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The iPad has taken Hollywood by storm. And really, who's shocked? The Apple tablet is just expensive and exclusive enough to serve as a sort of status symbol for industry insiders who want to quietly demonstrate that they're hip to the latest tech trends. Bob Orci, one of the writers on the next 'Star Trek' installment, used the device in a meeting with producer J.J. Abrams in order to present a ...

NBC's marketing team is either full of geniuses or really, really lazy. The network's new affinity program, called Fan It, asks MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and myNBC users to promote and discuss the network's shows in exchange for NBC merchandise, store discounts, "virtual goods" and early previews of new episodes. We don't really like the term "affinity program," because it's ...

There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web. Ask any 'Office' fan "U.K. or U.S.?" and you'll be in a Michael Scott vs. David Brent and Gareth vs. Dwight argument in no time. Those of you on the western side of ...

Ricky Gervais has admitted on his blog that he's part of the 60-percent of Twitter members who quit within a month of signing up. The 'Extras' funny guy opened an account in December to appease his bosses during the Golden Globes, who were hoping he'd Tweet while hosting the awards this Sunday. But after a few weeks of inane banter, he stopped, deciding that Twitter was "pointless." "I just ...

Everybody remembers the old saying, "A picture's worth a thousand words." Well, Ryan Howard (the fictional character played by B.J. Novak in 'The Office') won't let that stand. According to his artist's statement on his recently launched photoblog, Ryan wants to "strive for more" with his photos. He calls his new project "Thousand and One Words" and shoots each photo in black-and-white. Yes, it's ...

Just when we think we've heard about the dumbest criminal on this planet, another story breaks and leaves our mouths agape. With this latest one, we almost don't know where to start. Let's preface it with this: If you're going to scam a celebrity, you better bring your A-game. Unfortunately, a group of UK-based, bungling criminals didn't even bring their D-game. According to The Sun, British ...

You might remember that last summer NBC announced that it would be pulling its shows off iTunes because it wanted to saddle its videos with more restrictive Digital Rights Management (DRM) and be able to jack up its prices. Regardless of its motives, fans of NBC, Sci-Fi Channel, or Bravo shows who also had iPods and iPhones were out of luck. But five months after the official end of the iTunes ...