An Xbox TV, a console piggy-backing on your cable box, DVR functionality, streaming gaming, and augmented reality have all been topics of Microsoft development for the next-gen “Xbox 720“, sources claim, though how much of the prototype tech will make it to the eventual hardware is still unclear. Microsoft has been working on multiple possibilities
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Xbox 720 prototype secrets leak: TV, DVR, streaming, AR and more
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on May 20, 2013
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Samsung Smart App Challenge hunts Galaxy S 4 streaming tech flag-bearers
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on May 20, 2013
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Amazon adds NBC shows like ‘Grimm’ to streaming catalog
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on May 16, 2013
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“Suits” and “Covert Affairs” from USA Network also are available Thursday while NBC’s “Hannibal” and Syfy’s “Defiance” will be available at a later date. [Read more]
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Google dives headfirst into streaming music pool
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on May 16, 2013
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At Google I/O on Wednesday, Google unveiled a streaming music service that will compete directly with the likes of Pandora and Spotify — in what is said to be a growing market, however.
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Video streaming is on the rise with Netflix dominating
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on May 15, 2013
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With 32.3 percent of the market share, Netflix reigns the entertainment streaming world, but Amazon, Hulu, and YouTube still maintain their piece of the pie. [Read more]
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Netflix retains lead in streaming video, YouTube in second
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on May 14, 2013
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With YouTube hitting over one billion monthly users back in March, one would assume that the streaming video website leads the way in the category, but it’s actually Netflix that’s number one in streaming video. Netflix has accounted for a third of all internet traffic for the past three years, and today’s latest ratings keep
ABC will reportedly launch TV streaming app this week
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on May 13, 2013
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App will allow TV viewers in New York and Philadelphia to watch live streams on their iPhones and iPads, The New York Times reports. [Read more]
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ESPN streaming content subsidization: mobile carriers mull partial payment
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on May 12, 2013
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As most carriers have now moved toward using data caps and effectively got rid of unlimited data plans, it seems there are still some big companies out there that feel bad for the users, ESPN being one of them. The sports media network has reportedly been in talks with at least one major carrier about
beIN Sport launches Play streaming service for cable subscribers
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on May 11, 2013
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You can’t always be camped out in front of your TV for the big soccer (or “footie”) match. Thankfully, beIN Sport is hopping on the streaming bandwagon and, starting today, will offer 24/7 access on both PCs and mobile phones though Play. Of course, like many of these properties making the leap from TV to the web, beIN Sport Play requires that you have an active subscription through a cable or satellite provider. At first only Time Warner and Bright House subscribers will have access, though other networks will come online over the next few months. Play will also offer unique features such as email alerts 30 minutes before the beginning of an event and the ability to watch alternative streams and un-broadcast matches. Now, if only beIN could convince Americans to care about soccer in the first place…
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Google updates I/O 2013 Android app, details streaming schedule
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on May 9, 2013
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Google’s spreading the love around to both I/O 2013 attendees and non-attendees alike with an update to its official conference app and a schedule of live-streaming videos, events and interviews. After signing in with your Google+ account, the app will figure out whether you’ll be there in person or not, with attendees getting automatic WiFi settings for the show, device-synced schedules, a lock screen agenda widget, NFC badge scanning and vector-based maps with session info. If you’ll be there in spirit only, you can use an off-site attendee mode to coordinate livestream viewing, which can be done to a big screen via the app’s dedicated HDMI video output. Meanwhile, Mountain view said live video would be available on your computer, tablet or phone for all the sessions, as well as the keynote, product announcements and interviews — you can find the details at the source.
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Source: Google Developer’s Blog, Google Play
Toshiba to launch TVs with DivX Plus Streaming certification
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on May 8, 2013
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Just in case you didn’t have enough content options from the likes of Roku and your cable set top box, Toshiba has partnered with Rovi to integrate the DivX Plus Streaming codec into a new line of TVs. The streaming format promises enhanced multimedia controls like multi-language subtitles, resume playback across devices and Dynamic Resolution Scaling, which should be good for those with fluctuating bandwidth. Not too many services are behind the format just yet, though Knowhow Movies by Dixons Retail in the UK has pledged its support. Still, one can never have enough ways to entertain the kids.
