Archive for: January, 2012

Verizon Post a Rare Loss, Ships 4.2 Million iPhones

Verizon on Tuesday posted a rare loss for its fall quarter despite an otherwise upbeat result defined by the iPhone. It lost 71 cents per share through pension compensation but had its best subscriber additions in three years, adding a net 1.5 million new customers. Having shipped 4.2 million iPhones, the credit could go primarily […]

No BlizzCon in 2012

Hoping to attend BlizzCon….You’ll have to wait until 2013. The company confirmed it will not hold a BlizzCon event in 2012 because of a “jam-packed schedule” that includes launching action role-playing game Diablo III and two expansions. Blizzard also announced it’s hosting the Battle.net World Championship, an eSports event featuring pro gamers in StarCraft II […]

Brother Expands Number of AirPrint-Compatible Printers

Brother has expanded the number of its printers supporting Apple’s AirPrint standard. Now included are a handful of all-in-one color inkjets: the MFC-J280w, MFC-J430w, MFC-J625dw, MFC-J825dw, and MFC-J5910dw. AirPrint allows an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to send content directly to a printer over Wi-Fi, rather than rely on a custom app, a card transfer, […]

Linksys Powerline AV Gets 3 New Models

Cisco’s Linksys badge brought out three new powerline networking kits for those who prefer or need mostly wired links. The PLEK400 one-port kit, PLSK400 four-port kit, and PLW400 wireless extender all run on the HomePlug standard and can reach up to 200Mbps. Linksys is vowing a small design that makes it practical to hook up […]

Casio Demos Prototype G-Shock Phone

Hidden at Casio’s booth at CES was a prototype of a smartphone even more rugged than its G’zOne line that has been caught only two weeks later. The phone seen by MyNavi would borrow the G-Shock name from Casio’s watches and, with a thick outer frame, could take up to a 10-foot drop without breaking […]

Red Band Trailer for The Grey

Open Road Films has released a new Red Band trailer for The Grey, coming to theaters this Friday, January 27. Director Joe Carnahan’s thriller Liam Neeson, Frank Grillo, Dermot Mulroney, Dallas Roberts, Joe Anderson, James Badge Dale and Nonso Anozie. Neeson leads an unruly group of oil-rig roughnecks when their plane crashes into the remote […]

Tosh.0 Returns for Season Four on January 31

Comedy Central has announced that Daniel Tosh will return with the fourth season premiere of “Tosh.0” on Tuesday, January 31 at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT: Press Release Daniel and the “Tosh.0” staff have been laboriously trawling the internet for months and are armed with a new arsenal of entertaining content to unleash on the fans. The […]

The Hunger Games Launches Full Capitol Couture Site

Last week, the viral tie-in for The Hunger Games teased the website CapitolCouture.pn. Today, the site has opened in full and offers fashion tips from the world of Panem, including a profile article on Effie Trinket (as played by Elizabeth Banks). The movie is scheduled for release on March 23, 2012.  

100 Million Hybrid STBs to Ship in 2015, Says In-Stat

Hybrid set top boxes are a fast-growing segment of the worldwide set top box market. These boxes include a TV tuner and an Internet connection. It’s similar to hybrid vehicles that combine a gasoline engine with an electric motor. Hybrid STBs are appearing in all service categories and new usage models and applications have provided […]

Analysts Believe Nokia Has Shipped 1.3 Million Windows Phones

An average estimate among 22 analysts has put Nokia’s shipments of Windows Phones like the Lumia 800 at about 1.3 million. The Bloomberg consensus ranged between 800,000 to two million, although only one was cautious enough to drop below one million. While analysts often have a significant margin of error, the combined estimates potentially give […]

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