Barnes & Noble as promised has rolled out the 1.4 update to the Nook Color. The upgrade is key to switching on content made available first on the Nook Tablet and lets users get the Netflix video app as well as watch UltraViolet-linked movies through the Flixster app. Readers can also browse Nook Comics from Marvel, IDW, Dynamite, and others.
Google at Google I/O 2011 unveiled its previously promised Android 3.1. The new update now has a more advanced multitasking system that shows all recent tasks, even ones that have been shut down to save memory. USB host device is also finally new: catching up to Apple, Android devices can now import photos from a camera, rely on a gamepad, or other hardware input.
Warner Bros. started off Wednesday with a deal to buy Flixster. The takeover will use the site's movie discovery service and overall technical experience to push its Digital Everywhere initiative, which will eventually provide a "studio-agnostic" way of finding, loading, and managing their media collections regardless of where they are. Flixster would run independently and keep Rotten Tomatoes at arm's length from Warner to avoid bias towards the studio.
Warner Bros. is reportedly in talks with Flixster in order to acquire it outright, which will also deliver it the Rotten Tomatoes meta-review website. According to a Hollywood Reporter source, the move is “potentially attractive” as it would align well with Warner Bros. current entertainment strategy. A deal could potentially be struck within the next two weeks.
Roku, maker of the streaming media player that allows for streaming movies, has partnered with Flixster to bring HD movie trailers to their home theater systems. This includes theatrical and DVD/VOD releases, and Roku users will also see Tomatometer scores from Rotten Tomatoes. Users can search Flixster's movie trailer database and search for those movies on either Netflix or Amazon Video On Demand.
