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Calder's popular mobiles to feature in Tate Modern show

By Michael Roddy LONDON (Reuters) – American sculptor Alexander Calder’s crowd-pleasing mobiles and other art works will have their biggest British exhibition ever in a show opening at the Tate Modern museum in November, the Tate said on Monday. Approximately 100 works by Calder, who died in 1976, will be included in “Alexander Calder: Performing Sculpture” which opens on November 11. “Calder in a sense did something quite radical, in

Calder's popular mobiles to feature in Tate Modern show

By Michael Roddy LONDON (Reuters) – American sculptor Alexander Calder’s crowd-pleasing mobiles and other art works will have their biggest British exhibition ever in a show opening at the Tate Modern museum in November, the Tate said on Monday. Approximately 100 works by Calder, who died in 1976, will be included in “Alexander Calder: Performing Sculpture” which opens on November 11. “Calder in a sense did something quite radical, in

Comcast Courts Cord Cutters with $15 Stream Service

Comcast has thrown its hat into the Internet streaming video ring, currently dominated by services like Netflix, Hulu Plus and Amazon Instant Video. Comcast Stream will let viewers watch Comcast programming without a cable TV subscription — sort of. Here’s how it works: Each month, you pay Comcast $15, and you can then watch a number of TV channels on your phone, tablet or computer.

Comcast Courts Cord Cutters with $15 Stream Service

Comcast has thrown its hat into the Internet streaming video ring, currently dominated by services like Netflix, Hulu Plus and Amazon Instant Video. Comcast Stream will let viewers watch Comcast programming without a cable TV subscription — sort of. Here’s how it works: Each month, you pay Comcast $15, and you can then watch a number of TV channels on your phone, tablet or computer.

Nintendo CEO who broadened video game appeal dies of cancer

Nintendo Co Ltd Chief Executive Satoru Iwata died of cancer on Saturday, months after he led the Japanese video-game maker’s belated entry into mobile gaming following years of declining sales. The death of the hands-on CEO and president, announced by Nintendo on Monday, comes at a critical time for the company which is betting that its new smartphone tie-up with online game maker DeNA will help make up for declining