Tag: AMERICAN IDOL

MySpace is a digital Detroit. What once was a gleaming social networking metropolis, demonstrating how the Web could connect us all, is now an Internet ghetto and the butt of countless jokes. But its owner, News Corp., is hoping to leverage its seemingly bottomless coffers and other successful properties to resurrect the once-king of the social networks. Last year, the company hosted auditions ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... The iPad's official release date has finally been announced, and the highly anticipated gadget will be available for purchase April 3rd, with pre-orders beginning March 12th. Try not to eagerly waste any money on ridiculous peripherals just yet, because the prices will vary from $499 to $829. [From: Engadget] The Knight ...

Hell hath no fury like a geeky programmer scorned. After 18 months of work and development, Raw Thrills has reportedly pulled the plug on its 'American Idol' arcade kiosk, which has led to some poignant and acerbic criticism from one of the game's creators. According to Game Set Watch, programmer Cameron Silver said that the DVD-creating, green-screen karaoke kiosks "were killed on account of ...

Complaining about voting irregularities in real elections is so last year. The new craze is tracking misconduct in voting for 'American Idol.' Message boards are abuzz with accusations that AT&T may have unfairly influenced voting results by providing phones, free text messaging, and lessons in casting multiple votes at once for parties in support of Kris Allen (pictured), the Arkansas ...

In case the hefty airtime devoted to 'American Idol' each week isn't enough for you, a new iPhone app might do the trick, according to Reuters. The folks at FreemantleMedia, the production company behind 'American Idol,' are offering extra content to the show's fans, and have chosen the iPhone as their delivery system. The mobile application, which costs $1.99 and is currently available at the ...

Hey, remember Season 6 of 'American Idol'? Remember that guy, what's-his-name, the hot one that did beatboxing and almost won but then didn't? Well, he didn't need your deciding votes! Runner-up Blake Lewis is doing just fine, thank you – after being ranked 21st-hottest on AOL's 21 sexiest single men list last July (aw, that's kinda sad actually), he cut an album with Arista records, and ...

Despite what many of us predicted, 'American Idol' has not only just survived, but has gotten more popular as it continues its march through our pop-culture consciousness. Proof of that fact may lie in recent news from AT&T that this season of 'American Idol' broke text-messaging records by generating 78 million text messages through votes, trivia contests and other SMS content. This ...