Tag Archives: Drama

Euphonia: A Free Cinematic Film About Our Love Affair With Technology

This wonderful 53-minute movie, released for free on Vimeo and produced with no budget, tells the story of of a high schooler obsessed with experiencing the world through technologically created sound bites. More »
    


How Hollywood Is Making Texting Look Dramatic

We all increasingly rely on non-verbal forms of communication—email, IM, texting—to let people know what's going on in our lives. That's great for us, but it's causing headaches in Hollywood when it comes to creating drama. More »


Elon Musk Lays Out His Evidence That New York Times Tesla Model S Test Drive Was “Fake”

teslamodelsTesla Motors CEO and founder Elon Musk definitely isn't the best guy to try to pull a fast one on. The visionary entrepreneur set Twitter a titter when he claimed earlier this week that New York Times writer John Broder had fudged details about the Tesla Models S car's range in cold weather, resulting in what he termed a "fake" article. Musk promised evidence, and now he has delivered, via the official Tesla blog.

CES Awards The DISH Hopper “Best Of CES” After All, Drops CNET As Awards Partner

HopperSling_3qtr_Left_elevated_Joey_ClippedCES today issued a press release announcing that DISH's Hopper with Sling technology built-in is the "Best of Show" after all, an honor it will share with existing winner the Razer Edge for the 2013 show. The decision follows the revelation that CNET was ordered to remove the Hopper from consideration after CNET parent company CBS asked them to. CBS is currently involved in litigation with DISH over Hopper functionality.

Some Samsung Galaxy Products Banned From Sale In The Netherlands As Court Sides With Apple

apple-samsungA Dutch court ruled today (via IDG) that Samsung Galaxy products running Android 2.2.1 and higher, which don't use Samsung's own proprietary image gallery software are banned from sale, for infringing on an Apple patent related to scrolling through images on a touchscreen. The ruling also states Samsung must report its profits from Galaxy device sales since June 27, 2011 to determine a penalty.

Court Adds iPhone 5, Galaxy Note 10.1 And Galaxy S III To Patent Lawsuit, Signals iPad Mini Could Be Added, Too

apple-samsunggraphicIn an ongoing California court case between Apple and Samsung, a judge on Thursday granted the requests of both companies to add recently released hardware to the suit. The iPhone 5 is now included, as well as Samsung's U.S. Galaxy S III, the Galaxy Note 10.1 and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (specifically as it pertains to the Galaxy Nexus, and not beyond).

Court Adds iPhone 5, Galaxy Note 10.1 And Galaxy S III To Patent Lawsuit, Signals iPad Mini Could Be Added, Too

apple-samsunggraphicIn an ongoing California court case between Apple and Samsung, a judge on Thursday granted the requests of both companies to add recently released hardware to the suit. The iPhone 5 is now included, as well as Samsung's U.S. Galaxy S III, the Galaxy Note 10.1 and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (specifically as it pertains to the Galaxy Nexus, and not beyond).

Samsung Not Interested In HTC-Style Settlement With Apple, Exec Says

Image (2) apple-samsung-620x253.jpg for post 206796Samsung has "no intention" to follow the example of HTC and work out a settlement with legal and consumer tech rival Apple, according to Samsung Electronics Head of Mobile J.K. Shin. He said so to reporters today, the AFP reports, when asked if Samsung might pursue a settlement similar to the 10-year cross-licensing agreement announced by Apple and HTC this past weekend.

We Need A Whole Section On TC Called “Intern PR”

KeepTCweirdPro tip: Don't let the following happen to your PR pitch/intern. So I know this is a particularly egregious case of "pot calling the kettle black" (I personally am a Black Belt in typos) but, instead of being psyched up to "Party Our Apps Off!"at Google i/o next week, our team has been discussing the simple grammar mistake in the subject line of the below email for at least 30 minutes this morning. I thought I would share the thread with you guys, if anything to remind you again that there's a crucial difference between "your" and "you're" ("its" and "it's" are also tricky).

We Need A Whole Section On TC Called “Intern PR”

KeepTCweirdPro tip: Don't let the following happen to your PR pitch/intern. So I know this is a particularly egregious case of "pot calling the kettle black" (I personally am a Black Belt in typos) but, instead of being psyched up to "Party Our Apps Off!"at Google i/o next week, our team has been discussing the simple grammar mistake in the subject line of the below email for at least 30 minutes this morning. I thought I would share the thread with you guys, if anything to remind you again that there's a crucial difference between "your" and "you're" ("its" and "it's" are also tricky).