Tag: ASSOCIATEDPRESS

The Associated Press has seemingly been undergoing some sort of nervous breakdown over the last couple of years. In between being usurped by Twitter as the premier source of breaking news and battling it out with aggregators like Google, the wire service has lost sight of what is truly important: integrity. At least that's what we assume following the collapse of talks between the AP and Pet ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... The absence of a legitimate RIM Twitter app has allowed services like Uber Twitter, Tweetcaster and Open Beak to enjoy great success among BlackBerry owners. After three months of waiting, RIM's official BlackBerry Twitter offering finally seems ready to exit the Beta stage, as an official version just appeared in BlackBerry's ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... Netflix has already bolstered its streaming catalog with the premium network Starz Play service, and a new deal with Relativity Media, which should continue to pressure movie channels like HBO and Showtime, now gives Netflix broadcasting rights to a growing library of recently released content. The first Relativity titles to ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... 'Avatar' may have been the most hyped 3-D movie of all time, but the visual experience for moviegoers in the United States actually paled in comparison to the interactive ride South Koreans can enjoy. The nation has established several 4-D theatres which provide "moving seats, smells of explosives, sprinkling water, laser lights, and ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines... Apparently having alienated yet another news organization, Google has stopped hosting articles from the Associated Press, probably over contractual disagreements. The AP is the "largest and oldest news organization in the world," and as a cooperative has won more Pulitzers than any other outlet, so the snub could immediately devastate ...