Another and potentially more dangerous version of the Mac Defender malware has been detected in the wild, says security firm Intego. Called “MacGuard,” the code is mostly similar in function to its predecessors. An attack begins, for instance, when a person is tricked into visiting a malicious URL, which triggers the automatic download of an […]
Wedbush Securities’ Scott Sutherland gave a poor outlook for RIM in a research note on Wednesday. Reported checks led the analyst to believe that BlackBerry PlayBook sales were likely to hit no more than 450,000 in RIM’s spring quarter, which ends this month. He saw it as part of lowered expectations and expected RIM to […]
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AdMob kicked off its first year at Google with a new dip into tablet ads. Its new HTML5 code is designed both for the larger screens as well as to react to touch gestures. The platform is designed to be cross-platform and handle iPads, Android 3 slates and future platforms like the HP TouchPad. A […]
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Pioneer has unveiled the AppRadio. The in-car system centers on a hinted-at 6.1-inch capacitive touchscreen as its interface, the first of its kind in a car, but is now known to lean almost exclusively on iOS apps for its real strength. Both an official AppRadio app and third-party apps with the relevant code can share […]
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D-Link today announced the DAP-1513 Wireless N Dual Band MediaBridge. Supporting both 2.4 GHz and 5GHz, the DAP-1513 can use whichever band is the most free of interference to keep media streaming smooth. The bridge also connects up to four network-ready Ethernet devices. The DAP-1513 targets the home wireless network market. The 5GHz band is […]
Only a week ago during NBC’s upfront conference call, the network’s chairman Bob Greenblatt said he was confident that would be back on Law & Order: SVU next season. But, following negotiations that didn’t result in a deal, Meloni will be leaving the veteran crime drama after 12 seasons. His leading lady, Mariska Hargitay, closed […]
Below is the trailer for the The Smurfs which opens in theaters August 3rd and stars Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Hank Azaria, and Sofia Vergara. Voice talent comes from Anton Yelchin, Jonathan Winters, Katy Perry, Alan Cumming, Fred Armisen and George Lopez.
The founding anchor of CNBC‘s Squawk Box and co-anchor of Squawk On The Street, Mark Haines, died unexpectedly at his home last night, the financial news network reports. Haines, who was 65, was a “building block” of the network, CNBC President Mark Hoffman said. “With his searing wit, profound insight and piercing interview style, he was a constant […]
Deadline Hollywood’s Mike Fleming has found out the Star Treak outline has been approved. The recent interview in which Bob Orci revealed franchise mastermind J.J. Abrams, who is having a busy year including the upcoming “Super 8”, has not yet approved the 70-page outline Orci co-wrote. That revelation almost seems to guarantee a new effects-swollen […]
For people of my age, Jim Henson has characters, the Muppets, are like old friends that you have always known and loved. Well Jim has been gone for a awhile now and to be be frank his children have had a hard go of it with out him. Well Amy Adams and Jason Segel plan […]