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Hulu Desktop Now Available for Mac

Written on May 28, 2009 by Chris Ryan and 10 people have commented

Answering, in its own way, to the likes of Boxee and others who want some alternative way to view Hulu on their computers, Hulu has announced the availability of Hulu Desktop. Sporting a super-clean UI and support for using the Apple Remote, this free download is a must-have for anybody who frequents Hulu often.
The app [...]

New Boxee Alpha for Mac and Apple TV Released

Written on April 07, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 3 people have commented

Do-it-all media software Boxee just got a new update that should have Apple users jumping for joy. It incorporates elements from recent test releases and is now relatively bug-free compared to early antecedents. Those elements include Hulu and Pandora integration, as well as other App Box releases.
The alpha will get Hulu working again, in case [...]

Boxee Adds Pandora Radio and Hints at the Future

Written on March 25, 2009 by Weldon Dodd and 5 people have commented

Yesterday, boxee released an update to their media center software for Apple TV and Mac OS X at a New York meetup. CEO Avner Ronen took the stage at Webster Hall to show some significant features in this latest alpha release including Pandora Radio, RadioTime, a new API for add-ons, an XUL-based framework for web-based [...]

Hulu Returns to Boxee, Though Not Voluntarily

Written on March 06, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 6 people have commented

Not too long ago, Hulu came to Boxee, making it accessible via Apple TV, and all was right with the world. Then, a terrible thing happened, and NBC went to Hulu CEO Jason Kilar and said “No more!” and it was no more. Hulu support was removed from Boxee.
The only possible reason was NBC’s fear [...]

TV.com App Streams Major Network Content to iPhone

Written on February 27, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 4 people have commented

Finally, one of the networks has figured out that the iPhone represents a huge audience just waiting for some quality video content. CBS is the network in question, which must’ve gotten tech savvy when they acquired CNET a little while ago. They’re offering content, including full episodes, via the recently released TV.com (iTunes link) application [...]

Boxee Adds Netflix Support

Written on December 04, 2008 by Josh Pigford and 4 people have commented

Today, boxee is releasing their latest alpha build for the flexible media player. The big news for this release is the tantalizing Netflix support and new custom interfaces for various channels like Hulu, CNN, Flickr, Picasa, and YouTube. There are a few new content sources as well.
Netflix takes center stage for this release at the [...]

Boxee Update Now Plays Hulu

Written on October 20, 2008 by Weldon Dodd and 9 people have commented

The latest alpha release of boxee, released today, has added support for streaming shows from Hulu and CBS. In fact, I’m watching the season opener of Heroes on my Apple TV right now. Very cool stuff.
If you haven’t seen it yet, boxee installs on your Apple TV (via the patchstick method) and adds a new [...]