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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:

Up Front:

Comic Con 2010: San Diego Insiders Share Their Survival Tips (And Ninja Tricks) [LA Times]

Gadgets:

I (Almost) Live In The Cloud [NYT]
Droid 2 Launching Aug. 12 With R2-D2 Edition? [Gizmodo]
Apple’s $15.7 Billion In Revenue Is Highest Ever [CNET]
Wow, iPads Almost Outsold Macs Last Quarter [Tech Crunch]

Gaming:

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Comic Con Trailer [PlayStation]
The Sims 3 Adds Club Hopping Vampires [Kotaku]
Breaking A World Record For Gaming [NYT]
Alice: Madness Returns Revealed [Joystiq]

Culture:

Armond White: “I Do Think It’s Fair To Say That Roger Ebert Destroyed Film Criticism” [Slash Film]
The Walking Dead Motion Comic Arrives Online [AMC]
Reminder: Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour Starts Any Minute Now [Topless Robot]
Dictionary Editor Explains How To Properly Pronounce The Plural Of Octopus [NY Mag]
The Dark Knight Executive Producer Turns The Camera On San Diego Fans [LA Times]

News:

First Official Movie Posters For Captain America: The First Avenger & Thor [The Daily What]
Batman 3 To Be Filmed In IMAX? Dark Knight Cinematographer Wants Large-Scale Format [MTV Splash Page]
Breasts Are Nothing But Trouble, Science Says [Gawker]
Sam Raimi To Do Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Western [io9]

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Nerdy Want:

Roger Corman’s Forbidden World & Galaxy Of Terror out on DVD for the first time.

(We’re giving them away here!)

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