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Major Networks Sue Dish Network for Killing Commercials Automatically
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Not too long ago Dish Network announced that it had a new, and very also feature, called Auto Hop on its Hopper DVRs. This cool feature would go in after recording your favorite primetime television programs and delete all the commercials so you could watch without having to be bothered to… |
May 25th, 2012
Transformers 3 Extra Awarded $18.5 Million after On-Set Injury
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Back in September of 2010, when the Michael Bay helmed Transformers: Dark of the Moon… movie was filming, a 26-year-old woman who was hired as an extra was severely injured during a scene. The woman’s name is Gabriela Cedillo, and she was injured when a cable snapped that was towing |
May 24th, 2012
Bill Before Congress Would Allow NASA Astronauts to Keep Most Space Souvenirs
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NASA and its astronauts from the early years of spaceflight including Apollo program astronauts have been having words over who owns the items astronauts brought home after their missions. NASA has recently blocked several auctions when astronauts tried to sell off what they believed to be their personal belongings. One… |
March 13th, 2012
In Icons Cancels Steve Jobs Action Figure Plans
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You might remember that we mentioned a company wanted got make an action figure of Steve Jobs. That company killed plans, but then another one popped up a few months back with an even more detailed Jobs collectible figure. The plan quickly created a hubbub on the internet as word… |
January 16th, 2012
NASA Says Checklist Jim Lovell Sold Was Not His to Sell
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Back in December, we talked about the checklist that was put up for auction by Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell. The checklist was the item that Lovell used to make calculations needed to get his spacecraft home after an explosion ended the trip to the moon. NASA has now contacted… |
January 7th, 2012
Transformers v. Transformers: Hasbro Sues Asus Over Transformer Prime Name
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Hasbro owns the Transformers brand, and they are now suing Asus over the name of its latest tablet, the Transformer Prime, which clearly has nothing to do with the franchise. Crappy movies are okay, just don’t use two words in the English dictionary that we have previously used, because we … |
December 24th, 2011
Apple Doesn’t Own iPad Trademark in China
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It must really suck to be the person in charge of securing trademarks for Apple right now. Apparently, Apple thought that it had the trademark for the iPad name in China. Or at least it thought its team of legal ninjas could beat down the Chinese opposition that owned the… |
December 7th, 2011
Samsung Trademarks Next Smartphone Name: Galaxy Sleek
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While most of us are still content to be looking forward to the Galaxy Nexus or continuing to use the Galaxy S or S II from Samsung, the company is always looking down the road. Samsung has recently filed a trademark application that seeks to get dibs on the name… |
November 29th, 2011
Modern Warfare 3 Pirated, Could Cost You $5,000
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If you pirate Modern Warfare 3…, it could cost you $5,000 (USD). That’s one expensive shooter. Even though the game isn’t expected to be released until the 8th of November, there are some reports that discs have been stolen from a shipping warehouse in California and that they are |
October 28th, 2011
Sony Says Agree to New PSN Terms or Face Being Banned
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We all know that the Sony PlayStation Network was hacked into a while back and hoards of user data was stolen. That theft turned into a class-action suit and Sony wants to be sure that doesn’t happen again. Sony has apparently put a new Terms of Service update on when… |
September 16th, 2011
