Hulu Launches Desktop App, Forbids Use on Anything Other than PCs — After beating competitors like Joost by choosing to go to the web rather than the desktop, and shutting out third-party apps that enable its videos on desktops or other devices like MyMediaPlayer and Boxee. Tweet
Monthly Archives: May 2009
SATA 3.0 standard ratified; 6Gbps, isochronous SATA inbound
The SATA International Organization, the industry consortium governing Serial ATA interfaces, yesterday released a finalized version of the SATA 3.0 specification, which features 6.0Gbps data transfers and a number of improved features while remaining completely backwards-compatible with existing drives, controllers, connectors, and cables. While current hard disk drives can’t saturate SATA 2.0′s 3Gbps data rate,…
Atlantis’ Joe Flanigan, BSG stars to guest on Warehouse 13
Stargate Atlantis star Joe Flanigan will appear in SCI FI Channel’s upcoming Warehouse 13, as will former Battlestar Galactica cast members Tricia Helfer, Michael Hogan and Mark Sheppard, SCI FI announced. Other guest stars include Gossip Girl‘s James Naughton; Roger Rees of Cheers; Eureka‘s Joe Morton, Erica Cerra and Niall Matter; and Ivan Sergei from…
City of Heroes Issue 15: Anniversary open beta begins
NCsoft has announced that City of Heroes Issue 15: Anniversary has entered open beta. They write, "We are pleased to announce that City of Heroes content Update Issue 15: Anniversary has gone straight into Open Beta phase. Now is your change to celebrate the return of The 5th Column by playing and giving feedback on…
Spider-Man Gets Caught In the Dark Reign Today
Media Release — The events of Dark Reign finally catch up to Peter Parker in Amazing Spider-Man #595, on sale now! Acclaimed writer Joe Kelly and fan favorite artist Phil Jimenez begin the hotly anticipated “American Son” as the web crawler takes on his most dangerous mission yet! Can Wolverine, fellow member of the New…
Xbox 360 Hits 30 Million Sales
Microsoft has announced that worldwide Xbox 360 sales have surpassed 30 million units since the console launched on November 22, 2005. The company said that Xbox 360 has achieved the highest percentage growth in hardware sales of any console so far this year, up 28 percent over 2008. In addition, the Xbox Live community now…
Champions Online: Early Game Hands-On Preview
The level of customization borders on ridiculous. For example, there are four different colorization options for each piece. Take the chest gear for example. The game allows details like a knife belt across the chest, but what’s more, enables full color customization of belt, knife blade, sheathe and hilt. It really made the process unique.…
Raimi Talks “Spider-Man 4″ Villains
While promoting his new movie, “Drag Me to Hell,” director Sam Raimi took a moment to address the persistent rumors about the next villian(s) our favorite web-head could face in “Spider-Man 4.” A few months ago, rumors began to circulate that Raimi wanted Spidey to face off against the vampire Morbius for the next installment. …
Left 4 Dead Inspired Game Coming To Wii
The developer of The Conduit on the Wii is working on a new co-op zombie shooter heavily influenced by Valve’s Left 4 Dead. Called The Grinder, the game will feature split-screen and online four-player co-op play, also influenced by grindhouse-style horror movies. In a familiar plot, you and your buds are tasked with taking down…
Resident Evil 5 Sells 5 Million Units
RE5 has sold over 5 million units, according to Capcom CEO Kazuhiko Abe. At a Reuters Global Technology Summit last week, Abe revealed that the sales across both platforms sold 4.97 million unit by the end of April. The remaining 30,000+ are assumed to have been sold during May. The game has been at the…
