Wednesday: March 17, 2010
- Blockbuster would like you to know that they may be going bankrupt in the near future.
'Our level of indebtedness may make it more difficult for us to pay our debts as they become due and more necessary for us to divert our cash flow from operations to debt service payments,' the company said in its filing.
Monday: March 15, 2010
- Netflix decides to cancel new contest amidst privacy concerns.
The retreat announced Friday settles a lawsuit alleging Netflix's plans to release millions of movie-rental records that could have illegally exposed sensitive information about its subscribers' tastes and lifestyles.
Tuesday: February 9, 2010
- Netflix streaming to get a 1080p boost with an added helping of surround sound as well.
A limited number of titles will be available to view in 1080p format (just six percent according to source article) - but hey it's a start. This is good news for the resolution-obsessed-quality console gamer such as myself.
Friday: January 29, 2010
- Netflix streaming won't be coming to the iPad anytime soon says CEO.
If you want to watch Netflix via InstantWatch you are better off doing so on your large screen than your soon-to-be acquired small screen. Or you could just buy/rent movies through the iTunes Store, but who does that really?
Wednesday: January 13, 2010
- Netflix streaming coming to the Nintendo Wii sometime this Spring.
The Nintendo version will require a disc, just like the PlayStation 3 system does. Also, you probably shouldn't expect a whole lot of HD functionality (the Wii only supports 480p max resolution at present time).
Monday: January 11, 2010
- New York Times takes a peek at Netflix queues around the country.
A great visualization with some interesting data as to the kind of Netflix patterns from different metropolitan areas. Everyone seems to love The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Cadillac Records - not so much.
Monday: October 26, 2009
- Netflix streaming coming soon to Playstation 3 consoles.
The bad news: PS3 owners will need to put a special Blu-ray disc in the game console, which will enable streaming via the Blu-ray's BD Live functionality. That's a departure from all other Netflix-enabled devices, which just have the Netflix option as a built-in feature.
Tuesday: September 22, 2009
- Everything you always wanted to know about the Netflix prize was won.
There's a lot of nerdy love goes into the kind of movie reccomendations you get out of Neflix.
Tuesday: August 11, 2009
- Netflix has an exclusive partnership with the Xbox 360 according to Microsoft.
Looks like you may not be seeing the same kind of Netflix app on any of those other consoles any time soon.
Wednesday: August 5, 2009
- Netflix streaming might be coming to the iPhone.
Although this would be quite nice I just can't it happening what with Apple being in the movies sales/rentals business already. Google Voice'd.
Friday: July 24, 2009
- Party mode unavailable for some selected Netflix movies on Xbox Live?
So far it looks like the service can't be used with Disney and Starz movies. You'll have to MST3K these movies in person.
Thursday: July 23, 2009
- Next Xbox Live update scheduled for August 11th.
Update includes games on demand service, Netflix party option, and Avatar specific purchasing.
Monday: July 13, 2009
- Rumors swirling around that Amazon might be acquiring Netflix.
No comment from Netflix as of yet, let the speculation begin!
Friday: July 10, 2009
- Netflix and Sony team up to stream movies to Bravia television owners.
But what about that certain other particular Sony device that people seem to use a lot?
Tuesday: July 7, 2009
- Blu-ray discs may not be all that durable as originally thought.
Either that or Netflix doesn't want to change the envelopes that these discs are shipped in.
Monday: June 29, 2009
- Teams join up to qualify for million dollar Netflix prize.
Two front runners in the contest, Team Pragmatic Theory and Team Bellkor in Chaos, joined forces and submitted an algorithm that was 10.05 percent better than the one Netflix uses to recommend movies to its subscribers. The result was published on the Netflix Prize leader board on Friday.
