The government is cashing in on the social media action Wednesday with the help of C-SPAN, who is currently live streaming the transition to the 112th Congress on its Facebook page.
Viewers will be able to watch the floor proceedings, as well as John Boehner’s first speech as speaker of the House. In addition, C-SPAN is encouraging …
The annual Consumer Electronics Show officially opens its doors tomorrow morning, but the hoopla is already in full swing. Allie and I are on our way out to Vegas to cover the show, but here’s a quick overview of how everything works and what we expect to see from all the vendors this year (hint: starts with “T” and ends with …
It seems that Pink Floyd will leave those record labels alone, for the time being at least. The group has struck a deal with industry giant EMI, and their songs will stay on iTunes both as individual tracks and albums. The new five-year contract will allow EMI to retain distribution rights to Pink Floyd’s music, which includes all 14 …
The debut of the iPad a year ago was speculated to be the death knell for e-readers like the Kindle. But a new study by JP Morgan reports that the iPad is not actually a Kindle killer.
According to the study, 40 percent of iPad owners also own a Kindle, and another 23 percent of iPad owners plan on buying one in the next 12 months, …
MySpace could use a few more friends of its own. The once-popular social networking site is not only likely to have a new owner by mid-year – or sooner, if News Corp. can find a buyer – but it’s also about to lose more than half of its current 1,100 employees before the end of the month.
CNBC reported yesterday that News Corp. is …
Wal-Mart may be denying that its not-so-secret 2005 pact with Netflix was a way to illegally divide up the DVD market, but someone should tell the retailer that agreeing to pay anywhere between $29 million and $40 million to make the accusations go away isn’t the best way to convince people of innocence.
Wal-Mart will offer either …
Marvel Comics announced this morning that Axel Alonso had been promoted to the line’s editor-in-chief. Joe Quesada, who’s been the company’s editor-in-chief since 2000, will continue on as the company’s Chief Creative Officer, a job he assumed in June. Alonso’s new job is a fairly thankless position in terms of public response: very …
Normally I would scoff at anyone who decided to review movies years after they were released when there’s no new material about the title coming out. However, when the review comes from Mike Stoklasa, aka Harry Plinkett, his long-winded, extremely detailed and completely accurate reviews are always a welcome opinion.
Six years after …
Turn your iPhone into a Garmin GPS system for just $40 with the new StreetPilot app. It uses your phone’s data connection to keep maps up to date and provide real-time traffic updates so you don’t get caught behind a gaggle of mouth breathers rubbernecking a forlorn twin mattress on the side of the highway. It’s a mattress! You all have …
With Facebookâs ever-evolving profile, sometimes it seems simpler to leave your profile information untouched than update it, even if your fondness for The Amazing Race has seriously dwindled over the last few years. Still, your online identity could be in serious need of some readjustments.
As Facebook profiles are now considered a …
Here at Techland, only one television program manages to tie into so many of our geeky obsessions all at once. Superheroes, mythical creatures, action figures and barely believeable sci-fi all flop onto each other on the glorious cavalcade that is The Venture Bros. Cartoon Network’s just started airing the series from the start and …
America, the movie industry is very disappointed in you. The domestic box office total for 2010 was smaller than 2009’s, although IMAX can celebrate its most successful year to date, doubling its 2009 gross last year.
Oddly enough, despite North American grosses falling slightly from 2009’s $10.6 billion to $10.55 billion (Other …
