Companies dissatisfied with 'intent and focus' of tech major.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently announced that Hugh Jackman will be the host of the 81st annual Oscars, to be held February 22.

More unanswered questions about the terrorist attacks in Mumbai that need to be answered.

Whether they're recovering from their quarter-life crises or still getting carded at the bar, these precocious celebs won't be worrying about their retirement funds anytime soon.

More unanswered questions about the terrorist attacks in Mumbai that need to be answered.

Producer Ashok Amritraj discusses his new film with Arthur J Pais.

Now comes news that, for the first time ever, a major Hollywood release will hit India's shores before it launches domestically in the US, a true milestone for conscious Indian moviegoers. The record-setting film? It's the next James Bond installment, Quantum of Solace, which premieres here on November 7.

Reader Mukesh Soni sent us a picture of Mohammad Azharuddin from Mumbai.

AirMe, a pioneer in the mobile application industry, on Wednesday announced the availability of AIRME on the Apple App Store for new iPhone users. "AirMe is a free, easy-to-use downloaded application that allows iPhone users to take photos and have them instantly tagged and sent to the user's Flickr or Facebook accounts", it said.

The computer giant unveils 10 new laptops to get ahead of the shift away from desktops.

The negotiations were shelved following a difference of opinion on prices. "We intend to close both the deals by September," said a highly-placed source with MCorp, the holding company for B K Modi's group of companies.

To give fans a little more to cheer about before the eagerly awaited James Bond flick Quantum of Solace, Sony Ericsson has released the limited edition Titanium Silver C902 Cyber-shot phone.

The deal is expected to be struck at $150 million (about Rs 600 crore). If the deal goes through, it will mark the entry of Indian companies in Hollywood studios.

In an interview to The Times on Friday, Chief executive of Eros International Kishore Lulla revealed that he was recently approached by a banker to know whether he would consider buying a stake in Steven Spielberg's Dreamworks studio. Noting that the plans are for organic growth, the daily said while Lulla may want to build a studio on the Hollywood model, he is worried about making the investment.

Tom Hanks and director Ron Howard will have a tough time filming two key scenes in their new flick Angels and Demons, based on Dan Brown's novel of the same name, for the Vatican has banned them from entering the Holy See and any church in Rome.

Flush with cash from his wireless telephony company's sale, industrialist B K Modi is negotiating to acquire 39 per cent stake in Indian television company, Multi Screen Media, earlier known as Sony Entertainment Television. Modi, who was earlier eyeing the 32 per cent stake held by Indian shareholders, is now looking at acquiring an additional 7 per cent held by trusts. He is also planning to re-brand the television channel as Sony Spice TV.

If you are a die-hard Salman Khan fan, 10 Ka Dum is a God-sent opportunity to hang out with the star every weekend. If not, you are better off guessing the percentage of people (like yourself) who will not watch the show.

IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi in his most candid interview yet. Courtesy CNN Talk Asia.

After acquiring 200 theatres in America the Anil Ambani group, on Sunday will now co-produce Hollywood films, a territory which until now was dominated by UTV. Some of the films benefitting from the Reliance alliance is Nicolas Cage's Saturn Productions, Jim Carrey's JC 23 Entertainment, George Clooney's Smokehouse Productions, Chris Columbus 1492 Pictures, Tom Hanks' Playtone Productions, Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment and Jay Roach's Everyman Pictures.

Ten mobile phones from around the world that cost less than $100--no service plan necessary.

The Indian film industry is now luring foreign producers too for investment. Many Hollywood movies are now being outsourced to the country for visual effects. Major Hollywood studios like Viacom, NBC, Universal, Dream Works, besides Warner Bros., Sony and Disney have also made investments in India's entertainment sector. According to a Ficci report, Indian entertainment and media industry is poised to grow at an annual rate of 18 per cent by 2011 faster than its counterparts.

UTV Spotboy Pictures and Sohail Khan Productions commence their maiden venture with the SalmanKareenaSohail starrer, Main Aur Mrs Khanna.

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Jingle composer accuses the Roshans of lifting his tunes, moves High Court.

Over 2,500 delegates from India and 20 other countries, will attend the three-day event in Mumbai, at which they will discuss the changing face of television news, the resurgence of the language media, the new arena of mobile entertainment, and how to cope with the talent crunch. According to a Ficci-PricewaterhouseCoopers report, the industry registered a cummulative growth of 19 per cent between 2004 and 2007.

One of the world's most futuristic phones began life as a block of wood with a painted-on screen. Swedish start-up Neonode created what was at the time an innovative design for a phone--a super-compact device with a large touchscreen and menus that flipped with the swipe of a thumb.

The move comes on the back of the potential for the conventional televisions in India. Industry watchers said high-end televisions were gaining popularity in urban markets, while first-time buyers and rural markets prefer conventional televisions. Globally, Sony has taken a strategic decision to exit from the CRT TV business from this month-end due to a slow demand. Sony had reduced LCD prices to align with Korean duo LG Electronics and Samsung a few months back.

The off-spinner was alleged to have made monkey gestures towards the crowd during India's victory in the first tri-series final.

The four minority domestic investors of Sony Entertainment Television (SET) India, the Indian arm of the Japanese major, have taken the company to court over disagreements concerning demands on them for more capital.

Titled Kishoreda, the film will be produced by Percept Pictures Company.

Jodhaa Akbar co-producer Ronnie Screwala speaks to Arthur J Pais about the film.

IPL is all set to auction the players, following the bidding for teams by corporates. Apart from being a huge money churning excercise IPL promises on being entertaining too.

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International investors are preparing to make an unprecedented onslaught on Bollywood this year, with several Hollywood studios and a group of London-listed funds looking to take a share of the world's most prolific movie-making market.

Kriss Kringle may be either the world's most outmoded or the world's most efficient CEO. Here are five reasons why he deserves all the hype, and five why it might be time to examine a North Pole succession plan. You be the judge.

Paramount is to become the first Hollywood studio to make one of its new releases available free on the internet before it has been released on DVD in a move set to shake up established distribution models for film content.

The Return of Ravana will be set in contemporary times in Manhattan, the US. In the proposed trilogy, King Ravan will return in modern times in the US and create problems for the international community. This will lead to the appearance of Hanuman.

Surveying Wal-Mart shoppers during the first weekend in December, America's Research Group found that 32% planned to buy electronic goods at the store this year, compared to 20% that did so in 2006.

Hollywood's first big foray into Bollywood has received a bruising reception in India with websites that track box-office sales branding it a flop.