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Hollywood planning to launch Ultraviolet — how does Apple fit in?

Hollywood planning to launch Ultraviolet — how does Apple fit in?

Posted by | Oct 14, 2011 | , |

Hollywood is getting ready to launch UltraViolet, a cloud-based movie storage solution that the industry is betting (or at least hoping) will convince consumers to buy movies instead of renting them.

How? The “digital locker” solution purportedly keeps copies of films you’ve bought on remote servers for viewing any time on various devices. Starting this month, consumers can buy the first film discs offered with UltraViolet.

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Cookie Stumbler for Mac OS X baked to version 1.3.1

Cookie Stumbler for Mac OS X baked to version 1.3.1

Posted by | Oct 14, 2011 | |

WriteIt! Studios has updated Cookie Stumbler (http://www.writeitstudios.com), an application to keep your Mac’s privacy safe, to version 1.3.1. The upgrade Cookie Vault keeps all data that you want to retain, such as log-in data, safe.

Cookie Stumbler includes tools to detect ad/tracking cookies. It features schedules, on-click filter and automator actions to make the process customizable. The app requires Mac OS X 10.5 or higher.

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Greg’s Bite: RIM, BlackOutBerries

Greg’s Bite: RIM, BlackOutBerries

Posted by | Oct 13, 2011 | , |

By Greg Mills

RIM: RIM may take the “gang that can’t shoot straight” title away from Microsoft and its CEO, Steve Ballmer. We are in day four of a rolling denial of service sort of thing where BlackBerrys won’t send or receive email and surfing the web is faster with a dial-up connection.

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MOVL Connect Platform connects SmartTVs, mobile devices

Posted by | Oct 13, 2011 | |

MOVL has announced the public release of their patented MOVL Connect Platform at the Game Developers Conference Online in Austin, Texas.

The MOVL Connect Platform gives developers the tools necessary to create apps that can link SmartTVs and mobile devices, according to Juan Pablo Gnecco, CEO of MOVL. The platform allows various devices to communicate in a shared experience and supports the creation of multi-user, multi-screen applications such as multiplayer games, second-screen TV experiences and interactive advertising., he adds.

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