News tagged with video
EA posts 2Q loss, cutting 17 pct. of work force
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(AP) -- Electronic Arts plans to cut its work force by 17 percent as it tries to align its business with a transforming video game industry.
Video fingerprinting offers search solution
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The explosive growth of video on the internet calls for new ways of sorting and searching audiovisual content. A team of European researchers has developed a groundbreaking solution that is ...
Electronic Arts acquires Playfish for $275 million
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(AP) -- As its packaged video games business lags, Electronic Arts Inc. has snapped up Playfish Inc., the creator of popular social networking games such as "Who Has the Biggest Brain" and "Pet Society," for $275 million ...
Sony offers 'Cloudy' early to people with its TVs
Nov 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- In a bid to sell living room electronics and spur buzz for "Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs," Sony Corp. is offering the movie for free to U.S. buyers of its Internet-connected TVs and Blu-ray players starting ...
Activision posts 3Q profit, backs 2009 outlook
Nov 05, 2009 |
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(AP) -- It's been a rough year for the video game industry, but Activision Blizzard Inc. reported a profit for its third quarter because of a good response for games such as "Guitar Hero 5" and "World of ...
Teen girls diagnosed with STI more likely to seek treatment for partners after watching video
Nov 05, 2009 |
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A study at Johns Hopkins Children's Center found that girls diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) who watched a short educational video were three times more likely to discuss their condition with their partners ...
Research leads to improved human, object detection technology
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Nov 03, 2009 |
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When searching for basketball videos online, a long list of websites appears, which may contain a picture or a word describing a basketball. But what if the computer could search inside videos for a basketball? ...
Best Buy embraces digital delivery of home video
Nov 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Best Buy Co. is trying to nudge consumers away from its stores' DVD aisles by making it easier for them to rent and buy movies over high-speed Internet connections.
Nintendo profits sink on Wii woes
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Nintendo Co. revealed Thursday a plunge in profits and slashed its full-year forecasts as sales of its blockbuster Wii video game console take a dive in the absence of hit new games.
Esquire looks to energize print with 3-D animation
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Hold Esquire's December issue in front of a webcam, and an on-screen image of the magazine pops to life, letters flying off the cover. Shift and tilt the magazine, and the animation on the screen moves accordingly.
Leaked video game footage shows terrorist attack
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Footage leaked from "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" reveals that players of the upcoming video game can shoot innocent civilians in an airport in a realistic rendering of a terrorist attack.
Blinkx adds music video search tool
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Online video search engine blinkx launched a new tool Tuesday to find and watch music videos on the Internet.
YouTube videos land S.C. man back in jail
Oct 26, 2009 |
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On the YouTube video-sharing Web site, Edward Muscare is known by his user name "Edarem," and his recordings show an older man lip syncing and singing songs such as Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman." Many of them have drawn ...
Video firm settles lawsuits clearing way for Google buy
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Video software firm On2 Technologies Inc. announced on Monday that it had settled five pending lawsuits, potentially clearing the way for its takeover by Internet giant Google.
Netflix movie streaming coming to PlayStation 3
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- PlayStation 3 owners will soon be able to stream movies and TV shows from Netflix to their TVs using the gaming console, just as Xbox 360 owners have been able to do for a year.
