Archive for: May, 2011

Nokia Starts Shipping the E6 and X7 Smartphones

Nokia has started shipping the E6 and X7 smartphones. The phones are the first to use the latest version of Nokia’s OS, Symbian ‘Anna.’ Both are now shipping to Europe, Eurasia, and Asia/Pacific countries. The E6 is also shipping to the Middle East and Africa, while the X7 will be available in China and India. […]

Surprise, Moto Droid Pro Has An Upgrade to Android 2.3

Owners of the Motorola Droid Pro got a surprise this weekend after at least some owners got an upgrade to Android 2.3.3. The upgrade gave both the expected underlying tweaks as well as the new version of the Blur interface that first officially showed on the Droid X2. It managed to arrive even as Motorola […]

‘Max and the Magic Marker’ Coming to the Wii

Easy Interactive has announced that PC indie game ‘Max and the Magic Marker’ will be heading to retail on the Wii and DS on June 30th. The game starts with Max receiving a magical marker pen in the mail, which sounds infinitely cooler than the bills/poo we get sent. What follows is a platform/puzzle game […]

George Lucas Already Has Two Seasons Shot for Live Action ‘Star Wars’ TV Show

George Lucas announced a live action “Star Wars” television show, to pick up the action in between the end of his second trilogy, “Revenge of the Sith” and the beginning of his first trilogy, “A New Hope.” The production is in anything but light speed mode. Appearing on G4’s “Attack of the Show,” Lucas revealed […]

ASUS Padfone: The Smartphone Tablet

ASUS introduced the Padfone, a new smartphone and tablet pairing, which includes a touchscreen 3G-enabled smartphone, which can be used to dock within and power a 10.1-inch tablet. Powered by Google’s Android mobile OS, the Padfone system allows users to centralize all of their data and applications on the included smartphone, but take advantage of […]

Alec Baldwin and Russell Brand on Rock of Ages Set

Rock of Ages director Adam Shankman just tweeted this great photo of Alec Baldwin and Russell Brand on the set of his upcoming screen adaptation of the popular Broadway musical. Filming for the movie started last week and things appear to be fully underway. Rock of Ages explores rock music through the eyes of Stacee […]

Donald Sutherland Joins ‘The Hunger Games’ Cast

Donald Sutherland is the latest name to join director Gary Ross’ adaptation of the bestselling Suzanne Collins novel, The Hunger Games and should round out the principle cast. Targeted for a PG-13 rating, the film is based on the young adult novel and tells the tale of a dystopic future and the annual “Hunger Games,” […]

Sean Kingston in Critical Care After Watercraft Crash

A publicist for Sean Kingston is offering the latest on the hip-hop singer who’s been hospitalized since crashing his watercraft into a Miami Beach bridge over the weekend. He was in Miami Beach for Urban Beach Week. Joseph Carozza said Tuesday that Kingston remains in critical but stable condition. He says the singer’s family is […]

Nintendo Cut the DS Lite Price to $100

Nintendo announced that it is dropping the suggested retail price of the DS Lite to $100, effective June 5. The move adds weight to reports that the handheld has been discontinued. A recently leaked internal memo from GameSpot indicated that Nintendo is retiring the DS Lite and would no longer produce the system. Nintendo introduced […]

Intel Coins ‘Ultrabook’ and shows Android 3 on Medfield at Computex

Intel’s Sean Maloney opened Computex in earnest with a keynote hoping to redefine the ultraportable notebook class. Now calling them “ultrabooks,” Intel saw them as systems that were under 0.8 inches thick but could still start under $1,000. The category included systems like the ASUS UX21 and the MacBook Air. The company saw a broader […]

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