"The premise behind iCloud is simple but powerful: All your information is automatically kept up to date and synchronized across all the devices you own — PCs, Macs, the iPad and the iPhone." So writes Edward C. Baig at USA…
Bidding has begun for the TV rights for the next four Olympics–starting with the Winter Games in Russion in 2014, reports our longtime friend Richard Sandomir in The New York Times. Fox Sports began the auction by offering to buy the rights for…
"Glenn Beck is planning to charge his fans a monthly subscription for his daily talk show online starting this summer, as he makes the move from being a Fox News host to the owner of his own Internet network," writes…
Los Angeles CBS affiliate KCBS-TV posted the North American itinerary for Britain’s Prince William and Kate Middleton, a scoop that was later taken down because of security issues, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A station spokesman said the outlet had…
NBC has finally entered the 2011 Upfront Marketplace, reports our good friend Brian Steinberg at Advertising Age. Writes Steinberg, "NBC is doing some deals in the range of 9%." NBC, which finally came up with a show at season’s end…
Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., held a hastily arranged news conference today in which he admitted that he sent a lewd photo to a woman online, an accusation that he had been denying since rumors surfaced about 10 days ago, MSNBC.com…
ABC has made official the deal that was widely expected for weeks, a broad pact with former “CBS Evening News” anchor Katie Couric. The multiyear, multiplatform deal between Couric and Disney/ABC Television Group includes a nationally syndicated talk show to…
The Broadcast Television Journalists Association in partnership with the Broadcast Film Critics Association announced its nominees for the first Critics’ Choice Television Awards today, with ABC’s "Modern Family" netting six nominations and AMC’s "Mad Men" nabbing five, reports TheWrap.com. Four…
There’s a shakeup in the rankings among the three most popular smartphones, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Technology blog. The BlackBerry line of devices is no longer the country’s second-most-popular smartphone, as Apple’s iPhone has taken a bite out of…
A 17-year-old Chinese student has reportedly sold a kidney to get money to buy an iPad 2, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Technology blog. Citing reports published in China, a student identified as Zheng reportedly responded to a broker who…