Turing Pharmaceuticals of New York, the company behind the AIDS medication Daraprim, has been catching a lot of crap for what many are calling price gouging. The price of that medication Daraprim has jumped from $13.50 to now $750 per pill. What was once an affordable solution for anyone suffering from toxoplasmosis due to a weakened immune system – which is usually made up of AIDS patients and pregnant women – is now 5000% more than the original price. Turig's CEO Martin Shkreli told NBC News he didn't anticipate the negative action that he would receive. Read More »
A day after the next round of Republican debates a political cartoon making fun of Donald Trump and the other candidates, as well as conservatives in general, started making the rounds. The South Park styled cartoon had Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, Rand Paul and Marco Rubio at a pajama party lampooning the media darling in the campaign, Trump. You can check out the video here. It's titled "Look at Me I'm Donald T" and parodies the Grease song "Look at Me I'm Sandra Dee." Read More »
Youtube has a dislike button. Reddit has some form of it too. Now, by popular demand, an idea that has been brewing for years by fans of the Facebook, a dislike button just might be heading to the social media platform. Mark Zuckerberg stated on Tuesday that the company has been testing alternatives to the "like" button so people have the chance to express they are unhappy about a post. Read More »
From the comedic mind of Beavis and Butt-head, HBO is receiving critical praise for Season 2 of "Silicon Valley." As Season 3 gets underway, the HBO comedy starring Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch) and Erlich Bachman (T.J. Miller), won big at the 2015 Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Read More »
Where were you on September 13, 1985? Either you weren't alive or were just about to watch history take place as the first shipment of Super Mario Brothers first hit stores. For more than 30-years the adventurous plumber has lived through countless sequels, dinosaur invasions, an on and off relationship with Princess Peach and on some occasions, he has scavenged the far ends of the universe. In honor of Nintendo's biggest star Google has decided to pay tribute to a character who should be in everyone's top 5. Their easter egg tribute is an easy one to discover and we're here to show you how. Read More »
If you're trying to watch any NFL games from the upcoming 2015 season schedule, but don't want to venture out to a bar and don't have a TV, streaming is the next best option! Thanks to a few networks other than ESPN, football fans can enjoy online viewing of games thanks to CBS, Fox, and more networks bringing the action to your computer, mobile device or TV casting devices with subscriptions. Watch every game this season no matter what! Read more on this news below! Read More »
With the event schedule just ticking away, Apple is bringing September's its biggest day of tech news. WATCH the online FREE live stream event, which will bring consumers the latest news about Apple TV, the new iPhone 6S, and the faster iPad Pro. Read More »
Director Danny Boyle and actors Michael Fassbender and Kate Winslet could be Oscar contenders this season for the film Steve Jobs that really does seem to tell the fascinatingly true story about the real life of "visionary Apple CEO Steve Jobs." The film is coming soon to theaters on October 9th and what's generating the most attention is that Steve Wozniak spoke about the film quite highly, claiming that the accuracy of the film and of how Fassbender plays his role is eerily close to Steve Job's real personality. Read More »
"Force Friday" revealed a ton of spoilers for the upcoming Disney and Lucasfilm blockbuster from director J.J. Abrams, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The source of these leaks came from merchandise and toys based around the movie, namely the reveal of a new character. We can expect to see the Guavian Enforcer in theaters December 18, 2015, which is the film's release date, but who is he/she/it? Let's examine this new character below! Read More »
A slew of new Disney and Lucasfilm merchandise for the upcoming 2015 J.J. Abrams blockbuster, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, premiered this week on "Force Friday," providing plenty of plot spoilers for a number of characters. Thanks to few action figures and other toys revealed this week, we now know what First Order villains Kylo Ren, Captain Phasma and other characters' voices sound like, before we see them in theaters on the December 18, 2015 release date. Find out some amazing new quotes from the script that these characters will say, possibly giving some plot details away, below! Read More »
If you have a Hulu Plus subscription, you're probably annoyed by the fact that you're paying $7.99 a month to stream TV shows, movies and more, but still have to sit through annoying commercials. Hulu understands your pain and has this week announced a brand new ad-free service that takes out those pesky advertisements by simply raising the price of a subscription. For $11.99 a month, you can watch your favorites without any commercials! Read more on this news below! Read More »
Delivery alcohol; this is an idea we're sure you've thought about many a night while yearning for some beer, liquor or wine, but what if we told you one of the biggest online retailers in the world can make this a reality? According to a new press release from Amazon, a one-hour delivery service called Amazon Prime Now is in the early stages of development and testing has started in Washington state. The service also provides delivery of other items like paper towels, TVs, Kindles, ice cream and a lot more! What more could you possibly ask for? Find out more about this service below. Read More »