Archive for December 11, 2007

10 Great Nintendo DS Gems For Under $15

Since the DS is so popular, there aren’t a lot of good titles under $10, so I’ll set out mark at $15. Yes, I know, the DS isn’t retro at all, but most of these games are either old-school or retro in nature and should be enjoyed by even the most hardcore of classic gamers.

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Apple Ultra-Portable MacBook Rumor Roundup

As rumors start to build for Macworld San Francisco 2008, the most consistent rumor appears to be one of an ultra-portable Apple notebook computer.

These rumors started back in March 2006 by MacScoop who indicated that “very reliable” sources had indicated that Apple was planning on releasing an …

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Take-Two Struggles with GTA IV’s Delay

Apparently the company behind Grand Theft Auto IV is having money problems because of the delayed release of the game. The survival of the company may rely on the timely release of GTA IV.

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More Windows Errors Take Over the World

Reports all over the world confirm the worst: the best Windows error ever was just the beginning of a planetary invasion by alien forces using time-space-twisting software code. There’s no other explanation for this gallery of demoniacally absurd errors [PICS]

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Disconnected players will be replaced with CPU bots

Smash Bros. Brawl will replace players who get disconnected or exit early from online matches with computer-controlled bots to prevent a match from ending or becoming unbalanced.

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Mysterious mammal caught on film

An “extraordinary” desert creature has been caught on camera for what scientists believe is the first time.

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What Does “Bioshock” Have In Common With “The Incredibles”?

Intentional or not , both of them derive strong inspirations from Ayn Rand’s work. But where “Bioshock” illustrates the downfall of objectivism, “The Incredibles” spends most of its running time advocating it, to an extent that’s fairly shocking for a mainstream film. An exploration of the similarities and differences between the two.

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Video games score headshot against DVDs this season

With gaming reaching mainstream popularity, retailers may begin to see more profit in stocking games and systems than DVDs.

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Could This Become Ubuntu’s New Theme for Hardy Heron?

Basic Ideals - A stylish Compiz-enabled theme in the works. An interface with only the purpose to be the usable and intuitive by design. The most basic user is to open this interface, and know what each element does, what to expect from it, and how to do what they want.

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VOIP on iPod touch

Remember Marian, the guy who’s building a preamped mike for the iPod touch? Today he writes that touch hacker eok has ported Samuel’s SvSIP to the iPod and has both sent and received phone calls

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Iran builds super computer based on AMD products

Despite US trade sanctions, AMD parts find their way into an Iranian super computer. Although it’s a relative small super computer, the Linux based, 216 Opteron powered machine is still strong enough to be used in Iran’s nuclear program. Check out the photos for some clues as to how the parts reached Iran.

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Creators of ‘PaRappa the Rapper’ Return For Wii Exclusive

Majesco Entertainment announced today that they are teaming up with Masaya Matsuura and Rodney Alan Greenblat to develop an original music-based game for the Nintendo Wii. Matsuura is a legendary multimedia musician and game designer. Greenblat is a famed New York artist. Matsuura and Greenblat are well known for their PaRappa the Rapper series.

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