Archive for: June, 2014

First Casting Announced for The Casual Vacancy

The BBC and HBO have announced the cast for the upcoming miniseries adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s novel The Casual Vacancy. Leading the cast is Michael Gambon (Harry Potter) as Howard Mollison, as well as Keeley Hawes (Line of Duty, Ashes To Ashes), Rory Kinnear (Skyfall, Penny Dreadful), Monica Dolan (Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa), Julia McKenzie […]

Emma Watson and Miles Teller Eyed for La La Land

His Whiplash set to hit theaters October 10, writer/director Damien Chazelle is making plans for his next feature, La La Land. TheWrap reports that Chazelle is looking to re-team with Miles Teller with the hope of casting him opposite Emma Watson in the Los Angeles-set musical. The outlet also managed to get their hands on […]

Yahoo Dropping Facebook/Google Login for Flickr

Yahoo recently indicated via its support pages that it will soon no longer support Facebook or Google login for Flickr. Yahoo first revealed plans to remove Facebook/Google login back in March. Yahoo will eventually require users to sign in with a Yahoo ID for all its services, and Flickr is the latest such service to […]

T-Mobile Launches ‘Underground’ Store

T-Mobile recently pulled back the velvet curtain to reveal Underground, a new storefront for those seeking hard-to-get devices. T-Mobile Underground is a web site where “true enthusiasts” will find limited-stock devices and accessories. In addition to exclusive and performance-centric devices, T-Mobile Underground will offer “news and reviews from the tech literati.” At launch, the only […]

Microsoft Updates Facebook Messenger for Windows Phone

Microsoft has announced the availability of a new version of Facebook Messenger for Windows Phone. The revised application adds a couple of new features, including support for groups. The app lets Windows Phone owners create, name, and organize groups, as well as set group photos and pin them to the Start screen. The app reduces the […]

Jeremy Sisto Joins the Cast of The Returned

Jeremy Sisto is returning to his drama roots with a lead role opposite Mark Pellegrino and Kevin Alejandro in Carlton Cuse’s 10-episode A&E drama series The Returned. An adaptation of the acclaimed French series, Returned, from A+E Studios and FremantleMedia, focuses on a small town that is turned upside down when several local people who […]

Vodafone Confirms Letting Some Governments Wiretap Customers Without Warrants

The world’s second-largest carrier has revealed its service is being monitored by government agencies. Following the lead of other technology companies in publishing a transparency report, Vodafone claims phone tapping is being widely used by agencies in a number of the 29 countries it operates in, and in some cases, authorities are able to access […]

New Huawei Octa-Core Processor Claims to Beat Qualcomm Snapdragon 805

Huawei is catching up with Samsung and MediaTek, by producing its first octa-core processor. The Kirin 920 28nm system on chip will use a total of eight cores, consisting of four Cortex-A15 cores, clocked between 1.7GHz and 2.0GHz, and a second set of four Cortex-A7 cores, running between 1.3GHz and 1.6GHz, with the processor said […]

Many Silicon Valley Firms Donate to Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara

Apple has joined with some of its allies and rivals over a common cause: bringing the 50th Super Bowl football game to the new Santa Clara Stadium in 2016. Apple, Google, Gap, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Seagate, Virgin America and Yahoo have all pledged $2 million to help offset the public costs of the event, such as […]

Ghostbusters Theatrical Re-Release and 30th Anniversary Blu-ray Set

Sony Pictures Entertainment has announced today that the fan-favorite Ghostbusters will be making its way back into more than 700 theaters on August 29 in celebration of the film’s 30th Anniversary. In addition, the film and its sequel will be released on Blu-ray on September 16th featuring some brand new content, including: GHOSTBUSTERS Blu-ray Special […]

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