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Coming Soon: Netflix Members Can Instantly Watch Movies and TV Episodes Streamed to TVs Via the PlayStation(R)3 Computer Entertainment SystemFOSTER CITY, Calif. and LOS GATOS, Calif., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) and Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) today announced that they are joining forces to make thousands of movies and TV episodes from Netflix available to be streamed instantly to TVs via the PlayStation®3 (PS3(TM)) computer entertainment system. Netflix expects to begin streaming via the PS3 system next month at no additional cost to Netflix members in the United States who have a PS3 system.
prnewswire.com Monday, October 26, 2009Adobe and Salesforce.com Form Strategic Alliance to Advance Application Development in the CloudSAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the enterprise cloud computing company, and Adobe Systems Incorporated (NYSE: ADBE), today announced the availability of a new offering that unites the power of the Force.com platform with the richness and ubiquity of the Adobe® Flash® Platform to enable a new generation of cloud-based rich Internet applications (RIAs). The new offering, Adobe® Flash® Builder(TM) for Force.com, integrates the two platforms to bring the richness of the consumer Web to enterprise cloud applications to enable a significantly improved level of developer productivity.
prnewswire.com Monday, October 26, 2009AU Optronics PV Modules First Debut at Solar Power International 2009HSINCHU, Taiwan, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) will participate in Solar Power International 2009, scheduled to be held from Oct. 27 to Oct. 29 at the Anaheim Convention Center in California, U.S. The U.S. market is regarded as a rapidly growing market for the solar PV (photovoltaics) industry, and AUO actively joins the exhibition by demonstrating its unique operating model and mono-crystalline and multi-crystalline PV modules with high module efficiency.
prnewswire.com Monday, October 26, 2009RadioShack Corporation Announces Financial Results for the Third Quarter 2009FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RadioShack Corporation (NYSE: RSH) today announced net income for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009, of $37.4 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, compared with net income of $49.1 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, reported for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008.
prnewswire.com Monday, October 26, 2009Cox Delivers Caller ID to the TVCHESAPEAKE, Va., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning October 26, Cox customers will receive a new feature and service called TV Caller ID. This feature allows customers to identify incoming telephone callers without missing a second of their favorite shows.
prnewswire.com Monday, October 26, 2009Florida-Based, Fun Electronics, Inc. Announces Their Upcoming Debut at the 2010 International CES Exhibition in Las VegasAVENTURA, Fla., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Fun Electronics, Inc., authorized licensee for Emerson Radio Corp. and worldwide manufacturer / distributor of affordable consumer electronics which includes audio, video and personal computer equipment along with other gizmos and gadgets announces their debut at the 2010 International CES Exhibition in Vegas.
prnewswire.com Monday, October 26, 2009Guitar Hero(R) Becomes First Videogame to Surpass One Million Facebook FansSANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Activision Publishing, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero® is the first console
videogame
franchise to surpass 1 million Facebook fans demonstrating the global appeal and passion for the brand that is quickly becoming the next platform for experiencing music and social interaction.
prnewswire.com Monday, October 26, 2009AT&T U-verse Launches a New Kind of Home Phone Service in Columbia with AT&T U-verse VoiceCOLUMBIA, S.C., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T U-verse is using the most advanced technology to revolutionize what Columbia consumers can do with their home phones. AT&T* today announced the availability of AT&T U-verse(SM) Voice in parts of Columbia, bringing consumers a next-generation digital voice service delivered over the AT&T U-verse Internet Protocol (IP) network.
prnewswire.com Monday, October 26, 2009ProSecure UTM by NETGEAR Over Four Times More Effective at Blocking Threats Than Competing SolutionsSAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ProSecure(TM), the specialized network security brand by NETGEAR®, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR), a worldwide provider of technologically innovative, branded networking solutions, today announced the results of an in-depth, independent lab test of the ProSecure UTM family of Unified Threat Management (UTM) Appliances. Testing by a partnership of AV-Test GmbH and The Tolly Group, premier independent IT test labs, focused on the ability of the solution to stop malware and viruses - traditionally the Achilles heel of security solutions for the growing business market.
prnewswire.com Monday, October 26, 2009MediaTek MT8530 is World's First DivX Plus(TM) HD Certified Chip to Power Blu-ray Disc(R) PlayersSAN DIEGO and HSINCHU, Taiwan, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DivX, Inc. (Nasdaq: DIVX), a
digital media company, and MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced the DivX Plus(TM) HD Certification of MediaTek's MT8530 chip. This chip is designed to enable Blu-ray players to playback DivX Plus HD video based on H.264 technology and using the MKV container, providing consumers with a true cinematic media experience at high-definition resolutions up to 1080p.
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