For the past many months, I've been totally hooked to online video and music streaming services like Hulu+, BBC, MOG and Pandora. In fact, I don't remember having to download any TV show episode or an mp3 to my computer for watching it later. While some of these services are totally free, it is unfortunate...
According to a survey from CBC/Radio Canada, Netflix now reaches 1 in 10 Canadians: "Netflix viewers watch 28 per cent more TV than the average Canadian when including their Netflix viewing," said Mark Allen, director of research and strategic analysis at CBC/Radio-Canada, which ran the survey of 8,000 Canadians in the fall, a year after Netflix...
With today's announcement of the 3rd gen Apple TV, Netflix has announced sign ups for new accounts are possible right on the new device, and also on the 2nd gen Apple TV (but will require a software update first): Starting today, you can sign-up for Netflix directly on your Apple TV and pay via your...
A few notable app updates worth mentioning include WhatsApp, Netflix, and Action Movie FX. Let's see what these updates bring to the table... WhatsApp Messenger Last week WhatsApp was removed from the App Store as they had submitted a new version to Apple. This caused some hilarious hoaxes to pop up via chain letters (people...
Google has announced the launch of YouTube Movies, a streaming entertainment service in Canada to compete against the likes of Netflix Canada and iTunes. Movies will be available to rent for $4-5 per movie, with 30 days to begin watching it and 48 hours to finish. Earlier this year, Google launched YouTube Movies in the...
Previously, there have been a couple of rumors here and there regarding Apple's intentions of entering into the Television industry by introducing an Apple branded TV set. But a recent tidbit from WSJ points to an even more exciting development, which is Apple's interest in introducing a TV subscription service in the near future, something...
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Does Apple have plans to launch an actual streaming service to showcase their content from iTunes? The answer is yes, according to sources AppAdvice spoke to. Just the other day Apple TV users in the US received iCloud capabilities for their previously purchased TV shows. Now, it appears Apple is set to launch a new...
Currently Apple TV has some of the best integration we've seen with Netflix, but the latest scoop via Bloomberg is Apple is in talks to buy Hulu, the popular TV streaming subscription service available in the US. Imagine if this was available worldwide for all 222 million iOS devices? That would be huge. Canada doesn't...
Now this is something that should get the attention of cable companies. Ontario-based Sandvine Corp. has released their report on internet usage for the month of March in North America. Netflix led the pack accounting for 29.7% (growth of 44% since the last report) of all internet bandwidth, surpassing even BitTorrent. “Netflix has surpassed file sharing and...
Two notable app updates today: Netflix and SimplyTweet 3. Here's what's new with Netflix: What's New in Version 1.3 Introducing Subtitles! Now you can follow the action when watching foreign language content, or when listening to the audio is not possible, such as when working out, or in loud environments. Full support for iOS 4.3.3...
If you're a Netflix user in Canada worried about usage-based billing (UBB) and exceeding your bandwidth, you can worry a little less now. Netflix just sent the following email out to its users, emphasizing shows in Canada will now use two-thirds less data without degrading the quality of your video: Dear Gary, Starting today, watching...
