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Android 4.4 Kitkat could place added emphasis on connected televisions and not simply smartphones, says Korea’s ETNews. The publication cited sources familiar with the situation, who said that the next version of Android will improve the way that TVs and Android-powered devices work together. The report didn’t offer any specifics, but it did mention an Continue Reading →

Just last month Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes said he was open to the possibility of bundling HBO Go with broadband subscriptions, and it looks like that vision is now being executed — in a way. As spotted by DSL Reports and GigaOM, Comcast is now offering a package called Internet Plus. It puts together Continue Reading →

Vudu is joining Netflix in trying to put another nail in DVD’s coffin by offering interactive features for select Sony films. The Walmart-owned streamer calls the new service Vudu Extras+, and kicked it off today with deleted scenes, featurettes and trivia from Sony’s District 9 alien flick. Other perks include an “enhanced scene search” for Continue Reading →

Some video games make you wait before you receive your powers. These games are the worst. Why would I want to play a video game to feel like a normal person? I’m already a normal person. I don’t want an origin story. I want to be GREAT. Lego Marvel Super Heroes is not one of Continue Reading →

Speculation on Apple’s new offerings is in high gear ahead of the company’s product event Tuesday. A Tokyo analyst has added to the tumult with a bold forecast for Apple’s first television set. Ultra-high definition Apple TVs with 65- and 55-inch frameless screens are likely to go on sale by end-2014, Advanced Research Japan analyst Continue Reading →

Netflix announced its third quarter numbers on Monday. It beat expectations with revenue of $1.11 billion and earnings per share of $0.52. It also hit the high end of its guidance by adding 1.3 million new domestic subscribers, giving it 31.1 million US subscribers and pushing it past rival HBO. Netflix has been on a Continue Reading →

It’s hard to get people to concentrate long on anything on their phones and tablets, yet YouTube seems to be the exception. The video service is quickly going mobile, with small screens making up 40% of its traffic now compared to 25% last year, Google said on its earnings call today. In 2011, just 6% Continue Reading →

One of the things that’s gotten lost with the popularity of streaming TV shows and movies is the extra features that come on DVDs. But those days may not be so bygone on Netflix. At the GigaOm Mobilize conference in San Francisco, Todd Yellin, vice president of product innovation at Netflix, said that the company Continue Reading →

Are Comcast’s cable business and its NBCUniversal entertainment unit on the same page when it comes to the Aereo legal battle? That’s a question worth asking in the wake of Friday’s petition by major broadcasters seeking a Supreme Court review of the case over the online TV-streaming service. As close watchers of the case will Continue Reading →

Netflix announced its next big original content play Monday: The video service has struck a deal with Sony Pictures for an original drama from the creators of the FX drama Damages. The show doesn’t have a title yet, but will focus on “a family of adult siblings whose secrets and scars are revealed when their Continue Reading →