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The increasing criticism of Flash as a vehicle for online video delivery (as well as Apple’s dislike of Flash) appears to be driving the adoption of H.264 video. A recent study by video search site MeFeedia reveals a 160 percent increase in the proportion of video encoded in the iPad-friendly format since January of this year. MeFeedia’s …
What could be better than a DIY four stage coil gun capable of punching some serious holes in cardboard boxes? How about mounting said-gun on a WiFi-controlled motorized turret, with a custom iPhone/iPad remote interface with live video streaming? That’s just what University of Arkansas engineering students Chris Farnell and Michael Helms put together. Video …
If you wanted to know how many pirated e-books were being downloaded. a good place to start might be with someone close to BitTorrent search engines. TorrentFreak is a blog that covers the world of these speedy, P2P downloads, and last month it decided to check the numbers. The question: did ebook torrenting become more …
Many iPhone owners are annoyed that they have to pony up another $30 a month for iPad data when they already pay AT&T for unlimited data on their cellphone plan. The answer is to a) suck it up or b) literally cut the iPhone SIM card down to size and use it in your iPad …
Time for the Week in Review and it was a busy week so let’s jump right into it. The Palm Pre Plus is heading to AT&T on May 16 and the thing will include a free Touchstone Charger. That means no fumbling with wires for charging the device. A Microsoft marketing exec in Saudi Arabia …
More leaked iPhone prototypes, more drama between Adobe and Apple, more gaming on the Mac, and more awards for Mac developers? Sounds like an exciting week in the world of Apple. Read on to get the top Apple news from this past week: Images of another iPhone prototype leaked, now sans screws: Pictures of yet …
If the knowledge that your regular iPad won’t set you aside from the 1m+ others who picked up Apple’s tablet, then how about stunning passers-by into dropped-jaw incontinence with the Stuart Hughes iPad Supreme Edition. The UK company take a regular 64GB iPad WiFi + 3G and replace the back panel and surround with a …
