As Ridley Scott prepares two new Alien prequels, he tells James Mottram why, at 72, he isn't ready to slow down yet The epitome of self-made success, Ridley Scott is talking about his career. And, as...
While I'm sure director Marcus Nispel isn't going for historical accuracy, I'm sure he used it as an excuse to get some skin into his new reboot of Conan. ...
Live video fan chat and the cast of Spartacus chatting about season1, the prequel and ofcourse the eagerly awaited season2. read more for the videos. ...
With this year’s HBO miniseries The Pacific a big success, it’s perhaps not all that surprising to learn that Warner Bros. wants to muscle in on the action. And in an encouraging move, the studio ...
Scottish actor Sylvester McCoy ("Doctor Who") revealed to the Argyllshire Standard that he is in talks to join The Hobbit: ...
Oh Peter Jackson, how you tease. The New Zealand director has promised that he will have certainty about whether The Hobbit is going ahead "sometime soon" in an interview with New Zealand's Dominion ...
IGN spoke to both actors about returning for the new six-episode Starz prequel series. Plus, will Lawless actually be returning for Season 2? ...
Angelina Jolie said after a visit to Sarajevo Saturday she would soon start work on a love story set during the 1992-95 Bosnian War, reports Reuters. ...
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That sound you hear is a copper brown Ford Cortina revving its engine with a growl. Why? The film version of The Sweeney is back in action and Ray Winstone is still attached as Jack Regan.
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Apple News
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Apple's Ping a scammers haven? Security experts say watch out 04 September 2010, 16.53 admin Apple News  Apple's music-focused social network, Ping is only a few days old, and already the iTunes-based feature is "drowning in scams and spams," security researchers say. The scams are nothing too advanced at the moment, and there |
Next-Generation iPod Touch to Be 'Slightly Thinner' Than Current Models? 01 September 2010, 15.10 admin Apple News  iLounge offers a number of details regarding the fourth-generation iPod touch rumored for introduction today that it believes to be correct. While much of the information regarding the physical features of the device is e |
 An Apple patent application appears designed to identify people who steal iPhones Sure, if someone steals your iPhone, you might be able to remotely wipe it in order to protect sensitive data. But what about catching the th |
Military
 The U.S. Army is developing snakelike robots for battlefield action that could include search and rescue missions, opening doors, and handling improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in a bid to keep troops out of harm's way.
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Star Trek-style force-field armour being developed by military scientists 18 August 2010, 12.19 admin Military news  A space-age "force field" capable of protecting armoured vehicles and tanks by repelling incoming fire is being developed by British military scientists.
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 The XM25 is the deadliest hand weapon in the army arsenal. Why? Because it can fire 25mm rounds that explode at any distance set by the soldier, killing people protected behind walls or trenches. Here it is in action.
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Microsoft
 Kinect for Xbox is not limited to only two active players, Microsoft's Xbox general manager Kudo Tsunoda told VideoGamer.com at gamescom last week. Contrary to what's been widely reported, many of the Kinect launch titles s |
Microsoft's Wireless Mobile 4000 mice get a sassy new coat of paint 26 August 2010, 17.43 admin Microsoft News  your mouse too boring? Does your hand routinely fall asleep while resting on it? Well, Microsoft, known for sexying up its mice with all manner of wild patterns, has struck again -- this time, with the Wireless Mobile 400 |
 Microsoft has released a new beta version of the software giant's free Windows software accessories pack, Windows Live Essentials. The Vole seems to want everyone to know what date the final version will hit the shops becau |
ATI/AMD News
 Chip company AMD has announced that, four years after acquiring it, the ATI brand is to be dropped from all its marketing and will be referred to only in nostalgic terms from now on.
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 ATI's Eyefinity may be a technological wonder, but to build a three-monitor display means that at least one of screens has to be connected via DisplayPort. This will often require a new and relatively high-end monitor tha |
 ATI Tray Tools is a small utility that can be found in the windows tray which then allows instant access to options and settings. Quite handy and quite a small download.
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Entertainment
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Ridley Scott: 'I'm doing pretty good, if you think about it' 04 September 2010, 21.09 admin Entertainment  As Ridley Scott prepares two new Alien prequels, he tells James Mottram why, at 72, he isn't ready to slow down yet
The epitome of self-made success, Ridley Scott is talking about his career. And, as you might expect from |
Jason Momoa Parties with Topless Babes in New Conan Pictures! 01 September 2010, 15.27 admin Entertainment  While I'm sure director Marcus Nispel isn't going for historical accuracy, I'm sure he used it as an excuse to get some skin into his new reboot of Conan.
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Spartacus Live Fan Chat with Spartacus Cast At Comic Con 01 September 2010, 09.49 admin Entertainment  Live video fan chat and the cast of Spartacus chatting about season1, the prequel and ofcourse the eagerly awaited season2. read more for the videos.
