For a long time I had resisted converting my DVD and Blu-Ray disks into any other format because I didn’t want to lose any quality. I had lived by this rule for a long time, and thankfully companies like QNAP and Thecus came to my storage rescue. However, the day has come where the cost of storing all the extra garbage that comes along with these movies has opened my eyes to benefits conversions. With that, I have began converting my movie collection to a format that allows me to lose all the excess fat, but keep my movie loss-less. Read More…
 Globe and Mail | Telling Steve's Story msnbc.com Walter Isaacson's new biography of Steve Jobs is the smash-hit book of the year, but Isaacson is dismayed that so many journalists writing about the book (myself included) have latched onto the anecdotes about Jobs behaving like a monster ... Steve Jobs Originally Planned iPad With Intel Inside, Biography Says PBS to air Steve Jobs documentary Nov. 2 Writer Isaacson on Steve Jobs: 'I Just Listened' |
 CBC.ca | How Netflix, entertainment and changing usage patterns are affecting networks ConnectedPlanet A look at September Internet traffic suggests troubling trends for network operators, who will want to adjust strategies to more effective traffic flow. Trends divined from just September's Internet traffic, according to the latest ... Netflix Gobbles Up One-Third of Peak Bandwidth Traffic in US Netflix Eats Up 32 Percent of US Bandwidth During Peak Times Report: Netflix hogs 32 percent of peak Internet bandwidth |
 CBC.ca | RIM Facility Helps India In Surveillance Efforts Wall Street Journal NEW DELHI—Research In Motion Ltd. has set up a facility in Mumbai to help the Indian government carry out lawful surveillance of its BlackBerry services, according to people familiar with the matter, but the move hasn't fully satisfied ... Motorola, RIM Struggle To Sell Tablets RIM aiding India with wiretaps, report says RIM Loses Another Executive as Government Chief Departs |
 ZDNet | Android owners getting screwed on software updates, claims study CNET Android phones have a bad history of not getting the latest OS upgrades, often leaving them several versions behind, says a new study. Tracking 18 different Android phones shipped in the ... What Android Fragmentation Looks LIke The Problem With Android Google's Next Android Serving: Ice Cream Sandwich |
 Gamebandits | 'Grand Theft Auto V' is coming ... to Los Angeles? msnbc.com "Grand Theft Auto V" is in the works. But where will gamers get to live out their crime-filled fantasies this time? By Winda Benedetti Good news virtual gangsters: Rockstar Games has officially revealed via its website that the next installment in its ... Grand Theft Auto 3 set for NVIDIA Kal-El quad-core optimized play More information on Grand Theft Auto 3 for Android on a Kal-El tablet Amazon Listing Says Grand Theft Auto V is Coming to PS3 |
 Daily Mail | Infographic: Facebook Boosts Security With App Passwords, Trusted Friends PC Magazine Facebook on Thursday continued to beef up its security features, adding the option for app passwords as well as "trusted friends." With Trusted Friends, Facebook will allow users to choose three to five friends who can help if ... Facebook stops 600000 suspicious log-ins a day Hackers go after Facebook sites 600000 times every day Facebook says 600000 account logins compromised every day |
 Lazygamer | A gaming simulator like no other CNET Are you a fan of first-person shooters? Check out this video of an astounding setup that immerses players in the action of Battlefield 3 unlike any other rig you've seen. ... The Gadget Show's Battlefield 3 Holodeck: behind the scenes Is this the ultimate gaming setup? The Ultimate Battlefield 3 Simulator: The Full Video |
 Mobiledia | 10 Epic Android Apps InformationWeek Jim Rapoza 10/27/2011 Among the hundreds of thousands of Android apps, we've rounded up 10 epic, must-have choices. These apps will save your bacon, day in and day out. According to the latest statistics, there are more than 250000 apps available ... Android triumphs over iPhone app store Android Market Posts Big Numbers, Surpasses Apple BritHeads |
 ITWorld Canada | IBM Announces InfoSphere BigInsights Big Data Analysis Platform ITProPortal International Business Machines has dished out new big data analysis tools targeted towards health care and marketing businesses. The tools, which were unveiled during the 2011 Business Analytics Forum in Las Vegas, will allow organisations to leverage ... IBM Beats Oracle, Microsoft With Big Data Leap IBM Cloud Harnesses Hadoop Elephant IBM doing Hadoop as a service in its cloud |
 The Hindu | Zagat cost Google $151 million SlashGear Google has offered the numbers it paid for two of its more recent purchases in a regulatory filing this week. The two purchases are the buy of Zagat Survey LLC and Daily Deals GmbH. According to the filing, the purchase of Zagat cost Google $151 ... Google Hits New Deal-Making Record Google splurges $1.5bn on acquisitions in nine months Zagat's price tag: $151M |
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