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ORBX streaming tech could revolutionize computing
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on May 5, 2013
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The first notes in a dirge for traditional computing have been sounded, says Brendan Eich, the inventor of JavaScript — and he couldn’t be happier. [Read more]
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NASA PhoneSat returns photos from orbit, reminds us of streaming circa 1998
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on May 4, 2013
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The launch of NASA’s PhoneSat mission last year was loaded with promise: finally, proof that mobile technology could power nanosatellites and stick it to The Man. The photos have returned, and… well, Lockheed won’t be scrapping its big satellites just yet. While we’re impressed that the Nexus Ones onboard the three PhoneSats delivered images from orbit through amateur radio waves, the transmission artifacts are more like those from 15-year-old online videos than what we see on the ground today. Don’t think that the effort was in vain, however — far from it. While the inaugural PhoneSats have burned up in reentry, as expected, future iterations should build on the experience and make a better case for small-scale spacecraft.
Filed under: Transportation, Science, HTC
Via: The Verge
Blockbuster releases On Demand video streaming app for iOS
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on May 2, 2013
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Blockbuster announced its entrance back into the video streaming game in January after pledging to exit that market late last year. Today, Blockbuster’s reincarnation as a video streaming service continues, as the company rolled out its On Demand app for iOS, bringing “thousands” of movies to iPads and iPhones running iOS 4.3 and up. By adding Apple devices to the fold, Blockbuster can now shoot movies to the majority of mobile devices — previously it was only available for Android (plus Mac, PC, Roku and Samsung Smart TVs). So, if you’re looking for 1080p video with 5.1 surround streaming to your Apple-fied mobile screen, your download awaits.
Filed under: Software, HD, Mobile, Apple
Via: 9to5 Mac
Source: App Store
Nielsen preparing ‘Digital Program Ratings’ pilot program to track streaming viewers
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on April 30, 2013
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According to the Wall Street Journal, Nielsen’s TV ratings are about to get some company, with a system that covers internet watchers. A “Nielsen Digital Program Ratings” pilot program will debut with participation from NBC, Fox, ABC, Univision, Discovery and A&E, tracking the viewership of streaming video they post on their websites. AOL (parent company of Engadget) is also reported to be participating, as the networks compare the data to their internal statistics before the ratings system gets a wider rollout. Of course, even the system they’re testing will only jump so far into the future — while it will track viewing on computers, it’s still leaving out phones and tablets. Networks want to track anywhere content is viewed — one of the issues we’ve been told they have with tech like Aereo or TWC TV — to sell ads against it, we’ll wait for more details to see if they’ll have any success extending the current model to other types of screens.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Internet, HD
Source: Wall Street Journal
Netflix plans to introduce family streaming service
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on April 22, 2013
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Users can only stream two devices at once, but the video service is looking to charge a little more for a four-device option. Could this be a precursor to cracking down on account sharing? [Read more]
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WhereverTV streaming service still exists, is now available on iOS
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on April 22, 2013
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Don’t let the name fool ya — “WhereverTV” wasn’t on any iOS devices until this morning when the Neuros-powered streaming global television service got an App Store launch. It’s intended for a wide variety of iOS devices — the iPhone 3GS through the 5, as well as iPod Touches and iPads running iOS 4.3 or newer — and offers access to WhereverTV free international TV streaming options, as well as paid options for Greek, Moroccan, and Arabic programming (the app’s been available on Android devices for some time now).
Users aren’t limited by connection, either, as even 3G signal is supported by the app; of course, we wouldn’t suggest you go depending on that option, but it will function should you try. WhereverTV is also promising updates in the future, such as DVR scheduling and playback, as well as more free channels. That is, in addition to the company’s ongoing quest to make good on its name.
