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Players in hunt for Pokemon Go monsters feel real-world pain

by Ryan Nakashima - July 9, 2016 - 7:00am

Beware: Pokemon Go, a new smartphone game based on cute Nintendo characters like Squirtle and Pikachu, can be harmful to your health.

Meet the next sport of the modern age: Drone racing

by Ryan Nakashima - May 4, 2016 - 1:56am

Decked out in high-tech goggles, pilot Steve Zoumas dives low and sees the final gate zooming toward him: a 20-foot-tall metal-framed box ringed with neon. Boom! His sight goes black. The crowd lets out...

'Star Wars' tops DiCaprio in 'Revenant' to stay No. 1

by Ryan Nakashima - January 10, 2016 - 5:35pm

"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" stayed on top of the North American box office for the fourth straight weekend, beating out Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Revenant," and becoming the third-largest grossing movie...

'Star Wars' stays on top for fourth week

by Ryan Nakashima - January 10, 2016 - 11:05am

"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" stayed on top of the North American box office for the fourth week, beating out Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Revenant," and becoming the third-largest grossing movie in the world eve...

Can 'The Force Awakens' become the biggest movie ever?

by Ryan Nakashima - December 12, 2015 - 7:21pm

Is the new Star Wars movie destined to be the biggest of all time?

'Hunger Games' finale fends off spooky 'Krampus' film

by Ryan Nakashima - December 6, 2015 - 7:53pm

The "Hunger Games" finale spoiled an early Christmas for the holiday horror comedy "Krampus" to maintain its top spot at the North American box office for the third week running.

Can 'The Force Awakens' become the biggest movie ever?

by Ryan Nakashima - November 20, 2015 - 3:01pm

Riding galaxy-sized expectations, the new "Star Wars" movie is already setting records for pre-opening ticket sales, with still a month to go.

'Frozen' helps Disney 3Q profit rise 22 percent

by Ryan Nakashima - August 6, 2014 - 2:02pm

Animated hit "Frozen" continued to help boost The Walt Disney Co.

'Lucy' tops 'Hercules' with $44M at box office

by Ryan Nakashima - July 28, 2014 - 10:43am

Luc Besson's "Lucy" proved mind can overpower muscle, topping a remake of "Hercules" by director Brett Ratner at the box office on the weekend.

YouTube to launch music service amid indie dispute

by Ryan Nakashima - June 18, 2014 - 8:23am

YouTube will launch a new subscription music service, the company acknowledged Tuesday after being dragged into a public dispute over royalties that will result in the blockade of some independent artists' music...

Microsoft says it snooped on Hotmail to track leak

by Ryan Nakashima - March 22, 2014 - 2:00am

Microsoft Corp., which has skewered rival Google Inc. for going through customer emails to deliver ads, acknowledged Thursday it had searched emails in a blogger's Hotmail account to track down who was leaking company...

Top 5 items on Microsoft CEO's To-Do list

by Ryan Nakashima - February 7, 2014 - 1:03am

As with any new CEO, Microsoft's Satya Nadella will have a packed agenda that includes filling top management roles and re-examining strategy.

Xbox One nearly a set-top box replacement

by Ryan Nakashima - December 6, 2013 - 3:04am

The Xbox One won't quite replace your TV set-top box, but it comes awfully close.

Microsoft releasing Windows 8.1, a year in making

by Ryan Nakashima - October 18, 2013 - 3:00am

Microsoft is releasing its long-awaited Windows 8.1 upgrade as a free download starting Thursday.

Amazon founder to buy Washington Post

by Ryan Nakashima - August 6, 2013 - 4:21pm

Jeff Bezos, the Amazon.com founder who helped bring books into the digital age, is going after another pillar of "old media": The Washington Post.

Box office: 'Despicable Me 2' holds top spot

by Ryan Nakashima - July 15, 2013 - 3:46pm

Universal's minions ran away with the box office for the second week in a row.

Cirque Du Beatles

by Ryan Nakashima - June 18, 2006 - 12:00am

If you’ve ever wanted to dive into the Octopus’s Garden or meet a psychedelic Sgt. Pepper, the creators of "Love," a new Beatles-themed Cirque du Soleil performance, are offering a little help...

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