Video Camera: Uploading videos to Youtube?Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 10:39PMBEFORE buying a camcorder, decide what you want the video footage for. Is it just for sharing with friends on Facebook or YouTube? Or to catapult you into creative moviemaking - say, shooting a documentary or an experimental video for a film festival?
IT Show 2010: Camcorder hottest buysThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 10:37PMShooting videos for online sharing or for that movie-making competition has never been easier or so affordable. The latest camcorders shoot in high-definition video resolution too.
Photo Gallery: 2010 Middle School Night WinnersThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 2:35PMNormal Park Middle School Principal Jill Levine accepted a new computer from UTC Athletics Director of Marketing Ryan Peck for winning the Middle School Night promotion. The computer was donated by the UTC Athletics Department.
Sony to Release 3D Upgrade for PS3Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:02PMContinuing its quest to stay ahead of the game, Sony is about to release 3D support for the best Blu-ray player on the market -- the PS3.
What's not fun about Assassin's Creed 2Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:37AMLet's imagine this terrifying scenario for a moment. You come home from a long day of work and sit in front of your computer to try out your newly purchased copy of the video game Assassin's Creed 2, and then ... nothing happens. You face an immobile title screen. You check to make sure everything's plugged in -- yup, sure is -- and simply cannot figure out what's going on. "Why doesn't this ...
Darkworks Unveils TriOviz® for VideogamesThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:15AMSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and PARIS----Darkworks, the Paris-based Action-Adventure developer, today announced the availability of its TriOviz® for Games SDK. TriOviz is a patent-pending post-process that enables 3D games on consoles and regular 2D displays.
AUDIO POST'S UNSUNG HEROESThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 8:47AMWhile audio post talent is most important, we cannot deny the role of tools that help that talent reach its full potential. It is easy to forget how much we rely on people who are bold enough to create new products and start their own companies. Some have even redefined how we work.
Microsoft Office 2010 technology guarantee: FAQMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:40PMThinking about purchasing Microsoft Office, but you want to wait until Office 2010 comes out of beta? Don't bother; just pick up a copy of Office 2007 between now and September 30, and you'll be eligible to get a free upgrade to Office 2010, thanks to Microsoft's Technology Guarantee Program.
Air Video, The Best iPhone Video Streamer $4 Can BuyMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:01PMMedia streamers aren’t exactly new, but there’s another entrant to the field that works so simply and easily it should be nearly mandatory for any iPhone user. It’s called Air Video – and it’s only four bucks. (more…)
Nokia's Christof Hellmis on Ovi Maps and location strategyMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:47PMIn this interview, recorded in Barcelona at MWC 2010, we talk to Christof Hellmis, Director Navigation & Routing Solutions at Nokia, about Ovi Maps and Nokia's location strategy.
5 Deathbed Stocks?Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:11PMAre these companies dying -- or just floundering?
Musings on the future of Microsoft, WindowsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:09PMPredicting the decline of Microsoft is a favorite sport for some, and indeed, there is plenty of reason to argue that Redmond will struggle as Google and others provide cheaper alternatives to the pow...
By Greg Sandoval, CNET NewsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:05PMFred von Lohmann, senior staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a group that advocates for tech companies and Internet users, defended Real's pursuit of the case.
Air Video, the Best iPhone Video Streamer $3 Can Buy [Lifechanger]Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:43PM# lifechanger Media streamers aren't exactly new, but there's another entrant to the field that works so simply and easily it should be nearly mandatory for any iPhone user. It's called Air Video —and it's only three bucks. More »
Racism lawsuit, DVD open old wounds in Richmond Police DepartmentSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:51AMRICHMOND — Even today, some honest people in Richmond would sooner spit at a police officer than dial 911. They remember racist officers from decades past, with their handlebar mustaches and thinly veiled hatred, their batons and their dogs.
Week in review: Tech on the docketFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:09PMApple files iPhone patent suit, while RealDVD gets canned. Also: Feds look to expand Net monitoring.
Sonic Activation Module problem solvedFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:44AMQA message appears every time I start up my PC. The title bar says Sonic Activation Module. The message says ‘The feature you are trying to use is on a CD-Rom or other removable disk that is not available. Insert the Sonic Activation Module disk and click on OK.’
Infinite Skills intros new Final Cut Pro 7 Training DVDFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:02AMInfinite Skills , a provider of e-Learning and interactive training online, has launched a new tutorial collection focusing on Apple's Final Cut Pro 7 video editing software.
DivX shares up 18% for 4th quarterFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:17AMShares of digital video software maker DivX surged 18 percent yesterday after it posted better than expected revenue and earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter.
Learning Final Cut Pro 7 Training DVD - Tutorial VideoFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:01AMThis Apple Final Cut Pro 7 training video course released by Infinite Skills offers practical training in this professional multimedia software.
DMCA Muscle Kills DVD Copying, for RealThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:29PMRealNetworks is abandoning its litigation that was seeking the right to market DVD-copying software and hardware. Anyone awaiting a legitimate method to duplicate DVDs for personal use will probably have to continue waiting, perhaps forever.
