Well! Internet sensation Antoine Dodson, who has parlayed a rant against his sister’s would-be rapist into a TV reality show, is enjoying a new gig as a de facto insurance man! The bandanaed Dodson hawks Epic Fail Mutual — insurance which protects people who make jerks of themselves on the Internet — in this new [...]
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Tech Behind Hit Games Comes to iPhone
December 16th, 2010 |
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At the Digits blog in The Wall Street Journal, Ian Sherr reports that the technology behind Epic Games hits like “Batman: Arkham Asylum†and “Gears of War 3″ is coming to iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad game developers this week “in another sign that mobile gaming is booming on Apple’s platforms.†Sherr quotes Epic co-founder Mark Rein, who calls the App Store “the most vibrant market for mobile gaming.â€
HTC Evo 4G, Samsung Epic Helped Sprint Add Wireless Subscribers in 3Q
October 27th, 2010 |
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The HTC Evo 4G and Samsung Epic 4G helped Sprint add 644,000 wireless subscribers during its third fiscal quarter, but the carrier still posted a financial loss. – The best descriptor of Sprints third-quarter performance, said CEO Dan Hesse, is “momentum.”
Sprint announced third-quarter consolidated net operating revenues
of nearly $8.2 billion. However, Sprint still posted a net loss of $911
million during the quarter. However, Sprint also added 644,00…
Samsung Epic 4G Is Fast and Bright, but No iPhone Killer
August 23rd, 2010 |
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The Samsung Epic 4G is the latest smartphone derived from the Samsung Galaxy S model, with a Super AMOLED screen and 1GHz processor capable of handling the device’s multimedia-intensive features and apps. Like the Samsung Vibrant on T-Mobile, the Samsung Captivate on AT&T and the Samsung Fascinate on Verizon, the Samsung Epic 4G runs Google Android 2.1. Despite hardware and software designed to make it an Apple iPhone killer, however, the Epic 4G suffers from some of the same issues as the other Galaxy S phones: namely, an imbalance between the features that feel cutting-edge and those that feel decidedly half-baked. – …
Samsung Epic 4G Is No iPhone Killer, but Solid Android Entry
August 23rd, 2010 |
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Sprint’s Samsung Epic 4G offers a polished Android interface and ultrashiny Super AMOLED screen. However, it also features some of Android’s more unpolished elements that prevent it from being a true iPhone killer. – Pop quiz, smartphone users: Do you prefer a physical QWERTY keyboard on your
device?
For some, the experience of pressing thumbs to actual keys is an essential
part of the text-messaging experience. Others either have no objection to
using a virtual keyboard, or are willing to sacrifice the ph…
Sprint Samsung Epic 4G Available Aug. 31 for $249
August 12th, 2010 |
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Sprint will begin selling its Galaxy S model Epic 4G on Aug. 31 for $249 after a $100 mail-in rebate. Sprint will let those interested reserve the device online Aug. 13. – Sprint said it will begin selling its Android 2.1-based
Epic 4G on Aug. 31 for $249 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a two-year contract.
Powered by a Samsung 1 GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird processor, the Epic 4G is one of four high-end smartphones from Samsung’s
Galaxy S lineup, which includes a ha…
Samsung Epic 4G, Sprint’s Second 4G Phone, Arriving This Summer
June 29th, 2010 |
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Sprint will launch the Samsung Epic 4G, its second 4G-enabled smartphone and Samsungs first 4G phone with Android, later this summer. The Epic 4G pairs a 4-inch multitouch display with a 1GHz Hummingbird processor, two cameras and, eventually, Android 2.2. – Sprint Nextel has announced that in the Samsung Epic 4G, it will soon have a
second smartphone capable of accessing its
growing 4G network. The newest member of Samsung
Mobiles Galaxy S smartphone lineup, the Epic 4G is the manufacturers
first Android-running, 4G device.
quot;Samsung Epic…
After budget blues, Yash Raj puts Kabir Khan’s epic on hold
April 22nd, 2010 |
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The big budget crunch seems to have hit Yash Raj Films, one of the biggest production houses in the entertainment industry, which has decided to shelve Kabir Khan’s lavish big-budget epic.
“Yes I’ve abandoned my earlier script. This was a subject I had with me from even before I made my first feature film ‘Kabul Express’. [...]
