A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our friends at Last100:
Netflix prepping PlayStation 3 and Wii support suggests job ad
Proof that Netflix is serious about widening support beyond the XBox 360 emerged after a recent job advertisement on Monster.com was spotted seeking a lead engineer responsible for the company’s “gaming platforms” – plural.
Nokia’s DLNA goodness – N85 to PS3 streaming
I decided to put the N85’s DLNA support to the test by attempting to stream music, photos and videos stored on the phone to a PlayStation 3. And, perhaps surprisingly, it was all pretty straight forward.
It’s alive! TechCrunch’s Internet tablet still has a pulse
The resistive touch screen has been ditched for a more finger-friendly capacitive one, as has the Via chip, being replaced by Intel’s Atom. Other than that, much remains the same, albeit in a more refined design.
7digtal powers MP3 downloads on AOL’s Winamp
7digital has announced a partnership with AOL to integrate its music download store with AOL’s popular Windows-based music player Winamp, following similar deals with Spotify and Songbird.