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The Beatles rock music invasion reborn in videogame
The Beatles rock-and-roll invasion that conquered the music scene in the 1960s has been reborn in a hotly-anticipated assault on the world of videogames.
Aug 28, 2009 |
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Blockbuster to offer movies on Motorola phones
(AP) -- Blockbuster Inc. plans to offer movies that can be watched on Motorola Inc. cell phones. It marks the struggling rental company's first step into mobile video and is its latest effort at chasing down the customers ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 18, 2009 |
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British UFO sightings spiked when blockbusters released
Lemon-headed aliens, scrambled fighter jets and mysterious lights over a cemetery were among details of some 800 UFO sightings released by British authorities Monday.
Aug 17, 2009 |
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July video game sales show sharp decline
(AP) -- Hurt by the recession and few hit game launches, U.S. retail sales of video games dropped sharply in July, showing an even bigger decline than what many analysts were expecting.
Aug 14, 2009 |
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Redbox sues 20th Century Fox in DVD dispute
(AP) -- DVD rental kiosk company Redbox said Wednesday it has sued 20th Century Fox over the movie studio's attempts to delay its titles from appearing in Redbox vending machines.
Aug 12, 2009 |
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Historical movies help students learn, but separating fact from fiction can be challenge
(PhysOrg.com) -- Students who learn history by watching historically based blockbuster movies may be doomed to repeat the historical mistakes portrayed within them, suggests a new study from Washington University ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 05, 2009 |
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Blockbuster to stream video rentals on Samsung TVs
(AP) -- Having been a step behind in the race to pipe entertainment from the Internet to television screens, struggling video rental-chain Blockbuster Inc. is counting on a new partnership with Samsung Electronics America ...
Jul 14, 2009 |
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Low-cost online computer gaming surges in US
US videogame lovers are adapting to tough economic times by turning to low-cost online play, according to figures released Friday by industry tracker comScore.
Jul 11, 2009 |
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Giant alien robots start life as sketches
(AP) -- Giant alien robots don't actually exist. So the dozens featured in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" had to be built from the ground up.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 26, 2009 |
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Redbox's machines take on Netflix's red envelopes
(AP) -- With more subscribers than ever flocking to its DVD-by-mail service, Netflix Inc. is one of the few companies to prosper during the worst U.S. recession in 70 years. Yet Netflix CEO Reed Hastings still has something ...
Jun 20, 2009 |
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Bands catching rhythm of music videogames
Videogames are getting their groove on with a collection of new music titles, as bands including the legendary Beatles are won over to a new platform for selling their songs.
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Blockbuster videogame line-up to spark E3 magic
Videogame makers are defying horrid economic times with an annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) brimming with blockbuster titles and unbridled pizzazz.
May 31, 2009 |
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AstraZeneca e-mails show debate on Seroquel risks
(AP) -- Marketing executives at British drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC for years blocked efforts by company scientists to raise concerns antipsychotic drug Seroquel caused weight gain and other problems, saying that would harm ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 20, 2009 |
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'Green chemistry' could ease manufacture, boost usefulness of cancer drug (w/Video)
Research by Michigan State University chemist Kevin Walker is paving the way for potentially cleaner, more efficient production of cancer-fighting paclitaxel -- better known as the blockbuster drug Taxol.
Apr 02, 2009 |
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Netflix links online DVD service to Facebook
Netflix has linked to Facebook, and Blockbuster is making films available on-demand to users of TiVo digital recorder devices as the US DVD rental giants continue an Internet-age duel.
Mar 25, 2009 |
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