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Every day just became your own personal film festival. Launching today, Prescreen is calling itself a "social movie discovery platform" that's designed to "give filmmakers and distributors an alternative to traditional advertising and distribution channels." That is, it's a web interface wrapped in a social network to a curated catalog of films that may otherwise have had difficulty finding a distribution deal.

You used to be able to rent a single episode of some of your favorite TV shows via iTunes, and access them for a short period for your viewing pleasure.

August is traditionally a slow news month for tech, but with its revised iPhone launch schedule Apple's still turning up plenty of rumors--along with fascinating hints at future Macs. Entirely New Product Line Japanese Mac site Macotakara is predicting Apple's got something surprising up its sleeve for the end of 2011: A completely new Mac product.

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Many have threatened to leave Netflix. But do they have anywhere to go? Supposed "Netflix killers" in the space are going after its customers--even if they offer very different services, and in certain instances, more expensive prices.

Nintendo's hotly anticipated Wii U console is based on an idea the company tried in 2003. It bombed, then. But its time may have finally come

Only days after reporting $363.9 million in quarterly revenue and $79 million in operating income, up 34% and 99% year-over-year, respectively, DVD kiosk company Redbox has released some more impressive figures. With more than 27,000 kiosks spread across the country, the Coinstar-owned service is now seeing an average of 55 million monthly rentals and up to 40 rentals per second. That's a lot of movies circulating for a service that requires a trip to the local grocery store.

You may not be shocked to learn that a lot of rumored Apple news is bubbling up around on the Web--here's our round-up of the most interesting bits.

The numbers for Netflix's second quarter are in, and despite recent criticism, the company's not too far from hitting its mark. Subscriptions are up by 1.8 million, to more than 25 million global subscribers, an increase of 70% year-over-year, while global revenue hit $789 million, a 52% uptick from the same quarter last year--though slightly less than the $791 million analysts had expected

Bad news today for Netflix subscribers. The streaming and DVDs-by-mail company sent out a message to its members explaining new price changes and plans for its subscription service. Instead of offering a combined $9.99 plan, which includes unlimited streaming and DVDs by mail (one out at-a-time), Netflix said it will split the service into two distinct plans, beginning in September.

By order of the Shadow Proclamation (okay, Facebook), select episodes of Doctor Who will materialize online for fans around the world. Including one that's never been released before. The BBC, that venerable broadcaster adored by grandmas across the globe, is trying something new: Its Worldwide arm is putting select episodes of one of the BBC's content jewels, Doctor Who, online as a paid video-on-demand service on Facebook .

Blockbuster spent a significant part of last year ignoring its impending demise. Then-CEO Jim Keyes argued that Netflix was not competition and that the startup had nothing to do with Blockbuster's financial troubles. Keyes said with a straight face that Blockbuster was undergoing an Apple-like comeback and that bankruptcy was out of the question

(PhysOrg.com) -- The eye of the peacock mantis shrimp has led an international team of researchers to develop a two-part waveplate that could improve CD, DVD, blu-ray and holographic technology, creating even higher definition and larger storage density.

On Thurdsay, DVD rental giant Redbox announced that it will expand its offering to include video games at more than 21,000 of its kiosks nationwide. The new service will launch Friday, and include titles from the Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, and Playstation 3, all for roughly $2 per day

Over Memorial Day weekend, blockbuster sequels such as The Hangover Part II, Kung Fu Panda 2, and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides soared at the box office. Unsurprisingly, prequels to these films also earned a boost in sales at the home box office, thanks to consumers looking to "quickly catch up on missed movies," according to an Amazon spokesperson, who added that all three of the franchises showed up on Amazon.com's top 30 best-sellers list for Instant Video