News tagged with entertainment system

New Google data show Microsoft's piracy problems (Update 2)

(AP) -- Google's Internet search engine receives more complaints about websites believed to be infringing on Microsoft's copyrights than it does about material produced by entertainment companies pushing ...

Technology / Internet

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 6

Google to make home entertainment system: report

Google will mirror Apple's winning hardware-software formula with an Android-powered entertainment system that wirelessly streams content through homes, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Ford to open Silicon Valley lab

Ford Motor Co. is the latest automaker to open a research lab in Silicon Valley, where it hopes to scout out new technology and keep ahead of trends.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Better thermal management promises cheaper, greener, cooler electronics

At first glance, supercomputers, car parts, entertainment systems and radar antennas may not have much in common, but they all stand to benefit from important advances in thermal management technology being ...

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Activision jumps into kids' game with 'Skylanders'

(AP) -- To impress kids these days, it's not enough to make another video game. Mere action figures won't do, either. So Activision is merging the two.

Technology / Software

created Oct 16, 2011 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Unauthorized access hits Sony PlayStation accounts

Sony said Wednesday intruders staged a massive attempt to access user accounts on its PlayStation Network and other online entertainment services in the second major attack on its flagship gaming site this year.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Qantas in 'world-first' tablet trial

Passengers on Qantas will be the first in the world to have in-flight entertainment streamed wirelessly to tablet devices in a trial announced by the Australian airline Thursday.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Connected' cars new buzzword at IAA fair

Following smartphones and tablet computers, motorists look set to be the next big market for connected devices as automakers wow crowds with the latest Internet-enabled models at the IAA motor show.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Facebook hires iPhone, PS3 hacker 'Geohot'

Facebook confirmed on Wednesday that it has hired George Hotz, a celebrated hacker known as "GeoHot" who was sued by Sony for hacking the Japanese company's PlayStation 3 game console.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Sony names Andrew House as head of games unit

(AP) -- Still reeling from a series of high-profile hacker attacks, Sony has named Andrew House as the president and group CEO of its video game unit, Sony Computer Entertainment.

Technology / Business

created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Microsoft to power Toyota cars on Internet highway

Microsoft and Toyota Motor Corp. (TMC) on Wednesday announced they will work together to infuse the Japanese auto maker's cars with digital capabilities hosted in the Internet "cloud."

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Apr 06, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 3

NXP announces first multi-standard digital radio co-processor for car entertainment

NXP Semiconductors today announced the availability of the SAF356x series, a flexible digital radio co-processor for car entertainment systems supporting DAB, DAB+ and T-DMB reception, as well as HD Radio. All standards are ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Dec 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cisco wants to better connect entertainers and fans

In addition to routers and switches, Cisco Systems' business plan now includes Paramore, Trey Songz and Halestorm.

Technology / Business

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Digital Entertainer brings PC content to big screen

So there you are with all those videos, photos and MP3 music files, and the only place you can play all that digital entertainment is on your computer. It's probably sequestered away somewhere in the room you've designated ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Intel, an infrequent acquirer, snaps up Wind River (Update)

(AP) -- Intel Corp. is biting off its biggest acquisition in nearly a decade with an $884 million takeover of Wind River Systems Inc., a software maker with a colorful past.

Technology / Business

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0