Nintendo moves 400,000 3DS units during first week of U.S. availability
In an interview with USA Today, Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America, confirmed that Nintendo sold nearly 400,000 of its 3DS units in the …
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Microsoft adds Netflix support to Xbox 360 Kinect
Today Microsoft’s Larry Hyrb, also known as Major Nelson, announced that Microsoft has added Netflix support to the Xbox 360 Kinect accessory. Using Kinect, you’ll …
Blockbuster’s future up for auction
The fate of Blockbuster is now up for auction. On Monday Blockbuster’s next owner, and future, will be decided. According to Reuters, it’s possible that …
Netflix offering bandwidth tools to Canadian users
If you’re a Canadian resident struggling with the newly imposed broadband data quotas, you’re definitely going to appreciate this. Netflix has announced a new set of tools available to …
Netflix issues apology, service credit for Instant downtime
In the wake of Tuesday’s Netflix Instant outage, the company has issued a mea culpa and service credit to affected users. “We are sorry for …
CBS will remove some Showtime shows from Netflix
CBS confirmed today with Dow Jones that it will pull some of its Showtime television shows from Netflix, and apparently Netflix is pretty shocked by …
Netflix streaming service down?
Our inbox is littered with tips from frustrated Netflix users attempting to stream videos from the site’s service. Reports state that Netflix’s Instant service, in …
Netflix APK for Android leaked, lacks streaming support
The Netflix APK has been pulled from a prototype of the LG Revolution, the first Android smartphone to offer full Netflix support, by a guy …
Netflix to spend over $100 million on first original series, report claims
According to a report from Deadline Hollywood on Tuesday, Netflix will soon close a deal that will result in the entertainment juggernaut’s first original content. …
Apple owns just 4% of video streaming market; Netflix dominates with 61%
The NPD Group on Tuesday released market share data for digital video streaming in the U.S. Not surprisingly, Netflix continues to dominate the market with …
Facebook streaming movie trial sets sights on Netflix
The Warner Bros. blockbuster The Dark Knight has become the first title to be made available for rental on Facebook, giving us our first glimpse …
Netflix and CBS ink two-year content deal
Netflix on Tuesday announced a new deal with CBS that will bring shows from the CBS library to Netflix’s portfolio of streaming content. The news …
Purported Steve Jobs email suggests Netflix, others safe from Apple’s subscription rules
Could all the recent hoopla stirred up by Apple’s decision to enforce its existing App Store subscription policies be much ado about nothing? Earlier this …
Redbox clarifies plans for subscription-based streaming Netflix rival
In a meeting with analysts, Redbox President Mitch Lowe reaffirmed the Coinstar-owned company’s plans to launch a Netflix “Watch Instantly” competitor this year. Coinstar CEO …
PlayOn brings Netflix streaming and more to Android phones
Here’s another reason for Samsung Captivate owners to be aggravated after yesterday’s debacle — Android phone owners with Android 2.2 (Froyo) or later now have …
Former Google, MTV engineers cook up IntoNow – Foursquare meets Shazam for TV fans
If there’s one thing we love here in the good ol’ U. S. of A., it’s television — so it stands to reason that various …
Microsoft to demo Windows TV product at CES
According to an unconfirmed report in The Seattle Times, Microsoft is preparing to demonstrate a new home entertainment product set to combat Apple TV and Google …
One-click Netflix button coming soon to TV, Blu-ray remotes
As Netflix continues to barrel into living rooms across the country, the thriving company announced new agreements Tuesday that will enable one-click access to its …
Netflix over 10 times bigger than iTunes rental service, says Gleacher analyst
Gleacher & Company analyst Brain Marshall claims that Apple’s digital video rental service available through iTunes is less than one tenth the size of Netflix’s …
Sears announces Alphaline Entertainment online movie streaming service
Retail giant Sears isn’t the first company that comes to mind when you think about digital movie downloads, but a newly launched offering aims to …
HTC Sense to get music, video services and more
In an interview with Forbes on Thursday, HTC’s head of User Experience Drew Bamford provided some insight into where the company’s Sense product is headed …
Roku CEO: Sales doubled when Apple TV launched
When Apple first announced that it would be issuing a refreshed version of Apple TV, several analysts and bloggers assumed set top boxes like Roku’s …
Google TV updated with Netflix, dual view, and voice enabled Android app
Things have been fairly quiet in Google TV-land since the service launched back in October, that is until today. Google has announced an automatic, over-the-air update being …
Netflix inks new streaming deal with ABC
Netflix announced a new deal Wednesday that will bring additional content from ABC, ABC Family and the Disney Channel to the company’s online streaming catalog. …
Amazon.com working on streaming service to combat Netflix
According to an unconfirmed report in The Wall Street Journal Monday, Amazon.com is in the early stages of developing a subscription streaming service that will …
New York Post: Netflix trying to acquire streaming rights for in-season TV episodes
The New York Post is reporting that DVD rental giant Netflix has been in talks with television studios as they try to acquire the rights …
Netflix to stream more first-run movies thanks to deal with FilmDistrict
Netflix announced a new deal Wednesday that will bring much needed additional first-run theatrical films to its streaming video service in 2011. Netflix has inked …
Netflix coming to Android next year
The ever-popular streaming movie service is coming to Android. In a post on the company’s official blog, Netflix announced that they will start to appear …
Redbox is ready to think outside the box; streaming service launches next year
On an earnings call Thursday, Coinstar CEO Paul Davis confirmed that subsidiary Redbox would soon expand its portfolio to include a streaming product. Redbox currently …
Stiff competition forces Roku to license its software? [Updated]
Following Netgear’s announcement Tuesday that it would offer a $90 set top box powered by Roku’s software, it looks as though Roku is playing with …
