Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome is coming home any way you want, YouTube's up first

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- From Universal Cable Productions and the award-winning producing team of the critically acclaimed series "Battlestar Galactica" comes the all-new Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome Unrated Edition. The new spin-off film is packed with spectacular visual effects and cutting edge CGI and stars Luke Pasqualino ("The Borgias") as a young Captain William Adama in the hard-hitting tale of the first Cylon war. Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome will be available on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, DVD, On Demand and Digital Download on February 19, 2013.

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Fans will first be able to view Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome when it premieres exclusively on Machinima's premium channel, Machinima Prime (http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaPrime), beginning November 9, 2012. It will be presented as 10 episode chapters set to run through February 2013 and be followed by a two-hour movie premiere on Syfy. A special never-before-seen unrated version of this explosive broadcast event will then be available on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, DVD and Digital Download.

An all-new chapter in the "Battlestar Galactica" saga, Blood & Chrome takes place in the midst of the first Cylon war. As the battle between humans and their creation, the sentient robotic Cylons, rages across the 12 colonial worlds, a young, talented fighter pilot, William Adama, finds himself assigned to one of the most powerful battlestars in the Colonial fleet: the Galactica. Though Adama quickly finds himself at odds with his co-pilot, the battle weary officer Coker (Ben Cotton, "Alcatraz"), the two men must set their differences aside when a routine escort mission with an enigmatic passenger (Lili Bord?n, "Silent Witness") turns dangerous and becomes a pivotal one for the desperate fleet.

The Blu-ray™ Combo Pack allows consumers to watch Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome Unrated Edition anytime, anywhere on the platform of their choice. It includes a Blu-ray™ disc, a DVD, a Digital Copy, and UltraViolet™ for the ultimate, complete viewing experience.

Blu-ray™ disc unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring perfect hi-def picture and perfect hi-def sound.
DVD offers the flexibility and convenience of playing the movie in more places, both at home and while away.
Digital Copy provides consumers with a choice of formats from a variety of partners, including options to watch on iPhone®, iPad®, Android, computers and more.
UltraViolet™ is the revolutionary way for consumers to collect their movies and TV shows in the cloud. UltraViolet™ lets consumers instantly stream and download to tablets, smartphones, computers and TVs. Now available in both the United States and Canada.
BONUS FEATURES EXCLUSIVE TO Blu-rayTM COMBO PACK:

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BONUS FEATURES (BLU-RAY™ and DVD):

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BLOOD & CHROME VISUAL EFFECTS: Discover how the groundbreaking use of visual effects brought the world of "Battlestar Galactica" to life like you've never seen before!
TECHNICAL INFORMATION – BLU-RAY™ COMBO PACK:
Street Date: February 19, 2013
Copyright: 2013 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Selection Number: 61125363(U.S.); 61125469(Canada)
Running time: 97 Minutes
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Widescreen
Rating: Not rated
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French
Sound: 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio

TECHNICAL INFORMATION – DVD:
Street Date: February 19, 2013
Copyright: 2013 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Selection Number: 61124481(U.S); 61124478(Canada)
Running time: 97 Minutes
Layers: Dual Layer
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
Rating: Not rated
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1

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Linux Preloaded: Coming Soon to a PC Near You

It's no secret that many here in the Linux blogosphere greeted Windows 8 with jubilation -- not because they had any intention of using it, but because of the opportunity they think it represents for Linux to capture a greater proportion of mainstream users.

That, indeed, was the hot topic du jour last week, but this week -- now that the Win 8 dust has begun to settle -- the conversation has shifted slightly. Specifically, bloggers are pondering the growing assortment of PCs that are coming with Linux already preloaded.

"System76 debuts a sleek, all-in-one desktop PC featuring Ubuntu Linux" was the recent headline that sparked the conversation over at PCWorld, but it has a long line of predecessors, including stories focusing on Linux-preloaded devices from Asus, from Dell and others.

There's no denying Linux-preloaded options are more numerous today than they have been. What does it all mean for our favorite operating system? That's what Linux Girl has been trying to figure out.

