A seemingly routine restaurant column turned into a surprise hit for a small North Dakota newspaper after it was posted Wednesday on the paper’s website. The Wall Street Journal reports that the review of the new Olive Garden in Grand…
A 30-minute YouTube video, “Kony 2012,” focusing on the Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony has exploded into what may be an unprecedented Internet movement in the past few days, dominating social networking and video sites, ABC News reports. The site reported…
Now we know what Jerry Bruckheimer’s big-screen revival of "The Lone Ranger" will look like. The producers of the film, which stars Johnny Depp as Tonto and Armie Hammer as the Lone Ranger, have released the first publicity photo featuring…
Steven Spielberg’s dinosaur drama "Terra Nova" might not be history after all, even though Fox canceled it this week, Deadline.com reports. Netflix is talking with 20th Century Fox about saving the drama from extinction, according to the report. The talks…
The Apple police were all aTwitter yesterday, complaining that Apple’s latest iteration of its popular iPad doesn’t appear to have a name other than "new iPad," CNN reports. According to the story, "At the pep rally where Apple debuted its…
Online companies including Netflix, YouTube and Hulu have been positioning themselves to cash in on original programming, and they may have company soon in the form of a major competitor: Amazon. It’s just speculation at this point, and it’s been…
Satellite company DirecTV and Internet music service Pandora have combined their resources to create a personalized music offering for subscribers, Deadline.com reports. The service is being offered by DirecTV to its customers nationwide at no additional cost, according to the…
Apple introduced its new iPad today, rolling out such features as voice dictation, an improved “retina” display, a faster processor and access to faster cellular networks, USA Today reports. Appearing in San Francisco to present the new device, Apple CEO…
Google will reportedly get rid of the television set-top business that’s part of Motorola Mobility, even before the company closes on the $12.5 billion purchase, reports the New York Post. Once the main vehicle for TV viewing, the set-top box…
Two tech milestones have been reached, one by Twitter and one by Apple. On the Twitter side, Lady Gaga is the first person to have more than 20 million followers, The Huffington Post reports. The other milestone involves Apple’s apps. Over this…