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Netflix introduces Netflix Social to share favorite movies and shows with friends

, Mar 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

I bet you wish you could share all the fascinating things you're watching on Netflix with friends, and thanks to a new feature that Netflix announced today, you finally can. Netflix Social is the company's first attempt at getting in on the social networking buzz with Facebook, and it allows you to see what's popular among your friends. Read The Full Story

Netflix introduces ISP Speed Index, shows the fastest and slowest ISPs

Have you ever wondered how your Netflix experience stacks up compared to that of other users? Netflix mas made it easy to satisfy that curiosity by introducing its ISP Speed Index, which lists the fastest and slowest ISP for different countries based on information gleaned from its users, as well as the overall average speed for each country. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry 10 Netflix app: not any time soon

, Mar 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

Sad news for both Blackberry 10 users and Blackberry alike. It turns out that Netflix has no intentions of releasing its mobile app for Blackberry 10 devices any time soon. This is bad for Blackberry 10, who needs a great app base in order to covert customers from iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. It was already bad enough when Instagram stated it had no intentions of developing its app for Blackberry 10 either. Read The Full Story

Netflix has no plans to continue Arrested Development after fourth season

, Feb 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

Netflix has committed to bring an entire new season of Arrested Development to Netflix users -- well, 14 episodes worth of a season. And while the streaming service is wanting to bring a bevy of new shows to viewers, it looks like even more seasons of Arrested Development is out of the question. Read The Full Story

Netflix for iOS updates with improved UI and zoom controls

, Feb 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

Netflix pushed out a pretty significant update, which brings the streaming app up to an even version 3.0. The update includes an improved player user interface, where you can just tap to display the video titles if you're using the app on the iPad. Netflix also brought the zoom control back, which allows you to watch shows in full screen. Read The Full Story

Netflix and DreamWorks teaming up to create original kids series

, Feb 12th 2013 Discuss [0]

Just a week-and-a-half after Netflix's House of Cards original series debuted, the streaming service is at it again. The company announced a partnership with animated studio DreamWorks to begin working on another original series, but this time it'll be for kids (and adults who like animated movies). This will be Netflix's first original cartoon series. Read The Full Story

Netflix House of Cards original series now available

, Feb 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

Clear your weekend plans, folks. Netflix's newest original series, House of Cards, is now available to watch. All 13 episodes are live on the Netflix website and can be viewed for free with a Netflix subscription. Each episode is roughly 50 minutes long, giving you almost 11 hours of pure political drama. Read The Full Story

Netflix and Hulu AdZone access on Xbox Live is free this weekend

, Jan 31st 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft is unlocking two of the most popular video-streaming services on Xbox Live this weekend. Xbox Live Silver members will be able to access Netflix without having to pay for a Xbox Live Gold membership. As for Hulu AdZone, you'll still need a Gold membership on Xbox Live, but you won't need a Hulu Plus subscription like usual. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: January 30, 2013

, Jan 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

Welcome to Wednesday evening everyone. Today was RIM's big day, as it rebranded itself as BlackBerry and launched the latest version of its mobile OS, BlackBerry 10. We were there at the launch event to take it all in and get some hands-on time with the new handsets the company has introduced, and you can catch all of the news from the show in our BlackBerry 10 event wrap-up. Be sure to read through the hands-on posts, because it seems that BlackBerry is doing some interesting things with its new phone. Read The Full Story

Netflix planning at least five new shows a year to outdo HBO

, Jan 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

Netflix has some pretty ambitious goals ahead of them. They're constantly adding new content to their back catalog, and are always on the lookout for more. Plus, they have their first original series, House of Cards, premiering soon, with another original series, Arrested Development, coming later. Ted Sarandos, Netflix's chief content officer, says that they want to launch at least five new original shows a year in order to compete with HBO. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: January 23, 2013

, Jan 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Welcome to Wednesday evening everyone. What started off as a relatively quiet afternoon quickly turned into a whirlwind of news, with Apple releasing its financial report for Q1 2013 today. There was a lot to go over between the report and the earnings call, and you can find all of the news in our round-up. Unfortunately, investors didn't like some of the stuff in Apple's report, sending its stock price down in after hours trading. We also received the results of THQ's auction today, with a number of its studios being sold off to other publishers and the core business shutting down. Read The Full Story

Netflix Q4 2012 earnings tout 6 million new users and $8 million in profit

, Jan 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Q4 2012 earnings are rolling in, folks, and Netflix is the latest to report on their quarterly progress. The movie and TV-streaming company announced today that they gained 6 million new users during Q4, bringing the total number of users over 33 million, with 27 million users in the US alone. They also announced a Q4 revenue of $945 million, with $8 million of that being all profits. Read The Full Story

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