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And the best year in science fiction is?

We’ve given you a bunch of options — from 1912 to 1999, with stops along the way for mutant lizards, monkeys, and The Matrix — so now it’s time to choose the Best Year in Scifi… Ever. And if you need a refresher before you pull the trigger… The Case for 1912 The Case for…

Movies Marc Bernardin

Leaked Photos of BlackBerry Curve 9300 Surface

The Curve range of BlackBerrys looks likely to grow from the 8500 model to the 9300 model—which brings it far too close to the higher-end Bold series, beginning with the 9000 and ending with the just-announced 9650. These are the first leaked photos of the forthcoming 9300, and show the shiny bezel and optical trackpad…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Mighty Thor debuts his full movie costume

You’ve seen Captain America’s new threads, now get a better look at what Chris Hemsworth will be sporting in the Thor movie. What say thee: Yea or Nay? Collider released these exclusive Thor costume concept images. But, mind you, they’re not confirmed like the Captain America concept costume mock-ups apparently are. But they do look…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Only math can prevent forest fires

Why does smoke from cigarettes, smokestacks, and volcanoes rise in a straight line before spreading out into a billowing cloud? And how does this help Forest Service workers spot wildfires early? Although most people have seen the way smoke moves, it’s mostly one of those visible-but-invisible physics phenomena. Once people have seen it a certain…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Nokia’s First Dual-SIM Phones Could Get You In a Load of Trouble

Yesterday, Nokia had zero dual-SIM card phones. Today? Two. The C1-00 and C2 are both low-end candybars that won’t offer media-hungry people the phone they were looking for—but they will suit travelers or cheating spouses. All running S40, they may lack 3G connectivity but there’s Bluetooth and VGA cameras, so it’s not like 2000 all…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Awesome Tron Legacy billboard! How sexy will Transformers 3 get? Plus when you’ll see Tony Stark next…

Tron Legacy unveiled a dynamic billboard, and Joel Silver talks Logan’s Run and Lobo. Jon Favreau talks Iron Man’s future. There’s a Scott Pilgrim TV spot and Doctor Who clues. Plus Splice, Last Airbender, Fringe, V, True Blood and Nikita. Tron Legacy: A new billboard shows us some awesome new light-disc-throwing action. [IGN] Transformers 3:…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Second Life-Sized Gundam Statue Begins Erection

Joining Tokyo’s life-sized Gundam statue, the second life-sized Gundam has started being built in Shizuoka for its July 24th unveil. It’ll hold a massive beam saber, and will mark the 30th anniversary of the Gundam plastic figurines. [JapanToday via Kotaku]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

What Gadgets Do Hipsters Carry At All Times?

In Jason Travis’ photographic mission to snap (mostly) Atlanta residents’ bag contents, he discovered many, many gadgets. Sure, there was at least one cellphone per bag—but also gaming devices, Polaroid cameras, a MacGyver DVD…[Flickr via Kotaku]

Gadgets Kat Hannaford

Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G Ad Takes a Tour Through History’s Innovations

Honestly, my eyes felt a little moist while watching the ad below. If you haven’t seen it yet, you’re in for a treat. Boasting of selling the first 4G phone, the ad shows all of history’s other “firsts.” So old man, just how many of the innovations shown in the video have you owned/used? [YouTube…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

ThunderCats Ho! New Anime Cartoon Network Series Planned

Grab your sword of omens, we need sight beyond sight! Yes, the ThunderCats are planning a return, with the Cartoon Network commissioning an anime series from the same studio that did The Animatrix. [HollywoodReporter via SFX]

Television Kat Hannaford

DoubleTwist’s Android App Looks Like the Best Media Player Yet

DoubleTwist, that desktop media manager which syncs to a variety of phones and gadgets, has just added a very tidy Android app to the Marketplace. It looks like the best media player app for Android yet. Compatible with both Windows and Mac, it also syncs photos and movies to your Android device (as well as…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Sir Patrick Stewart: Britain’s Newest Knight

