Netflix fires back in UK streaming war, says it has Fox TV shows too, plus Arrested Development

Just days after Lovefilm touted its TV and movie deal with 20th Century Fox, Netflix UK is promoting its own TV show additions from the studio, including an exclusive on The League. While we’re not sure how well a comedy about Fantasy (North American) Football will go over across the pond, it’s also adding Modern Family, Lie to Me, Sons of Anarchy and more, and points out it already has series like 24 and Prison Break that Lovefilm is just now adding. The highest profile piece however, is Netflix’s exclusive hold on a new season of the old Fox show Arrested Development, set to premiere in 2013. The press release with the full list is after the break, contrast and compare your options to see which streaming service (if either) is a good fit.

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YouTube for PS Vita now ready, will help you watch more kitties than Killzone

YouTube for PS Vita goes live, will help you watch games more than play them

Sony promised us a YouTube app for the PlayStation Vita this month, and although it’s just sliding under the wire, that app is here. The viewer as it hits the console will play videos over 3G and WiFi as well as in HD quality, if you’ve got the bandwidth to burn. Most of the basics for favorites and searches are covered, including a small player that will let you hop between clips. There’s no mention of subscriptions for those perpetually addicted to Maru or Ray William Johnson, however. That quirk aside, the free app is due to swing by the PlayStation Store any moment now, so fire up your Vita and get ready to watch game strategy videos distracting pet clips on that OLED-packing handheld.

YouTube for PS Vita now ready, will help you watch more kitties than Killzone originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HTC Connect certifies AV gear for your One series phone, Pioneer lines up

HTC Connect certifies AV gear for your One series phone, Pioneer lines up

HTC is going on something of a certification tangent: it’s following its PlayStation Suite approval with its own program, HTC Connect. Home AV equipment with the label promises to lift the standards for streaming media to or from one of HTC’s devices. The rubber stamp will be limited at first to DLNA audio and video, but it should eventually include just about anything that doesn’t involve a wire, such as Bluetooth, in-car media, NFC and wireless speakers. There isn’t an immediate deluge of partners. HTC has scored a rather big ally, however: Pioneer’s DLNA-ready receivers and wireless speakers this year, and beyond, will flaunt the HTC Connect badge. Don’t brag about the media credentials of your One X just yet. Although the Connect seal of approval won’t be needed for media streaming anytime soon, it will only be coming to the One series through an upgrade in the months ahead.

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Nokia’s Play To app now available for Lumia devices, enables DLNA-connectivity

Nokia's Play To app now available for Lumia devices, enables easy DLNAconnectivity

Hot on the heels of its Camera Extras app, Nokia is again satiating Lumia owners’ hunger for expanded features with its recently released (and officially out of beta) Play To app for Windows Phone. For those unfamiliar, this essentially Espoo’s take on DLNA, allowing you to stream multimedia from your phone to any DLNA-equipped devices connected within your local network. As My Nokia Blog notes, the app has gladly arrived earlier than expected, and it’s free to download just like the company’s other Lumia-exclusive offerings in the Marketplace (a.k.a. the Nokia collection). So what are you waiting for? Hit up the Marketplace from your device to download it for yourself and let us know how it goes in the comments.

Nokia’s Play To app now available for Lumia devices, enables DLNA-connectivity originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Beer Wars: Because You Should Know How Your Favorite Beverage Gets to Your Glass [Video]

A lot of us have these quaint ideas about how the beer industry works—it’s what commercials have taught us. The truth is that it’s a bloody, cut-throat battle. Beer Wars is a documentary that explores all of it… and makes you thirsty. More »