Archive for: April, 2014

Yahoo Merges iPhone Email App with News and Weather

Yahoo has rolled out a new version of its email application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The email app continues to serve as a dedicated, mobile link to your Yahoo inbox, but Yahoo added several new features. The bottom of the screen now holds three tabs: email, news, and today. The first tab takes […]

FCC Officially Gives Dish Networks H Block Spectrum

The Federal Communications Commission has handed over 176 spectrum licenses to Dish Networks for the airwaves it won at auction earlier this year. Total bids for the auction reached $1.564 billion, which was the reserve price set by the FCC. At stake was the H Block of the PCS band, which covers a 10MHz channel: […]

Verizon and Netflix Sign Peering Deal

Following Netflix’s controversial data peering deal with Comcast, the media streamer has apparently signed a similar deal with Verizon. Netflix comfirmed the rumored deal with a brief statement, saying that “We have reached an interconnect arrangement with Verizon that we hope will improve performance for our joint customers over the coming months.” In an interview […]

Mozilla Updates Firefox to Vesion 29 – Modernized UI Increased Customization Options

The latest incarnation of the Firefox web browser has introduced a major redesign of its user interface. The Australis design scheme, first introduced in mid-2012, makes Firefox version 29 look sleeker with curved tabs and a cleaner interface, with some aspects of the browser modernization scheme also spreading from the desktop version to the Android […]

Andy Garcia Joins Max Steel Movie

Dolphin Films has announced that Academy Award nominee Andy Garcia has signed on to play the pivotal role of the brilliant and mysterious scientist, Dr. Miles Edwards, in their upcoming live action adaptation of Max Steel. “We’re ecstatic to be working with legendary actor Andy Garcia,” said Bill O’Dowd, CEO, Dolphin Films.  “Dr. Miles Edwards is […]

SyFy Adapting Frank Miller’s Ronin, Oni Press’ Letter 44, and Image Comics’ Clone

Syfy is getting in on comic book-based programming in a big way. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the channel is set to adapt the classic Frank Miller series Ronin as well as the previously-reported Oni Press series Letter 44. TheWrap also reports that the Image Comics series Clone is being developed for the cable network as well. Syfy […]

Yahoo Screen Comes to the Google Play Store

Yahoo today announced the availability of Yahoo Screen in the Google Play Store for Android devices. Yahoo Screen is a video app that offers access to clips from Saturday Night Live and Comedy Central shows, including The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. Yahoo screen also plans host to original content from Yahoo, Buzzfeed, The […]

Actor Bob Hoskins Dead at 71

It’s being reported that British actor Bob Hoskins, best known for starring roles in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Mona Lisa, Hook, Brazil and dozens of other classic films, has passed away at the age of 71 after suffering from pneumonia and complications from Parkinson’s Disease. Hoskins was born in West Suffolk on October 26, 1942 […]

Adobe Warns of Critical Vulnerability in Flash for Windows, Mac, Linux

Adobe has issued a new security bulletin warning of a Flash flaw that could allow a hacker to seize control of a computer. So far just Windows exploits have been seen in the wild, but Adobe cautions that Mac and Linux systems are vulnerable as well. The  security hole is present only in older versions […]

Two Teasers and Two Posters for Love, Rosie

Lionsgate UK has released two teasers and two posters for Love, Rosie, the upcoming romantic dramedy starring Lily Collins and Sam Claflin. The film is based on the best-selling novel “Where Rainbows End” by Cecelia Ahern. In the film, Rosie Dunne and her best friend Alex take a leap of faith, both on life and […]

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