Switched On: Why it's time for an iTunes TV subscriptionThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:50PMEach week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On , a column about consumer technology. In the 10 billionth song that Apple sold through iTunes, Johnny Cash's "Guess Things Happen That Way", a man other than Steve Jobs famous for black attire bemoans the happenstance of his romantic misfortune. But nothing could be further from the story of iTunes, in which Apple's meticulously crafted ownership of ...
DMCA Muscle Kills DVD Copying, for RealThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:12PMviolation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. The act, which the Hollywood studios strongly lobbied for, prohibits the circumvention of encryption technology. DVDs are encrypted with wha...
RealNetworks Settles RealDVD Case for $4.5 MillionThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:09AMRealNetworks has capitulated to Hollywood studios, agreeing to kill its RealDVD DVD-copying software and pay $4.5 million in damages.
Backing up an ITunes LibraryThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:53AMHaving owned a computer or two in your lifetime you understand that, like all things mortal, they and their component parts eventually fail. Should that...
RealNetworks Settles RealDVD Lawsuit: Has To Cough Up $4.5mil, Stop Supporting The SoftwareThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:30AMRight around the time the world's financial markets started to collapse, back in 2008, RealNetworks, the folks behind RealPlayer, released RealDVD . It was a short-lived piece of software that made making DVD movie backups fairly painless— too painless for Hollywood, which immediately took RealNetworks to court, claiming all sorts of copyright infringement hokum. That's all in the past now, for ...
News: RealDVD Killed as Part of Hollywood SettlementThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:26AMRealNetworks and several movie studios have reached a settlement where the software company agreed to kill its RealDVD application and pay a US$4.5 million fine. The settlement wraps up a multi-year lawsuit where movie studios, the DVD Copy Control Association and Viacom accused the RealNetworks of selling software that let users steal commercial DVDs by making copies of the discs.
RealNetworks Surrenders, Hollywood LosesThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:07AMHollywood is doomed if they do, and doomed if they don't when it comes to cracking down on DVD pirates.
RealNetworks Settles Copyright SuitThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:53AMThe Motion Picture Association of America had claimed that Real's software illegally circumvented anti-piracy technology embedded in DVDs.
RealNetworks Surrenders, Hollywood LosesThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:51AMRealNetworks has decided to resolve the legal challenges brought against it by Hollywood, and permanently discontinue its RealDVD software. As part of the settlement, RealNetworks will also pay $4.5 million in legal fees to the parties that brought the lawsuit against the company including six Hollywood studios, Viacom and the DVD Copy control association.
Cyber safety, social networking and childrenTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 5:06PMOne in five teenagers who log on to the internet say they have received unwanted sexual invitations while browsing, 25% say they have been exposed to unwanted porn online and 75% are willing to share too much personal information in exchange for goods and services.
Welcome home some new friends with the Barbie, Clutch Powers and Bionicle competitionTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:34PMThere’s something for all little boys and girls with the Barbie, Bionicle and Clutch Powers prize pack. Beach babes will love watching Barbie’s latest adventures in “Barbie in A Mermaid Tale” where she stars as Merliah, a surfing champion from Malibu.
Cinram Reports Fourth Quarter and 2009 Year End ResultsTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:20PMCinram International Income Fund today reported its 2009 fourth quarter and year end financial results. The Fund recorded revenue of $508.1 million in the fourth quarter, a decrease of 9% from the $556.8 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2008.
Cinram Reports Fourth Quarter and 2009 Year End ResultsTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:20PM(All figures in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated) TORONTO , March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Cinram International Income Fund ("Cinram" or the "Fund") (TSX: CRW.UN.to - News ) today reported its 2009 fourth quarter and year end financial results. The Fund recorded revenue of $508.1 million in the fourth quarter, a decrease of 9% from the $556.8 million reported in the fourth quarter of ...
Counterfeit WarsTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 3:37PMIt had been a long, hot July day at Pocono Raceway when Carolyn Donohue, assistant to the president at luxury purse maker Dooney & Bourke of Norwalk, Conn. — and life-long NASCAR fan — sat in the back of her son Tom's van, shoes off, tired, stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic. Settling...
Bach's many 'Friends' say whySunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:46AMMike Lawrence film documents 18th-century composer's influence on today's artists Three years after he started on the project, Baltimore filmmaker Mike Lawrence has released his latest documentary, "Bach & Friends," the kind of work that has "labor of love" all over it.
Bay Area is a unique playground for those who want to ogle Google, sample Apple, relive in the past and anticipate the ...Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 12:08AMI call it Nerdvana. It's the San Francisco Bay Area, which includes the city of San Francisco and the famed Silicon Valley, and it's a play land for geeks. Given my own dorky leanings, the region is high on my list of preferred travel destinations — I have been there three times. My latest Bay Area foray last month was a work trip that certainly didn't feel like work.