Fronnie Lewis

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Cloudy skies and sunshine in Burbank today, but rain is coming

Sunshine off and on in Burbank today, where it has been mostly cloudy skies and cool temperatures. The high is expected to reach only into the mid-60s. Weather watchers say a couple of winter storms are approaching the Southland and the raindrops are expected to start falling some time this evening. The storms are expected to deliver a one-two-punch to […]
Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Mega Millions jackpot leaps to $216 million!

Money, money, money! The Mega Millions jackpot is growing again. More than 2.2  million tickets were bought for last night’s draw — but none was a jackpot winner, according to lottery officials. Tuesday’s numbers: 12, 18, 25, 35, 66, and the Mega Ball 15. The jackpot rolled over to $216 million! When the money pot hits that level, lottery fever […]
Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Facebook is dumping its email service

More developments for Facebook. The world’s largest social network has more than a billion monthly users, however, not many of them bothered to use Facebook email. After pushing it for several year, the company has decided to retire  @facebook.com. “We’re making this change because most people haven’t been using their Facebook e-mail address, and we can focus on improving our […]
Tuesday, February 25, 2014

“Late Night with Seth Meyers” debuts with good ratings; Jimmy Fallon still strong

NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” got off to a nice start. The late night talker premiere last night with special guests Veepee Joe Biden and funny lady, Amy Poehler. “Late Night with Seth Meyers” debuted with an average of 3.4 million viewers that’s better than the 2,8 million who tuned in for Jimmy Fallon’s first night as host of […]
Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Oscar ballot deadline today

Oscar’s big night of glitz and glamour is less than a week away. Today is the deadline for members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to cast their ballots in the race for Oscar. The balloting, both paper and online, officially opened on Friday, February 14. All ballots must be in by 5 p.m. Pacific Time today. […]
Sunday, February 23, 2014

“12 Years a Slave” wins big at 2014 Image Awards

Another big win for Oscar-contender, “12 Years a Slave.” The brutal depiction of slavery in America won the top honor of outstanding motion picture of 2013 at the 45th Annual NAACP Image Awards held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Other wins for the film: Steve McQueen for director, Lupita Nyong’o for supporting actress, and John Ridley for outstanding writing for […]
Saturday, February 22, 2014

Rewind: Facebook, WhatsApp, and that $19 billion deal

A lot of chatter on the Internet and elsewhere about the amazing deal Facebook put together to buy mobile messaging service, WhatsApp, for $19 billion. The social media network announced its newest acquisition last Wednesday. Immediately,  there were questions about WhatsApp. Oh, and the money deal made plenty of folks utter: “Say what?” Here’s how it works. WhatsApp uses the […]