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Google Cuts Price of Project Tango by Half
The cost of getting a Project Tango, the tablet that can perform real-time 3D spatial mapping, has been slashed by fifty percent from $1024 to $512. But the offer is an “invitation only” to some selected developers according to an email obtained by Android Police. The email also mentions that Google is “opening sales more broadly,” and that this was the last chance for the selected individuals to purchase the reserved devices.
10:43 AM EDT 4/12/2015
Microsoft is now giving Xbox One users the chance to activate the system's energy-saving mode at its initial console set-up.Read more
10:41 AM EDT 4/12/2015
Descent Studio's Kickstarter campaign to reboot Descent Underground, the classic 1990s 3D shooter video game, is now pass the $600,000 target. As of April 10, a total of $601,773 in pledged donations have been tallied from some 8,164 backers at the start-up company's Kickstarter page. But those who want to continue contributing to for the revival of the game can still forward their pledges directly to the Descent Studios' homepage where the total amount raised now stands at $604,143.Read more
10:39 AM EDT 4/12/2015
Ronda Rousey, 28, UFC's reigning women's bantamweight champion, former Olympic medalist in judo and currently also a movie star, is set to release her autobiography, “My Fight/Your Fight” next month. But it will not be sold in Walmart stores. The book is available for purchase at Walmart's website, and customers who buy it online and pick it up in the stores, but it won't be on display and won't be available for purchase at the brick-and-mortar retail outlets.Read more
10:33 AM EDT 4/12/2015
Christopher Stephen 'Chris' Copeland, who plays forward for the Indiana Pacers, is now in stable condition but has to remain in the intensive care unit in a New York hospital after undergoing surgery Thursday following a stabbing incident on Wednesday morning. In a staement he released through ESPN's Josina Anderson, he said: “I just want to thank everyone for their well wishes and prayers. I'm overwhelmed with the outpouring of support. I look forward to coming back stronger than ever. Thank you.”Read more
10:31 AM EDT 4/12/2015
Boy George (George Alan O'Dowd), 53, the British singer-songwriter best known for front-lining for the award-winning 1980s pop band Culture Club, will soon have his own reality-TV show. He and his manager Paul Kemsley are teaming up with producer Cindy Cowan and Bunim/Murray Productions to develop a documentary series chronicling his move from London to Los Angeles.Read more
10:28 AM EDT 4/12/2015
New Line has pre-emptively bought an untitled Mariah Carey Christmas pitch from RatPac Entertainment, writers David Diamond and David Weissman and producer Jon Shestack, according to a Deadline exclusive. Carey is reportedly the one who came up with the idea for a Christmas movie and who brought it to her close friend Brett Ratner who is RatPac principal.Read more
10:26 AM EDT 4/12/2015
B.B. King (born Riley B. King), 89, the legendary blues musician, who was rushed to a Las Vegas hospital this past weekend for a diabetes-related emergency on Tuesday, via his website, said: “I want to thank everyone for their concern and good wishes. I’m feeling much better & am leaving the hospital today.”Read more
10:22 AM EDT 4/12/2015
Justin Bieber has been ordered arrested by an Argentine judge after he repeatedly failed to appear in court to face questioning for an alleged assault at a Buenos Aires nightclub in 2013.Read more
10:13 AM EDT 4/12/2015
Andy Murray married his fiancée Kim Sears in Dunblane, Scotland, on Saturday, April 11, Us Weekly confirmed.Read more
10:10 AM EDT 4/12/2015
Fans of the 1999 romance drama Cruel Intentions are allowed to officially freak out right about now, because Sarah Michelle Gellar just relived her Kathryn Merteuil days. The actress attended Cruel Intentions, the Unauthorized Musical Parody at L.A.'s Rockwell Table and Stage on Friday, April 10.Read more
10:07 AM EDT 4/12/2015
Kourtney Kardashian revealed why she didn't make the trek to Armenia with the rest of her family via Instagram on Friday, April 10.Read more
10:05 AM EDT 4/12/2015
Solange Knowles' business partner Armina Mussa was stabbed 10 times earlier this week in New Orleans, Knowles' rep confirms to Us Weekly. In L.A. at the time, the singer immediately flew back home upon hearing the news and has been with Mussa and her family since.Read more
10:03 AM EDT 4/12/2015
Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes are a team on and off set. The actor revealed during a Q&A panel in NYC on Friday, April 10, that his girlfriend worked as an intern on his latest film Lost River.Read more
10:00 AM EDT 4/12/2015
Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake have welcomed their first child together, baby boy Silas Randall, her rep confirms to Us Weekly.Read more