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  • Is the TV Remote Headed for Extinction?

    Posted on September 7, 2011 | No Comments
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  • Why HTC is the Brand to Own

    Posted on August 29, 2011 | No Comments
    When it comes to determining the best smart phone on the market, nearly every smart phone enthusiast thinks of the iPhone. However, you don’t need to own an Apple device to be tech savvy. In fact, Android phones are actually some of the best phones...

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  • Now Available! New Seagate iPhone App for GoFlex TV and FreeAgent Theater+ HD Media Players

    Posted on February 10, 2011 | No Comments
    SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today Seagate (NASDAQ:STX) announced that its Seagate® TV Remote application has been approved and is now available for download from the iTunes ...

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  • Clearwire Introduces iSpot™

    Posted on August 4, 2010 | No Comments
    KIRKLAND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ:CLWR), a leading provider of wireless broadband services and operator of the largest 4G network in the country, today announced...

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  • Take control of your Xbox 360 with the X-Link remote

    Take control of your Xbox 360 with the X-Link remote

    Posted on June 17, 2010 | No Comments
    If you're like me, you use your Xbox 360 to watch Netflix and other movies. It's relatively painless, but the controller doesn't exactly make the best remote for watching tv. Enter the X-Link, a universal remote control designed to work with the Xbox 360, as well as hundreds of other devices (since it is a universal remote control after all).

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  • WD TV Live Plus HD Media Player plays just about everything

    WD TV Live Plus HD Media Player plays just about everything

    Posted on June 9, 2010 | No Comments
    Not to be outdone, Western Digital just released the Live Plus HD Media Player with Netflix streaming. The $149 box will stream just about anything to any TV and includes a direct storage access system, allowing you to stream video right off of a hard drive. The device outputs 1080p video over HDMI 1.3. It [...]

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  • Coming soon to an iPhone near you: Netflix

    Coming soon to an iPhone near you: Netflix

    Posted on June 7, 2010 | No Comments

    Netflix CEO Reed Hastings got up on stage right after Apple CEO Steve Jobs at the WWDC 2010 conference, which we're liveblogging here. Guess why he was there: there's a Netflix app for iPhone on the way, and it's coming this Summer.

    It isn't much of a surprise. I mean, Netflix already has an (amazing) iPad app, and it started surveying interest for an iPhone app early March 2010, while rumors of its impending launch have been swirling for much longer.

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  • Netflix app headed for the iPhone

    Netflix app headed for the iPhone

    Posted on June 7, 2010 | No Comments
    Digg this! After two months of burning up the iPad, Netflix is ready to devour its latest platform: the iPhone. Just like the iPad app -- where it reigns as the number one downloaded entertainment app, Netflix will have you know -- it's free, and you can pick up your playback from the last spot, as with all Netflix players. Unlike the iPad, the UI actually looks fairly optimized for the platform, including an app-optimized search of your instant queue. It also features "seamless" switching between networks, with 3G streaming apparently a go. It launches this summer.


    Check out more from WWDC 2010 in our liveblog!

    Netflix app headed for the iPhone originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • The U.S. Federal Government wants to take control of the Internet during ‘imminent cyber threat’

    The U.S. Federal Government wants to take control of the Internet during ‘imminent cyber threat’

    Posted on June 3, 2010 | No Comments
    The federal government wants to take control of the Internet in the event of an "imminent cyber threat," as declared by the president. What constitutes an "imminent cyber threat"? You'd need two things: a known, pretty darn big flaw in the network and knowledge that someone was planning on exploiting that flaw. So, if you received a tip that, say, hackers working for the government of Rival Country were planning to exploit some Internet flaw in the next few hours, you'd call the president and say, "Hola. We have an imminent cyber threat on our hands. You need to give is the signal to protocol into place." And the president does, and the federal government is now all up in your Internet, connecting your tubes, etc.

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  • Xbox 360 to add Hulu?

    Xbox 360 to add Hulu?

    Posted on June 2, 2010 | No Comments
    From DVR to On-Demand, more and more TV viewers are choosing when they get to watch their favorite programs. The greater question has been how you’ll be able to get all the other content to your screen — stuff like Netflix and Hulu. If you have an Xbox, the latter problem may be a thing of the past.

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  • Netflix for iPad hacked and running on iPhone (update: disabled)

    Netflix for iPad hacked and running on iPhone (update: disabled)

    Posted on May 30, 2010 | No Comments
    How desperate are you to get Netflix running on your iPhone? Desperate enough to jailbreak, grab frameworks from your iPad, and do some plist hacking? If the answer to those questions is "yes," then the folks at ModMyi have something they'd like to show you. According to the site, a tipster has been able to get the video streaming service up and playing on an iPhone by making what appears to be fairly simple changes to his device; namely, boosting the iPad's MediaPlayer.framework and altering plist settings once the app was installed on his phone. It's not all wine and roses, as using Netflix where it's not supposed to be used causes a massive battery drain (go figure), and there are issues with crashing and 3G playback (two more unsurprising problems). Still, it can be done, and this is just the start -- so if you want to get in on the party (and maybe even help out a little bit), hit the read link and see what it's all about.

    Update: Cody tells us the powers that be have already disabled this little gem of a workaround. We have to hand it to you, powers that be -- that was mighty quick for a Memorial Day weekend.

    [Thanks, Cody]

    Netflix for iPad hacked and running on iPhone (update: disabled) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 30 May 2010 13:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Netflix goes with Microsoft PlayReady DRM for upcoming streaming devices

    Netflix goes with Microsoft PlayReady DRM for upcoming streaming devices

    Posted on May 25, 2010 | 1 Comment
    Looks like Netflix has decided to go with Microsoft's PlayReady DRM for all upcoming Netflix-ready devices. If all goes according to plan you shouldn't even notice the DRM being there, but we all know how well DRM has worked in the past.

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  • Would America support a national broadband tax or is that too ‘big government’?

    Would America support a national broadband tax or is that too ‘big government’?

    Posted on May 20, 2010 | No Comments
    The Cousins were mulling over a broadband tax, but the new Government has put a stop to that. (Now they're considering using some of the BBC license fee to fund broadband development.) The idea was to charge people 50p (around $0.70) per month to fund the expansion of broadband into rural areas. Would such a move work here in the U.S.? Would you be willing to pay, say, $1 per month, paying toward some sort of Broadband Fund, to ensure that people in the middle of nowhere have access to reliable broadband? What's more American than wanting to help your neighbors?

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  • The Lenovo Q nettop series gets a makeover, should look at home under your HDTV

    The Lenovo Q nettop series gets a makeover, should look at home under your HDTV

    Posted on May 10, 2010 | No Comments
    Lenovo's previous nettop entry was just your standard Mac Mini-clone, encased in a drab black box. But the just-announced Q150 shouldn't have any issues standing out from the crowd. Forget about the sleek exterior, it's the included bitch'n Lenovo wireless keyboard/mouse that will please the masses [of nerds].

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  • mSpot beats Netflix and Blockbuster to the punch with mobile movie-streaming service

    mSpot beats Netflix and Blockbuster to the punch with mobile movie-streaming service

    Posted on May 10, 2010 | No Comments
    Finally, a movie-streaming service for the iPhone. One that lets you rent and stream movies directly to your mobile device, anywhere with 3G or Wi-Fi. You would expect this to have come from Netflix, right? Or at least Blockbuster? To the contrary, the company that’s gracing us with this killer feature is mSpot, a Silicon [...]

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