Archive for: April, 2013

FX Productions Working on a Hollywood PI Show Based on Fred O’Tash

FX is picking up a show which the main character is one of  Hollywood’s top former private eyes – Fred O’Tash. The show is called Shakedown from writer James Ellroy. It is set in the tabloid world and underbelly of Los Angeles, circa the late 1950s. The drama centers on the city’s top informant/operator/wire tapper/fixer Fred […]

Mario Lopez Returning as Host of The X Factor Without Khloe Kardashian

The X Factor‘s Season 3 look continues to take shape now. Mario Lopez will return as host of the singing competition, but this time around he won’t be splitting his duties with reality stalwart Khloe Kardashian, Fox announced today. “I’m thrilled Mario is back for Season Three of The X Factor,” said Simon Cowell. “Hosting […]

Ultra Mobile Launches $19 Plan

Ultra Mobile, an MVNO that uses T-Mobile USA’s network, recently introduced a new cut-rate plan for those who need only the most basic services. For $19 per month, Ultra Mobile subscribers get 250 voice minutes, unlimited international SMS, 50MB of data, and $1.25 to put toward international calls. Ultra Mobile charges 2 cents per minute […]

After Earth Comes Will Have A Google+ Hangout Discussion this Tuesday

In advance of the nationwide release of After Earth on May 31, Columbia Pictures is teaming up with Google for a live “After Earth Day” Google+ Hangout tomorrow, April 23 – the day after Earth Day. The Google+ Hangout brings together some of the world’s most renowned thinkers, inventors, authors, and futurists to discuss the […]

300: Rise of an Empire Opens Official Site

The official website for Noam Murro’s upcoming 300: Rise of an Empire is now online, taking over the original film’s official site at 300themovie.com. In addition to a character guide, there are two new stills for the sequel, which you can check out below. The movie, a follow-up to Zack Snyder’s 300 (in turn based […]

New Digital Releases from Marvel for Week of 4/22

If you have already plowed through the thousands of comics available in Marvel Unlimited then the comics behemoth says “Fret not, Marvelites!” They are adding new books into the collection every week to keep you up to your neck in digitized comics!   This Week’s Releases: A-BABIES VS X-BABIES (2012) #1 ASTONISHING X-MEN (2004) #55 […]

Acer Uses New Star Trek Movie to Teases Sliding-Hinged Notebook

Acer is using its tie-in with the movie Star Trek: Into Darkness to tease a notebook with a sliding-hinge screen. The clip, which intersperses clips from the film with that of the notebook sliding down a textured wall, calls it “A Unique Notebook” that will be revealed on May 3rd, ahead of the movie’s own […]

See Skyrim on Oculus Rift

Chris Gallizi has gotten Skyrim running on the Oculus Rift, ushering in a new, dark age for the human race. Thousands of people will now banish themselves into a harsh virtual world for days at a time, emerging only when they remember that the sweet rolls and porridges they’ve been desperately snarfing will only satisfy […]

Rumor Has Lenovo Buying IBM’s Server Business

Chinese PC manufacturer Lenovo may be heading back to IBM for yet another purchase, as Bloomberg reports that the company is in talks with IBM to buy its server business. The deal, still very much in the formative stages, could see Lenovo paying between $2.5 and $4.5 billion for IBM’s server division, depending on what […]

AT&T Pushes Up the Galaxy S4 Ship Date to April 23 for Some

Samsung’s Galaxy S4 smartphone is one of the most anticipated handsets of the year, and some AT&T customers may be able to get their hands on the device a week earlier than expected. Reports have emerged of some customers ordering the Galaxy S4 on AT&T only to see that the device will ship on April […]

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