Tata Nanos on epic journey
March 24th, 2010 |
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I still haven’t driven a Tata Nano. From the reports I have seen, it’s pretty good for what it is but not exactly a vehicle for long journeys. Some guys raising money for charity are driving some Nanos overland from India to Britain and will arrive in Trafalgar Square on April 10th – all going well. Sounds like a proper road trip and not for the faint-hearted.
The first leg of 2000 plus km from Amritsar to Mumbai was completed on March 3rd The team set off again from London on March 26th to join the cars in Iran and complete the second leg to UK.
Good luck to the lads. And, given something I read yesterday, perhaps they should be aware that things could - if a handful of recent incidents in India are anything to go by – get a little hot at the rear.
Tata Nanos on epic journey
March 24th, 2010 |
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I still haven’t driven a Tata Nano. From the reports I have seen, it’s pretty good for what it is but not exactly a vehicle for long journeys. Some guys raising money for charity are driving some Nanos overland from India to Britain and will arrive in Trafalgar Square on April 10th – all going well. Sounds like a proper road trip and not for the faint-hearted.
The first leg of 2000 plus km from Amritsar to Mumbai was completed on March 3rd The team set off again from London on March 26th to join the cars in Iran and complete the second leg to UK.
Good luck to the lads. And, given something I read yesterday, perhaps they should be aware that things could - if a handful of recent incidents in India are anything to go by – get a little hot at the rear.
Jennifer Lopez dropped by Epic Records
February 25th, 2010 |
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Singer/actress Jennifer Lopez has been revealed to have been dropped by Epic Records following the flop of her two recent singles, “Louboutins†and “Fresh Out of the Oven†on the Billboard charts.
Lopez’s manager, Benny Medina, had claimed that the 40-year-old had not wanted to renew her contract and that it had been a mutual decision [...]
Chip Shot: Intel, Epic Games Reveal $1M Innovation Winners
February 17th, 2010 |
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At this week’s 2010 D.I.C.E. Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada, Epic Games, Inc. announced the grand prize winners in its “$1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest“. The contest rewards top modifications, or “mods,” created for Unreal Tournament 3. In addition to its participation in this contest, Intel consistently provides opportunities for game developers to innovate through its Visual Adrenaline developer program. Learn more about Visual Adrenaline here.
EPIC Sues for Details of Google-NSA Arrangement
February 5th, 2010 |
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The privacy rights group files a Freedom of Information Act request seeking records regarding the relationship between Google and the National Security Agency. According to reports, Google is working with the NSA in the aftermath of cyber-attacks from within China against Google systems.
– Google’s reported deal with the National Security Agency to work
together on cyber-security issues is raising questions among privacy
advocates, including Electronic Privacy Information Center,
which filed a Freedom of Information Act request Feb. 4 seeking
records regarding the relationship bet…
ABB & WSP Setlists TX: Epic Tour Comes To End
October 19th, 2009 |
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Widespread Panic & The Allman Brothers Band Setlists
10.17.09 :: Sat :: Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion :: The Woodlands, TX
Widespread Panic:
Let’s Get Down To Business, Give > Disco > Tall Boy, Blue Indian > Junior > Party At Your Mamas House > Ribs and Whiskey, North, Pilgrims, Good People > Use Me* > Cortez the Killer* > Lawyers, Guns and Money, Henry Parsons Died
* with Warren Haynes on guitar
The Allman Brothers Band:
Revival, Done Somebody Wrong, Rocking Horse, One Way Out, Guilded Splinters*, The Sky is Crying, Franklins Tower**, Black Hearted Woman, Dreams***, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed****
E: Southbound^
* with John Bell on guitar/vocals, Sunny Ortiz on percussion
** with Sunny Ortiz on percussion, Jimmy Herring on guitar
*** with Dave Schools on bass, without Oteil Burbridge
**** with Jimmy Herring on guitar
^ with all of Widespread Panic
You can stream Panic’s set at panicstream.com.
You can download Panic’s set at LiveDownloads.com.
