Monthly Archives: October, 2011

What's on Blu-ray this week? Zookeeper is a hilarious comedy about an animal caretaker who can talk to animals. The movie stars Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, and Adam Sandler and is definitely worth checking out. Green Lantern, the "other green superhero," gets released in several hi-def disc editions this week.

Best Buy's CinemaNow online movie service is adding several hundred movies in 1080p HD to their streaming library. The hi-def additions include movies from 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. which will contribute to CinemaNow's 15,000+ title library.

Closing in on 10 years of covering soccer in the US, Panasonic has announced a three year sponsorship deal with Major League Soccer (MLS) and U.S. Soccer. Panasonic's coverage includes high-definition television broadcasts including 3D simulcasts, as well as providing displays and equipment within a number of soccer stadiums.

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings may have rabbit ears. Netflix has now cancelled its plans to spin off its DVD home delivery service from its online streaming service--plans that were just announced last month.

Even though Amazon's Prime Instant Video service was launched back in February of this year, it seems relevant to do a review of the...

Activision has formerly announced the release of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron will happen in fall, 2012. The video game is currently being developed by California-based High Moon Studios.

Universal has announced Cowboys & Aliens will be released to Blu-ray Disc and DVD on Dec. 6, 2011. The title will be available in a Blu-ray Combo Pack which includes an extended version of the film, along with DVD and digital copy. And, it looks like Universal will release the film in both Blu-ray and DVD packaging.

Confirming the rumors we reported last week, Microsoft is indeed bringing video content from Comcast, Verizon FiOS and others to Xbox Live this holiday season. Calling it a “new era in television,”

DirecTV and Dish Network customers now have access to titles from Sony Movie Channel streaming online. The service is exclusive to TV customers, meaning, you just can't view the movies on Sony's website without a TV subscription. And, you'll need to be subscribed to Dish's HD Platinum or DirecTV's HD Extra Pack services for access.

Well, rumors that Apple's iPhone 5 would have voice recognition software certainly turned out to be true. But the new phone ends up being an improved "4" model, and not the iPhone 5 many expected.