TechBytes: Netflix Outage

Google TV gets reviewed, does it live up to the hype?

Oct. 22, 2010— -- Netflix suffered a major outage Thursday. The company's website went down, preventing subscribers from streaming movies and TV shows for several hours. The outage is particularly embarrassing since it comes a day after the company predicted subscribers will soon be spending more time watching video on the Internet than on DVD's.

Google TV Review

The first Google TV products hit stores this month. The televisions and set-top boxes merge watching TV with surfing the web. USA Today's Ed Baig says the technology shows promise, but still needs some work.

You can read his full review on USAToday.com.

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