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Amazon’s Kindle Fire Tablet Will Support Hulu Plus
Amazon has also added support for Hulu Plus on the Kindle Fire tablet, which will be shipping out next week. Continue reading
Netflix Loses 800,000 Customers Over Price Hike, Stocks Drop 35%
Today, Netflix announced that they’ve lost over 800,000 subscribers in the past quarter, and that they expect to lose even more before the end of the year. Continue reading
Netflix Now Live on Gingerbread and Froyo Android Phones
The Netflix App that’s available for Android has finally been updated. This update allows the app to run on all devices that are running Android 2.2 and 2.3. Continue reading
Netflix Coming to the Nintendo 3DS — Will Display 3-D Movies
The 3DS is now useful for something other than headache-inducing matches of Dead or Alive — soon, you’ll be able to view movies in 3-D by using a Netflix 3DS app. Continue reading
Netflix Pricing Plans Go Up, Customers Rage
Netflix has just announced that they’re raising their prices — by a lot — starting September 1st. Needless to say, Netflix customers aren’t taking this news well. Continue reading
Netflix Admits Streaming Issues for Apple TV Customers
Over the past weekend, many customers with Apple TV devices weren’t able to access Netflix. Though Netflix claims the issue has been resolved, there’s still ongoing discussion about the technical problems between Apple TV and Netflix. Continue reading
Unevenly Distributed: How Online Pizza Delivery Makes America The Best Country In The World
According to sci-fi novelist Arthur C. Clarke, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” That’s how I feel about American pizza delivery. It’s all about an obsession with convenience bordering on the quantum, and it’s what makes America the best country in the world. Continue reading
And You Thought Netflix Was Big in the US?
When I heard that Netflix streaming accounted for 20% of all U.S. peak traffic, I was shocked. But just a little shocked. Nothing that was totally impossible to wrap my mind around. But those Canadians? They really, really love their instant streaming. Netflix instant streaming accounts for 95% of all peak evening hours in Canada. 95%! As in only 5% of other Canadian web traffic is non-Netflix related. And surely 80% of that involves Michael J. Fox and Rick Moranis.... Continue reading
Hulu Plus Subscription Price Might Be Slashed in Half
While Netflix has largely overwhelmed the subscription streaming market, CEO Reed Hastings even refers to the company now as “a streaming company that also offers DVD-by-mail,” Hulu still vies to regain their spot as the premier entertainment streaming source on the web. The launch of Hulu Plus several months ago was met with a mixed critical reception, with some critics lauding the company for charging $9.99 without removing the advertising. Recent reports suggest that Hulu could be slicing their streaming... Continue reading
Netflix Recommendations Are Getting Way Too Specific
If you’re a Netflix subscriber you’ve undoubtedly seen the company’s gradual specificity of their genre recommendations. It probably has something to do with integrating the algorithms of those companies who were lucky enough to win the two original contests to improve the company’s recommendation engine. Recommendations have moved from days of stunning vagueness, the most basic of categorizations, to the ultra specific categories it divides films into today. “Gritty Drama.” “Violent Comedies.” CollegeHumor took Netflix’s ever increasing specifics and took... Continue reading
