Eolas Technologies targets Apple, Google, Yahoo and more with patent lawsuit
Eolas Technologies filed a patent lawsuit against Microsoft and won it.
They are now targeting a lot more companies this time around claiming patent infringement.
Eolas claims that these companies are infringing upon their owned patents. These patents are related to interactivity on the [...]
Blockbuster partners with TiVo
Blockbuster has announced a deal with TiVo.
TiVo subscribers would now get access to digital movie catalog of Blockbuster.
They would be able to purchase or rent movies from Blockbuster’s OnDemand service.
The service would be available to customers with TiVo Series2, Series3, HD, or HD XL DVR boxes.
This would help [...]
Blockbuster launches MediaPoint set top box to compete with Netflix services
Blockbuster has launched their latest set top box named MediaPoint.
Blockbuster MediaPoint is aimed at the recently launched services by rival Netflix.
This device is capable of delivering movies to TVs over the Internet.
Customers would get access to thousands of movies without paying a monthly subscription [...]
Blockbuster sued for privacy violation related to Facebook Beacon ad system
Cathryn Elaine Harris, of Dallas County, Texas has filed a privacy violation lawsuit against video rental company Blockbuster.
She is claiming that the company passed her personal information to the popular social networking service Facebook.
This information was passed to Facebook through their controversial Beacon advertising system.
Randy [...]
Blockbuster working on an Apple TV like device
Market sources are claiming that video rental service Blockbuster is working on plans to launch a set-top box that would allow their customers to download content directly from the internet.
An official announcement for such a product can come as early as this month.
The company has stated in the [...]
Blu-Ray continues to gain over HD DVD
Sony’s Blu-Ray format is continuously gaining more support in the market as they aim to become the next generation storage format standard.
Retail Company Best Buy has now announced that they are now going to provide more shelf space and marketing for Blu-ray players and software. This means that Blu-Ray [...]
Blockbuster talking to mobile companies for movies on mobiles
Movie rental chain Blockbuster has revealed that they are currently in talks with all the major mobile phone makers to develop technologies to allow mobile users to watch movies on the move.
Blockbuster Chief Executive James Keyes said in a statement: “We’re talking with virtually all of the [...]
