April 23, 2024

Apple releases iOS 6.1.3 to patch lock screen security hole

A month to the day after Apple issued iOS 6.1.2 in order to patch an Exchange bug, the company has pushed out iOS 6.1.3 today to seal up a security hole that allowed a complex combination of finagling to bypass one's lock screen. Moreover, it's said to add Maps updates for the nation of Japan, while also adding a variety of undisclosed "security … [Read more...]

Screen Gems Adapting “Black City”

Screen Gems is developing a feature film based on Elizabeth Richards' young-adult fantasy novel series “Black City". The first book in the series hits stores next month. The series is set in the burning ruins of the Black City, where in the aftermath of a bloody war humans and Darklings live divided by a high wall. It's there a half-blood … [Read more...]

“Courageous Cat” Comes To The Screen

Evergreen Media Group has acquired the film rights to the 1960s cartoon series "Courageous Cat" and are planning a contemporary live-action/CGI feature reports Deadline. "Batman" creator Bob Kane came up with the original cartoon which parodied Kane's earlier Batman work. The plan is to now reboot the property with a new mythology for the … [Read more...]

“Mortal Kombat” Gets A Big Screen Reboot

It was inevitable. After the success of the recent digital series for Warner Premiere, New Line has hired "Fame" director Kevin Tancharoen to direct a reboot of the "Mortal Kombat" film franchise reports Heat Vision. Tancharoen directed "Mortal Kombat: Rebirth", a short film that served as a proof of concept for a movie he was pitching based on … [Read more...]

Crowds watch Layton funeral on big screen TV at Canada Place

Mixing with the tourists and cruise ship passengers outside Canada Place in downtown Vancouver, mourners who came to watch Layton's funeral on a large screen television. Two people played guitar and sang as dozens of people arrived early to get a spot so they could see the screen.    The crowd was a diverse cross-section representing … [Read more...]