http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Owners of Roku's digital video player will soon have a bunch more channels to choose from. http://www.physorg.com/news178462170.html Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:10:03 EST news178462170 The holiday season is as much a time for tech as for toys. Electronic gadgets are at the top of many wish lists and account for an ever-growing share of holiday shopping budgets. Fortunately for shoppers, tech gifts don't have to break their budgets. http://www.physorg.com/news178394370.html Electronics Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:00:02 EST news178394370 (AP) -- Web surfing is becoming more like channel surfing as television shows, movies and music videos pour onto the Internet. http://www.physorg.com/news177247762.html Technology Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:00:02 EST news177247762 (AP) -- Best Buy Co. is trying to nudge consumers away from its stores' DVD aisles by making it easier for them to rent and buy movies over high-speed Internet connections. http://www.physorg.com/news176448617.html Technology Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:33:39 EST news176448617 (AP) -- PlayStation 3 owners will soon be able to stream movies and TV shows from Netflix to their TVs using the gaming console, just as Xbox 360 owners have been able to do for a year. http://www.physorg.com/news175758261.html Electronics Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:45:31 EST news175758261 (AP) -- Netflix Inc. has been doing so well during the recession that it's getting tougher for the DVD-by-mail pioneer to live up to investors' lofty expectations. http://www.physorg.com/news175451094.html Technology Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:00:01 EST news175451094 (AP) -- Netflix Inc. declared a seven-member group of researchers, scientists and engineers from around the world as winners Monday of its three-year, $1 million contest to improve its movie recommendation system by at least 10 percent. http://www.physorg.com/news172753144.html Technology Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:59:30 EST news172753144 (AP) -- Anyone with a computer and Internet connection can be off to see "The Wizard of Oz" for free next month, courtesy of Netflix Inc.'s movie-streaming service. http://www.physorg.com/news171634835.html Technology Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:21:00 EST news171634835 (AP) -- Roku says its pioneering Internet video set-top box is adding its first live feed, from Major League Baseball. http://www.physorg.com/news169377420.html Technology Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:40:02 EST news169377420 (AP) -- You might call it "Son of the Netflix Prize." http://www.physorg.com/news169230097.html Technology Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:22:03 EST news169230097 (AP) -- Netflix Inc.'s second-quarter profit shot past analyst expectations, following a familiar script as recession-weary consumers flocked to its DVD-by-mail and Internet streaming service. http://www.physorg.com/news167587091.html Technology Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:18:51 EST news167587091 (AP) -- Having been a step behind in the race to pipe entertainment from the Internet to television screens, struggling video rental-chain Blockbuster Inc. is counting on a new partnership with Samsung Electronics America Inc. to regain ground on rival Netflix Inc. http://www.physorg.com/news166768241.html Technology Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:50:02 EST news166768241 (AP) -- A multinational group of researchers, scientists and engineers are close to winning a $1 million prize from Netflix. http://www.physorg.com/news165506315.html Technology Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:20:04 EST news165506315 (AP) -- With more subscribers than ever flocking to its DVD-by-mail service, Netflix Inc. is one of the few companies to prosper during the worst U.S. recession in 70 years. Yet Netflix CEO Reed Hastings still has something to worry about: an even cheaper DVD rental service run by one of his former lieutenants. http://www.physorg.com/news164735639.html Technology Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:30:01 EST news164735639 (AP) -- Netflix Inc. says its first-quarter profit soared as 920,000 new subscribers signed up for its DVD-by-mail rental service. http://www.physorg.com/news159723532.html Technology Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:39:08 EST news159723532 (AP) -- Online DVD rental leader Netflix Inc. is raising its prices for Blu-ray discs in a change that will triple or quadruple the high-definition surcharge on Netflix's most popular subscription plans. http://www.physorg.com/news157646171.html Electronics Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:36:35 EST news157646171 Netflix has linked to Facebook, and Blockbuster is making films available on-demand to users of TiVo digital recorder devices as the US DVD rental giants continue an Internet-age duel. http://www.physorg.com/news157208346.html Technology Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:00:05 EST news157208346 (AP) -- Blockbuster Inc. plans to rent and sell its movies and TV shows through TiVo Inc.'s digital video recorders in the second half of this year. http://www.physorg.com/news157187192.html Technology Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:07:14 EST news157187192 The digital living room is still under construction, but consumers can now get a glimpse of what it might look like. http://www.physorg.com/news156019327.html Technology Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:42:51 EST news156019327 Roku, maker of a $100 box that delivers streaming Netflix videos to consumers' TVs, is teaming with Amazon.com to vastly increase the number of movies and TV episodes consumers can watch through the device. http://www.physorg.com/news155384404.html Technology Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:20:31 EST news155384404 (PhysOrg.com) -- The world-wide economic indigestion has slightly impacted CES 2009 newcomer company demonstrations and gawker attendance. So, far Formula One Sponsors, (the big Kahunas) like Microsoft, ASUS, Hitachi, and Toshiba are in the tweaking, refining, perfecting and slimming mode. http://www.physorg.com/news150649786.html Electronics Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:09:46 EST news150649786