Archive for: February, 2015

T-Mobile Teases Samsung’s Galaxy S6

T-Mobile CEO John Legere  teased the forthcoming Samsung Galaxy S6 smart phone in a post to his personal Twitter account. Legere said, “Was there even a question? Of course T-Mobile will carry The Next Big Thing.” Legere supplied a link to T-Mobile’s web site, which has a sign up page for an unnamed Samsung device […]

LG Launches Four Mid-Tier Smartphones

LG has announced four new smartphones that target the middle of the market. The devices will run Android 5.0 Lollipop with LG’s user experience, and are named the Magna, Spirit, Leon, and Joy. Shared features include 1.2GHz quad-core processors with 1GB of RAM, and 8GB of storage. The Magna and Spirit have LG’s rear-positioned button […]

Dish Networks CEO to Retire

Dish Networks CEO Joe Clayton plans to retire at the end of March. Clayton will be succeeded by Dish founder and Chairman Charlie Ergen. Ergen served as Dish’s CEO until 2011, when he handed daily operations of the company over to Clayton. Together Ergen and Clayton have pushed Dish towards becoming a wireless company, though […]

NBC’s EndGame Adds Wesley Snipes

Wesley Snipes’ Endgame is in sight. The actor is returning to television for his first major role on the small screen in 25 years, joining the cast of the NBC pilot, which comes from Leverage‘s John Rogers and producers of NBC’s current hit series, The Blacklist. Endgame takes place in the high stakes world of Las Vegas, where a […]

Google Buys IP from Softcard – Strikes Wallet Deal with AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon

Google today announced that AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless have agreed to preload Google Wallet on their Android smartphones later this year. The mobile wallet will come on all devices running Android 4.4 KitKat and higher. At the same time, Google is purchasing intellectual property from Softcard — the mobile payment service created by the […]

Gemalto’s Initial Investigation Says SIM Cards Are Secure

Gemalto today said a preliminary assessment of its SIM cards suggests they are secure against the spying efforts of the U.S. NSA and U.K. GCHQ. “Initial conclusions already indicate that Gemalto SIM products (as well as banking cards, passports and other products and platforms) are secure and the company doesn’t expect to endure a significant […]

Nominations and Winners of the 87th Annual Academy Awards

Hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, The 87th Annual Academy Awards were held on Sunday, February 22, 2015 at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood. The Oscars were televised live by the ABC Television Network in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.   Best Picture American Sniper (Warner Bros. Pictures) Birdman or (The […]

Learn How Die Antwoord Ended Up Starring in Chappie

One of the more interesting aspects of Neill Blomkamp’s third feature film Chappie is the unconventional decision to cast South African rappers Ninja (on left) and Yo-Landi Vi$$er, collectively known as Die Antwoord, in key roles as version of themselves, in a future in which they’re criminals who end up stealing a high-tech police robot […]

Google Releases YouTube for Kids

Google today announced YouTube Kids, what it calls a family-friendly video app for children. The app has narrowed down the focus of content available to what’s appropriate for younger viewers. Google said the app is brighter and has bigger user interface elements to make it easier for kids to use. Some parental controls are built […]

Lawsuit Filed Against Nvidia Over GTX 970 Specs

Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 owners are still fuming about the company’s misinterpretation of the actual specs of the graphics card as it was stated on release. One specific customer took the next step against the company last week in the form of filing a lawsuit. The plaintiff, a Michigan resident named Andrew Ostrowski, is suing […]

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