Google provided a small update to the iOS Gmail application today that makes it work better with other Google-developed applications. Specifically, Gmail users who click Chrome, Google Maps, and YouTube links within Gmail will be taken directly to those on-board applications rather than the mobile web. Users can also choose to turn this feature on […]
Clearwire today sent a letter to its shareholders regarding Sprint’s take-over offer. Sprint offered to purchase the remaining 49% of Clearwire that it doesn’t already own for $2.2 billion. The offer has met with stern disapproval from several large Clearwire shareholders. In today’s letter, Clearwire explained that its board evaluated Sprint’s offer thoroughly against various […]
The European Commission today published the preliminary results of an antitrust investigation against Google’s Motorola Mobility unit and found the company went too far. Motorola sought to block Apple from selling certain products in Germany by claiming Apple infringed on its standard essential patents. Apple argued that Motorola was seeking unfair terms for its patents, […]
Sony recently made the Xperia Z available for sale in the U.S. from its online store. The Xperia Z being offered by Sony supports HSPA+, but not LTE 4G networks. The full retail price of the Z is $629.99. The FCC recently approved a version of the Xperia Z that includes support for T-Mobile USA’s […]
Acer is adding a new line of Windows 8 based Aspire R7 laptops to its hardware lineup, capping off a busy week which also sees it introducing a new Aconia A1 line of ultra low cost Android tablets while also unwittingly announcing the first eight inch Windows 8 tablet. The Aspire R7, which the company […]
Those of us who got through the angst of our pre-teen years with the help of pioneer young adult author Judy Blume, will be glad to know that one her most poignant novels, Tiger Eyes, has been made into a film. Tiger Eyes tells the story of Davey, played by Willa Holland, a 15-year-old girl […]
Just about a year after Marvel’s “The Avengers” set the record for biggest weekend in box office history, “Iron Man 3” comes along to provide the second best. There’s not much precedence for this sort of thing – spinning a successful franchise (“Iron Man”) into another, more lucrative brand (“The Avengers”) and then back out. […]
Al Pacino has decided to jump ship from voicing the villain in Despicable Me 2, leaving the position vacant just a couple of months before the film is set to arrive in theaters. Fortunately for all involved, Benjamin Bratt is stepping in to replace him. Pacino signed on to voice the new baddie, Eduardo, back […]
Saturday Night Live with host Zach Galifianakis and musical guest Of Monsters and Men last night averaged a 4.4/11 in metered-market households and a 2.5/12 among adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters. That was down 4% in households and 11% in 18-49 from SNL‘s last original hosted by Vince Vaughn. Earlier last night onNBC, Smash (0.5/2 in 18-49, […]
After making an estimated $15.6 million in Thursday previews and midnights, Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3 brought in an estimated $68.5 million its opening Friday. That’s a strong opening day, definitely in the Top 10 but below last year’s Marvel’s The Avengers ($80.8 million), The Dark Knight Rises ($75.7 million), Harry Potter and the Deathly […]
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