All posts tagged "technology"
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Akon To Provide Electricity To One Million Africans Before The End Of Year
The Konvict Muzik general and entertainment mogul Akon is set to launch an unprecedented movement in which one million people on the continent of Africa will have…
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Alicia Keys No Longer Blackberry’s Global Creative Director
BlackBerry announced today that it is ending its relationship with the Alicia Keys, who was named as the company’s global creative director in January of last year….
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Dr. Dre To Launch Beats Music To Compete With Spotify
Beats Music will launch in January, according to Beats Music CEO Ian Rogers. Rogers announced the January launch on his blog Wednesday, writing: “Beats Music is…
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Dame Dash and Cam’ron Team Up For “Fancy” App
Dame Dash and Cam’ron paired up to appear in a new commercial for a photo sharing website and app called Fancy. The ad features the…
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Young Guru Makes A Beat Using Google Glass
Google Glass looks like it is advertising to be the new it product for the music industry in its new promotional video. In the video producer and…
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John Legend Lands Definitive Technology Endorsment
(Via PR Newswire) Definitive Technology today announced nine-time GRAMMY Award-winning recording artist, critically-acclaimed concert performer and philanthropist/social activist John Legend as its first-ever brand ambassador. Legend, who is…
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AOL Is On a ‘Live Anchor Quest’ for New Talent
AOL, previously known as America Online, is currently on the hunt for new talent. The company is holding auditions for a news anchor for “AOL…
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Jay-Z Announces New Album in Samsung Ad
(Via our partner JohnnyUrban.com) Rap mogul Jay-Z has announced his next album ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’ in a new Samsung Galaxy ad. The three-minute ad…
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LL Cool J Hosts Bing’s NYC Father’s Day Event
Bing teamed up with LL COOL J to host The Bing It On Father’s Day Challenge on June 11th at The Standard hotel in New York City. The…
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Facebook to Crack Down on Hate Speech Posts
Facebook will tighten its policies on hate speech posts after a coalition of activist groups launched a campaign to highlight the volume of such content…
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Barry Sanders ‘Shocked’ at Snagging ‘Madden’ Cover
Add one more accolade to the incredible career of Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders: Madden NFL cover star. The retired Detroit Lions star…
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Georgia Lawmaker Wants to Criminalize Lewd ‘Photoshopping’
In the blogosphere and on the message boards of the Internet, “photoshopping” one person’s head on another’s body is a common form of expression and…
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Beyonce’s Halftime Show Gets Love from Internet
Beyonce for president! Beyonce encore! Beyonce brought down the house and blew out the lights! #BeyonceBowl! Beyonce is going to break the Internet. It’s official,…
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Alicia Keys Named Global Creative Director of Blackberry
At its launch event in New York, BlackBerry announced that singer Alicia Keys would fill its new role of “creative director” and also unveiled two…
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Digitial Divide: Kids In Small Towns Flock to McDonald’s for Homework
For some kids, homework can come with a side of french fries. McDonald’s 12,000 Wi-Fi equipped restaurants in the U.S. make the chain one of…
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Alicia Keys Launches Storytelling App for Kids
Alicia Keys, after giving birth to her son two years ago, said she wanted to create tools for children. Now she’s launching an app for…
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Trayvon Martin’s Parents Launch New Website
Trayvon Martin’s parents have launched a website to revise the “Stand Your Ground” law. The new website includes a video of Trayvon’s parents, Tracy Martin…
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Beats By Dre Releases Pill Bluetooth Speaker and Executive Headphones for Holidays
What do you do when you have 56 percent of the premium headphone market in the U.S.? What do you do when people everywhere are…
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Apple’s iPad Mini Unveiling Reportedly Set For Oct. 23
The drumroll in advance of the so-called iPad mini is getting deafening. AllThingsD’s John Paczkowski — who is rarely wrong about these things — reported…
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Tired of Chris Brown? Banish Breezy With ‘Chris Brownout’ App
Chris Brown is everywhere these days, it seems. He was caught kissing Rihanna at the VMAs recently, allegedly brawled with Drake at a New York…
