Sound innovator Stefan Kudelski dies
Stefan Kudelski, inventor of the first portable professional recorder, the Nagra, and founder of the Kudelski Group, died Jan. 26 in Switzerland. He was 84.
View ArticleSenate Bill Backs Use of Electronic Devices on Planes
Contrary to what the Federal Aviation Administration might like, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) will not turn off or stow her efforts to re-evaluate regulations on the in-flight use of portable...
View ArticleFilm Review: ‘I’m So Excited’
Longtime Pedro Almodovar followers who have secretly been hankering for a return to the broad, transgressive comedy of his early work will be thrilled by “I’m So Excited,” a hugely entertaining,...
View ArticleTom Cruise Bows ‘Oblivion’ in Old Blighty
Tom Cruise stepped out in the bitter London cold for the U.K. bow of Universal’s “Oblivion,” flanked by two hot dates: a pair of rolling heat lamps. The portable heaters warmed Cruise on April 4 as he...
View ArticleLegit Review: ‘Here Lies Love’
Those crazy people at the Public really know how to have fun. “Here Lies Love,” an exuberant musical inspired by the life of Imelda Marcos and set to the pounding disco beat of a score by David Byrne...
View ArticleSony Returns to Profit for First Time Since 2008
Sony returned to profit for the first time in five years in fiscal 2012, boosted by a weaker yen plus sales of key real estate and other assets, execs announced Thursday.
View ArticleCable Show: Comcast Will Stream Live TV, DVR to Array of Connected Devices
WASHINGTON — Comcast is gearing up to launch a fully Internet-enabled television service this year that will provide live TV and DVR recordings on tablets, smartphones and PCs — but in deference to...
View ArticleNintendo Drops Price of the Wii U in Time for Xbox One and PlayStation 4...
Nintendo will drop the price of its Wii U videogame console by $50 next month as Microsoft and Sony plan to launch the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in November. The Wii U will be priced at $299.99...
View ArticleSony Plans to Sell Five Million PS4s by the End of Fiscal Year
TOKYO — In a keynote at the Tokyo Game Fair today, Sony game division chief Andrew House said the company plans to move five million PlayStation 4 consoles by March 31, 2014, the end of Sony’s fiscal...
View ArticleNielsen Must Let ESPN Project Continue Under FTC Approval of Arbitron...
Ratings and consumer research firm Nielsen announced an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission that gives it clearance for the proposed $1.3 billion acquisition of Arbitron, which measures radio...
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