Apple today announced iOS 8, which the company says will be compelling for both end users and for developers. iOS 8 builds on the design of iOS 7. Notifications are now interactive, which will allow people to respond to emails directly from the notification bar or the lock screen. A new people-tasking function lets users […]
NBC will hold off premiering its new comic book series “Constantine” until late October, according to its latest schedule update out today. As previously announced, Katherine Heigl’s new drama State of Affairs won’t start up until November. Here are the premiere dates: Thursday, Sept. 4 8:00-11:00 SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (Green Bay at Seattle) Sunday, Sept. […]
Apple today announced that AirDrop, which allows people to wirelessly pass files between devices, is compatible between iOS and OS X devices. Previously, AirDrop could only send files from iOS to iOS, or from OS X to OS X. This will help ease the pain of sending files between devices. The new functionality of AirDrop […]
TBS has renewed its competition series “King of the Nerds” for season three, the network announced Monday. Hosts Robert Carradine and Curtis Armstrong will return and also serve as executive producers. During the competition, the contestants face challenges that test their intellect, ingenuity, skills and pop-culture prowess, with one winning the $100,000 prize. The second season was […]
Samsung today announced the Samsung Z, the first smartphone to run its home-grown Tizen platform. The phone strongly resembles Samsung’s Android smartphones and will launch in Russia during the third quarter of the year. Samsung has spent years developing Tizen as an alternative to Android, though it has delayed the launch of Tizen-based phones several […]
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Verizon Wireless today said it has completed its purchase of Golden State Cellular. The sale includes spectrum licenses and operating assets covering about 160,000 POPs across 6,000 square miles in Yosemite National Park, as well as Amador, Alpine, Calaveras, Tuolumne, and Mariposa counties. Verizon will continue to operate Golden State Wireless as-is for several months […]
Broadcom today indicated that it is looking to exit the cellular baseband radio-making business. The company is exploring strategic alternatives, including a potential sale or wind-down of its baseband business unit. The company has signed JP Morgan to help it divest the unit. Broadcom said if it is able to successfully sell or wind down […]
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The BBC America hit o thriller Orphan Black: Season Two will be coming to Blu-ray and DVD June 14, 2014. All 10 episodes from the new season, wil be on the discs along with extra features and exclusive content including an extended version This behind the scenes vignette shows how the 4-clone scene from the […]
Corsair on Monday revealed a “palm-sized” wireless hard drive with a built-in rechargeable battery and 1 TB of storage, making it a great companion for travelling on the road. This second-generation wireless drive packs updated software that automatically organizes media files, making it easy to find movies and TV shows stored on the device. Called […]
Asus has announced a new notebook, the Zenbook NX500, in time for Computex, Taipei. This notebook is a new addition the the Zenbook series, though it brings a lot more to the table than routine refreshes – it brings a new level of display quality, manufacturing quality, and storage speeds. This is a 15.6-inch laptop […]