A new “Tales From the Crypt” is planned for television, Deadline reports, though it will offer a very different take on the property than the one featured in the well-known HBO series that aired 1989 through 1996. Gil Adler, who produced the HBO version will team with “Eureka” co-creator Andrew Cosby to develop the project […]
A British electronics reseller has Sony’s new upscale A-Series media players available for presale. The A series player recalls the design of the earlier models with some refinements. Most notable is a 3.4-in. OLED touch screen. The player will probably use Bluetooth for wireless file sharing and music streaming, since it will not come equipped […]
The set top box for the has been approved by the FCC. The WAVI boxes stream data from a Windows PC to a TV over a 5GHz wireless connection. The set top boxes are designed to be used with the Xtion or Xtion Pro motion controller for hands-free media control, web browsing, and gaming. ASUS […]
Verizon may have inadvertently spoiled Samsung’s plans for its Galaxy S II US launch with clues for its own edition. The carrier’s support claimed on Twitter that its edition “will have 4G.” Little else was given away, though the Verizon S II is believed to be called the Function. Using LTE could make the Verizon […]
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Affinity Labs is confronting Apple again on Tuesday with a lawsuit over audio technology. The new complaint, which also targets car audio maker AAMP, accuses both of violating US patents 7,634,228, for a “Content Delivery System and Method,” and 7,778,595, for a “Method for Managing Media.” The iPhone allegedly violates both patents where the iPod […]
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The high-stakes patent dispute between HTC and Apple has become a stalemate, with recent rulings favoring first one company, then the other — though Apple may be slightly ahead overall in terms of leverage. Phone maker HTC agreed to buy S3 Graphics Company for $300 million just days after the latter firm scored a rare […]
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Verizon is reportedly preparing to launch its 4G network in at least 11 new cities by August 18, continuing the company’s trend of monthly LTE rollouts across the country. New cities are expected to include Council Bluffs, Iowa; Ithaca, Syracuse and Albany, New York; Fort Collins, Colorado; Provo/Orem, Utah; Salinas/Monterey and Bakersfield, California; Omaha, Nebraska; […]
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Google has post a major update to Google Shopper on the iPhone. The revamp brings it up to the Android version and can look for Google Offers based on location, complete with a map to show them and help get directions. A My Offers tab also lets users check deals they’ve flagged and check them […]
Microsoft will now support raw format images with Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011. Until now, photographers working with photos in RAW had to work with third-party apps such as Adobe Photoshop or Corel PaintShop Photo Pro. Apple has supported RAW formats natively since 2005. RAW is an uncompressed way of saving images with a one-to-one […]
Sprint has just introduced a protection plan for the portable devices it sells such as netbooks, notebooks and tablets. The Assurant Advanced Protection Pack will repair or replace a customer’s device if it’s damaged, lost or stolen. It costs $13 per month but carries a $100 deductible in the case of lost, stolen, or accidentally […]