Apple’s in-app subscription rules are anti-competitive
And now Apple wants 30% cut of every subscription carried out through an iOS app. And apps are not allowed anymore to include a simple link to load a web browser page and let a new user subscribe...
View ArticleFrom the HD digicam to HDTV, losslessly
For most people, the way they watch their snapped HD video is with either these ways: - Copy files to the computer, edit as a single video, export to a DVD or MOV/MP4. This is the most popular method,...
View ArticleAmazon’s Cloud Player
Tonight Amazon announced its Cloud Player for Web & Android. They give 5 GB for free, upgraded to 20 GB for one year, if you buy any MP3 album. Any new album you buy and you add it to the Cloud...
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iOS Apps: CamLock & AutoPainter
Camlock My friend Alastair (of Glidetrack fame) yesterday introduced me to CamLock, an interesting iOS camera app that lets you control various aspects of the camera when shooting video. Of course, the...
View ArticleNews tickers suck as widgets
The latest thing I strongly feel that I have to pick on is Android widgets. News-related widgets to be more precise. Like the Facebook, Twitter, and NYTimes widgets. They all suck. They’re completely...
View ArticleThe need for a 3D lighting plugin
On my color grading adventures on Sony Vegas I often felt limited by the lack of a re-lighting plugin. Of course, the rule of thumb is that we should always have near-perfect lighting while we’re...
View ArticleThe Revolution of Skype
One of the top-3 features I check when I buy new laptops or smartphones is the availability and quality of their webcam. Every time I comment about it people keep telling me that they never really use...
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A Look at Premiere Elements 10
Adobe sent a free copy of their brand new Premiere Elements 10 video editor for a review, and I took up on the challenge to see what’s new. Premiere Elements and Vegas Platinum are undoubtedly the best...
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MAGIX Movie Edit Pro MX Premium 18
I tested the new version of MAGIX Movie Edit Pro MX Premium recently, version 18, and I was positively surprised. The application has played a good catch-up with Vegas Platinum and Premiere Elements....
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence, Siri, Voice Actions
Artificial Intelligence. Or just a wanna-be service. It doesn’t matter really, Siri and Voice Actions are running the show today when it comes to “intelligent” assistants. But Siri is bound to be left...
View Article“Artificial” Intelligence is a myth
As I wrote in the past, my first job out of college was to work in an artificial intelligence project. The idea back then among engineers in the field was that, given enough smart programming and a...
View ArticlePost-Instagram
Some would be quick to say that the time to innovate in the social media industry has passed. It’s true that the operating system doors closed in 1995 when Microsoft released Windows 95, but I really...
View ArticleFrom the HD digicam to HDTV, losslessly
For most people, the way they watch their snapped HD video is with either these ways: – Copy files to the computer, edit as a single video, export to a DVD or MOV/MP4. This is the most popular method,...
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