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Technology
 The Walkman section of Sony's booth at IFA this week has an automatic information system that pops up specs on a central display for each model as you pull it away from its base, but there was one unknown model chilling out |
Nike files patent for auto-lacing sneakers, Marty McFly doth protest 26 August 2010, 17.46 admin Technology  We've seen some extremely DIY auto-lacing sneakers, but it looks like the big boys -- Nike -- have thought about getting in on the game as well.
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Kia's 'Pop' electric car concept makes our inner urbanite swoon 20 August 2010, 11.13 admin Technology  Kia has largely steered clear of the electric car battlegrounds, focusing instead on smaller, lower-cost options that get good enough gas mileage as-is.
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Games News
 Believe it or not, but just over 13 years ago a group of huddled journalists excitedly scribbled in their notepads after hearing the first news of 3D Realms' Duke Nukem Forever.Since then, it's died for good - and, today, c |
First Batman: Arkham City in-game screens are simply staggering 01 September 2010, 15.30 admin Games News  Batman fans, forget the date currently displayed on your calendar, for today, it is truly Christmas.
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 Are you addicted to World of Warcraft? So addicted, in fact, that you need to play World of Warcraft even when playing other games? Then we have good news for you...
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Hardware
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Toshiba's Thin F1 3DTV Upscales to 3D and Has a Design Heritage To Be Proud Of 31 August 2010, 15.13 admin Hardware News  There's one thing Toshiba's always lacked, it's a bit of style. Sex appeal. Visual "oomph" which their neighbors Sony do so well. This could be why they've collaborated with Danish designer Jacob Jensen for this slim F1 3DT |
 By now ASRock is a familiar household name for many enthusiasts, noted by generally decent product quality, budget-friendliness, and tendency to equip with innovative, if not interesting, features. Of course this did not |
 HP is one of the many companies getting ready to upgrade their netbook line with Intel's new dual-core Atom processor. Although no official announcement has been made, the folks over at NetbookNews.de have spotted a servi |
Nvidia News
 When it comes to customised and pre-overclocked graphics cards, few are as venerable as Gigabyte's Super Overclock series.
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 GPU DESIGNER Nvidia has finally managed to get its Tegra chip into a mobile phone worthy of mention, with LG Electronics confirming that it will use the chip.
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NVIDIA GTX 480M will bring Fermi to laptops this June, crazy power requirements and all 02 May 2010, 14.34 admin Nvidia News  We had an inkling NVIDIA wouldn't keep the Fermi goodness just to the desktop and here's our first pseudo-official confirmation.
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Robotics
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The state of household robots in Japan: looking pretty great 04 September 2010, 21.04 admin Robotics  This crazy looking little fellow is Toshiba's ApriPoco robot, and we couldn't want to meet him more -- especially in his updated form.
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Willow Garage PR2 robot learns to sort socks for k prize (video) 21 August 2010, 21.34 admin Robotics  We've been following the evolution of the Willow Garage PR2 robot for a little over a year now, watching as it learned to mooch electricity and hustle pool sharks.
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 Well, that didn't take long. Just a few months after Fujisoft's PALRO was formally introduced to the Japanese education segment, said humanoid is now set to receive a host of new applications as well as become useful as a p |
Software News
Also coming is a major user interface change called tab sets, formerly known as tab candy.
Hardware acceleration, coming to all the major browsers in various forms, is designed to shift some tasks from a computer's main |
 next version of Google’s browser has been promoted to beta status. You can now download Chrome 6 beta and start testing it out on multiple platforms.
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 Adobe on Friday announced that their flagship production and design software collection, Creative Suite 5, has reached RTM and is now shipping. Adobe has also posted 30-day trial downloads for every application and suite in |
Latest
When it comes to customised and pre-overclocked graphics cards, few are as venerable as Gigabyte's Super Overclock series.
Ridley Scott: 'I'm doing pretty good, if you think about it' 04 September 2010, 21.09 admin Entertainment
As Ridley Scott prepares two new Alien prequels, he tells James Mottram why, at 72, he isn't ready to slow down yet
The epitome of self-made success, Ridley Scott is talking about his career. And, as you might expect from
The state of household robots in Japan: looking pretty great 04 September 2010, 21.04 admin Robotics
This crazy looking little fellow is Toshiba's ApriPoco robot, and we couldn't want to meet him more -- especially in his updated form.
The Walkman section of Sony's booth at IFA this week has an automatic information system that pops up specs on a central display for each model as you pull it away from its base, but there was one unknown model chilling out
Apple's Ping a scammers haven? Security experts say watch out 04 September 2010, 16.53 admin Apple News
Apple's music-focused social network, Ping is only a few days old, and already the iTunes-based feature is "drowning in scams and spams," security researchers say. The scams are nothing too advanced at the moment, and there
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