It's amazingly creative and genius. THE HERO is very entertaining. It's a very unique and fun approach to becoming a star in your own movie. " THE HERO film app allows anyone to become the hero of his or her own action film. After downloading the app, viewers will use the platform to build their…

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AFP) – Kobe Bryant scored 19 points and Lamar Odom added 15 as the Los Angeles Lakers held off a determined Memphis challenge to post a 93-84 NBA victory.The Grizzlies on Monday closed within two points in the fourth quarter, but the two-time defending champion Lakers capitalized on five Memphis turnovers to go…

New Product Introductions and Announcements Expected to Drive Segmentation of the Slate PC MarketSanta Clara, Calif. (Vocus/PRWEB) February 07, 2011 Momentum behind tablet (slate) PC shipments is growing, with a Y/Y increase of nearly 200% to 55.7 million units expected in 2011, according to the DisplaySearch . Though growth rates will slow over the forecast…

MILWAUKEE – Pistons guard Richard Hamilton says Saturday he has no idea why he was inactive for Detroit's 92-82 win over New Jersey the night before and doesn't know what to expect next.Hamilton told The Associated Press that it's one of the most trying times of his career in a brief conversation before the Pistons…

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Broadcast network executives will cry foul. Some NFL fans will complain. And government officials might even posture about the sad demise of free television. But it's only a matter of time before the Super Bowl leaves broadcast TV for a cable channelmost likely ESPN.Why? It just makes economic sense for…

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban prosecutors will seek a 20-year prison sentence for U.S. aid contractor Alan Gross, accused of crimes against the state, Communist Party newspaper Granma said on Friday, in a case that has stalled progress in U.S.-Cuba relations.A government statement posted on the paper's website said Gross was accused of "Acts Against the…

BUCHI Corporation announces its new F-series line of recirculating chillers, featuring reduced energy consumption and heat emission through full evaporation system integration. The F-series recirculating chillers can be part of a fully integrated evaporation processNew Castle, DE (Vocus/PRWEB) January 25, 2011 BUCHI Corporation, a leading provider of integrated lab-scale evaporation solutions and robust industrial ,…

COMMENTARY | To say that the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is beleaguered would be an understatement. Interestingly, a lot of its problems are of its own making. What's going on with California's largest public school system?Meet the LAUSDThe massive California school district commandeers a . Of these funds, $312 million are devoted to…

HELSINKI (Reuters) – Apple's App Store reached landmark 10 billion downloads on Saturday, further underlining the lead of the iPhone-maker in mobile online software battle, a counter on front page of the store showed.Apple launched the iPhone store in mid-2008 and it proved to be an instant hit, driving sales of the smartphone and helping…

VATICAN CITY – Vatican officials insist it's nothing "revolutionary," but to many other people Pope Benedict XVI's recent comments regarding condom use mark an important moment in the battle against AIDS and an effort by the pontiff to burnish his image and legacy.Just a year after he said condoms could be making the AIDS crisis…