Netflix CEO Reed Hastings made a huge announcement late last night. In a few weeks (no firm date yet), Netflix will be split into two entities. Streaming services will continue to be offered by Netflix, while DVD-by-mail will be offered under the name Qwikster. The announcement was made in two parts, a video (below) and […]
Looks like Netflix is in for some hard times, folks. Having followed through with their 60 percent hike in prices, Starz Entertainment, one of their earliest and largest content providers, took advantage of the moment, choosing the first day of the price increase to make a big announcement. From Market Watch: Shares of Netflix Inc. […]
We talked about the big change to Netflix’s pricing structure back in mid-July, and it’s finally time for those changes to take place. Instead of offering unlimited streaming with any DVD plan, the company will offer streaming as a separate plan, effective September 1, 2011. What does this mean for you? There are three scenarios, […]
During a trip to the Chicago area last weekend, I found time to stop in a Tiger Direct outlet store and browse around. It turns out this particular location sold more televisions than anything else (much to the chagrin of the salesman I spoke with, who said they wanted to carry a better representation of […]
Can we find immortality? It looks like technology might be catching up to this long sought-after goal of not kicking on to the afterlife (or absence of one).
You know what I just cannot stand? Apps that are just shortcuts to a company’s mobile site. For every site that makes an app that brings something even slightly different to the table, you have a dozen that are basically glorified browser shortcuts. I think a lot of this stems from the old days of […]
Fresh on the heels of rumors sparked by a Blockbuster UK flier that Sony’s PlayStation Vita was ready for an October 28 release date, now both Amazon and Best Buy are taking pre-orders for the next generation handheld platform. Amazon and Best Buy have the Vita’s price listed as $249.99 (WiFi only) and $299.99 (WiFi […]
Back in June, we at Techcitement commented on the cable industry’s decision to focus on making cable more affordable. We were wondering how that was working out for them, and it looks like it’s not going down as well as they hoped. In a tally by the Associated Press, eight of the nine largest subscription-TV […]
If you didn’t get what this is about from the headline, then shame on you for not being geek enough. The much beloved Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is coming to iOS. Not the books, mind you — Hothead Games has created an actual interactive guide, complete with the biting humor of the original. Joel […]
Hollywood takes a lot of flack these days for 3D movies. The 3D effect is irrelevant to most viewers at best and actively detrimental to the experience at worst. In exchange, theaters increase ticket prices from the usually ridiculous to the simply outrageous. Admittedly, I’m the first to agree with these complaints. I saw Harry […]
