Apple was exonerated in a Texas courtroom Monday where a jury found it had not infringed on five wireless patents held by Conversant Intellectual Property Management. Core Wireless, a Conversant subsidiary, sued Apple in 2012 over a dozen patents. It sought damages of $100 million and a portion of future sales of infringing products, including […]
Sprint has announced a smartphone/tablet bundle that combines the Samsung Galaxy S5 or S5 Sport and the Galaxy Tab 4, plus service, in one monthly payment. The offer costs $100 per month, which includes a Sprint Easy Pay lease on the smartphone and the tablet. The service includes unlimited talk, text, and data on the smartphone […]
Despite delivering its lowest ratings of 2015, NBC’s “The Voice” easily bested ABC’s season premiere of “Dancing With the Stars” in key demos on Monday, another night of depressed ratings for most shows on the major networks. “Dancing,” meanwhile, was down double-digits from its recent premieres as it kicked off its 20th edition. According to […]
Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Haley Joel Osment have joined the cast of the IFC comedy miniseries “The Spoils Before Dying.” Michael Kenneth Williams and Will Ferrell star in the six-part mini revolving around a murder mystery set against the backdrop of the Los Angeles jazz scene in 1962. “Spoils” hails from Ferrell’s Funny Or […]
Opera Software today made an updated version of its Coast browser available to Apple’s iOS devices, including the iPhone. The primary new feature is Opera’s video boost technology, which uses Opera’s Rocket Optimizer engine to smooth out video playback. Users will have to turn the feature on, which is under the Opera Turbo setting. Opera […]
Wes Bentley definitely will be part of American Horror Story: Hotel. The actor, who appeared as the ghoulish Edward Mondrake in the anthology series’ recent Freak Show season, will be a series regular when Ryan Murphy’s horror drama returns to FX. Murphy announced the casting Tuesday via Twitter. https://twitter.com/MrRPMurphy/status/577853249501298688 No word yet on who Bentley […]
The FCC’s internal inspector general has opened an investigation into the agency’s net neutrality rules. Specifically, the watchdog is combing through the FCC’s rulemaking process to see if it improperly collaborated with the White House when drafting the rules. The FCC had set itself on a path towards creating the rules last summer, but President […]
Nintendo today announced plans to develop games for mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets. The move is an about-face for the gaming company, which has steadfastly insisted on supporting only its gaming consoles. In order to kickstart its development efforts, Nintendo has partnered with DeNA, a Japanese mobile gaming company, to bring games to market […]
Microsoft has hinted that Internet Explorer brand was going to be scrapped. Now it’s official. Chris Capossela, Microsoft’s head of marketing, made the announcement Monday at the Microsoft Convergence conference. Microsoft is placing its bets on its new and speedier flagship browser codenamed Project Spartan. Project Spartan will not be associated with the Internet Explorer […]
Showtime’s hit series “Penny Dreadful” is officially set to return with its Season Two premiere on Sunday, May 3 at 10 p.m. ET/PT and today a new promo featuring star Eva Green and some nefarious Tarot cards has debuted teasing an unearthly arrival. “Penny Dreadful” returns with ten episodes and will find Vanessa Ives (Green) […]
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