http://www.mail.com/subjects/3116-entertainment-media-technology.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/3116-entertainment-media-technology.html http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2099592-france-plan-to-revive-economy.html PARIS (AP) — The man charged with reviving France's shrinking economy and attracting businesses to invest here is gaining a reputation for doing the opposite. As the country's first-ever minister for industrial renewal, Arnaud Montebourg has told the world's largest steelmaker it is not welcome in France; exchanged angry letters with the head of an Americ... Tue, 21 May 2013 14:38:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2099592-france-plan-to-revive-economy.html 2013-05-21T14:38:28Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2088932-highlights-music-maps-photo-google-tools.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google used its annual conference for software developers to unveil several new products, services and features. They include enhancements for online games, maps, search, music and photos and are meant to help the company cement its role in people's technological lives. Here's a look at some of the announcements made at Wednesday's keynote at Google I/O.... Wed, 15 May 2013 23:20:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2088932-highlights-music-maps-photo-google-tools.html 2013-05-15T23:20:42Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2087574-google-unveils-maps-photo-music-features.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google's sixth annual conference for software developers opened Wednesday with a chance for the company to showcase its latest services. Announcements included new features for online games, maps and search, a new music-streaming service and enhancements to its Google Plus social network, including tools for editing and sharing photos. ... Wed, 15 May 2013 23:19:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2087574-google-unveils-maps-photo-music-features.html 2013-05-15T23:19:57Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2087808-googles-music-plan-fresh-wave-upgrades.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google Inc. unveiled a streaming music service called All Access that blends songs users have already uploaded to their online libraries with millions of other tracks. Google made it available in the U.S. Wednesday for $8 a month to early birds who sign up for service before June 30. In addition to a 30-day free trial, the offer shave... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:56:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2087808-googles-music-plan-fresh-wave-upgrades.html 2013-05-15T21:56:29Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2084326-tv-over-internet-service-hits-atlanta-month.html NEW YORK (AP) — Aereo, the startup that offers live television broadcasts over the Internet starting at $8 a month, said it will start service in the Atlanta market on June 17, following an expansion to Boston on Wednesday. Until this week, the service had been available only in the New York City area. Aereo said Tuesday that it will offer 27 Atlanta-area... Tue, 14 May 2013 19:34:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2084326-tv-over-internet-service-hits-atlanta-month.html 2013-05-14T19:34:05Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2074768-youtubes-pay-channels-campy-to-kids.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Roger Corman's campy B movies, children's shows like "Sesame Street" and "Inspector Gadget," and inspirational monologues by celebrities — these are among the offerings on 30 channels that will soon require a paid monthly subscription on YouTube. Although the world's largest video site has rented and sold movies and TV shows from major ... Thu, 09 May 2013 22:42:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2074768-youtubes-pay-channels-campy-to-kids.html 2013-05-09T22:42:37Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2068982-special-effects-master-ray-harryhausen-dies-92.html LONDON (AP) — When Ray Harryhausen was 13, he was so overwhelmed by "King Kong" that he vowed he would create otherworldly creatures on film. He fulfilled his desire as an adult, thrilling audiences with skeletons in a sword fight, a gigantic octopus destroying the Golden Gate Bridge, and a six-armed dancing goddess. On Tuesday, Harryhausen died at London... Tue, 07 May 2013 21:55:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2068982-special-effects-master-ray-harryhausen-dies-92.html 2013-05-07T21:55:28Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2067174-youtube-set-to-launch-pay-channels.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — YouTube is set to announce within a few weeks a series of channels that will require payment, a person familiar with the matter said Monday. The content on the new pay channels will be in addition to the millions of videos viewers watch for free on YouTube. It's not clear whether the paid videos will come with advertising. The person wa... Mon, 06 May 2013 23:40:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2067174-youtube-set-to-launch-pay-channels.html 2013-05-06T23:40:20Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2066674-adobe-shifts-to-subscriptions-software-package.html NEW YORK (AP) — Adobe says it is moving to an online subscription-based model for the software package it sells to designers, Web developers, video editors and other creative professionals. Adobe Systems Inc. said Monday that it will not release new versions of its Creative Suite software package. Instead, the maker of Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat, ... Mon, 06 May 2013 20:20:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2066674-adobe-shifts-to-subscriptions-software-package.html 2013-05-06T20:20:19Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2066444-aereo-startup-tries-to-thwart-additional-lawsuits.html NEW YORK (AP) — TV-over-the-Internet startup Aereo wants a federal court to declare its service legal across the nation. Aereo takes free signals from the airwaves and sends them over the Internet to paying subscribers. Federal courts in New York have been issuing preliminary rulings declaring that Aereo's service is permitted under copyright law. CBS Cor... Mon, 06 May 2013 17:21:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2066444-aereo-startup-tries-to-thwart-additional-lawsuits.html 2013-05-06T17:21:49Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2060100-bn-to-add-google-play-app-store-to-nook-hd.html