January 2008
54 posts
Jack Thompson Defends Mass Effect →
Famous anti-gaming crusader Jack Thompson calls the Fox News vs Mass Effect story contrived and self-help author Cooper Lawrence. In other news Hell freezes over.
Tiki Bar's Johnny Johnny (Kevin Gamble) Saves... →
Today Kevin Gamble, also known as Tiki Bar TV’s “Johnny Johnny,” in an incredible act of heroism, saved a woman from an oncoming train in a New York subway. “The train is about 60 seconds away, so I immediately leap over the edge…So I haul her up on my shoulder, at which point she comes too, and I quickly get her back to the edge…”
'The Dark Knight' director remembers Heath Ledger →
Christopher Nolan, director of the upcoming ‘Batman Begins’ sequel, reflects on working with Heath Ledger. “There aren’t many actors who can make you feel ashamed of how often you complain about doing the best job in the world.”
From today, feel free to download all the music in... →
After a decade fighting to stop illegal file-sharing, the music industry will give fans today what they have always wanted: an unlimited supply of free and legal songs.
People don't read books - says Steve Jobs →
When Mr. Jobs was asked at the Macworld Expo what he thought of Amazon’s Kindle, he heaped scorn on the book industry. “It doesn’t matter how good or bad the product is; the fact is that people don’t read anymore,” he said. I presume he won’t read this news article then.
Toy Story 1 & 2 Returning to Theaters in 3D! →
It was announced today that the first two films in Pixar’s sole and signature franchise, Toy Story and Toy Story 2, are headed back to movie screens October 2nd, 2009 and February 12th, 2010, respectively, with a complete digital 3D makeover, called Disney Digital 3D to be exact.
Alchemist Author Pirates His Own Books →
Paulo Coelho, the best-selling author of “The Alchemist”, is using BitTorrent and other filesharing networks as a way to promote his books. His publishers weren’t too keen on giving away free copies of his books, so he’s taken matters into his own hands.
This is not a joke folks... →
Several websites relating to the Church of Scientology have been slowed down, brought to a complete halt or seemingly removed from the Internet completely in an attack which seems to be continuous.
EA Demands Fox News Channel Correction →
In a letter to a producer at Fox News, Electronic Arts calls their Mass Effect story insulting and error riddled.
Click if your computer screen is dirty. →
Clean your computer screen through the internets!
Last.fm frees the music →
As of today, you can play full-length tracks and entire albums for free on the Last.fm website. Additionally, Last.fm will start paying artists directly for the music they stream!
Heath Ledger is Dead →
TMZ has learned that Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger has died in NY.
Goth who walks girlfriend on leash is told "No... →
This goth guy was told he couldn’t travel on the bus because they “don’t allow dogs”. There is a hi-res pic of him “walking” his girlfriend in the article.
Is Life on Mars? Amazing photo of strange figure... →
A photo taken by one of the Mars rovers appears to show a strange figure walking on the surface. Is this just a rock, or is there more to it?
January 30th is International Delete Your MySpace... →
PLease no more myspace… . We were just recently alerted here at Mashable that January 30th, just a few scant days away, is International Delete Your MySpace Account Day. Cory Geller sent us to a blog post by Simon Owens describing his growing disgust with the constant friend requests from the fembots
Call of Duty 4 overtakes Halo 3 as the top game on... →
The top games for the week of January 14th have been released, and it looks like Halo 3 is now second to Call of Duty 4 as the top game on Xbox Live. It’s about time.
EA Pulls a Valve,Next Battlefield Goes Cartoon-ey... →
Available for download at www.battlefield-heroes.com this summer, Battlefield Heroes is EA’s first title that is offered completely for free, and features a built-in matchmaking system to ensure that players of equal skill are paired together for fair play.
NBC's Zucker hints at return to iTunes? →
After a very public cat-fight resulting in the discontinuation of NBC content on iTunes, the relationship between NBC and Apple seems to be on the mend. Zucker says, “We’ve said all along that we admire Apple, that we want to be in business with Apple.” He then unexpectedly adds, “We’re great fans of Steve Jobs.” No telling what caused…
New PSN ad mocks Xbox Live costs →
A new ad for PSN highlights that it is free to play online on the PS3, subtly lambasting the cost associated with Xbox Live.The ad is appearing online on various videogame websites with the message ‘PlayStation Network - Where the fun is always free.’ Xbox 360 owners who want to play online have to pay an annual subscription fee.
User does not believe Linux can run without... →
In a forum post on zdnet, a user explains why Linux cannot run on a computer without Windows. Very funny to read.
Obama wins Nevada -- for real. →
While Clinton did edge out Obama in the popular vote by 6%, she only did so by capturing the populous Las Vegas area. Obama won broader support statewide, especially in the more rural areas that Democrats usually flounder in, and thus earned more state delegates than Clinton. Obama is now two delegates ahead of Clinton, and closest to nomination.
Revision3 Launches New Website →
Sweet new site has gone live, this time it actually works!
The 5 Most Horrifying Bugs in the World →
There are about 10,000,000,000,000,000,000 insects on earth at any given moment. Seriously, that’s a real number. For every one of us, there are 1.5 billion bugs. But some of them are so horrifying, just one is too many. Here are five you want to avoid at all costs.
USA: Now on Canada's "Torture Watch List" →
Ottawa has put the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on a watch list for torture. It notes specific “U.S. interrogation techniquies,” which include “forced nudity, isolation, and sleep deprivation.” WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF????
Confirmed: You Can Keep Your iTunes Movie Rentals... →
Movie rentals from iTunes 7.6? Awesome. That pesky 24-hour viewing window once you’ve started the film? Not so much. What if you need just a little bit more time? Or maybe a whole lot more time? We’d heard you could extend the doomsday clock by toying around with your system’s date/time. We tested it and it’s true.
