Digital Entertainment

United States, December 1: Shoppers eagerly look forward to Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving for low prices and eye-popping discounts. Black Friday marks the start of the holiday shopping season and this year it was the Wii game console, which appeared as the hottest item that people loved to own or gift to others.

United States, November 26: Now you get another good option while browsing the on demand movies market on net, which otherwise is majorly dominated by Netflix. Blockbuster, the famous online DVD-rental chain, in collaboration with 2Wire has launched, 2Wire MediaPoint digital-media player that would allow users to access the Blockbuster OnDemand content.

Apple has roped in Mark Papermaster, a former employer IBM, for providing his expertise as the senior VP for devices hardware engineering. The move comes despite the fact that Papermaster was sued by IBM last week for violation of a noncompete agreement.

Now Mac users can enjoy Netflix, as a version of the ‘Watch Instantly’ program has been launched by the company. All the users just need to do is, opt for the beta program, download Microsoft Silverlight and then create an account.

Sony, one of the world's leading electronics manufacturer, has announced the launch of yet another electronic book reader in November, this year.

As Hannah Montana would sing, it's the best of both worlds.

Disney (NYSE: DIS) and CBS (NYSE: CBS) are teaming up with Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) to offer several of their shows, including Hannah Montana and CSI, as digital streams to Netflix subscribers. Episodes will be available the day after they air.

Boca Raton, Fla. -- Several teachers in Palm Beach County, Fla., may soon lose their jobs for allegedly posting questionable materials on the Web site Facebook.com, officials say.

Apple Inc. has made history on its way to becoming the top music store in the United States. The company’s iTunes music store pushed ahead of previous leader Wal-Mart, becoming the first digital music selling company to go ahead of the mammoth retail outfit.

eMusic, the world's second biggest online digital music store after iTunes accused Apple yesterday of being anti-competitive if it goes ahead with its plans of bundling free access to its iTunes catalogue with every iPod music player it sells.

Apple Inc. is reported to be in talks with major record labels to offer free access to its iTunes music library to customers who pay extra for an iPod or iPhone according to a report published in The Financial Times on Wednesday.

We all are aware that smoking is hazardous to one’s health. But now it is being reported that prolonged exposure to second-hand smoke can cause serious damage to your Nintendo Wii.

Electronic Arts Inc., the world's largest publisher of computer games announced on Thursday that it has launched a hostile offer for rival Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. valuing it at $2 billion.

The U.S. video games industry soared an astounding 43% in 2007 with record sales in every product category, according to a report released by the NPD group on Thursday.

Napster Inc., the pioneer of digital music said on Sunday that in the coming spring it will convert its entire music downloads to MP3 format. All single tracks and albums will be made available exclusively in MP3 format, said the company in a press release.