Blog Feed: Media Distilled

Celebrity Culture on the web

Published on 2010-10-24 08:46:42

According to the freedictionary.com, the word ‘Celebrity’ means to be a ‘widely known person’, and while the status of celebrity was once reserved for those of –only great importance and popularity, the definition has no > read more

Cloud Computing

Published on 2010-10-05 07:56:25

Cloud computing is a term that is banded about all too easily today, with many believing that the future of computing lies in the cloud. For those who don’t know what cloud computing is- the idea is that in the future we will have computers, o > read more

Why the Facebook phone should, and probably does exist

Published on 2010-09-21 18:40:50

The rumour mill has been turning at full force, with a number of tech blogs, most notably Techcrunch, reporting that Facebook is working on their own mobile phone. An apparent source, who is close to the secret project, has confirmed that Facebook is > read more

There’s a reason why Apple calls the iPad magical

Published on 2010-09-20 19:33:14

In terms of a revolution, perhaps one could argue that, to think of the iPad as a revolution in terms of the consumers, is to ignore what the iPhone and iPod Touch have achieved in the way people consume and interact with media. One of the funny thin > read more

A fresh perspective on 3D

Published on 2010-09-15 19:21:16

3D has recently made a comeback, and I use the word comeback, because this isn’t the first time the technology has been around. 3D first made it’s appearance in the film industry back in 1922, in the film ‘The Power of Love.’ > read more

America’s favourite serial killer

Published on 2010-09-08 19:43:05

Sounds near impossible, doesn’t it? Creating a show based around a central protagonist who is a serial killer by nature, yet at the same time, strangely adhering and justified in his actions. The folks over at Showtime, and Jeff Lindsay, author > read more

We be Pirates

Published on 2010-08-18 17:36:46

You wouldn’t steal a car, you wouldn’t leave Pizza Hut without paying and definitely wouldn’t beat up your own Grandmother, so why download Rush Hour 3 ?, the video claims. Well to be honest, looking at the car in the video, I thi > read more