Archive for: January, 2014

Samsung and Ericsson Settle Up, Sign Patent Accord

Samsung and Ericsson have reached a patent-licensing deal that will put an end to litigation between the two companies. The deal concerns telecommunications patents that Samsung previously licensed from Ericsson. The original agreement between the two companies ended in 2011, and Ericsson sued Samsung in 2012 after the two failed to come to terms over […]

Microsoft to Rebrand SkyDrive to OneDrive

Microsoft today announced that it plans to rebrand its SkyDrive cloud-storage product. The new name will be OneDrive. Microsoft said SkyDrive users will see no change to their service other than the name itself. “We believe the new OneDrive name conveys the value we can deliver for you and best represents our vision for the […]

First Screens from Freedom Wars for Vita Have Arrived

Freedom Wars has received its first batch of PS Vita screens and art out of Sony Japan Studio, showing off the game’s prison world, new characters, battle gameplay and more. It follows this live-streamed Freedom Wars gameplay out of the Taipei Game Show last week. Freedom Wars has been confirmed for Japan and other Asian […]

A24 Closes Deal for Zombie Rom-Com Life After Beth

In their third major deal of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, A24 has picked up the U.S. distribution rights for Jeff Baena’s horror-comedy Life After Beth, starring Aubrey Plaza, Dane DeHaan, Anna Kendrick, John C. Reilly and Molly Shannon. The romantic zombie movie, written by Baena (I Heart Huckabees), stars DeHaan a a teenager who […]

The CW’s The Flash Has Cast Professor Zoom and Killer Frost

Two more have joined the cast of The CW’s proposed “Arrow” spinoff, “The Flash.” Deadline reports that Rick Gosnett (“The Vampire Diaries“) and Danielle Panabaker (Friday the 13th) are set to star as Central City Police Detective Eddie Thawne and S.T.A.R. Labs bioengineer Caitlin Snow, respectively. The Thawne character is set to be a slightly […]

Hannibal Season 2 Spot Maintains the Intensity

Did you like the “Hannibal” Season 2 trailer that debuted last weekend? Well, check out this new 30-second spot that packs quite the punch in its limited running time. Premiering on February 28 at 10 p.m. ET/PT with the episode called “Kaiseki,” Will is still in custody for the murder of Abigail. Dr. Lecter steps […]

Magnolia Pictures Acquires Frank for North America

The Wagner/Cuban Company’s Magnolia Pictures has announced  that they have acquired North American rights to Frank, an offbeat comedy that just had its world premiere to critical acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Lenny Abrahamson (What Richard Did, Garage, Adam & Paul), the film was written by Jon Ronson (The Men Who Stare […]

Check Out the New Trailer for Yoshi’s New Island

Yoshi is set to explore Yoshi’s New Island‘s terrain on March 14, but luckily it still seems to be covered in enemies that he can turn into ammo. Collecting money, turning into vehicles, digesting huge eggs – Yoshi’s still doing a lot of work for a shrill baby that should have been left in Stage […]

15-Minute Game of Thrones ‘Foreshadowing’ Special Airing Feb. 9

HBO has announced  they will air a 15-minute presentation, “Game of Thrones Ice and Fire: A Foreshadowing,” on Sunday, February 9 at 8:45 p.m. (ET/PT), just before the debut of a new episode of “True Detective.” Offering a look back and a look forward to the fourth season of the hit HBO series, the show […]

Theater Owners Announce New Rules for Movie Trailers

The National Association of Theater Owners has asked studios to limit movie trailers to two minutes — chopping 30 seconds from the current norm. NATO announced the voluntary guidelines Monday. The new rules won’t go into effect until Oct. 1. The new guidelines also state that studios will not be allowed to show a trailer […]

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