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Tarantino’s next film called Django Unchained, based on a classic Spaghetti Western
Word emerges on the title of Quentin Tarantino's next movie, Django Unchained, seemingly confirming previous reports that the Inglourious Basterds follow-up would be have Spaghetti Western inspirations.
2011-04-30 14:00:19 | Digital Trends
App review: Seamless for iOS and Mac (video)
If you're the kind of person who's always listening to music and wouldn't be caught dead headphone-less, pause that song for a quick second and check out Seamless. This lightweight app links your iPhone's Music player to iTunes on your Mac in a pretty clever -- not to mention Cupertino-esque -- fashion. The whole crux of it is the "transition," which simultaneously fades out a song on one end while bringing it to full (...)
2011-04-30 13:30:00 | EngadgetBose Corporation founder gives majority share of company to MIT
Bose Corporation founder Amar Bose donates his majority share in the company to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, though the gift comes with no voting rights and cannot be sold.
2011-04-30 13:28:49 | Digital TrendsMaking Sense of Streaming Media Options (PC World)
PC World - Hulu Plus debuted yesterday on the Xbox 360, and HBO launched its HBO Go app for iPhone and iPad. It is quickly getting to the point where anything you can watch on traditional cable or satellite TV can also be watched via streaming from the Internet, but for now the options can be a bit confusing and intimidating.
2011-04-30 13:12:00 | Yahoo NewsGetting to know the makers of “the unofficial Facebook iPad app” (Appolicious)
Appolicious - With more than three million active users and chart-topping status on the iTunes App Store, Friendly for Facebook - which launched last June - is “the unofficial Facebook iPad app.”
2011-04-30 13:00:00 | Yahoo NewsAndroid Explainer Series: Android 101 for Beginners (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Have a new Android phone or tablet? Congratulations!
2011-04-30 13:00:00 | Yahoo NewsThis Week's Top Funding and Investment Stories (Mashable)
Mashable - Welcome to the first edition of âÂÂTop Funding Stories,â a weekly series where we summarize the big startup funding and investment stories of the week.
2011-04-30 12:51:38 | Yahoo NewsLeaked Windows 8 builds reveal Windows Store and its logo
While those screenshots of the supposed “Windows App Store” turned out, as expected, to be fakes, there’s no doubt Microsoft is working on something along those lines to deliver in Windows 8. In fact, some of the bits are already in place in the leaked Windows 8 builds which have been shared on private FTP [...]
2011-04-30 12:37:07 | Geek.com
AT&T brings HSUPA to Atrix 4G and Inspire 4G, one requires WiFi to download update
If you're the somewhat-proud-but-feeling-throttled owner of a Motorola Atrix 4G or HTC Inspire 4G, your days of terribly slow uploads are nearly through -- following some preliminary tests, AT&T is rolling out updates that provide "increased potential data speed" to both HSPA+ handsets right on cue. The Inspire 4G's patch will also "make the email set up process much easier," while the Atrix 4G will actually get a pair of updates which will allegedly (...)
2011-04-30 12:33:00 | EngadgetThe sexy little software that spots smutty jokes
Two University of Washington computer scientists develop a software system that, they say, can recognize dirty little double entendres in sentences.
2011-04-30 12:04:03 | CnetBest price comparison site: 4 compared
Insurance brokering, and brokering in general, isn't a new idea but the internet has certainly seen it come into its own, with a host of comparison websites making enough money to keep their adverts on your TV every hour of the day. In basic terms, comparison websites automatically sift through a database full of deals based on your details, meaning you can see a custom grid of prices for insurance, credit cards, energy prices (...)
2011-04-30 12:00:00 | Tech Radar
Plex plays nice with your Honeycomb slate after app update
We've praised Plex in the past for delivering us box-free XMBC and for it's prodigious media streaming proficiency. Problem is, its app wasn't optimized for the Honeycomb OS and the upsized screen real estate of Android slates -- until now. With the updated code comes tablet-friendly layouts and fast-scrolling in all grid and list views so you can zip through your large local media library. It also includes direct play and internet streaming sans-transcoding (...)
2011-04-30 11:04:00 | Engadget
Sony to reveal PlayStation hack probe findings (AFP)
AFP - Sony will reveal details of its internal probe into a massive theft of personal data from users of its PlayStation Network on Sunday, plus a timetable for bringing the network back into action, it said.
2011-04-30 11:01:12 | Yahoo NewsReview: Altec Lansing InMotion AIR
Altec Lansing has a 70-year history in audio tech, and the expertise it's accrued over that time is evident in the InMotion Air wireless speakers. The sound quality is great. Altec Lansing hasn't cut any corners with the build quality and components, and sound is as crisp and clear as if the speakers were physically connected to a PC. It's not just the design that helps the unit reproduce audio so well, but the (...)
2011-04-30 11:00:00 | Tech RadarReview: Veho Mimi Qube Wi-Fi Speaker System
The Veho Mimi Qube Wi-Fi looks deceptively simple. It's a single small speaker that can fit in the palm of your hand, but it's capable of more than first seems possible. The size of this wireless speaker means you can place it almost anywhere within around 30 metres of the wireless USB dongle without trouble. The battery life is six hours, and the built-in rechargeable battery can be replenished by plugging it into a (...)
2011-04-30 10:30:00 | Tech Radar