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It has been rumored multiple times in the past that Verizon is interested in acquiring Intel’s TV service that failed to take off. While there has reportedly been interest from other suitors as well, Verizon’s name has popped up time and again, it is certainly believed that Big Red is committed to picking up the service. Citing people familiar with the discussions, Bloomberg reports that Verizon could announce the deal to purchase Intel’s internet based TV service as soon as next week.

Intel worked on the service, called OnCue, for quite some time before deciding to give up on investing in it and releasing the service on its own. Since early this year, the company is said to have been looking for a buyer. Final details of the deal between Verizon and Intel have reportedly been hammered out, which is why it is believed that an announcement could be made next week. Verizon will then be able to use OnCue to extend its existing pay TV service beyond FiOS. It hasn’t been revealed just how much Big Red is going to pony up for OnCue, but according to previous rumors, Intel was asking for as much as $500 million. Spokespersons for both Intel and Verizon have declined to comment on this report, which means that we now have to wait until next week to be absolutely sure about OnCue’s future.

Verizon Could Announce Intel’s TV Service Acquisition Next Week original content from Ubergizmo.

This article was written on October 25, 2007 by CyberNet.

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When it comes to Blockbuster Video in the US, it is more or less a goner – although there was still some hope left that the UK brand of Blockbuster might see some light at the end of a particularly long tunnel. I guess it was rather too optimistic to see things that way, as there was an announcement which got out earlier today, touting that the remaining 91 stores in the UK will need to shut down by December 16th, which would mean a less than merry Christmas for 808 folks who would be out of a job then.

One of the main reasons Blockbuster’s online business came to a grinding halt was because it failed to compete toe-to-toe with the likes of Netflix and Amazon’s Lovefilm, and Blockbuster’s UK administrators are keeping their fingers crossed that they will be able to find a buyer who is willing to bail the company out – before arriving at the decision to shut down the remaining Blockbuster stores. In order to make sure that the stores have literally nothing left at the closure, expect all remaining stock to see a discount of up to 90%. What are some of the other more notable businesses that you can think of which have shuttered their physical doors and windows (or are struggling) because of increased competition in the virtual space?

Remaining UK Blockbuster Stores To Shut Down original content from Ubergizmo.

To send man to the moon? Pffft, that was one of the great achievement of mankind in the 20th century, but the 21st century – we’re looking farther and farther away. Enter Mars One, a privately-funded company that intends to send humans to colonize the Red Planet by the time 2025 rolls around. Such an undertaking is more or less a one way trip, but it has seen quite an enthusiastic response, with more than 200,000 people signing up already to date. Mars One, however, must have been disappointed with the numbers since they were looking forward to at least 2,000,000 applicants. Still, there is a different plan that is being prepared by Mars One, that is, to launch an unmanned lander to the surface of Mars by the time 2018 rolls around.

This unmanned lander will be working in tandem with a geostationary satellite, where it will be able to provide the public with a live feed from the surface of Mars. It will take several years after that for the colonists to arrive if all goes well, such a live connection would be able to show those of us on earth just how life on Mars would be like. Another reality show that is set to experience high ratings, except that it will be a setting that takes place far, far away from the comforts of our living room.

Mars One Intends To Launch Unmanned Mars Lander In 5 Years’ Time original content from Ubergizmo.

There has been pretty interesting crowdfunding projects in the past, and here we are with another potential winner in the form of the Circuit Scribe. The Circuit Scribe resembles that of an average ballpoint pen, but it does a whole lot more than that as you can tell by the name of this unique Kickstarter project. There are three more weeks left in the Kickstarter campaign for the Circuit Scribe, and with half of the amount left to go, it ain’t too shabby as it could still meet the target in due time.

Jennifer Lewis, Brett Walker and Analisa Russo are the ones behind the Circuit Scribe, where it is meant to be a basic tool which would allow students to get a better idea on just what a circuit is all about, as well as how electronics would function. You could more or less say that the Circuit Scribe is a DIY electronic kit, where you can also pick up additional components to go along with it. In the future, we could be on the receiving end of resistor and insulator pens, with the team working on an educational portal for STEM students in order to maximize their Circuit Scribe pens. [Kickstarter Page]

Circuit Scribe Lets You Draw Circuits original content from Ubergizmo.