Animators Aardman end movie deal
Wallace and Gromit creators Aardman Animations and US movie studio Dreamworks end their five-film deal early.
Archive for January, 2007
TV’s Maria wins newcomer award
The Sound of Music actress Connie Fisher receives a best newcomer award from the London Critics’ Circle.
Author Sidney Sheldon dies at 89
The best-selling American novelist Sidney Sheldon dies aged 89 of complications from pneumonia.
BBC journalists consider strike
Journalists at the BBC are considering taking strike action over the issue of compulsory redundancies.
Sony CD row settled in US
US music fans are to receive compensation from Sony over anti-piracy CDs which damaged computers.
PC World says farewell to floppy
Floppy disks, one of the most popular forms of storage for many years, will no longer be sold in PC World shops.
Vista Launch Party Security
Just after Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer finished the official launch announcement, I went to check out a few of the PCs on display that were running Windows Vista. So I strolled over to this laptop and was wondering how to log on …
Vista is ‘more secure’ says Gates
Vista is “dramatically more secure than any other operating system released”, Bill Gates tells BBC News.
Bill Gates Tells Jon Stewart Why He Should Buy Vista (Yes, It Was As Boring As This Headline)
If you thought even old Billy Gates himself would give you a compelling reason to rush out and buy Vista, then move along, cause there’s nothing to see here. Overall, it was …
Shocker Glasses Punish Your Drowsiness
Man, I’m tired. I need to start going to bed earlier so I don’t feel like I’m about to fall asleep at my keyboard in the morning. What I need are a pair of these Vision Optic MyDo Bururu (what?) glasses. No, …
Kids Be Gone Ultrasonic Teen Deterrent: Sounds Like Teen Spirit?
You might have heard of the teen-repellent noisemaker a store owner employed in his parking lot here in the UK - not to mention being used by kids in class to secretly SMS each other - and now that squealing device that supposedly makes …
New York Drivers Get Parking Help from Robotic Parking Garage
Ok, so maybe there won’t be a 7-foot tall robot who takes your keys and parks your ride, but that’s not to say New York’s first robotic parking garage won’t be worth checking out. The garage (which will be located in Chinatown) …
Police to reunite for Grammy gig
The Police are to reunite and perform at the Grammy Awards next month.
Rocky holds box office top spot
Rocky Balboa, the latest part of Sylvester Stallone’s boxing saga, stays top of the box office for a second week.
Miller out for Factory Girl debut
Actress Sienna Miller attends the premiere of her latest film, Factory Girl, in New York.
Floppy Disks Get The Chop - R.I.P.
PC World is killing off the floppy disk by announcing that it won’t stock any more of them once the existing stock has sold out.
Capable of storing 1.44MB of data, the floppy disk was the blank CD and …
No charge over Madonna act
Prosecutors in Amsterdam say they will take no action over Madonna’s mock crucifixion last year.
Pudding for Stiller and Johansson
Ben Stiller and Scarlett Johansson will receive the Hasty Pudding award for their contribution to the entertainment world.
Private wedding for Extras star
Actress Ashley Jensen who stars in Extras and Ugly Betty, elopes with her boyfriend in California.
Bumper year for West End theatres
Theatres in London’s West End enjoyed record ticket sales in 2006, helped by hits including The Sound of Music.