Cable TV provider RCN has confirmed plans to allow customers to stream video between TiVo Premier set-top boxes. The company’s director of video product and video operations, Jason Nealis, has informed beta testers that the multi-room streaming functionality will arrive in a software update. Other improvements include support for an iPad app, video-on-demand previews, and […]
Comcast has quietly updated its Xfinity TV app (App Store) to add in iPhone and iPod touch support. The once iPad-only viewing feature is now available on the smaller screen size. Its new version now more directly reflects the channel lineup from home when watching in a different area, and more content is available relative […]
Barnes and Noble finished Thursday with surprise word that it had received a buyout proposal from Liberty Media for about $17 per share, or almost $1 billion. The deal would require that Barnes & Noble chair Leonard Riggio stay in his executive position and keep his controlling stake. Officials stressed the notice wasn’t an approval […]
Sharp claimed a world’s first for Android on Friday with a clamshell phone. Superficially, the Aquos Hybrid 007SH resembles a classic Japanese keitai (cellphone) design with its long, rectangular flip design and dialpad but runs a full version of Android 2.3 and takes touch input through its 3.4-inch, 480×800 swiveling screen. The device has dedicated […]
In December, Netflix management indicated that, pending a successful entry into the Canadian market, it would push forward with international expansion outside North America. The company’s foray into Canada has been very successful and, accordingly, the company appears to be on a hiring spree in preparation for moving across the Atlantic. Reports out of Netflix’s […]
On May 22, 2011, customers using the shopkick shopping app will be rewarded simply for walking into any of the almost 1,300 Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile stores nationwide. The rollout will make Best Buy the first of shopkick’s launch partners and first consumer electronics retailer to provide this mobile shopping experience for consumers […]
Tablet owners are most often doing something else while they use their devices, Nielsen found in an uncommon look at how users depend on the iPad, tablets and other devices like e-readers. A full 70 percent of US tablet owners say they use their devices while watching TV, and the viewing time represents about 30 […]
Gamasutra reports that Sony has sent a memo out to its developer and publishing partners, letting them know that the PlayStation Store will be back up and running next Tuesday, May 24. The purported memo also provides schedules for how the company plans to deal with the backlog of games, expansions and fixes that have […]
Sony and Rockstar quickly countered a rumor Thursday with a joint statement denying that LA Noire was overheating consoles. Following since-removed comments from Rockstar’s support, the two said that neither the open-world game nor the PS3 3.61 firmware was leading either to just excess heat or full system shutdowns. They didn’t have an answer for […]
Tens years ago today, Apple opened its first retail stores. It began with two outlets in 2001, one located in McLean, Virginia, the other in Glendale, California. Now Appple has 320 stores now exist around the world. Although most of these are based in the US and the UK, and a dozen countries in total […]
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