It’s easy to refer to Avatar as “James Cameron’s Avatar” – After all, he wrote, directed and produced it, as well as came up with some of the ideas behind many of the technical advances involved in actually making the whole thing. To promote the new Blu-Ray Special Edition release of the movie (released today), however, Cameron stepped …
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“Hulk” to Get Reboot in Upcoming ABC TV Series
We may not like him when he’s angry, but with Guillermo del Toro and Battlestar Galactica producer David Eick now announced as the people bringing Marvel’s Incredible Hulk to ABC, it’s a fair chance that we’ll like him no matter what mood he’s in. Deadline broke the news yesterday that Eick and del Toro will be producing the new series …
Google Voice Back on the iPhone
It’s officially a cold day in Hell. Google Voice is now once again available for the iPhone after being removed the App Store in late July of 2009.
When Apple famously published its App Store guidelines back in September of this year, it wasn’t quite clear why Google Voice was being kept out of the store. And sure enough, a few …
Google Eyes Yelp with ‘Hotpot’ Personalized Recommendations
Google’s new Hotpot service aims to leverage the data the company has on 50 million places of interest around the world to serve you personalized recommendations for businesses in your area. The company bills Hotpot as “a local recommendation engine powered by you and your friends.”
You’ll need to do a little priming first, as Hotpot …
Pope To Get HD Upgrade By Christmas, 3D To Follow
Soon, you’ll be able to watch the Pope proselytize in your very own living room as the Vatican upgrades its television broadcasts into not only HD, but 3D as well. The announcement came today, as the Vatican unveiled a new $6 million mobile broadcast unit that will allow the Pope to be seen in high definition the world over in time for …
J.K. Rowling: No More Harry Potter Books
Daniel Radcliffe told MTV News that he’s officially done with playing Harry Potter. The boy wizard actor says J.K. Rowling texted him saying he’ll never have to play the titular character again.
“Basically, it amounted to the fact that she felt I had been very good in this ‘Harry Potter’ film, and as a reward for that, she wasn’t …
More Photos: Quidditch World Cup in NYC
Attention all muggles, wizards and house elves: Even more photos from Techland’s Joseph Chi Lin, this time of Day Two of the 2010 Quidditch World Cup held in New York City.
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App of the Week: Xfinity TV
Recently released for iPad and iPhone, Comcast’s free Xfinity TV app allows you to browse TV listings and schedule remote recordings directly from your device. The real kicker is the ability to use your iPhone or iPad to change the channels on your cable box, though.
Setup entails entering your Comcast.com account credentials in …
33 Years of Spider-Girls and Spider-Women
Spider-Girl #1 comes out this week–the first issue of an ongoing series by Paul Tobin and Clayton Henry, starring Anya Corazon, the young superheroine formerly known as Araña. But she’s far from the first woman to wear a variation on Spider-Man’s costume. Here’s a quick history of the half-dozen-or-so Spider-Women and Spider-Girls …
Facebook & Microsoft Office Team Up For E-Mail Attachments
With Facebook’s new messaging service announcement, comes news of a new relationship. It looks like Mark Zuckerberg has ‘friended’ Microsoft.
As the Facebook ‘non-email’ rolls out over the next few months, Microsoft’s Office Web Apps will enable users to access Word, Excel and PowerPoint docs inside the Facebook browser …
Is Spider-Man Leading A “Soft War” Against Islam?
As Doctor Octopus, the Green Goblin or even the Rocket Racer could tell you, it’s not really the smartest move to make an enemy of Spider-Man. Apparently, that’s not a lesson that’s made its way to Mohammad Reza Naghdi. Naghdi, the commander of the Basij paramilitary force in Iran, has declared that Marvel Comics’ webcrawler is leading …
NBC Plans “The Event” Relaunch in February
After a successful launch, things aren’t looking too good for NBC’s The Event: Ratings are falling each week, and critical notices went from “excited” to “confused,” before landing on “frustrated.” Having already suffered the embarrassment of having to cancel a JJ Abrams series because of low ratings, what’s a troubled network to do? …