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As Magic Lantern Raw Gets More Refined, Will Users Wait to Upgrade?
Some users canceling new camera orders By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS I have to say, there's some downright gorgeous video coming from early adopters who are acting as Alpha testers for the new Magic Lantern Raw build. In a few short weeks, we've gone from dropped frames with no audio and a few … More>>
Review: Photoshop Express Comes to Windows
by Jeremiah Hall (doddleNEWS) Adobe has released Photoshop Express, previously available to iOS and Android, to the Windows store. So how does the Windows version stack up? Let’s take a look. Photoshop Express is a free photo editor from Adobe. No, this will not replace Photoshop. Don’t … More>>
Steven Spielberg To Produce Halo TV Series
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) In a quite unprecedented coup, Microsoft have announced that seminal filmmaker Steven Spielberg will produce a television series based on the popular XBox video game Halo. During the launch of the Xbox One, the tech giant revealed the TV series, produced by the … More>>
Seth MacFarlane Will Not Host 2014 Oscars
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) After his highly divisive stint as Oscars host last year, Seth MacFarlane has officially announced that he will not be returning next year. The Family Guy creator had been approached by show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, after his much criticized performance … More>>
Former AVID CEO Resigns, Again
Voluntary exit comes as company submits compliance plan By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Former Avid CEO Gary Greenfield has taken the next step in separating himself from the troubled company by resigning from the position of "director." His departure, which Avid lists as being "without dispute," … More>>
4K Brings Higher Resolution, But Also Higher Costs
Breakdown of data management shows post-production costs will increase for television By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Since before NAB and even CES, 4K has been the ongoing flavor of the month. Cameras, UHD-TVs with five-figure price tags, and the battle over streaming in ultra high definition … More>>
Movie Review: The Hangover Part III
By Leah Rozen (TheWrap) Years from now, doctoral candidates are likely to write entire extended theses on Alan Garner, the character so memorably and brilliantly played by Zach Galifianakis in the "Hangover" series. This bearded baby-man - he's a walking Chia Pet - is pure id, one of the most … More>>
HP profit down 32%, shares up as results beat estimates
By Poornima Gupta - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) Hewlett-Packard Co raised its 2013 earnings outlook after beating low expectations, as CEO Meg Whitman's turnaround plan helped to shore up profits and offset shrinking personal computer sales with enterprise computing services. While fiscal … More>>
Twitter beefs up security safeguards after recent attacks
(Reuters) Twitter Inc began introducing new technology on Wednesday to shore up security for users, responding to a spate of recent attacks on prominent accounts including those owned by the Associated Press and Financial Times. Twitter said in a blog post it has begun to introduce "login … More>>
Transformers 4: Character & Story Rumors
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) Michael Bay has already confirmed that Transformers 4 will take the franchise in another direction, effectively rebooting the series. Now, film site JoBlo has reported that it has inside information on the sequel, including story elements and a list of new … More>>
Pacific Rim Featurette – Drift Space
By Heath McKnight (doddleNEWS) Here's another summer 2013 film I'm really excited about, Pacific Rim, from one of the best directors working today, Guillermo Del Toro. Giant robots fighting giant monsters? What's not to like! As gleaned from trailers, it takes two humans to pilot a Jaeger (the … More>>
New Man of Steel Trailer Showcases the Power of Zod
By Heath McKnight (doddleNEWS) Superman fans, we're just a couple of weeks away from the premiere of Man of Steel on June 14! I'm getting more and more excited, especially as we see new footage in TV spots and trailers. Now, Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures have debuted the fourth official Man … More>>
Cannes: The Weinstein Co. nearing deal for ‘The Young and Prodigious Spivet’
By Jeff Sneider (Reuters) The Weinstein Company is closing in on U.S. rights to Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 3D adventure movie "The Young and Prodigious Spivet," which is one of the hottest available titles at Cannes. A spokesperson for TWC didn't immediately respond to TheWrap's request for comment, … More>>
Guillermo del Toro’s FX pilot ‘The Strain’ casts ‘Breaking Dawn’ actress Mia Maestro in starring role
By Tim Kenneally - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) Mia Maestro is moving on from the vampires of "Breaking Dawn" to sink her teeth into a new role with another bunch of suckers. Maestro, who played Denali coven member Carmen Denali in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn" films, has been cast as one of the … More>>
Microsoft Announces XBox One
Boxier Design To Be Central Entertainment Hub By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) At a special event at Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, Washington, the next generation Xbox was announced. Dubbed the XBox One, and not the XBox 720 as many had speculated, the new gaming platform by Microsoft is … More>>
Dan Aykroyd Talks Ghostbusters 3 Story
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) Ghostbusters 3 has been in development longer than the water-powered car. But, now with most of the original fan base dead and buried, the franchise is being re-imagined for a new generation. Dan Aykroyd, who co-wrote and starred in the first two films, while in a … More>>
Disney-owned ESPN cutting hundreds of jobs: source
By Liana B. Baker (Reuters) ESPN, the sports channel that is Walt Disney Co's most profitable unit, is cutting 300 to 400 jobs across the company and closing a small Denver office, a person with knowledge of the cuts said. The job cuts, comprising 4 to 6 percent of ESPN's staff of 7,000, include … More>>
