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Spotify Ltd. has issued a new version of its iPhone application that offers access to over 15 million tracks from thousands of albums and artists around the globe. The new release enhances sound quality (for some tracks) and makes it easier to log into Facebook.
The updated Spotify is now available for download in t... |
13 February 2012
13:41 GMT |
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After it announced in January this year the UK release of streaming media players, Roku has now started shipping these boxes towards its customers, complete with support for a new BBC iPlayer video channel.
iPlayer can be considered the UK equivalent of Netflix and allows its customers to catch up on recent BBC ... |
10 February 2012
09:14 GMT |
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Video game developer Crytek, best known for creating the Crysis first-person shooter franchise, has announced a number of new details on the GFACE multiplayer online gaming service that it plans to launch in the coming months.
The main feature of GFACE is the friends list but with a number of extra features, like th... |
3 February 2012
04:56 GMT |
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Fredrik Wester, the leader of video game publisher and developer Paradox Interactive, has clarified a set of comments he has made about the future of home gaming consoles, insisting again that streaming and digital distribution are revolutionary technologies that will change the future for both consoles and the PC.
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30 January 2012
20:21 GMT |
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Netflix, the company that is best known for video streaming and for mail-powered disc movie rentals, has stated that it no longer plans to offer video games via its mail service and is, presumably, no longer interested in offering streaming for video game content. Reed Hastings, the chief executive officer at Netfli... |
26 January 2012
16:31 GMT |
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Sony’s Computer Entertainment boss, Andrew House, has talked about the future of console gaming, saying that, while digital downloads or cloud streaming might become popular, physical discs are here to stay.
Lately, we’ve been hearing a lot about the next generation of consoles, with some rumors even going so ... |
11 January 2012
19:41 GMT |
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Sony has confirmed that its new PlayStation Vita handheld console will support the Netflix online streaming service, allowing owners to check out its huge amount of movies and TV shows.
Netflix has become a main selling point for home consoles like the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 or Nintendo Wii, even reaching the more ... |
11 January 2012
17:21 GMT |
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UFC first arrived on the Xbox 360 recently but fans have complained that technical issues have limited their enjoyment of the event.The statement from Microsoft says, “The broadcast of UFC 141 through the UFC for Xbox LIVE application was hampered by technical issues appearing in the hours leading up to the fig... |
5 January 2012
09:45 GMT |
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Even the most convenient technologies have their limitations and, apparently, one of the ones DLNA had to wrestle with has been overcome.
The Digital Living Network Alliance announced that it had added Wi-Fi Direct to its interoperability guidelines.
The name of the certification should be enough to suggest what i... |
17 November 2011
03:23 GMT |
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The world is turning into one of wireless connectivity, so IOGEAR decided this was a good time for the Wireless 3D Digital Kit (GW3DHDKIT) to make its appearance.
Composed of a transmitter and receiver, it can link to two HDMI devices at once and stream their content to even displays from other rooms.
Housed in a ... |
9 November 2011
16:51 GMT |
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Warpia StreamHD may have chased people away with its price, but the StreamHD Value Edition might reel in a few more customers, even if not all the original features are present.
The StreamHD VE from Warpia is a means through which one can stream any media from a PC to an HDTV.
This achieved through use of a wirel... |
28 October 2011
20:01 GMT |
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The HDMI interface is basically a default element of PCs and displays nowadays, so HDMI Licensing, LLC decided to create the HDMI Forum, Inc. organization, to broaden industry participation.
The purpose of HDMI Forum, Inc. is to take up the task of developing the HDMI specification further.
It is also meant to get... |
26 October 2011
20:11 GMT |
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Nintendo has confirmed that yet another streaming service, Hulu, Plus will be arriving for its current consoles, the Nintendo 3DS and the Nintendo Wii, after Netflix already appeared some time ago for the home console and more recently for the portable device.
The Japanese company is seriously promoting its current ... |
25 October 2011
02:28 GMT |
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Despite allowing reporters to curl up in a London store and watch the iPhone announcements live as they unfold, Apple will not be streaming the show live to everyone else, a company official has confirmed.The company formerly run by Steve Jobs is holding a key event today at its Cupertino campus at 10 a.m. local time... |
4 October 2011
03:03 GMT |
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Apple has confirmed to retail staffers at a flagship London store that their October 4 event (featuring Tim Cook with plans to 'talk iPhone') will be streamed live to the huge plasma screens on the store’s walls.
The Covent Garden Apple Store in London is known to be the most expensive store projec... |
30 September 2011
07:29 GMT |
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Netflix has announced that it will be making a number of changes to its services in the coming months, including adding video game rentals to its new by mail Qwickster service.The concept behind all the Netflix changes is creating a clear separation between the online streaming features and the physical, by mail, ren... |
20 September 2011
08:01 GMT |
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Gaikai is a very young business and one with an yet unproven business model but the leader of the company is confident that it can get more than 100 million users before the end of next year.Speaking during an interview with GamesIndustry.biz David Perry, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Gaikai, has stated, &ldq... |
19 September 2011
15:01 GMT |
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The release of VortexBox 1.10 has been announced. The media server distro boasts plenty of fixes and improvements as well as some updated packages. There is also support for more hardware.
