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Major Hollywood movie studios announced this week that they, along with movie theater and technology industry players, have reached agreement on the specification for next-generation, digital film distribution and projection. The news comes amid sliding box office sales and heavy competition from ho...
XM Radio and Napster today announced a service that links listening to music to purchasing it, which one analyst said should be welcomed by consumers. "In the new world of digital music, portability is the holy grail and anything that you can do in service of portability will be appreciated by consu...
Electronic Arts announced this week that it has been granted the rights to develop games based on J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings." EA has been developing games based on New Line Cinema's theatrical productions of "The Lord of the Rings" since 2001. The new deal expands EA's rights to the bo...
It's the recording industry's dream -- or at the very least, it's not another nightmare: Illegal music file-sharing is being kept in check, with the number of legal tracks downloaded internationally tripling in the first half of 2005, according to new figures released by the International Federation...
Sony yesterday announced new tools to allow software companies to develop games for its PlayStation 3 video game console. The electronics maker said yesterday morning that it will acquire Britain's SN Systems and has formed alliances with U.S.-based Ageia Technologies, Havok and Epic Games to make m...
Sony today announced new tools to allow software companies to develop games for its PlayStation 3 video game console. The electronics maker said this morning that it will acquire Britain's SN Systems and has formed alliances with U.S.-based Ageia Technologies, Havok and Epic Games to make more tools...
Microsoft came up with a hulking win in the gaming world yesterday, announcing that it had cemented exclusive rights to develop and publish multiplayer, online games using Marvel super heroes. No financial terms were released. Marvel's lineup includes the "Hulk," "Spider-Man," the "Avengers," "Fanta...
In the latest version of Rambus' high-bandwidth XDR memory interface, XDR2 uses a DRAM core innovation known as microthreading and other enhanced technology to allow data rates of 8 GHz and higher, five times today's graphics DRAM memory, the Japanese company said. The interface is expected to be av...
A recent investor report has highlighted expected losses for PlayStation 3 maker Sony, which will take an estimated hit of US$100 per sold next-gen gaming console when the devices go on sale next year. However, industry analysts said the negative margin is nothing new in gaming, pointing out that Mi...
Sony BMG has come roaring out of the gate, two days after the Supreme Court ruling that file-sharing programs can be held liable for copyright infringements, announcing a deal with Mashboxx for a legal music-swapping service. The service will charge 99 cents per song and be populated by Sony BMG art...
British telephone company BT Group yesterday said it would begin testing Microsoft's TV Internet Protocol Edition software platform to deliver TV over broadband in the United Kingdom early next year. BT plans to offer its customers interactive features such as video games, voting, gambling, and onli...
AMD today launched its AMD Athlon 64 FX-57 processor, a chip designed to provide realistic graphics resolutions and enhanced PC performance on 3D games and other intense applications. As PC gaming continues to escalate, AMD has been on a mission to provide the fastest processor on the market. The co...
When Sony opened the proprietary Universal Media Disk (UMD) format it uses in its PlayStation Portable (PSP), it wanted to encourage other companies to provide content specifically for the hand-held device. Sony Computer Entertainment, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Inc. responsible for its gam...
Hackers have figured out how to run unauthorized programs and games on the U.S. version of Sony's new handheld game console. Sony has installed controls to prevent gaming enthusiasts from running programs and games on the Playstation Portable that are not licensed by the company. This includes class...
XM Satellite Radio today announced an exclusive strategic relationship with Audible through which it will introduce portable, handheld satellite radio devices capable of providing content from both companies in 2006. XM offers more than 150 digital radio channels of commercial-free music and talk ra...
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