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Zediva has new movies, low prices, legal questions

Mar 16, 2011
A web service called Zediva is offering rentals of new release movies before Netflix or Redbox. For only $1.99, you can watch the movie on your co...

Netflix may acquire House Of Cards

Mar 16, 2011
Geez, that doesn't sound very promising, does it? But this isn't a metaphor, it's a TV show called House Of Cards with some pretty big names behind...

Apple's new subscription policy is making enemies

Feb 16, 2011
Apple officially rolled out its new plan for content subscriptions in the iPad. What it boils down to is that if you purchase an iPad version of a...

IntoNow is Shazam for your TV

Jan 31, 2011
Shazam is the app on your phone that identifies what song you're hearing on the radio and then lets you buy it if you want. IntoNow, which launched...

Netflix rates the ISPs

Jan 28, 2011
Netflix has come out with an eye straining chart measuring all the different internet service providers in terms of how well they deliver streaming...

New Hulu?

Jan 27, 2011
Hulu is jointly owned by News Corp (which runs Fox), NBC Universal, and Disney (which runs ABC). The fact that it even exists is a miracle of...

Netflix embraces Facebook

Jan 27, 2011
In a shareholder letter that accompanied its quarterly report, Netflix gave some details on how they plan to make the service more social. The idea...

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Blockbuster and Borders -- two of a kind

Jan 18, 2011
Blockbuster and Borders appear to be stuck in the same boat - one that's sinking, anyway. Blockbuster Inc. is bankrupt because it couldn't keep ...

Ballmer gives keynote at CES

Jan 6, 2011
The Microsoft CEO really focused on what was happening with the Kinect system. What's happening is huge sales. Ballmer says the company has moved 8...