The Federal Communications Commission has made a network speed test application available to the iPhone. The app, which has been available to Android devices for several months, is meant to provide the FCC with feedback on the performance of the country’s wireless network operators. The app does not collect personal data, but reports on the […]
Apple has posted a new download for owners of the 2013 Mac Pro, SMC Firmware Update 2.0. The patch lets a computer enter Power Nap without turning on the fan for “most” Power Nap activities, according to Apple. It also solves a problem with low-speed USB devices not being detected at boot. The release is […]
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that will make it legal once again for consumers to unlock their devices. The passage is a muted victory, however, because language was added to the bill that weakens it. “The new language specifically excluding bulk unlocking could indicate that the drafters believe that phone unlocking has […]
Columbia Pictures has set a March 23, 2016 release date for the Rob Letterman-directed Goosebumps movie, starring Jack Black, Dylan Minnette and Odeya Rush. The film is a live-action big screen adaptation of the children’s horror series. While straight-to-video versions of the R.L. Stine book series have been made, the project will mark the first […]
Honda Motor Co. appointed its first female board member today and promoted a foreigner to the highest position yet held by a non-Japanese in a move to inject wider outside perspective into its top management as it expands internationally. Hideko Kunii, 66, is a professor of engineering and gender-equality promotion at Shibaura Institute of Technology. […]
General Motors added more than 588,000 vehicles to a recall to fix ignition switches that can inadvertently shut off engines and cause crashes, a problem that has now been linked to 31 crashes and 13 front-seat deaths, the company said today. A heavy key ring or jarring from rough pavement can move the ignition out […]
Lily Collins is, according to Variety, eyeing the lead role in How to Be Single, an upcoming feature film adaptation of the novel by Liz Tuccillo. Released in 2008, the book is officially described as follows: “How to Be Single” is the story of Julie Jenson, single New Yorker turned anthropologist. After a historically bad […]
Syfy, NBCUniversal-owned cable network, made the official announcement today that Being Human will end after its current 13-episode run. “Showrunner Anna Fricke and the talented producers, writers, cast and crew have done an amazing job bringing this show to life over the past four seasons and we sincerely thank them and the series’ production company […]
It sounds like The Smurfs will be on their own for the third movie and won’t be able to rely on humans. In an article at Variety on Sony Pictures, the trade says that the studio is fast-tracking The Smurfs 3 and that it will be entirely animated, compared to its predecessors which were live-action/animated […]
HBO (via EW, IGN, Yahoo!) has revealed five new character posters for the upcoming season of “Game of Thrones,” one of which features fan favorite Tyrion Lannister as played by Peter Dinklage. Each of the posters is inscribed with “valar morghulis,” which means “all men must die” in the High Valyrian language of the series. […]