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Netflix is one of the most popular and widely used video streaming platforms out there. People can get access to Netflix using all sorts of hardware devices from smart TVs to video game consoles. Netflix is currently available on both the PS3 and the Xbox 360. PS3 users have been able to conduct a people search for a while now.
Netflix has announced that the People Search feature is now available for the Netflix app on the Xbox 360. Apparently, People Search landed with the update that brought the Just for Kids section to the Xbox 360 and Netflix is now shining the limelight on the feature. Netflix says that the feature is available when entering text into the search box using either a controller or Kinect.
The search will begin offering content related to the text you enter including TV shows, movies, and actors or directors. I typically find this feature on the PS3 to be of very limited use. You end up getting search returns having nothing to do with the text you type in my experience. Netflix uses an example of users typing "nic" into the search field.
That example, and the screenshot above, shows how random the search feature is. You end up with returns for Anna Nicole Smith, any movie with the letters "NIC" in the title, and returns for actors such as Nicholas Cage, Nicole Kidman, and Jack Nicholson. If you happen to be looking for a film with Nicholas Cage, you can click his name and movies on the service with Cage will be offered. I wish you could turn some of these features on and off in search. When I run a search I'm looking for a specific title and it would be nice if only films that start with the letters I type in showed up. Am I the only one who feels that way?
Admins can browse, deploy, and monitor Microsoft Store applications inside Intune. Upon deployment, Intune automatically keeps the apps up to date when a new version becomes available. The Microsoft Store supports Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps, desktop apps packaged in .msix, and now Win32 apps packaged in .exe or .msi installers.
To ensure the Company Portal app is successfully installed on your end user's device, you may need to set the Install behavior to User and the deployment Entra ID group as Only devices.
The Microsoft Store provides a large variety of apps designed to work on your Microsoft devices. Within Intune, you can search and add the apps you want to assign to your workforce at your organization.
If you assign an app to a device that is located in a region where that app is not supported or where that app does not meet the age restrictions, the app will not install on the device. However, if the device is moved to a region that supports the app, the app will install on the device.
Apps that are deployed from the Microsoft Store are automatically kept up to date to the latest version of the app. For this feature to work properly for UWP apps, the Turn off Automatic Download and Install of updates shouldn't be enabled.
Win32 apps that are in the Microsoft Store are currently in preview. Not all Win32 apps will be available or searchable. The Win32 apps that are in preview will be identifiable with Win32 and a banner.
Third party vendors or publishers that add Win32 apps to the Microsoft Store are responsible for hosting their own content in their respective infrastructure. If your devices are behind a firewall, please reach out to application owner to understand and confirm network requirements.
When a Microsoft Store Win32 app is published to a device as Required, but the app is not detected due to a mismatch of the installed version or context, Intune will reinstall the app in the targeted installation context.
For available Microsoft Store Win32 apps, the end user must select install in the Company Portal before Intune takes over management and automatic updates for the app. Intune doesn't try to reinstall the app.
The Microsoft Store supports Win32 app types including .exe and .msi installers. These apps have external content sourcing hosted by the app publisher. Based on their installer definition in the store, each Win32 app supports either User or System context installation.For related information, see Traditional desktop apps in the Microsoft Store on Windows.
In addition to user context, you can deploy Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps from the Microsoft Store app (new) in system context. If a provisioned .appx app is deployed in system context, the app autoinstalls for each user that logs in. If an individual end user uninstalls the user context app, the app still shows as installed because it's still provisioned. In addition, the app must not already be installed for any users on the device. Our general recommendation is to not mix install contexts when deploying apps.
Assigning a UWP app using the "Microsoft Store app (new)" type with the installation behavior set as "System" to a device which already has that app installed will result in this error: "The application was not detected after installation completed successfully (0x87D1041C)". However, the app will still install correctly on the device.
When a device is enrolled as Microsoft Entra registered, the installation behavior should be set to "System". If an app with the installation behavior set to "User" is assigned as Available, the end user will receive the following error when selecting install in the Company Portal: "Requirements Not Met". Make sure the device is joined to Azure, or use System context to rectify this situation.
For more information on the Microsoft Store integration with Intune due to the Microsoft Store for Business and Education retirement, go to the Adding your Microsoft Store for Business and Education apps to the Microsoft Store in Intune blog post.
Microsoft Corp. is rolling out a new interface for its Xbox game console users - one that allows you to navigate through music, movies, TV shows and games with the wave of your hand or the sound of your voice.
Xbox owners with the Kinect motion controller can swipe through screens by waving their hand in the air. It also responds to direct voice commands, and incorporates Microsoft's search engine, Bing. Windows phone users can control what to watch or hear by tapping on their portable devices.
In a demonstration for The Associated Press, a Microsoft employee demonstrated how saying, clearly, "Xbox. Bing. 'Iron Man,' " brought up a selection of movies, TV shows, games and soundtracks related to the title. Saying "Xbox. Show. Movies," brought up places to rent or buy the movie, including Microsoft's Zune store, Wal-Mart's Vudu, Netflix or pay TV channel Epix.
Microsoft expects to have pay TV channel partners, including those supplied by Verizon FiOS. There will be no broadcast partners, so fans of the ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox networks will continue to rely on standard set-top boxes or digital rabbit ear antennas for that content.
Microsoft says there have been 57 million Xbox units sold around the world and there are more than 35 million users who have logged on to its Xbox Live service at least once in the last three months. It did not divulge how many Xbox Live users are paying gold members.
Ross Honey, general manager of Xbox Live entertainment and advertising, said around 40 content partners were expected for the platform. Available apps from those partners will roll out gradually over time. Other partners include the British Broadcasting Company, Hulu Plus, Disney's online ESPN3 service, Ultimate Fighting Championship, YouTube and cable giant Comcast Corp.'s Xfinity on-demand subscription service.
TiVo, the company that helped pioneer the concept of digitally recording your favorite shows (and helped put the VCR out to pasture), is introducing a new multifunctional box called TiVo Premium. Starting at $300, it can digitally record shows in HD, and also offers access to movie services from Netflix, Amazon, and Blockbuster.
Further evidence that the living room is poised to be a lively battleground for content delivery surfaced recently with reports that Google is working with partners including Intel, Sony, and Logitech to bring a Google TV experience into the home through a new generation of televisions and set-top boxes.
According to a survey released in January by the market research firm iSuppli, 27.5 percent of consumers who bought a new TV connected it to the Internet in some fashion. Nearly 42 percent of the TVs had a built-in Internet link, with the remainder being connected by video game consoles, Blu-ray players, and various set-top boxes.
Last December, the market research firm The Diffusion Group predicted the death of all stand-alone Internet-connected set-top devices, including Roku, by 2014. Instead, they expect more consumers to purchase hybrid or multifunctional devices, like gaming consoles or Blu-ray players that also offer movies delivered over the Internet.
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