NEW YORK (AP) — Barnes & Noble is teaming up with Google to vastly increase the number of apps available on its Nook HD tablets. The bookstore chain says it will add Google's Play app store to its 7-inch Nook HD and 9-inch HD+ products in the U.S. and U.K. via a software update Friday. The move expands the number of apps available from the roughly 10,000 ... Fri, 03 May 2013 07:05:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2060100-bn-to-add-google-play-app-store-to-nook-hd.html 2013-05-03T07:05:50Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2057704-youtube-battle-with-tv.html NEW YORK (AP) — YouTube vs. TV? YouTube says the battle — if there ever was one — is over. In a flashy presentation to advertisers Wednesday night, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt declined to forecast that Internet video will displace television watching. Instead he declared: "That's already happened." Schmidt said "the future i... Thu, 02 May 2013 14:18:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2057704-youtube-battle-with-tv.html 2013-05-02T14:18:54Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2058206-france-defends-interest-blocking-yahoo-deal.html PARIS (AP) — The French government has defended its veto over Yahoo Inc.'s attempted takeover of video sharing website Dailymotion, even as the move draws jeers for discouraging much needed foreign investment. Yahoo this week abandoned plans to take a 75 percent stake in Dailymotion, a deal sought by the managements of both companies, after the government... Thu, 02 May 2013 12:24:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2058206-france-defends-interest-blocking-yahoo-deal.html 2013-05-02T12:24:31Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2049604-higher-expectations-digital-media-newfronts.html NEW YORK (AP) — Last year, the inaugural Digital NewFronts didn't skimp on the hype. Google, Hulu, Yahoo and others made brash, glitzy presentations to advertisers trumpeting their ascendancy in a rapidly changing media landscape. Even Jay-Z dropped by. There will be plenty of the same this week in New York at the second Digital NewFronts, the digital wor... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:17:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2049604-higher-expectations-digital-media-newfronts.html 2013-04-28T13:17:32Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2044158-2-beloved-tv-soaps-revived-online-starting-monday.html STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Taped to a wall at the entrance to the Connecticut Film Center in Stamford is this greeting: "Welcome (back) to Pine Valley." Pine Valley, of course, is the mythical setting of "All My Children," a daytime drama that ran on ABC for nearly 41 years until it was snuffed in 2011. But now, in one of those plot twists so common to soap o... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:53:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2044158-2-beloved-tv-soaps-revived-online-starting-monday.html 2013-04-25T14:53:52Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2041414-metallica-to-debut-film-imax-september.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Metallica already planned to go big with its new 3D film. IMAX is helping make the debut for "Metallica Through The Never" giant-sized. The film that mixes concert footage with a dramatic narrative and CGI will open Sept. 27, becoming the first movie to debut on IMAX's chain of super-sized screens. The film will open wide a week la... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:44:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2041414-metallica-to-debut-film-imax-september.html 2013-04-24T15:44:41Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2039234-tv-over-internet-service-aereo-expands-to-boston.html NEW YORK (AP) — Aereo, the television-over-the-Internet service that is threatening the broadcast and cable TV industries, is expanding to Boston on May 15. With prices starting at $8 a month, Aereo will offer 28 Boston-area broadcast channels, plus the cable channel Bloomberg TV. Service will be available in Boston and surrounding areas in Massachusetts,... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:49:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2039234-tv-over-internet-service-aereo-expands-to-boston.html 2013-04-23T17:49:15Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2029826-court-nixes-viacom-1b-suit-youtube.html NEW YORK (AP) — For the second time in three years, a federal judge has dismissed Viacom's $1 billion copyright lawsuit against YouTube, saying the online video site doesn't have to police itself as long as it removes infringing videos when copyright owners give notice. U.S. District Court Judge Louis Stanton in New York ruled Thursday that Viacom never p... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:22:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2029826-court-nixes-viacom-1b-suit-youtube.html 2013-04-19T01:22:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2029114-google-buying-39m-fiber-service-utah-1.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Google Inc. will pay $1 for a municipal fiber-optic system that cost $39 million to build, according to terms of the Internet company's agreement with Provo. The deal is widely expected to be approved Tuesday by the City Council, making Provo the third city selected by Google for high-speed Internet and television service. Google is ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:08:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2029114-google-buying-39m-fiber-service-utah-1.html 2013-04-18T21:08:14Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2020258-israeli-high-tech-pioneer-efraim-arazi-dies.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Efraim "Efi" Arazi, a pioneer of Israel's powerful high-tech industry who helped develop technology that allowed for a video recording of the first moon landing, has died. He was 76. Arazi founded three groundbreaking high-tech firms, Scitex, Electronics for Imaging, and iMedia, each specializing in aspects of digital photography or video... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:43:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2020258-israeli-high-tech-pioneer-efraim-arazi-dies.html 2013-04-15T11:43:28Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2005582-ericsson-to-buy-microsofts-tv-software-unit.html NEW YORK (AP) — Ericsson, the Swedish maker of telecommunications equipment, has agreed to buy Microsoft's Mediaroom business, which makes the software that powers AT&T's U-Verse TV service, the companies said Monday. Neither company said how much Ericsson is paying. Mediaroom gives phone companies a way to provide cable-like TV services over phone lines.... