Sony plans on launching its new online photo sharing service called PlayMemories Online. This new service is being offered in six countries such as Japan, the U.S., Canada, Germany, France, and the U.K. starting May 25. The new service will offer 5GB of free space. Basically what the service does is allow users to upload photos and videos taken with Sony products such as its cameras, using its PlayMemories Home software for Windows and Macintosh. The program also allows for photos to be uploaded from smartphones and tablets using a new Android app that will be available from the Google... Continue reading

The famous candy brand called Mike and Ike, has decided that these two characters are going to split up and follow their own paths. Boxes of the candy that are now manufactured show either the name Mike or Ike being crossed out. Each would come with their own message depending on which name is shown. On the back of packages with Mike’s name crossed out, a statement from Ike states that Mike is “spending way too much time on his music.” Packages with Ike’s name crossed out have a statement from Mike saying that Ike is “spending way too much... Continue reading

If you are interested in comic books then you will be excited to know this. At the start of March, any new Marvel comics that are released will be available to read online the same day that the comics go on the shelves. First thoughts about this new promotion would incline rivalry between Comic book stores, but actually these same stores will go along with this change also. The Marvel company has been planning for years on the development of this new online strategy. They first led with an online archive in 2007 and then an app in 2010. This... Continue reading

Weird Al Yankovic, through his company Ear Booker Enterprises, is suing Sony Music Entertainment for five million dollars. One of the reasons behind this lawsuit is that Sony Music made wrongful sales, which resulted in great under payments. Another reason for the suit is that the company was also paying Yankovic the price for downloads sales instead of the 50% that license sales are suppose to get. Additionally, claims have been made saying that Sony Music hasn't shared any money it received from lawsuit settlements cites such as Napster, Kazaa and Grokster. The lawsuit stated that Sony Music accepted a... Continue reading

ESPN will have to watch its back with discussions from News Coporation to create a cable sports network that would serve as a great adversary to this well known channel. The rumors of this channel have been confirmed by company executives with several details that were reported by Bloomberg News. Reports state that the News Corporation "had begun an ambitious effort to create a sports-only cable network, possibly by converting one of the existing channels it owns". Discussions on the new channel have been kept quiet by spokes persons from Fox Sports. The company has made no comments on the... Continue reading

Here is a little news for the wealthy people who like to bargain shop. Making those big bucks? Well then you would be the perfect reader for Du Jour. This new digital and print magazine comes from Jason Binn who is also known for creating luxury magazines like Hamptons, Ocean Drive, Gotham and Aspen Peak. Jason Binn is also the chief adviser of the Gilt Groupe, that provides online deals on luxury goods. Mr. Binn is working with Gilt Groupe and Hudson News and has created a data analysis system that plans on acquiring about three million higher class subscribers... Continue reading

Sean Combs has plans to have his own televison show.Mr. Combs plnas to unveil on Tuesday his plans for a new music cable channel called Revolt. The channel is scheduled to start by the end of the year. Mr. Combs expalains that the new channel Revolt will serve as a music and news television channel which will be influenced by social networking Web sites. this channel will serve as another adversary to famous channels such as MTV and BET, which are both owned by Viacom.Comcast, which is the nation’s largest cable television provider, plans on carrying Revolt on some of... Continue reading

Many people now a days have twitter accounts. Twitter has now even become a part of the work place. We all know that twitter can be controversial when it comes to having a job, because companys do not want to have a bad reputation. One man named Roland Martin posted a controversial one on Twitter and now he is on suspension. Mr. Martin is a newspaper columnist and a political analyst for CNN. He got in trouble for writing, “If a dude at your Super Bowl party is hyped about David Beckham’s H&M underwear ad, smack the ish out of... Continue reading

Guest what people. No more lugging around heavy textbooks to class. Well only if you own an ipad, because a new app has been released for apple users that allows people to download textbooks straight to their ipads. Not only is this a benefit for technically advance users, but this is an opportunity to get kids more involved with education. As author Evan Niu states " As the parent of a 3-year old, I've found myself increasingly thinking about her future education as her intellect and willpower continue to develop with breathtaking speed. This parental perspective really drives my appreciation... Continue reading