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Google is opening up VR180 to hardware-makers and developers

For Google's VR180 to become successful, manufacturers and developers have to be onboard, creating devices and churning out videos and apps that use the format. That's why the tech giant is now opening it up to hardware-makers and devs by publishing the remaining details on how they can start engaging with the format and offer VR180 products. When Google-owned platform YouTube introduced VR180 last year, it introduced the format as a way for creators […]

todayApril 10, 2018

Entertainment

The Toughest Thing the Han Solo Movie Must Do

Can the 'Star Wars' story be exciting when its ending is essentially known? The latest trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Storyends on a moment that should raise the stakes pretty high. Chewbacca, the kindly and fierce Wookiee that we’ve known and loved for over 40 years, has his furry head hanging out a window of a fast-moving ship, and a large rock is right in front of him, thiiiis close to turning […]

todayApril 10, 2018

Miscellaneous

2018 iPad review: Content creation with compromises

Just like last year's iPad, this year's model is still the best tablet at its price point for watching videos, playing games, reading emails, and browsing the Web. But by adding Pencil support and extolling the device's virtues for educators, Apple has tried to position this new release as an entry-level machine not just for consuming content but for creating it. In 2017, iPad sales grew year over year for […]

todayApril 7, 2018

Music

Beyond ‘Blurred Lines’: How Forensic Musicology Is Altering Pop’s Future

When a jury decided in March of 2015 that Robin Thicke, Pharrell William and Clifford "T.I." Harris were guilty of copyright infringement in lifting elements of their song "Blurred Lines" from the Marvin Gaye classic "Got to Give It Up," the estate of Marvin Gaye grew several million dollars richer. But according to some industry insiders, the "Blurred Lines" verdict – which was upheld by an appeals court in March […]

todayApril 7, 2018

Miscellaneous

Scientists: Bowhead Whales Are ‘Jazz Singers of the Arctic’

Bowhead whales have many unusual qualities. They can live for 200 years. They have the largest mouths of any living animal, yet only eat very small ocean creatures through a filter-feeding process. They have the thickest blubber, or fat covering, of any whale. Another interesting quality? Their underwater communication style has scientists comparing them to “jazz” artists. Researchers this week published findings of an intensive study of the vocalizations, or whale singing, […]

todayApril 6, 2018

Entertainment

Marvel’s Production Chief: How I Keep the ‘Avengers’ on Schedule and on Budget

Victoria Alonso also discusses the Time's Up movement and how Georgia's flirtation with discrimination against same-sex couples could affect the company's future there. When Victoria Alonso, executive vp physical production for Marvel Studios, walks into any meeting, the first thing she does is tally the number of men and women in attendance, and at the end, she announces the stat.Alonso, 52, first arrived in L.A. in 1990 to pursue acting, but […]

todayApril 6, 2018

Entertainment

The Beatles’ ‘Yellow Submarine’ Returning to Theaters

The Beatles' Yellow Submarine will return to movie theaters across North America this summer to mark its 50th anniversary. The film is set to start screening July 8th, though a complete list of participating theaters has yet to be announced. Tickets and screening information will be available soon on the Yellow Submarine website. For the 50th anniversary screening, Yellow Submarine was restored in 4K digital resolution, though no automated software was used in order to preserve […]

todayApril 4, 2018

Entertainment

‘Ready Player One’ Scores At The Box Office

Steven Spielberg’s latest blockbuster topped the domestic box office over the four-day holiday weekend. Warner Bros.′ “Ready Player One” debuted in line with recent projections of $53 million from 4,324 locations. The film opened Thursday, getting a head start over its fellow weekend releases, “Tyler Perry’s Acrimony” and “God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness.” The virtual reality fantasy, which currently holds an A- CinemaScore and 76 percent on Rotten […]

todayApril 4, 2018

Music

Jay-Z breaks down what makes a good rapper on David Letterman’s ‘My Next Guest’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOkAfMCp9vQ Acclaimed rapper Jay-Z is up next on David Letterman’s Netflix talk show “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction,” and it looks like he’ll be breaking down what makes a good rapper. In a short preview clip released by the streaming giant on Monday, the Grammy winner sits down with “The Late Show” veteran and gives shout-outs to his contemporaries, praising rapper Snoop Dogg’s voice and Eminem’s cadence. “There’s multiple […]

todayApril 2, 2018

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