After January’s falling out with China over cyber attacks on the search engine giant that were uncovered in December, Google has just announced that they’re offering unfiltered search to mainland China users via servers in Hong Kong.
Search results are available in simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese and English. There are no …
So our Nintendo DSi XL was delivered today accompanied by a 10-foot sub from Delfonte’s of Brooklyn. I’m pretty sure it’s more than 93 percent larger than your standard sub.
This is part of an ongoing weekly series called “Freeze Frame,” where we break down our very favorite sci-fi/fantasy/adventure moments – the scenes that we look forward to, that remind us why we so love this job. As you might guess, such discussions are riddled with spoilers. So consider yourself warned. (See previous Freeze Frame …
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Just a heads up that a contingent of the Hive Mind will be in Boston this weekend for PAX East. If anyone is interested in meeting up for a few beers to talk shop or to yell at us then speak now or I’ll give you Doug A’s address for future harassment. If there’s enough interest, I’ll find a place to hold …
Everyone’s talking about the new Predators trailer, and I’m just as psyched as any fan of the original. To rescue the franchise from the likes of Alien Vs. Predator, to journey back into the freaky silence of the jungle and the terror of battling that which cannot be seen, Predators looks to be hitting the nail on the …
Portable USB-powered monitors aren’t anything new but the current crop is made up mostly of 8-inch screens with 800×480 resolutions. A Hong Kong-based company called MEDL, however, has just introduced a 13.3-inch portable LED-backlit monitor called “The Panel.”
The Panel isn’t fully powered via USB like current travel monitors
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Did Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland benefit from the Avatar Bump? I think it probably did; the stats on the number of people who saw 3D in action for the first time with Avatar leads me to think that now there are a good many viewers out there in hunt of their next 3D fix.
Now some of us are wondering: How long will this 3D bump …
This weekend brought us details of a few of the most talked about upcoming sequels. Because we love you, we’re breaking the news down in easy-to-digest bits. Bon appetit:
Dr. Horrible 2:
In an interview with MTV, Horrible star Neil Patrick Harris let it out that the sequel to Joss Whedon’s Web musical will most likely be a feature …
Oh Monday, you come around approximately once every seven days. Your ability to abruptly end fun knows no limits. The only suitable recourse against your nefarious existence is for us to purchase discounted electronics items in preparation for the upcoming weekend–a weekend which always seems so far away. Well played, Monday. You’ve
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We’re less than two weeks out from the iPad launch, so it’s no surprise that a plethora of companies have begun revealing tidbits about their respective apps. Late last night Amazon did just that by announcing the “Kindle Apps for tablet computers including the iPad”. You’ll be able to view your library of e-books in one of two …