Samsung’s third Galaxy S Android device in the U.S. will launch August 31. The redubbed Epic 4G for Sprint will cost a whopping $249.99 after a $100 MIR. Sheesh.
Starting tomorrow, Sprint customers can reserve the Epic 4G, “while supplies last.” If you happen to reserve one, you must complete the transaction no later than …
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Up Front:
Everyone at HP hated Mark Hurd. [TechCrunch]
Gadgets:
Apple’s Apple TV looks as if it’ll be rebranded as the iTV and will only stream 720p video. We’ll see what happens next month. [AOL]
Apple releases iOS 4.0.2 software update …
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Ubisoft Chengdu & Ubisoft Montreal
Systems it’s available on: Playstation 3 (available on Xbox 360 on August 25th)
ESRB rating: T for Teen
System reviewed on: Playstation 3
By now, we all know the basics of Scott Pilgrim: the titular clueless 23 year-old plays …
If you’re heading to Orlando this weekend for Celebration V then you might want to drop by Lego and help build a mystery eight-foot tall, 15-foot wide mural. Those of you who help out the Lego Master Builder will get one of 10,000 limited edition white Boba Fett minifigs. On top of that, Lego and Lucasfilm’s “The Empire Gives …
Marvel released the following image today, accompanied by ordering information for Amazing Spider-Man #641, which goes on sale next month:
The original solicitation for the issue goes like this:
This is it! The startling conclusion to ONE MOMENT IN TIME! How did the world REALLY forget Peter Parker was Spider-Man? And what does
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Ask anyone to list off the iconic heroes of the Star wars mythos and you’ll hear the expected Han Solos and Luke Skywalkers. Maybe some folks have a special soft spot in their hearts for Lando Calrissian or even Wedge. New-school gamers might hold up Starkiller, the protagonist of The Force Unleashed games, as a worthy addition to the …
Oh no! The Warehouse crew are falling apart and the show’s turning into a much more generic thriller… or is it? Yes, this week’s Warehouse 13 was a mindgame about a mindgame. Here’re 13 Mindgamey thoughts about it.
1. Pete Has A Terrible Taste In Music. I can’t be the only one who, when the show cut from Pete yelling that it was on …
When news broke earlier this month that NBC had finally jumped on this latest installment of the vampire bandwagon, I died a little inside. The studio, now synonymous with kicking Conan to the curb and giving David Hasselhoff a career boost as a human clap-o-meter, has purchased spec script Zombies Vs. Vampires, written by Jake In …
My first association with Star Wars is nearsightedness. I came to it a little bit late; I’ve never been a big movie person, and I was probably too young to see the original movie when it came out. By the spring of 1978, though, I’d heard so much about it–through my schoolmates, but also thanks to my obsession with Pizzazz magazine–that …
Verizon Wireless and Motorola’s third Droid device launches tomorrow but it’s up for pre-order now. To satiate your gadget appetite until then, VZW has released the fury of Derek upon us all. Watch as this Basking Ridge hooligan walks you through the features of the Droid 2.
Droid 2
More on Techland:
Verizon Droid 2 Pre-sale …
UPDATE: Looks like the issue has been fixed now.
Oh, lovely. Check this out before Facebook patches this up—hopefully they’ll get it fixed quickly. Go to Facebook and try to log in with someone else’s e-mail address. Don’t worry about the password, it doesn’t matter. If this person has a Facebook account, you’ll see their full name, …