Oscar winning actor Jeff Bridges will release his self-titled major-label debut album on August 16, record company Blue Note said on Monday. The album is being produced by Bridges “Crazy Heart” collaborator, T Bone Burnett, and features material by several songwriters as well as Bridges’ own compositions. Bridges himself wrote or co-wrote four out of […]
A new application in the forthcoming Microsoft Office 15 suite codenamed “Moorea” has been leaked. While the purpose of the new app has not been made clear in the video (below), it shows a tile-based user interface that is likely optimized for use on tablets. The app is described as having “everything you need in […]
Asus has released a series of teaser images for a new tablet device that it plans to unveil at Computex 2011. It is using its Facebook page to pitch the question, “Break the Rules: Pad or Phone?” With no other details about the OS the device uses, or its screen size, it poses questions about […]
Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer gave clues at his presentation for the Japan Microsoft Developer Forum (video below) that the upcoming Mango update for Windows Phone 7 would not just have a large number of features but might be matched by new hardware at the same time. The release would have over 500 new features, including […]
Hulu Plus is now on the TiVo. The DVR now has access to much of the multi-studio streaming site’s TV shows, including both recent content and archives. The interface is optimized for the larger screen but has “limited advertising.” Search is also tuned and drops the usual TiVo interface for a cleaner look. The service […]
Sony revealed a major blow to its finances in an early warning regarding results for its latest fiscal year (PDF). The company said it had lost $3.2 billion in the 12 months ended March 31 through several factors. Its nearly month-long PSN outage due to hacks is now known to have cost the company $171.17 […]
T-Mobile has updated its prepaid mobile text and data plans over the weekend. While the prepaid page is down right now, the new single-user service options include 500, 1,000 or unlimited minutes while text messaging adds $10. Data can be added for between $10 for 200MB and $60 for 10GB. The family plans include 1,000, […]
Mozilla has posted the first official beta release of Firefox 5, its next browser upgrade. Changes from Mozilla’s experimental Aurora channel were merged and tested over the weekend. The update marks a switch to an accelerated development schedule, closer to that of Google’s Chrome, which has a major update every several weeks and is already […]
Phone maker INQ has announced at TechCrunch’s Disrupt conference that it will use Foursquare to provide its location-based content on handsets in the future. The Foursquare INQ phone will have Foursquare features built-in, including check-ins, places nearby, tips and to do as part of the company’s API. The level of integration within Android is so […]
Toyota and Salesforce on Monday teamed up on a social network for cars. Nicknamed Toyota Friend, it would put out micro updates similar to Twitter either between fellow drivers or even updates from a car. An electric or plug-in hybrid car could automatically post when it’s low on battery, Toyota gave as one example. The […]
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