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Head of Games Leaves Angry Birds Company Rovio
Finland's Rovio and the head of its games operation, Jami Laes (Yami lice), have parted company as the business behind Angry Birds continues to grapple with an increasingly competitive mobile games market. Rovio has expanded its hugely successful Angry Birds brand into an animated TV series and consumer product licensing, but the company has struggled to produce more hit games and recently said it would cut about 14 percent of its workforce. Laes said on Wednesday that he had left Rovio recently and is planning to launch a new start-up, but declined to comment further. ... Read More >> related stories Rss
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Video Takes You Inside Star Wars Battle Pod Arcade CabinetJust released in select arcades across the country, the new "Star Wars" Battle Pod game looks like it packs in all the fun of the franchise's original arcade shooter, with a fresh coat of 21st century technology slathered all over it. According to a press release, the 1,200-pound machine provides an immersive experience with "a unique dome screen enveloping your entire area of sight." Plus, there are bass speakers behind your head and a seat that rumbles in all the right places. Read More >>
Games Publisher Electronic Arts' Revenue Rises Almost 40 PercentElectronic Arts, publisher of the "FIFA" and "Madden NFL" video games, posted better-than-expected quarterly profit and revenue, helped by growth in digital revenue and strong sales of its sports titles. The company's shares rose 3 percent to $49.92 in extended trading. The world's second-largest video game publisher has benefited by offering its popular PC and online games on mobile devices, a high-margin "freemium" model. EA's digital revenue rose about 32 percent to $541 million in the third quarter ended Dec. 31. Total revenue rose nearly 40 percent to $1.13 billion. Read More >>
Xbox One and Windows 10: New Best FriendsThe Xbox One has always been a big black box full of promise. Would it be more than a game console? With Microsoft's Windows 10, it looks like the Xbox One's big convergence moment is finally here. Microsoft wants your Xbox to be your Everybox. For one, universal Windows apps will work on Xbox One. That was just announced during Microsoft's Windows 10 event by Terry Myerson, Executive Vice President of Operating Systems for Microsoft. Read More >>
Windows 10 Adds Xbox Social Network and Game StreamingMicrosoft will attempt to bridge the gap between gamers on Windows PC and Xbox One by adding an Xbox app to all copies of Windows 10 on its release. The Xbox app on Windows 10 will allow gamers to play online with other users across different devices, stream Xbox One games to their Windows 10 PC or tablet and keep track of their friends across multiple platforms. Microsoft made the announcement during its Windows 10 Consumer event in Redmond, Washington, on Wednesday. Read More >>
Nintendo Discontinues Its Beloved Rewards ProgramNintendo announced its closure of its long-time loyalty program, Club Nintendo, on Tuesday. Club Nintendo, which let customers collect coins from game purchases and exchange them for various prizes on the Club Nintendo website, has been beloved part of the gaming experience in the U.S. since 2008. The company will replace it with a new customer loyalty program, the details of which will be announced later this year. Read More >>
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Samsung's Biggest Headache Isn't Apple, It's China
Samsung Electronics and its smartphones are usually pitted against Apple's iPhone juggernaut, but the company has a much larger issue down market as it battles in a cutthroat Android market. In Samsung's fourth quarter earnings report, the company said it shipped 95 million phones and 11 million tablets. About 70 percent of those phones were smartphones. It's the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus against Samsung's Galaxy line of smartphones. The iPad battles Samsung's various tablets. Read More >> related stories Rss
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Apple Closing in on Samsung in Global Smartphone Market Dominance: IDCApple made waves earlier this week with the record-breaking news it shipped more than 74 million iPhones in a single quarter. 2015 is looking increasingly optimistic for the Cupertino, Calif.-headquartered company based on year end observations by market research firm IDC. According to its annual review published on Thursday, Apple "fell just short" of surpassing Samsung for the top spot in the global smartphone market. Read More >>
Viacom to Bring Video-streaming Subscriptions to Nickelodeon FansSpongeBob Squarepants may soon move from his pineapple under the sea to an app on your smartphone. Philippe Dauman, chief executive of Nickelodeon's parent company Viacom, said on a call with investors Thursday, the channel is planning a standalone video service with a focus on mobile viewers. Dauman added, Nickelodeon will unveil the service next month, possibly under a separate name. Read More >>
Free Microsoft Office Apps are Now Officially Available on Android TabletsAndroid tablet users now have full-fledged Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps — for free. The beta versions of the Android apps have already been available in "preview" to some Microsoft users, but the official suite of Office apps launched in the Google Play store on Thursday. Some of the premium and business features, though, are only available for Office 365 subscribers. As with the Android, Microsoft Office for iOS, which launched in March 2014, is free to use. Of course, Microsoft has other plans for its Office suite beyond free-to-use apps. The desktop-friendly Office 2016 is slated for launch sometime later this year. Read More >>
Apple May Have Dethroned Samsung as the World's Biggest Smartphone ManufacturerApple's stellar earnings report from Wednesday mostly revolved around one fascinating number: the 74.5 million iPhones sold in the December quarter. It not only propelled Apple's profit to $18 billion — the biggest quarterly profit posted by any company, ever — but also may have dethroned Samsung as the biggest smartphone manufacturer in the world. Samsung did not publicly disclose the number of smartphones sold in the quarter, so this statistic hasn't been confirmed. Read More >>
Facebook Tops Wall Street Revenue Target in Fourth QuarterFacebook Inc's revenue grew 49 percent in the fourth quarter, as mobile advertising growth helped the world's largest Internet social network beat Wall Street's targets for earnings and sales. Facebook shares fell about 2.6 percent in after-hours trade after vacillating above and below the closing price. Facebook's business has boomed thanks to its mobile ads for smartphones and tablets. Read More >>
