Archive for: August, 2012

Verizon Says a Ton of Companies Wants Its Spectrum

Verizon Wireless said that a total of 64 companies — including AT&T and U.S. Cellular — have expressed interest in purchasing its Lower A and B Block 700MHz spectrum assets, according to filings with the Federal Communications Commission. Verizon floated the idea of selling some of its spectrum assets earlier this year should the FCC […]

New Behind-the-Scenes Photo from Fast & Furious 6

On the heels of Dwayne Johnson’s first photo from the London set of Justin Lin’s Fast & Furious 6 comes, via the film’s official Twitter feed, @fastfurious, a new still that offers a candid shot of Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Lin himself. Set for release on May 24, 2013, the franchise sequel also stars […]

Xperia SL Coming Soon from Sony

Sony is now listing the successor to the Xperia S, the Xperia SL, as “coming soon” on its website. The GSM device weighs 5.1 ounces and has a scratch-resistant, 4.3-inch 1280×720 touchscreen capable of displaying 16 million colors. It also has a 12.1MP camera with 16x digital zoom and a pulsed LED flash. Inside, the […]

Lumigon Displays the New T2 Smartphone

Lumigon has announced the availability of its new T2 smartphone. The designer phone adheres to a minimalist aesthetic, with its steel frame formed to allow it to stand on end. The T2 will be available later this year, though Lumigon has not yet specified exactly when. In addition to the standard Android navigation buttons, Lumigon […]

LG’s Optimus Vu Goes Global and Quad-Core

LG is taking the, its phablet Galaxy Note contender, global. ‘Select’ markets in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America will be the first outside Korea and Japan to get their wrapped around its squat body, courtesy of its large 5-inch 4:3 aspect ratio IPS display. For the global rollout, the device will pick […]

Barnes & Noble Is Taking the Nook to the UK

Barnes & Noble is planning to launch its Nook e-reader line and digital bookstore in the United Kingdom later this year. Online sales through a UK-specific website are to be supported by retail sales from mid-October onwards, in time for the Christmas holiday period. It will face stiff competition from the long-established Amazon Kindle line […]

Club Nintendo Gold Nunchuk Is Out of Stock

The Club Nintendo gold Wii Nunchuk proved popular among its release, either due to an overwhelming number of Club Nintendo users in North America who want to coordinate with their Skyward Sword Wiimotes, or who just love gold Nunchuks regardless of color matching. They’re so popular that Club Nintendo has run out of stock. “We’re […]

Sony’s ‘Cross Buy’ Promo Is for North America Too!

Sony’s “Cross Buy” promotion isn’t just for Europe – SCE president of Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida took to Twitter to clarify that the PlayStation 3/Vita promo is also headed to the United States. Japan, however, isn’t so lucky. At least not yet. ” PS Vita-PS3 Cross Buy price promo is coming to both Europe and […]

Melissa & Joey, Baby Daddy, Switched at Birth, Bunheads Are Renewed

ABC Family has issued a press release regarding the renewal news that we reported earlier. In short, the cable channel has renewed Melissa & Joey for a third season and has given second season renewals to both Baby Daddy and Switched at Birth. They’ve also ordered additional installments of Bunheads. What the press release doesn’t […]

Motorola Files New Suit to Ban on iPad, iPhone, Macs – Siri, Other Features Are Listed

Motorola Mobility announced today that it had filed a new patent infringement suit against Apple at the US International Trade Commission. The suit, as Bloomberg details, alleges that Apple’s Siri digital assistant feature, among other features, violates Motorola Mobility patents. The company, purchased by Google in May of this year, is seeking a ban on […]

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