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Apple Byte: Netflix coming to the iPhone?

2009-08-10
what's up i'm brian tong and welcome to show we like to call-- the Apple by its all the good and bad inside of Apple so let's get to the stories now as Netflix coming to the iPhone well the report from multi-channel news says the video streaming service is coming to not only the iPhone but the iPod Touch and the Nintendo Wii Netflix keeps pushing its TV Everywhere strategy where subscribers can already access the service on their PC or Mac Xbox 360 TiVo other set-top boxes and specific TVs now Netflix had no comment but you can bet this app will be Wi-Fi only now I love the idea if it happens so you know I could catch up on past episodes of Walker Texas Ranger this is Mexico Ranger you've got no right I've got no right I think that's pretty good right hell yeah it is Chuck damn I really missed those clips from Conan O'Brien it was just an excuse to see one but we'll keep you posted about the Netflix situation now what would the Apple buy be without more tablet news we've talked about how Apple labels and identifies its products in past episodes and ARS technica has found a new device in the Preferences that will support the latest iPhone 3.1 software it's now known as AI prod of 1:1 and it's indication that we're getting closer to whatever Apple releases now this doesn't mean this is the tablet but at the very least a new device supporting the iPhone OS is coming soon also it might be time for gaming companies to pay attention Apple's touchscreen toys last week during the intend own conference call Nintendo admitted that the iPhone and iPod touch not the Sony PSP is having the largest impact on the performance of its DS and DSi sales it's the first time one of the big three in gaming has acknowledged Apple as a real threat to their business and it really didn't happen this year but I expect we'll see a larger iPhone gaming presence at e3 and 2010 now let's take a break from the news and check out the iPhone app of the week the app of the week is paper toss come on how could it not be it's free and you'll flick a paper ball into an office trashcan with three levels of difficulty but does it improve your real-life skills we put it to the test oh hey guys guys what's up let's playing a little paper toss over here you sure all right get out of here with that cowboy go Oh that nice wash I know look uh-huh if you learn anything from this video don't mess with the master all right I pretty much heard enough netbook rumors and you can probably guess what that means every day there's a new netbook rumor and the worst offenders are these so-called industry analysts now Barron's claimed a veteran unnamed analysts had seen a prototype firsthand and what did we learn well the machine impresses with its display of high-def content and it's a better-than-average movie experience when you hold this thing in your hands Wow pretty groundbreaking stuff there guys then the next day sha woo from Kaufman brother said Apple has bought screen sizes of four seven nine ten and twelve inches over the last two years you're really covering all your bases there buddy and predicting Apple will launch at least one but possibly multiple new devices in the near future these guys like to stay in the news but I hear a new rumor every day and it's getting ridiculous so here's some advice until there's something concrete to say I would recommend that they shut their pie holes and bite on a bad apple all right now another bad apples several of you wrote in about last week's show telling me that Google Voice is not a voice over IP service but a phone service and yes you are correct I should have been a little clearer because I meant to refer to the Google Voice app which might have had a voice element but CNET was quick to discipline me this is horrible I cannot use this where's my dock two more days Tong you know what you did you know what I think it's a foul off here okay nope Oh dr. windows my hand is still tender okay um at a launch party a few days ago I met some great people and after meeting Michelle I introduced her to a friend as Michaela what an idiot so yeah you guys can throw another bad apple at me so I'm sorry about that but we'll be here next week with an all email show for you so send us your comments or concerns to the alpha-beta cnet.com i'm brian tom thanks for watching and come back next time for another bite of the Apple
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