10.16.09 :: Fri :: Superpages.com Center :: Dallas, TX
Widespread Panic:
Radio Child, Weight Of The World > Don’t Be Denied, Wondering, Greta > Under The Radar Jam > Three Candles > Space Wrangler, Gradle, From The Cradle, Second Skin* > Blackout Blues*, All Time Low, Makes Sense To Me
* with Derek Trucks on guitar
The Allman Brothers Band:
Statesboro Blues, Come And Go Blues, No One To Run With, Who’s Been Talking, Midnight Rider, Highway 61 Revisited*, Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?, One Way Out, Into The Mystic, Jessica
E: Melissa, Whipping Post
* with John Bell on guitar/vocals
You can stream Panic’s set at panicstream.com.
You can download Panic’s set at LiveDownloads.com.
10.14.09 :: Wed :: Municipal Auditorium :: Nashville, TN
Widespread Panic:
Let’s Get The Show On The Road > Happy > You Should Be Glad, Pickin’ Up The Pieces, Up All Night, Love Tractor, Big Wooly Mammoth* > Fishwater > Drums > Fishwater > Don’t Wanna Lose You** > It Ain’t No Use** > Jam** > Driving Song > You Got Yours > Driving Song > Chilly Water
E: Vacation > Life During Wartime
* Johnny Neel on keys
** Audley Freed on guitar
The Allman Brothers Band:
Don’t Want You no More > Not My Cross To Bear > Don’t Keep Me Wondering, Trouble No More, Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, Midnight Rider*, Done Somebody Wrong**, Black Hearted Woman* > Other One Jam, Woman Across The River*, Soulshine, It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry***, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed**** > Drums & Bass > In Memory of Elizabeth Reed****
E: Melissa*****, You Don’t Love Me******
* Chris Jackson on keys
** Elizabeth Pearson on bass and Chris Jackson on piano
*** JB on guitar & vocals; Johnny Neel on piano
**** Jack Pearson on bass with Oteil; Chris Jackson on piano
***** Gregg Allman on acoustic; without Derek Trucks
****** Jimmy Hall on harmonica; Elizabeth Pearson on bass; without Oteil
You can stream Panic’s set at panicstream.com.
You can download Panic’s set at LiveDownloads.com.
10.13.09 :: Tue :: Knoxville Coliseum :: Knoxville, TN
Widespread Panic:
Better Off, One-Arm Steve, Old Neighborhood > Action Man, Time Zones > Jam > Angels On High > Rebirtha > Watching The Sleeping Man, Papa’s Home > Stop/Go > Papa’s Home > Travelin’ Man > Ride Me High > Drum Solo > Jam* > Surprise Valley* > Drum Solo > Surprise Valley* > Climb To Safety*
* With Derek Trucks on guitar
The Allman Brothers Band:
Statesboro Blues, One Way Out, Sky Is Crying, Come and Go Blues, Any Day, 44 Blues, Leave My Blues at Home, Melissa, Rocking Horse > Little Martha > Rockin Horse, Dreams*, Mountain Jam*
E: Whipping Post*
* With Jack Pearson on guitar
You can stream Panic’s set at panicstream.com.
You can download Panic’s set at LiveDownloads.com.
10.11.09 :: Sun :: Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek :: Raleigh, NC
Widespread Panic:
Pigeons, 1 x 1, Proving Ground, Down > Holden Oversoul > Little Lilly > Tie Your Shoes, City of Dreams > B of D > Barstools & Dreamers, Ribs & Whiskey* > Stop Breakin’ Down Blues* > Ribs & Whiskey*, Tall Boy > Ain’t Life Grand
w/ * Warren Haynes
The Allman Brothers Band:
Don’t Want You No More, Not My Cross To Bear, Done Somebody Wrong, Don’t Keep Me Wondering, Only You Know and I Know*, Can’t Find My Way Home**, No One To Run With, Who’s Been Talking, You Don’t Love Me, The Same Thing, Melisa, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed***
E: Southbound****
w/ * James van de Bogert on drums
w/ ** JB and James van de Bogert
w/ *** Jimmy Herring
w/ **** J Herring, JoJo, D Schools
10.10.09 :: Sat :: BJCC Arena :: Birmingham, AL
The Allman Brothers Band:
Midnight Rider, Trouble No More, Can’t Lose What You Never Had, You Don’t Love Me, Soulshine, Stand Back, And It Stoned Me*, Revival, Statesboro Blues, Mountain Jam > Smokestack Lightnin’** > Mountain Jam
E: Black Hearted Woman
* w/ with John Bell, guitar & vox; James van de Bogert, drums
** w/ with Colonel Bruce Hampton, vocals
Widespread Panic:
The Take Out > Diner > Rock > Porch Song, Dyin’ Man*, Slippin’ Into Darkness**, Just Like A Woman***, Bust It Big**** > Drums > Airplane > Pilgrims > Goodpeople > Dark Bar > Goodpeople > Junior
E: Expiration Day > Goin’ Out West
* with DJ Logic on turntables
** with Marc Quinones on percussion, Warren Haynes on guitar
*** with Gregg Allman on vocals
**** with Warren Haynes on guitar
Review of this show here.
