Two-year-old Amazon Studios, has optioned its first horror movie, buying the film rights to the southern gothic thriller, "Seed," by Ania Ahlborn.
In a market that has been dominated by Apple since the introduction of the iPad, Microsoft's release of its new Surface tablets along with Windows 8 on Oct. 26 at Midnight is one of most important product launches in the company's history. With the company rumored to have produced 3 million tablets already, Microsoft clearly agrees. But as the date draws closer, a new scenario for the Surface's launch is emerging: a three-way shootout.
Many are waiting for Nokia's flagship Windows 8 phone, the Lumia 920.
Since Apple released the iPhone 5 on Sept. 21 the reviews have mostly been glowing, but everyone seems to agree the smartphone's new Maps app is a clunker. Just a week after CEO Tim Cook made a formal apology for the failure of Maps, it looks like Apple is already beginning to roll out improvements.
Rumors surfaced over the last few days about a 32GB version of Google's very popular Nexus 7 tablet. If a report today is to be believed, the company will indeed be releasing a 32GB version of the product, and much sooner than anyone likely anticipated. Google could release its new 32GB Nexus 7 as early as Oct. 24, allowing it to compete head-to-head with Microsoft's new Surface tablets, according to a report from Droid-Life.
HTC looks to make a big splash with its new smartphones, the One X+ and Windows Phone 8X.
The story behind the company is marked by more drama than most of the movies Netflix carries, author Gina Keating asserts.
"Fifty Shades of Grey" fan favorite Emma Watson recently revealed she is willing to go nude on screen.
While the drama over Apple's new Maps app on the iPhone 5 has received almost more attention than the phone itself since its release on Sept. 21, today the company can breathe a sigh of relief. Consumer Reports, whose opinions on products are taken quite seriously by many, released a review of the iPhone 5 which calls the device "a winner."
More exciting details surfaced for "Breaking Dawn Part 2."
Thursday Oct. 4 Microsoft began sending out press invitations for a Windows 8 event in New York that will kick off at 10 a.m. on Oct. 25 and that will lead up to the launch of the Surface tablets at midnight on Oct. 26, according to The Verge.
Now that Samsung's Galaxy Note 2 released in the United Kingdom, many are looking forward to it coming to the U.S.
"My Share of the Task" a memoir of the Afghanistan war by General Stanley McChrystal, which was supposed to be available on Nov. 12, looks to have entered the Pentagon's cross-hairs. The book's release date is currently delayed while the Department of Defense reviews it for classified information.
Microsoft has recently sent out invites to a press event which Windows 8 and its devices will be unveiled.
While one of the bigger disappointments with Apple's new iPhone 5 has been its lack of Near Field Communication (NFC), a report today suggests that Apple is currently in talks to bring fingerprint technology to products to secure mobile payment via NFC, according to tech website The Australian. Biosecurity firm Microlatch is rumored to be working with the company now to bring fingerprint technology to Apple's future devices.
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