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds, Tablets, Software, HD, Mobile
Source: iTunes
Cox TV Connect for Android launches, brings live TV streaming to ‘select’ tablets
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on April 21, 2013
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We’re still waiting to see Cox’s next generation cable TV-to-mobile streaming app, but right now it’s released a version of its existing Cox TV Connect app for Android. Available on iPads since the end of 2011 and on iPhone / iPod touch since the end of last year, it’s finally made the trek to a “select” group of Android tablets, consisting of the Nexus 7 and Samsung Galaxy 2 / Galaxy Note slates. A support document also mentions Amazon’s Kindle Fire family, however the app isn’t in its store as of this posting. For those not familiar, it’s a free app for subscribers that lets them watch a selection of live TV channels while connected to their home wireless network, and view listings anywhere. We’ll be interested to see if the list of compatible (Android 4.0+) hardware grows quickly, or if users will need to wait for a port of the new app which adds personalization features tied into Cox’s Trio DVR platform.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Tablets, HD
Aereo throws punch in streaming battle by publishing ad in NYT
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on April 18, 2013
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The upstart live-TV streaming service continues its fight with U.S. broadcasters by taking out a full-page ad saying it is complying with U.S. copyright law. [Read more]
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Netflix plans to dump Silverlight for HTML5 streaming
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on April 16, 2013
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Movie-rental service plans to switch its streaming over to the emerging video format as soon as three WC3 initiatives are complete. [Read more]
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YouTube adds live streaming to iOS app
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on April 15, 2013
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Now you can watch live feeds of news, sports, concerts, and more, right on your iPhone or iPad. [Read more]
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Roku shutting down VideoBuzz channel for streaming YouTube on the sly
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on April 15, 2013
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VideoBuzz will be closing its channel on April 17, after receiving a takedown notice from Roku. [Read more]
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Free music streaming service Songza raises $3.82m in funding
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on April 15, 2013
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The free music streaming and recommendation service, Songza, has just secured $ 3.82 million in funding. Its funding was revealed in a recent SEC filing. Songza offers playlists created by “music experts”. The playlists are configured based on the date, the time of day, your mood, and the type of activity that you’re currently doing. Like
As Apple Reportedly Nears Streaming Licensing Agreements For iRadio, Competitors Should Circle The Wagons
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on April 12, 2013
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Apple is said to be getting very close to nailing down streaming licensing agreements with Universal Music Group and Warner Music, according to sources speaking to The Verge. The report follows news from the NY Post that claimed Apple was well under where labels were expecting in terms of its streaming rates, and now says that Apple’s service will pay fees pretty much on par with those paid by Pandora. If Apple does launch this service, it’s about to become a lot harder to operate as a competitor in this space.
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Roku Hits 5M Streaming Players Sold In The U.S., Has Streamed 8B Videos And Music Tracks
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on April 10, 2013
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Roku just announced via its blog that it has sold 5 million of its streaming Internet media players since its launch back in 2008. The devices have managed to stream a total of 8 billion pieces of content in that time, impressive for a device that started out as essentially a dedicated Netflix box. Roku recently introduced its third-generation hardware to market with the Roku 3, which went on sale in March.
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Boxee TV Update Adds Vudu 3D Content And DLNA Streaming From Computers And Mobile Devices
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on March 27, 2013
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Boxee TV has a new firmware update making its way out to its connected set-top boxes this week, which includes a number of big improvements including the addition of DLNA streaming. Spotted by GigaOM, the update also adds 3D streaming of content from Vudu, the video streaming service from Walmart, and changes to its TV guide and notification settings.
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ABC said to be developing live TV streaming mobile app
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on March 19, 2013
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The U.S. broadcaster could be the first television network to bring live streaming 24/7 to subscribers’ tablets and smartphones. [Read more]
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Plair hands-on redux: a clever wireless video streaming HDMI dongle (video)
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on March 17, 2013
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We didn’t really get to see the Plair in action when we last saw it at CES, but luckily, it’s here with us at Expand 2013! This time round we have a better understanding of what makes this $ 99, micro-USB-powered HDMI dongle so special: not only can you beam native video clips from your mobile device (through an iOS or Android app) or your desktop Chrome browser’s extension to it, but the Plair can also grab the video source from your current page in Chrome and then stream the clip independently – as in once the video’s started, you can shut your computer down and still keep the stream going on your TV! You can actually see this demonstrated in our video after the break, where we streamed an episode from NBC’s Saturday Night Live website through a WiFi network (but the Plair can also create its own hotspot for direct WiFi connection, which is handy for avoiding slow hotel networks).
