Though some people weren’t as fanatical about Netflix’s Season 4 of Arrested Development, I loved it (especially once it got rolling). So I’m ecstatic that Netflix is currently in talks to do another season of Arrested Development. As awesome as a movie has sounded in the past, more episodic puzzles in the name of Arrested Development is always a good thing.
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Just a few weeks ago, we learned that Sony Music Unlimited for iOS would be introducing offline mode and high-quality streaming, and today that update has gone live in the app store. Music Unlimited subscribers can now save songs, albums and playlists for easy listening even when short an internet connection. When online, you’ll have the option of switching on high-quality streaming of 320 Kbps AAC files — just remember to keep an eye on how much data you’re gobbling up. Lastly, version 1.3.1 also includes a new tray-style global menu. To check out the new features for yourself, download the app at the source link below.
Filed under: Software, HD, Mobile, Sony
Source: iTunes
Amazon’s Prime Instant Video has long trailed behind Netflix in terms of catalog size and quality, but today’s Miramax licensing deal should give it a much needed competitive boost. All the art house, indie and cult flicks you’ve likely amassed into a cherished DVD collection — Trainspotting, Amélie and Pulp Fiction, anyone? — are now available to stream to any device compatible with Prime Instant Video. So if you’ve let your Tarantino quotes get rusty, now’s the perfect time to brush up. You got that hunny bunny? Yeah, we thought so.
Amazon Prime just added hundreds of Miramax titles in its instant video library, including award winners like Good Will Hunting and The English Patient, as well as cult favorites like Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Trainspotting and Reservoir Dogs. It’s a good get for the streaming service, especially after having lost so many of its greatest hits
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When a ghost writer of a failing young adult book series heads back to her hometown, things go… poorly. Very, very poorly. If you thought Charlize Theron was a monster in Monster, you should see her in Young Adult.
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To use UltraViolet these days, you have to live in one of a few English-speaking countries. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will change that soon: the company just teased its plans for the digital locker service in mainland Europe. According to the firm’s David Bishop, Germans will get cloud access to Sony movies in late September — possibly September 30th, as DECE hinted in April — while the French will have their turn sometime in the fall. Neither Sony nor other studios have provided additional launch dates, although we know that neighboring countries like Belgium and the Netherlands should be next on the list.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD, Sony
Source: Handelsblatt (translated)
A full 24 hours of streaming audio, video, films and television — a media menu for the introverted, anti-social patriot inside us all.
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BlackBerry 10 users have had Flixster’s app as a movie guide since January, but they haven’t had the chance to watch their discoveries on the BlackBerry itself. Thankfully, Flixster has provided that missing piece of the puzzle today by adding UltraViolet support (not pictured here). As with Android and iOS, anyone with a BB10 device can now stream videos saved in their UV locker. The upgrade brings regular Flixster accounts, too — members can mark the movies they want to see and review them afterward. Between these two major additions, the new Flixster app is easily worth an update at the source link.
Filed under: Cellphones, HD, Mobile, Blackberry
Via: CrackBerry
Source: BlackBerry World
We’ve seen a few attempts at shared audio streaming, but many of these depend on specialized apps or hardware. Microsoft and Nokia could clear that hurdle with their newly launched Nokia Music Mix Party, which leans on what many of us have at home. Xbox 360 owners with an Xbox Live Gold subscription just have to visit a website that starts an artist-based streaming playlist with a custom QR code; after that, anyone in the room with a mobile device can scan the code and vote on which songs should play next. The service is free to use during July, although we don’t yet know if and how pricing will change afterward. Is Mix Party simple? You bet — but it could keep guests happy at future shindigs, even if they don’t care for our tastes in music.
Source: Nokia Music Mix Party, Exploring IE
While Netflix has scored some coups in original content, it has arguably been slacking on deals for conventional TV shows — Amazon has landed numerous exclusives on that front in recent months. Netflix may be making up for lost time, however, with a multi-year subscription exclusive in the US for Fox’s New Girl. Effective immediately, customers can stream the Zooey Deschanel comedy’s first season; further seasons will come online as they finish their initial TV runs. We doubt that New Girl by itself will lead to many converts from other services, but its presence on Netflix proves that Amazon can’t let its guard down.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD
Via: Bloomberg
Source: Netflix
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