Nerd News Roundup-May 17 2010
On May 17, 2010,
in News,
by Patrick Hester
Nerd Worthy News
Scifi & Fantasy
- AirlockAlpha: BBC America To Co-Produce New Jamie Bamber Series ‘Outcasts’
- i09: How Did Science Fiction Defeat Horror In The War For The Zeitgeist?
- SciFi Wire: Wait … there’s two 20,000 Leagues remake movies??
- SciFi Wire: Your complete guide to the films of Philip K. Dick
- SfSignal: SF Tidbits for 5/17/10
Technology
- CNNMoney: Apple: Leaked iPhone ‘immensely damaging’ to profit
- Washington Post: Facebook meets the “Unlike” button
- PCWorld: Google I/O: What to Expect
- NatGeo: Solar Sail Hybrid Launches Today From Japan
- PCMag: Happy Birthday YouTube: Our Favorite Videos
- TGDaily: Bankers ditch Blackberries for iPhones
- CNET: Report: Apple readying 24 million units of next iPhone
- mocoNews: Analyzing The App Store: Blockbusters, Stragglers And Everything In Between
- ARS Technica: 160% increase in H.264 video online since January (no flash)
Comic Books
- Associated press: (Mark) Hamill to direct movie of his comic ‘Black Pearl’
- AirlockAlpha: ‘Heroes,’ NBC Sued Over Carnival Storyline
- Escapist: Take the Comic Book Heroes Quiz!
Video Games
- PCMag: Nintendo, Heart Association Promoting ‘Active Play’ Games
- Wired: Gameloft Sidesteps Android Market for Mobile Assassin’s Creed, HAWX
- ARS Technica: Mario Galaxy 2 preview: bludgeoned by great ideas, surprises
- ARS Technica: Tetris, shooters, and Diablo: the best of StarCraft 2 mods
Music
- NJ.com: Ronnie James Dio: Heavy metal, personified
- MacRumors: Beatles on iTunes Still Hung Up on ‘Business Hassles’
- MacWorld: Music Man 3 adds ringtone creation, FLAC playback
- Artist Direct: Lady Gaga Performs With Bruce Springsteen Last Week
- Artist Direct: Seattle Art Museum Opens Kurt Cobain Exhibition
- Artist Direct: Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards Finishes Memoirs
- Billboard.com: Sarah McLachlan Wraps ‘Illusion,’ Preps For Lilith Fair Return
- Billboard.com: Lady Antebellum, Brad Paisley, Keith Urban Help Tenn. Flood Relief
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