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<title><![CDATA[15 worthy Blu-ray movies for less than $15]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 07:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[We've been producing a &quot;cheap&quot; Blu-ray movie list for several months and it's time for another update, especially since a number of our earlier picks on the list crept over the $15 mark. As we like to note, cheap is popular these days and, not surprisingly, a lot of these bargain-price titles end up on the best sellers list on Amazon.com. But when it comes to owning discs, most people have become fairly discerning, and don't just buy anything because it's cheap. With that in mind, we've culled down the list of bargain titles and selected 15 we think actually are worth owning. It's important to mention that taste is subjective, and if you don't like our picks, call us out and make your own suggestions in the comments section. If you're persuasive enough, we'll edit the list and swap in new titles. And as new budget Blu-ray Discs come out, we'll also update the list. (Note: The discs on the list all were priced at less than $15 on Amazon.com at the time of this writing. Naturally, those prices are subject to change.)For reference, here are some discs we considered but ultimately didn't include this round (call them honorable mentions): &quot;Fargo,&quot; &quot;Heathers,&quot; &quot;The Silence of the Lambs,&quot; &quot;The 40-Year-Old Virgin,&quot; &quot;L.A. Confidential,&quot; &quot;Bullitt,&quot; &quot;Unforgiven,&quot; &quot;Beetle Juice,&quot; &quot;V for Vendetta,&quot; &quot;Swordfish,&quot; &quot;A Clockwork Orange,&quot; &quot;I am Legend,&quot; &quot;Fugitive,&quot; &quot;The Road Warrior,&quot; &quot;The Dirty Dozen,&quot; &quot;Enter the Dragon,&quot; &quot;Risky Business,&quot; &quot;Dirty Dancing,&quot; &quot;The New World,&quot; &quot;District 9,&quot; and &quot;Gran Torino.&quot;Click on any image to view the movies we did pick.15 Blu-ray movies for less than $15 (photos) Related coverage:Top 40 must-have Blu-ray DiscsTop 30 movies not out on Blu-rayThe decade's 25 biggest tech flopsUpdate, June 16:We swapped in four new titles.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Scam targets Apple App Store customers]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 07:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jennings</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[F-Secure offers this image of a scam e-mail.(Credit:Screenshot by CNET)One of the latest scams floating around cyberspace is aimed at people who recently bought items at Apple's App Store.As described yesterday by security vendor F-Secure, scammers are sending out phony messages to users claiming that a recent order at Apple's App Store has been canceled.F-Secure's blog post intimated that the scam was specifically targeting actual App Store customers. But instead the scammers seem to be employing the usual shotgun approach, targeting many people in hopes of hitting a certain percentage who actually just bought something through the App Store, Sean Sullivan, a security adviser at F-Secure, told CNET today.Sullivan explained that he doesn't believe F-Secure has any evidence that the scammers had actual knowledge of who made App Store purchase.&quot;I think it's probably coincidental timing is all that we can say at this point,&quot; Sullivan said. &quot;And the customers who sent this to us did so because of the concern that they wanted to double-check.The fake e-mail contains a link that people are supposed to click to see their order information. But instead, the link takes them to an online drugstore.The scam doesn't seem to deliver any actual malware, at least nothing that F-Secure noted. And the security firm was surprised that people weren't directed to a phony Apple App Store page where they'd be prompted to enter their Apple account credentials.The scam itself doesn't appear to be widespread at this point but is instead based on a number of e-mails that F-Secure has received from multiple customers who received the message after having made a recent App Store purchase.This latest scam follows another recent ploy in which people are prompted to click on a link in an e-mail that promises news about theiPhone 5. Described by tech site MacRumors, the link instead triggers an executable file that likely delivers a payload of malware.An Apple representative declined to immediately comment.Updated at 9:30 a.m. PT with more details and clarification from F-Secure.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hey, look! Lenovo's got an eye-controlled laptop]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jennings</dc:creator>
