Small Movie Theaters Get Creative to Fund Digital Cinema Transition
From barbecues to crowd funding to raffle tickets, small town theaters are doing what they can to raise funds to convert theaters from film to digital projection systems. The movie-industry started...
View ArticleNike’s FuelBand Follow Up To Include Heart Rate Monitor, Android App Coming
It’s been a pretty long time since we heard any worthwhile information about Nike’s FuelBand followup, but as the rumored release timeframe nears, additional snippets are leaking out. According to...
View ArticleHearing Loss Is On The Rise In Teens
Rocking a pair of pricey earbuds? Well, there’s no shame in being excited, but don’t celebrate by cranking that sound up. You could bust the delicate circuitry in that noggin of yours. Studies show...
View ArticleApple’s iRadio Still Awaiting Label Signatures
Ahead of Apple’s WWDC event in June, the company is again running into obstacles with its iRadio service. According to the Financial Times, music labels are still reluctant to sign on with Apple...
View ArticleStar Wars Episode VII to Film in the U.K.
Lucasfilm has announced that as with all of the films in the series, Star Wars: Episode VII will be filmed in the United Kingdom. While the Star Wars films are known for doing some location shooting –...
View ArticleIs Elon Musk the Real Life Version of Iron Man?
There is no question that the founder of Tesla Motors, Elon Musk, comes up with some crazy ideas, but could he be the real life version of Tony Stark, also known as Iron Man? ValueWalk put together an...
View ArticleNetflix Reveals Moment of Bluth: Get Your Arrested Development S4 Preview Here
Hooray! The wait to find out what happened to Michael Bluth (Jason Bateman) and his developmentally arrested kin is almost over, thanks to Netflix. All the dysfunctional family fun we can handle will...
View ArticlePreview Mania Continues! Whedon’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Promo Vid (and Vine)...
As if there wasn’t enough to look forward to. Not only is Arrested Development heading this way in a couple of weeks, but now we’re looking at another brilliant piece of entertainment heading our way...
View ArticleGoogle Nabs Universal and Sony for Music Streaming Service
Google’s subscription-based music service will take shape at tomorrow’s I/O conference in San Francisco. According to The Verge, the search giant has signed licensing deals with Universal Music Group...
View Article5G Speeds: The New Digital Dividing Line Between the Haves and Have Nots
The news of Samsung’s successful 5G technology tests is positively droolworthy. According to the company, the data can travel at more than a GB per second over a distance of more than a mile. This...
View ArticleGoogle All Access Streaming Music Service Announced
Google announced at Google I/O 2013 this morning announced its new streaming music service called All Access. Using algorithms, Google is going to help you discover new music based off of the tracks...
View ArticleGoogle All Access Music Streaming: Is It a Spotify Killer?
To think Google would ignore the major opportunity that music streaming presents would be foolish. In fact, pre-I/O rumors pretty much nailed the fact that the company was striking deals and...
View ArticleGoogle Play Music All Access Hands-On: Enough to Take on Spotify?
Before Apple and any other big name company jumps into the busy music streaming world, Google introduced its own service at I/O on Wednesday. The platform, called Google Play Music All Access, is a...
View ArticlePilot Blames iPhone For Interference With Airplane’s Navigation
Did an iPhone actually interfere with an airplane’s navigation during flight? That’s the claim that went out over the Web yesterday, as Bloomberg reported on a small regional airliner whose compasses...
View ArticleApple iRadio Service Held Up By Dispute Over Skipping Songs
Apple’s upcoming iRadio service is still being held up by negotiation breakdowns, with the iPhone maker still unable to reach an agreement with Sony Music. According to a fresh report on Friday, the...
View ArticleGeorgia Tech’s New Online Master’s Program Costs Just $7,000
Can’t afford $40,000+ to get a master’s degree in computer science? Well, how about $7,000? That’s the tuition price for a new degree program from Georgia Institute of Technology and Silicon Valley...
View ArticleAmtrak Boosts Onboard Wi-Fi, Goes Broadband
Do you commute via Amtrak? Then you might know the horrors known as Amtrak Wi-Fi. Indeed, the railroad has taken a lot of heat over spotty Internet access, but news came in this week that things are...
View ArticlePandora Premieres Lets Users Listen to Albums Before They’re Out
Pandora has a new Premieres station, sponsored by T-Mobile, that lets users listen to full albums a week before they launch. Think of it as a way to drum up hype in new music, to gauge user interest...
View ArticleSpotify Introduces Spotify 50 and Social 50 Streaming Charts
To improve your listening experience and foster better discovery, Spotify is rolling out new Spotify 50 and Social 50 charts, essentially a Hot 100-style breakdown of the most popular songs across the...
View ArticleInventor Settles “GIF” vs. “JIF” Pronunciation Debate
Do you call it GIF (with a hard “g,” like “gift”) or JIF (like the peanut butter)? That’s one of the tech world’s age-old questions, but that debate over pronunciation has been settled now once and...
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