May
23
2011

Google blocks Android movie rentals from rooted devices, blames DRM

Google, which often touts the "openness" of its Android mobile operating system as one of its primary benefits, is blocking access to its new ...
May
10
2011

YouTube boosts movie rentals with over 3,000 Hollywood titles

YouTube's low-key movie rental service got a shot in the arm from major Hollywood studios on Monday. YouTube announced that ...
Mar
09
2011

Live MLB and NBA games come to Apple TV via software update

Sports fans can now get their baseball and basketball fix directly from an Apple TV. On Wednesday, both Major League ...
Feb
16
2011

MobileMe revamp may include status/check-in/streaming mashup

Rumors of a revamped MobileMe service have been coming in a steady stream recently, mostly associated with an alleged "iPhone nano." The previous rumors ...
Dec
21
2010

Second-gen Apple TV sales to top one million this week

Apple announced Tuesday that the second-generation Apple TV—introduced in September—will cross the 1 million units sold threshold this week. This ...
Dec
20
2010

Google regrouping on Google TV; Toshiba, LG to delay products

Google has asked a number of TV and set-top box makers to delay plans to release new Google TV products at the beginning of ...
Dec
02
2010

BBC goes global with iPlayer subs, launching on iPad first

The BBC's online, on-demand video streaming service iPlayer will launch worldwide sometime early next year. Much to the dismay of expats around the world, ...
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Nov
29
2010

Microsoft working on TV subscription service for Xbox, PCs

Microsoft's partnership with ESPN to bring streaming sports to the Xbox 360 may be the tip of a streaming video iceberg. According to sources ...
Nov
11
2010

Boxee Box now shipping, Netflix and Hulu Plus coming soon

Boxee announced Thursday that its Boxee Box—a set-top box for streaming video content built in collaboration with D-Link—is on like Donkey Kong now available ...
Nov
04
2010

Hulu Plus now open to all US residents with $10 to spare

Hulu Plus, the $9.99 per month subscription TV service offered by the video streaming company with the funny name, has been in a limited ...
Oct
07
2010

Google TV launch hardware looks to be expensive, clunky

Details about the compatible hardware for Google TV's launch in the next couple of weeks has begun to spill out. ...
Aug
30
2010

Roku cuts price ahead of possible $99 Apple TV upgrade

Roku announced today that it is dropping the prices of its line-up of set-top boxes. The pricing changes come just days before ...
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