10.09.09 :: Fri :: BJCC Arena :: Birmingham, AL
Widespread Panic:
Hatfield > Walkin’ (For Your Love) > Wondering, Tickle the Truth > Chainsaw City > Machine > Arleen > Space Wrangler, Her Dance Needs No Body > Greta > Drums* > Maggot Brain** > Time Is Free*** > Give
* with DJ Logic on turntables
** with Derek Trucks on guitar
*** with Col. Bruce Hampton on vocals, Derek Trucks on guitar, Oteil Burbridge on bass
['Time Is Free' without Dave]
The Allman Brothers Band:
Done Somebody Wrong, Come and Go Blues, End Of The Line, The Weight*, Key To The Highway*, Rocking Horse, Dreams**, Highway 61 Revisited***, Into The Mystic****, Leave My Blues at Home, Melissa, Jessica
E: One Way Out*****
* with JoJo Hermann, piano
** with Dave Schools, bass
*** with John Bell, guitar & vocals; Dave Schools, bass; James van de Bogert, drums
**** with James van de Bogert, drums
***** with Jimmy Herring, guitar
10.07.09 :: Wed :: NTELOS Wireless Pavilion :: Portsmouth, VA
Widespread Panic:
From The Cradle > Can’t Get High > Love Tractor, I’m Not Alone, Imitation Leather Shoes > Jam > Jack > Impossible > Jam* > Nobody’s Fault But Mine > Blight > Driving Song > Disco > Drums > Solid Rock > All Time Low > Under The Radar Jam > Driving Song > Conrad
* with Danny Louis on keyboards
['Nobody's Fault But Mine' without JoJo]
The Allman Brothers Band:
Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’, Statesboro Blues, Hoochie Coochie Man, Come On In My Kitchen, No One To Run With, Stormy Monday, The Same Thing*, Franklin’s Tower**, Midnight Rider, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed***
E: You Don’t Love Me
* with James van de Bogert, drums
** with Oteil Burbridge, vocals; Jimmy Herring, guitar.; Sonny Ortiz, percussion; Dave Schools, bass; Todd Nance, drums; Danny Louis, B3, no Gregg
*** Danny Louis, B3, no Gregg
10.06.09 :: Tue :: Merriweather Post Pavilion :: Columbia, MD
Widespread Panic:
Travelin’ Light, Thought Sausage > Pleas > Who Do You Belong To?, C. Brown, Up All Night, Three Candles > Flicker > Contentment Blues > North > Second Skin* > Protein Drink > Sewing Machine* , Radio Child > Action Man > Chilly Water
* w/ Warren Haynes
The Allman Brothers Band:
Trouble No More, Leave My Blues At Home, One Way Out, Sky is Crying, Dreams, Guilded Splinters*, Woman Across The River, Don’t Think Twice**, South Bound***, Melissa, Stand Back****, Mountain Jam > Dazed & Confused > Mountain Jam
E: Whipping Post
Danny Louis on keyboard entire show
* w/ JB & Sunny Ortiz
** w/ Susan Tedeschi, Jaimoe Jr (without Jaimoe)
*** w/ Jimmy Herring, Ron Holloway on sax, Susan Tedeschi, Todd Nance (without Jaimoe)
**** w/ Ron Holloway on sax
Gregg Allman is recovering from the pinched nerve in his back but did sit out the set closer “Mountain Jam.” As noted above, Gov’t Mule‘s Danny Louis continues to perform on keyboards throughout the show.
You can stream Panic’s set at panicstream.com.
You can download Panic’s set at LiveDownloads.com.
