by Matt Joseph
Looks like things are in full swing over at Warner Brothers.
As the studio gets ready to release The Dark Knight Rises, their attention is now turning towards Man of Steel as well as their Justice League film.
Hoping to copy Marvel’s model, the studio is looking at how to establish their universe and if what we’re hearing is true, they may kick things off with a Wonder Woman cameo in Man Of Steel.
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Set List Includes Gotye Hit By Phillip Phillips, Billy Joel Classic By Colton Dixon
by Michele Amabile Angermiller
Season 11’s Top 10 also performed songs by “X Factor” finalists and judges and coaches from “The Voice.” Plus: a whole lotta Adele.
The American Idol Live summer tour kicked off on Friday night in Detroit and it’s safe to say that Phillip Phillips fans were in for a surprise: they had to wait until the end of the second act for the Season 11 winner to make his first appearance. Still, they were rewarded for their patience.
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By Kit Chellel
HTC Corp. (2498), Asia’s second-largest smartphone maker, won a London court ruling against Apple Inc. (AAPL) over patents for touchscreen technology used for its mobile devices, including Apple’s slide-to-unlock feature.
HTC’s devices don’t infringe four Apple patents for the technology and three of those patents are invalid, Judge Christopher Floyd said yesterday.
The U.K. court judgment “marks a considerable defeat for Apple in the smartphone patent wars,” said Peter Bell, an attorney at Stevens & Bolton LLP, who isn’t involved in the case. “Two of Apple’s prize patents have been knocked out in the U.K.”
1. Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
2. Gotye f/ Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
3. Maroon 5 f/ Wiz Khalifa, “Payphone”
4. fun. f/ Janelle Monae, “We Are Young”
5. One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
6. Nicki Minaj, “Starships”
7. Flo Rida f/ Sia, “Wild Ones”
8. Rihanna, “Where Have You Been”
9. Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
10. Justin Bieber, “Boyfriend”
By NANCY TARTAGLIONE
As expected, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), was rejected by the European Parliament today. An overwhelming majority voted against the treaty designed to establish international rules for cracking down on piracy and copyright infringement. Concerns raised over the agreement included a perceived lack of clarity and a window for misinterpretation that could jeopardize citizens’ rights.
The Motion Picture Association was active in developing the treaty, but MPA Europe president, Chris Marcich, tells me that while the outcome is a disappointment for the studios, the result does not “substantively” change anything. “Certainly we’re disappointed with the vote, but I don’t think it was based on the treaty itself, it was based on politics and institutional issues.
By Daniel Ionescu, PCWorld
Google’s mobile version of its Chrome browser has now graduated out of beta and is now available for the iPhone and iPad from the App Store. I took it for a spin to see how it compares to Apple’s built-in Safari browser. In brief, the Chrome iOS mobile browser has some innovative features, but is hampered by the fact it can’t tap into Apple’s Nitro JavaScript engine to Safari.
Look and Feel
Chrome for iOS has a similar look and feel to the desktop version that you know and love, so it won’t look completely foreign.
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