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All This Steel Wants To Do Is Dance

5:00AM June 19, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Mateusz Zdziebko and Patryk Kizny got together to create this ode to steel. You can find it everywhere, but it’s something you likely take for granted. That might not be so if it had the right soundtrack. More »


News

FCC Approves Comcast-NBC Deal

6:23AM January 19, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

Today, the FCC approved Comcast’s acquisition of NBC Universal, marking the first time a cable provider has controlled a major broadcast network. It’s like a media Frankenstein! More »


Computing

Nintendo President States The Obvious

10:57PM January 29, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Nintendo’s often-outspoken President, Satoru Iwata, speaking about the iPad. [Yahoo News]


Atoms Are Not Bits; Wired Is Not A Business Magazine

7:33AM January 27, 2010 | Joel Johnson

Chris Anderson has an important message from the future: Did you know you can outsource manufacturing? More »


Music Labels Briefed On Apple Tablet Only As A “Courtesy”

3:14AM January 20, 2010 | Brian Barrett

According to All Things D, we shouldn’t expect much news to come from the music industry along with the announcement of Apple’s new tablet device. That’s not as surprising as it may sound. More »


Gaming

What The Game Industry Could Learn From The Film Industry

4:40AM December 12, 2009 | Mark Wilson

I’ve got the Monsters, Inc. Blu-ray in my hand. But it’s more than just a Blu-ray. It’s a BD for my PS3, a DVD for my bedroom and a digital copy for my laptop. More »


Live, From Sony’s Recovery Effort

6:02AM November 17, 2009 | John Herrman

The words of Sir Howard Stringer, Chief Executive and Lead Turnaroundologist at the listing company, where no amount of superficially revamped game consoles and Christmas holidays seem to be able to brighten Sony’s outlook. More »


AT&T Sues The Pants Off Of Price Fixing LCD Manufacturers

3:39AM October 22, 2009 | John Herrman

AT&T and the LCD industry make for strange courtfellows, but wait’ll you hear what for: AT&T claims that due to LCD price fixing by LG and Sharp, they’ve overpaid for 300 million handsets. Interestingly, they’re not thrilled about this. More »


Google, Apple Sever One More Shady Corporate Link

1:12AM October 13, 2009 | John Herrman

Eric Schmidt’s resignation from the Apple board made it pretty clear—as did the FTC—it was time for Apple and Google to sever corporate ties. That didn’t stop Art Levinson from clinging to his joint board membership until today. More »


Music Industry Wants Royalties From iTunes 30 Second Samples

1:30AM September 18, 2009 | Adam Frucci

Dear music industry: Go f–k yourself. More »