Netflix

Netflix Under Pressure to Close Down The VPN Loophole

By this point, everyone and their internet-connected dog seems to know that you can access US Netflix (and its sweet promised land of rich video content) from abroad using a simple VPN, or even just a Chrome extension. Your streaming days might be limited, however: Netflix is reportedly under fire to shut the loophole down.…

Bonjour! Netflix has finally arrived in France as a part of its ambitious European expansion program. Local rivals are having sleepless nights. [Engadget]

3D Printing Doc: This Is the Future, But What About That Gun Thing?

3D printing is a number of things, depending on who you talk to: It’s the future! It’s dumb! It’s a dangerous tool for psycho gun enthusiasts! Print the Legend, Netflix’s 3D printing documentary, explores all those topics. The movie—out September 26 on Netflix and in theaters—dives into the divisive nature of the space, through the…

The Internet Threw a Protest and No One Came

Remember when the internet rallied to defeat SOPA/PIPA? That was fun. Today, a coalition of websites are trying to create the same digital fervor to protect another looming threat to the free web: net neutrality. Unfortunately, this most recent campaign hasn’t impassioned the masses so much as briefly inspired a collective, heh? Netflix, Tumblr, Reddit,…

Bingewatching Netflix on Your Chromecast Just Got Even Easier

Bingewatching good shows is now a beloved American pastime, and Chromecast is a fantastic enabler. Now Netflix is decreasing the minimal effort needed to just keep streaming; that “Post-Play ” option that automatically starts the next episode will be rolled out for iOS and Android users navigating their queue from their smartphone to their TV.…

Party On, Dudes! Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure Is Now on Netflix

Time travel is tricky business. If done right it can be an effective narrative device, but when abused it becomes a muddled mess of questions. “Wait, he did what? When? Where? Wouldn’t that change the future? I mean, the past? ARGGG.” But Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure totally nails it because, in the end, the…

Netflix Is Considering Shorter Clips to Jumpstart Mobile Streaming

We all love video streaming. No, we actually all do. Last June, a study concluded nearly half the U.S. subscribed to at least one video service, and arguably Netflix is king. But there is one small problem, Netflix’s streaming content, for the most part, is at least 2o-ish minutes long, and those long lengths aren’t…

You Can Now Send a Netflix Rec to a Friend in a Facebook Message

Netflix indecision is the worst, so from time to time you’ll ask your friends what they’re watching. And then you forget what they told you and you’re back at square one. Now Netflix is making your life easier, by letting you recommend a show or movie to a friend directly from Netflix in a Facebook…

You Won’t Have a Long Face If You Watch BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman, the latest Netflix original series, is a good show. Unlike Netflix breakouts like Orange is the New Black and House of Cards, it’s not getting a ton of attention… but it deserves a wide viewership, or at least as wide a viewership a droll adult animated comedy can get. The cast is dynamite.…

You Can Stream a Crazy Amount of Good Kung Fu on Netflix Right Now

Netflix has a lot of kung fu, and almost all of it is great. I say almost because some of it is very terrible, such as Protector 2. Recently added to Netflix’s roster and starring Muay Thai superstar Tony Jaa, the Protector 2 is the culmination of terrible CGI choices and a half-assed plot. Luckily,…

Netflix Hack Lets You Browse Movies In 3D With Oculus Rift

Summer Hack Day just wrapped up at Netflix headquarters, with company folks cranking out a whole bunch of silly, charming, harebrained ideas. Our favorite has got to be this Oculus Rift-powered, gesture-controlled setup. Pick your favorite movie or TV show like Professor X using Cerebro! We should be extra clear in pointing out that this…

Netflix has agreed to pay Time Warner Cable for guaranteed access to broadband—similar to the deal Netflix already has with Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T. Call it a domino effect, but the agreement—reached reluctantly on Netflix’s part—will ensure the cable provider delivers on its bandwidth promises for streaming video. [Variety]

Rabbit Lets You Watch Videos With Friends, No Matter Where They Are

Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube all let you watch whatever you want, whenever you want. But if you wanted to watch with friends or family, you had to figure out when and where to meet in real life. Rabbit fixes that with a browser-based video chat service that lets you watch whatever you want with friends,…

Particle Fever Makes Me Feel Like a Physicist

Understanding the inner workings of existence is a challenge not everyone is equipped for. In my high school physics class, I learned a handful of Newtonian laws and something about a quark, and that was about it. But during Particle Fever‘s 120-minute runtime, I felt like a physicist. The documentary centers around the discovery of…

Popcorn Time’s “Netflix for Torrents” Will Play Nice With AirPlay

The team behind the slick service that lets you stream torrents like they’re Netflix movies keeps churning out updates. Popcorn Time recently got Chromecast support. Now it’s coming to an Apple TV near you, thanks to AirPlay support. As you might recall, the original (and questionably legal) Popcorn Time open source project killed itself earlier…

The Battered Bastards of Baseball Is the Best Netflix Original Yet

You’re well within your rights to obsess over House of Cards, or Orange Is the New Black, or maybe even Lilyhammer if it’s been a particularly rough month. But the best Netflix original isn’t a TV series. It’s a documentary. Specifically, it’s The Battered Bastards of Baseball. It’s possible (likely?) that I’m very specifically conditioned…

This Box Can Hold an Entire Netflix

You’ve probably heard about Netflix peering issues recently, the pissing contest between Netflix and ISPs arguing over who should pay who for what, with us poor binge-watchers caught in the crossfire. But at the heart of all the arguments is mundane yet spectacular piece of hardware. An unassuming box that holds approximately one (1) Netflix.…

UnHung Hero: A Film of, Well, Moderately Small Proportions

It’s man’s most-pondered question: Does size matter? While there are social and scientific explanations of the varying size of male genitalia, I feel as though none of them truly answer the question for the individual. They seem rather to quell the ongoing question only temporarily, but without an answer you can take into the bedroom.…

Bad Movie Fans Rejoice: Netflix Might Get an Incognito Mode

Good news for people with horrible taste in movies: Netflix is testing out a private viewing feature. Now the only ones aware of your affinity for Jungle 2 Jungle will be you and your crippling shame. Currently, whenever you watch a movie on Netflix, you’re doing so with the knowledge that both your Facebook friends…

My Life in Canadian Netflix Hell

I’m American, but I’ve spent a big chunk of the last eight years in Canada, first for affordable education, and then for love. Canada is a gentle foster motherland, suckling me on her polite, maple-flavored bosom. But Netflix here is some bootleg FUBAR bullshit. Don’t get me wrong, Canada’s got a lot going for it.…