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Apple to work with record label on 'Cocktail'

Tue, 07/28/2009 - 17:56 by Jaspreet Virk

New York, July 28: Apple Inc. is all set to overhaul its product lineup. In an effort to increase sales of digital music, the consumer-electronics maker is in talks with four major recording labels to create interactive features supplementing music downloads.

Video game “Tetris” celebrates silver anniversary

Sun, 06/07/2009 - 11:44 by Camilla Abad

Moscow, June 7: The well-loved video game “Tetris” celebrated its 25th year of giving fun and entertainment all over the world Saturday.

5 Steps to a Ship-Shape iTunes Library

Sat, 04/25/2009 - 15:06 by Narinder Singh

Here are five simple steps to organize your iTunes Library.

Sony debuts 'Terminator' Twitter game

Wed, 04/22/2009 - 10:54 by Inderjit Singh

Culver City -- Sony Pictures Releasing International says it has created its first movie-based game for the Twitter social networking platform.

The announcement of the "Terminator Salvation" Twitter game was made Monday by Sal Ladestro, executive vice president of marketing for Sony Pictures Releasing International.

BBC's iPlayer Goes HD

Tue, 04/21/2009 - 16:07 by Narinder Singh

BBC's iPlayer is going HD (high-definition) now, along with a few more exciting features such as resizable windows, enhanced video quality and compatibilty with almost all systems.

Mo' Blu-rays, Mo' Money … Mo' Problems?

Wed, 04/01/2009 - 16:26 by Anders Bylund

The DVD format is starting to show its age, so Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) is moving on up to fancier formats. But a better picture ain't free no more -- and it's getting more expensive.

Your Cash Is No Good Here

Tue, 03/24/2009 - 22:47 by Anders Bylund
The market crash has created a slew of brand-new buyout opportunities. Some great companies have seen their stocks dropping to the seafloor, ready to be picked up for pennies on the dollar by investors and corporate raiders alike. But times have changed for the buyers, too: Loans are harder to come by, so they can't always find the necessary credit to finalize the deal.

Warner withdraws music videos from YouTube

Mon, 12/22/2008 - 11:21 by Pallavi Kulkarni

New York, United States, December 22: Warner record company has pulled out thousands of music videos from the YouTube video sharing Web site. The decision of Warner’s withdrawal from YouTube was made after the contract negotiations were breached.

Nintendo’s Wii tops Black Friday electronics sales

Mon, 12/01/2008 - 13:38 by Camilla Abad

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.

Blockbuster launches new Set-Top Box; MediaPoint player

Wed, 11/26/2008 - 13:32 by Shikha P

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 Appoints Papermaster As Incharge Of iPod Unit

Thu, 11/06/2008 - 08:34 by Jaspreet Kaur

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.

Mark will be managing the iPhone and iPod development segment. He will be taking place of iPod senior VP Tony Faddell.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs said, “Mark is a seasoned leader and is going to be an excellent addition to our senior management team.”

Till last month, Papermaster was working with IBM as a part of the company’s elite Integration & Values team. He was also a key expert in IBM’s Power microprocessor architecture.

As per reports, Papermaster has been accused of violating a noncompete contract that does not allow him to work in a rival company within a year of leaving his job at IBM.

Netflix ‘Watch Instantly’ Launched

Mon, 11/03/2008 - 22:48 by Jaspreet Kaur

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.

This is a good option for those who want to navigate away from iTunes. It is one more step ahead in beta development.

‘Watch Instantly’ is a strategy which will aim at gaining a chunk of Apple’s share in the media currently.

Netflix is trying to make the users resist from buying content through iTunes. Their basic purpose is to try and make the people forget Quicktime and iTunes completely.

The new system by Netflix is the one that integrates Microsoft Silverlight technology into a custom client which then goes into the web browser.

After installing the requisite components, the Netflix account displays a ‘Play’ button next to the content that can be played.