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Netflix APK for Android leaked, lacks streaming support

By: |Mar 16th, 2011 at 09:02AM
Filed Under: Mobile, Services, Software
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The Netflix APK has been pulled from a prototype of the LG Revolution, the first Android smartphone to offer full Netflix support, by a guy named Alex Smith. And thanks to Mr. Smith’s handiwork, the Netflix APK is now readily available to anyone who wants to give it a whirl, but you’ll only be able to use it to manage your Netflix queue and browse movies. The app alerts you that it “could not reach the Netflix service,” if you try to stream a movie, which is probably due to the DRM iss...

Nintendo and Netflix bring disc-free streaming to the Wii

By: |Oct 18th, 2010 at 09:58AM
Filed Under: Nintendo Wii
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If you’ve got a network connected Wii and a Netflix account with streaming capabilities, today is your lucky day. Via a press release, Nintendo and Netflix announced that U.S. and Canadian subscribers will be able to download and install software directly to their Wii consoles to allow Instant Queue streaming. Previously, the Wii console required a Netflix CD to be inserted in the disc drive for Instant Queue access. The software is available for free from the Wii Shop Channel on your console. The fu...

Netflix inks deal with Nu Image/Millennium to stream first-run content

By: |Sep 8th, 2010 at 03:05PM
Filed Under: Home Entertainment
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Fresh off of their deal last month with Epix, Netflix has announced a new, long-term agreement with Nu Image/Millennium Films that will bring more first-run content to its streaming library. As the press release explains, “Nu Image and Millennium Films are best known for big budget action/thriller movies including: ‘The Expendables,’ ‘John Rambo,’ ‘Brooklyn’s Finest,’ ‘Righteous Kill,’ ’16 Blocks’ and ‘Black Dahlia.’” ...

Netflix mobile app now iPhone, iPod Touch compatible

By: |Aug 26th, 2010 at 07:01AM
Filed Under: Video
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It looks like Netflix has quietly added iPhone and iPod Touch support to their popular Netflix mobile application that iPad users are already enjoying. The new application allows the streaming of movies, that are eligible to be added to your “Instant Queue,” over both 3G and Wi-Fi. The app is available for download now via the iTunes App Store. The new, more inclusive Netflix application is more evidence that the movie rental giant is taking mobile very, very seriously.UPDATE: The official press...

iPhone and iPod Touch get Netflix queue management thanks to i.TV

By: |Nov 16th, 2008 at 04:07PM
Filed Under: Apple, Handsets, Services, Software
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It took a while, as it typically does, but once again an App Store app has brought official iPhone / iPod Touch support for something a jailbroken app has provided for over a year. This time, it’s Netflix queue management. Like iFlix, a widely popular app for jailbroken Apple handsets, i.TV has now added Netflix queue management to the long list of supported TV and movie-related functionality it provides. i.TV users can quickly and easily view movies available from Netflix, read summaries and cast info,...