The future iPhone 2.1 software update will bring improvements to the GPS functions. Specifically, the iPhone will not only know where you are, but in which direction you are going and how fast you are moving. This is being interpreted by many people as the coming of turn-by-turn GPS. Proper turn-by-turn GPS would be a huge blow for existing satnav manufacturers, unless of course Apple doesn’t build the functionality into the Maps application and instead allows third parties to fill the gap... Read Full Story
Scribner, Simon & Schuster Digital, Marvel Entertainment and CBS Mobile have collaborated in a unique partnership to bring an episodic graphic adaptation of the previously unpublished Stephen King short story “N.” to online and mobile phone users. The first episode will be available Monday, July 28th but viewers can go today to www.NisHere.com to watch the first episode, which will also be unveiled at Comic-Con International in San Diego today at a panel event featuring the creators of this... Read Full Story
Randy Pausch, the charismatic young college professor who chronicled his battle with pancreatic cancer in a remarkable speech widely-known as the “Last Lecture,” has died.
He was 47.
A dear friend to Diane Sawyer and ‘Good Morning America,’ Pausch’s lecture and subsequent interview was one of the most powerful accounts of hope, grace and optimistism ‘GMA’ has ever featured, and drew a worldwide response.
It all began with one, age-old question: What would you say if you knew you were... Read Full Story
X-Men Origins: Wolverine is a spin-off movie broken off from the X-Men series. In this movie we can expect to find out more about Wolverine’s past, as he travels the globe in search of his lost memory.
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This is the new Comic Con poster for Punisher Warzone. Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle sets his sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti. After Russoti is left horribly disfigured by Castle, he sets out for vengeance under his new alias: Jigsaw. With the “Punisher Task Force” hot on his trail and the FBI unable to take Jigsaw in, Frank must stand up to the formidable army that Jigsaw has recruited before more of his evil deeds... Read Full Story
Here are the brand new Comic Con posters for the Robert Rodriguez produced film Red Sonja. Rose McGowan is set to star with no one else yet announced.
In her return we find Red Sonja, a young girl risen from the ashes of tragedy to become the most feared woman warrior of all time. The mythical red-head blindly seeks vengeance on those who destroyed her family. In her path of destruction she discovers a larger purpose for her unearthly powers: to save all Hyrkania from the villainous Kulan... Read Full Story
What would happen if you discovered that your family was one of the most powerful in human history? What if you were told that the source of the family’s power was hidden around the world, in the form of 39 Clues? What if you were given a choice, take a million dollars and walk away, or get the first Clue? If you’re Amy and Dan Cahill, you take the Clue, and begin a very dangerous race.
Join Amy and Dan as they begin their hunt for the 39 Clues in Book 1: Maze of Bones, written by New... Read Full Story
If you haven’t purchased the wonderful DVD’s already, the Disney/Pixar Ultimate 8-Movie Collection ($110; Aug. 19) includes eight of Pixar’s brilliant movies in one box. Inside you’ll find Toy Story (10th Anniversary Edition), A Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2 (Special Edition), Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, and Ratatouille.
Some Costcos have the set already for $99.
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