Nerd Worthy News!
SciFi & Fantasy
- Life, Doctor Who & Combom: Doctor Who Specials deleted scenes
- Grasping for the Wind: Free Fiction: Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith: Savior by John Jackson Miller
- SciFi Wire: IMAX leaks Hobbit release; also new Batman, Superman?
- SfSignal.com: SF Tidbits for 4/28/10
- Grasping for the Wind: REVIEW: The Extra by Michael Shea
- Walker of Worlds: Review: Trading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon (Orbit)
- SfSignal.com: REVIEW: Zeus – King of the Gods (Olympians #1) by George O’Connor
- i09: Watch As Fringe Goes Black And White And Noir All Over
- Slice of Scifi: DVD Details for “Max Headroom” Emerge
- i09: 20 Great “All Seems Lost” Moments From Science Fiction/Fantasy!
- Slice of Scifi: HBO Releaes “True Blood” Season Three Poster
- SciFi Wire: Why Warehouse 13 stars can’t wait for the new season
- Slice of Scifi: Fedak Planning Season Four of “Chuck”
Technology
- SfSignal.com: Our own John Anealio is asked: The Apple iPad: Sizzle or Fizzle?
- MacWorld: Browsing the aisles of Apple’s iBookstore
- ARS Technica: Microsoft releases slew of stability-oriented Windows fixes
- CNET: Ballmer previews Microsoft’s next Messenger
- ARS Technica: Google demands neutrality (just don’t apply it to them)
- CNET: Google cloud APIs lead mobile developers
- MacWorld: Solid PDF to Word converter debuts for Mac
- CNET: Gizmodo considers suing police after iPhone raid
- CNET: Future robot titans strut their stuff (photos)
- CNET: Police ID person who found iPhone prototype
- WIRED: BlackBerry Maker Overhauls Phone Operating System
Comic Books
- i09: Buffy’s Wishy-Washiest Boyfriend Makes a Comic Book Comeback in “Riley One-Shot”
- Comics should be good: Comics You Should Own flashback – Big Numbers
- Comics should be good: Scott’s Classic Comics Corner: Dell’s ‘Little 5’ War Books
Video Games
- ARS Technica: Infinity Ward staff sues Activision for up to $500 million
- GAMELIFE: Eating Slime Buns at Tokyo’s Dragon Quest Bar
- GAMELIFE: Penny Arcade Auctions Bad-Ass Intel Chip For Charity
- GAMELIFE: Hear Excerpt of Cory Doctorow’s New Gold Farming Novel
Music
- ARS Technica: Piracy problems? Music industry grew in 13 markets in 2009
- AppleInsider: Digital music grows $363M in 2009, iTunes a quarter of all U.S. sales
- WIRED: Dr. Dog: Best ‘New’ Band You’ve Never Heard
- WIRED: April 28, 2003: Apple Opens iTunes Store
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