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Expansion into mobile Web services includes N-Gage gaming service and “Share on Ovi” social-networking site. Nokia , the world’s largest cell phone maker, started to roll out its online gaming service N-Gage on Tuesday as it expands into mobile Internet services. Nokia also opened its social-networking site…
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Morgan Gillis discusses the LiMo Foundation’s first mobile Linux platform release and why it matters that Nokia bought Trolltech. On Monday, the LiMo Foundation, an industry consortium that wants to put Linux technology onto mobile handsets, announced the first release of its shared platform. The foundation also…
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New York-based cable provider unveils service that enables subscribers to watch new-release movies on demand with purchase of a DVD. Cablevision Systems and Popcorn Home Entertainment are set to unveil a first-of-its-kind service on Monday that enables cable subscribers to watch new-release movies on demand with the purchase…
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The Fox primetime series Don’t Forget the Lyrics will get some casting help from a new companion online game. The Fox primetime series Don’t Forget the Lyrics will get some casting help from a new companion online game being developed by the show’s producer, RDF USA, a unit…
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The LiMo Foundation’s mobile Linux platform will be released next month, but the API is available to developers immediately. The LiMo Foundation has announced the first release of its mobile Linux platform. The foundation is one of several industry consortia seeking to create a standardized approach to…
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New risk-ranking system reaffirms smoking, alcohol, sunlight as leading risk factors, but allays concerns about others. Drinking coffee, using mobile phones or having breast implants is unlikely to cause cancer, according to a new risk-ranking system devised by an Australian cancer specialist to debunk popular myths. The…
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Former Viacom chief Frank Biondi among Icahn’s nominees for Motorola board; company says it will review candidates on the list. Activist investor Carl Icahn said on Friday he plans to nominate former Viacom chief Frank Biondi and WR Hambrecht’s chairman along with two other directors to Motorola’s board….
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Swedish networking-gear maker always willing to look at a deal, but prefers to develop its own products, says CEO. Chief Executive Carl-Henric Svanberg said on Friday the Swedish firm would eye any assets put up for sale by U.S. rival Motorola, but would be “very cautious” about any…
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Simulation in Electronic Arts’ video game predicts Pats will beat Giants by eight points in Sunday’s NFL championship. The New England Patriots will beat the New York Giants by a score of 38-30 in the Super Bowl, at least according to the popular Madden NFL 08 football video…
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Video game from Take-Two lands the first “game of the year” prize from Game Critics Awards judges. BioShock, which captivated video game fans with its tale of an underwater utopia gone wrong, took the top honor from the Game Critics Awards on Thursday. Released last August…
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Rise in quarterly profit more than offset steep TV price falls for the third-largest flat-screen television maker. Japanese tech conglomerate Sharp Electronics reported a 5.5 percent rise in quarterly operating profit to a record high, as rivals delayed opening new plants, slowing price declines for the big LCD…
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Full restoration of services expected to take about a week; outsourcing industry plays down disruption. India’s Internet services were operating at about 80 percent of capacity on Friday after breaks in undersea cables disrupted Web access, and normal services could be restored in a week, an industry official…
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Full restoration of services expected to take about a week; outsourcing industry plays down disruption. India’s Internet services were operating at about 80 percent of capacity on Friday after breaks in undersea cables disrupted Web access, and normal services could be restored in a week, an industry official…
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Despite delaying two games, company keeps revenue estimates in line with Wall Street targets due to strong sales of Rock Band. Top video game publisher Electronic Arts lowered its profit forecast Thursday as it delayed Mercenaries 2 and a new Battlefield title, sending its shares down 6 percent….
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Company says it might consider busting into pieces to revive its ailing cell phone business. But is it the right move? Maybe Carl Icahn was right about Motorola. The company, which practically invented the cell phone market in the ’80s, is considering spinning off its beleaguered…
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Company says it might consider busting into pieces to revive its ailing cell phone business. But is it the right move? Maybe Carl Icahn was right about Motorola. The company, which practically invented the cell phone market in the ’80s, is considering spinning off its beleaguered…
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Science fiction show, which originally aired online, will be the first TV show to feature live-action actors with CGI sets. Sci Fi Channel has green-lighted Sanctuary, the first television series to use live-action actors against virtual sets in the style of the features 300 and Sin City. …
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Film scheduled for July release is basis for game being developed by Brash Entertainment. Brash Entertainment is developing a video game based on the upcoming movie Space Chimps, from Vanguard Animation and Starz Media. The Chimps game, which has been in development for more than a year,…
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Games help resuscitate careers of many film and TV actors, whose distinctive voices can make them a hot commodity the game world. You may know actor Keith David for starring opposite Kurt Russell in the 1982 horror film The Thing or for his Tony Award-winning role in the…
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Developer of the Linux kernel says improvements in power-management, energy-diagnosis tools are in the offing. The infrastructure and tools required to make Linux a green operating system are now in place, according to Linux leader Linus Torvalds, who was in Melbourne this week attending Australia’s largest Linux conference….
