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Start++ a Windows Vista search box upgrade


Although some Vista users are having some problems, specially with Nvidia drivers, and some with performance issues, there are some who have already made the jump and dedicate themselves fully to developing software for the new OS, Start++ is just the start of such programs.
This program basically upgrades the Vista’s start menu search box and [...]

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Run NTSC Gamecube games on a PAL Nintendo Wii

Although the source marks this as a rumor, I have read various confirmations therefore I think that it’s safe to assume that this really works. All you need is an NTSC Gamecube game.
Pop a PAL GameCube disc into the Wii, and head to the ‘Disc Channel’. A GameCube logo should be up on the screen. [...]

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Wiimote buttons can now work in flash games

Back in the good old days of the PSP, when it first received if’s flash-enabled browser, various developers started working very hard on making their games compatible with the PSP’s interface. Today, the same thing is happening with the Wii and it’s Opera browser, but don’t get over-excited yet. Only the D-Pad and the normal [...]

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Buffalo releases D-Pad equipped mouse

Japanese hardware manufacturer has just release a slightly innovative wired mouse that has a D-Pad instead of a scroll wheel, but doesn’t feature any more additional buttons other than those two.

The bright side of this mouse is that it’s quite cheap (3320 Yen / $28), and it has a decent resolution of 800 dpi. The [...]

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Lexus built this slick machine for the film Minority Report… the car only has 38 miles on the Odometer…according to the Sci-Fi Wire, it’s going up for sale.
On commenting on the car, Stephen Spielberg had this to say:
“I thought Lexus might be interested in going into a speculative future to see what the transportation systems [...]

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Marvel “World War Hulk” Trailer

As much as I’m not overflowing with Marvel love right now…I can’t help but think this World War Hulk Trailer is awesome.

I really hope we see the Planet Hulk storyline in animated form one day…maybe with this as a sequel…

but for now, this trailer has me jazzed about the upcoming Marvel event.

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New Fantastic Four Spot!

Another Fantastic Four spot has appeared online (after airing during Heroes this week)…

This movie is really looking like it’s going to be a great version of the FF on the big screen. I hate to say that I’m getting excited about it because I don’t want to be let down…

…but I’m getting excited about [...]

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TrekWeb has posted an official press release announcing Star Trek XI.
The film will be helmed by J.J. Abrams, and will be released on Christmas Day 2008. What a merry Christmas it will be for many a Trekkie…

Also, IGN has a report that the roles of Kirk, Spock, and McCoy may be filled soon…by who?
Matt [...]

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Motorola releases StarTac III in Korea

If you happen to live in Europe, than the StarTac cellphone is probably familiar to you. You, or one of your acquaintances probably had one. It was one of the very first clamshell cellphones, and it was incredibly small for it’s time, although it looks horribly bulky if you look at it nowadays.
Today, Motorla is [...]

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Looks like this isn’t a good day for Microsoft software. Jason Busch from SpendMatters, The Business Blog for Spend Management, has just advised it’s readers to not “upgrade” to Office 2007. Apparently, he has spent over a day of working hours trying to achieve the same level of performance he has with Windows XP and [...]

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Vista less efficient than XP

Although Vista has been a buzzword lately, or was a buzzword, depending on where you live or what your interest in it is, it appears that once again it has been proved to be less efficient than it’s older brother, Windows XP.
Pfeiffer Consulting, an international research and consulting organization, that specializes in technology and media, [...]

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Sony unveils DSC-T100 and DSC-T20

Sony has just unveiled today their latest ultra-portable camera models, the “high end” DSC-T100 and the and the slightly weaker DSC-T20, which both come with pretty impressive specifications.
The T100 and the T20 both come with the famous Carl Zeiss less, and have 5x and 3x optical zoom respectively. On the software side, Sony has now [...]

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INTERVIEW: Writer Joe Casey talks GØDLAND

Joe Casey is a Man of Action…seriously, he’s part of a collective of creators known as Man of Action. You can check out their official website here. Joe and Co. work in a variety of media (you may be familiar with Ben10, their animated series for Cartoon Network)…but when Joe isn’t running around [...]

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It was a big weekend for geek movie info…
Hulk 2

Production is underway for the next installment of the green goliath’s “Incredible” franchise. Production is setting up in Toronto for a four month shoot. The film should smash it’s way into theaters on June 13, 2008.
The Spirit
Comic creator turned writer/director Frank Miller spoke [...]

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EMI considers ditching DRM, but…

The recording label EMI is apparently the only one that has considered dropping DRM in favor of a “clean” music format. However, not all is green in music land, because in order to do so, they request what everyone wants to have: money, and according to Bloomberg, it was a considerable quantity:
EMI has backed out [...]

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iPod to receive CoverFlow update?

Although I wasn’t hearing any complaints about it, it seems that Apple is set to bring the eye-candy CoverFlow feature to it’s iPod line. It looks and works exactly as you’d expect it to, but it will probably consume a little bit more battery than it normally would, if you were to browse in the [...]

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