Riddles in the Dark: The Hobbit‘s 48 Frames Per Second Explained
Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey arrives in theaters on Dec. 14 boasting a new film standard called High Frame Rate 3D. Here’s a look at what it is, and how it works.
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Want to Keep Your Teens (or Employees) from Texting Behind the Wheel?
You’ve probably heard of mobile phone jamming tech — blocking a cellphone from communicating with a signal tower, but have you heard about texting-blocking technology?
Three Things Apple Didn’t Get Right in iTunes 11
While I haven’t run into bugs or visual glitches on my Retina MacBook Pro, I have stumbled on a few quirks as well as at least one conspicuous hangover that altogether render iTunes 11 a less-than-premium experience.
9 Wishes for Microsoft’s Next Xbox, Whatever It’s Called
Here’s what I’d like to see a new Xbox-whatever-it’s-called embrace.
Why ‘Six Strikes’ Could Be a Nightmare for Anyone with Shared Internet
The “six strikes” anti-piracy warning system — coming in early 2013 — is designed to track copyright infringers. But what happens if you’re on a shared Internet connection?
Take a Peek at What’s Next from Halo Creator Bungie
Instead of going dark, Halo creator Bungie has chosen to embrace leaked concept art and story details from its first major game, post-Microsoft.
Your Brain, the Internet and the Universe Have Something Fascinating in Common
What if it turned out that what we’ve become, over the course of evolutionary eons, was about more than just an elemental relationship to the stuff that stars and planets and nebulae are made of?
Peter Molyneux’s Curiosity: Tedium Cubed
Curiosity killed the cat, or at the very least distracted it, and like that proverbial animal, I’ve been pawing at something frivolous, something you might say was as pointless as playing the lottery: poking a giant cube.
‘Wii Mini’ Outed by Nintendo as Canada Exclusive, Won’t Connect to Internet
A Best Buy Canada front page ad let the cat out of the bag before Nintendo had a chance to: Following its (by all accounts) successful launch of the Wii U, Nintendo says it’ll launch a pint-sized version of the plain-vanilla Wii.
Quit Posting Facebook Copyright/Privacy Messages — It’s a Hoax
Have you seen the one where you’re supposed to post a legal notice to your Facebook profile to ensure the social networking titan can’t use anything you’ve written without your permission?
The Wii U’s Messy Online Debut: What to Expect if You Just Bought One
The Wii U shipped missing most of its online functionality — here’s a list of stuff to bear in mind, in case you’re hoping to nab a Wii U today (Black Friday) or in the near future.
Too Late to Grab a Wii U on Black Friday? Not According to Nintendo
For all the racket about the Wii U being sold out, it really happened months ago, when stores ran through their preorder allotment. A few held stock back for the launch, and maybe you even snatched something from that handful. If …