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Is it her photos,videos, authentic voice or her zest for helping children worldwide? DJ Mona-Lisa rates music of all genres and portrays music in her own styles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bQRwaL0juEIs it her photos,videos, authentic voice or her zest for helping children worldwide?... more
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The Robin Hood trailer is been released for you to watch. It is an action-packed and exciting movie based on the fight against the crown and the villagersThe Robin Hood trailer is been released for you to watch. It is an action-packed and... more
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The latest movie poster of Inception is now available for you to check out. It is a very creative one which illustrates the thoughtfulness of the cast inThe latest movie poster of Inception is now available for you to check out. It is a... more
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One of the big men at IMDB has some rather ambitious plans for the internet movie behemoth, he eventually wants all the movies that are listed on the site to be available for instant streaming.
The founder of IMDB, Col Needham, explained at this year's SXSW festival his plans for the Amazon owned site.
"Our strategy is to allow people to click the play button and they will be able to legally watch an entire movie for free."
That's a great plan, but when there's already information 1.3 million films on IMDb and a constant stream of new films getting released, it's gonna be one hell of a job to get that much data hosted and made available for instant click playback.
Is it a great idea that could really work, or just another pipe dream?One of the big men at IMDB has some rather ambitious plans for the internet movie... more
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Netflix has expanded its "Watch Instantly" movie streaming player to include Macintosh-owning subscribers.
The company announced on its blog that it is past its first phase of beta testing and was inviting subscribers who wanted to opt in to do so. But the company had a few warnings for prospective users:
• There may be bugs. We are logging all errors, but if you run into problems you can help out by posting details here in the blog comments.
• Not all movies are available to watch with Silverlight. You may notice errors or lower than normal quality when watching certain titles.
• Our new player works on PCs and Intel-based Macs.
• Windows users should be aware that if you opt in, you will need to use Silverlight on all the machines you use to watch instantly.
The company announced that it would be using Microsoft's Silverlight software to deliver streaming movies not only to PCs, but to Intel-based Macs as well. The new Netflix player takes advantage of Play Ready DRM, which is built into Silverlight, for the playback of protected content on both Windows-based PCs and on Macs. According to Netflix, this had not been possible with previous technologies.
Netflix members should expect a "faster, easier connection and a more robust viewing experience with Silverlight," the company said. One of the enhancements is in timeline navigation, which will purportedly improve the use of fast-forwarding and rewinding.
Netflix expects to have instant movie watching available to all Mac computers (not just Intel-based Macs) by the end of 2008.Netflix has expanded its "Watch Instantly" movie streaming player to include... more
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Netflix's beta for streaming content directly to Macs is now available for open beta. However, it only works for Intel-based Macs.Netflix's beta for streaming content directly to Macs is now available for open... more
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The Internet Movie Database, a subsidiary of Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN).com, has begun showing more than 6,000 feature films and television shows on its site for free.
Col Needham, founder and managing director of IMDb.com, said in a statement that the move reflects IMDb's mission to be the world's most comprehensive source of movie, TV, and celebrity information, products, and services.
More Personal Tech InsightsWhite PapersKleer Advantages Over BluetoothWhy Virtual Worlds Can Matter "We're excited to offer our users a simple online experience to watch full-length movies and TV episodes for free," he said. "Our goal is to show our users every movie and TV show on the Internet for free on IMDb.com."
But the distance between the present and that goal represents a revenue opportunity for Amazon.
"On title pages where IMDb does not have the content available for free, users can click on the Amazon Video On Demand button to rent or purchase the video from Amazon," an Amazon spokesperson said via e-mail. "It's great to offer customers choice. They can decide whether to watch an ad-supported movie or show on IMDb for free or rent or purchase a movie and show immediately from AVOD without commercials. So it's really the best of both worlds for TV and movie fans."
This is perhaps not the best news for Apple and its iTunes ecosystem, which faces an increasingly appealing and diverse set of film and video offerings from Amazon and IMDb.
[Editor's Note: Unfortunately the service is currently only available to US users due to licensing issues.] The Internet Movie Database, a subsidiary of Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN).com, has begun... more
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