Potter
Harry Potter Author makes big political Donation
By John Joseph
LONDON (Reuters) - Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling has donated 1 million
pounds ($1.83 million) to Britain's ruling Labor Party to provide a much-needed
boost to Prime Minister Gordon Brown as he fights for political survival.
A single mother when she wrote the first Potter book, Rowling said she believed
Labor would protect poor families much better than David Cameron's opposition
Conservative Party.
"The Labor government has reversed the long-term trend in child poverty, and is
one of the leading EU countries in combating child poverty," said the nation's
richest author, whose fortune was recently estimated at 560 million pounds.
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Posted on Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:32:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Tardy Potter delights DreamWorks Animation
By Paul Bond
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Memo to Warner Bros. from DreamWorks
Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg: Thanks!
"The single greatest Christmas gift ever in my 35 years in the movie business
was Warners moving Harry Potter to next summer," Katzenberg said Wednesday.
He was speaking, of course, of the decision to push ahead "Harry Potter and the
Half-Blood Prince" to July 17 from November 21, leaving his studio's
"Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" with a lot less competition.
Katzenberg, speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia XVII Conference in New
York, told Wall Street analysts to adjust the "multiplier" estimates for the
movie. A "good" movie, he said, will earn 3.5 times opening weekend box office,
while a "very good" should get a 4 multiplier and an "exceptional" movie a 4.3
multiplier.
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Posted on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:10:01 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Next Harry Potter Movie pushed back to July 2009
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The release date for the sixth Harry Potter movie,
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," was pushed back on Thursday to July
2009 from its original slot in November 2008, movie studio Warner Bros. said.
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Posted on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:06:30 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New Twist in Harry Potter Star's Search for Love
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Actor Daniel Radcliffe's search for a mystery Australian girl
he met at an awards party has taken a twist worthy of his alter-ego Harry
Potter.
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Posted on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:40:48 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Harry Potter star seeks mystery Australian Girl
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Daniel Radcliffe, the actor behind the boy wizard Harry
Potter, is hunting for a mystery Australian girl who cast a spell on him at a
film awards party, local media reported on Monday.
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Posted on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:58:10 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Author of rival Potter Book cries, denies copying
By Christine Kearney
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The author of a Harry Potter encyclopedia cried on Tuesday
as he told a New York court about his devotion to the series of books about the
boy wizard and denied accusations by J.K. Rowling that he plagiarized her work.
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Posted on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:54:57 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Canary Wireless Digital Hotspotter Review
Today we are looking at a very nice little gadget that will help you get connected to hot spots when you are on the road. The device is called the Canary Wireless Digital Hotspotter.
The gadget is small and can detect up to 20 Wi-Fi networks that are within range. You will get lots of different data on the networks as well including the SSID and more. Read more
Posted on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:08:37 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
WB turns last ''Potter'' Picture into Two
By Borys Kit
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The final "Harry Potter" book, "Harry Potter
and the Deathly Hallows," will be adapted into two films, Warner Bros. said
Wednesday.
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Posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:40:19 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
J.K. Rowling says rival Potter Book would exploit her
By Christine Kearney
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling would feel
"exploited" if a fan's unofficial encyclopedic companion to the boy wizard
series was published, she said in court papers made public on Thursday.
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Posted on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:33:24 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Mana Energy Potion for the Harry Potters in the IT Department
Geek lifestyle shop Think Geek now offers the Mana Energy Potion, which comes in little wizard bottles.
The tiny energy drink (1.35oz) is supposed to be as strong as 2 Red Bull or 4 cups of coffee.
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Posted on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:48:50 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Rowling, Warner Bros. sue over Potter Book
By Christine Kearney
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A book billed as an unofficial encyclopedic companion to
the "Harry Potter" series infringes copyright and attempts to cash in on the
successful brand, author J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros. said when they filed a
lawsuit on Wednesday.
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Posted on Thu, 1 Nov 2007 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Harry Potter seen as left-wing Hero
By James Mackenzie
PARIS (Reuters) - Harry Potter -- left-wing hero of the intellectual aristocracy
against the materialist middle classes? Well, yes, according to the French daily
Liberation.
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Posted on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:10:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Early Harry Potter Edition fetches $40,000
LONDON (Reuters) - A copy of the first trade edition of "Harry Potter and the
Philosopher's Stone," the first book in the seven-volume series, fetched 19,700
pounds ($40,000) at auction on Thursday, Christie's said.
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Posted on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Police arrest French Teen over Potter Translation
PARIS (Reuters) - Police have arrested a high school student suspected of
posting his own translation of the latest Harry Potter book on the Internet
weeks ahead of the official French release date, a newspaper reported on
Wednesday.
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Posted on Wed, 8 Aug 2007 07:52:19 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Harry Potter Box Office at $700 mln: Time Warner
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global box office sales for "Harry Potter and the Order of
the Phoenix," the latest film about the British boy wizard, have reached $700
million, media company Time Warner Inc. said on Wednesday.
"We're looking for a very big year for Warner and New Line," Time Warner Chief
Executive Richard Parsons said of the company's two film studios. The Harry
Potter film was released by Warner Bros.
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Posted on Wed, 1 Aug 2007 13:56:02 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Romanians lighten up Harry Potter Game
By Justyna Pawlak
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - In the mobile phone version of the "Harry Potter and the
Order of the Phoenix" video game, the torches hanging along the dark walls of
Hogwarts glow in an eerily realistic fashion.
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Posted on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:48:09 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Potter makes history as fastest-selling Book
By Mike Collett-White
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. sales of the seventh and final Harry Potter volume hit
an estimated 8.3 million in the first 24 hours, confirming its place in the
history books as the fastest-selling book ever.
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Posted on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:58:50 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Hurry Potter: Speed-reading Critics rush Reviews
By Mike Collett-White
LONDON (Reuters) - Spare a thought for the reviewers of "Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows."
The seventh and final book in the boy wizard series was released at one minute
past midnight, British time, on Saturday, and in the age of instant reaction and
online blogs, newspapers wanted an opinion in time for editions the same
morning.
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Posted on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Indian Police seize pirated Potter Books
BANGALORE, India (Reuters) - Indian police have seized hundreds of pirated
copies of the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series, a police
official said on Monday.
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Posted on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 04:55:23 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Harry Potter Book breaks global Record at Borders
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The final book about boy wizard Harry Potter broke a
single-day record at Borders Group Inc., selling about 1.2 million copies
worldwide.
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Posted on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:44:04 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
I4U Top Stories of the Week: Potter, DMB Phones, PSP TV Tuner
This week brought a mix of technology news without major
highlights. The last Harry Potter book raised the most attention. Mostly
of course because of the
photo leak, the early
NY Times review and now the possibility that they can catch the
photo leaker because he
used a Canon Rebel and the serial number is in the meta data of the
photos.
More top stories on I4U NEWS from last week below:
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Posted on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
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