Archive for: March, 2011

Warner Pulls ‘Hereafter’ in Japan

A film distributor says it has decided to stop showing Clint Eastwood’s tsunami movie “Hereafter” in Japan following a catastrophic quake. Warner Entertainment Japan Inc. official Satoru Otani says theaters will no longer show the film. He said Monday the terrifying tsunami scenes in the movie were “not appropriate” at this time. Warner Entertainment initially […]

Bryan Adams is Expecting a Baby with his Assistant

Bryan Adams is about to become a father for the first time at the age of 51, his spokeswoman said on Monday. Adams is famous for such songs as “Summer of ’69,” “Cuts Like a Knife,” and “Everything I Do (I Do It For You),” is in the middle of a U.S. theater tour. “Alicia […]

Apple Issues Security Updates for Safari – Taking it to Version 5.04

Apple has issued security updates for its Safari 5 web browser. The update affecting Safari 5 for Mac and Windows fixes more than 60 flaws and upgrades the web browser to version 5.0.4. Unlike most other computing firms, including Microsoft and Adobe, Apple does not assign severity levels to the vulnerabilities discovered in its products. […]

Sony Debuts Free Realms for PS3 on March 29

Sony Online Entertainment has announced that free-to-play, family-friendly persistent virtual world game, Free Realms, is scheduled for release in North America on March 29 for the PlayStation 3. Originally launched in 2009 for the PC and 2010 for MAC, Free Realms has a robust and highly engaged community of nearly 17 million registered players on […]

Sirius to Broadcast Every 2011 NCAA Championship Game

Sirius XM Radio will broadcast every game of the 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship nationwide, offering both Sirius and XM subscribers uninterrupted access to play-by-play of every match-up from the First Four on March 15 and 16 through the Final Four and National Championship game in Houston on April 2 and 4. All […]

Intel Buys Egyptian Firm SySDSoft to Aid in 4G Efforts

Intel has released a statement that it has acquired the majority of Cairo-based SySDSoft. This grows Intel’s ranks of engineers and scientists by a 100 or so. SySDSoft makes IP solutions in the software stack and physical layer domain along with RF/analog circuits for embedded mobile platforms. The investment will accelerate Intel Mobile Communications’ 4G […]

AT&T Will Start Capping DSL and U-verse on May 2

AT&T confirmed today it will join other Internet providers in capping its service. Beginning on May 2, regular DSL subscribers will have up to 150GB per month, while those on its U-verse VDSL connections will have the same 250GB as a Comcast user. Overage fees of $10 for each extra 50GB of data will be […]

Amazon App Store Will Have an Exclusive Window for Angry Birds Rio on Android

The upcoming Amazon App Store will be the first place to get the new Angry Birds Rio game for the Android platform. At the same time, Android users for the first time will have the option to buy ad-free versions of Angry Birds and Angry Birds Seasons. How long Amazon will enjoy exclusive rights isn’t […]

Sprint, T-Mobile Waive SMS Fees for Donations to Japanese Relief Efforts

Sprint and T-Mobile have waived the fees they normally charge to send SMS short code messages for customers who use them to make donations to charities helping out in Japan. Sprint made the announcement on Friday, while T-Mobile just did the same today. The move is not as bold as the free calls and texts […]

HP Sandy Bridge Laptop Lines Now Available

HP’s revamped notebook range with Intel Sandy Bridge processors are now available for purchase. Among them are the HP Pavilion dv6 Quad Edition, the HP Pavilion dv7 Quad Edition and the HP ENVY 17. The dv6 comes fitted with a second-generation Core i7 i7-2630QM 2GHz Quad-core with TurboBoost up to 2.9GHz. It also incorporates 1GB […]

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