Netflix are rolling out an update to it’s Xbox 360 app. The update brings Facebook integration for UK, Ireland, Canada and Latin America (not to the USA due to a 80′s privacy act) so Netflix users will be able to see what their friends and watched and rated on Netflix. Also added are improvements to [...]
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Microsoft continue to add to add TV features to the Xbox 360 with the latest apps being Comcast XFINITY TV, HBO GO and MLB.TV. Details from Major Nelson’s blog: Today three major entertainment apps are now available for Xbox LIVE Gold members – Comcast XFINITY TV,HBO GO and MLB.TV, all with Kinect integration. Here are the highlights. [...]
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Welcome to show 346, this week Andrew and I chat over the weeks news including our first impressions of the new iPad, BBC iPlayer on the Xbox 360, Media Center Master, new WTV conversion tools, EPG tools for Windows 8, hard drive technology, BBC’s plan to create a TV download service and updates to My [...]
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It was promised last year and it’s finally here, iPlayer hits the Xbox 360 today. The delay seemed to be around Microsoft only wanting to make the iPlayer services available to Xbox Live Gold subscribers where as the BBC wanted it to be free for all license fee payers. Anyway it looks like the BBC [...]
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Welcome to show 342, this week Garry and I talked over the weeks news including topics like Windows 8 getting a new logo, Sky Go for Android, Playbook 2.0, Windows 8 getting SkyDrive integration, Ceton and XBMC, Raspmbc, watching TV on the Mac, Sky F1 app, BBC Micro could make a comeback, update released for [...]
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Microsoft have started rolling out an update for the Xbox 360 that fixes the colour issues users have been reporting plus increases in performance. Your Xbox should prompt you to do the update the next time you sign to Xbox LIVE and it’s a mandatory update. Details from Major Nelson: I wanted to let you [...]
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Microsoft promised more video services on the Xbox 360 and has delivered two more: Crackle and CinemaNow. Crackle is Sony’s movie and TV streaming service which is available in the UK,US,Australia,Canada. CinemaNow is available for US users only and is a movie and TV service. It’s good to see more video services being added to [...]
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Since the last Xbox 360 update users have been reporting colour problems and yesterday Major Nelson acknowledged there were issues and Microsoft are working on a fix. I haven’t seen any of the issues but then I only seem to use it to play F1 2011
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We know Microsoft are moving away technology like Media Center and making the Xbox the centre of its digital home so it was interesting to see a patent Microsoft filed for having DVR features embedded in a game console. The features include enabling media to be recorded while the device is switched off or playing [...]
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Microsoft have added 8 new channels to the new Xbox 360 dashboard, the UK channels are Channel 4 and Five. We talked about the video apps on the podcast this week, even with good bandwidth there seems to be stuttering issues, hopefully Microsoft can work on this. 4 on Demand (C4). United Kingdom ABC [...]
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