If you're a Netflix user who happens to be upgrading to Windows 8 today, then you'll be pleased to know that the video streaming service has gone into detail about its Windows 8 app. Now available on the Windows 8 Store, the Netflix app lets you browse and watch content without actually going to the Netflix site, and it's been engineered to work with both touch controls and the more traditional mouse and keyboard. Netflix director of product innovation Michael Spiegelman and engineering manager Matthew Trunell have even put together a little video that walks users through all of the new features of Netflix on Windows 8.
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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: October 23, 2012
Welcome to Tuesday evening folks. We had a whopper of a day, what with Apple announcing a ton of new products and all. You can find all of our coverage of today's Apple news in our event round-up or by checking out our Apple Portal. Don't forget about our hands-on with the bite-sized iPad Mini, the ridiculously thin iMac, and the long-awaited 13" MacBook Pro with Retina Display. You can even watch a video of the entire event if you missed it earlier, so be sure to have a look at that.
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Netflix posts up Q3 2012 earnings
As the third quarter of 2012 comes to a close, companies have been announcing their Q3 2012 earnings for the past several days, and today Netflix posted up their earnings for all eyes to see. The streaming company boasted a growth of two million more subscribers during Q3, and earned $8 million in net income.
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Reddit, Netflix, Flipboard taken down in Amazon cloud failure [UPDATES]
This Monday it became apparent that Amazon’s cloud services were knocked out in several sectors, this resulting in downtime for major websites and environments such as Reddit, Github, Minecraft, and Flipboard. Amazon has previously had similar events to these happen to their servers, with overheating and automatic shutdowns being blamed in those cases – now we’ve not quite got an official statement from the company even after a significant chunk of the day has passed. In other words – Reddit is down, it’s not just you.
Netflix now available in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland
Back in August, Netflix mentioned that it would be launching its streaming movie service in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland "later this year." As it turns out, later this year was yesterday, and Netflix is now available within all four of those countries. According to Netflix, 10 million broadband households within Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden can now subscribe to Netflix.
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Netflix Windows 8 app download up now with touchy panels
The folks responsible for designing the user interface for Netflix must have had smiles on their faces when they realized that they'd be able to create a Windows 8 flavoring for their archives. The new release of Netflix made specifically for Windows 8 is up for download right this minute, and incase you did not guess, yes, it is made specifically for the touchscreen. Of course you're not going to have to use a touchscreen to make it work, but you're definitely going to enjoy the process more if you do.
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Netflix settles suit and will caption all videos by 2014
Netflix has been embroiled in a lawsuit with deaf-rights groups since 2010. The deaf-rights groups sued Netflix because some videos offered on the streaming service lacked close captioning making them unwatchable to the deaf or hard of hearing. Netflix has now announced that it has settled that lawsuit with the rights group and has agreed to caption all videos on the service.
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Blockbuster ditches plans for Netflix competitor
When Dish bought Blockbuster after its bankruptcy last year, the company had plans to overhaul their movie streaming and DVD-by-mail service for Dish customers by using Blockbuster stores to sell mobile devices that would be used to stream Blockbuster movies. However, it turns out Dish is going to pull a 180 and scrap its plans to turn Blockbuster into an ultimate Netflix competitor.
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Netflix original series House of Cards launches as exclusive on February 1
Netflix has announced the launch date for its latest original series called House of Cards. The series is a Netflix exclusive and is the streaming networks latest original program. The series will debut as a Netflix streaming exclusive on February 1, 2013. The entire 13 episode first season of the program will be available anywhere Netflix is available.
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Netflix adds “Just for Kids” section to its iPad app
Netflix's "Just for Kids" feature has been available on the service's web interface for some time now, as well as on gaming consoles and set-top boxes. The section features movies and TV shows catered specifically for younger children, and doesn't include any content that could be considered inappropriate for kids over 12. The company is announcing that Just for Kids is now available on the iPad through the official Netflix app.
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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: September 27, 2012
Welcome to Thursday evening, everyone. This afternoon, RIM delivered its quarterly report, and even though it didn't look too good, it was still better than quarterly reports of the past. Samsung is teasing a new Galaxy Note II event for October 24, while Google turned 14 years old today and celebrated with a brand new doodle. Qualcomm introduced a pair of new processors for mobile devices today, and a series of new iPhone patents deals with things like disappearing buttons, 3D displays, and invisible speakers.
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Netflix for iOS updated with iPhone 5 widescreen support
If you upgraded to the iPhone 5 and have been using Netflix, you probably noticed that widescreen movies weren't taking full advantage of the iPhone 5's all-new widescreen display. However, Netflix just delivered an updated iOS app that fixes that issue, as well as added overall support for iOS 6.
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