Sony Dash, SpaceX: Hot Trends
(New information on Hulu Plus for Sony Dash and the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket updated in today's Hot Trends article.)
NEW YORK (
) -- "Sony Dash" is a trending search topic today after
Sony
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announced that the Hulu Plus subscription service is now available on the Dash tablet.
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Hulu Plus, which is available for $9.99 per month, is also available through
Apple
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devices, such as the iPad and the iPhone, as well as Samsung TVs.
"With Hulu on board, the Dash platform has the ability to deliver a huge variety of online entertainment instantly to consumers' homes on top of glanceable, real-time tidbits of information," Sony Electronics personal imaging and audio senior vice president Brennan Mullin said.
"Space X" is a hot search topic today after the commercially developed Falcon 9 rocket blasted off today on a test flight.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket took off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station this morning through the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program.
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NASA is financing the COTS initiative to encourage private-sector rocket development. SpaceX has a $1.6 billion contract with NASA through which it has agreed to deliver more than 44,000 pounds of supplies to the International Space Station.
"Auto loans" is a trending search topic today after credit reporting agency Experian released data Tuesday showing that the percentage of loans given to subprime buyers with a credit score below 680 rose 8% in the third quarter.
Still, 63% of loans went to prime buyers with credit scores of 680 or higher, compared with 66% last fall, and 51% before the recession.
The average amount financed for new cars in the third quarter was up $2,530 to $25,273, while the average amount for used cars rose $977 to $16,706.
"Chrome OS" is a hot search topic today after
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revealed the Chrome OS notebook yesterday. The Cr-48 has a 12.1-inch screen with a full size keyboard and a large touchpad. It offers 3G support from
Verizon
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and boasts more than 8 hours of battery life and 8 days of standby.
"Chrome notebooks are designed to reach the Web instantly, are easy to share among friends and family, and simply by logging in, all of your apps, bookmarks and other browser settings are there," Google posted to its blog yesterday. "We feel there is no consumer or business operating system that is more secure."
Chrome notebooks will be available in the first half of next year from Acer and Samsung, with more manufacturers to follow.
Google is currently running a pilot program through which consumers can test out the new notebook and provide the company with feedback. Interested consumers can visit the
to sign up for the program.
The chatter on Main Street (a.k.a. Google) is always of interest to investors on Wall Street. Thus, each day, TheStreet compiles the stories that are trending on Google, and highlights the news that could make stocks move.
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