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Are You a 'Super Tech Adopter'? Or a 'Tech-Averse Older'?

If you have Wi-Fi, a laptop and a DVD player in your home, but no smartphone, then you might be considered a “mature technophile.” To coincide with the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, Gallup released a new analysis lumping American adults into four types of gadget owners: super tech adopters, smartphone reliants, mature technopiles and tech-averse olders. While 62 …

January 10, 2014 No Comments

Movies arenâ€™t just starting to influence tech, they always have

When I saw the recently released trailer for Transendence it made me think of other seemingly prophetic movies, specifically those regarding artificial intelligence.

January 8, 2014 No Comments

'Despicable Me 2' tops DVD and Blu-ray sales chart

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6 (UPI) — The animated feature “Despicable Me 2” is the top-selling DVD and Blu-ray in the United States, Rentrak said Monday.

January 7, 2014 No Comments

PS4's Blu-Ray Drive Still Suffering From a Few Issues

Owners of Microsoft’s Xbox One and Sony’s PlayStation 4 consoles continue to report multiple hardware problems. Unlike the PS3, which is considered the best Blu-ray player yet launched, the PS4 doesn’t offer a great Blu-ray experience. In fact, when the PS4 came out, users were forced to download an update to enable playback of DVDs and Blu-ray discs.

January 5, 2014 No Comments

Is The DVD Box Set Dead? Yes … And No.

Glenn McDonald looks at some current box sets that might scratch an itch, particularly if you’ve got some gift cash burning a hole in your pocket.

December 31, 2013 No Comments

A Viewer's Guide to Weekend Movies: Force-Feeding Your Holiday Hangover

The entertainment industry has made it virtually impossible for you not to retreat into the comfort of the movies this weekend. Whether it’s the aggressive and sexy amorality of The Wolf of Wall Street or a night at home with ghosts and home invaders, you have plenty of options to while away the waning hours of 2013 with

December 28, 2013 No Comments

DVD version of Anil Kapoor's '24' likely

New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) If all goes as planned, Anil Kapoor-starrer gripping and thrilling TV drama “24”, which recently came to an end, will be released in a DVD version packed with all of its 24 episodes. A well-placed source told IANS: “We are exploring the idea (of coming up with a DVD version of the show. It’s still work in progress stage, but not confirmed.” An espionage thriller, “24 …

December 25, 2013 No Comments

'Despicable Me 2' tops U.S. DVD and Blu-ray chart

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23 (UPI) — The animated adventure “Despicable Me 2” is the top-selling DVD and Blu-ray in the United States,

December 24, 2013 No Comments

Surprises, snubs in Oscars foreign film shortlist

Nine movies including Palestinian, Danish and Hong Kong movies have been shortlisted for the best foreign language film Oscar, organizers announced Friday, offering surprises and some unexpected snubs. Films left out included Saudi Arabia’s first-ever candidate and Pakistan’s first entry in five decades, while an Oscar-winning Iranian director also failed to make the cut. “The Hunt” by Dane …

December 21, 2013 No Comments

Best Holiday Movies for the Soul

In terms of content, they may reinforce particular themes of the season, but they are especially distinguished by context, explains Skip Dine Young, professor of psychology at Hanover College in Indiana and author of “Psychology at the Movies.” Just like the holiday itself, movie-watching on Christmas has become its own tradition, he adds. In his research, Young found that many families not only …

December 10, 2013 No Comments

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