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As of November 2nd, 2009, Netflix content began being available to Windows 7 users through Windows Media Center. Having launched its latest Windows client on October 22nd, Microsoft kicked up a notch Windows Media Center in select editions of the operating system, by providing users with additional content. Customers... |
3 November 2009
10:14 GMT |
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The Nintendo Wii is not the same successful videogaming console that it was during 2008. Sales of the platform have slowed down a lot this year, falling by no less than 34% in Japan, the home territory of the company. The reasons are complex, ranging from market saturation to the impact of the economic downturn on ga... |
2 November 2009
06:54 GMT |
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The PlayStation 3 Slim and the Xbox 360 Elite versions have the same price, selling for 299 dollars or the equivalent on most markets and barring any special offer. The two companies seem determined from now on to match each other’s price cuts as the battle for sales heats up with second place behind Nintendo W... |
31 October 2009
13:11 GMT |
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Now with Netflix coming to the PlayStation 3, it seems like Microsoft is about to lose yet another exclusivity. So, the normal course of action would be to think of a way to sweeten the deal for the Xbox Live Gold membership that offers the service on its console. And maybe it is, who's to tell no. Well, Microso... |
28 October 2009
12:01 GMT |
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After a year of rumors related to both the Nintendo Wii and the PlayStation 3, it was finally confirmed that the Netflix streaming service would be launched on the Sony home console. And, now, Steve Swasey, who is the vice president for corporate communication at Netflix, has described in some more detail how the ser... |
28 October 2009
04:39 GMT |
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Rumors have been flying around that Netflix streaming will soon come to a new device. The stories were true, and the lucky winner is the PlayStation 3. Yesterday, the official announcement was made by both companies, Sony and Netflix, and now the console is receiving the final preparations required. Netflix will beco... |
26 October 2009
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Unlike most legal proceedings of public law suits, Gamefly's battle with the United States Postal Service seems to have taken a dramatic turn of events. The USPS did not seem to show any signs of backing down from the fight, but that was before Gamefly got their hands on some new evidence in the case. The PS was... |
14 October 2009
04:11 GMT |
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Netflix has already been available on the Xbox 360 for quite some time and there are a lot of people using the streaming service to watch movies and television shows. And, for quite some time, there have been rumors, some of them generated by announcements for open jobs at the company, that Netflix is laboring on get... |
23 September 2009
06:03 GMT |
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The Netflix $1-million prize has been finally awarded, with the winner, BellKor’s Pragmatic Chaos team, officially announced today. This marks the end of the almost three-year-old competition, but Netflix is already working on a new one, which it hopes to spark just as much interest as the the Netflix Prize tha... |
21 September 2009
11:55 GMT |
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Netflix is one of the biggest new features that have appeared on Microsoft's Xbox Live service, virtually transforming the Xbox 360 into a full-fledged media hub that can provide entertainment not only in terms of games but also as regards movies and TV shows. Now, with the most recent dashboard update, the con... |
12 August 2009
16:41 GMT |
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Netflix has built its business on online DVD rentals and, in just 12 years, has grown to be the biggest online movie rental service in the US. But, just as it replaced brick-and-mortar movie rental outlets, its business is also being slowly replaced by online streaming and downloads. The company knows this too as it ... |
3 August 2009
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The Netflix Prize has finally come to an end. Last month one team managed to enter a recommendations algorithm that was 10 percent better than Netflix's and claim the $1 million prize. Since then all teams were allowed 30 days to enter better scores and make their claim at the prize. Yesterday entries were close... |
27 July 2009
02:45 GMT |
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Rumors that Amazon.com may buy the mail-order movie rental service Netflix have pushed its stock value to an 11-week high. Though the sources are pretty light the activity can't be denied; however, it remains to be seen if it's just hype or someone actually knows something. The acquisition would solidify th... |
14 July 2009
02:37 GMT |
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Almost three years ago, in October 2006, Netflix, the online movie-rental company, announced a contest challenging the world's leading computer scientists to come up with an algorithm for recommendations that was better than the internal one by at least ten percent and advertising a $1-million prize. One team ha... |
27 June 2009
04:37 GMT |
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Netflix was hugely successful when it arrived on the Xbox 360 gaming consoles from Microsoft as part of the New Xbox Experience updated. Until now, more than 1 million subscribers have used it to watch at least one rental movie on a console initially designed to focus on videogames. And it seems that Netflix is activ... |
