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Netflix Inc is an Internet company that distributes video on-demand. As of 2012, the company operated in the USA, but also in South America, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. Netflix was founded in 1997 in California and is still based in Los Gatos in the Silicon Valley. Of course, Netflix is also provides DVD rentals via regular mail, and that is actually how the company took off before becoming the entity that is said to account for 29% of USA download Internet traffic as of March 2011. Netflix is one of the largest customer of Amazon’s AWS infrastructure business.
Netflix narrows bandwidth for capped Canadian users
03/28/2011, Netflix has just issued a statement that they will be slimming down the bandwidth demands of its video service in Canada, which means streaming there will rely on a lower 300MB per hour bitrate which consumes 66% less data but [...]
Netflix apologizes for downtime
03/24/2011, A few days ago, Netflix’s video streaming went down for a few hours, and while it wasn’t explained what caused the problem (technical issues was the vague response), the service was up and running again at night. However it seems [...]
Netflix is down
03/22/2011, Although we are not sure when exactly Netflix went down, we have noticed that the web video service has not been operating normally for at least the past 3 hours, and probably more (as seen from San Francisco). The DVD [...]
Netflix to be deeply integrated with Facebook?
03/18/2011, Reports have surfaced stating that Netflix has plans to become deeply integrated with Facebook. Apparently the company is currently testing out their new app on the social network. The Netflix app is touted to enable users to receive recommendations based on [...]
Netflix for Android leaked online
03/16/2011, Folks who have been clamoring for Netflix to arrive on Android can somewhat rejoice. The Netflix app for the Android operating system has recently found its way online and is available for download. Netflix, the biggest video on demand service [...]
LOVEFiLM now available on Onyx media browsers
03/14/2011, LOVEFiLM, the largest European video service that was recently acquired by Amazon, is now available on devices that have the Oregan Onyx media browser. While it wasn’t mentioned which devices would be specifically getting LOVEFiLM, any TV or set top [...]
Netflix support coming to Nintendo 3DS
03/02/2011, The Nintendo 3DS, having already seen brisk sales in Japan, will have another feather in its relatively young cap as we bring you news of Netflix support coming to said console this summer, streaming both movies and TV shows. At [...]
Netflix to offer the original Star Trek series for streaming
02/23/2011, Netflix has just finalized a 2-year non-exclusive deal with CBS television to bring a large selection of CBS shows over to Netflix users. This means that Trekkies who are subscribed to Netflix can satisfy their cravings for the original Star [...]
Redbox to challenge Netflix in the movie streaming business
02/17/2011, Netflix is probably one of the most successful movie streaming services available at the moment, and it’s been some time since they’ve ever had a challenger for the crown. Well all that is about to change. Redbox has confirmed with [...]
Future Android devices with Snapdragon to get Netflix support
02/15/2011, [MWC 2011] Qualcomm has just made an announcement that will probably bring a large smile to the folks over at Netflix. The company announced that the future portable Android devices with the company’s Snapdragon CPUs will have native support for [...]
D-Link Boxee Box now supports Netflix and VUDU
02/14/2011, If you’re a Netflix or VUDU subscriber as well as a Boxee Box owner, you’ll be delighted to know that the set top box from D-Link now supports both favorite video streaming services: Netflix and VUDU. One of the most [...]
Samsung HDTVs getting updated version of the Netflix Watch Instantly interface?
02/12/2011, The PlayStation 3 and Google TV recently got an updated version of Netflix’s Watch Instantly interface and now Samsung HDTVs compatible with Samsung Apps seem to be getting the latest interface too. According to reports, the latest interface appeared after [...]
Samsung brings Lovefilm streaming to UK Blu-ray players
01/31/2011, Lovefilm is what the folks over in Europe get instead of Netflix, and is also a company that was recently acquired by Amazon. Now folks over in the UK should be happy to hear that Samsung has announced its intent [...]