The previous release dates back to May and VortexBox is updated once every couple of months or so. It took longer this time, b... |
8 September 2011
05:32 GMT |
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Tablets may be capable of a few small, casual games, but NVIDIA might be seeking to, in a way, make all games run on them, along with GeForce or Quadro-level graphics.The idea of playing computer or console games on tablets is not exactly a totally new one, although the issue of high-end graphics has not, precisely,... |
1 September 2011
03:22 GMT |
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The developers working on streaming video game service OnLive have announced that they are continuing to add features to the program and that users are now able to share their achievements on the Facebook social service, chat with a group using voice and that content can be locked down using parental controls.
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25 August 2011
09:31 GMT |
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Video game retail chain GameStop has announced that it is removing OnLive vouchers from the boxed, PC copies of action title Deus Ex: Human Revolution, because it sees their inclusion as a threat to its business model.
The vouchers can be used by interested players to install OnLive and then stream and play the fu... |
25 August 2011
03:03 GMT |
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GameFly has announced that it will be launching a new digital delivery system for video games this holiday season which will allow those who subscribe to get titles for unlimited play as long as they pay a monthly fee.Those who are at the moment subscribing to the GameFly game discs-by-mail service will be also given... |
10 August 2011
10:44 GMT |
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HBO, the best known premium cable network, has announced that its Go service, which offers online video-on-demand, will soon be launched on both home gaming consoles and on television sets that are able to access the Internet on their own.
The initial report has not mentioned the consoles that will get access to H... |
4 August 2011
13:31 GMT |
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It appears that a certain technology known as Intel Wireless HD is not the only one of its kind to grace the IT industry with its presence, as Philips seems to have devised a solution of its own.Philips has long been a supplier of all sorts of multimedia devices, as well as accessories and companion products for the... |
22 June 2011
10:34 GMT |
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Motorola may be mostly known for its activities on the mobile electronics market, but this doesn't mean it doesn't have or doesn't want to have a stake in other areas, such as, in this case, the multimedia segment.When it comes to live streaming of multimedia, especially TV broadcasts, set-top boxes a... |
14 June 2011
07:29 GMT |
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Owners of mobile phones running under Google's Android operating system can now enjoy an updated Netflix application available for download through the Android Market. The mobile application was released only a few weeks ago with support for a handful of mobile phones running under the Android OS, and is now av... |
27 May 2011
07:31 GMT |
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Video game hardware developer and video game publisher Microsoft has announced that it has extended the possibilities of the Kinect motion tracking system, allowing those who have it to use gestures and vocal commands to control a host of options in the Netflix movie delivery service integrated in Xbox Live.
Micro... |
15 April 2011
02:54 GMT |
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Hollywood studios are working on a way to combat declining box-office revenue, video rentals of relatively new movies, only 60 days after they hit the theaters. Several major studios are already on board with the plan to offer new movies to watch in two or three days for $30 a pop.Warner Bros., Sony, Universal and 20... |
1 April 2011
07:34 GMT |
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During a Game Developers Conference hardware manufacturer and video game developer Nintendo has announced that it’s just launched 3DS handheld will get access to movies, television shows and trailers from Netflix and will also get special made 3D video segments.