26 June 2009
16:41 GMT |
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The latest step in the evolution of Windows Media Center in Windows Vista is synonymous with the integration of the Netflix service directly into the default component of Windows. According to Microsoft, Netflix membership in combination with Windows Media Center in either the Home Premium or the Ultimate SKUs of Vis... |
20 May 2009
08:34 GMT |
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Earlier in the year, Microsoft made quite a good move when it announced that it would package Resident Evil 5, the latest installment in the zombie shooter franchise from Capcom, with an Xbox 360 console, probably contributing to the title selling better on the Microsoft made gaming device than on the PlayStatio... |
22 April 2009
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A few weeks ago, there were two polls posted by Netflix, which referred to the PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii as possible platforms of interest for the company and sought to evaluate how interested potential customers were in the Netflix service.Then, the company posted a job announcement for the position of &ldq... |
17 April 2009
03:01 GMT |
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Netflix has lent more credibility to the rumors that it could be moving to the PlayStation 3 home gaming console from Sony and the Nintendo manufactured Wii.A job offer from the company itself has surfaced, showing the requirements for a position called “Engineering Leader-Gaming Platforms,” that is part ... |
14 April 2009
03:37 GMT |
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Consumer site Engadget has a new Netflix poll up, asking those who have a PlayStation 3 if they are willing to pay a charge of 9.99 dollars in order to get something called an “Instant Streaming Disc,” which would allow them to see Netflix content on their consoles.The poll’s appearance suggests tha... |
26 March 2009
16:21 GMT |
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Boxee, the software application that gives you a true entertainment experience to enjoy your movies, TV shows, music and photos, has just received a mighty important update. Mac users can download the new software immediately, for free, and get dual-screen support, Netflix streaming improvements, search in Hulu and m... |
25 March 2009
16:01 GMT |
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The Xbox 360 currently has the upper hand on its rivals as, despite the very low price it currently has, there are a lot of features that will attract people who might be interested in other consoles like the Wii or PlayStation 3, most important being the Netflix deal that Microsoft made in order for people to view t... |
5 March 2009
15:01 GMT |
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Developer Kirk Kelsey has released a cool plug-in for Mac users and Front Row fans, enabling them to stream video from the likes of Hulu and Netflix through the Front Row interface of Mac OS X Leopard.According to the official description over at Google code (Google is simply doing the hosting), Understudy allows acc... |
19 February 2009
06:52 GMT |
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Spb Software, a leading maker of Windows Mobile applications, announced that it had worked closely with Microsoft and Netflix for the development of an official Netflix application for Windows-powered phones for the first time in the world. The application in question is the Mobile Manager for Netflix, which comes ... |
13 February 2009
03:22 GMT |
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Microsoft, as the maker of the Xbox 360, and Netflix, one of the biggest providers of video on demand on a variety of platforms, are announcing that the Netflix Xbox Live application, which allows those who bought the console to watch movies streamed directly to the gaming device, has been downloaded, installed and a... |
6 February 2009
13:01 GMT |
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The Xbox LIVE application from Netflix is proving to be quite a success among the members of the Xbox LIVE community, according to Microsoft. The Redmond company revealed that since the app was introduced in November 2008, in excess of 1 million Xbox LIVE Gold members managed to download and activate it. In total, Xb... |
5 February 2009
07:59 GMT |
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The console war is still going strong, despite the fact that all of the three consoles, the Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, have been around for quite some time. Each manufacturer is desperately trying to make its product the most attractive one on the market and, in order to achieve this goal, will do just... |
28 January 2009
11:01 GMT |
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Nintendo has just announced an initiative, launched together with Dentsu, which aims to bring streaming video content to the Nintendo Wii. The service is set to arrive in Japan in 2009 and if the initiative proves successful, Western launches will follow shortly.Nintendo has released an official statement, which has ... |
28 December 2008
15:41 GMT |
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The Xbox 360 is in a very good spot right now, both in terms of sales and of popularity. It has outsold its arch rival, the PlayStation 3, in quite a lot of territories and countries, which in the past were loyal to Sony's console. Now, with a major price cut and a lot of bundles available, the Xbox 360 is set o... |
23 December 2008
02:33 GMT |
