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DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Ever since American Airlines introduced the frequent flier award program in early 1980s, miles were usually collected everywhere and then spent on upgrading class of service or free flights. Not anymore.
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SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT
REVIEWS
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While I have no regrets about moving from Croatia to San Diego, one of pet peeves was how to watch European sports and news. UnoTelly seems to have an answer... and right now, it's for free.
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DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Once upon a time if you wanted to make a movie you needed a lot of money and a lot of connections. If you wanted to get that movie distributed and marketed that was much harder still.
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DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Following the continuous decline in numbers of subscriptions, Netflix management aborted the idea of spinning off the DVD rental business which became known as Qwikster.
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DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT
NEWS
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In the movie classic, The Birds, the skies of Bodega Bay were blackened by angry birds. Today, Rovio said Angry Birds will be coming at you through your TV in the form of video games, animated features and even T-shirts.
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DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT
NEWS
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Scary movies such as Scream, Halloween, as well as stories with a more sophisticate bent, such as Academy Award winners The Piano, Shakespeare in Love, and The English Patient will be available on Neflix in June.
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DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT
NEWS
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As many Android users have been patiently waiting, Netflix was slowly brewing up an Android app for Netflix and today it has arrived.
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DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Popular DVD mailing and video streaming service, Netflix, is preparing to become a content delivery network, not just one that shares already delivered content.
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BUSINESS
NEWS
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CBS and Netflix have joined forces to provide streaming TV shows to subscribers. Netflix gets more content, CBS gets a new revenue source, and everyone is happy. That is everyone except competitors Hulu and Amazon.
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GRAPHICS, HARDWARE
NEWS
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MWC 2011 - Upcoming Android superphones and tablets driven by Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon chips will benefit from the oomph and DRM capabilities of the processor to enable Netflix's Watch Instantly feature.
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BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
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A note to Paul Allen, a Silicon Alley billionaire, Microsoft's co-founder and the owner of the Octopus megayacht and three losing professional sports teams: Nine years is way too long a wait to file suit to protect your patents.
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BLOGS
ANALYSIS
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Depressed economy, job insecurity, smartphones, Microsoft dropping the ball, pricey solid-state storage, Antennagate, iPad. All of this is so 2010 as we're set for a remarkable industry growth in 2011 and here's what you should expect.
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APPLE, SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT
NEWS
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Capitalizing on the successful launch in Canada, Netflix is flexing its muscle and prepping the ground for a global rollout in 2011 and no-one - not even Apple with its iTunes juggernaut - can do a thing to stop it.
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DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Hulu just waved bye-bye to its plans for an initial public offering (IPO). The News Corp-Disney-NBC-backed video startup seeks more capital, but drumming up new financing is going to be a challenge.
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DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Disney will be streaming on Netflix under a licensing deal between the two companies. As you can imagine, Warner Bros isn't in favor of the implications and fears content subscriptions might devalue retail movie sales.
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DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT
NEWS
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SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Its first excursion outside the US has taken Netflix into Canada. However, Canadians can only get streaming video over the internet, no snail mail deliveries. Netflix promises a better catalog to sweeten the deal.
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SOFTWARE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Friday, a 9th Circuit Federal Appeals Court agreed with the computer software industry to stop sales of second-hand programs covered by widely used licensing agreements.
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SOFTWARE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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SOFTWARE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Never a dull moment in the video industry, be it movies or games. With the advent of such services as Netflix and Redbox, Blockbuster hit rough times and is filing bankruptcy, Best Buy is scrambling for a sales gimmick.
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