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Tuesday’s announcement of a content-streaming deal between Netflix and Relativity Media, the latter a Hollywood production company that makes mainstream flicks such as “Get Him to the Greek,” “Grown Ups,” and “Robin Hood,” is welcome news for subscribers of the movie-rental service. It means that Netflix members will be able to stream Relativity titles to their TVs and computers sooner than before. Rather than waiting (in some cases) years after a movie’s DVD release before they can watch the title online, members will only have to wait months.

Numerous reports have surfaced stating that Movie Gallery Inc., the parent company for GameCrazy and movie rental service Hollywood video, will be shutting down all of its U.S-based stores over the next few months.

Apple is bragging it has sold 1 million iPads just days after its iPad 3G went on sale last Friday. The announcement comes less than a month after Apple began shipping the Wi-Fi only version to customers on April 3. In addition to preliminary sales figures, Apple also said that iPad users have already downloaded 12 million apps for the iPad, and 1.5 million e-books.

Hackers have been keeping busy with the new iPad 3G this weekend. The result: a proof of concept that a (jailbroken) iPad 3G can send SMS text messages, and work with other wireless carrier’s networks.

THQ is teaming with cable network SyFy to create a movie based on the publisher’s popular Red Faction franchise. The deal also includes the network’s involvement in the next game, and a possible TV series if the movie performs well.

In a relatively light Patch Tuesday, Microsoft closed holes that could allow a poisoned Excel or Movie Maker file to install malware on a vulnerable PC. However, a new flaw involving VBScript and Windows Help files that can be targeted through Internet Explorer remains unfixed.

While filming on the movie is set to conclude this month, Kotaku has discovered that Resident Evil: Afterlife–the fourth film in Resident Evil movie franchise–will be delayed from its original August 2010 release date to January 2011. AceShowBiz reports that the reason for the delay is the post-production work necessary for director Paul W.S. Anderson.

Capcom’s upcoming flight-shooter Dark Void isn’t even out yet (it’s due January 12) but it’s already attracted the attention of Hollywood elite. Capcom announced earlier today that they had reached an agreement with Brad Pitt’s film production company, Plan B Entertainment. While his company’s involvement with the game doesn’t guarantee the superstar actor will appear in the movie–Plan B has produced non-Pitt movies like The Time Traveler’s Wife and Running With Scissors–Capcom’s announcement states that Dark Void will be “developed as a sci-fi action franchise and potential starring vehicle for Pitt.”

Today, Google released the source code for Chrome OS and promised that devices will be shipping in about a year, in time for the 2010 holiday season. Chrome OS will run only on devices specifically manufactured for it and Google is dictating to manufacturers the hardware specifications. For instance, Chrome OS devices will be netbooks, will not include a hard drive, will have only solid state disks, will rely on specified WiFi chipsets/adapters for connectivity and must have full-sized keyboards, says Sundar Pichai, Google’s vice president of product management.

The New York Daily News has a story (found on Kotaku) of two criminals who have besmirched the Mario Brothers’ name more than anything before. Yes, even more than the movie and the CD-i games (both on YouTube).