January 2011
16 posts
News: Studios use iTunes to fight screener piracy →
Several Hollywood studios are using iTunes as a way to combat piracy stemming from stolen screener copies of award-worthy films, according to the Los Angeles Times. Fox Searchlight was the first…
Sony reveals PlayStation Suite framework, store... →
Sony just dropped a bomb on the Japanese stage — not a single PlayStation Phone, but a PlayStation Phone experience for everybody. The company unveiled a cross-platform software framework…
A collection of the worst reviews of the best... →
“Dumb As A Blog” collects scathing reviews of the world’s most beloved films. The New York Times calls Empire Strikes Back “a lot of hot air” and disses Bill Murray’s …
Why Google Needs Its Own Steve Jobs [OP-ED] →
The Social Analyst is a column by Mashable Co-Editor Ben Parr, where he digs into social media trends and how they are affecting companies in the…
Sony jump Nikon for DSLR sales, Canon & Nikon... →
Read more at http://www.eoshd.com/content/506-Son…to-60-in-Japan
How Obama can talk about tolerance without... →
For the second time in his tenure, President Obama will eulogize the victims of a shooting. In November 2009—it now seems another era—he gave a small masterpiece of a speech in honor of the 13 people…
Apple puts the freeze on retail employee vacations →
AppleInsider reports that Apple Retail has issued a freeze on employee vacations beginning the last week of this month. The freeze reportedly bars any Apple Retail employee without…
★ Uniformity vs. Individuality in Mac UI Design →
The new Twitter for Mac is somewhat polarizing, what with its almost entirely custom UI. I used to have a fervor for uniform consistency in Mac UI design. A perusal through the early DF archives…
'Monsters' Director Gareth Edwards Helming... →
Now this is an interesting choice! Heat Vision reports that Legendary Pictures has chosen breakout British director Gareth Edwards to direct their upcoming Godzilla movie that has…
Build a Fiber Optic Star Map for Out-of-This-World... →
If you’re looking for ambient lighting so unique you’ll likely be the only person in your part of the country to have it, this amazing DIY fiber optic star map is tough-to-beat…
A Winter Wonderland in China... →
The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang China is set to open on January 5, 2011. It’s a winter wonderland with buildings made from beautiful ice and…