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:51:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2005582-ericsson-to-buy-microsofts-tv-software-unit.html 2013-04-08T16:51:01Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2003656-broadcasters-worry-zero-tv-homes.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some people have had it with TV. They've had enough of the 100-plus channel universe. They don't like timing their lives around network show schedules. They're tired of $100-plus monthly bills. A growing number of them have stopped paying for cable and satellite TV service, and don't even use an antenna to get free signals over the air.... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 23:17:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2003656-broadcasters-worry-zero-tv-homes.html 2013-04-07T23:17:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2002578-mormon-conference-woman-leads-prayer.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For the first time in the event's 183-year history, a woman led a prayer Saturday at the semiannual gathering of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jean A. Stevens led the morning session's closing prayer for the more than 100,000 Mormons gathered in Salt Lake City for the two-day general conference, and the millions mo... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 22:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2002578-mormon-conference-woman-leads-prayer.html 2013-04-06T22:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1990970-ny-appeals-court-oks-aereo-live-television-service.html NEW YORK (AP) — An Internet company offering inexpensive live broadcast television feeds to computers, tablets and smartphones doesn't violate U.S. copyright law, a divided federal appeals court said Monday. The 2-to-1 ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals cleared the way for Aereo Inc.'s expansion of its $8-a-month service, which had been limit... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:14:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1990970-ny-appeals-court-oks-aereo-live-television-service.html 2013-04-01T21:14:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1986378-syrian-rebels-strategic-battle-south.html BEIRUT (AP) — Capitalizing on a recent influx of weapons, Syrian rebels are waging a strategic battle for the southern part of the country and seeking to secure a corridor from the Jordanian border to Damascus in preparation for an eventual assault on the capital. On Friday, the rebels celebrated their latest victory: They seized full control of Dael, a k... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 20:06:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1986378-syrian-rebels-strategic-battle-south.html 2013-03-29T20:06:43Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1968900-youtube-serving-videos-to-1-billion-people.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — YouTube says more than 1 billion people are now visiting its online video site each month to watch everything from zany clips of cute kittens to sobering scenes of social unrest around the world. The milestone was announced Wednesday at a splashy event in Santa Monica that was aimed at advertisers and featured performances from some of ... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 03:44:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1968900-youtube-serving-videos-to-1-billion-people.html 2013-03-21T03:44:29Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1968604-hp-develops-glasses-free-3-d-mobile-devices.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Researchers at Hewlett-Packard Co. have developed a way to put glasses-free 3-D video on mobile devices with a viewing angle so wide that viewers can see an object more fully just by tilting the screen. Glasses-free 3-D is not unique. Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s 3DS handheld allows video game play in 3-D without glasses, but it requires players... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 22:10:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1968604-hp-develops-glasses-free-3-d-mobile-devices.html 2013-03-20T22:10:46Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1934644-roku-adds-headphones-to-latest-online-video-player.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Roku is plugging headphones and several other new features into its latest set-top box for streaming Internet video to TVs, a move that amplifies its effort to upstage Apple's better-selling player. The Roku 3 box going on sale Wednesday also includes a more powerful search engine to find movies, TV shows and music more quickly and ne... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:44:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1934644-roku-adds-headphones-to-latest-online-video-player.html 2013-03-06T03:44:48Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1917734-christie-signs-nj-internet-gambling-bill-law.html TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Get ready for betting in your jammies, at work, from the kitchen table, or at the beach: New Jerseyans — and possibly many others — will soon be able to gamble over the Internet. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill Tuesday legalizing Internet gambling, hours after the state legislature passed a revised bill that made the chan... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:07:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1917734-christie-signs-nj-internet-gambling-bill-law.html 2013-02-27T00:07:15Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1904190-sony-playstation-4-capabilities-box.html NEW YORK (AP) — Sony showed off what the PlayStation 4 can do, but not what it will look like. The Japanese electronics giant talked about its upcoming game console for the first time and said it will go on sale this holiday season. But Sony didn't reveal the device itself. Presenters played games that were projected on screens in a converted opera house,... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:47:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1904190-sony-playstation-4-capabilities-box.html 2013-02-21T16:47:56Z