"Linux-friendly vendors and OEMs are long due to the market, since home Linux users are growing in number after the OS conquered the supercomputer and server segments," Google+ blogger Gonzalo Velasco C. told Linux Girl down at the blogosphere's popular G+ Grill. "Non-MS-Windows machines are, each day, more common, and many customers are applauding this trend -- just check any social network or blog and count the plus ones and thumbs up."

The question on many minds now, he added, is how prices should compare between a machine powered by a free OS such as Linux and one running a (more or less identical) proprietary one.

"For sure, having before you two identical computers, one with a libre OS and the other a proprietary one, the minimal price difference should be the cost of the proprietary OS license," Gonzalo Velasco C. opined. "Nothing less than that is acceptable for us."

In fact, "making the machines cheaper, or donating a Linux PC to a public school for every, say, 10 machines sold, would be a very nice policy," he added.

"Preloaded Linux is the gateway to wider acceptance of Linux," suggested Google+ blogger Linux Rants. "It's that simple."

Whereas "the consensus seems to be that Windows is easier to install and use than Linux, most of the people that think that never had to install Windows on their computer or mess around with Windows drivers, and they have never installed Linux," he offered.

In fact, "the truth of the matter is that Windows is easier to install than Linux because Windows is already there when the computer shows up from the OEM," Linux Rants explained. "A computer preloaded with Linux takes the hardest part about Linux out of the equation."

All that's missing now is public relations, Linux Rants added.

"The companies that are preloading Linux on their computers need to advertise the benefits of Linux over Windows, and they have to do it a whole lot," he explained.

"Microsoft is spending billions on marketing for Windows 8, but there's no equivalent for Linux," he noted. "Most people haven't even heard of Linux, and those that have usually have only heard the false rumors that have been around since the 90s.

"That preconception has to be changed," Linux Rants concluded. "Preloaded computers are the first step."

Indeed, "I think this is a good start, but I want to see how it plays out," Google+ blogger Kevin O'Brien agreed.

To wit: "Will the Linux option be equally accessible on the web site, or will it present 'We recommend Windows' and bury the Linux option on a page that is not linked to from anywhere on the site?" O'Brien explained. "If you call on the phone, will the sales reps only know about Windows and deny knowledge of any Linux option?

"We've seen this before, so I will reserve judgment," he concluded.

Similarly, "it is nice to see PCs selling with Linux preloaded, but I would like to see how well they sell before I start celebrating," consultant and Slashdot blogger Gerhard Mack agreed.

In order for the "preloaded" trend to continue, Linux users will have to commit to buying such machines, Slashdot blogger hairyfeet asserted.

Typically, "Linux users won't BUY from System76, or Dell, or anybody else selling a Linux built machine, because they want the economies of scale and the 'Windows Tax Break' that comes from a Windows system preloaded with trialware," hairyfeet explained.

"Of course by doing this, not only do they give MSFT more sales to show the OEMs how Linux is a waste of time, they also show the OEMs that making Linux drivers is pointless since those units don't sell," he added. "They really are their own worst enemy."

Not everyone saw it that way, however.

"Every major OEM ships GNU/Linux PCs," asserted blogger Robert Pogson, for example. "They have to, because Wintel is on the decline."

For the last three quarters, in fact, "growth in unit shipments of Wintel has been flat or declining," he said. "Consumers only have so much money they will invest in computing, and Android/Linux can satisfy every member of the family for the price of one desktop or notebook."

Today, "the world is finally producing hardware and software that works for the end user and not for M$," Pogson added. "You can buy smartphones, tablets, all-in-ones, notebooks, desktops and cloud solutions all using Free Software. You just have to know where to find it."

Over time, "it's the only way those retailers will get the message," he concluded. "Every Wintel PC they don't sell is another message."

Katherine Noyes has been writing from behind Linux Girl's cape since late 2007, but she knows how to be a reporter in real life, too. She's particularly interested in space, science, open source software and geeky things in general. You can also find her on Twitter and Google+.

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