Hunger Games’ Josh Hutcherson on Peeta’s Progress

It’s never a simple matter bringing a beloved literary character to life on screen. And when that character happens to have legions of passionate fans, each with their own specific idea about who he is and how he should be played, it’s even more challenging. Josh Hutcherson understands that pressure all too well. Since he […]

OTA Update Center For Android Offers Streamlined Update System For Custom ROMs

Before Wi-Fi and 3G became the norm, do you remember how much hassle it was updating your mobile device? There was none of this over-the-air (or OTA) business, and in order to get those essential new features, you had to connect your device to your computer, and often wait several hours for it to work […]

Taken Director Takes The Hitman’s Bodyguard

Pierre Morrel (Taken) is currently in negotiations to direct The Hitman’s Bodyguard, a new action film from David Ellison’s Skydance Productions. According to The Hollywood Reporter, financing is expected to go through Paramount. Tom O’Connor (Fire with Fire) has written the screenplay, which centers on "a protection agent who is forced to escort to the […]

Grimm: Season One Blu-ray Review

Steven Spielberg got it right when he chose to adapt Jaws. No this isn’t a continuation of our Jaws Blu-ray review. Rather, Jaws was a pure entertainment B-movie cloaked as a studio picture. It was something Roger Corman would have made back in ’50s and ’60s – albeit done with much better characters, much better […]

Kaspersky: Android Malware Threats Increased Threefold In Q2

With a slew of great new smartphones, tablets and even a new operating system in the form of Jelly Bean (4.1), Android has received plenty of good press over the past couple of months. In fact, there’s been such a buzz about Google’s mobile OS, that it’s easy to forget just how many reported malware […]

Defiance: Sticky Grenades and Alien Aides

Trion has shown off how you can quest and kill in the open world and take part in Defiance. For this particular round of previews, arena PvP combat was on display. Using your regular PvE character, you’ll be able to queue up for matches while running around in the overworld and then magically transport yourself […]

OnLive Possibly Being Closed by End of Day

IGN is hearing rumors that OnLive may be shutting down as early as end of day today. Brian Fargo from inXile says he received an email from an OnLive employee which read: "I wanted to send a note that by the end of the day today, OnLive as an entity will no longer exist.  Unfortunately, […]

App Store Update: August 17

Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention. Game Debuts Meeblings – (Free) You’ve probably played one of the Bloons games in the past, […]

OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.1 Beta Build 12B17 Seeded To Developers

OS X Mountain Lion, Apple’s latest desktop operating system, has seen mass adoption since launching at the tail end of last month, and after shifting some two million units in the first 48 hours alone, a large ensemble of Mac users are currently getting to grips with the new features. Priced in at $19.99, it […]

Root And Unlock Bootloader Of Verizon Galaxy S III SCH-i535 In One Click

Back in July, it was reported and later confirmed that the Verizon variant of the Galaxy S III would come with a locked bootloader due to the company’s concerns over it “preventing Verizon Wireless from providing the same level of customer experience and support” as they have apparently established before. Locking an Android smartphone’s bootloader […]