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Comment Not the remake, a sequel (Score 2, Insightful) 63

by Conch on Thursday April 16, 2009 @07:29AM (#27595703) Attached to: Early Look At the New <em>Bionic Commando</em>

Judging from the comments there seems to be a little confusion. This is NOT the remake of Bionic Commando, the remake was released last year: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bionic_Commando:_Rearmed and was great IMHO.

This article is about an sequel to Bionic_Commando; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bionic_Commando_(2009_video_game)

Submission + - Global mobile penetration hits 50%

Submitted by Conch on Wednesday December 05, 2007 @07:40AM

Conch writes: Figures released by industry analyst Informa Telecoms & Media reveal that worldwide mobile penetration will hit 50 per cent — or around 3.3 billion subscriptions — on Thursday, just over 26 years since the first cellular network was launched.
Here's a look back over the past 26 years of mobile telephony:
The evolution of the mobile handset
Mobile penetration through history
Global mobile coverage

Submission + - Apple iPhone Dissected

Submitted by Conch on Saturday June 30, 2007 @07:19AM

Conch writes: Only hours after the launch, the Apple iPhone has been dissected. The good folks at AnandTech violated one of the first iPhones to still our curiosity about whats inside the aluminum shell.
"We have only had the phone for a few hours but we needed to get inside its casing, what follows is our dissection of the Apple iPhone. Please note that we're doing this so you are not tempted to on your recent $500/$600 expenditure, while it is quite possible to take apart using easy to find tools we'd recommend against it as it will undoubtedly void your warranty and will most likely mar up the beautiful gadget's exterior. Do whatever you wish to your iPhone, but do so at your own risk :)"

YouTube Hands Over User Info To Fox 396

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday February 14, 2007 @04:34PM from the their-tube dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Tech Crunch has an article about YouTube identifying and handing over a user's information after a request from Fox. 'Three weeks after receiving a subpoena from the U.S. District Court in Northern California, YouTube has reportedly identified a user accused by 20th Century Fox Television of uploading episodes of the show 24 a week prior to their running on television. That user, named ECOTtotal, is also alleged to have uploaded 12 episodes of The Simpsons, some quite old. Apparently Google and YouTube were willing and able to identify the owner of the username ECOTtotal, according to a report on InternetNews.com.'"

Submission + - The Top 12 Movies that Were Ahead of Their Time

Submitted by

Alex Billington

on Wednesday February 14, 2007 @03:37PM

Alex Billington writes: "What makes a movie years down the road be referred to as ahead of its time? It's the visual effects and technical achievements that the filmmakers implemented, from the miniatures in Star Wars to the time-freezing camera system in The Matrix, these movies were vastly ahead of their time. FirstShowing.net has comprised a comprehensive list of the top 12 movies in history that were ahead of their time, ranging from Psycho and 2001 to The Matrix."

Submission + - I am the bad boss!! what now?!?

Submitted by Anonymous on Wednesday February 14, 2007 @03:10PM

Anonymous writes: I'm an IT manager since almost 2 years now and out of no-where (maybe arrogance), I decided to do a 360 feedback (using one of those websites). Employees were able to answer anonymously and, now I'm sure, didn't hold on anything on their mind. Turned out I'm not very good; pretty much very bad. As suggested, I'm one of those managers who got promoted due to "technical prowess" in my previous position. And in all honesty, although I like the job (well, before I did...), I didn't sign up for this (people who hates you and goes bad mouthing about you — not that they're not right, just that I don't want to be known like that). What should I do now? You guys saw anyone in that same position (maybe you?) and actually turned it over and became a good boss?

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