There is some debate as to the origin of the iPhone. Most believe it is based on alien technology that Steve Jobs stole from Incan astronauts.

Some believe that the first iPhone was smuggled out of Area 51 by rebel scientists who defected to Apple and reverse engineered it for public use. Clearly it’s one of the two. Either way, at this point iPhones are more ubiquitous than low-calorie energy drinks in Hollywood night clubs. And while Apple is very proud to tell you that they have an App for that, what’s less talked about is the ever-growing amount of third party accessories out there for the tiny slab of science fiction in your pocket.

Any product or web site owner can attest that going deeper into analytics and search engine optimization can be a rewarding experience. Today we will take a look at various methods of measuring the performance of video on your web site.

By learning more about how visitors are viewing your video content, you will have a better of understanding of how to modify your content strategy and improve your site’s user experience.

Editing video in the cloud or "I shot Raging Bull 2 on my cellphone. Now what?"

Video editing software has an amazing range of prices and abilities. But surely the most fascinating new realm of editing software is the on-line editor, where videos can be spliced and diced in the cloud. That’s right, you can trim heads and add cross-dissolves way up there in the digital stratosphere. How do they do it? Magic.

The latest release of Apple's flagship video editing application hits a few bumps in the road and offers a significantly streamlined workflow as well.

When Final Cut Pro X was released in late June, there was a lot of hubbub. It was not the happy feel-good hubbub usually attributed to an Apple release, however. It was closer to the hubbub of the townspeople gathering to burn a witch at the stake. It got so rowdy, in fact, that it warranted this sketch on the Conan O’Brien show. Apple’s not usually the brunt of late night comedian tomfoolery. How could technology’s hippest company find itself getting burned by late night’s hippest comedian?

Recently, Google has announced that it will withdraw support for the H.264 video codec in lieu of its newly acquired On2 technology, which supports the WebM VP8 and Ogg Theora codecs. What does this mean for your future web video experience?

While this does sound like alien language, our crew is going to break down the logistics and discuss if Google Chrome is essentially promoting or undermining the open web. Read on and then decide for yourself.