Posted on December 1st, 2006 by Jason
Could it be curtains for Spider-Man on the big screen — at least in his current form? While Sony Pictures seems to have their minds set on three more films after the current trilogy, franchise star Tobey Maguire may have other ideas.”This might be a good place to stop — I am not [...]
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Posted on December 1st, 2006 by Jason
Nintendo has taken a shrewd approach to marketing the Wii. It’s campaign is more akin to that of Apple’s iPod in conquering mass-market penetration through form and function, rather than latest and greatest hardware. One of the most effective ways of reaching this broader market, affectionately referred to in Nintendo-business-speak as Blue Ocean, has been [...]
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Posted on December 1st, 2006 by BrainwashedMonkey
Several environmental groups filed suit Thursday against the California Fish and Game Commission and the state Department of Fish and Game for continuing to let hunters use lead ammunition, which they allege poisons rare California condors.
The Natural Resources Defense Council, Physicians for Social Responsibility, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Ventura-based Wishtoyo Foundation, as [...]
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Filed under: Commentary
Posted on December 1st, 2006 by BrainwashedMonkey
When items like pictures frames and analog turntables are outselling the media-hyped Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Zune digital music player shortly after its release and during the hottest shopping time of the entire year, something may be amiss, yes?
Sales of Microsoft’s Zune digital music device ranked Number 58 on the list of Amazon.com’s best-selling electronic devices [...]
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Filed under: Music, Technology, Toys
Posted on December 1st, 2006 by BrainwashedMonkey
AMD have released official details of the Quad FX platform (previously known as 4×4). The Quad FX platform features AMD’s Dual Socket Direct Connect (DSDC) architecture to deliver dual-socket, multi-core processing for “megatasking enthusiasts”.
The 4×4 platform was initially being pushed as to gamers, but AMD is now broadening the scope to include those who [...]
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Posted on December 1st, 2006 by BrainwashedMonkey
Mario Scaramella, an Italian academic who allegedly met poisoned Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko in London, has been seriously contaminated with the radioactive isotope polonium-210, which killed Mr Litvinenko last week.
Britain’s health protection agency said tests showed a significant quantity of Polonium 210 in Mr Scaramella’s body, which was “likely to be of concern for his [...]
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Posted on December 1st, 2006 by HavokChylde
Mitra Pahlabod of Davenport Lyons has warned that without a legal leg to stand on, anyone selling US or Japanese PS3s over here is taking a huge risk in defying the might of Sony.
“As far as importers of PS3s are concerned, they should bear in mind that any profit they may make from importing the [...]
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Posted on December 1st, 2006 by Jason
Today, JMS (The Creator of Babylon 5) announced that principal photography on “Babylon 5: The Lost Tales” has now completed..
JMS writes:
As I write this, we have finished principal photography on “Babylon 5: The Lost Tales,” coming in under budget and finishing a full day ahead of schedule.
This first DVD, entitled “Voices in the Dark,” covers [...]
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Filed under: Movies, Television
Posted on December 1st, 2006 by Tostig
LONDON (Reuters) - Humans must colonize planets in other solar systems traveling there using “Star Trek”-style propulsion or face extinction, renowned British cosmologist Stephen Hawking said Thursday.Referring to complex theories and the speed of light, Hawking, the wheel-chair bound Cambridge University physicist, told BBC radio that theoretical advances could revolutionize the velocity of space travel [...]
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Posted on December 1st, 2006 by Jason
Guess Microsoft really wants to make sure the next version of Windows doesn’t take another five years.
The day after releasing the final Windows Vista bits to volume-licensing business customers. Microsoft issued a call to testers asking for input on the next version of Windows.
“Many customer have expressed the desire to have an impact on future [...]
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