In our opinion, the Plair is a neat little gadget for its price, but you’ll have to wait until early April for the next batch coming off the production line. Interested buyers will be able to order a Plair on its website around then.
Follow all of Engadget’s Expand coverage live from San Francisco right here!
Source: Plair
CBS launches full-episode streaming app on iOS
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on March 14, 2013
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CBS has been absent from streaming services like Hulu and Netflix for quite some time, although they recently joined Hulu in January. The network has never really bought into the whole streaming fad in the first place, which has no doubt made a few streaming customers upset, since CBS has a handful of good shows
Rdio on iPhone now shows which friends are listening, web streaming hits seven countries
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on March 12, 2013
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Listen enough to Rdio on the desktop and you’ll know your friends’ taste in music when they’re fellow subscribers. As of a fresh update to the iOS app, you’ll also appreciate any musical kinship while on the road. iPhone users receive an overhauled playback view that shows just which friends have listened to that favorite album or playlist. They’ll also have a more pleasing view in mid-play that blows up the album art and downplays the interface. There’s no word on similar treatments for the Android app, but the odds have increased that you’ll at least have the web fallback for social listening: Rdio has quietly added web streaming for Austria, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania and Mexico, bringing desktop access to a total of 24 countries.
Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio/Video, Mobile
Via: Rdio Blog, The Next Web
Apple’s low royalty rate offer for streaming music has record labels grumbling
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on March 8, 2013
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It’s no secret that Apple has been looking into launching its own music streaming service. Yesterday, we reported that Apple’s Tim Cook and Eddy Cue had met up with Beats’ CEO Jimmy Iovine to discuss Project Daisy, a music service the latter company has planned, including its business model and planned rollout. Now the tech
Cook reportedly discussed music streaming service with Beats
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on March 6, 2013
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Apple CEO met with music mogul Jimmy Iovine about Beats planned music service, sources tell Reuters. [Read more]
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Beats raises $60M to spin off music streaming service
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on March 6, 2013
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Codenamed Daisy, the forthcoming “curated” music streaming service is expected to launch this summer. [Read more]
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Time Warner Cable’s TWC TV app is now streaming on Roku
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on March 5, 2013
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Time Warner Cable has already brought live TV streaming to iOS, Android and PCs, and now it’s finally released its TWC TV service on a device for your TV. Now available on newer Roku players (and, we presume, whatever hardware is coming next), it brings up to 300 channels to subscriber’s set-top boxes via the internet. Hit the link below to add the channel to your box — assuming you have Time Warner cable + internet and your Roku is located in the house where you have service, of course. We’ve seen demos of the software on Samsung and Panasonic connected TV platforms before, and the Xbox 360 features similar access from a number of providers, so take that into account when guessing which one may be next up.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD
Source: Roku blog, Roku Channel Store
Keen On… Rhapsody: How Streaming Is Radically Reinventing The Music Industry
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on March 5, 2013
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Jon Irwin, President of Rhapsody, told me at SFMusicTech that smartphone technology – particularly the IOS and Android platforms – has enabled a radically new experience for music lovers. As Irwin explained, this shifts the industry’s business model from the sale of product to what he calls “streaming as a platform,” noting the increasing dominance of subscription services like Rhapsody, Spotify and Pandora.
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Telefonica shows off streaming 4K video on home fiber
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on March 1, 2013
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The future of TV is supposed to involve streaming video, and it’s also supposed to involve 4K TVs — but melding the two has been difficult. Telefonica wants to show that the feat is at least possible with mere mortal connections: it’s been using Mobile World Congress to show 4K video streaming on a 100Mbps fiber-to-the-home link. As our Spanish teammates can attest, the (admittedly very local) demo works as well as you’d hope, providing all the fine details without buffering or other hiccups. There’s no estimated timeframe for a commercial service, but we wouldn’t hold out hope of a version that would fit on cable or DSL when there’s a raw 40Mbps bitrate.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD
Source: Engadget Spanish (translated)
Pandora limits mobile users to 40 hours of free streaming per month
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on February 28, 2013
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Earlier today, Pandora announced that it will be instituting a limit on the hours of free streaming mobile users can utilize. This move comes from increasing royalty costs, with the service trying to strike a balance between meeting extra costs and allowing users to have free access to streaming music. This change won’t affect many
Slacker now streaming tunes on Xbox 360
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on February 26, 2013
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After receiving a pre-Valentine’s Day makeover, Slacker has officially made its way to the Xbox 360. Free to download for Xbox Live Gold subscribers in the US and Canada, the 116.17MB app brings the internet radio station’s revamped color scheme, music guide and a posh set of voice controls via Kinect. So, if you’re ready to bombard your TV with high-res slideshows of Diddy while rapping along to “Bad Boy for Life,” then navigate your console’s tiles to the Xbox Live Marketplace to add this app to your dashboard.
