Archive for August, 2010

Jimmy Fallon scores with Emmys’ ‘Glee’ spoof

Jimmy Fallon scores with Emmys’ ‘Glee’ spoof There was no doubt in Jimmy Fallon’s mind how he wanted to open the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, right down to the iconic Bruce Springsteen song, “Born to Run,” that would serve as a soundtrack to the most ambitious “Glee” parody he’d ever done. Fallon, who hosted Sunday [...]

Mystery Verizon-Bound HTC Android Smartphone Leaks

Mystery Verizon-Bound HTC Android Smartphone Leaks A new Android beauty from HTC has been spotted by BGR. They’ve got a whole gallery of screenshots up for this tantalizing new Evo-like smartphone. It is described by a source as a Nexus One-like design with similar hardware to the Evo. He also claimed that it “makes the [...]

Mobile lifting rampant in Delhi

Mobile lifting rampant in Delhi When Rahul Gandhi, the Congress party’s heir apparent, found that his cell phone was stolen, the cops recovered it even before a formal complaint could be lodged. But for the aam janta, losing a cell phone could mean never getting it back again. In the past year, 4456 mobile theft [...]

Facebook for iPhone Scores 100 Million Monthly Users

Facebook for iPhone Scores 100 Million Monthly Users The Facebook application for iPhone now has over 100 million active monthly users, according to the latest reports. Tech focused site Redmond Pie points to a recent post on the Facebook Developer Blog which reveals more than 150 million people actively using Facebook from mobile devices. Of [...]

Emmy Awards go digital with Twitter, Facebook, YouTube

Emmy Awards go digital with Twitter, Facebook, YouTube The 2010 Emmy Awards for American television have gone interactive, with viewers tweeting lines for host Jimmy Fallon, voting on an interactive ballot and watching backstage happenings on Facebook and YouTube. “Tweet about your favorite Emmy presenter now, and Jimmy Fallon may read it on air,” Emmy [...]

Android? iPhone? BlackBerry? Our phones now say a lot about who we are

Android? iPhone? BlackBerry? Our phones now say a lot about who we are The love affair began last winter. Annie Sorensen had needs. For business, mostly. But she came to learn that her personal side could stand some nurturing, too. A blogger, a podcaster, a landlord and a distributor of nutritional supplements, Sorensen needed a [...]

Jets OLB Calvin Pace injures foot

Jets OLB Calvin Pace injures foot he New York Jets have lost another key member of their defense. Starting outside linebacker Calvin Pace injured his right foot in the third quarter of the Jets’ 16-11 preseason loss to the Washington Redskins on Friday night and did not return. “He’s got something with his foot,” Jets [...]

Same song, dance for Johan Santana

Same song, dance for Johan Santana Left-hander Johan Santana’s streak of three straight complete games ended when Mike Hessman hit for the ace in the seventh inning. The end of New York Mets’ season will come after 33 more games. Santana surrendered a two-run homer to Carlos Lee in the fifth inning and the Mets [...]

Angels lose again to Orioles, 5-0

Angels lose again to Orioles, 5-0 Fielding lets them down this time, and hitters can do nothing against last-place Baltimore. The Angels have become equal-opportunity imploders, failing to execute baseball basics against some of the best and worst teams in baseball. Four days after shortstop Erick Aybar lost track of the number of outs in [...]

Dodgers bats are quiet in 5-3 loss to Colorado Rockies

Dodgers bats are quiet in 5-3 loss to Colorado Rockies They can’t muster much offense at hitter-friendly Coors Field and team’s winning streak ends at four games. Reporting from Denver — The Dodgers’ Manny Ramirez-less offense was shut down in hitter-friendly Coors Field, held to one run and five hits over the first eight innings [...]