Cash For Clunkers: Will you take advantage?

We mentioned in a recent article that the Cash For Clunkers is now underway, which the Department of Transportation official kicked off yesterday. As you would expect this kind of program will take some time explaining to drivers, which is why Secretary Ray LaHood is talking to the media about the new incentive. Read more

Hulu: Michael Jackson’s Memorial Service, Live TV Stream

Since the death of Michael Jackson, fans have been in mourning but will finally get to say their final farewell to the “King of Pop” as it is his memorial service today. For those who did not manage to get a ticket to attend the memorial service at the Staples Center, then the best place to be is in your home. Hulu invites you to watch the Live TV Stream on July 7th, 2009 at 12:55PM ET / 9:55AM PT. Read more

Quickplay: TV shows on RIM’s Blackberry App Store

QuickPlay Media Inc are in the process of delivering full length TV shows on RIM’s Blackberry Smartphone’s, which will be made available via BlackBerry App World, Research In Motion’s new applications store. They have managed to forge agreements with a number of top US TV networks, such as CBS Corp, MTV and NBC. Read more

Sony PSN: The ultimate entertainment platform with NBC Universal lineup

Sony has announced that it has added NBC Universal’s movies and TV shows to it’s growing database of media content which is available to rent or purchase directly from the Playstation Network onto your PS3 console for instant viewing. Read more

Microsoft Silverlight boss: applicable to business apps

Scott Guthrie, the boss behind Microsoft’s Silverlight has been delivering a keynote speech at this year’s at AJAXWorld RIA Conference & Expo. Guthrie and his team have been working with AJAX developers, to help build us great Web experiences. Read more

Is Europe the centre of physics? We look at the Large Hadron Collider

If particle physics is your thing, then the Large Hadron Collider represents a huge victory for Europe as well as particle physics.

There seemed to be many years ago, a brain drain between Europe and the U.S. with the obvious Albert Einstein in the 1930’s and the Wehrner von Braun in the 1940s this carried on through to the 1990s.
But if we look to the present day, there is no doubt that Europe, in the centre of the science world, especially CERN. With the Europeans taking the lead in building the LHC, throwing in $6 billion, but according to MSNBC the U.S. only contributed just over $500 million.

France is home to the ITER fusion research centre, and also could be to another fusion project the HiPER laser-fusion facility. However, in Washington, politicians decreased their physics research by $94 million, although some funding has been restored, a lot of positions were lost.

Read full article at government.zdnet

Apple iTunes 8, HD TV shows and Genius at Let’s Rock

Its a big day today for Apple and their event at Let’s Rock, we are hearing about Apple iTunes 8 that’s been announced today and also HD TV shows and a new product/service called Genius.

With Steve Jobs on stage he said “So we’re adding new content to. You can buy them for $1.99 in SD, HD will be $2.99… and you can watch them on your computer.” Read more

LG Invision with AT&T Mobile TV

Today LG Electronics and AT&T Inc have announced the launch of LG Invision, this gives mobile users the best in video on their cell phones. LG Invision may be the 3rd phone to offer AT&T Mobile TV, but it is also the smallest Mobile TV phone in the United States.

The LG Invision features a size of less than one-half an inch thick, 2 inches wide and 4 inches tall. Other features include a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0, XM Radio Mobile, 3G, stereo audio support and lets users watch TV programming on a crystal-clear screen.

Programmes include NBC2GO, FOX Mobile, ESPN Mobile TV, CBS Mobile and users also get the ability of Video Share calling. The Invision lets users download music fast thanks to AT&T Mobile Music, which provides access to streaming digital radio, any unrestricted MP3 audio file and Napster To Go.

LG’s Invision will make you feel like you are walking around with a live TV in your pocket.

You can get more information on AT&T’s 3G network packages and Mobile TV packages via the read link below. You can also read other cell phone news here.

Source: Read

Intel and NBC create new Webisode called Gemini Division

When it comes to watching video, things have changed massively and the consumer of today wants access to video entertainment both at home and on the move.

Cell phones are accessing video content at much higher data speeds thanks to the latest technology, and home users watch film and TV Shows on both HDTV’s and computers.

The world of entertainment is quickly shifting to online video, and Intel and NBC are at the forefront with the creation of a new Webisode called ‘Gemini Division,’ starring Rosario Dawson that premiers today on SciFi.com Read more

Will the Internet break-down due to strain of Olympics?

We like this one that you are about to read, CNET has reported about a test that could prove something. They are basically reporting the latest to find out of the Internet can or indeed will break down under the immense strain of mass consumption of streaming video, and yes we are talking about the Olympics.

This is an opinion set by Brick Eksten who is the president and CEO of Digital Rapids, he says:

“We’re going to find out whether the Internet is going to melt under the weight of video in a couple days,’’ he told Between The Lines this morning.

Based in Markham, Ontario, Eksten’s company is providing encoding, streaming and management systems to provide live streaming of the 2008 Olympic Games to Internet audiences in China, working for CCTV; you can see where we are going with this. NBC has plans on streaming 2,200 hours of live competition in 25 sports.

Read the full story here.

So basically with all this heavy streaming to do with the Olympics, will the Internet break down?

Verizon FiOS TV Service: More HD channels than rivals

America’s biggest city now has the biggest high-definition (HD) TV lineup as Verizon today begins selling FiOS TV service to customers in New York City. As FiOS TV is launched here, the service will offer 100 HD channels, giving customers more HD than Time Warner or Cablevision.

