Two of 2010’s most pirated television shows were fan favorites that went off the air last year, reports TorrentFreak.com. The No. 1 pirated show was "Lost," with an estimated 5.94 million downloads from BitTorrent, the story says. That compared with…
If you have kids younger than 6 years old, Nintendo doesn’t want you buying its latest 3D handheld device, reports Bloomberg News. "Looking at 3D images for a long time may harm the growth of children’s eyes," Nintendo said in…
About 21% of the televisions forecast to have shipped worldwide in 2010 have the ability to connect to the Web, and less than half of consumers use those features, reports Multichannel News, citing research firm DisplaySearch. That means that about…
A report from tech security company McAfee, cited in the Los Angeles Times’ Technology blog, says the focus of cybercriminals in 2011 will likely be newer devices such as Google TV, Internet-connected TV sets and Apple products such as iPads….
One of the big questions for Comcast after it closes on its merger with NBC Universal will be whether to bid at the International Olympic Committee’s auction for media rights to the 2014 and 2016 games, writes The New York…
Netflix is talking with advertising and media agencies about international assignments, as the company is eyeing overseas expansion, reports Mediaweek.com. The story says it’s not clear which agencies Netflix is talking to, although the discussions are called "exploratory conversations." The…
An online video rental store debuted Tuesday from Sears and Kmart, with the digital service selling shows and movies by the title, according to The Hollywood Reporter. That means the store, called Alphaline Entertainment, is similar to Apple’s iTunes and…
Sarah Palin used Sunday’s episode of TLC’s "Sarah Palin’s Alaska" to "refudiate" what the Oxford University Press called 2010’s word of the year, reports the New York Daily News. The former governor of Alaska complained to her husband on the…
According to a forecast from media research forecaster Futurescape, in five years almost 40% of televisions sets produced for the U.S. market will have Internet connections and services, reports MediaPost’s MediaDailyNews. The forecast indicates that about 43 million U.S. television…
Apple is accused in a lawsuit filed Dec. 23 of allowing applications for iPhones and iPads to send users’ personal information to advertising networks without the users’ consent, reports Bloomberg News. The complaint was filed in federal court in San…