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May 14, 2010 -Technicolor, in line with its corporate rebranding efforts, and as a follow-up to its recent purchase of 100% ownership of Paprikaas, announced today that it has rebranded its Paprikaas animation studio to Technicolor India. Over the past year, Technicolor has significantly expanded its animation offering in India, while strengthening its long-standing relationships with DreamWorks Animation, Nickelodeon, Electronic Arts and other animation and gaming content creators.

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Paprikaas Is Now Technicolor India

experiencing steaming competition over the video broadcasting rights to serve an audience of over 400-million(1) Chinese Internet users in the far eastern land. Tudou (http://www.tudou.com ), the leading online video website in China officially announced a 2010 FIFA World Cup online broadcasting deal with CCTV, being the first video site inking the deal

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Tudou to Stream 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Online

Over 100 Original Mixes Now Available For Virtual DJs and Their Friends to Spin, Scratch and Battle Two of the biggest artists in music, JAY-Z and Eminem, are mixing it up again with Activision Publishing, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) DJ Hero™ – the #1 new video game intellectual property of 2009 – by dropping their rhymes in exclusive mixes available for download beginning today on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. The JAY-Z vs. Eminem Mix Pack delivers three standout hits from each legend, including JAY-Z’s “Can I Get A…” mixed with Eminem’s “Lose Yourself,” driving the total number of one-of-a-kind mixes available for fans to spin, scratch and battle into triple digits.

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Exclusive Downloadable Mixes Featuring Music Icons JAY-Z and Eminem Drop Today for the Award-Winning DJ Hero

Video Game Hilarity based on ABC’s Smash Hit TV Show Hits Shelves This Summer Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced that it is bringing the Endemol USA produced hit ABC TV show “Wipeout” to Nintendo DS™ and Wii™ this summer. Wipeout: The Game challenges video game fans to master speed, balance, and precision to overcome the world’s largest obstacle course while enduring the inevitable hilarious falls, sometimes at the hands of your friends and family

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Wipeout: The Game for Nintendo DS and Wii Now Available

(Credit: CNET) As we get closer to the launch date of Apple’s iPad (April 3), I can’t help but ponder how each application I use might translate to the new device. Games obviously will have a lot more flexibility with the added touch-screen space, and having more available screen room will probably make development of more complex control systems easier.

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Calendar app and sailboat-racing game: iPhone apps of the week

You can create a disk image in the Enterprise, Business, and Ultimate versions of Windows Vista, but if you use Vista Home Premium, you need a third-party app to image a disk or partition. I was delighted to find a disk-imaging component added to the Backup and Restore applet in the Home Premium version of Windows 7.

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Free backup utility outshines Windows 7′s built-in disk imager

(Credit: Google) There’s something to be said for instant gratification, and if you’re the sort who wants to know where you are without pausing to open a map app, one of the handful of changes to Google Maps for Android (version 4.1) has your name on it. To turn your wallpaper into a live, real-time map that tracks your location, press and hold the home screen, choose Wallpaper, then pick Maps from the Live Wallpaper folder. Before setting the wallpaper, you’ll be able to choose satellite, terrain, or line map mode and whether you want to show traffic

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Make Google Maps your live Android wallpaper

If you’re one of the many BlackBerry-toting hot shots who fret about the fastest, least laborious way to get their work contacts onto their phones, I have an answer for you. Or rather, Xobni does. Xobni for BlackBerry is a utility that dramatically expands your mobile address book by ingeniously scanning all incoming and outgoing e-mail for contacts and phone numbers it can capture.

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Hands-on: Xobni’s insta-address book for BlackBerry

Except for the much-ballyhooed arrival of Street Fighter IV , it’s been a fairly quiet week in iPhone gaming. That said, there’s always a steady stream of new and intriguing titles, as evidenced by this decidedly eclectic bunch: 1.

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Zombies, karting, a fiery Frogger, and more: New iPhone games of the week

Package Will Launch Day and Date with Stand-Alone Game; Bundle Includes a ‘Spirited Green’ PSP-3000 system, METAL GEAR SOLID: PEACE WALKER game on UMD(R) (Universal Media Disc), PlayStation(R)Network Downloadable Movie Voucher and 2GB Memory Stick PRO Duo(TM) for $199.99 (MSRP) Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) today announced the availability of the limited-edition METAL GEAR SOLID: PEACE WALKER PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) Entertainment Pack, combining Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.’s award-winning METAL GEAR SOLID franchise with the PSP-3000 system. To coincide with the launch of the stand-alone video game , this exclusive package will be offered at major retail locations in the United States and Canada for $199.99 (MSRP)

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Sony Computer Entertainment America Announces Limited-Edition METAL GEAR SOLID: PEACE WALKER PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable) Entertainment Pack

Prequel to the Mega-Hit Franchise Comes to the PSP(R) system Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in North America, announced today that KINGDOM HEARTS Birth by Sleep will be released in North America this Summer.