The new channel lineup will also be offered to existing FiOS TV markets in the New York metropolitan area, including parts of Long Island, the suburbs just north of the city, and northern New Jersey. Read more

HD Entertainment Moves Online to Laptops and PCs

What does the new CBS HD Gallery and NBC Direct have in common? High-Def programming of your favorite TV shows ready to download and watch on super fast processors found on Intel-based laptops, including new Centrino® 2 mobile technology and desktop PCs.

The world of entertainment is quickly shifting to digital video as can be seen with the unprecedented availability of online content whether it’s watching full-episodes of SURVIVOR from the CBS HD Gallery or downloading The Office from NBC Direct.

For the first time in the United States, NBCOlympics.com announced plans to stream approximately 2,200 hours of Olympic broadband video coverage on top of video—on-demand options.

NBC Universal, broadcasting its record 11th Olympics and surpassing ABC for the most Olympics broadcast by any network, will present an unprecedented 3,600 hours of Beijing Olympic Games coverage, the most ambitious single media project in history.

You can read more about NBCOlympics.com plans to stream ahours of Olympic broadband video coverage here.

Do you like to feed yourself with digital video more than the normal television viewing?

Selling eight million Apple iPhones and not ten

Some people love a brand and then others hate it, when it comes to Apple selling ten million iPhones as they said they will, some people will love it if they fall short and only get eight million. The Apple Blog explain why selling only 8 Million iPhones won’t be a big deal.

They said “Now, never mind the fact that Apple still sold over 1.7 million iPhones last quarter. That number was down from the previous quarter, but the previous quarter was the holiday quarter; making a direct comparison, well, pretty much worthless for mostly obvious reasons.

And just yesterday, MSNBC’s Gary Krakow said in a video that Apple will need to license RIM’s Blackberry OS or Windows Mobile for the iPhone in order to gain market share in the business world. Gary says that Apple needed to do this because, in a nutshell, while Apple has done well in the smart phone market as a whole, they haven’t done well with businesses, and in order to do well in business they have to adapt a competitor’s OS. Is this guy serious? Never mind the fact that Apple’s iPhone roadmap event in March outlined the new business-friendly features coming so to iPhones near you, which should make the iPhone more attractive and more useful to big businesses”.

In a nutshell the only people who will really care about whether Apple misses 10 million iPhones sold are those who want to see Apple fail. Read the article on The Apple Blog.

Official: Knight Rider TV Series airing Wednesday nights this Fall

Well for those who did like the pilot of the new Knight Rider series you would have been pleased to know that just a few days ago we said that NBC might just run a TV series of Knight Rider. Well NBC have officially announced that the new series will be airing this Fall on Wednesday nights.

It was hoped that Knight Rider would be on the Friday night slot, however the pilot episode did not do that well to warrant wasting a good Friday night slot. Only time will tell if the new Knight Rider series will become a popular TV show, however I do not think that it will ever be as good as the original.

Source – Variety Via AutoBlog

New Kids On The Block have reformed

Now who remembers New Kids On The Block I know I do and now I am singing one of their songs while I am writing this, you know the one Step By Step.

Well the great news is that all five members are expected to announce that they have finally reformed during an appearance on NBC’s this Friday.

Since January rumours have been flying around the net that the famous five Danny Woods, Joey McIntyre, Jonathan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg, and Jordan Knight were getting back together.

It is said that they are planning a tour so guess we will have to wait abit longer to find out when that will be.

Were you a fan of New Kids On The Block?

What was your favourite song?

check out the video to Step By Step below

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Knight Rider given greenlight for a weekly series by NBC

Recently NBC aired a TV movie special of the new Knight Rider show; however it was not sure if NBC was ever to commission a weekly series. NBC must have come under a lot of pressure from viewers who enjoyed the TV special as it now looks as though NBC will give the Knight Rider a weekly series.

Although the movie was not good, maybe because the car could act better than the actors, it had a plot that was left open for an ongoing series. NBC confirmed that the ratings were just about good enough to commission a new series. According to sources Knight Rider might get a Friday night timeslot.

It seems as if actors Justin Breuning and Deanna Russo, and also Val Kilmer returning as the voice of KITT. I hoped that they would replace those wooden actors, one thing that does not need changing is the cool looking Shelby GT500KR.

Source – New Film Dimension

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India’s Tata Motors ready to sign deal with Ford, for Land Rover and Jaguar

After months of if and when it will happen, seems like Tata Motors is all ready to sign a deal with Ford, to take over Land Rover and Jaguar. The official announcement of this deal will be on Wednesday from Detroit, the headquarters of Ford Motors.

It is thought that the Indian motor company will pay between 2 -3 billion U.S. dollars, it seems as if the deal is being understated. This is a very tense time for jaguar as they are about to release a new car, however it seems that Tata was more exited over the release of their Nano rather than the new Jaguar.

Source - CNBC

The Academy Award Winners 2008: Who Won What?

Last night saw one of the biggest film events of the year brave the rain and celebrate the crème de la crème of the industry. The 80th Academy Awards took place in Hollywood last night and the one question everyone wants answered this morning is: Who won what? Read more

Lindsay Lohan’s mum ok with Marilyn Monroe nude photo shoot

We reported yesterday about Lindsay Lohan and her photo shot with The New York Magazine, well it seems as if Lindsay’s mother Dina is ok with her daughter being photographed nude by Read more

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