Working Bad: Cinematographer Michael Slovis On 35mm Film, HDTV, And How …
This 2012 photo released by AMC shows cinematographer Michael Slovis, left, and Bryan Cranston on the set of "Breaking Bad." (AP Photo/AMC, Ursula Coyote) More than anyone except Vince Gilligan, director of photography Michael Slovis may be responsible for the greatness that is Breaking Bad. (more on that in a…
How to Boost Your Home WiFi With Multiple Repeaters and Access Points
Large homes and older homes with thick walls can be a particular challenge for WiFi coverage, but one strategy is to use multiple hard-wired access points and wireless repeaters to spread the signal. Start by downloading a free analyzer app for your phone and walking around your home to assess…
Enterprises more accepting of Android, while Windows is losing ground
Enterprises are increasingly interested in developing apps for Android-based smartphones and tablets, showing how Google’s OS is becoming more accepted, according to a poll. At the same time fewer are willing to spend resources on Microsoft’s OSes. For the second time, cross-platform tool company Appcelerator has queried IT directors, CEOs,…
BlackBerry’s Heins, Fairfax’s Watsa and the $55 million handshake
TORONTO (Reuters) – Months before Fairfax Financial Holdings Inc bid $4.7 billion for BlackBerry Ltd, Fairfax boss Prem Watsa played a role in securing a golden parachute worth as much as $55 million for the smartphone maker’s chief executive, according to company filings. Watsa, Fairfax’s chief executive, joined BlackBerry’s board in January…
Phone boxes converted into national WiFi network
Telecom New Zealand is launching a nationwide WiFi service piggybacking on its legacy network of pay-phone booths. 700 hotspots will be live by 7 October with a target of 2000 by the middle of 2014 and Telecom New Zealand customers on monthly plans and on NZ$19 and NZ$29 prepaid packs Other users can access…
BlackBerry shares stomped by smartphones
The Blackberry booth at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center.(Photo: Ethan Miller, Getty Images)Story HighlightsBlackBerry investors were the first to see real problemsLines and demand for BlackBerry devices were still robust going into 2010The fast dominance of Android was the final blow BlackBerry…
Windows 8 after a year: 21 hardware hits and misses
This was one of the very first Ultrabooks to reach the market, and I bought one shortly after it became available. The Series 9 did a good job of matching the portability and sleek design of a MacBook Air without ever feeling like a clone. Its illuminated keyboard was a It…
Why PayPal’s Shopping Spree Isn’t Over
PayPal, the payments unit of eBay, just dropped a cool $800 million on Braintree, a smaller rival. We hope it’s not done. As we noted, Braintree will help PayPal boost its appeal to app developers, who have been frustrated with its older software and cumbersome customer-service operations. But PayPal needs more…
Now Revealed by Stripper: Booker’s Twitter Messages
But the occasional perils of his reliance on the social media service became evident on Wednesday when a 26-year-old stripper from Oregon revealed her private online correspondence with him. In a message to the stripper, named Lynsie Lee, Mr. Booker wrote that "the East Coast loves you, and by the…
Next-Generation Full-Sized iPad Rear Shell Emerges in ‘Space Gray’
An array of new photos featuring alleged rear shells of the next-generation iPad in "Space Gray" and silver have been posted by Australian writer Sonny Dickson. The photos, which also depict some of the internals of the iPad, come two weeks after Apple debuted a new space gray color to…
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