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  • Deathly Hallows Part 2 Breaks All Time Opening Weekend Record

    When studio estimates were released tonight, Deathly Hallows Part 2 was the first movie after 3 years that finally managed to dethrone “The Dark Knight” to claim first spot in the All Time Opening Weekend chart.

    While as we previously reported here that this latest potter movie broke the single day gross record by making a massive $92.1 million on its opening day. With such massive launch day gross, it was fully expected that the opening weekend will come close to $180 to $190 million. Sadly it was not the case here, after opening with large numbers the latest potter movie lost some of its steam and in the remaining 2 days it barely made enough to end up with a $168 million weekend gross.

    For comparison’s sake, The Dark Knight started with $67 million on its Friday launch day and ended up with a $158 million by the end of its launch weekend. Another thing to consider here is the premium price of 3D tickets. The Dark Knight was not in 3D while in comparison, this latest Harry Potter movie is in 3D as well which means that the estimated attendance is way less then The Dark Knight’s attendance. Since 3D tickets are more expensive then average movie tickets they usually bump a movies gross even though the attendance may be lower.

    Still such gross is a great success nonetheless and Warner Bros will be certainly happy with the results. This latest potter movie is setting new records on the foreign box office as well and had made about $307 million bringing its worldwide gross to a astronomical $475 million. This is a new record breaking gross from any movie launching worldwide and this easily beat Pirates 4 to become the top grossing debut weekend for a movie ever.

  • Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows First Official Trailer Is Finally Released

    Shrelock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is the sequel to the surprise hit Sherlock Holmes of Guy Ritchie. The last film was a massive success and made 200+ million alone in North America. See the trailer after the jump.

    We have very high expectations with this movie as the first movie had an awesome sense of humor and was nicely directed by Guy Ritchie. The trailer is really hilarious and if they manage to deliver the same fun again then it will be great. A new addition to this sequel is “Noomi Rapace” who got famous for her “Girl in Dragon Tattoo” role and it’s frequent sequels. It will be interesting to see how good she performs in Hollywood.

    Below are two cool promotional images of Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. John Watson.

  • New Posters – The Dark Knight Rises, Sherlock Holmes 2

    Two of the most anticipated flicks coming out have recently launched their posters. First in line is The Dark Knight Rises, the sequel to Dark Knight. Sherlock Holmes also joins the fray with amazing artwork and visual design. Check both out below.

  • Transformers 3 Becomes The Top Grossing Movie In The USA For The Year 2011

    This weekend box office was still in the favor of the Autobots as Transformers 3 continued its winning streak. This week, the competition between new movies wasn’t fierce and only two notable titles were worth mentioning which were Horrible Bosses and Zookeeper.

    Transformers 3 fell an average 52% to gross a steady $47 million during its second weekend at the American box office. This brought its total tally to $261 million in USA which translates to a roughly $558 million worldwide gross if we count the foreign markets as well.

    Transformers 3 is the top grossing movie for the year 2011 in the USA. The Hangover 2 stands second with $250 million while Pirates 4 is third with a $236 million gross.

    The two new entries this week, Horrible Bosses and Zookeeper failed to bring in much audience. Both of these movies were comedy movies. While Zookeeper featured Kevin James who rose to fame after his smash hit Paul Blart Mall Cop, but still it faltered partly due to the growing success of Transformers and the declining star power of Kevin James.

    Horrible Bosses opened to an estimated $28 million which was quite average for such type of movie. Zookeeper on the other hand lost to Horrible Bosses and opened to an estimated $21 million which was quite low especially for a Kevin James movie.

    Below are the trailer for both of these movies.

  • Ray William Johnson Recruits DeStorm For Latest Song – Fight To Win

    Youtuber RWJ (RayWilliamJohnson) has recently been announced as the number 1 subscribed Youtuber of all time. He also beat NigaHiga who had the throne for almost two years. RWJ’s music video channel “Your Favorite Martian” just released a new song named “Fight To Win”. Ray recruited the man himself, Destorm, to feature in the song and also star in the animated video.

    Check out the video below:



  • Thor Sequel Already Confirmed, Release Date Set As July 26 2013

    Thor was a critically acclaimed movie which did good enough at box office for the studio that a sequel is already in the works. Sadly it won’t feature the director of the first Thor movie “Kenneth Branagh”.

    The first Thor movie grossed $437 million worldwide and had a 78% rotten tomatoes average by critics. It was good enough considering it was a entirely new super hero movie and when we take in the fact that such movies usually don’t gross much(like Green Lantern), Thor did more than enough to warrant a sequel.

    While Thor was mainly praised for its hero “Chris Hemsworth”, it was also a good effort from director “Kenneth Branagh”. Sadly he won’t be directing this sequel as officially confirmed by Marvel. A new director is yet to be decided but Chris Hemsworth will reprise his role as the “God of Thunder”.

