Paramount To Speed Up Home Release Of Movies
Why do I have the feeling that this will only apply to box office flops. I just can't see movie studios doing something like this with blockbuster movies that are raking in cash for months at the box office.
Paramount Pictures has struck a deal with two major cinema chains to make new movies available to watch at home just two weeks after they leave most theaters. The new arrangement will begin with two smaller films, but the Viacom Inc. -owned studio hopes to continue with the strategy, potentially changing the calculus of movie distribution for studios and exhibitors alike.
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Teen Catches Math Error At Boston Museum
How many people a year visit to the Boston Museum? This kid should get a prize or something.
Joseph noticed minus signs in the equation where there should have been plus signs. He left a message at the desk and later received a letter from the museum's exhibit content developer, Alana Parkes, informing him the equation would be corrected.
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One Minute Time Machine
Even though there is a little NSFW language in this video, it is definitely worth watching.
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Mount Fuji Will Soon Have Wi-Fi
Are you fed up with the lack of free wi-fi in your area? Quit your complaining and go climb Mount Fuji!
It'll soon be much easier to share your selfie on Mount Fuji, Japan's tallest peak. Officials in the local prefectures are installing free wi-fi for all hikers, an initiative designed to spur tourism on the iconic mountain.
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Microsoft HoloLens Used To Teach Human Anatomy
I have to say that I am impressed with the list of things being developed for Microsoft's HoloLens. I know I'd rather use the HoloLens for human anatomy class instead of a cadaver.
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Adobe Promises Patch For Zero-Day Flaw
Why can't we just come up with a patch that blocks Adobe products altogether?
Adobe is rapidly creating a fix for a critical vulnerability affecting Flash Player which was only discovered after a hacker broke into Hacking Team's systems.
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AMD Catalyst 15.7 Driver For Windows
AMD has just posted brand new Catalyst 15.7 drivers for Windows today. In addition to support for Windows 8.1, Windows 7 SP1 or higher and Windows 10 in both 32 & 64-bit flavors, there is Virtual Super Resolution, Frame Rate Target Control, FreeSync and AMD Crossfire support and more, including full WDDM 2.0 support for Windows 10 and DirectX 12 on all Graphics Core Next Radeon 7000 series and newer cards. Hit the link for more information.
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Microsoft CEO Email To Employees On Sharpening Business Focus
This e-mail to employees from Satya Nadella says that Microsoft will be taking a $7.6 billion impairment charge and cutting 7,800 employees, most of which are in the company's phone business.
I want to update you on decisions impacting our phone business and share more on last week's mapping and display advertising announcements. We anticipate that these changes, in addition to other headcount alignment changes, will result in the reduction of up to 7,800 positions globally, primarily in our phone business. We expect that the reductions will take place over the next several months.
Today, we announced a fundamental restructuring of our phone business. As a result, the company will take an impairment charge of approximately $7.6 billion related to assets associated with the acquisition of the Nokia Devices and Services business in addition to a restructuring charge of approximately $750 million to $850 million.
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Apple Persuades Judge To Void $533M Award
It looks like Apple has, at least for now, dodged a $533 million bullet.
A federal judge has thrown out a $532.9 million award against Apple Inc and ordered a new trial on damages, in a case where a jury found that the iPhone maker's iTunes software infringed three patents owned by a Texas company.
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Lizard Squad Member Convicted Of 50,000 Computer Hacks
Remember that idiot that gave an interview to the media after taking down the PSN network over the holidays? Well, the kid has been sentenced and, all things considered, it looks like he got off pretty easy.
Despite the severity of the crimes, the 17-year-old has not been jailed. "[The verdict] took into account the young age of the defendant at the time, his capacity to understand the harmfulness of the crimes, and the fact that he had been imprisoned for about a month during the pre-trial investigation," said a statement from the court.
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Encryption Backdoors For Cops Put Internet Security At Risk
What? No more internet backdoors for law enforcement? I guess we should shut down the FBI because they can't do their job. I don't want to sound like a dick but how did the FBI catch crooks before the internet?
Law enforcement chiefs have been warning that the trend towards using strong encryption is making it much harder for them to disrupt criminal plots or investigate crimes because they cannot eavesdrop on online conversations anymore. Only this week the director of the FBI James Comey warned: "There is simply no doubt that bad people can communicate with impunity in a world of universal strong encryption."
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Amazon Prime Day Is Coming!
Just a reminder that Amazon has announced Prime Day! The event kicks off July 15th and, according to the press release, there will be "more deals than Black Friday." Don't have Amazon Prime? Hit the link above for a free 30 day trial.
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