Deadline reports that Rainn Wilson (The Office) has landed a lead role in the upcoming film Meg, playing “a tech billionaire who funds an underwater observation program” that ends up unleashing the titular giant shark on the world. He joins a cast that includes Jason Statham, Fan Bingbing, Ruby Rose and Jessica McNamee. Based on Steve Alten‘s New […]
Academy Award winner Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club, Suicide Squad) is set to join the previously-announced cast of Alcon Entertainment’s Blade Runner sequel, which includes Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Robin Wright, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Carla Juri, Mackenzie Davis, Barkhad Abdi, David Dastmalchian, Hiam Abbass, Lennie James and Dave Bautista, it was announced by Alcon […]
Another classic DC Comics foe is headed to The CW‘s The Flash, albeit in a form never before seen in the comics. According to E!, Awkward star Ashley Rickards will play the supervillain known as The Top. Created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, The Top made his comic book debut in 1962’s The Flash #122. […]
This has been a big week in video card land. Nvidia didn’t just reveal its highly-anticipated 10-series notebook GPUs, it also released the 3 GB variant of the GTX 1060 desktop graphics card into the wild, and both announcements were followed with a hailstorm of new products from the top vendors in the industry. Gigabyte […]
Comcast recently launched the Chicago area trial of a new Internet service that delivers speeds up to 1 Gigabit-per second (Gbps) to customers. The service will use DOCSIS 3.1 technology to deliver these speeds over the company’s existing network infrastructure. With a 1 Gbps connection, customers can: Download a 5 Gigabyte HD movie in 40 […]
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The Samsung Galaxy Note7 reaches U.S. stores today and with it some interesting accessories and companion products from Samsung. The new Gear VR headset, which is compatible with the Note7 and other recent Galaxy phones, has a new look, new color, and expanded field of view. It’s available for $100 at carrier stores, as well […]
Twitter is allowing people take more control over their experience with the help of tools and filters. Twitter is expanding the availability of a quality filter from a subset of users (e.g., celebrity accounts) to all users. The quality filter can “improve the quality of Tweets you see by using a variety of signals, such […]
HTC today said U.S. consumers can order the red or gold HTC 10 smartphones from its web site. The limited edition colors were announced earlier this year for select markets. This marks the first time they are available to U.S. buyers. Customers can get the phones for $100 off, or with a pair of noise-cancelling […]
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A company called SolidEnergy Systems, a spinout from MIT, says it has new battery technology that will double the life of lithium-based power cells. The breakthrough involves a battery that replaces the traditional graphite anode with a thin, lithium-metal foil. The foil can hold more ions and thus more potential energy. Further, new chemistry protects […]
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Cadillac introduced a concept car Thursday night that it hopes will set a style that will help take its cars to the pinnacle of luxury. The car is the Escala, a large luxury concept that Cadillac officials say would help boost the brand’s design cache in a way that could help it compete head-to-head against […]
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