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App Update: Roku Now Streams Media From Your iOS Or Android Device

Matt Algren — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:29:57 +0000

Roku users got a big surprise late last week when the company provided an unexpected update to its official iOS and Android applications. Previously, the free apps were mainly a secondary remote control for the streaming media player. With this update, announced on the official Roku blog, Roku has added the ability to stream music […]

Roku Rocks Video Streaming Boat By Shipping Streaming Stick With TVs

Matt Algren — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:05:15 +0000

Years ago, friends and I were talking about how the price of DVD players coming down and how long it would be until we could afford to buy one. One bright fellow in the group said he’d buy one eventually, but that wasn’t where technology was stopping. No, he said, it wouldn’t be too many […]

Netflix to Customers: “Oops, Our Bad. Forget About Qwikster”

Matt Algren — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:32:19 +0000

All’s been quiet on the Netflix front for a week or so, so it shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone when the company made an unexpected announcement early yesterday morning (emphasis mine): It is clear that for many of our members two websites would make things more difficult, so we are going to […]

Netflix – Streaming + Video Games = Qwikster.com

Matt Algren — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:33:45 +0000

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 […]

Starz Drops Netflix — Time To Abandon Ship?

Matt Algren — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:48:39 +0000

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. […]

Voice of Objectivity: Netflix Had No Choice

Yoni Gross — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:45:10 +0000

Voice of Objectivity is an ongoing column meant to temper the tendency of the Techcited to run away with the most exciting or controversial ideas in technology’s near future. The opinions presented here do not necessarily represent the views of Techcitement or this writer. Someone’s got to keep a cool head around here. I guess […]