All those who own a 3DS and also have a subscription... |
3 March 2011
09:24 GMT |
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VortexBox 1.8 has been released, two months after the previous update. The latest version adds better support for DVD ripping, which was introduced in the previous release, and comes with the latest version of the SqueezeBox Server. "We are pleased to announce the release of VortexBox 1.8. In the last release we adde... |
2 March 2011
05:41 GMT |
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Given the fact that streaming HD content to one's iPad is something many owners of the iPad tablet are genuinely interested in, a company called Nuvyyo has released the JetStreamHD, a solution that enables fast and easy wireless streaming, with the help of one's own Wi-Fi network.The core of the JetStreamHD... |
28 February 2011
07:21 GMT |
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As more and more electronics gain the ability to play high-quality videos, there comes the need for interfaces capable of streaming such content to larger screens, since LCDs or OLEDs of just a few inches hardly do such videos justice, and STMicroelectronics claims to have developed a solution of this sort.What the ... |
11 February 2011
10:28 GMT |
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It appears that QNAP Systems has again done its job and delivered yet another NAS (network-attached storage) series, one that is aimed at home users and includes three models with 1, 2 and 4 drive bays, respectively.The thing about home networks, and even some small office ones, is that they can usually make do with... |
31 January 2011
09:38 GMT |
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Beside the Vulkano Flow streaming solution we've talked about earlier today, Monsoon Multimedia had another interesting product in store, namely the Vulkano Blast, that can really be described as an “universal entertainment box”, given the multiple playback, recording and streaming features it provid... |
13 January 2011
08:12 GMT |
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Monsoon Multimedia Vulkano's content streaming solution has been around for quite a while now, but it seems that the company is ready to take things to a whole new level, as they've just introduced the Vulkano Flow, a device that, when connected to any set-top box, can stream high quality TV content to mobi... |
13 January 2011
03:03 GMT |
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The idea of streaming live Mobile TV to a smartphone or Internet tablet, without actually using it's data connection seems to be quite an interesting one, and that's exactly the reason why the people over at iMovee developed the Mobeo, a tiny accessory that will help iOS, Android and Windows Phone 7 users t... |
12 January 2011
15:31 GMT |
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Intel has, for some time, had a technology capable of streaming multimedia wirelessly, in real time, and it seems that one of the assets of the latest Core processors is the support for its second incarnation, WiDi 2.0.Intel developed the WiDi technology as a means to stream high quality multimedia to TV from a PC w... |
11 January 2011
08:59 GMT |
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Beside all of the 3D HDTVs and camcorders, not to mention flood of Internet tablets that took CES 2011 by storm, we've come across plenty other interesting product announcements over the past couple of days, including here Hauppauge Digital's latest live TV streamer for the Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod touch... |
10 January 2011
05:19 GMT |
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VortexBox 1.7 has been released. The big new feature for the latest release is the possibility of ripping DVDs along with audio CDs for streaming. This feature has been highly requested and is now included in VortexBox 1.7. The new version also brings an updated SqueezeBox Server 7.4.2 along with the usual array of f... |
3 January 2011
04:36 GMT |
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The fact that Neflix plans to expand internationally doesn't really come as a surprise. The company's top execs have been hinting at this for some time now and Netflix's success in the US should provide a solid launch pad for the move. It now looks like the plans are getting better defined and a launch... |
29 December 2010
05:40 GMT |
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D-Link's Boxee Box media streamer has managed to build up quite a reputation for itself ever since its launch, and given that market demand for this product was pretty high, the company has decided to start shipping it to various other parts of the world (outside of US, of course), the latest customers to get to... |
28 December 2010
04:12 GMT |
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While Intel's Wireless Display technology has not really managed to take off just yet, it really seems that things are about to take a whole different turn in the future, as a recent filling with the FCC by Netgear reveals.
As you might remember, back at CES 2010, Intel revealed a very interesting technology ... |
22 December 2010
02:55 GMT |
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After years of bleeding money, Google finally said that YouTube was very close to profitability. Of course, that was a year and a half ago and, while Google has been singing the same tune since, it hasn't actually said if the video site is profitable or not or how much it's bringing in.But Google is still w... |
18 December 2010
06:52 GMT |
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OnLive, the streaming delivery service that is now available on the PC and on the Mac, has secured a patent in the United States linked to cloud-based video game streaming which might put some obstacles in the path of all other companies that are aiming to offer the same service on other devices.
The Unites States... |
17 December 2010
03:34 GMT |
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Various sources have claimed that video game streaming service OnLive could also move into the movie space and challenge Netflix, forcing the leader of the company to set the record straight and say that his company was focusing on video games and does not currently have the resources to also take on the movie market... |
13 December 2010
15:01 GMT |
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Sony, the company which manufactures the PlayStation family of gaming devices and publishes video games for them, has launched a new and interesting bundle on the United Kingdom market, integrating a PlayStation 2 gaming console in a new 22 inch, 720p capable Bravia television set.
The Sony KDL22PX300 is said to b... |
6 December 2010
17:41 GMT |
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OnLive, the company which aims to introduce the idea of streaming to the video games world, has announced that it will be introducing, starting with January 14, a new plan named the PlayPack, which will cost just 9.99 dollars for one month and will allow gamers to buy access to all high profile titles that come to th... |
6 December 2010
15:11 GMT |
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According to a new study, people listen to as many streamed music as they do to their downloaded tracks in the US. The number of people streaming their music is on the rise and will overtake those listening to downloaded songs in the short-term future.The study by NPD Group shows that, while listening to downloads ha... |
12 November 2010
10:48 GMT |
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Ever since Intel released its WiDi technology, wireless video streaming become one of the hottest topics in the computer business, all sort of companies announcing similar technologies, Iogear being the latest to do so with its Wireless HD Computer to TV Kit.Much like its competitors before it Iogear uses the same ty... |
26 October 2010
08:32 GMT |
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Modern cars are evolving a lot faster that we might have expected a few years ago, the most advanced vehicles providing a very advanced level of connectivity and compliance with all sorts of third-party products, one of the coolest developments is this field we've come across lately being the Media Interface Plu... |
18 October 2010
02:03 GMT |
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