Zediva is a streaming service that lets you watch new movie releases online. For $US2, the company sets aside the new DVD you’d like to see, along with a DVD player, reserved just for you. Your remote control? Your computer, tablet or Google TV. It’s a cunning workaround to let you stream these new releases since technically, the physical DVD goes “out of circulation” for the time that you’ve borrowed it. More »
If you’re a current U.S. customer (AU: You’re probably not), Visa’s new payment service will soon let you send funds digitally from your account to any other Visa account in the world. You’ll be able to send money to other eligible accounts by entering your recipient’s 16-digit Visa account, e-mail address or mobile phone number. Props for convenience, Visa. [Visa via Mashable]
If you’re new to Twitter, or just want to figure the damn thing out, The Atlantic posted a pretty good guide on how Twitter works, and how to keep your followers interested. [The Atlantic]
Laptop magazine went through the painstaking process of calling the tech support of every major notebook manufacturer. And they timed their waits before asking one of two very basic questions. The results may not surprise you. More »
If you email photos from your iPhone using the standard “share” button, it shrinkifies them to a squee 800×600. But if you copy and paste them into the email app, you’ll get the full delicious resolution. [Geek Stuff via Lifehacker]
Your keyboard is probably a SuperFund site waiting to happen—luckily there’s more than one way to skin a biohazard. Inc.com has 10 ways to clean your keyboard, blow dryer being their wiliest, if lightweight, method. [Inc.com via Lifehacker] More »
Microsoft has scheduled simultaneous service outages for its Xbox Live and Zune platforms this Monday, September 29th, starting at 12:01 PST. These “regularly scheduled maintenance” outages will take up to 24 hours for Xbox Live and up to 48 hours for Zune. Read on for the details.