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KINGDOM HEARTS Birth by Sleep Opens the Door to an Untold World This Summer

Painter’s tape how-to videos draw inspiration from the Crescent City – FrogTape brand painter’s tape is releasing step-by-step how-to videos that demonstrate methods for achieving a variety of painting effects and finishes reminiscent of New Orleans – the setting for Disney’s most recent animated movie blockbuster, “The Princess and the Frog.” Using a historic New Orleans home as the setting, New Orleans-based decorative painter, David Freidlaender, shows viewers the basics of using painter’s tape, along with how to use a variety of finishes to achieve dramatic looks and camouflage wall imperfections. Techniques covered include: Fresco technique that gives walls an old world feel similar to the look of parchment paper Striping finishes designed to give rooms a rich look Using painter’s tape to create the illusion of wainscoting often found in classic New Orleans mansions FrogTape brand is the only painter’s tape treated with PaintBlock® Technology – a technology that allows FrogTape users to achieve crisp, clean paint lines and save time and money by eliminating the need for touch-ups. PaintBlock Technology forms a micro-barrier that seals the edges of the tape, preventing paint from bleeding under the tape and keeping paint lines neat and clean.

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Bring the Style and Beauty of New Orleans to Your Home with Help from FrogTape Brand

Kangaroo to sell 20,000 more wireless devices to the Dolphins for upcoming NFL Season Dolphins will provide technology to fans to enrich Game Day Experience; Devices provide Next Generation in-stadium fan-viewing enhancement services wirelessly; Kangaroo builds momentum after showcase at Super Bowl XLIV held in Miami. Kangaroo TV today announced that it has expanded its partnership with The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL).

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Kangaroo TV expands partnership with Miami Dolphins

15-City Tour Kicks Off Next Week Featuring Demonstrations of First Full HD 3D TVs, 3D Animation Gaming, Internet-Connected TVs, LUMIX Digital Cameras and More Sweepstakes Will Make One Visitor in Each City Among the First To Own A Full HD 3D Home Theater System* Panasonic, a global leader in consumer electronics technology, announced today that its 15-city “Panasonic Touch the Future Tour” will kick off on Monday, March 15 with events in New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago.

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Panasonic Touch the Future Tour Lets Consumers Get Hands-On

Warner Premiere is in production on Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster, an all-new, live-action/ 3D animation movie follow-up to 2009’s record-setting Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins, it was announced today by Eva Davis, EVP and General Manager, Warner Premiere. The film commences principal photography on March 15 in various locations around Southern California.

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Scooby-Doo! Curse Of The Lake Monster Filming Starts Next Week

One of the world’s largest social games developers to tap into ad-supported model for virtual goods and items WildTangent, one of the world’s largest and fastest growing game services, today announced that leading social game developer Playdom, Inc. is integrating WildTangent’s newly launched BrandBoost™ advertising platform into its popular Facebook game, Tiki Farm.

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New BrandBoost Advertising Platform for Social Games

Top-Ranked Nickelodeon Announces its 2010-11 Animation Season Programming Slate at Annual Upfront Presentation Six New Shows, New Seasons of 16 Returning Hit Series Coming to Nick’s Schedule Five New Series to Launch Across Nick’s Digital Nets — TeenNick, Nicktoons and Nick Jr. Nick’s Upfront Event in NYC Highlighted with Special Performances by Pop Singing Sensation Justin Bieber and Nick’s Own Big Time Rush; and Appearances by M.

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2010-2011 Nickeledeon TV Line-Up

Creative Word-Wielding Adventure video Game , Scribblenauts, Wins for Best Handheld Game and Innovation Award; Other Big Winners Include Batman: Arkham Asylum, Farmville, Flower and Torchlight Naughty Dog’s critically-acclaimed Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was the big winner at the 10th annual Game Developers Choice Awards, presented at a ceremony this evening at UBM TechWeb Game Network’s 2010 Game Developers Conference (GDC), receiving a total of five awards, including Best Writing and the coveted Game of the Year award. Another major honoree, 5th Cell received the award for Best Handheld Game and the Innovation Award, for its creativity-fueled portable game, Scribblenauts. Zynga, creators of the wildly addictive and popular Facebook game, Farmville, received the honor for Best New Social/Online Game, marking the first winner for this inaugural category.

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Uncharted 2 Wins Game of the Year @ 10th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards

An all-star cast gives voice to the galactic-sized animated sci-fi 3D animation adventure comedy Planet 51, blasting off on DVD and Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack on March 9, from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. An out-of-this-world adventure for both children and adults, the CG animated film features the voice talents of Dwayne Johnson (Race to Witch Mountain), Jessica Biel (TVs Seventh Heaven), Justin Long (Alvin & the Chipmunks 2), Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight), Seann William Scott (American Pie franchise) and John Cleese (Monty Python)

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PLANET 51 on Blu-ray and DVD

Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) has launched its popular turn-based strategy video game PoxNora on Facebook. Tapping into its expertise as a preeminent online entertainment company, SOE plans to follow this inaugural Facebook launch of PoxNora with additional games for the Facebook platform based on both existing franchises and new intellectual property. PoxNora is a combination turn-based strategy game and collectable card game set in a fantasy world of creatures, relics, and spells

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Sony Online Ent. Launches Facebook Game with PoxNora