Gizmodo: This Week In Digital Streaming: Netflix Joins Vudu Edition [Entertainment]

Posted by on under new release movie rentals, starz, netflix, lt |

For the past several week's we've been giving you Vudu's new release movie rentals in a handy list. This week, Netflix streaming clips join the mix. Given that Netflix has just signed to share Starz...
Tagi: new release movie rentals, starz, netflix, lt

Techcrunch: Facebook Connect Launch Scheduled For November 30

Posted by on under development efforts, facebook, new features, launch, bugs, email addresses |

An update to our recent post on Facebook Connect: Facebook is pushing partners hard to be prepared for an official November 30 launch. 24 of 26 announced launch partners have yet to integrate Facebook Connect. We've spoken with a number of them. All say they are still planning to integrate the product eventually, but complain of bugs and other issues and wasted development efforts to date. Some, afraid of policy changes that will make Facebook Connect less interesting, also say they're waiting to see the final product before launching. A number of new features are being added. One, called FriendLink, allows a site using Facebook Connect to pass email addresses to Facebook and get friend recommendations back. This allows sites to make connections between users that they may not know about yet (but that Facebook already knows about). It's a key feature that is attracting a number of partners, we've heard.
Tagi: development efforts, facebook, new features, launch, bugs, email addresses

MobileScrobbler 1.4.3

Posted by on under new radio, opti, bug fixes, hud, french german, new features, norwegian, crash |

New Features

• New radio player HUD contributed by Smooquai
• New radio icons contributed by CompC
• Add an option to queue tracks while device is asleep
• Updated French, German, Italian, Norwegian, and Russian translations

Bug Fixes

• Fix a crash that can occur when playing a non-existant playlist
• Fix a crash that can occur when the last.fm server is unreachable
• Stop caching playlists
• Improved detection of duplicate scrobbles

Head on over to the MobileScrobbler website for installation instructions, screenshots, and more!
Tagi: new radio, opti, bug fixes, hud, french german, new features, norwegian, crash

25 things about me

Posted by on under facebook, electrics, god, toys |

(I'm going to start posting more things non-iPhone related. If you only subscribe for iPhone stuff, follow my iPhone tag. I'd love you to stick around though. )

There's been this "25 things" trend on Facebook where people post 25 things about themselves and let all their friends learn a little more. I decided to post my 25 things here because not all of you follow me on Facebook.

I've been meaning to do my 25 things for a while. As a somewhat private person it's generally quite difficult for me to open up. But here goes.


1. My full name is Nathaniel Paul True. Nathaniel means “God has given” and Paul means “small”.

2. As I was growing up I was fascinated with how my toys worked and would take them apart all the time. I soon became interested in assembling my own electronics and dove into that.

3. I also took up programming early on...

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Tagi: facebook, electrics, god, toys

How to Upload Your iPhone 3GS Videos to Facebook Using VideoUp

Posted by Chris on under iphe, facebook, sleep mode, glitch, wifi, apps, sleep |

Because Facebook is slacking on its iPhone app, you can’t yet upload your iPhone 3GS videos using the official Facebook app. However, there is a new app in the App Store called VideoUp for Facebook that lets you upload your iPhone videos to Facebook.

How to Post Your iPhone 3GS Videos to Facebook

You can have your video uploaded in 4 easy steps:

1. Buy “VideoUp for Facebook” from the App Store ($.99 as of this writing).

   

2. Open VideoUp and touch “Connect with Facebook” to login to the site.

   

3. Touch “Select Video” and choose “Saved Video” to upload a video you’ve already recorded or “New Video” to record a new one. Wait for VideoUp to trim your video. The step “2″ circle will turn green to confirm that your video has been successfully trimmed.

   

4. Touch “Describe and Send,” write a Title and/or Description for your video and touch “Send.”

   

VideoUp uploads over a WiFi or 3G connection, unlike some other iPhone video sharing apps that only work with WiFi.

You’ll have to keep the VideoUp for Facebook app open while your video uploads or the upload will fail. This is not a VideoUp problem, but an iPhone one, since iPhone does not let you run multiple applications at once.

Once your video is uploaded, VideoUp does not show a confirmation — e.g. “Your video has been uploaded.” — so log into Facebook to check whether the new video is displayed in your feed.

A Glitch?

I’ve noticed that if you let your iPhone go into sleep mode while your video is sending, VideoUp will sometimes fail to upload the video. If you notice this happening to you, here’s what I suggest: go to Settings >> General >> Auto-Lock and touch the “Never” option. This way your iPhone won’t go to sleep while you upload your video. To save battery, remember to turn Auto-Lock back on after you’re done uploading a video.

How Do You Share Your Videos on Facebook?

Do you use VideoUp? Let us know in the comments how you post your iPhone videos to Facebook.

Tagi: iphe, facebook, sleep mode, glitch, wifi, apps, sleep