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Google Reveals First Wave of Android Apps for Chromebooks
As promised during Google I/O earlier this year, the first Android apps for Chromebooks have arrived. Machines running Google’s Chrome OS can now run the Vine, Evernote, Duolingo and Sight Words Android apps on their desktops. See also: 25 Best … Continue reading
20 Ways the Pumpkin Spice Obsession Has Gone Too Far
Take one last look at the things you love most in your life, because come October, everything will have been pumpkin-spiced Though the highly frothed-at-the-mouth-over PSL has yet to officially make its return to Starbucks, the epidemic is already in … Continue reading
‘Married With Children’ Spin-Off In Early Development
Another day, another long-gone TV show that a studio is trying to bring back to life The latest? Married…With Children Sony Pictures Television is in very early stages of developing a spin-off to the Fox sitcom, which ran from 1987 … Continue reading
‘Married With Children’ Spinoff In Early Development
Another day, another long-gone TV show that a studio is trying to bring back to life The latest? Married…With Children Sony Pictures Television is in very early stages of developing a spinoff to the Fox sitcom, which ran from 1987 … Continue reading
‘The Imitation Game’: The Enigma Is Praise for This Cumberbatch Clunker
TORONTO — The Imitation Game is ostensibly about how Alan Turing and a team of fellow cryptographers cracked Enigma, the German cipher that allowed the Nazis to communicate via open radio waves during WWII — though the film’s other messages … Continue reading
Pandora Signs BMG Licensing Deal to Strengthen Royalty Process
Pandora inked a licensing deal Thursday with music giant BMG for the rights to large catalogs from Broadcast Music Inc. and American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, two organizations that collect royalties for songwriters and artists such as Adele, … Continue reading
What $1,500 in Rent Gets You in 11 U.S. Cities
Are you tired of spending $1,500 per month for a closet with a sink? Then Missoula, Montana might be the move for you. Location has long been the key to how much a house or apartment is worth, and some … Continue reading
Should You Trust a Site to Check If Your Gmail Password Was Leaked?
In the wake of the latest leak involving 5 million Gmail addresses and (some) passwords, the advice was the same one we give in every situation like this: Change your password — especially if you re-use it on multiple services … Continue reading
California Stays Intact as Initiative to Carve Up State Fails to Qualify for Ballot
A proposal to split up California into six states failed to qualify for the November ballot. The California Secretary of State’s office, which oversees elections, said on Friday that the initiative didn’t gather enough signatures from registered voters. The campaign … Continue reading
The Definitive Ranking of Television’s Best Bromances
Though the term “bromance” was only added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2011, the relationship form has been a staple in TV comedy since the days of Cheers. All male friendships are not bromances, however. Gaining the classification takes more … Continue reading