'The Hobbit' in 48fps

HTC and Sprint separately launch audio-video streaming services, Cisco kills off the Flip video camera, and Peter Jackson will shoot "The Hobbit" in 48 frames per second to create better image quality.

by Natali Morris

April 13, 2011 8:28 AM PDT Follow @natalimorris

'The Hobbit' in 48fps

Links from Wednesday's episode of Loaded

Cisco Systems shuts down production of the Flip video camera
You can now rent movies in your browser through Vudu
HTC launches the Sensation with a video-streaming service called HTC Watch
Nokia releases two new phones with Anna, the newest iteration of Symbian
Sprint kicks off a streaming music service and store called Music Plus
Microsoft hopes to rival Google Maps Street View with Bing Maps Streetside, which has started image capture in London
The Firesay Firefox extension lets you use voice control in Facebook
Apple announces Final Cut Pro X
The upcoming Tolkien movie "The Hobbit" will be shot at 48 frames per second--doubling the norm