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<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 07:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OCZ Agility 3 SSD review: Unbalanced 'budget' drive]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 07:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>managally</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=ocz-agility-3-ssd-review-unbalanced-budget-drive</guid>
<description><![CDATA[OCZ&amp;39's new Agility 3 solid-state drive works in any application where a regular SATA hard drive would be used.(Credit:Dong Ngo/CNET)OCZ released its second SATA 6Gbps solid-state drive (SSD), the midperformance Agility 3, a while ago and pitched it as a &quot;budget&quot; drive compared with the company's high-end Vertex 3 SSD. While the new drive is indeed about 8 cents per gigabyte cheaper than the Vertex 3, its performance unfortunately was disproportionately worse: copy speed was about 25 percent slower. This makes the drive not really a good deal, though somewhat more affordable. On top of that it doesn't come with a drive-bay converter to fit well in a desktop, either.With that said, the new Agility 3 is still very fast, even among SSDs. The drive is easily twice the speed of fast SATA 3 traditional hard drives. To be fair, in our testing, there was basically no distinguishable difference in terms of general usage or boot and shutdown times between it and the Vertex 3. When it came to dealing with large chunks of data, such as editing hi-definition movies or copying tens of gigabytes of data at a time, the Vertex 3 was indeed clearly faster.So if you are a gamer or just want to improve the quality of your general computing, you can't go wrong with the Agility 3. On the other hand, if you are a photographer or video editor, the Vertex 3, or the Plextor PX-256M2S, would be a much better way to go. The Agility 3 is available now at a not-so-budget price of around $470 for the 240GB capacity. It also comes in 120GB and 60GB capacities that cost $240 and $140, respectively. To find out if it's the right drive for you, check out CNET's full review.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[AT&T to allow third-party apps]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 07:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>managally</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit:AT&amp;T)The Samsung Infuse 4G is a remarkable smartphone, but not for the reasons you might be thinking. Yes, the massive 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus touch screen, thin 8.9mm design, and 1.2GHz processor are impressive, but none of these features has Android fanboys buzzing with excitement. Rather, the hot topic today is that the Infuse 4G is the first Android phone from AT&amp;T to allow app installation from outside of the Android Market.Long a thorn in the side of Android enthusiasts, AT&amp;T has restricted the ability to load apps from any source outside of the Google portal. So in other words, users could not install a beta app from a developer looking to get feedback on an upcoming release.Even companies like Gameloft and EA, who offer games from their Web sites, have little to no presence on AT&amp;T phones. Then there's the new kid in town, Amazon. Unless the consumer had root access on the phone, it was virtually impossible to load any games or apps from the Amazon App Store. Samsung Infuse 4G(Credit:Bonnie Cha/CNET)AT&amp;T's previous stance on the issue was that it cared for the user experience and that the Android Market principles held developers accountable for the apps submitted. As AT&amp;T saw it, if a developer played ball, its subscribers didn't have to worry about malicious apps and evil-doing. As we've learned over the last few months, however, the Android Market is not an impermeable fortress. In speaking to the press yesterday, AT&amp;T's Senior VP of mobile devices Jeff Bradley indicated the carrier's desire to open up.I think we'll go more open. First and foremost we were genuinely concerned from a network bandwidth standpoint and a customer experience standpoint for not having any mechanism to take down a bad app. And the only way we could do it at the time was relying on Google to leverage what [security] they had in [the] Android Marketplace. We took a lot of negative publicity for doing it, but it was 100 percent driven by a desire to be able to have the ability to support our network and be able to help our customers. It really was.Assuming this is the AT&amp;T policy going forward, I see this as a win-win scenario. Consumers will be happy, as they can access apps from Amazon, Getjar, and other stores, while AT&amp;T benefits by getting additional consideration when it comes to future Android purchases.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Warner Bros. to buy Flixster, Rotten Tomatoes]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=warner-bros--to-buy-flixster-rotten-tomatoes</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 07:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>managally</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=warner-bros--to-buy-flixster-rotten-tomatoes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Flixster has been acquired by Warner Bros.(Credit:Screenshot by Don Reisinger/CNET)Warner Bros. Home Entertainment announced today that it has agreed to acquire movie discovery service Flixster for an undisclosed sum.The studio said that it will allow Flixster to operate independently, but it plans to expand Flixster's services beyond movie discovery to &quot;digital content ownership and delivery across any connected digital device.