    Source: Deadline

  • More DLC Scheduled For Red Dead Redemption (Rumor)

    Red Dead Redemption was a game of the year contender when it was released last year. It received several DLC mainly for it’s multiplayer mode as well as a whole new side story “Undead Nightmare” which featured new settings and enemies within the Red Dead universe featuring Zombies. Now it is being rumored according to Rockstar’s official twitter that more DLC is being planned for Red Dead Redemption.

    Rockstar said at the beginning of this month that a new “FREE DLC” could be provided for all the Red Dead players as a way for appreciating their support. This FREE DLC could include new fan-favorite multiplayer characters.

    Rockstar has yet to confirm this rumor which came into light when recently a user asked about any upcoming Red Dead DLC. Rockstar has however confirmed that a quad XP weekend for Red Dead Redemption multiplayer mode will begin tomorrow until 4th July.

    Source: Kotaku

  • Jojo Covers Drake’s “Marvin’s Room”

    As I’m sure most of you have already have heard Drake’s new single “Marvin’s Room” from his to be released album “Take Care” where he gives his take on drunk dialing. Jojo the 20 year old songstress who’s been out of action for quite some covered the song and honestly it’s not half bad.

    Jojo shocks fans when she dropped the F bomb quite a few times in the song since we’ve known her as a bubbly young teenager. The song was uploaded to YouTube three days ago and it’s already received more than double (3.3 million currently) the views of Drake’s song. Listen to the song below and tell us yourself who’s is better.



  • Is The Wii U Powerful Enough To Be A Next Generation Console?

    The Wii U, which is the upcoming next generation console of Nintendo could pack some serious power in it. How powerful? We don’t know this yet but at least we can guess and make speculations based on the currently available facts and figures.

    Engadget released a rumor citing IBM that said “The CPU of Wii U will pack the same processor technology that is found in IBM’s own super computer named ‘Watson’ “.

    IBM Watsom

    Of course, having the same processor technology doesn’t mean it will be mini super computer. It is flattering to assume it. The official specs of IBM Watson are leaps beyond any current hardware. Watson packs a total of 2880 processor cores backed by 16 terabytes of RAM.

    Digital Foundry analyzed this rumor and said that it is entirely not possible for Wii U. A custom designed processor which is based on current family of IBM CPU is entirely possible though, Nintendo will ensure that it can at least hold the backward compatibility with Wii. Gamecube will lose its support on Wii U as officially revealed by Nintendo. Since Wii U is releasing along with current generation of consoles which includes Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, a complicated hardware will only make development on Wii U more difficult. This will mean that Nintendo won’t introduce something new in their console and will most probably go with current technology to ensure cross-platform development is easier.

    Wii U Console

    There is also a rumor that Wii U will have a 45nm processor. Since the Wii U isn’t launching until next year, this is quite surprising as by the time we will finally get Wii U, new technology will be available as the chip size will decrease. If Nintendo will decide to go with old technology they will have to also cope with the cost of providing an efficient cooling solution.

    The GPU is rumored to be manufactured by AMD and is officially confirmed. The details of its make and model are as of yet unknown so we cannot speculate on what to expect from it. The GPU is also Radeon based which according to the analysis of the technical demo of Wii U at E3 is most likely some lower end mobility Radeon card. It will most likely pack the same power as currently available 4650/4670 range of graphics cards.

    AMD Radeon

    The RAM could be based GDDR3 or DDR3 as it is more cost efficient then GDDR5.

    Nintendo also posted the full specs on their official site which confirms that the processor will be IBM manufactured multi-core processor based on the POWER architecture.

    According to IndustryGamers who talked with Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia, He said “Some of the developers we spoke to indicated to us that the console will have 50% more processing power compared to the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360. This is yet to be confirmed by Nintendo.”

    Will the Wii U really be able to compete with the next generation consoles from Microsoft and Sony. We will be able to finally see it once the official specifications are revealed.

    Wii U Controller

    Official Specifications

    Launches:
    2012
    Size:
    Approximately 1.8 inches tall, 6.8 inches wide and 10.5 inches long.
    New Controller:
    The new controller incorporates a 6.2-inch, 16:9 touch screen and traditional button controls, including two analog Circle Pads. This combination removes the traditional barriers between games, players and the TV by creating a second window into the video game world. The rechargeable controller includes a Power button, Home button, +Control Pad, A/B/X/Y buttons, L/R buttons and ZL/ZR buttons. It includes a built-in accelerometer and gyroscope, rumble feature, camera, a microphone, stereo speakers, a sensor strip and a stylus.
    Other Controls:
    Up to four Wii Remote™ (or Wii Remote Plus) controllers can be connected at once. The new console supports all Wii™ controllers and input devices, including the Nunchuk™ controller, Classic Controller™, Classic Controller Pro™ and Wii Balance Board™.
    Media:
    A single self-loading media bay will play 12-centimeter proprietary high-density optical discs for the new console, as well as 12-centimeter Wii optical discs.
    Video Output:
    Supports 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p and 480i. Compatible cables include HDMI, component, S-video and composite.
    Audio Output:
    Uses AV Multi Out connector. Six-channel PCM linear output through HDMI.
    Storage:
    The console will have internal flash memory, as well as the option to expand its memory using either an SD memory card or an external USB hard disk drive.
    CPU:
    IBM Power®-based multi-core microprocessor.
    GPU:
    AMD Radeon™-based High Definition GPU.
    Other:
    Four USB 2.0 connector slots are included. The new console is backward compatible with Wii games and Wii accessories.