Qualcomm’s AllJoyn P2P software framework adds audio streaming and notifications, we go eyes-on
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on February 25, 2013
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Qualcomm revealed that it was expanding its AllJoyn software platform today with some new services designed to help create a network of connected devices. Essentially, these services take the AllJoyn P2P software framework and package it in a way that makes it easier for hardware makers to implement. Qualcomm sees these new services enabling a kind of hub and spoke organization where myriad devices — from coffee makers to stereos — connect to a single internet gateway. With such a framework in place, users can control those devices and receive notifications from them on a smartphone or tablet.
To get an idea of what AllJoyn can do, imagine a world where your washing machine sends you a text when the laundry’s done and you can tell your coffee maker to start brewing using your smartphone. In addition to an appliance and gadget connectivity network, AllJoyn’s also rolling out a open source, wireless audio streaming protocol. Like AirPlay or Sonos’ wireless technology, it allows users to stream music from mobile devices to any set of AllJoyn-enabled speakers. But, unlike those closed competitors, AllJoyn’s solution is open source and freely available to speaker and stereo manufacturers. Intrigued? You can see an AllJoyn-enabled coffee maker and the AllJoyn-compatible DoubleTwist app do some music streaming in our video after the break.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Mobile
Source: Qualcomm
How Game Streaming Went From Shaky Webcams To the PS4
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on February 24, 2013
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An anonymous reader writes “A slightly different take on Sony’s PS4 semi-launch this week. This article traces the history and growing trend of capturing/recording and streaming your gameplay on the internet, from the early days of Let’s Play articles with screenshots to today, where pro-gamers make money by playing live on Twitch.tv, and the technology is built into the PlayStation 4: ‘Multiplayer video games have been around since the beginning — just look at Pong. Sony’s real breakthrough with the PS4 might not be the specs, but its ability to turn every game you play into a multiplayer one.’”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Google reportedly to launch free unlimited music streaming service
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on February 23, 2013
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Google is looking into creating its own music streaming service, according to the folks over at the Financial Times. The service would offer free unlimited streaming, and would be in direct competition with similar services, such as Spotify. The service would be supported by ads, but word has it that an ad-free subscription version might
WSJ: Sony will use Gaikai streaming tech to play PS3 games on the PS4
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on February 16, 2013
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We’re just a few days away from Sony’s February 20th “see the future of” PlayStation event where we expect to see the next edition of its home console, and the rumor mill is buzzing. The latest one tonight comes from the Wall Street Journal, with a report that connects Sony’s $ 380 million purchase of cloud gaming service Gaikai last year with a method to provide backwards compatibility on the PlayStation 4. The WSJ reports Sony has been “investing heavily” in preparing Gaikai for an influx of PS4-equipped gamers, while also developing better cameras for its Move and the DualShock+touchpad controllers we’ve seen recently.
What’s not revealed however, is any potential pricing plan, or whether cloud games will work users existing cloud saves. While buying fully digital copies of games we already own is less than appealing, if Sony can implement something like the abandoned UMD-to-PSP Go “good will” plan, then there may be benefits for all. In the last gen Sony used hardware, then software and then nothing at all for backwards compatible gaming, while Microsoft went all software — we’ll see how it balances out this time around.