Actor Patrick Stewart of Star Trek: The Next Generation and X-Men fame has been knighted at Buckingham Palace. I’m quite happy for him, but I just hope that “Make it Sir!” doesn’t turn into a meme now. [BBC]

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Skype 3G iPhone App Downloaded 5m Times

As of yesterday, the Skype 3G app for iPhone had been downloaded close to 5m times. As it’s now early Thursday morning, that figure must have been surpassed by now—a wondrous feat, given it only launched on Sunday. [Reuters]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Woman Finds Her Kidnapped Children Using Facebook

15 years ago, a California woman’s husband kidnapped their three-year-old daughter and two-year-old son. Six years ago Facebook launched. A few months ago, the woman tracked down her kids on the social networking site. From the sounds of it, the woman just happened to search for her daughter’s name on Facebook and found her profile.…

Social Media Rosa Golijan

Microsoft’s Windows Live Wave 4 Essentials Freeware Available Soon

You may not be familiar with Windows Live Essentials, but it’s basically a suite of applications available via a free download, which includes Live Mail, Live Messenger, and in this new update—a Bing Bar! The new pack includes updates to Live Mail, Live Messenger, Live Photo Gallery, Live Movie Maker, Live Sync, Live Writer, Live…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Japan’s Prime Minister Tweets Resignation: “Please Keep Following Me”

After making a speech announcing that he’s resigning from his position as Prime Minister of Japan, Yukio Hatoyama did what most of us would. He tweeted about it: I announced my intention to resign as Prime Minister today, in order to make the Democratic Party clean again for the sake of the people. From now…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

The Sound Of This Car’s Exhaust Can Shatter Glasses

This is the Lexus LFA. The sound of its exhaust can shatter champagne glasses. Or at least that’s what this video wants us to believe. Well then, seems that if I want to shatter glasses with something other than my awful singing, I’ll need a 552 horespower V10 engine and the magic of advertising. [Lexus…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

United States’ First Megaplex Closing Before End of Year

In 1995, the AMC Grand opened in Dallas. It had 24 screens and it changed the movie theater industry: It was the United States’ first megaplex. Sadly, the theater will close on November 30. [Dallas News]

Movies Rosa Golijan

eBoy’s FixPix iPhone Game Now Available and Outrageously Addictive

Yes! eBoy’s FixPix iPhone game is now available in the App Store and it looks fantastic. It’s gonna cost you two bucks and plenty of time. The idea of the game is simple: You use tilt your iPhone back and forth until the cut-out portions of an image line up with everything else. Simple, but…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Robotic Fish Being Built To Control Mortal Fishy Schools

Robotic clones are being built as we speak, designed to take over schools of fish and lead them away from danger. You know what this means, right? The human race will eventually cease to exist. The Polytechnic Institute of New York University‘s assistant professor Maurizio Porfiri has been working on a robo-fish that could control…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

And the best year in science fiction is?

Leaked Photos of BlackBerry Curve 9300 Surface

Mighty Thor debuts his full movie costume

Only math can prevent forest fires

Nokia’s First Dual-SIM Phones Could Get You In a Load of Trouble

Awesome Tron Legacy billboard! How sexy will Transformers 3 get? Plus when you’ll see Tony Stark next…

Second Life-Sized Gundam Statue Begins Erection

What Gadgets Do Hipsters Carry At All Times?

Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G Ad Takes a Tour Through History’s Innovations

ThunderCats Ho! New Anime Cartoon Network Series Planned

DoubleTwist’s Android App Looks Like the Best Media Player Yet

Sir Patrick Stewart: Britain’s Newest Knight

Skype 3G iPhone App Downloaded 5m Times

Woman Finds Her Kidnapped Children Using Facebook

Microsoft’s Windows Live Wave 4 Essentials Freeware Available Soon

Japan’s Prime Minister Tweets Resignation: “Please Keep Following Me”

The Sound Of This Car’s Exhaust Can Shatter Glasses

United States’ First Megaplex Closing Before End of Year

eBoy’s FixPix iPhone Game Now Available and Outrageously Addictive

Robotic Fish Being Built To Control Mortal Fishy Schools

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