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 …
According to Bloomberg and its two sources, Verizon will begin offering the iPhone in January when AT&T’s exclusivity contract ends on the Apple device. Does this rumor hold water? It’s anyone’s guess at this point, but recent reports suggest that AT&T’s reign of terror could end in January.
The best part of Bloomberg’s …
As we’ve covered, Hulu’s announced the creation of a new premium subscription service that will let users stream the site’s TV content to a variety of devices. Support’s been announced for Samsung’s internet-enabled TVs and Blu-ray players and Apple’s iDevices.
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Goodbye, Summer. We had so many plans! I hate to cancel at the last minute, but I’ll be inside playing The Silver Lining from July 10th until further notice as part of the never-ending attempt to recapture my youth.
This isn’t your ordinary remake of an old Sierra game. This is an all-new story and game from an outfit called Phoenix …
Transformers: War for Cybertron
Publisher: Activison
Developer: High Moon
Systems it’s available on: Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS
ESRB rating: T for Teen
System reviewed on: Xbox 360
Let’s get this out of the way now: Transformers: War for Cybertron does justice to the memories of your youth. For nerds of a …
There’s some pitter-patter on the worldwide web concerning a rumored project simply known as Google Me. It all started with a Twitter update from Digg founder Kevin Rose saying that he’d heard a rumor from a “very credible source” that Google would be launching a “Facebook competitor very soon” called Google Me. That tweet has since been …
Aside from PlayStation Plus subscriptions and enhanced Facebook features, the latest firmware update for the PlayStation 3 adds a nifty video editor as showcased by one Japanese PS3 owner. Said owner uploaded a 24MB full HD trailer of Evangelion to his PS3 in three minutes and then worked his magic to create what you see above. The only …
Earlier today Sony announced details of an upcoming firmware update for the PS3 and PSP. The PS3 will jump to v3.40 and with it comes PlayStation Plus subscriptions (available starting tomorrow) and a slew of other features including Facebook “enhancements.” The PSP will receive firmware update v6.30 that includes PS Plus and …
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 …
Marvel’s official site unveiled a few images of how the House of Idea’s characters will look in the best-selling Playstation title. (They’ve teased it a bit before.) And I, for one, was not ready for how cute Tony Stark would look done up Sackboy-style. Click it to embiggen, kids. Wow, right? Now, I can’t wait to see what …
Masahiro Sakurai’s been teasing the Nintendo faithful for years. As one of the masterminds behind the Smash Bros. fighting franchise, the game director was responsible for putting Pit, star of the old-school NES game Kid Icarus, in 2008’s Super Smash Bros. Brawl. This move not only delighted fans of the plucky angel hero but it …
Or maybe he just needs to get, you know, laid.
[via Giz]
