April 2015 Movie Release Calendar: Lots to See!
Gear up your devices, streaming resources and DVD/Blu-ray players! Here is the current home video and movie release calendar for April 2015.
News & Features
Getting the New MacBook but Want More USB Ports? Check Out the InfiniteUSB
If you’re looking forward to getting that new MacBook Apple announced earlier this month, I highly suggest you look into the new InfiniteUSB Kickstarter that will solve one of the laptop’s most disheartening problems.
Holy Silver Batman! Special ‘Arkham Knight’ PlayStaton 4 Bundles Announced
Caped Crusader fans who might want a unique PlayStation 4 can now pre-order the Batman: Arkham Knight game bundles available when Batman: Arkham Knight officially releases on June 23, 2015.
Going to PleasureTown Is Now Bluetooth Enabled with an Orgasmia Implant
In articles I have no experience and probably shouldn’t be writing about, let’s talk about the Orgasmia, which is a Bluetooth vibrating implant that might possibly rule out the need for a male companion. (yep, I wrote that.. bear with me.)
Amazon’s New Home Service Will Do Everything You’re too Lazy to Do
As of Monday, you can not only have Amazon deliver your groceries, but the next time you need a TV mounted, or have your light fixtures fixed, or even have a kids room painted, you’ll be able to just request it, add it to your Amazon shopping cart and not have to deal with Google searching for the best companies.
Google Maps Attempts to Bring Back 80’s Nostalgia with PacMan
Sometimes April Fool’s jokes can be a good thing, and Google is serving up a special treat by allowing us all to play popular arcade game PacMan on Google Maps. Back in 2010, Google did something a little bit similar by creating a Pac-man Doodle, but this year’s opening to the month of April is just pure awesome.
They Hate Us Cause They Ain’t Us: US Festivals Ban Selfie Sticks
Even though it’s April Fool’s Day, one thing that is not a joke is for the first time ever, US Festivals, known for booze, nudity, mud, fights and more are now listing selfie sticks as “prohibited items“.
Todoist for iOS Gets an Update
Todoist for iOS today received an update which, among other things, enhances the task management application so it now understand dates within your typed tasks, adds themes (no more default red color!), allows for drag and dropping of tasks and more.
Alcatel’s OneTouch SmartWatch for iOS/Android Now Available for Pre-Order
After revealing their latest OneTouch Smartwatch at CES earlier in the year, popular company Alcatel is officially on sale today via preorder. For those of you who have no need for the Apple Watch and want a more impressive and natural look to your wearables, the OneTouch is available for just $149.99.
Microsoft Swings for the Fences with the Surface 3
Microsoft is a lot like the Little Engine That Could. Like the Little Engine, it keeps scaling big mountains that no one expected it to climb. Maybe this analogy doesn’t make any sense, but what does make sense is the new Surface 3, a full Windows machine in tablet form. RT is dead, but the Surface lives on!
The BlackBerry Leap is Available for Pre-Order Today!
As of March 30th, BlackBerry is now accepting pre-orders of their new BlackBerry Leap for the US, UK, France as well as Germany. The Blackberry leap features a 5-inch 720P display and will actually only be placed at $275, £199.00, or €289 according to the country that you live in and will be released officially on April 21.
Domino’s Introduces Ordering from Your Samsung Smart TV
There’s one thing that I think might be the greatest invention ever: Pizza. Everyone has their favorites, but mine is Domino’s. That crust with the seasoning, the green peppers; the pepperoni; the chicken … I probably could beat Dale Lamoureux in a box folding contest! So I was excited to learn that Domino’s has launched ordering from Samsung Smart TV’s!
Jay-Z’s ‘TIDAL’ Streaming Service to Be Owned by the Artists
In a “rich getting richer” move by Jay-Z, and a way for artists to make even more money than they already have, joined forces with 15 of today’s popular musical artists to announce TIDAL, the first ever artist owned streaming service. The subscription-based service has two tiered plans offering high quality music and sound.
The New Adonit Jot Script 2 Evernote Edition Is Your iPad’s Missing Link
The new Jot Script 2 Evernote Edition is the result of cooperation between Evernote and the good folks at Adonit. It is a huge advance in iPad stylii and it comes with the secret sauce of powerful apps and Evernote Premium for six months. I have one in hand and am impressed. Here’s a quick overview.
Google Photos (Finally) Arrives in Google Drive
Google today announced the ability to view and manage photos and videos in both Google+ and Google Drive. Previously you were limited to managing photos and videos within Google+. While this new feature is not yet live everywhere Google’s help page details that if you delete a photo/video in Google Drive it will also be removed from Google+ (and vice versa).
Get in Line: ‘Halo 5: Guardians’ Release Date Revealed!
One of the most anticipated Xbox One exclusive video game releases of this year now has a release date. Published by Microsoft Studios and developed by 343 Industries, the first-person shooter game Halo 5: Guardians will be the sixth installment in the popular game series featuring the Master Chief along with the new Spartan Locke character who appeared in the live action series Halo: Nightfall.
Block Buster Saturdays: Movie Trailers You May Have Missed This Week
It looks like we’re headed to a Block Buster year at the movies! We started the week with a movie trailer for Mission:Impossible – Rogue Nation, and it seems as if 2015 is going to be a GOOD year to grab yourself some popcorn and enjoy the silver screen.
Slack Got Hacked
Current multi-billion dollar valuation media darling of the month – Slack – just announced “unauthorized access to a Slack database storing user profile information”. In other words, Slack was hacked. According to a post, a small number of accounts showed suspicious activity and those users were notified. In response to the hack, Slack has created a two factor authentication option.
Could a Jailbreak for iOS 8.2 Come This Saturday?
A little over a week ago, Apple pushed their iOS 8.2 update to the public, and many jailbreakers, including myself were left wondering if we would see Cydia on our iDevices if we updated.
#SeedShare Is Not Only a Hashtag, It’s Now a Legal Movement in D.C.
Well, it may be one thing that a lot of people dislike, but they have had to learn to accept in the last month: Marijuana in Washington D.C. is legal, and #SeedShare is now a thing.
CNNgo Is the Latest Channel for Apple TV
Earlier this week, CNN announced that Apple TV would be gaining their CNNgo app channel. On Wednesday, Apple silently pushed an update to their Apple TV with the CNNGo app, that taps into the CNNgo service (which requires a subscription to a pay-tv partner).