Archive for: July, 2014

FTC Sues Amazon Over In-App Purchases

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission today made good on its word to sue Amazon over the company’s in-app purchasing policies. The FTC alleges Amazon didn’t provide consumers with enough protection against unwanted in-app purchases. Specifically, children were frequently able to make purchases on Amazon Kindle Fire tablets without first obtaining their parent’s (or the account […]

Phone-Unlocking Bill Moves to the Senate

The full Senate will vote on a bill that aims to reestablish the legality of unlocking cell phones. The bipartisan proposal was agreed to in broad terms last month. Today the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee agreed to advance the bill to the Senate. Senator Patrick Leahy and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley introduced the Unlocking Consumer […]

Microsoft Debuts Video Tuner App for Windows Phone 8.1

Microsoft has released a video-editing application for the Windows Phone platform. Video Tuner, which requires Windows Phone 8.1, lets budding film makers fine-tune their videos with a wide range of tools. Video Tuner includes filters, supports music soundtracks, and offers basic edits such as trim, crop, rotate, mirror, and flip. Video Tuner also lets users […]

Google Brings Screen Mirroring to Chromecast

Google said its Chromecast HDTV plugin device can now mirror the screens of nearby Android smartphones and tablets. With screen mirroring, anything that appears on the phone or tablet’s screen will appear on the TV. The feature can be used to share photos or view/interact with apps on the big screen. According to Google, screen […]

DC Comics Celebrates 75 Years of Batman at Comic-Con

DC Entertainment has announced plans to descend upon Comic-Con International: San Diego 2014 with a number of panels, events, and exclusive reveals that celebrate the milestone 75th anniversary of Batman. Celebration highlights include a pair of panels that will bring together a spectacular collection of Batman talent, a once-in-a-lifetime art exhibit, and a rare look […]

The Expendables 3 Delivers Minute-Long TV Spot

A new minute-long TV spot for The Expendables 3 is now online and can be viewed in the player below! Opening in theaters on August 15, the action film stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wesley Snipes, Antonio Banderas, Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, Kellan Lutz, Ronda […]

The Killing Teases its Final Season with Two New Posters

Following a new trailer last week, Netflix has brought online two posters for the upcoming final season of “The Killing.” Check them out below and catch the new episodes on Netflix beginning Friday, August 1, 2014 in all territories where Netflix is available. The final season of “The Killing” picks up right after the Season […]

Shadow Warrior Cuts a Path to the Xbox One, PS4 this Fall

Lo Wang’s politically incorrect quest to murder a ton of goons using only the power of Asian stereotypes continues in late September as Devolver Digital has announced an agreement with Majesco to re-release the 2013 first-person action spectacle Shadow Warrior for the latest generation of game consoles. Described as a “bold new vision of the […]

Fantasy Zone 2 Is the Next Title in the Sega 3D Classics Series

Fantasy Zone II is coming to Nintendo 3DS with 3D Fantasy Zone II Double. The includes the Master System game Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa Opa and Fantasy Zone II: Link Loop Land. Fantasy Zone II: Link Loop Land is an endless score attack mode. This mode has a Link gauge that fills […]

Kirby: Triple Deluxe Mini-Games Go Standalone in Japan

Nintendo is releasing two Kirby: Triple Deluxe mini-games as standalone downloadables in Japan, including the Smash Bros-like Kirby Fighters Z. The eShop sucks in the multiplayer fighter along with rhythm platformer DeDeDe’s Drum Dash on July 23, priced 750 yen each (around $7.38.) It’s not known if Nintendo will spit them out onto Western 3DS […]

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