Archive for: September, 2014

Hulu Orders Series About Kennedy Assassination

Hulu has handed out a straight-to-series order for 11/22/63, a nine-hour event series from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions and based on Stephen King’s 2011 novel. 11/22/63 is described as a thriller in which high school English teacher Jake Epping travels back in time to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. But his […]

BlackBerry Passport Goes On Sale Wednesday for $599

BlackBerry CEO John S. Chen today said it will begin to sell the Passport smartphone on Wednesday. BlackBerry has provided few details about the device so far. It features a square shape that includes both a 4.5-inch touchscreen and a physical QWERTY keyboard. It also features a large antenna to aid reception and boasts 36 […]

Android L Will Have Encryption On By Default

Google said that encryption will be turned on automatically in the next release of Android, which is expected to arrive next month. Encryption will make it harder for law enforcement to access user data on such devices. “For over three years Android has offered encryption, and keys are not stored off of the device, so […]

Ericsson Leaving the Mobile Modem Biz

EricssonĀ said it will cease to make wireless modems for mobile devices and cut about 1,000 jobs as a result. Ericsson cited fierce competition in the space as playing a role in its decision. More and more handset companies are demanding modems that are built into application processors, such as those made by Qualcomm. Ericsson does […]

Verizon’s VoLTE Service Now Live for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus

Verizon has made its Advanced Calling 1.0 feature available to the Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. The free service will pass voice calls over Verizon’s LTE 4G network rather than the cellular network. It offers high-quality voice calls and video calls. In order to enable the service, owners of the iPhone 6 and 6 […]

Skype 5.5 for iOS8 Now Has Support for Extensions

Skype today updated its iPhone application to version 5.5. The latest rendition of Skype takes advantage of extensions, which are a new feature of iOS8. The update lets Skype users answer voice and video calls from either the lock screen or the notification center, thanks to new UI tools. The same also applies to Skype […]

Giana Sisters 2 Coming to PS4, Wii U, Xbox One

Developer Black Forest Games is prototyping a sequel to its 2012 platformer Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams that could see a multiplatform release as soon as next year, Nintendo Life reports. Studio co-founder Adrian Goersch confirmed that the follow-up is slated for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo’s Wii U. Development is still in its […]

The Walking Dead Reveals a New Season Five Trailer

AMC has released a new trailer for the upcoming fifth season of their hit series, “The Walking Dead.” Based on the comic created by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard, Season Five of “The Walking Dead” premieres Sunday, October 12 at 9:00pm ET/PT. It stars Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, Lauren Cohan, Chad […]

New Images from Episode 3 of Gotham

We’re just a few hours away from the series premiere of FOX’s “Gotham” and we’ve already got the first promo images for the upcoming third episode of the series. Title “The Balloonman,” the episode is described as follows: “Detectives Gordon and Bullock track down a vigilante who is killing corrupt Gotham citizens by attaching them […]

Deadpool to Aiming for a PG-13 Rating?

Many fans’ prayers were answered last Friday when 20th Century Fox not only announced that the long gestating Deadpool film was coming but that they had given it a release date. Now, Schmoes Know brings word on something that might make the fans of the Merc with a mouth a little disappointed – the film’s […]

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