced at 22,800 yen and showing off a more distinctive splotchy look. You can get all the info straight from virtual Iwata's news desk in the Nintendo Direct video embedded after the break while we keep an eye out for new models -- like that slick transparent demo unit -- crossing onto Ushores this summer.<br /> <img alt="Nintendo announces 'mint white' 3DS XL, Tomodachi Collection bundle for Japan" data-src-height="390" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/tomodachicollection-3dsxl.jpg" /></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_WsFLHd1H48?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe></div>

Nintendo announces 'mint white' 3DS XL, Tomodachi Collection bundle for Japan

  Just in case your desire to catch them all extends to Nintendo 3DS variants, the company announced today that in Japan it's releasing...

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Xbox 360 250GB Spring Value bundle now available in the US for $299

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><img alt="Xbox 360 250GB Spring Value bundle now available in the US for $299" data-src-height="363" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/02/xboxbundle228-1362091954.jpg" /> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Sure, the next wave of gaming consoles may be arriving pretty soon, but while we wait for the PS4 and whatever Microsoft has in store for us, why not have yet another Xbox 360 bundle to choose from, right? Today the Redmond-based company released its Spring Value set, which includes that slim console with 250GB of storage space (as well as the accustomed peripherals, of course), one month gratis of Xbox Live Gold and, perhaps to make it all worthwhile, <em>Darksiders II</em> and <em>Batman: Arkham City -- </em>although<em> </em>the latter of the two will be available via download code rather than as a physical copy. Folks that call the good ol' US of A home can snag the fresh bundle starting today for $299, which is on par with similar bundles that Microsoft's released in the past -- granted it's not as sleek-looking as some of the pricier ones.</div></div>

Xbox 360 250GB Spring Value bundle now available in the US for $299

   Sure, the next wave of gaming consoles may be arriving pretty soon, but while we wait for the PS4 and whatever Microsoft has in store for...

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