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A Blu-ray player that can, at the same time, stream movies from an online movie-rental service? Now that's an expensive device, one might think, which won't arrive on the market anytime soon. Well, actually, it would seem that the cost of such a product won't be that exaggerated. As a matter of fact, y... |
23 October 2008
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In regards to the Xbox 360, the New Xbox Experience, NXE, is on everybody's lips. From the new features available to the storage issue that it will feature, the update is the center of attention. It will be launched on November 19 and until then, you can be sure that Microsoft is going to heavily promote it. We... |
14 October 2008
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Since the economy hasn't been doing so great lately, in the near future, people will most likely prefer to stay at home in order to watch a movie rather than spend good money on a theater ticket, popcorn and the gas required in order to drive to the cinema. For this reason, movie renting services have decided th... |
9 October 2008
08:06 GMT |
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We've talked time and time again about the fact that digital downloads would become a very serious contended for Blu-ray in the near future, and we've seen certain examples (like Vudu's HDX announcement) that bring solid proof to this theory. And even if Sony dismisses this possibility, other companies... |
3 October 2008
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Big news for all those who are planning to go for a quick multiplayer match on September 29. Microsoft, via the authorized voice of Larry aka “Major Nelson” Hryb, revealed that the online service for the Xbox 360 would be down for maintenance for the entire day. No features will be accessible.Hryb sa... |
24 September 2008
22:31 GMT |
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As soon as the autumn update for the Xbox 360 hits the Microsoft made consoles, users will have access to a big library of movies and television shows. And now Netflix, the provider of the programming, has announced having entered into a deal with both the Disney Channel and CBS Broadcasting in order to get the ... |
24 September 2008
12:21 GMT |
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In an effort to expand the profile of the PlayStation 3 and to further promote the console as a multimedia hub designed not only for games but also for movies and video, Sony has decided to unveil a new service called Vidzone, which will allow users of the gaming consoles to use their Internet connection to download ... |
22 August 2008
13:46 GMT |
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Microsoft is moving fast when it comes to its gaming services, making them more attractive to the average gamer. The company has recently announced, at its Gamefest 2008, that the Games for Windows Live Gold membership is now free and will allow players to match up, chat and share content at will.Now it appears that ... |
30 July 2008
16:06 GMT |
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Because of modern lifestyle being what it is, many people don't find the time to go to the cinema or even to DVD rental shops to see/acquire the latest motion pictures. Instead, most of these people rely on online renting, which gives them the possibility of either having their favorite DVDs delivered at home, o... |
28 July 2008
06:35 GMT |
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The Microsoft press conference at the E3 Media and Business Show focused heavily on the Xbox 360, the Redmond based company's gaming console, and on the way it is being transformed by its creators to better suit the gaming and the social needs of the people who use it.Microsoft says that the Xbox 360 is going to... |
15 July 2008
06:05 GMT |
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Microsoft is positioning Xbox Live and Xbox 360 for a new standard in social entertainment experience planned for debut in the fall of 2008, courtesy of a partnership with Netflix. The E3 Media and Business Summit acted as the stage where the Redmond company revealed that Xbox LIVE would permit users of Xbox 360 cons... |
15 July 2008
05:46 GMT |
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Kaz Hirai, the guy who leads the videogame division of Sony, stated on Thursday that the movie renting service is going to be first available in North America, where the movie renting market is bigger, while Europe and Japan are set to also get the service at a later date. The concrete details regarding the actual wa... |
27 June 2008
09:36 GMT |
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Microsoft and Netflix are moving closer to a partnership regarding the streaming of digital content to the Xbox 360 gaming platform. So thinks Michael Patcher of Wedbush Morgan, one of the few financial analysts that have a keen eye for the moves happening in the videogame industry. As proof, he cited several referen... |
3 June 2008
16:11 GMT |
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Movie rentals have brought billions of dollars to both movie studios and rental businesses over time, but the advent of high-speed Internet connections, file-sharing, rapid data transfers, etc. is rendering the old business model obsolete. So, in order to survive on this increasing "online" market, Netflix, one of th... |
20 May 2008
07:57 GMT |
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The Xbox is in many ways a wonderful machine. Sure, it has its hardware failures which are a bit more frequent than they should be. And its development has cost Microsoft probably more money than it can make from selling it. But the Xbox, together with other current gen consoles, could be the sign of a revolution in ... |
27 March 2008
03:39 GMT |
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