Microsoft Develops Set-Top Box Microsoft has been developing designs for a simple set-top device for streaming video and other entertainment options. More
Amazon may be working on a smartphone with hologram-like 3D Amazon is reportedly developing a smartphone that sports a 3D screen that relies on retina-tracking technology to make images seem to float above the screen like a hologram. With the smartphone, users would be able to navigate through content by using their eyes alone, according to two unnamed people who discussed the phone with the Wall Street Journal. More
YouTube launches pay channels with campy flicks Roger Corman's campy B movies, children's shows like "Sesame Street" and "Inspector Gadget," and inspirational monologues by celebrities — these are among the 30 channels that will require a paid monthly subscription on YouTube coming soon. More
FCC moving forward on speedier in-flight Internet service U.S. federal telecommunications regulators are pushing ahead with efforts to bring faster Internet service to commercial and private airline flights. The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday started deliberations on a proposal that would offer a new type of in-flight broadband service promising U.S. More
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The XB-1 on the day of its inaugural flight. Boom SupersonicColorado aerospace company Boom Supersonic flew its XB-1 demonstrator for the first time on Friday. Nicknamed the "baby boom," the jet tests technologies for Boom's future Mach 1.7 Overture airliner. The speedy Overture is set to enter service in 2030 and has already earned orders from airlines.
A former Apple employee said that anti-trust probes against Apple have the company in a "battle for the soul."NurPhoto/ GettyA former Apple employee says the company is facing a "battle for the soul," per WSJ. His thoughts come as Apple faces a DOJ's anti-trust lawsuit and a nearly $2 billion EU fine.
A Carnival ship in the Avalon, California harbor. AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/Getty ImagesThe Baltimore bridge collapse will have a small impact on Carnival's bottom line. Carnival secured a temporary home port in Norfolk, Virginia, to minimize operational changes. Royal Caribbean and American Cruise Line's operations may also be affected. Tuesday's Baltimore bridge collapse may marginally affect the world's largest cruise company.
Officials are ascertaining how best to deal with the removal of the debris blocking the Patapsco River. Screenshot/NTSBAt least 56 containers of hazmat goods were on board the Dali when it crashed, the NTSB said. Some of the containers were "significantly breached" and some are in the water, officials said.
Paris Hilton says she hopes her kids "aren't as addicted to social media" as she is when they grow up. Charles Sykes/BravoParis Hilton says she hopes her kids "aren't as addicted to social media" as she is when they grow up. She made the comments during a panel at the "A Day of Unreasonable Conversation" summit, per People.