Tag: netflix
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Netflix Axes New Qwikster DVD Rental Service after 3 Weeks
Just three weeks after announcing it would split its Mail Rental DVD service and video streaming site into separate entities, Netflix has decided to axe Qwikster, the proposed DVD rental side of the business. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has again taken to his blog to address the issue, with a new post entitled “DVDs will…
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Netflix going global, renames its US DVD rental service to Qwikster!
US-based online streaming service Netflix has announced new plans for its revamped DVD service which it has renamed Qwikster and has promised to launch on a Worldwide platform. Netflix has in recent years risen in popularity in the US for its instant streaming service of top films and television and is now (along with TiVo)…
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Cinema-quality audio coming to smartphones says THX Boss
Cinema-quality audio may be coming to smartphones according to the Senior VP of LucasFilm subsidiary THX – the company which brought the epic sounds of the Star Wars Saga to life on the big screen and recognised by that familiar ‘THX Sound’ ident at the start of many Hollywood blockbusters. Rick Dean addresses the…
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IFA 2011: Samsung to deliver exclusive YouTube 3D content through Smart Hub
Samsung’s Smart TV range will soon play host to YouTube 3D content in an exclusive deal which was just announced at the IFA tech tradeshow in Berlin. The South Korean television and gadget manufacturer will combine forces with Google’s clip network to deliver new stereoscopic programming and channels to Samsung sets boasting the Smart Hub…
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D-Pad “warping” on 3DS consoles: Are Nintendo portable problems too far out of hand?
Will Nintendo ever catch a break from the snowballing troubles plaguing its 3DS gaming gadget? It seems not – as reports emerge today of a small number of handhelds with buttons becoming warped and worn. Pictures have emerged online of the little gadget’s directional pads with faded paint and detailing, as well as deterioration of…
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Samsung Galaxy S II Canadian variant “Hercules” appears online
The popular Samsung Galaxy S II is about to get a heroic redesign for its Canadian market – and that’s no myth. Pictures have surfaced from various online sources of a very stylish looking variant of the Galaxy S II codenamed SGH-T989 and officially named “Hercules”. It looks like the GSII we know and love…
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HP pulls back curtain on Movie Store on-demand on TouchPad
Hewlett Packard has pulled back the curtain on its anticipated Movie Store for the TouchPad tablet – the service will be available for US film fanatics, but could bring yet another on-demand services to the UK, following this week’s rumour. Stateside HP slab owners can pick up a rental movie for $2.99 or a single…
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Variety reports Netflix to United Kingdom in 2012
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Top entertainment magazine Variety has reported that a launch of the on-demand movie rental service Netflix is set to reach the UK next year. Sources from “leading European film distributors” have supposedly stated that early in 2012 the online film jukebox will be coming over – after becoming a very successful subscription streaming service in…
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Youtube adds 3000 movies for rental
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Video streaming giant adds 3000 movies for streaming and rental
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Youtube launches Youtube Live, for streaming live videos
Youtube have just announced the roll out of a new live video streaming service, Youtube Live. Currently the service is in Beta, meaning it is the first trial run of the new service. At present there isn’t a huge amount of live content available, and changes may be made by Youtube as it goes along.…
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Warner Bros. bringing popular movies to Facebook – test begins today with “The Dark Knight”
Warner Bros. is offering to make the most of those Facebook “credits” when they begin trials for a movie player experience through the leading social networking site and the respective pages of some of their popular films, starting in the US with “The Dark Knight” which will become available today and more to follow in…