BlackBerry today said it has come to an agreement with the government of Pakistan that will allow it to remain in the country. Last month, BlackBerry said it would leave Pakistan in order to protect the privacy of its users. The Pakistani government had demanded access to BlackBerry’s servers and the company refused. Pakistan then […]
AT&T says beginning January 8, it will rely on AT&T Next as the primary avenue through which customers will purchase handsets. This does not apply to business customers under a qualified wireless service agreement. Contracts will no longer be available from AT&T. AT&T has historically sold handsets with two-year contracts attached to the purchase, but […]
Microsoft has made a photo-editing app available to the iPhone that targets selfies. The app, called Microsoft Selfie, lets people fine-tune their self portraits with various filters and enhancements. Microsoft says the app uses age, gender, skin tone, and lighting information to make improvements automatically. Microsoft says one of the chief benefits is the ability […]
We’ve got some official photos from the season 2 premiere of American Crime, airing Wednesday, January 6 at 10pm on ABC. “Season Two: Episode One” — Issues of sexual orientation and socioeconomic disparity come to a roil when lurid photos of a high school boy, Taylor Blaine, are posted on social media following a […]
“Gravity Falls” fans, mark your calendars. Disney XD has set Feb. 15 as the premiere date for the hourlong finale of the animated mystery comedy. Creator/exec producer Alex Hirsch surprised fans of the highly rated toon in November when he announced that the current second season would be the last for the offbeat show. “Gravity […]
IFC has canceled hockey comedy “Benders” after just one season. “Benders” followed a team of friends bonded by an irrational obsession with their men’s hockey team, The Chubbys. The show was produced by Apostle, which counts Denis Leary among its founding partners. The sitcom, starring Andrew Schulz and Lindsey Broad, lasted over just 8 episodes. […]
South Korea’s antitrust regulator ordered Hyundai Motor Group to cut cross-shareholdings strengthened by a merger between two steelmaking affiliates. Hyundai Steel Co. merged with another steelmaking affiliate, Hyundai Hysco, on July 1, the Fair Trade Commission said in a statement. The commission gave Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. until Thursday to reduce the […]
Hulu has released the first photos from the Friday Night Lights EP’s latest series – The Path— starring Breaking Bad alum Aaron Paul , Michelle Monaghan (True Detective), Hugh Dancy (Hannibal) and Rockamund Dunbar (The Mentalist). The 10-episode series centers on a family involved in a Scientology-like cult “as they struggle with relationships, faith and […]
CBS’ The Good Wife winter premiere (Iowa; 7-11) on Jan. 10 picks up mere moments after Eli dropped that voicemail bombshell on Alicia, and, as you can see from the promo above, the tension between the longtime frenemies has risen considerably. The angry yet composed Alicia has vanished, replaced by an unhinged and violent Alicia. No […]
Pep Boys will be acquired by Carl Icahn for $1 billion, ending a weeks-long bidding war with the Japanese tire company Bridgestone. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of next year. Icahn Enterprises offered $18.50 in cash for each share of Pep Boys on Tuesday, $1.50 more per share than the […]
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