Last year The New York Times unleashed its vision of digitally native storytelling with "Snow Fall." The piece broke away from standard newsprint-transplanted-to-Web design, offering interactive graphics, videos, and other multimedia integrated into an overall narrative. It wasn't necessarily earth-shattering, but it demonstrated a cool concept for others to aspire to. The push to move beyond common content templates is precisely what drives the … [Read more...]
Activision updates Call Of Duty franchise for Xbox One
Mai 21, 2013 By
Microsoft said it plans on debuting eight new franchises during the first year the Xbox One is on the market. Toward the end of today's console presentation, Activison Publishing CEO Eric Hirhberg came out to reveal one such game—Call of Duty: Ghosts. "Everyone was expecting us to play it safe and bring out Modern Warfare 4," Hirhberg said. "Instead, Ghosts is an entirely new world, new narrative, new cast of characters." Hirhberg went on to … [Read more...]
EA, Microsoft ink “strategic partnership” for Xbox One
Mai 21, 2013 By
Microsoft and EA unveiled a "new, broad, strategic partnership," at the Xbox One announcement today. EA Executive Vice President Andrew Wilson was on hand to show four titles—FIFA, Madden, NBA Live and UFC—that are all powered by what the company is calling EA Sports Ignite. It's the company's new game engine unveiled today. Wilson said Sports Ignite will help "blur the line between real and virtual." The engine allows for four times more … [Read more...]
Senate report shows Apple avoided billions in taxes on foreign income
Mai 21, 2013 By
A new Senate report (PDF from The New York Times) shows that Apple has employed potentially sketchy business methods to avoid heavier tax burdens. According to the investigation, the company dodged billions in potential taxes on $44 billion in foreign income during the past four years. Some of the interesting bits from the Senate's report: three Apple subsidiaries in Ireland claim no responsibility to pay income taxes to any country. Apple … [Read more...]
Yahoo confirms $1.1B purchase of Tumblr, “promises not to screw it up”
Mai 20, 2013 By
UPDATE: We reported yesterday that Yahoo was on the verge of announcing an acquisition of Tumblr. Today, Yahoo confirmed its plan with a somewhat unusual press release titled "Yahoo! to Acquire Tumblr/Promises not to screw it up." The announcement's text has a playful response to Tumblr users who complained about the acquisition. "Per the agreement and our promise not to screw it up, Tumblr will be independently operated as a separate business," … [Read more...]
“Julian and WikiLeaks, the very ideals of WikiLeaks, are not one and the same”
Mai 19, 2013 By
Julian Assange is the man in the middle of Alex Gibney's documentary, We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks. Focus World Warning: plot points of We Steal Secrets: the Story of WikiLeaks are discussed in this Q&A. Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney doesn't shy away from controversy. In fact, he may gravitate towards it. His previous works cover the fall of Enron (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room), the Elliot … [Read more...]
