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- Lovefilm eyes console movie streaming
- Lovefilm TV movie streaming: next steps revealed
- Halo: Reach beta – over one million players on day one
- General Election 2010 results: 5 ways to watch them
- iPad 3G UK: microSIM created with meat cleaver
- Blackberry 9670 Clamshell with Blackberry 6 OS spotted
- AdMob location-targeted mobile ads hit UK
- Facebook tracks UK election votes
- Lunchtime Lowdown: iPhone 4.0 HD video, Final Fantasy Wii and the gadget General Election
- General Election 2010: Nick Clegg wins Xbox Live poll
| Lovefilm eyes console movie streaming Posted: 06 May 2010 09:07 AM PDT
We asked Lovefilm’s chief marketing officer, Simon Morris, whether the company plans to offer movie streaming to subscribers on consoles as well as TVs and Blu-ray players, and while he couldn’t confirm anything, he said the Lovefilm team are “excited about the options that games platforms allow…we want to get on as many platforms as possible.” Lovefilm TV movie streaming: next steps revealed That’s promising enough on its own, but w’ve got more reason to suspect Lovefilm is serious about this. On a visit to the company’s HQ in west London today, we spotted a Wii in a demonstration room, badged up with the company’s logo on the side. Morris wouldn’t confirm if the company had a Lovefilm channel running on it, but it’s a tantalising glimpse of what might be in the pipeline nonetheless. We’d love to see Lovefilm on the Wii: while the PS3 and Xbox 360 both offer well stocked rental services already, right now the only top notch video on demand Wii owners can access in the UK is BBC iPlayer. We’ll be keeping close tabs on this for you, so stay tuned, and try not to act too surprised if Lovefilm makes an announcement sometime soon. Out TBC | £TBC | Lovefilm Related posts:
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| Lovefilm TV movie streaming: next steps revealed Posted: 06 May 2010 08:48 AM PDT
Lovefilm’s movie streaming service has been available on PCs for sometime now, and landed on a new batch of Sony TVs back in March, but the service is now set to roll out “in the next few days” to the newly shipping Samsung Internet@TV screens and Blu-ray players, according to Lovefilm chief marketing officer Simon Morris. We got a chance to test out a final version before it’s pushed out to customers, and came away impressed: there are two streams for image quality based on your broadband speed which the PC version of Watch Online lacks, 700kbps and 1.6Mbps, and extra options to rate and add films to your DVD rental list have been added to the homescreen since we last saw it in action two months ago. An option to check out film reviews will also be added in the near future. If you’re a Lovefilm subscriber eyeing a new IPTV flatscreen, we’d certainly consider Samsung’s service over Sony’s. Although both offer the same picture quality and streams, Lovefilm’s been able to create a much more powerful, custom design for Samsung than for Sony: it allows you to search through all 65,000 titles, with the list being whittled down in realtime as you type on a surprisingly efficient on screen keyboard, rather than simply browse a highlighted few. Read our Lovefilm iPhone app review now That said, the Sony Bravia Lovefilm streaming service is also set to get an update, with the handy addition of trailers, so you can get a better glimpse of what a film is like than a synopsis alone: we saw it in action, and it worked as you’d expect, with next to no load time. Looking further ahead, we confirmed that Lovefilm is planning on adding Pay Per View options available on PCs to its TV services as well, though it’s further down the pipeline. “We have plans to take our transactions across platforms, but not this year,” group digital officer Leslie Mackenzie told us. On the mobile front, Morris confirmed that a second version of the Lovefilm iPhone app is also on the way, and should hit the app store within “weeks”. “Trailer functionality” will feature, he revealed, so you should be able to watch a clip of a film on the go before adding it to your rental list. We also asked Morris if Android or other apps were planned, and while he wasn’t specific, he said the company is “looking at all platforms”. Finally, Morris also said Lovefilm was willing to stock 3D Blu-ray films, though nothing has been set in stone yet, and that it would “definitely flag [up the differences] to you” in the same way it highlights DVDs and Blu-rays currently on its site. From what we saw, Lovefilm is making a lot of moves to catch up with US equivalent Netflix in online features and compatibility. Unfortunately, Morris wouldn’t comment on the company’s plans for HD online streaming, but we’d stake a tidy sum it’s on its To Do List too. Here’s hoping. Out TBC | £TBC | Lovefilm Related posts:
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| Halo: Reach beta – over one million players on day one Posted: 06 May 2010 08:00 AM PDT
According to Bungie, 1,170,112 players logged into the Halo: Reach beta in the first 24 hours. That legion of space marines managed to maim each other 157,972,986 times in the same period with over 14,205,611 games played. Bungie totted up the time spent by all those players in the Halo: Reach beta and the total came to a slightly staggering 260,240 man hours. That's 29 years worth of time spent of multiplayer madness in Halo: Reach. Get the feeling there were a lot of Halo fans not getting enough sleep? If you've got a Halo: ODST disc and haven't logged into the Halo: Reach beta yet, there's still time. It's running until May 19. And if you're not sure what all the fuss (and man hours) are about, check out the Halo: Reach multiplayer trailer. Out now | £free | Halo: Reach Related posts:
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| General Election 2010 results: 5 ways to watch them Posted: 06 May 2010 07:30 AM PDT
1 Watch in HD 4 Use your Xbox 5 Get the results on the go Image credit: New Folder on Flickr. Related posts:
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| iPad 3G UK: microSIM created with meat cleaver Posted: 06 May 2010 06:30 AM PDT
