PacketVideo has updated its TwonkyBeam (http://www.twonkymedia.com) connected home solution to version 1.21, adding support for Mac and Firefox users. Firefox and Mac users can now beam media from sites such as YouTube, Flickr and Last.fm to connected devices throughout the home.
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Each student enrolling in the new Mini-MBA: Digital Marketing Executive Certificate Program this summer at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, will receive an iPad. It will be an integral part of the 12-session program, customized with Apple’s help to provide a new dimension to executive education in a field that is defined by technology, says Eric Greenberg, a CMD faculty member who is program director of the digital marketing mini-MBA.
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Apple has hired Matt Casamassina of IGN to serve as the global editorial games manger for its iTunes App Store, reports “AppleInsider” (http://www.appleinsider.com).
Casamassina got started in covering gaming when he launched N64.com, a site that was later bought by IGN, the article adds. After 13 years of reviewing games and covering the industry, he’s known to many readers in the gaming industry as a prime source for information about Nintendo. In a blog posting (http://mouthonfire.com/?p=34d), Casamassina had this to say:
Read MoreApril goes out quietly, but not silent, on The MUG “Event Calendar” this week.
James Lee of Tropical Software will present TopXNotes to a Florida group, an Australian group will focus on Adobe InDesign, a Final Cut Pro group in California will discuss more video magic, and Pixelmator will be discussed at another California group. Other topics include the iPad, MobileMe, Mac landscaping software, eBooks and more.
Read MoreHere’s another reason I think Blu-ray is going to be around awhile: the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) recently announced two new media specifications that use Blu-ray Disc technology to provide targeted functionality for commercial and consumer applications.
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