iTunes TV subscriptions? Let’s do this properly, Apple

Posted in Uncategorized on November 3, 2009 by emilchelaru

It appears that Apple might be putting together a TV subscription package for iTunes. If true, let’s hope they do this the right way.

For $30 per month it would appear that you would get access to whole networks’ output rather than individual shows. All Things Digital suggests that Apple has been touting the idea to a number of TV networks but that none have yet come on board.

It’s understandable that networks may be cautious of the deal. While iTunes already offersSource: The Next Web RSS Feed

The Best of Big Download: October 26 – November 1

Posted in Uncategorized on November 2, 2009 by emilchelaru

Wow. We had a ton of original features this week and it doesn’t look like it will let up anytime soon. Let’s take a look at what transpired on Big Download in the past seven days:
Exclusive features

  • Reviews: We give our final verdicts to Tropico 3 , Eufloria and Cities XL along with impressions of the Left 4 Dead 2 PC demo
  • Orson Scott Card Interview: The best selling novelist talks about his love of games and reveals a dream game project he would like toSource: Houstonist RSS Feed

The /Filmcast: After Dark – Ep. 73 – Making Trick ‘r Treat (GUEST: Mike Dougherty, Director of Trick ‘r Treat)

Posted in Uncategorized on November 2, 2009 by emilchelaru

The /Filmcast: After Dark is a recording of what happens right after The /Filmcast is over, when the kids have gone to bed and the guys feel free to speak whatever is on their minds. In other words, it’s the leftover and disorganized ramblings, mindfarts, and brain diarrhea from The /Filmcast, all in one convenient audio file. In this episode, Dave Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley chat with writer/director Mike Dougherty about the long and arduous process of making, distributing, Source: SlashFilm RSS Feed

Nikon Learn and Explore Keeps Photo Tips in Your Pocket [Downloads]

Posted in Uncategorized on November 2, 2009 by emilchelaru

iPhone: There are scads of photography resources on bookstore shelves and on the web, but they’re not always available when you’re about to shoot a birthday cake scene in pitch black. Nikon’s got an app stuffed with portable photography advice.

Of course, if you’re somewhere in cellular range, the web’s photography resources are, in fact, available on your iPhone. Chances are, though, they’re not as organized and immediately on-topic as the information held inside LearnSource: TechBlogger RSS Feed

Listorious: Discover the Best Twitter Lists

Posted in Uncategorized on November 2, 2009 by emilchelaru

Listorious is a web service which makes it easy for you to find the best Twitter lists on any given topic. Its a directory of Twitter lists enabling you to find the most interesting ones. It aggregates the Twitter lists into categories – media, finance, marketing, food, humor etc. Listorious allows you to search for a list, person or tags in general.

The most popular lists, ranked by how many people follow them and the top tags are showcased on the right-hand side of the page.

Source: Technology Bites RSS Feed

Data Liberation Front Helps You Learn How To Backup Your Google Data

Posted in Uncategorized on November 1, 2009 by emilchelaru

One of the areas where Google is often criticized is the ability to quickly transfer data from its services to the user’s computer. While Google has maintained that it doesn’t intend to control user data, the fact that it isn’t always a cakewalk to move data out of some of the Google products gives people a chance to target Google on this issue.

The Data Liberation Front is a new project by Google to further strengthen its commitment to let users easily export their data fromSource: Google Tutor RSS Feed

Plan Z: Backing Up Your Mobile Data

Posted in Uncategorized on November 1, 2009 by emilchelaru

My father’s favorite phrase is “People don’t plan to fail; they fail to plan.” I’m quite sure a very expletive laden version of this concept was bandied around Microsoft after the Sidekick backup debacle. So I posed the question to the Gear Diary Team: How do you back up your smartphone data?

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  1. When “backup” is a relative term…
  2. Snow Leopard is hungry…for your user data!
  3. GearChat: Get Your Caffeine On With Gear Source: Gear Diary RSS Feed
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