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Netflix, Instagram, Pinterest suffer storm-related outages

, Jun 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

As evidence of the fact that high-end technological platforms are still vulnerable to the same trials and tribulations as everyone else, a series of severe storms rattled service at a few of the biggest online services this weekend. Netflix, Instagram, and Pinterest were among the most notable companies to suffer outages as a result of the weather. Read The Full Story

Chinese government to launch Netflix rival

, Jun 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

Although Hollywood doesn't exactly have a chummy relationship with China, the nation is hoping it can start changing that by promising revenue deals for studios that opt to be a part of a new government-run streaming movie service. The idea sounds like something most Americans could never even imagine, but it could be a huge thing for those in China. Read The Full Story

Closed captioning lawsuit against Netflix to go forward

, Jun 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

The National Association for the Deaf's lawsuit against Netflix is heading to court. A federal judge has just denied the video streaming company's motion to have the case dismissed. At issue is whether or not Netflix needs to abide by the Americans With Disabilities Act and provide closed captioning throughout its library of movies and TV shows. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: June 19, 2012

, Jun 19th 2012 Discuss [0]

Happy Wednesday, everyone. Do you know whose birthday it is today? Yours truly. But that's neither here nor there; let's get to today's top tech stories. For starters, an update on the MacBook Pro - LG supplying Retina Display for new MacBook Pro. And moving onto mobile news for a moment, T-Mobile's Samsung Galaxy S III priced, launching in two phases. And here's some news for the gamers out there - Tencent buys minority stake in Epic Games. Read The Full Story

Comedian’s 252-film Netflix excursion makes waves

, Jun 19th 2012 Discuss [0]

When you think of long, arduous journeys, sitting around and watching movies all day isn't usually the picture that comes to mind. But would you be able to watch 252 fils in their entirety in the span of just one month? That's a total of more than 404 hours of content, and it's what one Mark Malkoff did. Read The Full Story

Netflix’s latest content acquisitions are Pretty Little Liars, The Lying Game

, Jun 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

While it's unlikely to make anyone who's intentionally avoided Netflix from signing up for the instant streaming service, the digital video platform has nonetheless announced that it just picked up a couple new TV show seasons. On tap for Netflix are now the first season of The Lying Game and the second season of Pretty Little Liars. Read The Full Story

Disney’s John Carter epitomizes Redbox, Netflix quagmire

, Jun 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

There's a growing problem among discount video services like Redbox and Netflix - the lack of availability of blockbuster new releases. Disney recently joined fellow studios like 20th Century Fox, Universal, and Warner Bros in delaying its movies to the rental services. The thought process here is that studios can make more money on actual DVD and Blu-ray sales to consumers. Read The Full Story

Netflix free rival Popcornflix hits 400,000 users

, Jun 7th 2012 Discuss [0]

A free alternative to Netflix and Hulu is managing to make its voice be heard - the service, Popcornflix, has been downloaded 400,000 times. A big part of the service's strategy is being made available through Roku's set-top box. That's where its largest group of users is coming from right now. In May, more than 350,000 movies were streamed. Read The Full Story

Netgear NeoTV ProHD supports Intel WiDi for $69.99

, Jun 7th 2012 Discuss [0]

If your quest is to become the ultimate cord cutter, Netgear’s latest product might be a good fit for a purely digital lifestyle. The company has announced the NeoTV ProHD media streamer, capable of pulling in content from a variety of services like YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, and Vudu. It’s also the first media streamer to feature Intel’s Wireless Display technology, so you can pipe your computer’s display via the box onto your television. Read The Full Story

HBO Go comes to most popular Android tablet

, Jun 6th 2012 Discuss [0]

There's another place you can watch your favorite HBO original programming and hundreds upon hundreds of movies - the Kindle Fire tablet. HBO Go allows users to watch their favorite HBO shows on demand on devices ranging from tablets to TVs. The service also includes movies that have been licensed to HBO. Read The Full Story

Qup Netflix feature notifies users of streaming additions

, Jun 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

There's a new service that anyone who relies on Netflix as a daily source of entertainment will not be able to live without. It answers the problem that many users no doubt have in that it is difficult to tell when something new has been added to Netflix. Short of logging in and checking the "New Arrivals" section every day, it pretty much can't be done. Read The Full Story

Netflix announces own CDN called Open Connect

, Jun 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

Netflix has announced that it is building out its own dedicated content delivery network called Open Connect. Despite some missteps last year, the company has seen continued growth, recently surging past Apple to take the lead in the online movie market. Read The Full Story
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