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Japanese electronics maker reports healthy demand for Panasonic TVs and cameras, sticks by annual forecast lower than analysts’. Panasonic maker Matsushita Electric Industrial reported a 22 percent gain in quarterly operating profit on brisk demand for its digital cameras and flat televisions, and it stood by its annual…
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Holiday demand for cameras, camcorders helps and game division revives, but concern over U.S. economy, rising yen lingers. Sony, maker of PlayStation game gear and Vaio PCs, posted a small rise in quarterly operating profit and cut its outlook as weaker markets eat into its investments and a…
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The end of analog broadcasts is closer than you think. Here’s the lowdown on what you need to know so you don’t miss a show. Editor’s note: This is an updated version of an FAQ first published in September. faq In a little over a year,…
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The end of analog broadcasts is closer than you think. Here’s the lowdown on what you need to know so you don’t miss a show. Editor’s note: This is an updated version of an FAQ first published in September. faq In a little over a year,…
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Viewers will be able to download up to 10 bingo cards a day on GSN.com, then play along with the broadcast. GSN is launching Bingo America, a new 40-episode half-hour interactive game show series to be hosted by actor Patrick Duffy. Bingo America combines elements of…
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U.S. video-on-demand firm strikes agreement with children’s entertainment specialist for rights to a selection of programming. U.S. video-on-demand Webcaster ReelTime.com has struck an agreement with children’s entertainment specialist Nelvana for rights to a selection of its cartoons. The agreement will see ReelTime.com acquire Nelvana titles including Jacob…
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Executive producer of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” will launch “family-friendly” platform for user-generated content, marketers. Veteran reality TV producer Vin Di Bona is launching Reality.tv, a Web site offering an advertiser-friendly spin on user-generated content. The site will be powered by Dave Networks social networking and video…
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Earnings below expectations as company cites flash-memory competition, price drops, and HD DVD woes. Japanese electronics group Toshiba posted a worse-than-expected 25 percent drop in quarterly operating profit after tumbling flash memory chip prices ate into margins. The world’s No. 2 NAND flash memory chipmaker now expects…
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Twenty-somethings series has aired on the Web since fall. It will make a mainstream debut next month amid NBC’s midseason tweaks. NBC has set a new premiere date and a new time slot for Quarterlife. The acquired Internet series will launch on Tuesday, February 26, at 10…
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PlayNow music-download service for mobile phones will soon include content from Sony BMG, Warner Music, EMI, others. Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said it had signed deals with 10 music labels to add content to its PlayNow service, which lets users download music via their mobile phones. …
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Online retailer says it will begin an international roll-out this year of its digital music store. Online retailer Amazon.com said Sunday it will begin an international roll-out this year of its digital music store that offers songs without copy-protection technology known as digital rights management. Amazon…
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The company has become the latest operator to reveal it is investigating technology designed to improve 3G coverage indoors. Wireless carrier Vodafone Group is testing femtocell technology, which uses mini base stations in homes and small offices to improve indoor 3G coverage. The larger version of this…
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Volatile yen makes Sony execs nervous, but PS3 demand is finally showing signs of picking up, says Howard Stringer. Sony is performing well but is concerned about the strength of the Japanese yen, Sony Chief Executive Howard Stringer said on Friday. “There is always an impact on exports….
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Sony Computer Entertainment America is offering popular MTV programming on the Universal Media Disc for PSPs, marking the first collaboration between Sony and a major TV content provider. The Universal Media Disc, a proprietary format for Sony’s PlayStation Portable, failed as a movie format. But Sony’s continued attempts…
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Holiday sales of the Wii and DS game consoles help company more than double fourth-quarter operating profit. Robust holiday sales of its Wii and DS game machines helped Nintendo more than double its quarterly operating profit and prompted it to raise its outlook above market expectations. Operating…
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Formerly soaring growth expected to slow to more realistic levels this year and beyond, market researcher says. Market researcher IDC expects growth in the global market for mobile phones to slow to single digits from this year onwards after unit sales rose 11.6 percent last quarter, it said…
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Last.fm got a lot of ink for what really was a half step, says CNET News.com’s Charles Cooper. Digital music consumers are still waiting to see the real deal. Wall Street’s been manic and office pools are springing up around the country wagering when CNBC pitchman Jim Cramer…
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Take-Two Interactive Software will release the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto IV video game on April 29. Take-Two Interactive Software said Thursday that it will release the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto IV video game on April 29, sending its shares up about 11 percent. The announcement lays…
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New German law that bans online gaming and most betting said by EU to thwart foreign gaming-market competition. The European Commission is set to step up legal action against Germany next week for thwarting foreign competition in the country’s gaming markets, sources with knowledge of the decision said…
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Consumer spending for console and portable games netted $8.64 billion, a 34 percent increase from 2006, with Halo 3 in the lead. DVD sales might have slipped in 2007, but another key segment of the home entertainment market had a banner year: video games. Sales of video…
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Offerings could include MP3 files for sale or for free as part of an ad-supported service, news report says. Web portal Yahoo is in early discussions with major record labels to offer an online music service, the Associated Press reported. The report, dated late Wednesday, quoted two…
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Sony becomes the first major studio to license niche and older DVD titles for production and distribution through service that presses and ships discs to order. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has become the first major studio to license niche and older DVD titles for production and distribution…
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