3-D TV falls flat: ESPN to kill 3-D broadcasts
ESPN's decision to shut down its 3-D channel by the end of the year is the latest sign the format won't revolutionize entertainment as the industry ...

Comcast's new X2 platform saves TV shows online
Worried about filling up your DVR? The nation's largest cable TV provider, Comcast Corp., is rolling out a new TV platform that does away with the ...

Apple unveils music streaming service
Apple unveiled an Internet radio service called iTunes Radio on Monday and said the service will personalize listeners' music based on what they've ...

'Internship' film focuses on Google's good side
This scene isn't in the movie, but it might have been fitting if "The Internship" had ended with stars Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson wearing ruby red ...

Does France have right plan to revive its economy?
The man charged with reviving France's shrinking economy and attracting businesses to invest here is gaining a reputation for doing the opposite.

Highlights: music, maps, photo, other Google tools
Google used its annual conference for software developers to unveil several new products, services and features. They include enhancements for online ...

Google unveils maps, photo, music features
Google's sixth annual conference for software developers opened Wednesday with a chance for the company to showcase its latest services.

Google's music plan part of fresh wave of upgrades
Google Inc. unveiled a streaming music service called All Access that blends songs users have already uploaded to their online libraries with millions ...

TV-over-Internet service hits Atlanta next month
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 ...

YouTube's new pay channels go from campy to kids
Roger Corman's campy B movies, children's shows like "Sesame Street" and "Inspector Gadget," and inspirational monologues by celebrities — these are ...

Special effects master Ray Harryhausen dies at 92
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 ...
YouTube said set to soon launch pay channels
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.

Adobe shifts to subscriptions for software package
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 ...
Aereo startup tries to thwart additional lawsuits
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 ...

B&N to add Google Play app store to its Nook HD
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 ...

YouTube says the battle with TV is already over
YouTube vs. TV? YouTube says the battle — if there ever was one — is over. In a flashy presentation to advertisers Wednesday night, Google Executive ...

France defends interest in blocking Yahoo deal
The French government has defended its veto over Yahoo Inc.'s attempted takeover of video sharing website Dailymotion, even as the move draws jeers ...

Higher expectations for digital media at NewFronts
Last year, the inaugural Digital NewFronts didn't skimp on the hype. Google, Hulu, Yahoo and others made brash, glitzy presentations to advertisers ...

2 beloved TV soaps revived online starting Monday
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, ...

Metallica to debut new film on IMAX in September
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 ...
TV-over-Internet service Aereo expands to Boston
Aereo, the television-over-the-Internet service that is threatening the broadcast and cable TV industries, is expanding to Boston on May 15.
Court again nixes Viacom $1B suit against YouTube
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 ...

Google buying $39M fiber service in Utah for $1
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 ...
Israeli high-tech pioneer Efraim Arazi dies
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 ...
Ericsson to buy Microsoft's TV software unit
Ericsson, the Swedish maker of telecommunications equipment, has agreed to buy Microsoft's Mediaroom business, which makes the software that powers ...