House of Cards Star Corey Stoll has landed the lead in FX’s vampire virus pilot The Strain. The well-pedigreed, high-concept thriller is directed by Guillermo del Toro (the Hellboy films, Pan’s Labyrinth), who also co-wrote the script with Chuck Hogan (The Town), and exec-produced by Carlton Cuse (Lost, Bates Motel). Stoll will star as Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of a Center […]
The Wii U system update we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived. This update brings a host of enhancements and new services, including the launch of the Wii U Virtual Console. Here are improvements Wii U owners can expect to see after updating their system: Loading times have been reduced, specifically when starting the […]
Fujifilm has shipped a new compact camera in its FinePix range. The FinePix JZ700 has a 14-megapixel CMOS sensor instead of a CCD sensor used in previous FinePix JZ models, said to help with low-light situations, paired with an 8x optical zoom lens that has a 35mm-equivalent focal length of 24mm wide-angle to 192mm telephoto. […]
Kristen Wiig is heading back to Saturday Night Live — this time as host. Wiig, who left SNL one year ago, will preside over the May 11 show, with Vampire Weekend serving as musical guest. Ben Affleck, meanwhile, will host the May 18 season finale, with Kanye West as musical guest.
BlackBerry today announced that owners of its BlackBerry Q10 smartphone may download Skype from the BlackBerry World app store. Skype requires BlackBerry OS 10.1. The Q10 ships with BBOS 10.1 installed, and is launching in Canada and other select markets this week. The Q10 isn’t expected to reach the U.S until late May. For the […]
Google has made a small but important update to the language in the Google Play Store’s terms and conditions that more clearly prohibits apps from pushing updates outside of the Google Play Store. The move comes in response to recent updates pushed by Facebook that circumvented the Play Store’s updating mechanisms. Android device owners are […]
AT&T said that recommendations made earlier this month by the Department of Justice regarding future spectrum auctions are illegal and should be ignored by the Federal Communications Commission. The Justice Department suggested to the FCC that it set up rules to prevent the nation’s largest holders of spectrum from amassing more in future auctions. Further, […]
Beyblade: Evolution, the next video game installment of the popular anime, is coming to the Nintendo 3DS later on in 2013. The game is set to use the 3DS’ gyro and motion sensors in order to replicate the physicality of the toys. It’s being published by Rising Star Games, the company previously responsible for bringing […]
Nokia recently made a beta version of its Nokia Chat application available to Lumia Windows Phones. The beta application, which Nokia already offers to its S40, Symbian, and Asha platforms, lets Nokia Lumia device owners conduct instant messaging conversations with one another. It also hooks into Yahoo Messenger and lets users easily share their location. […]
Sprint today indicated via its user forums that the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update is now ready for the Motorola Photon Q. The system update adds a wide range of new features to the Photon Q, including Google Now, Voice Search improvements, bug fixes, and camera enhancements. The update is being rolled out over the […]
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