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Sundance: Magnolia Pictures Nabs 'Tangerine'
Worldwide rights to Sean Baker's drama Tangerine have been acquired by Magnolia Pictures with plans for a 2015 theatrical release. Baker said in a statement, "The Tangerine team is overjoyed to find a home at Magnolia Pictures and are humbled to be a part of their roster of prestigious, bold and forward-thinking films." The film, written, produced, and directed by Baker, follows a working girl on a hunt to find the pimp who broke her heart. Read More >> related stories Rss
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Filmmakers Blur Lines With Virtual Reality at SundanceWhether putting moviegoers inside the yurt of a Mongolian tribe, in the studio with a musician or in the path of an oncoming train, filmmakers are blurring the lines of reality for viewers at this year's Sundance Film Festival. This year's conclave of independent films in Park City, Utah, is devoting its New Frontier showcase to virtual reality film with 11 works, the largest such lineup in the festival's three-decade history. Read More >>
Depp, Lopez, Aniston headline new movies this weekendFOX 34's James Eppler previews the new releases. Read More >>
Amazon Doubles Down on Entertainment With 'indie' Movie BetAmazon.com Inc is making a high-stakes foray into the challenging realm of independent movies, the latest step in its attempt to move beyond simply distributing digital entertainment content to creating it. Amazon said on Monday it was aiming to produce close to 12 movies a year for theatrical release which would then be available on its Prime video service within two months, significantly faster than the roughly one-year wait it normally faces to stream Hollywood releases. Read More >>
'The Interview' to Get Theatrical Release in FranceSony's controversial comedy, The Interview, about the assassination of Kim Jong Un, is once again scheduled to get a theatrical release in France. The film, starring Seth Rogen and James Franco, which had been canceled following the Sony hack, will be released nationwide on 120 screens Jan. 28. It had originally been slated for a Feb. 11 release. It's the latest in a series of rescheduled release dates in Europe for the movie, which will now be released in Germany Feb. 5 and in the U.K. Feb. 6. After pulling the film following the hack, Sony faced criticism in the U.S. and pressure from Hollywood stars, politicians and the public to release the film. President Barack Obama called Sony's decision to pull it "a mistake" at the time. Read More >>
LG Bets Big on Internet of ThingsLG used its presentation at the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to highlight its focus on the Internet of Things and the company's pursuit of a functioning inter-operable ecosystem. The LG system can combine its WebOS 2.0 TVs with a new "wellness platform," home automation and even smartcars. LG also confirmed that its Music Flow multiroom audio system would be launched into the US and Australia. Read More >>
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Samsung's Biggest Headache Isn't Apple, It's China
Samsung Electronics and its smartphones are usually pitted against Apple's iPhone juggernaut, but the company has a much larger issue down market as it battles in a cutthroat Android market. In Samsung's fourth quarter earnings report, the company said it shipped 95 million phones and 11 million tablets. About 70 percent of those phones were smartphones. It's the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus against Samsung's Galaxy line of smartphones. The iPad battles Samsung's various tablets. Read More >> related stories Rss
Feature stories
Apple Closing in on Samsung in Global Smartphone Market Dominance: IDCApple made waves earlier this week with the record-breaking news it shipped more than 74 million iPhones in a single quarter. 2015 is looking increasingly optimistic for the Cupertino, Calif.-headquartered company based on year end observations by market research firm IDC. According to its annual review published on Thursday, Apple "fell just short" of surpassing Samsung for the top spot in the global smartphone market. Read More >>
Viacom to Bring Video-streaming Subscriptions to Nickelodeon FansSpongeBob Squarepants may soon move from his pineapple under the sea to an app on your smartphone. Philippe Dauman, chief executive of Nickelodeon's parent company Viacom, said on a call with investors Thursday, the channel is planning a standalone video service with a focus on mobile viewers. Dauman added, Nickelodeon will unveil the service next month, possibly under a separate name. Read More >>
Free Microsoft Office Apps are Now Officially Available on Android TabletsAndroid tablet users now have full-fledged Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps — for free. The beta versions of the Android apps have already been available in "preview" to some Microsoft users, but the official suite of Office apps launched in the Google Play store on Thursday. Some of the premium and business features, though, are only available for Office 365 subscribers. As with the Android, Microsoft Office for iOS, which launched in March 2014, is free to use. Of course, Microsoft has other plans for its Office suite beyond free-to-use apps. The desktop-friendly Office 2016 is slated for launch sometime later this year. Read More >>
Apple May Have Dethroned Samsung as the World's Biggest Smartphone ManufacturerApple's stellar earnings report from Wednesday mostly revolved around one fascinating number: the 74.5 million iPhones sold in the December quarter. It not only propelled Apple's profit to $18 billion — the biggest quarterly profit posted by any company, ever — but also may have dethroned Samsung as the biggest smartphone manufacturer in the world. Samsung did not publicly disclose the number of smartphones sold in the quarter, so this statistic hasn't been confirmed. Read More >>
Facebook Tops Wall Street Revenue Target in Fourth QuarterFacebook Inc's revenue grew 49 percent in the fourth quarter, as mobile advertising growth helped the world's largest Internet social network beat Wall Street's targets for earnings and sales. Facebook shares fell about 2.6 percent in after-hours trade after vacillating above and below the closing price. Facebook's business has boomed thanks to its mobile ads for smartphones and tablets. Read More >>
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