Digg: Your Feedback on the New Comments System →
We’d like to hear what you think of the proposed changes to comments. Check out the video and let us know what you think by posting, digging up, or burying the comments in this thread.
Tell Apple "iPod Touch users should get iPhone... →
as if these things ever work… sign an online petition if you are gettin the shaft from Apple.
Sun buys MySQL →
Didn’t see that one coming. Blog contains details to what this could mean for both companies. May as well be one of the most important takeovers of 2008 already!
New Revision 3 Site →
cool new design!
Rock Band! →
So I don’t know if you heard but Rock Band is now out in Canada. It’s kind of like Guitar Hero but so much better! The reason, you have drums and a mic. That’s right. You can actually play as band if you have enough people involved.
I feel like this game was made for me. Especially because of the drums. So far I finished the drums on expert and i’m about half way on...
MacBook Air doesn't have a user-replaceable... →
We sort of understood it with iPods, and we grudgingly accepted it with the iPhone, but the MacBook Air has a sealed, non-user-replaceable battery, and that means we’re suddenly a lot less in love. We’re digging for details on how much it’ll cost to swap out — and what Apple expects road warriors to do when their slick new ultraportable dies…
New Apple MacBook Air Is World's Thinnest →
It’s real and I want to buy one and lick it. The fabled MacBook Air actually exists. It’s ultra-thin, has a solid state drive and, except for a couple ports, it’s all about wireless connectivity.
Apple unveils the Apple TV Take 2! Admits first... →
Apple just admitted that the first Apple TV didn’t quite work out — so it’s back with a new model that can access iTunes directly — and streams movies in both DVD quality and HD with 5.1 surround.
Apple Adds Five Apps To The iPod Touch -- For A... →
It’s not all love for the iPhone today — Apple just announced that Mail, Maps, Stocks, Notes and Weather are all coming to the iPod touch. New touch owners get ‘em all for free, but all of you early adopters will have to cough up: the bundle is going to set you back a whopping $20.
Apple Announces Time Capsule Home Server for Macs →
At Macworld 2008, Apple just announced Time Capsule, a full Airport Extreme base station with 802.11n wireless and four ethernet ports, plus server grade hard drives to back up all of the Leopard Macs in the house. Details and pics to come, but for now we’re celebrating the pricing: 500GB for $300; 1TB for $500.
Engadget's Live Macworld 2008 Coverage →
Live from Macworld 2008: Steve Jobs keynote, starts at 9:00AM Pacific, 12:00PM Eastern.
Apple designs look like reworkings of 1960s Braun... →
Nice story showing how parallel evolution (or design borrowing!) ends up with current and perhaps future Apple products, with ideas inspired by old Braun gear.
HD DVD fires back, slashes hardware & software... →
HD DVD’s response to being unceremoniously jilted by Warner going into CES was … nothing. A canceled press conference, downtrodden Toshiba press conference and rumors of further losses left great doubt that red had anything left in 2008, but now HD DVD is firing back.
HD DVD Price Drops while Blu-ray Screws Early... →
“Amazon now has an HD DVD player with seven movies for only $147. Blu-ray players, of course, are still well above $300… and Blu-ray players on the market are designed without “future-compatibility capabilities.” This means that bonus features on titles released starting in October will not be playable on current Blu-ray players.”
Snow Falls in Baghdad For First Time in 100 Years →
After weathering nearly five years of war, Baghdad residents thought they’d pretty much seen it all. But Friday morning, as muezzins were calling the faithful to prayer, the people here awoke to something certifiably new. For the first time in memory, snow fell across Baghdad.
It Takes 7 Hrs and 51 Mins to Get From "Here" to... →
Only Google would know that
Rock Band: Harmonix's Top Tips For Drummers →
Drumming in Rock Band got you down? Having trouble making the move from Medium to Hard? Check out Wired’s guide to improving your drum game, straight from the expert drummers and game designers at Harmonix.
Top 5 things I saw in America which, freaked me... →
Top 5 things I saw in America which, as a Canadian, freaked me right out
Digg: We're Fixing The Annoying Ads →
“Just wanted to let you all know that we’re working hard to remove the obtrusive ads on Digg. We’re not cool with auto-playing audio ads, as you found on the site today…”
Holy Crap: Did Bill Gates Just Say Windows Sucks?... →
We asked a simple question: what Microsoft product could have used a little more polish before release? The answer astounded us. We would just like to thank Bill Gates for his honesty and his openness.
CNN reports Clinton wins New Hampshire →
Early exit polling showed Obama led Clinton 44 percent to 24 percent among men, college-educated voters and voters who describe themselves as both liberals and moderates.
Microsoft says Blu-ray for 360 is possible →
The latest company to possibly jump on the Blu-ray bandwagon is none other than Microsoft itself, the backers of the rival HD-DVD format. According to BetaNews, Albert Penello, director for global marketing at Microsoft, revealed that while his company will continue to back the HD-DVD for the 360, that because of the external drive c…
HDDVD: Get a shovel and a Pine box now! →
If this happens its lights out for HDDVD!
HD-DVD vs Blu-Ray Battle Over? Where the Studios... →
A graph or which studios support what format. Damn you, Weinstein brothers. I want my Planet Terror & Kill Bill Blu-Ray discs.
HD-DVD - Runs and hides from CES →
“….HD DVD group is canceling its CES press conference; tail severely between legs over today’s explosive news that Warner — the last “undecided” studio — was going to the other side and doing Blu-ray discs exclusively.”