Netflix is one of the greatest tools ever invented for absolutely destroying your weekend with laziness. All you got to do is pull up one of your favorite TV series and watch the entire thing in one glorious weekend of binge TV viewing.
A new update for the Netflix iOS app just hit the App Store and it’s going to make binging even easier, thanks to to the added “post-play” feature that [Read More...]
iPhone and iPad owners who love watching video will appreciate a new update coming from Netflix to iOS. The video giant just released Netflix 4.0 for iOS that makes navigating to your favorite episodes even easier.
The update includes UI changes that make it easier to find new episodes for shows, as well as better navigation for changing the audio and subtitles for a video. There are also some little bug fixes in the [Read More...]
Netflix has announced a new family plan that will allow an account holder to have four simultaneous streams. The plan will cost $ 12 per month. A specific launch date for the plan has not been announced, but Netflix revealed the news in a letter to shareholders today.
“A few members with large families run into our 2-simultaneous-stream limit,” according to Netflix. “To best serve these members, we’re shortly adding a 4-stream [Read More...]
Netflix is a fantastic service, but it doesn’t do much of that “social” jazz everyone’s talking about these days. That’s about to change, though, with Netflix now introducing the appropriately christened Netflix Social, which will let you see what’s popular amongst your friends.
The engine that Netflix Social runs on is — surprise! — Facebook, which will connect you with all of your friends who use Netflix and then allow you to share content you’re watching.
You’ll also see [Read More...]
I just tapped on something at random, I swear.
Netflix has today introduced an enhanced player interface for iPad with version 3.0 of its iOS app. The update also brings back the zoom icon so that you can quickly switch between fullscreen and widescreen viewing modes, and better placement of the player controls.Netflix says it enhanced the player interface to provide users with a [Read More...]
Oh yes… COME to daddy.
Don’t use a computer any more? Hate “pirating†TV shows and movies? Wish that your country had something as awesome as Netflix so you could pay and stream everything to your iPad mini? Read on, because you can do just that, and it is dead easy – all you need is a credit card and maybe a half hour to get things set up.
I use BitTorrent. [Read More...]
No more waiting in line in front of Walgreens to rent a DVD.
When you think of Redbox, you probably don’t think of streaming movies to your TV or smartphone. Redbox has represented the last remnants of paying to rent physical media, but that’s about to change. Today Redbox announced its plans to take on Netflix with its own movie streaming service. Accompanying apps for Android and iOS will come out when [Read More...]
Netflix’s streaming service isn’t exactly known for having quality content. Their catalog of movies is reminiscent of the bargain DVD bin at your local Walmart. Netflix has been struggling to land any quality licensing agreements and has actually been losing a few. With Redbox Instant on the horizon, Netflix desperately needs to give its members a reason to stick around.
Well, today, Netflix has provided members with a reason, and that reason [Read More...]
John Carpenter’s “The Thing” has never been better on the new, widescreen Netflix for iPhone
Netflix has just updated its iOS app with iPhone 5 and iOS 6 support. That means full 16:9 widescreen on your new iPhone’s display, which was sorely needed: though dedicated video apps are the most obvious ones to benefit from the change in aspect ratio of the iPhone 5, Netflix has been slow-to-the-draw in adding support for [Read More...]
Let’s face it, RIM has been suffering from a serious split personality conflict. The company is trying to cling to its enterprise business while also making it’s brand more attractive as a consumer alternative to iOS and Android. Nowhere has this been more obvious than in the company’s PlayBook tablet. RIM initially pitched the PlayBook as being all about consuming like movies and other media including Flash content while also trying [Read More...]
