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iPhone Video App Collabracam Makes a Case for Co-Creation

Drake Martinet in Mobile on June 16, 2011 at 8:38 pm PT

The only thing newly social about media right now is the ability to share it instantly. Now, the iPhone app Collabracam allows a team of users to collaborate on creating live video the way TV studios do it. Will it be opening the door to a new kind of really social media?

Released Google Exec Speaks on His Role in Egyptian Protests (Video and Transcripts)

Liz Gannes in Social on February 7, 2011 at 3:30 pm PT

Wearing a T-shirt bearing his employer’s name, Google executive Wael Ghonim spoke with reporters after being released today from 12 days of detention for his role in protests against the Egyptian government.

Occipital Uses Its 360-degree View, Sees Microsoft in Its Rearview Mirror

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 24, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

The tiny start-up, which sold its first app–RedLaser–to eBay, is looking to quickly improve on its latest venture, a photography app that creates 360-degree panoramas using the iPhone video camera. Microsoft has said it plans to add a similar feature to its Bing for iPhone app, so the five-person Boulder, Colo., company is hard at work on its next version.

Spotify's Daniel Ek: We'll Launch in the U.S., Just Not Sure When

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on December 7, 2010 at 10:11 am PT

Spotify, the U.K.-based music-streaming site will eventually launch the service in the U.S., its CEO Daniel Ek said in an interview at D:Dive Into Mobile, but he wouldn’t commit to a specific date.

Viral Video: Roger Ebert's New/Old Computer-Generated Voice Speaks Volumes

Kara Swisher in News on March 3, 2010 at 2:04 am PT

Here is a remarkable video clip of film critic Roger Ebert showing off his “new” voice in a television interview on the “The Oprah Winfrey Show” yesterday. Ebert has dubbed the new voice “Roger Jr.” That’s because it has been computer-generated using numerous past recordings he has made, from innovative software programming by a Scottish tech outfit called CereProc.

Viral Video: Get Out Your 3-D Glasses for the Michael Jackson Grammy Tribute (Plus Colbert and the iPad)

Kara Swisher in News on February 1, 2010 at 12:59 am PT

While an iPad in the wild–held up by Stephen Colbert–got a lot of ink, here’s a video from last night’s Grammy Awards, which went all “Avatar” during a tribute to the late Michael Jackson–when a panoply of belt-it-out singers performed one of his posthumous songs with a 3-D twist. In fact, much of the audience was wearing 3-D glasses–including Beyoncé, pictured here–to properly experience the performance of “Earth Song” and its accompanying film, which was supposed to be part of Jackson’s “This Is It” tour.

Yep, Palm’s Coming to Verizon, With a Couple of New Phones

Peter Kafka in Media on January 7, 2010 at 11:03 am PT

As expected, Palm announced today that its smartphones–two new variations on the Pre and the Pixi, actually–will be available on Verizon Wireless soon. Also coming: Some software updates, including a nifty one that will give existing handsets the ability to record video.

Digital Video Recorders, Microsoft Money on the Mac and Droid

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on December 9, 2009 at 3:47 pm PT

Readers seek information on the VCR’s digital counterparts, a Mac alternative to Microsoft Money and whether to buy a Droid.

Does This Mean We Can Expect a Live Nation “iTunes Convenience Fee”?

John Paczkowski in News on November 24, 2009 at 12:10 pm PT

This year, Live Nation, the world’s largest concert promoter, will put on some 22,000 live shows–each one attended by carping about the asinine “convenience” and “courtesy” charges the company likes to tack on to ticket purchases. But much as concertgoers might loathe the idea of giving Live Nation even more of their money, they may soon do so. Because beginning today, the company is offering exclusive audio and video recordings of some of its events through iTunes.