The Daily Dose
Friday, May 21, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Meet the new cast of Scream 4: Though Neve Campbell, David Arquette and Courteney Cox are all set to reprise their roles during Wes Craven’s upcoming Scream 4, there is, of course, a fresh crop ready to die. Ashley Greene (Twilight) will play Sidney …
Poll: Should Twitter Surrender The Names Of Its Users To Police?
The Pennsylvania attorney general Tom Corbett has subpoenaed Twitter for the identity of two of its users who tweeted critical stuff about him. So far, Twitter’s reps say they will protect the personal information of its users. Do you think Twitter should give the information up or tell Corbett where he can stick his subpoena in 140 …
Apple Cancels “Hi, I’m a Mac” Commercials
It looks like Apple has finally shuttered its Get a Mac campaign once and for all, pulling it from its site today.
(More on Techland: Apple Now Accepts Cash For iPads)
Even the gallery of the Get a Mac ads, featuring personified versions of Mac (Justin Long) and PC (John Hodgman), were removed and instead, the site redirects to a …
Manifest Destiny: Techland Reviews Red Dead Redemption
Red Dead Redemption
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Developer: Rockstar San Diego
Available on: Playstation 3, Xbox 360
ESRB rating: M for Mature
System reviewed on: Xbox 360
Rockstar’s taking a big gamble with Red Dead Redemption. They’re taking fans who’ve grown to love the publisher on the strength of their brilliant Grand …
Paycheck Friday: Purchasing Suggestions For Your Perusal
It’s Friday! Maybe you just got paid. You could use that money for boring stuff like bills, rent, and food, or you could act like a wonderfully impulsive consumer and spend it on any number of products. Here are some ideas to get you started based on your taxable income bracket.
10% ($0 to $8,375)
Look, just because you …
10 Ways LOST Shouldn’t End
As Sunday night’s series finale creeps closer, everyone and their mother, step-cousin and pet parakeet are speculating about the show’s final moments. What is his real name? Who will she end up with? Where on Earth is Vincent?
(More on Techland: All of LOST in 108 Seconds)
We’ve been guessing with the rest, but we’ve also come to …
If You Lived On Earth 2, This Is What You’d Read
Last night’s episode of Fringe wasn’t just action-packed, it was Easter Egg-packed as well – including alternate Earth versions of famous DC comic covers. Today, DC’s The Source blog displayed the full version of each cover, as well as DC Entertainment’s CCO Geoff Johns explaining their origins (Basically, Fringe executive producer Akiva …
How to Get Android Running on Your iPhone
First there was the iPhone. Then came Android. And everyone was like, “Android’s great but it’s no iPhone!” Now everyone’s like, “Android’s great, look out iPhone!” Then David Wang cut the fluff and made it so you can install Android on your iPhone.
The previously covered Android-to-iPhone hack now has a how-to writeup …
Robert Rodriguez Working On Frazetta Movie
Director Robert Rodriguez has announced that he’s making a live-action version of Fire And Ice, the 1983 collaboration between Ralph Bakshi and Frank Frazetta, finally fulfilling a dream he’s had for over a decade.
Rodriguez confirmed the news during an interview with Ain’t It Cool’s Harry Knowles:
The awesome Ralph Bakshi and I have
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MacGyver Weekend USA Via Mythbusters! The Art of Picking a Lock With a Light Bulb
Talk about some brilliant TV scheduling.
For those of you planning to hit up MacGruber this weekend, first check out our interview with Will Forte, the hapless secret agent himself. Then see the movie on Saturday, and follow it all up with a day-long MacGyver chaser on Sunday.
The Discovery Channel will be airing a Mythbusters …
Google Doodles Pac-Man On His 30th Birthday
Today marks the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man. Well, it’s technically tomorrow May 22, which it is in Japan right now, so we’re going with that since it’s a Japanese game. Anyway, the Google Doodles team wanted to do something special and they certainly delivered.
For the next 48 hours you can play Pac-Man on the homepage of …