Posts Tagged ‘movies’

Back in May Netflix became available for a select number of Android devices. Today we learned that the number of Android devices that can run Netflix has expanded from five to twenty two.
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Feel like you need a refresher before heading out to see the final movie in the Harry Potter saga? Benny and Rafi Fine have you covered. In the style of their popular “Spoiler” series, the brothers present the entire story of Harry Potter (the films, not the books) in seven short minutes.

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If you haven’t heard the news yet, Sony movies have been temporarily pulled from Netflix’s streaming service. The reason? Netflix is becoming too popular.

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Everybody loves the movies, and there is no better way to celebrate the greatest films, actors and movie quotes of all time than with a good old-fashioned movie compilation.  YouTube is teeming with amazing movie compilations, from the 100 Greatest Movie Insults of All Time to the best Arnold Schwarzenegger movie quotes and more.  Many of these compilations have racked up millions of views, like the 100 Best Movie Lines and the 100 Cheesiest Movie Quotes.
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“Rooting” and Android device is a process that gives the device user complete control over it. People have rooted Android phones for a variety of reasons including installing newer unauthorized versions of Android than the device’s vendor is willing to provide and installing apps that can only be installed on rooted devices.

Owners of rooted Android devices (smartphones and tablets) will find one minor inconvenience described by AndroidCentral.com.

Android Market’s new movie rental service blocked from rooted devices

Google provides movie rentals at market.android.com/movies for, generally, $2.99 or $3.99. The service is currently limited to the Motorola Xoom tablet or a Flash-enabled computer at the moment. Rented movies can be downloaded or, if on the Verizon Wireless network, streamed. Movies must be viewed within 30 days of rental. Most movies must be watched within 24 hours of starting to view it.

Up until today one of the major apps not available on Android has been Netflix, but that is no longer the case as it is now available for select phones. The Android phones that can run the Netflix app are the HTC Incredible with Android 2.2, HTC Nexus One with Android 2.2 and 2.3, HTC EVO 4G with Android 2.2, HTC G2 with Android 2.2, and Samsung Nexus S with Android 2.3.
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The video rental service from YouTube is a milestone for on-demand content. Obviously, the video-sharing company is positioning itself as the only destination for video on the Web, going in direct competition with Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Apple and even Facebook. Will it beat out the other online movie-rental services?

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If Apple has set the standard for mobile technology, then Google crossed off two more items on their list of what they need to implement with their movie rental and music announcements made at the 2011 Google I/O conference. Movie rental is available now via the Android market, while Google’s Music service is an invite only beta program.
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Rumor has it that YouTube could be launching an on demand movie service as early as this week, giving users the opportunity to stream their favorite Hollywood movies for a fee.

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In the future, newspapers will replace the internet, and the iPhone will be conspicuous by its absence.

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