Tag: Netflix
Netflix teaming up with Lionsgate UK
It was rumoured for many months that the US movies streaming service Netflix would be coming to the UK and after an announcement last month confirmed the cross Atlantic move Netflix has been busy signing contracts. A multi-year contract…
Netflix launching in the UK and Ireland in early 2012
Netflix, the popular movie streaming/borrowing service, is setting sail across the pond, ready for a UK and Ireland launch early in 2012. Hitting the UK and Ireland in a "streaming-only" form, with no physical movie rentals (at least initially), the…
New US law makes it illegal to share passwords for premium online services
Lawmakers in the state of Tennessee have passed a measure which could potentially drastically change the way we use premium online services like Netflix and Rhapsody. The new law, awaiting the Tennessee governor's signature, would make it a crime to…
Microsoft Hotmail embeds LinkedIn, Posterous and more into email service
The Active Views project is intended to keep users in Hotmail when they get a link to other sites. So if you get a picture link sent to you from Flickr, say, you will be able to see it…
WWDC 2010: Farmville and Netflix are headed to iPhone
Latest news from WWDC 2010 is that Apple's iPhone handset's will be getting full-on apps for Farmville and Netflix fanatics. Netflix will be great for those looking to watch flicks on multiple devices, picking up where you left off with…
CES 2010: Final Thoughts
The Consumer Electronics show, the behemoth of tech, the Valhalla of gadgetry, has come and gone for yet another year. But this time, rather than arriving with a bang, it slinked into sight with something more like a whimper. CES…
CES 2010: Day 1 Round-Up
With CES 2010 now well under way, it can be pretty tough keeping track of all the latest announcements. Here's Tech Digest's round-up of the of best Day 1 at CES 2010 so far, including all the news from the…
CES 2010: LG Press Conference – 3D Blu-ray and Infinia TVs
LG's CES 2010 press conference has revealed a whole host of new gear coming soon from the Korean electronic giants. As expected, 3D tech is big on the LG agenda. The new Infinia TV range has been announced, including the…
LG to build Netflix-enabled HDTVs, Adobe bringing Flash to HD equipment
LG should announce today that it is to manufacture high definition LCD and plasma TVs with the Netflix Internet streaming service built in for the US market.
The two companies launched a partnership to manufacture set top boxes just before CES last year. This news means that consumers will be able to buy an integrated TV rather than a dedicated STB and additional cabling…
LG BD300 partners up with Netflix for first ever Blu-ray player with built-in rental streaming
Xbox isn’t the only device buddying up with the US’s largest DVD rental / online movie streaming service; in autumn, the LG BD300 Network Blu-ray Disc Player will hit US shelves bringing Netflix streaming to Blu-ray players for the first time.
