Systems hope to tell you what you’d like
Geoff Lester's two iPods can hold 20,000 songs, so he turned to the iTunes Music Store, which stocks 1.5 million online selections. But how to choose? After the 28-year-old Los...
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Clues in play in gamemaker probe
Like hard-core gamers poring over a strategy guide, investors and analysts are scrutinizing obscure entries in the financial reports of video game publishers. Two items in particular--reserves and expense capitalization--are...
Putting a human face on ‘It’
After a recent Beverly Hills screening of "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers," members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences walked out of the three-hour...
Hollywood, meet Windows
Bill Gates swept into Hollywood recently to trumpet his latest technology--Windows Media 9--as the answer to movie studios' prayers. Studios have held off putting the bulk of their movies on...
WorldCom may survive after all
Despite mounting fiscal and legal woes, WorldCom Inc. could emerge from its current crisis as a leaner and stronger telecommunications company. Analysts said Wednesday that WorldCom will probably be forced...
Console industry goes mainstream with new game
The video-game industry is about to unleash a billion-dollar bombardment of hype aimed at making characters such as Mario the plumber and Munch the Gabbit as ubiquitous as Christina Aguilera...
Games are name of growing ad ploy
Become a famous disc jockey! Collect and mix records! Fight off sketchy dudes! Scratch some vinyl and make the bad guys dance! These are the objectives of an online video...