Can Harry Potter save the day (and quarter) for EA?

Can Harry Potter save the day (and quarter) for EA?

Electronic Arts and Warner Bros. Interactive announced that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game will be in stores worldwide on June 30.

The long-awaited launch should be a big deal for EA’s fiscal quarter that ends June 30, and the launch will be just… Continue Reading

Roundup: Ashton’s new show, Woz’s new company and more

Roundup: Ashton’s new show, Woz’s new company and more

Here’s the latest action:

Pansonic lays off 15,000: The consumer electronics giant shed 5 percent of its work force. It joins NEC, Sony, Hitachi and other Japanese companies in announcing major layoffs.

Ashton Kutcher’s Katalyst Media teams up with Slide on new series — The show, called KatalystHQ,… Continue Reading

Roundup: Tech salary raises in ‘08, Supreme Court knocks down anti-porn law, and more layoffs

Roundup: Tech salary raises in ‘08, Supreme Court knocks down anti-porn law, and more layoffs

Here’s the latest action, depressing as half of it is:

Apple will make an appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2010 (at least in spirit) — The company has already said it will stop attending the Macworld event, so rumors that it will go to… Continue Reading

MySpace’s Primetime App launches, Hulu invades homepages and profiles

MySpace’s Primetime App launches, Hulu invades homepages and profiles

MySpace has just launched its internally developed Primetime Application, a free video service that it hopes will keep users glued to their screens. How? Four words: Every. Video. On. Hulu. That’s right. MySpace users will now be able to view every single video from online… Continue Reading

Roundup: AjaxWindows, Lemonade, MobiBucks, “racetrack” memory and more

Roundup: AjaxWindows, Lemonade, MobiBucks, “racetrack” memory and more

Summary:
*AjaxWindows offers operating system in the browser
*IBM researcher says “racetrack memory” could unseat flash
*Noise reducing headset Jawbone wins backing from Sequoia
*Lemonade, latest company to offer online kiosks
*Adobe previews Photoshop Express
*MobiBucks, the latest start-up targeting mobile payments
*Scouta, offers personalized video and podcast recommendations

AjaxWindows offers operating system… Continue Reading