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Finally, Netflix Streaming is Coming to the PS3

By Devindra | Published: October 26, 2009
Update: Microsoft has issued an official response to this news here, and it seems they’re keeping 360 Netflix access tied to Live Gold membership. Don’t despair though, I have a hunch that they’ll reconsider if the Netflix PS3 service takes off strongly. — It was only a matter of time before Netflix started sharing the streaming love [...]
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Sony’s Idea of Corporate Synergy: Smashing PS3s into Bravia TVs at 50mph

By Devindra | Published: October 21, 2009
I’m not sure if there’s a point to this video at all, but for the sake of stuff getting smashed, here goes: Gizmag is reporting on a recent Australian Sony press event held at a crash test facility, wherein they propelled shiny new slim PS3s into 46″ Bravia televisions. The stunt was apparently part of [...]
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Why Xbox Live Can’t Be Free… Yet

By Devindra | Published: August 19, 2008
In a recent post over at CNet Digital Home,  Don Reisinger argues that Microsoft should make Xbox Live free. To an extent, I actually agree with him. Of course, I don’t think the situation is as clear-cut as Reisinger believes. Yes, Xbox Live will eventually be free, but that won’t happen until Microsoft has a [...]
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Will Sony Ever Stop Playing Catch Up with the Playstation 3?

By Devindra | Published: July 15, 2008
Today Sony announced that they would be selling and renting video content over the Playstation Store, and I suppose if this was a year ago, that news would have actually been somewhat interesting. But coming off the recent Netflix/Xbox 360 announcement, wherein the 360 would become a Netflix streaming device this fall a la the [...]
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Surprise? Bluray Adoption Slows, Upconverting DVD Players Find Success

By Devindra | Published: May 2, 2008
After the demise of HD-DVD, it was pretty much expected that Blu-ray adoption would rise since it no longer had a competitor. According to Bits, that doesn’t seem to be the case: According to NPD, sales of Blu-ray standalone players plummeted 40 percent from January to February, then rose a scant 2 percent from February to [...]
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Blu-Ray May Pose Battery Dilemma, Sony Announces New Players

By Devindra | Published: March 2, 2008
In an effort to move on from the HD DVD demise, I wanted to discuss two recent bits of Blu-ray news that caught my attention today:First off, we have word from Wired that Blu-ray drives in laptops may wreak havoc on battery performance. This makes sense, and it would have been an issue for HD [...]
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