Monday, July 12, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Up Front:
Despicable Me Tops Box Office With $60 Million Opening [via TIME]
Gadgets:
Microsoft’s Ballmer: Windows 7 Slates Are Coming This Year [via ZDNet]
Army’s Self-Driving Trucks Let Humans Watch For Bombs [via Wired]
Skype Blocks, Threatens To Sue Fring (Skype Says Fring Is Lying) [via Tech Crunch]
New York Times Discovers Techmeme [via NYT]
Gaming:
Google Secretly Invested $100 Million In Zynga, Preparing To Launch Google Games [via Tech Crunch]
New Take On Driver Pushed Back To 2011 [via Kotaku]
Maxis Spore-Based Action RPG To Be Announced At Comic-Con [via Joystiq]
Culture:
2009 Harvey Award Nominees Announced [via Harvey Awards]
Sam Worthington: New Avatar Footage Could Be ‘The Incredible Sex Scene’ [via LA Times]
This Is Why You Shouldn’t Eat Brains And Drive [via Topless Robot]
Annoying People At The Movies: There’s An App For That [via NewsFeed]
Awesome Vader Project Puts The Art In Darth [via Wired]
Vanity Plate Of The Day: Toy Story Fan On Board [via The Daily What]
How Terry Kniess Beat The Price Is Right [via Esquire]
News:
No Joke In Batman 3, Nolan Says [via Moviefone]
Anton Yelchin For Harry Osborn Role In Spider-Man? [via Slash Film]
Four Major Hollywood Directors Fight For Wicked, Including J.J. Abrams [via io9]
Darth Vader Is Persona Non Grata At All Official Star Wars Cons? [via Topless Robot]
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