Archive for: August, 2012

George Nolfi Will Lead ‘XOXO’

Lionsgate has attached The Adjustment Bureau director George Nolfi to helm their upcoming social media thriller XOXO, Variety reports. The script arrives from Mark Heyman (Black Swan), who will now rewrite under Nolfi’s supervision. In a story described by the studio as “‘Fatal Attraction’ for the digital age,” XOXO follows engaged and on-the-rise young executive […]

Pure’s Contour 200i Air Speaker Now Out – Supports AirPlay

Pure has detailed the Contour 200i Air speaker and docking system for the iPod, iPhone, and iPad. The new speaker integrates Apple’s AirPlay, enabling the streaming of high-quality audio to the speaker set. If multiple Contour Air 200i units are on the same network, they can all be synchronized to play simultaneously, including a consistent […]

NIST Issues a Draft Report on Safe BIOS/UEFI Practices – Attacks Can Render a Completely Unusable Device

The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a report offering advice to PC manufacturers on how they can assist the public good by protecting the BIOS used on servers. The report (PDF) is a draft, and comments can be left with the agency until September 14, 2012. The report follows a […]

Adobe Posts Lightroom 4.2, Camera Raw 7.2 Candidates

Adobe has posted initial release candidates for two upcoming software updates, Lightroom 4.2 and Camera Raw 7.2. In both cases the updates add RAW compatibility for several cameras, such as Canon’s EOS 650D (Rebel T4i) and EOS M, and Panasonic’s FZ200, G5, and LX7. Other newly-supported cameras include the Fuji FinePix F800EXR, Nikon 1 J2, […]

Watch ‘True Blood’ Finale Bonus Scene

Curious what happened with Jason and the vampires after the elevator doors closed? Now you don’t have to wonder, as the much-touted bonus scene from  Season 5 finale is available for your viewing pleasure below.

New Java 7 Exploit Affects OS X, Windows, Linux

A new security exploit in Java 7 is affecting Mac, Windows, and Linux users alike, according to an engineering manager for Metasploit, an open-source penetration testing framework. The vulnerability is described as “super dangerous,” since an attack can be triggered simply by visiting a hacked or intentionally malicious website. OS X Lion and Mountain Lion […]

Watch the Alternate Opening to Marvel’s The Avengers

The film coming to DVD and Blu-ray next month, Marvel’s The Avengers has revealed an alternate opening to the Joss Whedon film which sees Cobie Smulder’s Agent Maria Hill recalling the events of the narrative through a flashback. You can check out the whole clip in the player below! Writted and directed by Whedon, the […]

Netatmo Launches Urban Weather Station Monitoring Kit

Weather monitoring device purveyor Netatmo has unveiled its Urban Weather Station, a new device designed for the iOS that monitors indoor and outdoor environmental elements. Temperature, humidity, air pressure, sound levels, and carbon dioxide concentration are monitored by the pair of probes and transmitted over Wi-Fi to the app. In addition to receiving real-time notifications […]

FAA Launching a Committee to Re-Evaluate Electronics Rules

As promised, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said today that it was forming a combined government and industry group to study the commercial aviation policies on portable electronic device use in flight. While a large number of devices are being examined for use, the group is not considering the airborne use of cell phones for […]

DC Comics Has a New Head of PR

DC Comics has found their new head of publicity following the exit of David Hyde a few months ago,. Alex Segura announced himself Monday as DC’s new Executive Director of Publicity effective immediately. Segura most recently served as Vice President – Publicity and Marketing at Archie Comics. This will be Segura’s second stint at DC, […]

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