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WD TV adds Netflix and BBC iPlayer
Update available now 10 January 2012 16:00 GMT TweetWestern Digital has announced that Netflix and BBC iPlayer are now available to users in the UK. Those in Ireland will also get access to Netflix.
The new services join existing rich media content from the likes of Spotify and YouTube in WD's...
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Western Digital launches music streaming player with built in Spotify
On demand tunes 7 October 2011 14:53 GMT TweetWestern Digital has announced a new version of its WD TV Live media player, which now comes with Spotify support. It has the ability to stream tracks straight from the cloud-based music service, as well as play up to 1080p video.
Any network...
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Western Digital My Book Studio takes a bite of the Apple
External HDD to compliment your Mac 7 July 2011 14:31 GMT TweetWestern Digital has announced its latest external HDD, the Mac loving My Book Studio - which now comes in a 3TB flavour.
The My Book Studio is formatted for use with Apple Mac computers and Apple Time Machines, and the brushed aluminium look...
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Western Digital WD Livewire Powerline AV Network Kit review
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Fancy using your mains supply as a home network?
8 March 2011 10:31 GMT
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We've heard a lot about internet TVs of late, and with all the big manufacturers recently unveiling the latest versions of their web-based offerings, this trend isn't unlikely to go away any time soon. In fact, it's expected to take off in a big way...
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Apple: A Thunderbolt desktop hub could power all your connections
USB 3.0, Ethernet and more 25 February 2011 12:24 GMT TweetApple has detailed to Pocket-lint how its new Thunderbolt port is powerful enough to allow a third-party manufacturer to make a desktop hub that could take a number of ports before being plugged in to the Thunderbolt port on the company’s new MacBook...
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WD TV Live Hub: Live entertainment from Western Digital
1080p playback, 1TB of storage and DLNA streaming 26 October 2010 17:21 GMT TweetWestern Digital, the storage specialist, has expanded its home entertainment range with the launch of the WD TV Live Hub.
With 1TB of storage, full 1080p playback from a variety of files (including MP4, MKV and MOV), and full DLNA streaming,...
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Western Digital My Book Live: Four times faster than conventional network drives
Transfers files at 100Mbps 13 October 2010 15:42 GMT TweetWestern Digital's new My Book Live network storage device boasts file transfer speeds of up to 100 Mbps, four times faster than many of its peers. Additionally, the company has hinted to Pocket-lint that there could also be a 3TB version (it has similarly-sized...
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Western Digital: "1TB of digital content per household by 2014"
Executive VP Jim Welsh rings death knell for DVD 13 October 2010 13:39 GMT TweetWe are rushing head-long into a future where all of our video, audio and photographic content will be stored digitally, so believes storage-specialist Western Digital, and specifically the company's executive vice president and general manager of Branded...
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Best external hard drives for your desktop
The ultimate in home storage solutions 10 September 2010 14:00 GMT TweetThe funkier the laptop, the smaller the disc drive. Unless you’re shelling out for some kind of gaming beast, that’s largely the trade off these days. If you want your notebook to look slim and sexy, then it’s unlikely to be able...
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The best network devices to stream media around the house
WORLD CUP WEEK: Ditch your Blu-ray and DVD collection and go digital 18 May 2010 16:00 GMT TweetIt's taken for granted that if you want to watch the World Cup in style you'll need a big telly or, even, projector and screen. You'll need at least a 5.1 surround sound system, including speakers and some form of amplification. And, you'll need one...
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WDTV Live now compatible with Windows 7
Update allows use of "Play to..." feature 7 May 2010 13:05 GMT TweetWestern Digital has announced that its WDTV Live media player is getting a firmware update that enables a host of new features, including compatibility with Windows 7.
That Windows 7 compatibility means that it can take advantage of the platform's...
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Western Digital My Passport AV Portable Media Drives come TV ready
Ditch the computer and just watch your movie content on your TV 10 March 2010 23:52 GMT TweetWestern Digital has announced a range of new My Passport drives specifically for video storage and playback.
The new My Passport AV portable media drives come with 320GB of capacity and let users simply connect the USB drive to an enabled Blu-ray...
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Super speed WD MyBook 3.0 brings USB 3 to market
The drives, they are a-changin' 5 January 2010 16:48 GMT TweetSuper speed USB 3.0 has arrived in genuine, actually possible to buy and enjoy form today with the launch of the Western DigitalMyBook 3.0 now updated to be compatible with the 5Gbps standard.
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Western Digital WD TV Live review
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WD brings streaming to its excellent jukebox
2 December 2009 16:00 GMT
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Western Digital had been rather quiet on the media streaming/jukebox market until it turned up with the barnstorming WD TV late last year; a device that offered the support, usability and performance the market was screaming for and only lacked the...
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10 perfect Christmas presents for... AV lovers
TV and film watching goodies that they won't already have 27 November 2009 10:25 GMT TweetWelcome to the next of our Pocket-lint perfect Christmas gift guide installments. So you've bought presents for the Apple fanboy/girl in your life, the photographer, laptop addicts, the console gamer and PC gamer. Now is the turn for your favourite...
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