Posted April 10, 2013, 10:32 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in The Web, IT Security
Vudu has issued a mandatory password reset for its users after experiencing a security breach late last month. With these types of stories, "security breach" usually implies that a hacker has compromised a company's servers remotely, gaining access to sensitive…
Posted December 21, 2012, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
Best Buy is now testing a program called CinemaNow that will convert your DVDs into digital movies from the comfort of your own home. The newly accessible videos are then added to your UltraViolet digital collection and stored online for…
Posted May 5, 2011, 10:30 AM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in The Web
Vudu has announced the arrival TV shows on its platform. So far, the list includes Glee, Modern Family, Nurse Jackie, Weeds, Bones, Gossip Girl, and The Walking Dead. This means that the company has struck at least basic deals with…
Posted January 19, 2011, 4:26 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Industry News, Software
Boxee has finally released a firmware update with Vudu support for the Boxee Box. The media streamer was supposed to receive Vudu last week, but Boxee cancelled the rollout after discovering critical bugs. Users should get the firmware update automatically…
Posted January 3, 2011, 5:44 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
After a delayed arrival, the Boxee Box finally began shipping in early November -- albeit without support for today's go-to premium video streaming service, Netflix. While that's a pretty significant shortcoming, Boxee pledged to set things straight by adding Netflix…
Posted November 23, 2010, 4:08 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Industry News
Panasonic and Vudu have announced that Panasonic's 2010 line of Viera Cast-enabled Blu-ray disc players will offer instant streaming of Vudu's HD movie library (more than 4,000 1080p movies) beginning on November 24. Viera Cast, Panasonic's IPTV, already includes Netflix,…
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