Jonah Hex [2010]

Jonah Hex is an upcoming superhero Western film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. The film stars Josh Brolin , John Malkovich , Michael Fassbender, and Megan Fox . The U.S. military makes a scarred bounty hunter, Jonah Hex, with warrants on his own head an offer he cannot refuse: in exchange for his freedom, he must stop a terrorist who is ready to unleash Hell on Earth.
Release date: June 18, 2010

Qik video chat on Sprint’s EVO 4G will be free, after all

It’s exciting that Sprint’s 4G network will be able to support services like video chat and YouTube on the upcoming HTC EVO phone, but it’s a bummer that a $10 “premium data” fee will apply for these bandwidth-intensive applications. There was a story going around — even on our sister site, Engadget — that Qik would be charging another $4.99 a month for its video chat service, on top of Sprint’s fees. It turns out that was a misunderstanding . The fee is real, but it’s not for the basic version of Qik video chat. Video chat will be free to all users , and the additional $4.99 will get you premium features.

The Karate Kid [2010]

The Karate Kid is an upcoming 2010 martial arts film remake of the 1984 film of the same name and stars Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith . A single mother is forced to move to China with her young son because of work. In his new home, the boy (Smith) learns to stand up for himself by embracing Kung Fu, taught to him by an eccentric mentor (Chan).
Release date: June 11, 2010

Google Moderator might fix the problem of stupid YouTube comments

Google’s new Google Moderator platform allows YouTube users to poll their audience and solicit submissions for questions to answer or new video ideas. It adds a new level of control over comments that might help make YouTube’s generally substandard comments readable. Moderator gives you control over the topic, length of submissions, and the type of submissions you want (Questions? Votes? Something else?), and then gives you the ability to remove submissions as they come in

The A-Team [2010]

The A-Team is an action-adventure film based on The A-Team television series. It stars Liam Neeson , Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel , and Patrick Wilson . Like the original series, the story follows the adventures of four United States soldiers who were arrested for a crime they did not commit. After managing to escape from military prison, the three join forces with Captain H.M. Murdock, their reconnaissance pilot, as a team of soldiers of fortune.
Release date: June 10, 2010

Fring now taps your Android phone’s front-facing camera for video chat

As if it wasn’t enough that Fring already provided a single app to chat with your friends on multiple IM networks, and make voice calls, they’ve just released a new update for Android phones which enables video calling . If you’ve got an Android handset with a front-facing camera like the HTC Evo or Samsung Galaxy. Former Download Squad editor Brad Linder gave Fring a shot on his N1 running Froyo , but didn’t have much success

Get Him to the Greek [2010]

Get Him to the Greek is a 2010 American comedy film starring Jonah Hill and Russell Brand . The film is a spin-off from Forgetting Sarah Marshall , where Brand reprises his character Aldous Snow while Hill plays an entirely new character. The story revolves around a record company executive who has three days to drag an uncooperative rock legend to Hollywood for a comeback concert at the Greek Theater.
Release date: June 4, 2010

Marmaduke [2010]

Marmaduke is an upcoming 2010 live-action film adaptation of Brad Anderson’s comic strip of the same name. The film centers on a suburban family, the Winslows, and their dog, a Great Dane named Marmaduke, who has a tendency to wreak havoc in his own oblivious way. It stars Owen Wilson , George Lopez , Kiefer Sutherland , Emma Stone , and William H. Macy .
Release date: June 4, 2010

Miro claims first VP8 / WebM video converter

With the announcement of WebM, the big-deal new open media format for the web, the average user was probably wondering, “How the heck do I convert my videos to this new format?” The popular cross-platform media player and converter Miro has an answer to that question. Miro Video Converter is claiming the title of first VP8 / WebM video converter app. Miro Video Converter 2.0 also includes some other big improvements over the older version

Where to download Chrome, Firefox, and Opera with WebM support — and where to try it out!

Now that the VP8 video codec has been open sourced and we’ve been told numerous apps (including four of the top-5 web browsers) will support Google’s WebM, maybe you’d like to test it out? You’re in luck: Google, Mozilla, and Opera have preview builds ready to go! Bear in mind that this is the first cut at implementing WebM, and it’s not perfect. While the standard-def trailers I watched on YouTube streamed well and looked every bit as good as their Flash + H.264 counterparts, high-def playback was another story. It was a bit jittery at times on the first pass, though much better on subsequent views and it feels like a definite improvement over Google’s first HTML5 player — which used H.264

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