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Netflix has made clear its intention to bring Facebook integration to users in the United States (following similar moves elsewhere), and now — after clearing some legislative hurdles — it’s finally rolling out the feature. That will let users link their Facebook account to their Netflix account and automatically share what they watch with others, although sharing will be limited to Netflix by default — Facebook sharing needs to be enabled in the “Social Settings” on the Netflix website. Naturally, once enabled, that sharing is also enabled across your various Netflix-ready devices, letting you see what individual friends have been watching (and letting them see what you’ve been watching, although you can choose to not share specific titles). Netflix also notes that its social features “will evolve with new capabilities being tested regularly,” and that upcoming tests include the ability to let members “explicitly share their favorite titles on Facebook and discuss with their friends.” You can find a short video from Netflix explaining the feature after the break.

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Even when you’re watching TV alone, you’ve always got a friend in BuddyTV Guide — the personalized listings and remote control app. Now, in addition to content providers Netflix, iTunes and Amazon, it’s inviting another player to the viewing party: Hulu Plus. Subscribers to the service will be able to see all associated video content in the BuddyTV Guide listings, and better yet, access it directly from within the app. Intrigued, Hulu Plus patrons? Head on down to the source link, grab the relevant app and let the New Girl marathon commence.

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BuddyTV Guide app adds Hulu Plus integration originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microsoft may have told us a lot about Windows Phone 8 in June, but it left out much of what the Office component’s update would entail. Thankfully, Partner Group program lead John Jendrezak has voluntered to let us peek under the hood, including our first real glimpse of the new Office Hub. The app’s connection to Office 2013 is more than the skin deep looks you see here: Office documents will sync more seamlessly from desktop to phone, and it’s implied that the reading position sync from the desktop version will extend to the mobile realm as well. Many mysteries still remain as to what’s exactly different in the more pocketable version of Office. There’s more about the new work suite’s communion with the cloud at the source link, however, so dig in if an offline Office feels like a prison.

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Microsoft gives a tease of Office for Windows Phone 8, talks up Office 2013 integration originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Instagram’s been moving along briskly with its Android and iOS apps, but the hipster-tinter-photo-sharing-Facebook acquisition’s web presence has been lagging behind in comparison. But there’s good news now if you’re desk-bound thanks to the new “Photo Page,” which lets you log in, change your profile and add comments or likes to images. The other tweak is a fresh look for the site, matching the app with a blue, dare we say, Facebook-esque theme and larger images, no doubt to show off those mega-megapixel smartphone cameras. It’s likely a first step in unifying its web offering and apps, and with a name like Photo Page, no one can accuse it of wasting that Facebook booty on marketing whizzes.

Instagram adds Photo Page to web: new colors, user comments, not much else originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Jun 2012 08:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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