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Western Digital Adds Vudu to WD TV Live

Paul Lilly — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:33:29 +0000

Western Digital's WD TV media player family just got a little bit better with the addition of streaming movie service Vudu. [......]

Is Netflix Backpedaling on Game Rentals?

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 05:08:12 +0000

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. [......]

Sorry Google, Hulu is No Longer for Sale

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:01:21 +0000

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[......]

So, a Movie about Farmville is Happening

Ludwig — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 02:47:14 +0000

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. [......]

Lost In Legoland: A Gazillion Bricks And A Mini Star Wars Geekfest

Sun, 04 Sep 2011 09:58:56 +0000

What happens when a geek winds up in Legoland? [......]

Windows App of the Week: VLC Media Player

Ludwig — Wed, 25 May 2011 07:22:04 +0000

Why do I like VLC Media Player? Because it plays media. [......]

FBI raids apartment of alleged King’s Speech uploader

Ludwig — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:23:00 +0000

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[......]

Update v1.9 for Hulu Plus on Roku Now Available

Ludwig — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 03:12:58 +0000

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[......]

Warner Bros. Flings Five More Movies to Facebook

Ludwig — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 02:54:55 +0000

Earlier this month Warner Bros. [......]

Disney CEO: DVD isn’t Dead, Just Hurting

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 02:12:00 +0000

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[......]