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Boxee puffs up with thousands more free movies

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Boxee users can now search, browse, and watch thousands more free movies from six Internet sources, thanks to an enhanced Movie Library function in the latest Boxee beta release. Boxee, a free Internet A/V-streaming software platform with an easy-to-use “10-foot UI” (user interface), supports OS X, Windows, and Linux PCs plus the AppleTV set-top-box (STB).
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Android beats iPhone in key market metric

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

Market researcher Nielsen reports that Google’s Android OS grabbed a greater share of recent smartphone sales than Apple’s iPhone did. Additionally, smartphones have now achieved a 25 percent share of the U.S. mobile phone market and are expected to surpass featurephones by the end of next year.
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Boxee comments on the future of TV

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

As most DeviceGuru readers are well aware, the television industry is in the midst of a major technology shift, with on-demand A/V streaming from Internet sources such as Hulu and Netflix increasingly displacing traditional cable and satellite entertainment services. A blog post by Boxee CEO Avner Ronen — published here as a guest column — offers a glimpse into the latest TV industry machinations.
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Boxee embraces paid content

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Now don’t get all hot and bothered. After all, Netflix instant video streaming has been one of the most asked-for capabilities among the Boxee A/V platform’s early adopters. Soon, a host of additional PPV (pay per view) and subscription-based A/V content may be streaming to consumer TVs via Boxee.
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Boxee opens beta to all

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Boxee has quietly moved its long awaited Beta release onto its public download site. The new version of this free Internet — and local — A/V-streaming player currently supports PCs running Mac OS X, Windows XP, and Ubuntu OSes, with an Apple TV version coming soon.
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Move over BoxeeBox, here comes PopBox!

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Following closely on the heels of the December announcement of D-Link’s BoxeeBox, Syabas Technology today said it will ship a $129 Internet-based A/V streaming set-top box (STB) in March. Both new gadgets have the potential to give Roku’s popular Netflix-streaming STB a run for its money.
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BoxeeBox among 2009's most popular DIY projects

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

Hey, we just discovered that our very own DIY BoxeeBox has made LifeHacker.com’s list of the “Most Popular DIY Projects of 2009.” This certainly shows the popularity of Internet-based multimedia streaming to the big screen in the family room — and of Boxee’s free, easy-to-use multimedia access platform. Check out LifeHacker’s article, and be sure to cast your vote for our BoxeeBox!

Boxee Beta previewed in New York

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Boxee gave a preview of the long-awaited Boxee Beta release in New York today. Frustratingly, the Boxee Beta won’t be available for public download until January 7 (at the soonest).
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Comparing 10 free media center apps

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

A 20-page downloadable whitepaper compares 10 free media center applications, with an eye toward discovering their potential synergies. The study, from the Telematics Freedom Foundation’s “Freedom Box Project,” aims to standardize and promote open, free, and user-friendly web-based TV media center platforms.
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Boxee snags $6 million funding, aims at STBs

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

Despite today’s gloomy financial climate, Boxee has just closed a $6 million Series B round of funding. The investment will go toward improving the product, increasing the number of content sources, attracting independent application developers, and embedding boxee in consumer devices, says the company.
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