Lars von Trier, director of such films as Dancer in the Dark and Melencholia, is currently working on a new film called Nymphomaniac, which will feature mainstream actors in explicit sex scenes, though they will be digitally combined with body doubles for the scenes. It is rumored that viewers will not be able to notice [...]
Yota, the company that brought us the twin display smartphone “Yotaphone” is now showcasing an LTE hotspot with a small e-ink screen that they are calling “Ruby.” Part of what has techies buzzing about Ruby is the fact that it is both an ink screen as well as a hotspot. Such functionality is going to [...]
News has just leaked that the newest device by LG is coming out soon, and that Sprint is going to be the company carrying it. Rumored specs for the Optimus F3 include a 4-inch WVGA display, 2,460mAh battery, LTE capabilities and “Jelly Bean” (one of the more recent incarnations of Android). While product availability and [...]
After several months of speculations, Real Madrid confirmed that Jose Mourinho will step down as manager at the end of the season after reaching a mutual agreement. Speculations about the exit of Mourinho intensified when Real Madrid president Florentino Perez scheduled a press conference on Monday. The speculations were correct as Perez formally announced the [...]
Outgoing Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson fired shots against Manchester City, questioning the club’s decision of firing manager Roberto Mancini. Ferguson, who will retire after the end of the current season, had many heated battles against Mancini, but the veteran manager said that he was really surprised when Manchester City removed Mancini from his [...]
After several months of speculations, Frank Lampard formally extended his stay at Stamford Bridge after signing a one-year contract extension with Chelsea, ending rumors about his eventual exit after the season. Lampard was a subject of different transfer rumors for the past few months with reports suggesting that his days with the Blues are numbered. [...]
A new experimental asthma drug is giving hope to people who have asthma. Dupilumab, which is developed by Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, has reduced episodes of asthma by as much as 87 percent in mid-stage trials making it a potential game changer. If approved for release then it could give new hope for the 25 [...]
The United States Department of Agriculture has confirmed the presence of the swine flu virus for the first time in US soil. The potentially fatal virus causes diarrhea, vomiting and dehydration in hogs and has been identified to be present in Iowa and Indiana. According to Dr. Lisa Becton, director of swine health information and [...]
The U.S. Department of Justice in behalf of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has filed a lawsuit against a New York fish company for processing fish under unsanitary conditions. The accusation was made against New York Fish Inc., makers of smoked salmon and mackerel, for failing to take steps to prevent contamination of their [...]
Video game films tend to usually fall flat on their face, but it seems that the Assassin’s Creed movie adaption is actually making some progress. It’ll premier on May 22, 2015, according to a database entry from Box Office Mojo. According to the entry, the film will reportedly be distributed by Fox, and Prometheus actor [...]
The Gears of War movie, which has been in development for a very long time now, may have gotten a sprinkle of hope now that producer Scott Stuber has joined the project. This news comes from a report done by Variety, who also says that he will be producing and developing the script for the [...]
The Doccia porcelain Company from Doccia, at present known as Richard-Ginori Ceramics Company which used to be reigning over porcelain in the Auzzy’s ruled industry in the mid eighteen century. The Ginori’s had this industry under them until 1896 when it went to the hands of the Società Ceramica Richard of Milan as the Ginori’s [...]
Yahoo announced their acquisition of the mobile news aggregator application Summly from its 17-year-old founder as part of their bid to bolster their mobile service to regain their lost popularity. Yahoo bough the Summly application from Nick D’Alosio, who created the application that takes on any news story and provides a high quality 400-word summary. [...]
Famed investors Carl Icahn revealed that a tie-up talk with Blackstone Group is being explored to challenge the buyout proposal made by Dell founder Michael Dell and his buyout-partner Silver Lake group. Michael Dell earlier announced that he and Silver Lake agreed on a partnership deal to purchase the company and make it a private [...]
When choosing health insurance plans, most people go for the PPO since it offers low deductible and it is the default option offered by employers. Traditional PPO does provide the peace of mind with the low deductible, then the insurance company will pick up most of the tab thereafter. But is traditional PPO the [...]
Microsoft will be announcing the next generation Xbox on May 21 in Redmond, WA in addition to a ”full line-up of blockbuster gaming experiences” that will accompany Microsoft’s next gaming console. The Redmond based company also confirmed that Microsoft will have an E3 briefing this year at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA on June [...]
Very little confirmed details are currently available, but what we do know is that two separate bombs exploded from inside and near The Fairmont Copley Plazam Hotel in Boston, right at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon. The explosives were reported as to have originated from a trash can. The first explosion occurred [...]
Yom HaShoah falls on April 8 this year. It is a commemoration of a tragedy that happened not so long ago during the time when Nazi Germany dreamt of dominating the world. While many people in the world want to forget what happened that day, Israelis cannot. That is the reason why wherever they are, [...]
NASA scientists announced that an asteroid nearly 2 miles wide or 1.7 miles wide to be precise will fly by Earth this coming May 31 at 4:59 p.m. EDT. Asteroid 1998 QE2 will approach Earth at its closest at 3.6 million miles at this time which is the equivalent distance of 15 times that of [...]
The Last of Us, being developed by Naughty Dog, will be available to buy directly from the PlayStation Store on launch day, June 14, according to a report from Game Informer. That’s not the only good news though. Interestingly enough, Naughty Dog creative director Neil Druckmann and The Last of Us director Bruce Straley told Game Informer that [...]
2013 is looking like a promising year for video games! We’ve already seen a few of the most anticipated titles of the year launch, including Dead Space 3, Tomb Raider, and a handful of indie games, such as Monaco. With that said, what are other sensations are there to look out for this year? As [...]
Killzone: Mercenary has a new launch date! The game will be launching on Sept. 10. for the PS Vita in North America, one week ahead of schedule, publisher Sony Computer Entertainment revealed today. Gamers across the pond will be getting the game even earlier, as it is set to release on Sept. 4 in Europe [...]
We earlier reported that the NVIDIA Shield would be up for pre-order on May 20. Now it seems like NVIDIA has changed its mind on the matter, as pre-orders for the Shield are open as of now. If you’re interested in pre-ordering the $350 Android handheld gaming console, you can do so through select retailers: GameStop, [...]
Remember the Razer Atrox? The arcade gaming stick for the Xbox 360? Well, Gaming hardware manufacture has pulled it out of the beta testing phase, and now it’s preparing to accept pre-orders for the Razer Atrox next week. A prototype version was shown at TGS in 2011, and seems to have been received quite well. [...]
As we all know, E3, the Electronics Entertainment Expo, is coming up fast being only a few weeks away. It’s going to be an exciting year at E3, as two big giants in the gaming industry, Sony and Microsoft, have and are announcing their new consoles prior to the event. Nintendo isn’t going to let [...]
Online retailer Green Man Gaming, who operates a store similar to Steam (without the desktop platform), has announced that titles from Telltale Games are now available. You’re now able to download Windows and Mac versions of hit titles like The Walking Dead, Back to the Future: The Game, Tales of Monkey Island, and more. You [...]