http://www.xbiz.com/xml/articles/quickbite.xml XBIZ - Adult Entertainment Industry News & Business Information 60 en-us Copyright 1996-2012 Adnet Media. All Rights Reserved. XBiz is a registered trademark of Adnet Media Group, Inc. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 19:03:13 -0800 editors@xbiz.com (Adnet Media) http://www.xbiz.com/articles/143998?ln=quickbites http://www.xbiz.com/articles/143998?ln=quickbites Google recently released its highly anticipated and extensively revamped Android 4.0 mobile operating system (OS), codenamed “Ice Cream Sandwich,” much to the delight of users of phones, tablets and other devices powered by the updated Open Source software. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 06:00:00 -0800 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/143779?ln=quickbites http://www.xbiz.com/articles/143779?ln=quickbites The adult retail industry has embarked on its lengthy holiday season — starting with Halloween and extending to Valentine’s Day. XBIZ spoke with Camilla Lombard, events and publicity manager for San Franciscobased Good Vibrations, and Martin Walker, director of marketing and visual merchandising for PeeKay Inc., which operates the Lovers, ConRev, and A Touch of Romance stores, for their insider’s view on what’s going to be hot during the holiday season. Mon, 6 Feb 2012 07:00:00 -0800 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/143957?ln=quickbites http://www.xbiz.com/articles/143957?ln=quickbites Providing fast access to the content they desire is the best way to please surfers and having an on-site search engine is a great way to make it happen. According to publisher SAS, PicoSearch is a hosted search service offering customizable search based navigation for your website’s visitors. Sun, 5 Feb 2012 06:00:00 -0800 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/143784?ln=quickbites http://www.xbiz.com/articles/143784?ln=quickbites As adult webmasters and content producers race to wrap their heads around the rapidly evolving cloud computing scene, one killer app is bringing benefits that nearly any multimedia marketer can benefit from. Wed, 1 Feb 2012 06:00:00 -0800 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/143624?ln=quickbites http://www.xbiz.com/articles/143624?ln=quickbites Released in 1995 by JEIDA (Japan Electronic Industry Development Association) as a technology for improving the color reproduction of printed images, the EXIF standard (Exchangeable Image File) allows additional data such as authorship, comments, various technical parameters and more, to be included within image and audio files. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0800 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/143622?ln=quickbites http://www.xbiz.com/articles/143622?ln=quickbites News that Peter Jackson’s film version of “The Lord of the Rings” prequel, “The Hobbit,” would be released in some movie theatres at 48 frames per second (fps) caused quite a stir among videophiles and technologists alike. The higher rate is double the frame rate of traditional motion pictures and enables smoother visual effects, among other benefits, especially when fast moving action scenes are involved. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0800 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/143606?ln=quickbites http://www.xbiz.com/articles/143606?ln=quickbites According to Adobe, Creative Cloud (www.adobe.com/products/creativecloud.html) will deliver a comprehensive array of creative services, including Adobe Creative Suite desktop applications, Adobe Touch Apps, and community features, “that together will radically redefine the content creation process.” Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0800 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/143294?ln=quickbites http://www.xbiz.com/articles/143294?ln=quickbites Canon has a long held reputation for quality cameras and lenses, some of which have found their way into adult production environments. Indeed, its flagship EOS-1D model has earned much respect from pro shooters over the years — photographers who will love the latest incarnation of this well-proven camera. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0800 http://www.xbiz.com/articles/143284?ln=quickbites http://www.xbiz.com/articles/143284?ln=quickbites WordPress-based website owners seeking faster content delivery to a global audience can now play with the big boys — thanks to a plugin allowing for the selective use of Amazon’s S3 CloudFront hosting service. Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0800