Tag: Blockbuster

Time Warner’s (Self-Defeating) Block on Jailbreakers Reeks of Ignorance

Time Warner’s (Self-Defeating) Block on Jailbreakers Reeks of Ignorance

Those who use the Time Warner cable app on a jailbroken iPad may have been greeted with a stern message after installing the latest update. As Eric Slivka at MacRumors points out, the following message would be displayed for those users:   Though it’s likely that a relatively small percentage of iOS users stream content [...]

Posted by | 07/08/2011 | 1 Comment More
New BlockBuster App for Droid Charge Blocks Rooted Users, Calls Them Out in The Process

New BlockBuster App for Droid Charge Blocks Rooted Users, Calls Them Out in The Process

It appears that BlockBuster’s new application for Verizon’s Samsung Droid Charge is blocking rooted users and preventing them from accessing movies. This comes just a few days after it became apparent that Google’s new movie rental feature through the Android Marketplace was inaccessible to rooted Motorola Xoom owners. Xoom owners trying to rent movies through [...]

Posted by | 05/25/2011 | 0 Comments More
BlockBuster to Sell Archos 10 Netbook

BlockBuster to Sell Archos 10 Netbook

I guess you can pick up a Netbook next to the Snow Caps, microwave popcorn, and other goodies at Blockbuster in the future. Turns out that Blockbuster is going to be selling the Archos 10 Netbook in some of its   stores.

Posted by | 07/17/2009 | 0 Comments More
Blockbuster To Use Live Mesh To Stream Movies

Blockbuster To Use Live Mesh To Stream Movies

This promises to be interesting to say the least. A report in The Dallas Morning News says that Blockbuster will be using Microsoft’s Live Mesh to stream stream video to desktops and mobile devices. "Eventually, we’ll give customers instant access to any movie on any device with an Internet connection and a screen," said Keith [...]

Posted by | 12/01/2008 | 0 Comments More