&quot; As part of the deal, Warner Bros. also will get Flixster-owned movie news and reviews site Rotten Tomatoes. That site will operate independently following the acquisition.Warner Bros. has made a series of moves recently surrounding the distribution of digital content. The company recently announced a new application, called Digital Everywhere, which will allow users to organize and access digital copies of movies from any device the program is running on.The studio is also a founding member of the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem, which plans to launch a new platform called UltraViolet later this year. Netflix and Microsoft, among others, are also part of the group. The service will offer cloud-based storage of movies that can be accessed via televisions, PCs, smartphones, and video game consoles, the company says. In addition, Warner Bros. recently launched movie rentals on Facebook, allowing that site's users to rent films with Facebook Credits right from the site.&quot;Driving the growth of digital ownership is a central, strategic focus for Warner Bros.,&quot; Kevin Tsujihara, president of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, said in a statement. &quot;The acquisition of Flixster will allow us to advance that strategy and promote initiatives that will help grow digital ownership.&quot;Warner Bros. did not immediately respond to a request for information on the terms of the Flixster acquisition.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Crackle: Free movies, TV shows on iOS devices!]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=crackle-free-movies-tv-shows-on-ios-devices</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>managally</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=crackle-free-movies-tv-shows-on-ios-devices</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Crackle brings full-length movies and TV shows to the iPhone and, even better, the iPad.(Credit:Screenshot by Rick Broida)Sure, you can watch movies and TV shows on youriPhone oriPad, but there's always a catch--usually a monetary one. Hulu and Netflix cost money. PlayOn costs money and requires you to leave your PC on. The ABC Player is iPad-only and, well, ABC-only.Enter Crackle, a new app that lets you watch dozens of TV shows and a couple hundred movies, all free of charge (but with ads, natch).Available for iPhone,iPod, and iPad (the app is universal), Crackle delivers much of (but not all) the same content as its eponymous Web service. On the TV side, you'll find shows like &quot;10 Items or Less,&quot; &quot;Barney Miller,&quot; &quot;Charlie's Angels,&quot; and AMC's new &quot;The Killing.&quot; Unfortunately, a lot of the available series are merely &quot;minisodes,&quot; not full eps. At the risk of sounding ungrateful, I don't want 5 minutes and 30 seconds' worth of &quot;Fat Albert&quot;--I want the whole show. Hey, hey, hey! On the plus side, Crackle recently added a batch of classic &quot;Seinfeld&quot; episodes, and plans to swap them for 10 different ones every month. I'm literally pausing my writing every few minutes so I can get back to watching &quot;The Chinese Restaurant.&quot; As for movies, they're mostly older titles, and mostly a mix of B-, C-, and D-grade stuff. I don't watch &quot;Big Daddy&quot; or &quot;Joe Dirt&quot; on cable, so I'm certainly not going to watch them here. What's more, a lot of the listed movies aren't full-length, but rather batches of clips. (Thankfully, you can filter the list to show only full-length titles.) That said, there are a few gems to choose from: &quot;Ghostbusters,&quot; &quot;Easy Rider,&quot; &quot;Starman,&quot; &quot;Dr. Strangelove,&quot; and &quot;A Few Good Men&quot; are among those worth your time. (Underrated gem: &quot;Go.&quot;) The app is easy to use, smart enough to resume playback if you have to leave in the middle, and able to stream over 3G and Wi-Fi alike. And did I mention it's free Sure, the selection could be better, but if you're looking for something to watch and don't want to pay Apple, Hulu, or anybody else, Crackle can definitely keep you entertained. While we're on the subject of streaming video, check out these related posts: Watch recorded TV shows on your iPhone PBS for iPhone streams public-TV shows for free PlayOn Mobile hits the App Store Hands-on look: Hulu Plus for iPhone, iPad <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Netflix outage lasted at least two hours]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>managally</dc:creator>
<category>Marketing and advertising</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The note that greeted visitors to Netflix.com tonight. (Credit:Screen shot by Steven Musil/CNET)Netflix suffered an outage for at least two hours tonight that left millions of subscribers without access to their queue or the ability to stream movies. In the early evening, visitors to Netflix were greeted by a posting that notified them the site was temporarily unavailable. Netflix spokesman Steven Swasey told CNET the company's technicians were busy trying to get the site operating again, but he did not know the nature of the problem.Those trying to access Netflix from aniPad app received an error message that read, &quot;The requested URL /WiHome was not found on this server.&quot;Online retail is more than a decade old, but site outages are still a nuisance. The stakes, however, have gone up for Netflix. The company is now an entertainment cornerstone in millions of homes. Last year, Netflix grew more than 60 percent and now has more than 20 million subscribers. During the outage, scores of subscribers turned to Twitter to complain, ask questions, or make fun of all the ruckus. &quot;Netflix is down Save us all,&quot; read one Twitter post. One of the side shows was watching to see if all the Twitter action would be enough to get the problem into the social network's Trending Topics, the spot the service reserves for the topics attracting the most attention. It hadn't made it as of 5:40 p.m. PT. Don't look for Netflix to provide details about what caused the outage. Typically, managers there are pretty tight-lipped about glitches. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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