XBox 360 gets TV and movie streaming

Remember the HD-DVD / Blu-Ray wars? Well, that’s all over now, but the winner is not necessarily Sony. There’s a theory that the entire thing was engineered by Microsoft to stall for time until they could get their HD streaming services on line. Whether the theory is true or not, Microsoft just announced that they will be partnering with Netflix to provide streaming services via the XBox 360.
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Written by Administrator on July 16th, 2008 with no comments.
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Microsoft Zune, now with added TV shows

One thing you can say about Microsoft, they sure are persistent. Based on their track record, they only get things really right by the 3rd / 4th versions of their products (example : Internet Explorer, Windows). Even the much-criticized Zune Digital Media Player is getting the continuous update treatment. The latest Zune 2.5 update adds the ability to purchase TV shows from the Zune Store and view them on the media player.
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Written by Administrator on May 7th, 2008 with 1 comment.
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Apple to release movies at the same day as DVDs

Not content with dominating the world’s music business, Apple wants to do the same thing to the movie business, too. Apple is now starting “day and date” releases of new movies, i.e., the digital versions are made available on the same day as the DVD release. Apple has secured deals with most major studios including Warner Bros, 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios Home Entertainment and Sony Pictures Entertainment.
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Written by Administrator on May 3rd, 2008 with no comments.
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Apple TV “Take 2″

One of the less-than-successful products for Apple last year was the Apple TV. Apple did not release an updated version of the hardware at the recent Macworld show, but it did revamp the software (user interface) and made the Apple TV much more useful.
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Written by Administrator on January 19th, 2008 with 1 comment.
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