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YouTube app teardown hints at ad-free Music Pass service with offline ...

November 29, 2013 no comments

Rumors of a YouTube-based music service just got some credibility thanks to an Android Police teardown of the Android app’s most recent code. The site has found references to a Music Pass that ...

Bubl’s 360-degree camera records Street View-like spherical foot...

November 5, 2013 no comments

Many of the 360-degree cameras on the market will only shoot footage on a horizontal plane, which isn’t very helpful if a subject sails overhead. Bubl’s upcoming, baseball-sized Bublcam s...

Simple.TV reveals second-gen streaming DVR and Version 2.0 interface

September 6, 2013 no comments

Simple.TV’s first streaming DVR had its rough edges, but the company is clearly willing to make improvements — it just announced the second generation of its set-top box. The redesign is ...

YouTube raises limits on video use in third-party apps

August 26, 2013 no comments

YouTube launched its Data API to let developers integrate online video into their apps, but the modest caps on daily use have limited the potential of those apps. As of today, YouTube is offering muc...

Netflix profiles won’t work via Windows Media Center plugin

August 5, 2013 no comments

Netflix’s user profiles haven’t seen a full roll out yet, but they’re already causing snags with certain users. Specifically, the new feature isn’t compatible with Windows Med...

Sky’s Now TV box isn’t a Roku replacement, but it’s ...

July 31, 2013 no comments

It’s fair to say, no one was expecting Sky to release a dedicated streaming box for its Now TV service the same week Google entered the same market. But, it did, and with relative panache, too....