While Redbox should have been one of the beneficiaries of Netflix's price hike, it looks like they're being forced to follow suit. Along with their third quarter earnings report, they announced that they will be increasing the daily rental cost for DVDs by 20%. The price increase goes into effect October 31st and will result in DVDs costing $1.20/night. Blu-ray rentals will … [Read more...]
Siri Gets Tired Of Being Your Personal Assistant [comic]
Coming from the great webcomic DoghouseDiaries, today's comic imagines how Siri must feel after some of these stupid questions she gets asked. Proving once again, your best friend is your worst enemy. … [Read more...]
Microsoft Unveils a Concept Video For Our Digital Future
Microsoft published a concept video that is to depict the future in 5-10 years. The video's purpose is to help move the technology company toward the future and imagine a reality beyond today's limitations. Microsoft's president of the Office division, Kurt DelBene, promoted the video in a TechNet blog post, citing it as a way to show Microsoft's view on the future of … [Read more...]
Anticipating Battlefield 3? You’ll need to have EA’s Origin installed
Don't waste any time once you have the game in hand. You'll need to have EA's Download Manager, Origin, installed and up to date. It's a free 46 MB download and installs the Steam-like software. … [Read more...]
Connected – A film about how technology is changing us
Connected has been shown at several film festivals including the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. The documentary has the simple perspective of the filmmaker but is broad enough to see the whole connected world. IMDB provides the following simple summary: "A filmmaker looks at her own family history and investigates the interconnections between the major issues of the 21st … [Read more...]