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Yay! I get to watch FLV videos on the iPhone!

The problem I have with getting videos from the web is that it is always in Flash format. I have to run conversion programs just to make it compatible with my iPhone. This is too time consuming.

Now with the free VLC Media Player for the iPhone and iPod touch, flash videos can now be watched without the hassle of conversion.

I have VLC Media Player on my computers because it can view most video formats (AVI, MP4, FLV, etc.). This is great for the iPhone so I can have my videos on the go.

Here is the link to the iTunes Store. Go get it!

I have an iPhone 3G for 2 years now and I am excited about the upcoming iPhone 4. I must admit that using the 3G has drastically changed how I access all my internet services. I do feel that it is running slow, but it can still do the job.

Apple is releasing iOS4  just days before the release of the new iPhone 4. I should say that I am disappointed with this because I would have preferred to use iOS 4 on my iPhone 3G for a longer period. I know I can just hold on to my 3G and just purchase the iPhone 4 later. However, I only realized this after preordering the iPhone 4. I guess I was one of the lucky ones who ordered the phone successfully before the big preordering problem.

I am aware that multi-tasking will not be available for the 3G, but that’s not the only big thing for thew new mobile OS. I can take advantage of the Folders feature. I have so many apps right now that I have about five pages. I have already trimmed this down from nine before. At present, I organize my apps by page. The first page are the essential stuff I use, the second page is for social networking, the next is for image manipulation, and the rest are for games. Having Folders will greatly reduce the pages and help me organize may apps better.

Unified inbox is also a good feature. I have many accounts I check and I always have to drill down and climb up the tree just to check my e-mails. With the unified inbox, I can easily read them all and delete whichever I don’t want.

There are tons of features on iOS 4 that even an iPhone 3G user can take advantage of. I just wish I had a little more time with my 3G to play with the new upgrade.

Who am I kidding? I’m just excited that I’ll be getting the iPhone 4 soon. Whoever gets my 3G can play with iOS4 all they want while I multi-task and do Facetime with my new iPhone 4.

Image from GDGT.

Hello, surfer. I haven’t blogged on here for a long time. I should be blogging more. Podcasting has been hard to do lately. I will still do it once in a while.

ZDNet has a report on a Hulu subscription for $9.95 per month. Although they will continue to show the 5 most recent shows, to watch old episodes, you have to pay.

I watch old episodes of Stargate SG-1 because I did not watch the series a long time ago. If I have to pay for really old episodes, I would just use my Netflix account to get the DVDs.

Watching streaming video has been an everyday activity for me. Sometimes I wonder why do I bother paying for cable. I basically have it only for sports, weather and news. I usually watch sci-fi shows, most of which are available on Hulu, Netflix or through other alternative sites.

I am not a fan of subscription services. I avoid them as much as I can. However, Netflix is one I cannot live without.

As for Hulu, it is pretty much a good source of video-on-demand. You can take your time, but don’t take too much time.

Would you pay for this service? I don’t think I would.

Article from ZDNet: Hulu launching subscription service starting at $9.95 per month?