Archive for: January, 2013

Minecraft on the Vita – Don’t Hold Your Breath

When Minecraft developer Jens Bergensten was asked on Twitter “any chance of Minecraft ever being on Vita?” Jen replied with: Maybe… The Vita counts as a console, so it will have to wait for the Xbox exclusivity to run out. So don’t expect Minecraft to be ported to the PS Vita any time soon.

From Broadway with Love: A Benefit Concert For Sandy Hook Happens on January 28

Broadway is lending a helping hand to the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Brett Boles, author of the musical “Foreverman,” and Tony Award-winning producer Van Dean have organized a benefit concert later this month to raise money for United Way of Western Connecticut’s Sandy Hook School Support Fund. “From Broadway with Love: […]

NBC Picks Up ‘Camp’ for 13 Episodes

NBC has given a 13-episode order to “Camp,” described as a “sly new drama series.” Created by Liz Heldens and Peter Elkoff of “Deception,” “Camp” will begin production in March and will air on NBC this summer. In an odd twist, “Camp” will shoot in Australia, even though nothing seems to be Australian about the […]

HP and AMD Announce Two New Pavilion Sleekbooks

HP announced at the CES 2013 two new HP Pavilion Sleekbooks. Sleekbooks are AMD’s answer to Intel-powered Ultrabooks. The HP PavilionTouchSmart features a 15.6-inch touch screen with a resolution of 1366X768 pixels. It runs on Windows 8 system. This Sleekbook is powered by AMD A6 processor, 6GB of RAM and a 750GB hard drive. It […]

Xperia Z Features 5-Inch 1080p HD Display

Sony today announced the Xperia Z, its flagship Android smartphone headed into the first half of 2013. The Xperia Z includes a 5-inch display with 1920 x 1080 pixels, making it a full HD screen. It uses Sony’s Bravia Engine 2 for improved clarity. The Xperia Z has a 1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro […]

Counterfeit Lightning Cables from China Confiscated in Alaska

More than $600,000 worth of counterfeit Lighting cables were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at a routine customs search in Anchorage, Alaska. The cables had arrived from China via plane and were designed to look like Apple’s $19 Lightning to USB cables, complete with fake Apple logos and UL icons.

ZTE Will Add Nuance Tech to Its Phones

ZTE and Nuance today announced that ZTE will adopt Nuance’s voice-based communication tools in its lineup of Android smartphones. This includes integration with a new Car Mode application developed by ZTE so drivers can interact with their phones using voice commands rather than physically touching their device. The Car Mode app can also put the […]

Sprint Will Sell Windows 8 Phones from HTC and Samsung

Sprint today announced that it plans to launch Windows Phone 8 devices from HTC and Samsung later this year. Details regarding the exact phones, pricing, and availability will be shared a later date. All Sprint did say was that the phones will have unlimited 3G/4G service for plans that start at $80 per month. Sprint […]

Pantech Discover Boasts 720P Display, 12MP Camera

AT&T today announced the , a new smartphone that has a 4.8-inch 720p HD display and runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The Discover includes a 12.6-megapixel camera with 4x zoom that can capture 1080p HD video. The Discover will be the first AT&T smartphone pre-loaded with the AT&T DriveMode application, which is meant to […]

HBO Deal Extends Universal Pictures Exclusivity Deal to 2022 – Blocks Netflix from Universal Flicks

HBO has signed a deal with Universal Studios that extends its exclusive rights to Universal Pictures’ and Focus Features’ films for another ten years. The extension prevents competing video-on-demand services such as Netflix from gaining access to content, keeping it on HBO’s TV, mobile, and online services until the year 2022. The exclusivity deal with […]

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