Archive for July 7th, 2003

Raider Trilogy to have a slight make over

The upcoming Indiana Jones Trilogy DVD set will include “Raiders of the Lost Ark” with one minor digital change to it - “Remember that shot where Indy falls into the snake pit, and you briefly see reflections on the glass that’s protecting Harrison Ford’s face from the snakes? Well… sources are telling Digital Bits that [...]

Editor loses job over ‘Caddyshack’ embellishment

ROSWELL, N.M. — The sports editor of the Roswell Daily Record has been fired for fabricating part of a news story about a golf tournament in which he quoted a fictional character from the movie “Caddyshack.” Gregory M. Jones was dismissed by the Daily Record on June 17, the day after his article about [...]

Sunday Hack Attack Not So Bad

An anticipated Sunday hacking contest is not as devastating as security watchers feared. A quick flurry after the 2 a.m. EDT official start defaces ‘a slew’ of small, unsecured websites but leaves the big ones like Amazon and Yahoo functioning normally.
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File Trading up 10%

The Recording Industry Association of America’s announcement on June 25 that it will start tracking down and suing users of file-sharing programs has yet to spook people, say developers of these applications. “Forget about it, dude — even genocidal litigation can’t stop file sharers,” said Wayne Rosso, president of Grokster, one of several systems [...]

Samsung Bans Camera Phones In The Workplac

Emily Turrettini discovered that Samsung, makers of quite a lot of camera phones, are now banning them in their own factories, as they’re afraid that people will use them for corporate espionage. The link that Emily originally included is now gone, but another story has the details including an answer to my first question: the [...]

“Troopers” get the bus home

It’s a wrap on “Starship Troopers 2 : Hero of the Federation”, says Producer Jon Davison. “[It] wrapped right on schedule, June 20th. Phil did a terrific job. It was first time for me in years to have a film wrap with the cast and crew being as enthusiastic and upbeat as the first day [...]

Star Trek Endures

Rumours of Star Trek’s demise appear to have been greatly exaggerated and more movies may appear in the future. Issuing a statement in response to game manufacturer Activision’s claims that they had let the franchise stagnate, Viacom claimed that more Trek films are on the way. “We have every intention of continuing the movie franchise,” [...]

Star Wars Galaxies Reviewed

Want the inside scoop of what SWG is like? Well, Warthog has written a review for all of you, entitled ‘Warrior, Brawler, Hairdresser‘ with his insights on the game. Sort of. Let’s just say you won’t find a review anything like this one anywhere else.
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Adobe drops Mac support in new version of Premiere

Adobe is dropping Mac support for its video editing program, following competition from Apple’s Final Cut Pro, reports MacCentral. “If Apple’s already doing an application, it makes the market for a third-party developer that much smaller,” said David Trescot, senior director of Adobe’s digital video products group. “I think you’re going to find that more [...]

C&C Generals Zero Hour Announced

Top Generals to Collide in EA’s Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour announces plans for the first expansion for Command & Conquer Generals called Zero Hour, planned for release this fall. Here’s a bit:
Players will wage a global war to become the ultimate General of modern warfare as they square off against the world’s [...]