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World’s Largest Glasses-Free 3D TV Is 200-Inches of Awesome (Gizmodo)
Developed by The Japanese National Institute of Information and Communications in conjunction with JVC Kenwood, the world's largest glasses-free 3D TV is a massive 200-inch auto-st... More
RealD shares slump as Samsung exits 3D TV deal (Reuters)
RealD Inc's shares fell as much as 14 percent in extended trade after the licensor of 3D technologies said Samsung Electronics pulled out of an agreement to make television panels ... More
Apple Confirms iOS 5 Bugs Causing Battery Issues for Some iPhones (All Things Digital)
“A small number of customers have reported lower than expected battery life on iOS 5 devices,” Apple said in a statement to AllThingsD. “We have found a few bugs that are aff... More
Apple Confirms iOS 5 Bugs Causing Battery Issues for Some iPhones (All Things Digital)
“A small number of customers have reported lower than expected battery life on iOS 5 devices,” Apple said in a statement to AllThingsD. “We have found a few bugs that are aff... More
Rovi Powers New Online Video Service from Leading Entertainment Group in China (Rovi)
Rovi and Mei Ah Digital Technology Ltd., one of the companies in Mei Ah Entertainment Group, announced on Nov. 2 a plan to launch a new Chinese online video-on-demand (VOD) service... More
Game Changing? Check Out Tunecore’s New Publishing Administration Service (Digital Music News)
There are multiple PROs [performing rights organizations] in the US, and overlapping societies all over Europe…It’s immensely complicated and time-consuming for the little guy,... More
EMI and Echo Nest create a ‘sandbox’ for app developers (Los Angeles Times)
On Thursday the Massachusetts-based [Echo Nest] and EMI Music are launching a digital “sandbox” designed to give developers a one-stop shop for building applications based on E... More
Earnings Preview: Live Nation 3Q seen up slightly (AP via BusinessWeek)
Concert promoter and ticketing giant Live Nation Entertainment Inc. may provide a glimpse of sales trends at the end of its all-important summer concert season when it reports its ... More
Wal-Mart’s Black Friday Sales Start This Weekend (The Street)
Customers can sign up today on Walmart.com or Facebook to receive Black Friday details when they are released, and on Saturday the company will host an early holiday event. The sal... More
DEG Launches Blu-ray Promo On Facebook (TWICE)
The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) announced Tuesday the launch of a new Blu-ray Disc promotional sweepstakes on Facebook sponsored by representatives of the motion picture and ... More
New Apple Store app launches Thursday; here’s how it will change Apple’s retail operations (BGR)
On Thursday, Apple’s new retail store app for iOS will launch, and it will bring two major features with it. First, it will enable online ordering with retail store pick up. This... More
Why Amazon Had Cloud Music App Pulled From the App Store (Mashable)
It turns out Apple wasn’t responsible for the disappearance of the Amazon Cloud Player app aMusic from the App Store. The app was removed at Amazon’s request….... More
GameStop’s Android gaming tablets get official at 200 stores in soft launch (Engadget)
Android slates gussied up with pre-installed video games? We must be talking Sony here, right? Wrong. Turns out, this is what GameStop’s prexy had in mind when he spilled the bea... More
Vivendi Entertainment Selects Rentrak for On-Demand Measurement (Rentrak)
“As Vivendi Entertainment seeks to grow its video-on-demand offering, it is essential we have viewer insights into how our films are being consumed in order to optimize usage and... More
Kiwis Crack Down on Music Piracy (NZ)
United States record companies have launched a crackdown on Kiwi internet pirates, demanding New Zealand internet providers send warning notices to about 100 customers. Most of the... More
EA estimates 5 million copies of ‘Battlefield 3’ sold, says stability issues solved (Ars Technica)
EA has announced that the game has sold an estimated 5 million copies worldwide in its first week of availability. That’s a big success by any metric, although we're curious abou... More
UltraViolet on eBay? No big deal (Los Angeles Times)
The first two Blu-ray discs that support UltraViolet went on sale this month [October], enabling purchasers to stream or download copies of the films in addition to simply playing ... More
Sirius XM’s subscriber numbers miss, shares fall (Reuters)
Sirius XM Radio’s subscriber additions fell short of some expectations, sending shares of the satellite radio provider down as much as 8 percent on Tuesday. Sirius XM, whose shar... More
Obama names FCC commissioners, both agency, Hill veterans (The Washington Post)
President Obama on Monday nominated Democrat Jessica Rosenworcel and Republican Ajit Varadaraj Pai to the Federal Communications Commission, bringing relatively young but experienc... More
Why iTunes Isn’t A Digital Vampire (paidContent)
Pete Townsend from The Who has called iTunes a ‘Digital Vampire’. As much as the claim makes for nice headlines, it is misplaced and poorly informed criticism....... More