  • How To: Jailbreak iPhone 3GS And iPhone 4 on iOS 4.3.3 Using Redsn0w (Windows)

    The following are instructions on how to jailbreak your iPhone 3GS or 4 on iOS4.3.3 with Redsn0w on Windows.

    The complete guide after the break.

    Before updating your phone to 4.3.3, you need to keep in mind that an unlock is not yet available for the baseband on 4.3.3. To unlock a phone on 4.3.3 you will either have to update using a custom firmware which doesn’t update your baseband or you will have to update to the 06.15 iPad baseband if on the 3GS. While 06.15 may render the phone unlockable, updating to it comes with its fair share of problems such as:

    1. There is no way to come back down from 06.15, and there’s no hiding the baseband version from Apple. You’ll be voiding your warranty in a very obvious way.
    2. If some future baseband comes out with a critical fix, you won’t be able to update to it if it remains down in the 05.xx sequence (then again, you wouldn’t update to it if you wanted to keep your unlock anyway).
    3. Starting with FW 4.2.1 if you have 06.15 on your iPhone you won’t ever be able to restore to stock firmware (it will fail). You’ll need to only restore to custom IPSWs (then again, if you’re an unlocker you should already be doing that).
    4. There are reports that 06.15 may disable your GPS. The iPhone Dev-Team is currently working on a fix.

    Tools You’ll Need:

    iPhone 3GS 4.3.3 Official IPSW. Click Here.

    iPhone 4 4.3.3 Official IPSW, Click Here.

    Redsn0w 0.9.6rc16. Click Here.

     

    Step One

    Download the iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4 official IPSW (Depending on your phone). Download and extract Redsn0w. For convenience, place all of them in a folder on the desktop, like so:

     

    Step Two

    Connect your iPhone to the computer and launch iTunes. When the phone shows up in iTunes select it from the list of devices on the left.  Now hold down Shift and press the restore button. You can also choose to update but restore is recommended; it’s always better to get a fresh start.

     

     

    Step Three

    As soon as you press Shift+Restore, a window will pop up asking you to select the IPSW file to be used. Point it towards the Official 4.3.3 IPSW you placed in the Jailbreak folder on the desktop.

     

    Step Four

    Once iTunes has successfully flashed your phone to the desired firmware, navigate to the Jailbreak folder on the desktop and launch Redsn0w.exe.

    **Windows 7 users may need to run RedSn0w in Vista compatibility mode. You can do this by right clicking the executable and selecting Properties from the contextual menu

    Once redsn0w opens, click the browse button.

     

    Step Five

    A windows will pop up asking you to select the Official IPSW file for your desired firmware. Point it towards the Official 4.3.3 IPSW you placed in the Jailbreak folder on the desktop.

     

     

    You will then be asked (if using a 3GS) if your device is a newer “fixed” model. If your’s is, then press the Yes button, click the No button otherwise. If you aren’t sure then simply press the Yes button.

     

     

    Step Six

    Once the firmware has been successfully identified click Next. Redsn0w will then prepare the jailbreak data.

     

     

    After the data has been prepared you will be shown a menu where you can select different jailbreak options. You may select specific options depending on your needs, but for now we will only select “Install Cydia”. Select that option and then hit next to continue.

     

    Step Seven

    Connect the iPhone to the PC and then proceed to switch it off. Once the phone is fully turned off click Next. Remember to hold the phone in your hand before you press next  as you will have to press various buttons on the phone to make it  enter DFU mode.

     

    Step Eight

    After pressing next, instructions to enter DFU mode will appear. To enter DFU mode, hold the power button for 3 seconds, then without letting go of the power button press the home button and power button together for 10 seconds after which let go of the power button and continue to hold the home button until your PC detects the phone. It may take several tries to get into DFU mode.

     

    Once the phone has entered DFU mode, the process will begin. The phone will reboot.

     

    When it’s completed it will show you this message. The phone will then reboot and the rest of the process will continue on your device.

     

     

    When your iPhone finishes rebooting (5 minutes or so) it will be jailbroken with Cydia on the SpringBoard. Your device will now be Jailbroken on 4.3.3.

     

    Feel free to leave any suggestions or queries in the comments below.