In a somewhat surprisingly earnest assessment, the NYTimes has an article about the massive decline in movie-going that does not once try to blame piracy and file-sharing programs. It sounds like studios are beginning to understand that they have only themselves to blame. Tweet digg.com
Daily Archives: August 25, 2005
Get a Free In-Game Helm With City of Villains Pre-Order
If you pre-order a copy of massively multiplayer online hero basher City of Villains you’ll get a free super evil battle helmet. This is exactly why real life should be a lot more like massively multiplayer games. Check out the four head-buckets of doom below after the jump: Crab Spider Battle Helmet: For followers…
Another Major Spammer Busted
25 year old Christopher William Smith, considered one of the worlds biggest spammers by the Spamhaus Project, is now sitting in a jail without bond. Smith allegedly had a doctor issue 72,000 prescriptions in the space of one year in conjunction with orders obtained through spamming. The doctor, Philip Mach, had a license to practice…
Download IE7 Beta now!
I will say up front that I abandoned Internet Explorer once I discovered that a simple FireFox tweak made my browser act like a chipmunk on crack. Download Now Tweet RealTechNews
New Saw II & Cry_Wolf Sites
Bloody-Disgusting points out that a spin-off site for Lions Gate Films’ Saw II has launched at HouseofJigsaw.com , which includes new features on the anticipated sequel. Disgusting says that “the site will be constantly changed, there will be cheat codes to access certain areas, there will be new Saw II stuff going up and coming…
Intel unveils Viiv, new brand aimed at consumers
Intel Corp. INTC.O on Wednesday took the wraps off plans for a new kind of personal computer aimed squarely at the digital living room that will use what the world’s largest semiconductor maker has dubbed Viiv technology. Tweet reuters.com
8 Hour Laptop Battery Due in 2006
The need to change a laptop battery every few hours may soon be an annoyance of the past. Intel and Matsushita, the maker of Panasonic brand products, are jointly developing technology that would produce laptop batteries with 8 hours of power per charge. Tweet betanews.com
Get Lost with DVD Talk
On September 6, one of the biggest TV-on-DVD releases of the year hits shelves with Lost – The Complete First Season. In preparation for the release, Buena Vista Home Entertainment threw a jungle extravaganza like no other on Oahu’s North Shore, and DVD Talk Reviewer das Monkey was on site to capture every moment. Check…
Google Earth vs. Flight Sim 2004 Comparison (Pictures)
Several Pictures of Microsoft Flight Simulator Screen shots compared to Google earth. Tweet digg.com
Gmail: New From Address
Without apparent fanfare, Google now lets you change your From address to any email address you can verify. Click on Settings, then Accounts. Once you’ve verified the email you can go back there to make the new address the default. Tweet blogspace.com
