By ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cord-nevers, you’re in luck. No more need to beg, borrow or steal your parents’ cable password to keep up with each episode of “Mad Men”…
By RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Deeper blacks, brighter whites, even bigger screens and better sound. When the high-speed action sequel “Furious 7” debuts this weekend, audiences at Hollywood’s famous TCL…
By ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Since Apple shook up the music world with iTunes a little more than a decade ago, online music has exploded and become the central way…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For anyone who’s ever dreamed of being on “American Idol” or “The Voice” as a performer or judge, a new app seeks to make their fantasy come true. The talent competition…
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon.com’s video game streaming platform Twitch informed users that their accounts may have been hacked. Twitch told users that it had taken steps to accelerate the expiration of their passwords and…
NEW YORK (AP) — The singer Taylor Swift, Microsoft Corp. and Harvard University are among those buying up .porn and .adult Web suffixes as a pre-emptive move before those domain names become available this summer.…
By DERRIK J. LANG AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — When a pair of filmmakers first approached video game publisher Capcom about crafting a live-action movie based on their popular zombie series “Dead Rising,”…
By YOUKYUNG LEE AP Technology Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Mickey Mouse, Hello Kitty: Move over. And make way for laidback Brown bear and his irrepressible girlfriend Cony the bunny. Once just digital stickers…
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. retail music business was essentially flat in 2014 as growth in streaming revenue helped offset further decline in sales of CDs, a report from the Recording Industry Association of…
By MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Music flooded into the streets around Austin’s convention center as South by Southwest’s music festival kicked off and the interactive portion wrapped up. The head…
By DERRIK J. LANG AP Entertainment Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Glu Mobile is keeping up with the Kardashians. The mobile video game developer responsible for the popular “Kim Kardashian: Hollywood” game announced plans…
By DERRIK J. LANG AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Competitive gaming is ready for its close-up. The Electronic Sports League and live event broadcaster BY Experience announced plans Tuesday to bring a series…
By MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As a plane with a Grumpy Cat flag flew overhead, courtesy of Friskies, the Technorati flooded into panel discussions and happy hour spots at the…
By TALI ARBEL AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cablevision is offering the new HBO Now online service to its Internet customers, even though the service could persuade more people to drop their cable…
By MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A live-streaming app called Meerkat, calls to online activism and pedicabs with a “Game of Thrones” Iron throne seat were the top topics of conversation…