Widespread Panic and The Allman Brothers Band began the second leg of their co-headlining tour over the weekend with a pair of shows at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Charlotte, NC. On Saturday evening guitarist Warren Haynes was unable to perform due to travel complications and Jimmy Herring subbed for the entire show. Haynes’ Gov’t Mule bandmate, Danny Louis also joined the Allmans on keys to help support Gregg Allman who was suffering from back pain. Allman performed the entire show on guitar and was still able to sing.
Special guests for Widespread Panic’s set included longtime producer John Keane, Bloodkin‘s Danny Hutchins as well as Danny Louis and Derek Trucks on loan from the Allman Bros. Warren Haynes would join Panic on Sunday night. Complete notes below.
10.04.09 :: Sun :: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater :: Charlotte, NC
Widespread Panic:
Papa Legba, Worry, Pigeons, Angels On High, Heroes, Ribs & Whiskey, Party At Your Mamas House > Tall Boy > Blue Indian, You Got Yours > Papas Home > Drums > Papas Home > Porch Song, Henry Parsons Died* > Mr. Soul*
* w/ Warren Haynes
The Allman Brothers Band:
Don’t Want You No More* > It’s Not My Cross To Bear*, Done Somebody Wrong*, Revival*, Good Morning Little School Girl*, No One To Run With*, Midnight Rider*, Rocking Horse**, Soulshine*, Little By Little***, Black Hearted Woman*, Melissa****, Les Brers In A Minor*****
E: You Don’t Love Me******
Gregg Allman on B3 throughout except where noted
* w/ Danny Louis on piano
** w/ Danny Louis on B3, no Gregg
*** w/ Susan Tedeschi on guitar & vocals; Danny Louis, piano; James van de Bogert, drums
**** w/ Gregg Allman on acoustic guitar
***** w/ Kofi Burbridge on B3
****** w/ with Gregg Allman on electric guitar, Danny Louis on B3
You can download Panic’s Sunday night North Carolina set at LiveDownloads.com.
10.03.09 :: Sat :: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater :: Charlotte, NC
Widespread Panic:
Little Kin > Holden Oversoul > Surprise Valley, Pilgrims > Blackout Blues, This Part of Town*, Ain’t Life Grand**, Diner > Drums > You Should Be Glad*** > Climb To Safety > Fishwater****
E: End of the Show*****
* w/ John Keane on pedal steel
** w/ JB on mandolin; John Keane on pedal steel
*** w/ Derek Trucks on guitar
**** w/ Danny Louis on keyboard
***** w/ John Keane on pedal steel and Danny Hutchens on vocals
The Allman Brothers Band:
Mountain Jam, Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’, Stormy Monday, Statesboro Blues, Anyday*, Trouble No More*, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
E: One Way Out
Gregg Allman was on guitar for the entire show
Danny Louis was on Keyboards and Hammond B3 for the entire show
Jimmy Herring played guitar for the entire show
Warren Haynes did not play
* with Paul Riddle (The Marshall Tucker Band) on drums
You can stream Panic’s set at panicstream.com.
You can download Panic’s Saturday night North Carolina set at LiveDownloads.com.
BIOWARE UNVEILS NEW STORY DETAILS OF THE EPIC ACTION RPG MASS EFFECT 2
August 28th, 2009 |
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Captain Shepard Recruits Critical Squad Members Starting with the Merciless, Vicious Krogan Character “Grunt†Cologne, Germany (August 18th, 2009) – Leading video game developer BioWare™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today revealed new plot points in the epic sci-fi fantasy Mass Effect 2™. Once again stepping into the role of the heroic [...]
‘Inglourious Basterds’ UK Premiere: Quentin, Diane Kruger, Rihanna & More (PHOTOS)
July 24th, 2009 |
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Quentin Tarantino’s WWII epic ‘Inglourious Basterds,’ the movie that stole the last ten years of his personal life, premiered Thursday in London.
Diane Kruger, who plays a German film star and Allied spy, turned heads in a mini LBD while Rih…
Jake Gyllenhaal As Prince Dastan “Prince Of Persia: Sands Of Timeâ€
July 20th, 2009 |
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Jake Gyllenhaal wiels his swords as Prince Dastan in this newly-released promo pic for Jerry Bruckheimer’s upcoming epic, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time.
Reese’s armpiece will be doing all of his own stunts in the film, and after spending much of his career tackling dramatic roles, Jake finds jumping off buildings and climbing walls slightly [...]