Yearly Archives: 2011

Folks looking forward to the new Kindle Fire tablet will be happy to know Hulu Plus and ESPN ScoreCenter have been added to the Fire's features. And, those who ordered the Kindle Fire will also be happy to know the tablet is shipping today, a day earlier than scheduled.

Well if this isn’t enough time to prepare your Black Friday strategy… Best Buy is among the retailers whose ads have now been “leaked”, with sumptuous pages of savings ready for turkey-stuffed bargain warriors to pounce on November 25. The top spot on page one of the circular goes to a 42” LCD Sharp TV that will surely be responsible for a few busted doors with its $199 price tag.

Once again, the juggernaut that is Call of Duty has carpet-bombed the entertainment industry with its first-day sales. Activision says Modern Warfare 3 sold 6.5 million copies in the U.S. and U.K. last Tuesday, earning some $400 million dollars.

Here's the schedule for Week 10 of the NFL season. Can Philadelphia turn it around after a hard loss last week against the Chicago Bears? Will Pittsburgh feel the loss of LaMarr Woodley who is expected to miss the game against the Bengals today -- his second straight missed game? And can the Patriots prove

Here's one of The Hobbit's production diary in which Peter Jackson talks about shooting the film in 3D with the RED EPIC camera. Because the lenses are so large, one camera actually shoots a mirror image to achieve the 1" space between angles which simulates human vision.

Billy Crystal has signed on for this year's Academy Awards event, after comedian Eddie Murphy stepped down as host. Crystal is a proven success...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 has been released on Blu-ray and DVD today. The unconventional Friday release date (most DVDs and Blu-rays release on Tuesdays), follows 'Deathly Hallows Part 1' which released on a Friday last April.

Walmart has announced their Black Friday deals on electronics and other items this Thanksgiving. To head off the sales, all Thanksgiving day they'll have 46" HDTVs for under $400, and a choice of four select Blu-ray Discs for $20.

Boxee Box's upcoming 1.5 software update will apparently support live TV tuning via a special USB dongle. The dongle will capture over-the-air local broadcasts...