Redbox Instant by Verizon is now available for Android on the Google Play Store and for iOS on iTunes (iPhone, iPad). The movie streaming app is currently in Beta form and won’t go final until 2013, so an invite is required for access – simply sign up with an email address on Redbox to...
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Today, Verizon Wireless announced GameTanium, the first game subscription service for Android devices that offers unlimited gameplay for $5.99 per month. The app provides Verizon customers with unlimited access to more than 100 Android smartphone games and 50 tablet games, including titles like World of Goo, Fruit Ninja, RipTide GP and Doodle God. “GameTanium...
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Microsoft announced an intriguing line of products at an ultra-secretive press conference in Los Angeles tonight. Steve Ballmer and friends took to the stage to unveil two upcoming tablets, both classified as “Surface,” which will run Windows RT and Windows 8 Pro, respectively. The two devices feature a 10.6-inch ClearType HD display, full-sized USB...
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Netflix has redesigned their movie/TV show streaming app for all Android tablets, including the new Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet. The latest update finally brings true tablet optimizations. The new design is much more immersive and provides greater focus on the growing number of titles in the Netflix catalog. In fact, the new interface...
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Earlier today, Netflix released an update to their movie/TV show streaming application for Android. The update added support for more devices, which makes the list over 20 devices long. If you look through the list, you’ll notice it now supports the Lenovo IdeaPad, which is an Android Honeycomb tablet. That’s the first time we’ve...
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Update: you can manually install the new v1.3 APK file on Android Honeycomb tablets now! Check out our video review showing it on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. The Netflix app for Android has been updated to support more devices. Some key additions include the HTC EVO 3D (review), Motorola Droid Bionic (unreleased), and...
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Sprint released an update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread recently for the HTC EVO 4G, but the transition to the latest OS build didn’t go as smoothly as many had hoped. There were a number of issues found after upgrading, including the Netflix app suddenly becoming incompatible with the EVO. Well, Sprint/HTC responded quickly by...
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Verizon Wireless has issued a press release announcing the official release date of May 26th for the LG Revolution Android smartphone. We knew this date was a strong possibility, but it’s good to hear it directly from Big Red. The handset will cost $249.99 with a new two year agreement and will be available...
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After much delay, the LG Revolution will be joining the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play and Motorola Droid X2 on Verizon Wireless for a May 26 release – that’s three new Android devices launched on the same day for Big Red. The Revolution features a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 4.3″ display, 5 megaixel rear camera, 1.3...
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After an extended delay, Netflix has released their official Android application for instantly streaming movies and TV shows. It’s available now for free in the Android Market, but only for select devices: HTC Incredible, HTC Nexus One, HTC EVO 4G, HTC G2, and Samsung Nexus S. If you don’t own any of these phones,...
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Mobile World Congress is always an exciting time in the smartphone realm and this year was no exception. Samsung, HTC, Sony Ericsson, LG, Microsoft, Nokia, Google… they were all in attendance to announce products and future developments. It was clearly an Android driven event, but there were plenty of devices showcased. Here’s a roundup...
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We already know an official Netflix app is coming to Android in 2011, and now we know what the interface will look like. In the demo below, you’ll see the Netflix app running on the Android-powered LG Revolution, an upcoming smartphone which was announced at CES last month. Unfortunately, due to network congestion at...
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Many Netflix fans, who own Android devices, have been wondering why the new Windows Phone 7 OS received priority over the more mature Android OS for a streaming movie application. Well, Netflix is actually hard at work trying to get an app released for Android; however, they’re having trouble due to “lack of a...
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