Gremlins 2 is one of the all-time great sequels because it was one of the first legitimate franchises to take things to a truly meta level of self parody. It’s a sequel about how there shouldn’t be a sequel to Gremlins, and yet when it came out, many were baffled by the Looney Tunes-inspired humor […]
Victoria Justice has inked a talent deal with Fox and Twentieth Century Fox Television, Variety has learned. Under the new pact, the network and studio will be able to develop joint projects and roles specifically tailored for the “Victorious” starlet who will also have the ability to guest star on existing series across both Fox’s and […]
Activision today confirmed that Treyarch‘s Call of Duty: Black Ops III Beta, which began on August 19 and ran through August 23, has become the largest beta in PlayStation 4 history. Millions of gamers downloaded and played the beta, which provided critical feedback and technical data at scale for the Treyarch development team to […]
Six new actors have joined the cast of the now-filming comedy The Brits are Coming. The new additions include Oscar nominee Tim Roth (Selma, The Hateful Eight), Golden Globe nominee Parker Posey (Irrational Man, Superman Returns), Maggie Q (The Divergent Series, Live Free or Die Hard), Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness, Before We Go), […]
After a two-year absence, Brooke Burke-Charvet is returning to Miss America as the co-host of the 2016 competition. She joins previously announced co-host, “The Bachelor’s” Chris Harrison, who has signed on for a seventh season emceeing the famous event. Previously announced judges are Brett Eldredge, Taya Kyle, Kevin O’Leary, Amy Purdy and Zendaya. Nick Jonas who […]
New York City taxicabs are testing an app called Arro that will allow people to hail taxis from their smartphone. Arro will provide people with the taxi driver’s name and the number of the cab so it can be identified when it arrives. Similarly, the taxi driver will be given the name of the passenger […]
John S. Chen, CEO of BlackBerry, admitted that its recent handsets have not sold as well as he hoped. “By any definition it is not a runaway success,” said Chen to Re/Code of BlackBerry’s smartphone business. Chen put some of the blame on the lack of apps. The Blackberry World app store “[is] not competitive […]
Nokia has signed a memorandum of understanding with a China government-backed investment company called Huaxin in order to encourage approval of its proposed acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent. The acquisition has already been approved by U.S. and E.U. antitrust bodies, but is awaiting China’s decision. The joint venture, named Nokia Shanghai Bell, will mirror one Alcatel-Lucent had […]
U.S. Cellular recently made the third-generation Moto G smartphone available from its web site. The carrier is charging $0 for those who sign a contract, $129 for those who prefer prepaid service, or will finance it for $8.99 per month under an installment plan. The Moto G has a 5-inch 720p screen, 13-megapixel camera, and […]
Vine has updated its Android and iOS apps with a new feature allowing users to easily attach music to their videos. A function called Snap to Beat makes it easy to create what Vine refers to as perfect loops, or soundtracks that loop seamlessly with no breaks. Vine offers a selection of songs that can […]
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