John Benson imported an iPad 3G 64GB model from the US but was stuck with the AT&T microSIM. He turned himself into a tech Tony Hart and armed with some cutting implements set about turning an ordinary Vodafone SIM into a slimmed down microSIM that would fit in his new iPad 3G. Because the Vodafone SIM and the AT&T microSIM share the same underlying electronics, Benson was able to then slot his cut down SIM into his iPad 3G and start surfing the web. We know we're getting iPad UK data deals from O2, Vodafone and Orange. But if you've already got an iPad 3G, taking a DIY approach like Benson will mean you don't have to wait until the official iPad UK launch date which is due to be announced on Monday. The usual warnings apply. If you follow the link below and carve out your own microSIM using John Benson's method, you could end up breaking your iPad 3G or landing yourself with a big data bill if the SIM you use doesn't come with unlimited data. Still, kudos to John Benson for going above and beyond to get the best from his tech. And while you await the arrival of the iPad UK, make sure you read our iPad UK review. Due TBC | £TBC | Apple (via John Benson) Related posts:
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| Blackberry 9670 Clamshell with Blackberry 6 OS spotted Posted: 06 May 2010 06:00 AM PDT
While the new Blackberry Pearl 3G will come packing a standard phone keypad for the UK version but it seems the Blackberry 9670 isn't following the trend. It's packing a full QWERTY keyboard, a feature that hasn't found its way into any previous Blackberry clamshell. Besides the full finger friendly keyboard, the Blackberry 9670 is rumoured to be rocking both a 480×360 resolution main screen and a smaller LCD on the outside of the phone. There's also a 5MP camera in the mix. There's no news on when or if the Blackberry 9670 will hit the UK but the leaked pictures show it running the forthcoming Blackberry 6 OS which is due in Q3 2010. Do you like the idea of packing a clamshell Blackberry? Due TBC | £TBC | Blackberry (via The Cellular Guru) Related posts:
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| AdMob location-targeted mobile ads hit UK Posted: 06 May 2010 05:30 AM PDT
AdMob is trialing the location-targeted mobile ads with dating site LoveStruck. It'll offer up the ads based on the location iPhone or iPod Touch users are browsing from. LovesStruck is available to users in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool but it's currently after singles in the capital. Brett Harding, MD of Lovestruck, explains its needs for the AdMob location-targeted mobile ads: "Our current strategy is to expand our London membership with mobile dating apps. AdMob's technology means we can be sure only users in London are viewing are ads.” AdMob also serves ads to Android phones but lonely Google handset huggers won't be hit with the new location-targeted mobile ads just yet. You’ll just have to find some other way of looking for love. Related posts:
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| Facebook tracks UK election votes Posted: 06 May 2010 05:00 AM PDT
Facebook says its put the vote tracker at the top of UK users news feeds as "a convenient reminder to get to the polling station". At the time of writing, the Facebook vote tracker was well on the way to 500,000. The same system was used to follow voting in the 2008 US Presidential election. Click the Facebook "I've voted" button and it'll give you the option to show that you've cast your vote on your profile and give you the option to head over to the UK Democracy Facebook page. There's a lively debate going on there with the usual online slanging match and an intriguing poll to find Facebook fans' pick for Prime Minister. At the moment, Nick Clegg, who also won the Xbox Live election poll, is currently in the lead. David Cameron is in second with Gordon Brown coming a close third. The feelings of Facebook users mirror the polls pretty closely. If you do vote in the Facebook poll be aware, it’s not anonymous so your friends will be able to see who you’ve voted for. Related posts:
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| Lunchtime Lowdown: iPhone 4.0 HD video, Final Fantasy Wii and the gadget General Election Posted: 06 May 2010 04:30 AM PDT
Voting is in full swing, but if you haven’t cast yours yet, you might want to check out our guide to the best apps to find your polling station. Xbox gamers meanwhile have been balloting online too, with a poll showing Live members would prefer to see Nick Clegg as PM. Sticking with games, Final Fantasy is headed to the Wii tomorrow, while Ubisoft confirmed the title for the next Assassin’s Creed. Over in mobile meanwhile, we looked at all the things you can do on a Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 in under a minute, and checked out its closest Android rivals in depth, like the HTC Desire. Oh, and a little thing called the iPhone 4.0 is rumoured to sport HD video recording skills. Finally, in home entertainment, we checked out a new ViewSonic 3D projector, as well as a way to easily stream your PC screen to your TV, using Q-waves‘ wireless USB streaming tech. Find out more about Q-waves. Still want more news? It’s all ready and waiting for you, right now, over on the homepage. Check out our Android Invasion, starting with our first robot romance video below! Related posts:
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| General Election 2010: Nick Clegg wins Xbox Live poll Posted: 06 May 2010 04:00 AM PDT
While you may have just made it to the polling station today, Xbox Live users got a head start voting on the result of General Election 2010. In a vote held between April 29 and May 4, they were asked to pick between four avatars representing Nick Clegg, David Cameron, Gordon Brown and the ever popular None Of The Above. Nick Clegg picked up 30% of the votes to win the Xbox Live General Election 2010 poll with David Cameron coming in second with 21% and Gordon Brown trailing with 18% of the vote. But 31% of votes were cast by people who still didn't know who they wanted to vote for. We'll definitely have a hung parliament if Xbox Live users are anything to go on. Do you think the Xbox Live survey is a good prediction of the General Election 2010 results? And which Xbox Live avatar would you pick to lead virtual Britain? Out now | £free | Xbox Live (via PC Advisor) Related posts:
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