<category>Social</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Henrik Eskilsson, CEO of eye-tracking software maker Tobii, tests the motion-sensing laptop. The good-size hump on the back of the computer contains the cameras that track a user's eye movements.(Credit:Tobii)When we first heard about Lenovo's new eye-controlled laptop, we worried that we'd have to stop winking at our monitors every time Justin Bieber popped up in our browser--or risk a seriously messy desktop. Fortunately, the eye-tracking technology is reportedly highly accurate and probably wouldn't be overly sensitive to our odd little tics.  The functional laptop prototype, being demonstrated this week at the CeBit tech fair in Hannover, Germany, lets you point, select, and scroll with your eyes alone. With a stare, for example, you can make a cursor appear, zoom in on pictures or maps, or switch between open windows and browse e-mails and documents. To increase battery life, the computer can auto-dim and brighten the screen when it recognizes your peepers. Also, as demonstrated at CeBit, gamers can glance to pull off actions like burning up incoming asteroids. The laptop tracks eye movements by shining infrared lights into the user's eyes' hidden cameras then detect the glint in the retinas. The system needs to be adjusted to fit each individual user and works for those with or without eyeglasses.  Eye-tracking software is among the motion control methods already in use for people with disabilities, but it has yet to find a general audience. Swedish company Tobii, Lenovo's partner for this laptop, has for a decade been supplying its technology to researchers and people with special needs, but hopes to make its eye-tracking components small and cheap enough to broaden their reach within a couple of years. (Due to the built-in cameras, the prototype Lenovo laptop is twice as thick as an ordinary such machine.) &quot;More than anything else, the Tobii laptop prototype is proof that our eye-tracking technology is mature enough to be used in standard computer interfaces,&quot; said Henrik Eskilsson, CEO of Tobii. The computer--which could be particularly appealing to those with gadget-weary wrists and arms--has yet to be commercialized.  Despite our concerns that eye movements would randomly open applications and send text messages we didn't want sent, Engadget got its eyeballs on the demo Windows 7 laptop and reports that &quot;it works extraordinarily well--Tobii clearly knows what it's doing, because even with our sloppy calibration at the start of the session, the system still detected where we were looking with pinpoint precision.&quot;<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Groupon in China &8212' why it could succeed where others have failed]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jennings</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[A lotof articles have been swirling around over the past week about Groupon&amp;'s entrance into China and a possible partnership with China&amp;'s biggest internet service portal, Tencent. They&amp;'ve all said things like &amp;''China is a tough nut to crack&amp;'', &amp;''foreign companies come to China to die&amp;'', and &amp;''Groupon will be no different&amp;'', but few offered insights into why Groupon may or may not be different.Let&amp;'s be clear on one thing, China doesn&amp;'t kill foreign companies, foreign companies commit suicide in China (Dr. Kevorkian not required). Pundits often point to Google, eBay, PayPal, Yahoo and Facebook as examples of foreign tech companies failing in China. They ignore the successes such as Starbucks, KFC, Wal-Mart, Apple, Nike &amp;8230' Okay, you got me, none of these are tech companies, but is Groupon&amp;'s core business that different from a traditional brand/retailerYou can group foreign companies into two very general categories: 1) services and products primarily driven by social behavior and cultural preferences, 2) services and products primarily driven by quality and fundamentals where user behavior and preferences are largely universal. Most online tech companies fall into the first bucket, whereas most successful foreign companies fall into the second.Why behavioral and socially driven companies fail in ChinaA large part of the reason these companies fail is due to the lack of cultural understanding.eBay failed in China because it assumed Chinese consumers would behave similarly to US consumers. Chinese auction site TaoBao won the market by waiving listing fees, creating a chat service so buyers and sellers could communicate and offering a cash-on-delivery payment option, which is important in a country where few people have credit cards.Facebook and Twitter would&amp;'ve had a hard time in China because their core growth drivers are social behavior and cultural preferences (although that&amp;'s up for debate, since both sites are blocked). However, we don&amp;'t have to look overseas to see examples of social-behavior-driven companies struggling. MySpace got left in the dust in the US because Facebook understood the user behavior of his target audience better. In China, even the mighty Tencent isplaying catch up in the real-name social networking space targeting high-end users.Why traditional businesses succeed in ChinaTraditional retail businesses, such as Starbucks, rely little on social behavior when compared to most web companies. Starbucks and KFC built their success on taste and branding. Their menus in China are largely the same as those in the US with the exception of a few localized items. Wal-Mart&amp;'s value proposition is low prices and a large selection, both of which are easily palatable concepts &amp;8212' at the core, Wal-Mart is a supermarket with a customer experience