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Today, Google unveiled its latest News update, a customized ranking system that relies on rankings made by you to display a more tailored news feed. The latest feature, “News For You,” will offer localized, personalized news based on your preferences. By …
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Eclipse Breaks New Mood Record For Midnight Ticket Sales With More Than $30 Million [via LA Times]
Pornographers Next To Drop Flash For HTML5 [via Apple Insider]
Hands-On 3D Gaming Comparison Test: 3DS vs PS3 [via Popular …
When it comes to gore, there’s nobody quite like Greg Nicotero.
A go-to makeup artist, he’s worked on everything (Kill Bill, The Chronicles of Narnia, Inglourious Basterds) and with everyone (Quinten Tarantino, George Romero, Steven Spielberg). And now, as the head of special make up effects for AMC’s TV adaptation of The Walking …
Today, Diana Prince got her first pair of super pants.
To coincide with the release of Wonder Woman #600, DC has updated Wonder Woman’s look for the first time in 69 years. Though we’re sure it’ll outrage some fans, we’re wondering, what do you think? Is Wonder Woman still wonderful with pants? (Read more: Wonder Woman Undergoes …
The Twilight fervor is once again in full swing, which means the inevitable presence of Team Edward t-shirts and the media’s capitalization of the name Robert Pattinson. (Guilty: Edward Cullen, Loser, And Nine Other Worst Movie Characters Of All-Time) With the third installment of the franchise out today, vampire saturation is at an all …
Marc Webb, take note: You may have found your Spider-Man.
A 13-year-old boy from the UK has built a Spidey-inspired contraption that allows him to scale walls, much like the comic book hero himself. Hibiki Kono spent five months finessing his invention, two wooden suction pads attached to two 1,400-watt Tesco Value vacuums. …
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Peter Jackson’s King Kong 360 3D Ride Opens Tuesday At Universal Studios Hollywood [via LA Times]
Google To Stop Redirecting Chinese Users To Hong Kong [via NYT]
Cancer Cells Detected Using $400 Digital Camera [via Gizmag]
Hulu …
Today, Paramount released its first look at upcoming animated movie Rango. Starring Johnny Depp, Abigail Breslin, Isla Fisher and Bill Nighy, Rango follows a pet chameleon who leaves home to find himself. Set to release on March 18, 2011, see the trailer (above) or watch it in high def on Apple.com. [via Slash Film]
June 28, 2010 – Happy Birthday, Felicia Day!
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
When Twilight Fandom Becomes Addiction [via LA Times]
Three Cloud Music Companies To Watch [via NYT]
Obama Endorses Plan To Boost Wireless Broadband [via Reuters]
iSuppli Says iPhone 4 Cost Apple $187.51 [via …
Warner Bros. has just released its first official trailer for Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, which of course, will be split into two parts released on November 19th, 2010 and July 15th, 2011. So far the only thought running through my head is, “Epic.”
I will say that I am surprised that so much footage for the second film was …
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This first teaser trailer is just that – a tease. Void of any actual footage of upcoming film The Social Network, the trailer gives the impression that David Fincher’s Facebook origin film is more Kramer vs. Kramer than Ivy League go get ’em flick. Look at those descriptors: Punk, Genius, Prophet, Traitor, Billionaire? Where I’d give …
