Emerging Filmmakers use iPad to Create & Shoot at HotDocs Film Festival

HotDocs Film Festival is North America's largest documentary film festival, conference and market. It presents it's 22nd annual edition from April 23- May 3, 2015 in Toronto. Over 210 documentaries from around the world will be screened to the public as well as international delegates in the film industry. Hot Docs also includes a hefy roster of industry conference sessions and events.

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HTC One M9 review

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

As iterative as it may seem, the HTC One M9 really does bump up the specs where they count. More powerful and efficient processors, more RAM, a larger battery and an incrementally smaller size, make it a real step forward from its predecessors.

The new HTC One (M9) refines HTC”s ideal of what a smartphone should offer. Revisiting the design and function of the previous M7 and M8 models, HTC’s gone for subtle refinement over drastic re-invention, which means that while familiar, the new HTC One M9 is definitely new and improved. 

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Google introduces certification program for Cardboard clones

Google Cardboard is an affordable way to experience virtual reality for the first time. It’s no wonder that clones have started to crop up. Google wants to rein them in or legitimize them with a new certification program. They want to unify the clone headsets and have them working under the badge “Works With Google Cardboard.” They will set guidelines for it and look over your headset so that they can assure that the clone headset will work with all Cardboard software. Seems like a good deal for developers we have to say.

Source: TechCrunch

Abrams names one of the planets on ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’

It’s a good day to be a Star Wars fan. Aside from getting the new trailer, J.J. Abrams gave a small tidbit for fans. He’s named one of the desert-like planets that will play an important role here in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. People initially assumed in the first production shots that it was Tatooine. Apparently, the new arid planet is called Jakku. The shooting locatin was in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Abrams won’t say anything beyond that though. It doesn’t matter though. We’re still excited.

Source: Ubergizmo