Apple upgrades iTunes store with HD blockbuster movies rentals and purchases
Apple is now offering box office blockbusters such as “Quantum of
Solace” and “Twilight” in HD for purchase and rent. And yes, you
guessed it, the privilege of owning such a movie isn’t cheap.
Source:Apple upgrades iTunes store with HD blockbuster movies rentals and purchases
Are you ready for cloud gaming?
There may soon be another option to play video games at home, in a very
different way we have been used to so far. Rather than buying a fairly
expensive console or PC, a small box promises to deliver games through
the Internet to your TV or PC, no matter how powerful your local
hardware is. Will cloud gaming have a chance to break through the
barrier of modern game consoles and high-end PCs?
60 million U.S. consumers may cut down on their cellphone usage
The recessions may soon be impacting cellphone usage as a new survey
suggests that two out of five Americans with contract-based cellphones
are thinking about cutting down on their cellphone expenses.
Source:60 million U.S. consumers may cut down on their cellphone usage
iPhone OS 3.0: Top 10 user-centric features
When
Apple previewed their newest iPhone OS 3.0 the other day, we were given a glimpse of what’s to come. All existing iPhone and iPod touch devices will be capable of receiving the upgrade later this summer (when it’s officially released), but only iPhone 3G upgrades will be free — everybody else must fork over $9.95. Apple’s iPhone software chief, Scot Forstall, was able to demo some
of the hundred-plus new features — many of which address ongoing complaints from
both iPhone fans…
Flying car by Terrafugia takes its first flight
Terrafugia Inc, a company which spun off from MIT, has confirmed that its flying car, deemed a “roadable aircraft” and named Transition, has successfully completed a 37 second test flight. On March 5, 2009, at Plattsburgh International Airport in New York the vehicle took flight. It was piloted by Phil Meteer, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel who is the company’s chief pilot.
Taiwan government helping solar and LED industries
Taiwan’s government has approved a 5-year budget of US$8.8 billion (NT$30 billion) for the support of the nation’s “renewable R D projects”. A specific focus is given to the solar energy and LED industries, according to DigiTimes.
YouTube Mobile App: 90% faster, supported on more devices
Yesterday, YouTube posted a blog entry about their new Mobile YouTube app. It’s been optimized for Windows Mobile and Symbian Series 60 devices, enabling the YouTube page to load 90% faster with simplified search, navigation, selection after search, and video playback features.
Source:YouTube Mobile App: 90% faster, supported on more devices
First PhysX-enabled games arrive on iPhone
In character, Apple’s allowed a different route than other companies like Sony and Nintendo. Rather than licensing Nvidia’s PhysX technology and exposing it to developers via the
iPhone SDK, they’ve allowed several independent developers who created
PhysX-enabled iPhone games into their App Store. And while you can’t overlook how the advanced physics comes at the expense of graphics
quality, their use does serve as testbed example that iPhone too can run the Nvidia PhysX
engine.
How to use technology correctly, and with class
Earlier this week, the social networking site Twitter was rocked by a brief Tweet exchange which stirred up feelings all over the web. The widely reported (content/view/41777/114/) on story is of a woman, Connor Riley, who Tweeted the following: “Cisco just offered me a job! Now I have to weigh the utility of a fatty paycheck against the daily commute to San Jose and hating the work.” Shortly thereafter a Cisco employee spotted the Tweet and responded with: “Who is…
Review: IE8 is no speed demon, but is most secure browser available
Today is a red letter day for browsers. Microsoft has unleashed the final
version of Internet Explorer 8 (IE8). Designed to counter its declining web
usage share with the entire IE brand, IE8 doesn’t bring any new features (since it was in beta), but it does put on some speed. The underlying
code base which glues everything together has been optimized and tweaked for
performance. This speed boost is also coupled to some innovation for end-users. Can this one-two punch make IE8 your new…
Source:Review: IE8 is no speed demon, but is most secure browser available