Yandex, Russia’s leading search engine company, announced that it has struck an advertising partnership with Google, which will see Google’s DoubleClick Bid Manger connect to Yandex’s own real-time bidding system. Yandex’s demand-side platform AWAPS will join Google’s DoubleClick AdExcahnge.
The deal is only related to display advertising, and has no effect on text-based contextual ads.
Last fall developer Red Barrels unleashed Outlast on PC gamers. The non-combat survival horror game was generally well-received and took its place among classic horror games with a mix of helpless running and disgusting/terrifying art. More recently Outlast made its way to PlayStation 4 where PlayStation Plus subscribers got to play the game for free.
Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for Godzilla in which fans get to hear the monstrous roar and see Bryan Cranston freak out.
The movie’s second trailer debuted online on Tuesday, and shows why “Godzilla” is synonymous with destruction and mayhem. The trailer gives viewers sweeping shots of the smoldering city, a skyline covered in smoke, falling sky jumpers, a gargantuan rising tide, and people running for their lives.
Citizens of Meerut, India are finally getting back to normal life after days of being held hostage by a leopard. The animal was first spotted in the Indian village on Sunday.
Local forest official Sushant Sharma told CNN on Tuesday that an attempt had been made to capture the big cat when it was cornered in an area hospital. However the leopard found a way to outsmart its would-be captors and scurry away.
Paul Rudd seems like a guy who’s up for anything. His sense of humor–as can be seen in “Anchorman”–is just as silly as, say, Jimmy Fallon’s, so when the two get together you know something good is going to happen.
Fallon kept up the momentum of his first week at “The Tonight Show” with a lip sync battle, allowing Rudd to go first since he was the guest. Rudd, who isn’t afraid to look silly in order to get a laugh, decided to pick a Tina Turner song to kick things off and really got into it, working the microphone and throwing hand gestures out for the full effect.
Since its inception, Windows Phone has been a closed platform. Just like with iOS, you have to buy the hardware if you want the software. Starting with Windows 8.1, Microsoft will be making its mobile OS a bit more open.
At Mobile World Congress, Microsoft announced that Windows 8.1 can be flashed onto Android devices. No more will those interested in Windows Phone have to buy Windows Phone hardware. With this new feature, they can simply convert an existing Android device into a Windows Phone device.
Time ran out for Michael Taylor.
The state of Missouri executed him a few hours ago. He was announced dead at 12:01 Wednesday morning.
If you are a fan of Seth Meyers on Saturday Night Live, you most likely enjoyed his debut on Late Night.
To veto or not to veto? That is the question for Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, who is facing a big decision on a controversial issue.
Disney’s Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida has once again increased their admission price to $99. The $4 price hike is the second in less than a year. The first price increase was made in June 2013 when the rate went up to $95 for a day pass – a $6 increase.
