Tag: streaming video

Netflix To Re-Brand DVD Mailing Service As Qwikster; Apologizes For Everything But Silly Name

Netflix To Re-Brand DVD Mailing Service As Qwikster; Apologizes For Everything But Silly Name

| September 19, 2011 | 0 Comments

Yesterday Netflix CEO Reed Hastings took to the Netflix blog to offer an apology to subscribers for not being forthcoming enough about why the company decided to start charging a separate fee for the DVD mailing service and streaming. He did not apologize for making that change in the first place, though. After going on [...]

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How to Watch March Madness on Android, Roku, Xbox and iOS with PlayOn

How to Watch March Madness on Android, Roku, Xbox and iOS with PlayOn

| March 17, 2011 | 1 Comment

PlayOn.tv is bringing March Madness to your Android device, Roku, Xbox and iOS devices. This is the Internet TV streaming service that runs on a computer and streams content, normally only available on a computer, to these other devices. Install the software and add channels to it as it runs in the background. We previously [...]

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How To Watch March Madness Basketball on the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch

How To Watch March Madness Basketball on the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch

| March 10, 2011 | 1 Comment

We want to show you how to watch NCAA college basketball on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. Since it’s that time of year, NCAA college basketball fans will be pulling out brackets and predicting winners, we want to show you how to watch March Madness on your iPad or iPhone. The only question left is do [...]

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PlayOn TV Comes to Android Devices

PlayOn TV Comes to Android Devices

| February 21, 2011 | 1 Comment

PlayOn TV is coming to Android 2.2 via a free app. PlayOn TV is an Internet TV streaming service that grabs the signal from the various streaming websites like Hulu, Netflix and TV Network sites, and sends them through a lightweight server client that runs on a Windows computer. The signal then is streamed out [...]

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hulu Plus Launched Officially for $2 Off, Available on More Devices

hulu Plus Launched Officially for $2 Off, Available on More Devices

| November 17, 2010 | 1 Comment

Today, hulu Plus was officially launched, opening up the service to all users willing to fork over $7.99 per month for the right to watch the content the service delivers. Most of that content are television programs from the major networks, although not all shows are available. There will also be a free week offered [...]

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How To Buy Movies to Watch on Your New AppleTV

How To Buy Movies to Watch on Your New AppleTV

| October 29, 2010 | 11 Comments

There was a lot of hand wringing from the technorati regarding Apple’s decision to no longer allow users to buy movies directly on their Apple TV. That’s right; the new Apple TV is rental only. But there is a really simple way around this so long as you have either a computer running iTunes and [...]

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Apple TV Review: Great Potential But Needs More

Apple TV Review: Great Potential But Needs More

| October 14, 2010 | 7 Comments

The latest version of the Apple TV is a big change over the previous version, more for what it no longer has than for what it now has. But the real question is; Can Apple TV 2.0 evolve from the realm of a Cupertino plaything, to a viable and worthy entertainment device? A device ready [...]

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HP Wireless TV Connect, Uninterrupted Wireless HD Streaming

HP Wireless TV Connect, Uninterrupted Wireless HD Streaming

| August 31, 2010 | 1 Comment

Today, HP announced the HP Wireless TV Connect. This new device will enable users to stream 1080p HD content from a notebook to a HDTV, without being tethered to the TV. The HP Wireless TV Connect is a compact media streaming box that plugs into almost any notebook PC with a HDMI port. HP claims [...]

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Netflix Now Available for iPhone and iPod Touch

Netflix Now Available for iPhone and iPod Touch

| August 26, 2010 | 0 Comments

The latest update of the Netflix app adds compatibility with the iPhone and iPod Touch. Previously, Netflix was only available for the iPad. If you have an iPhone or iPod Touch running iOS, head on over to the App Store and download the free Netflix app. Netflix for the iPhone was announced when the iPhone [...]

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mSpot Movies: iPad App of the Week

mSpot Movies: iPad App of the Week

| July 16, 2010 | 3 Comments

mSpot Movies is a beta iPad app that lets you watch streaming movies over the Internet on your iPad. You pay either a monthly fee or per rental. Prices for rentals are usually about $2.99 to $3.99. The monthly fee is $9.99 for up to 4 movies a month, $12.99 for up to 6 movies [...]

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