Source: Wall Street Journal
As Music Streaming Grows, Royalties Slow To a Trickle
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on February 1, 2013
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concealment sends this excerpt from the NY Times: “Late last year, Zoe Keating, an independent musician from Northern California, provided an unusually detailed case in point. In voluminous spreadsheets posted to her Tumblr blog, she revealed the royalties she gets from various services, down to the ten-thousandth of a cent. Even for an under-the-radar artist like Ms. Keating, who describes her style as “avant cello,” the numbers painted a stark picture of what it is like to be a working musician these days. After her songs had been played more than 1.5 million times on Pandora over six months, she earned $ 1,652.74. On Spotify, 131,000 plays last year netted just $ 547.71, or an average of 0.42 cent a play. ‘In certain types of music, like classical or jazz, we are condemning them to poverty if this is going to be the only way people consume music,’ Ms. Keating said. … The question dogging the music industry is whether these micropayments can add up to anything substantial. ‘No artist will be able to survive to be professionals except those who have a significant live business, and that’s very few,’ said Hartwig Masuch, chief executive of BMG Rights Management.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Amazon scores exclusive streaming rights to Downton Abbey
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on February 1, 2013
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The online retail giant snags the popular TV series from Netflix and Hulu. [Read more]
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Splashtop aims for Project SHEILD functionality with streaming PC gaming
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on January 31, 2013
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This week the folks at Splashtop have announced the Configurable Shortcuts and Gamepad app for both iPads and high-powered Android tablets, this bringing a whole new chapter to PC gaming streaming in the mobile universe. Splashtop has been working as a remote desktop app for several years now, allowing both iOS and Android mobile devices
Streaming video: RIM BlackBerry 10 Launch event (10 a.m. ET)
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on January 30, 2013
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Research In Motion’s long-anticipated release of its BlackBerry 10 OS at 10 a.m. ET today could be a make or break moment for the company.
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Rdio promises up to six months of free streaming in more countries
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on January 29, 2013
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What’s better than free music? Lots of stuff, probably — but it’s still on the top of our list. Rdio is hoping to get you hooked into its vowel-agnostic music streaming ways with the promise of “up to six months of free music” without ads or credit card numbers. The deal adds a number of countries to the list (of which the US is already a member) — including the UK, Australia, Canada, France and Spain. There are 15 in total (again, already including the US). Germany and Brazil are sadly still excluded from the free music party. While the offering is ad-free, each month does include a limited number of plays (though Rdio’s not giving an exact number at the moment), which will count down on your page. More info on the offering can be found after the break.
Rdio Launches Free Music Streaming in Nearly All Countries Where Rdio is Available
Rdio, (www.rdio.com), the streaming music service from the co-creator of Skype, is now offering music lovers up to six months of free music on the Web in nearly all countries where Rdio is available1. New Rdio listeners can sign up and activate free streaming at rdio.com, with no credit card required, then dive right into Rdio’s library of over 18 million songs.
This new offer is specifically designed to appeal to people with ears and hearts. Free streaming is available through the Web or Rdio’s desktop apps for Mac and Windows, and allows listeners to:
● Choose from over 18 million songs, without ads
● Listen free on the web for up to six months, depending on how many songs you stream
● See and hear what your favorite artists are listening to
● Discover new music by following friends and tastemakers
● Create, curate, and collaborate on playlists
● Share your life soundtrack in real time on Facebook and Twitter
A meter at the top of user profile pages lets people know how much free music they have remaining each month. It’s easy to upgrade any time to one of Rdio’s subscription plans for unlimited streams and access to Rdio’s acclaimed mobile apps. US plan options include:
● Rdio Web: $ 4.99 a month. Unlimited Web streaming.
● Rdio Unlimited: $ 9.99 a month. Unlimited Web and mobile streaming, as well as wireless syncing to listen offline.2
Music fans can sign up for free Rdio streaming right now at www.rdio.com.
Updated Aereo app adds improved live TV streaming to Roku
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on January 25, 2013
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Aereo’s streaming TV service gets an upgraded app that allows for live and recorded local television viewing without the need for an iPad or iPhone, as it gears up to expand beyond New York City. [Read more]
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Azure-based Microsoft video streaming service goes live
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on January 23, 2013
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Microsoft continues to expand its cloud offerings with the general availability of Windows Azure Media Services, which lets enterprises skip building their own infrastructure for streaming on-demand video.
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