Western Digital's WD TV media player family just got a little bit better with the addition of streaming movie service Vudu. [......]
In what was largely overshadowed by the intense backlash over Netflix's ill-fated decision to spin off its DVD-by-mail rental business into Qwikster is that you'd be able to rent videogames in addition to DVDs and Blu-ray movies. It was to be an upgrade option similar to the one for Blu-ray, except you'd be able to rent Wii, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 games. [......]
Hulu is officially off the auction block, which means Google is going to have to be content with YouTube, Apple will have to find another way to boost its Apple TV platform, and Yahoo, Microsoft, Amazon, Dish Network, and all the rest who were interested no longer need to concern themselves with what was gearing up to be an epic bidding war. For whatever reason, Hulu simply had a change of heart[......]
After Freddy Got Fingered, we really shouldn't be surprised at the junk Hollywood will cast on the silver screen. Yet somehow we're still a little shocked that Farmville is making the move from Facebook to the local cinema, or at least that's what IGN was able to extrapolate from a recent interview with Toy Story writers Alec Sokolow and Joel Cohen. [......]
What happens when a geek winds up in Legoland? [......]
Why do I like VLC Media Player? Because it plays media. [......]
The FBI has raided the Los Angeles apartment of a Screen Actor’s Guild member the bureau believes was first to upload the Oscar-winning movie[......]
Hulu has just released a new version of its Hulu Plus app for the Roku set-top box player. You should automatically receive the update to version 1.9 the next time you launch the Hulu Plus app on Roku, though you can also force the update by opening and exiting the Roku Channel Store[......]
Disney boss Bob Iger has seen the writing on the wall, and in big, bold letters, it says, "Consumers have better things to do than sit around watching movies." If that's the case, where does that leave DVDs? According to Iger, the DVD market is "not has healthy as it was," but DVDs aren't dead yet, either. Iger explained on a television show that Disney is looking at how best to distribute its movies in the face of evolving technologies and consumer behavior[......]
By Tim Conneally , Betanews The Android Market has never had any specific ban on carrying and selling straight up text documents, and users could search through the market and find apps that were, in effect, standalone e-books. Now, however, there is a section dedicated specifically to e-books which currently features around 500 titles from publishers such as Simon and Schuster, Macmillan, W.W[......]
Amazon Prime Members can now enjoy unlimited, commercial-free, instant streaming of more than 5,000 movies and TV shows, Amazon announced in a press release. Prime Members, who already pay $79 per year for free two-day shipping and other benefits, don't have to fork over any additional fees for the service. And if you're not a Prime Member, Amazon hopes this new addition will prompt you to become one. [......]
We were beginning to wonder if Boxee Box would ever tie the knot with Netflix. [......]
There's a new firmware revision available for Boxee Box owners that finally adds Vudu support, which Boxee has been promising since late 2010. "Vudu on the Boxee Box means: access to the largest selection of HD movies on-demand, new releases (same day as DVD), thousands of movies available for rental at $2 for 2 nights (in standard definition)[......]
By Mike Williams If you're looking for a new (or first) camcorder then there's never been a better time to buy: prices are low, resolutions are high and feature lists lengthy, with even budget models capable of impressive high definition movies. Of course to get the best results you'll also need a quality video editor, and MAGIX latest release, Movie Edit Pro 17 , has a lot to recommend it[......]
