Posted on January 25, 2008 by newzpad
The next James Bond film is to be called Quantum of Solace, producers have confirmed.
The title is taken from one of a collection of short stories published by 007 creator Ian Fleming in 1960.
Producer Michael Wilson said the film would have “twice as much action” as 2006’s Casino Royale, which saw [...]
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Posted on January 23, 2008 by newzpad
According to the latest NPD group report, during the month of December Blu-ray players held 60 percent of the HD media player market — despite the fact that HD DVD players were considerably cheaper. While that might’ve helped Warner in its decision to go Blu, the move has definitely had a dramatic effect on player [...]
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Posted on January 21, 2008 by newzpad
There have been reports that audiences seeing Cloverfield this weekend are going wild for the attached Star Trek teaser trailer, but my screening was dead quiet. And I can’t tell whether the mere four comments /Film received on our post about the bootleg version being on YouTube (still there) are a sign of disinterest, mild [...]
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Posted on January 21, 2008 by newzpad
What would happen to planet earth if the human race were to suddenly disappear forever? Would ecosystems thrive? What remnants of our industrialized world would survive? What would crumble fastest?
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Posted on January 21, 2008 by newzpad
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. Perhaps you recall NBC Universal’s CEO, Jeff Zucker, saying that Steve Jobs and iTunes had “destroyed the music business.” This in retaliation to Apple’s damning press release in which [...]
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Posted on January 18, 2008 by newzpad
Posted on January 16, 2008 by newzpad
Apple on Tuesday introduces iTunes Movie Rentals, a new feature of the iTunes Store that enables users to download movies and watch them for a short time rather than having to buy them. Movie rentals will be priced at $3.99 for new releases and $2.99 for older films. High Definition (HD) movies will be downloadable [...]
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Posted on January 15, 2008 by newzpad
Previously, you had to call Activision in order to pre-register for a replacement Guitar Hero III disc (one containing Dolby Pro Logic II, that is). All you phone-o-phobics can rest easy, though, as the company has finally enabled online pre-registration.
Owners of the Wii edition of Guitar Hero can now fill out this form, which will [...]
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Posted on January 9, 2008 by newzpad
Nyko showed off some new accessories for the Wii and other systems (but most importantly the Wii) at the CES trade show. The company offered some more concrete information about the release of their Wireless Nunchuck, specifying a Q1 2008 release window and $30 price point for this product.
Their other Wii peripheral is something that [...]
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Posted on January 5, 2008 by newzpad
Rumors are flying fast and furious over what Steve Jobs will pull out of his blue-jean pocket a week from Tuesday at his annual speech at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco. These include a movie rental service for iTunes, a super small notebook computer perhaps with a solid-state hard drive, a notebook docking station, [...]
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Posted on January 5, 2008 by newzpad
“….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.”
We just got an email which stated that the HD DVD group is canceling its CES press conference; tail severely [...]
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Posted on January 5, 2008 by newzpad
Sony tacitly recognizes the inconvenience caused by its DRM usage, and even recommends that iPod users circumvent some of its own DRM.
With three of the big four music labels abandoning DRM, that leaves Sony as the big holdout. That’s right, the same company that brought you the Sony rootkit scandal is also the last [...]
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Posted on January 1, 2008 by newzpad
Toys”R”Us has just gone above and beyond the call of corporate greed, in an effort to take advantage of every consumer interested in purchasing the popular Nintendo Wii console. The retailer is offering what is perhaps the worst next-gen console “bundle” in the history of gaming: a Nintendo Wii and 10 games (no first party [...]
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Posted on December 24, 2007 by newzpad
While Nintendo is too busy these days, keeping up with demand for the Wii, to even consider working on an improved version of their revolutionary system, the Chinese that created the Vii, that funny replica of the Nintendo Wii, already have a sequel ready, the Vii 2.
Sure it might not have been as good [...]
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Posted on December 24, 2007 by newzpad
Every now and then when you read about someone performing a selfless, heart warming act of kindness, it just sort of makes you feel like a jerk. Such is the case with 11-year-old Tyler Strasser, who’s been helping out those in need since he was a young toddler in diapers. Scratch that; since he was [...]
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