that&amp;'s no different than a Chinese supermarket. Apple doesn&amp;'t have to change the iPhone for the Chinese market, and Nike markets many of the same product lines there. Shoes and phones aren&amp;'t used that differently across international borders.How Groupon might be differentAt its core, Groupon is more of a retailer than a technology company. The hundreds of Grouponclones in China deviate little from Groupon&amp;'s product design and user experience. In fact, most of the dominant clones are exact replicas of Groupon. Group buying is also afamiliar concept in China, whereas eBay, Paypal, and social networks were not. At the end of the day, a customer looking at the homepages of Groupon vs. a clone is going to purchase the more attractive deal regardless of which site they&amp;'re on.Amazon is a good example of a company like Groupon that had done well in China (disclaimer: I work for Amazon). Amazon is ranked among thetop 3 B2C e-commerce sites in China because the business is driven by product selection, prices and customer service. Better compatibility with local social preferences can drive higher conversion rates, but the viability of the business doesn&amp;'t hinge on this.Groupon certainly has a tough battle ahead of it. But let&amp;'s not write it off so quickly, particularly with Tencent in its corner.Previous Story: Nielsen kicks off IPO season with $1.6B raised and 8% jump in tradingPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: China, group buyingCompanies: Groupon, Tencent          Tags: China, group buyingCompanies: Groupon, Tencent Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[On the GreenBeat: Nissan confirms Leaf delays, McPhy lands hydrogen storage deal]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jennings</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Here&amp;'s the latest action we&amp;'re following today on the GreenBeat:Nissan admits to Leaf delays &amp;8211' VentureBeat first reported on expected delays of the all-electric Nissan Leaf last year. Now the automaker has formally acknowledged Leaf delivery delays due to bottlenecks in the quality assurance and distribution process, the Financial Times reports. The company delivered 19 cars to customers in December and 87 last month, and expects delivery issues to ease by April for the 20,000 customers on the Leaf waiting list.A123 nabs energy storage deal in Chile &amp;8211' The battery maker has won a deal worth 20 megawatts of its advanced energy storage solutions from AES Gener, one of the top electricity generators in Chile. A123&amp;'s batteries will be used to store reserve energy at one of AES Gener&amp;'s plants. The two companies also have a reserve capacity project in New York, slated for completion this year.LS9 inks Procter &amp;amp' Gamble partnership &amp;8212' The biofuels company announced today its second partnership with consumer goods giant Procter and Gamble, which will focus on expanding on renewable chemicals made by LS9 for use in P&amp;amp'G products. The project expands on the renewable chemicals partnership announced between the two companies in 2009.Wind offset Super Bowl energy use &amp;8211' Energy consumed at yesterday&amp;'s Super Bowl was offset by the purchase of wind credits in Texas, which is the top producer of wind energy in the country. A Texas grid official also highlighted wind power contributing to the state&amp;'s peak electricity generation in last week&amp;'s statewide rolling blackouts, which were mandated by officials to reduce strain on the grid after several power plants unexpectedly shut down in the cold weather.Control4 raises $15 million &amp;8212' The home energy management module-maker has raised the cash out of a planned $25 million round. Control4 recently teamed with smart grid company Silver Spring Networks to roll out several home smart grid applications.McPhy grabs hydrogen storage deal &amp;8211' The company has signed a deal to supply a solid hydrogen storage solution to Enel Group, Italy&amp;'s largest power company. The system can hold 2 kilograms of solid hydrogen, stored in the form of magnesium hydrides, and results in a reversible hydrogen storage system.Next Story: Is AOLa4a4s Huffington Post deal all about women Previous Story: Android 2.4 coming in April as a bridge to HoneycombPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: batteries, biochemicals, biofuels, electric cars, home energy management, Smart Grid, Super Bowl, windCompanies: A123, AES Gener, Control4, Ls9, McPhy Energy, Nissan, Procter &amp;amp' Gamble          Tags: batteries, biochemicals, biofuels, electric cars, home energy management, Smart Grid, Super Bowl, windCompanies: A123, AES Gener, Control4, Ls9, McPhy Energy, Nissan, Procter &amp;amp' GambleIris Kuo is the VentureBeat's lead GreenBeat writer. She has reported for The Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong, Houston Chronicle, the McClatchy Washington Bureau and Dallas public radio. Iris attended the University of Texas at Dallas and lives in Houston. Follow Iris on Twitter @thestatuskuo (and yes, that's how you  pronounce her last name). Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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