Posts Tagged ‘XBox’

HBO Go and Comcast Added to XBox Live

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The world of online streaming video is heating up.  Netflix is finally recovering from a problematic 2011 and HBO has had great success with their HBO Go app which allows HBO subscribers to watch their favorite programs on any device.  Add one more device to the list, as HBO Go and Comcast’s digital video service are both coming to XBox.

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Xbox Companion App for Windows Phone Teased by Microsoft at Nokia World

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Microsoft’s Ben Rudolph provided a teaser preview of the upcoming Xbox Companion App for Windows Phone at Nokia World in London this week. The app will be free when it becomes available. The app is more than just a remote control. The app can, for example, search for a movie, provide detailed information about the movie on the phone (synopsis, cast and crew, etc.) and then start playing the movie on the Xbox 360 and its connected large screen TV. At this point, the Windows Phone can be used as a remote control for the movie playing on the TV through the Xbox.
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Netflix Stock Prices Dive Almost 19 Percent After Announcing Loss of 1M Subscribers

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All looked bright for the company, but in July, Netflix announced they would be changing their subscriber price structure on September 1, 2011, increasing the monthly fees by $6 without any improvement in service. Speculations were positive and even Wall Street thought the change would do the company good. But that didn’t happen. Last week, their stock prices took a dive of almost 19 percent.

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Sky TV Goes Online and Mobile for all 10 Million Customers at No Extra Charge

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“Clearly the consumer appetite is there, and it’s growing. In responding to that, and to create even more value, choice and flexibility for our customers, we are now going to offer online and mobile access to Sky content at no extra charge. The future support of a nationwide Wi-Fi network will help us supercharge that experience further still,” adds van Rooyan.

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Microsoft Introduces Crowd Sourced Ads on Xbox Kinect

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Kinect which officially became the hottest selling gadget, will now be used by Microsoft to serve social and interactive ads on the Xbox platform. According to NYTimes, Kinect users will soon be able to interact with and share ads with friends using voice and motion commands. Microsoft is naming the new ads NUads, an abbrevaited form for natural user-interface ads.

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