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Lawmakers question proposed change to video privacy law

Let's say you like to watch heady documentaries over Netflix's streaming service and would like to share recommendations with your friends on Facebook. Netflix would like to offer that service, but the company says a 24-year-old U.S. law is in the way.

By Grant Gross | 01 February, 2012 06:27

Tags: William McGeveran, video, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, University of Minnesota Law School, Tom Coburn, social media, security, privacy, netflix, legislation, Internet-based applications and services, internet, Hogan Lovells, government, Facebook, David Hyman, Christopher Wolf
With Thompson in CEO seat, Yahoo may go after Netflix

Just one day after Yahoo announced that it has found a new CEO, speculation began swirling that the Internet company may be looking to scoop up Netflix.

By Sharon Gaudin | 06 January, 2012 07:58

Tags: Yahoo, netflix, mergers and acquisitions, internet, business issues
Goodbye 2011 ... What a year!

Well, as we are just a hop, skip and an eggnog away from putting on silly hats, drinking champagne, and kissing random people as we bid goodbye to the year, it behooves me to look into the digital rearview mirror and ponder what we can see rushing away from us.

By Mark Gibbs | 19 December, 2011 17:27

Tags: year in review, WLANs / Wi-Fi, wireless, Windows Phone 7, WiFi, Stop Online Piracy Act, SOPA, security, retrospective, research in motion, PROTECT IP Act, Nokia, networking, Net Neutrality Rules, netflix, Microsoft, internet explorer, HP, Google, Federal Communications Commission, CarrierIQ, 2011
Sourcefire shipping its first two app-aware, next-gen firewalls

Sourcefire Monday said it expects to begin shipping its first two next-generation firewall appliances later this month, entering an increasingly crowded market.

By Ellen Messmer | 06 December, 2011 05:42

Tags: sourcefire, security, netflix, Firewall & UTM, Facebook
Netflix opens door to leaving Amazon Web Services

Netflix designed its cloud architecture so that it has the option to move to an Amazon Web Services competitor, but doesn't expect a real competitor to emerge for a few years, a Netflix executive said on Wednesday.

By Nancy Gohring | 01 December, 2011 08:39

Tags: netflix, internet, Infrastructure services, cloud computing, Amazon Web Services

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Microsoft TV vs. Google TV: Showdown at CES

Microsoft will reportedly announce a new Windows-based US$200 set-top box using Windows Media Center as its primary interface, according to the Seattle Times.

By Ian Paul | 05 January, 2011 04:39

Tags: tv, netflix, Microsoft, Home Theater, Google, entertainment, consumer electronics, CES 2011, CES, Apple TV, Apple
Yes Reggie, Wii Netflix without HD is a problem

Dear Nintendo, while I respect your president Reggie Fils-Aime's decision to shrug off the Wii's inability to do high-definition video as "no loss" in an interview with CNBC, I'm not sure you're taking the long view.

By Matt Peckham | 16 January, 2010 10:52

Tags: wii, netflix

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