Sprint has received proposals from several banks with respect to financing a potential bid for smaller rival T-Mobile. No such deal has been announced, but as many as three banks have approached Sprint with offers to provide the needed capital. The Wall Street Journal reports that banks are looking at a total value for T-Mobile […]
President Barack Obama today announced that the National Security Administration will make changes in its data-gathering processes moving forward. Specifically, the NSA will no longer be able to store the metadata associated with all phone calls. Instead, Obama called for the formation of a third-party organization to store and monitor such data. Further, the NSA […]
Adobe has launched several improvements to Photoshop CC for Creative Cloud subscribers. Perhaps the most significant is support for 3D printing; while the software isn’t designed for creating objects from scratch, users can import files created in modeling tools or 3D scanners, apply colors and textures, and get automatic mesh repairs. Compatible file formats include […]
Google has added the Motorola Moto G to the Google Play Store as a Play Edition device. The G, which has a 4.5-inch 720p HD screen, 5-megapixel camera, and 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor, is being sold unlocked and contract free for $179 (8GB) and $199 (16GB). The Moto G runs a stock version of […]
Apple has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S Federal Trade Commission regarding in-app purchases made by children. The details, shared with Apple employees in an email from CEO Tim Cook, indicate that Apple will pay the FTC $32.5 million to drop the lawsuit. Apple already settled a class-action lawsuit filed by consumers […]
Showtime has announced its return dates for two award-winning dramas, plus new horror thriller “Penny Dreadful.” “Nurse Jackie,” starring Emmy-winning actresses Edie Falco and Merritt Wever, and “Californication,” starring Golden Globe winner David Duchovny, will return Sunday, April 13 at 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., respectively. It will be the start of “Nurse Jackie’s” sixth […]
Showtime confirmed Thursday that any Dexter spin-off must involve star Michael C. Hall in an on-camera role. “It would have to involve Michael,” said entertainment president David Nevins, echoing what Dexter showrunner Scott Buck previously told us. “I would only do it with Michael.” Nevins was talking to a huddle of reporters at the Television […]
As a follow-up to the success of the crowd funded movie here’s a Veronica Mars “digital series spinoff” to go with it. The CW announced the series, as well as VM creator Rob Thomas’s involvement, both of which sound pretty promising. While there are no other details currently available, we’re hoping the spinoff will feature […]
Benjamin Bratt has joined the hunt for Jack Bauer in Fox’s “24: Live Another Day,” the network announced today. The “Law & Order” alum will play Steve Harris, the head of the CIA operations tracking Kiefer Sutherland’s character, who is on the lam when the show begins. Harris oversees “Dexter’s” Yvonne Strahovski’s Kate Morgan, Gbenga Akinnagbe’s […]
Forbes has named Stan Lee among its most influential celebrities of 2014, a list led by Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey and George Lucas. The 91-year-old comics legend came in at No. 9 (of just 10), between Bono and Rush Limbaugh. “Maybe it’s all those cameos in Marvel movies,” the business magazine explains. “Lee doesn’t usually […]
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