tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30070343111062848282011-11-27T18:47:48.284-05:00IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2691100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-75969005374964668562008-04-23T13:05:00.001-05:002008-04-23T13:05:03.782-05:00Frequent flyer's rejoice<br/><br/><a href='http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/04/delta-airlines.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/travel_places/Delta_Airlines_To_Install_Non_Painful_Economy_Seating'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-7596900537496466856?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-76779692622714770532008-04-11T14:26:00.001-05:002008-04-11T14:26:00.172-05:00Shuttle's KPC is here. It offers cost-effective green computing for the masses. Power users need not apply.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/04/10/shuttle_ninty_nine_dollar_kpc/index.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/linux_unix/Shuttle_s_New_99_KPC_Review'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-7677969262271477053?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-54662930212908172752008-04-01T11:05:00.001-05:002008-04-01T11:05:09.524-05:00Wow. Can this company be any more evil? "It looks like Comcast is degrading the quality of some HD channels in order to make room for more channels. So far the Comcast channels receiving extra compression are: Discovery Channel, SciFi, USA, Food, NatGeo, UHD, A&amp;E, HGTV, Starz, Cinemax, HBO, TLC, Animal Planet, Discovery HD Theater, and History HD.<br/><br/><a href='http://consumerist.com/374090/comcast-degrades-hd-quality-to-make-room-for-more-channels'>read more</a> | <a href='/television/Comcast_Degrades_HD_Quality_To_Make_Room_For_More_Channels'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-5466293021290817275?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-54130699336829524062008-03-27T15:25:00.001-05:002008-03-27T15:25:46.637-05:00McKellen answered numerous fan questions in an E-Post, two of which pertained specifically to The Hobbit. The short of it is that he will be back and he even in fact mentions Guillermo del Toro as the director, but unfortunately there is no signed deal yet and it's still not close to moving into production.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/03/26/ian-mckellen-says-he-will-return-as-gandalf-in-the-hobbit/'>read more</a> | <a href='/movies/Ian_McKellen_Will_Return_as_Gandalf_in_The_Hobbit'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-5413069933682952406?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-86783604377415544562008-03-27T14:56:00.001-05:002008-03-27T14:56:50.544-05:00Adobe is launching a basic version of popular photo-editing software Photoshop free online. While Photoshop is designed for trained professionals, Adobe says Photoshop Express, which it launched in a "beta" test version, is easier to learn. User comments will be taken into account for future upgrades.<br/><br/><a href='http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120658319262967571.html'>read more</a> | <a href='/tech_news/Adobe_Puts_Free_Version_Of_Photoshop_Online'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-8678360437741554456?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-78088300811501126482008-03-27T12:52:00.001-05:002008-03-27T12:52:06.161-05:00George Lucas’s team of F/X wizards took home an Oscar for Star Wars in 1977, and one of the quiet but crucial innovators among them was Grant McCune. Since then, he’s built models for over 100 films, spanning decades of sci-fi and action classics. <br/><br/><a href='http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/technology_news/4255868.html?series=6'>read more</a> | <a href='/movies/Rare_Interview_With_Inventor_of_R2_D2_Millennium_Falcon'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-7808830081150112648?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-82943925599500724782008-03-27T12:50:00.001-05:002008-03-27T12:50:34.836-05:00The digs at these hotels are every bit as strange as the dreams you'll have when you lay your head on their pillows. (Word to the wise: They can be costly to visit, but our slide show is free.)<br/><br/><a href='http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23745120/'>read more</a> | <a href='/travel_places/9_Hotels_You_Won_t_Believe_2'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-8294392559950072478?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-69727039125860539662008-03-27T12:49:00.003-05:002008-03-27T12:49:57.363-05:00 Is this what will become of the Earth's surface? The surface of the Earth is broken up into several large plates that are slowly shifting. About 250 million years ago, the plates on which the present-day continents rest were positioned quite differently, so that all the landmasses were clustered together in one supercontinent now dubbed Pangea. <br/><br/><a href='http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap001002.html'>read more</a> | <a href='/space/Earth_in_250_Million_Years_2'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-6972703912586053966?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-72154091180382093282008-03-27T12:49:00.001-05:002008-03-27T12:49:13.452-05:00Below you will see a variety of videos - fan made, professionally completed, mashed up, serious, and funny. May the force be with them all.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.dayofthejedi.com/articles/2008/03/10_star_wars_videos.html'>read more</a> | <a href='/movies/10_of_the_coolest_Star_Wars_videos_ever_made'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-7215409118038209328?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-83620898827869853182008-03-27T12:48:00.001-05:002008-03-27T12:48:34.137-05:00David Shuster provides a balanced news story suggesting that Hillary Clinton may have been acting as a dutiful First Lady, but her actions in favor of NAFTA speak louder than her current words claiming that she privately opposed the trade agreement signed into law by Bill Clinton in 1993.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG00SWAqcvw'>read more</a> | <a href='/2008_us_elections/MSNBC_Hillary_Clinton_Helped_Pass_NAFTA_in_1993'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-8362089882786985318?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-72265607861303224032008-03-27T12:47:00.003-05:002008-03-27T12:47:58.558-05:00He talks about the second coming of "Never Gonna Give You Up"<br/><br/><a href='http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/webscout/2008/03/rick-astley-kin.html'>read more</a> | <a href='/music/Rick_Astley_talks_about_the_Rickroll'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-7226560786130322403?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-24321647963118185322008-03-27T12:47:00.001-05:002008-03-27T12:47:31.472-05:00X3F presents an extensive image walk-through of the new updates on Xbox.com<br/><br/><a href='http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/03/26/xbox-com-gets-an-upgrade/'>read more</a> | <a href='/xbox/Xbox_com_upgrade_walk_through'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-2432164796311818532?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-67695995701544438042008-03-27T10:59:00.001-05:002008-03-27T10:59:14.239-05:00AMD has formally unwrapped its three-core Phenom X3 8000 series, along with new versions of its existing quad-core Phenom X4 processors, now known as the 9050 line.Interestingly, the The 8650 is 27 per cent faster than the 6000+ at converting an "HD video file" to a mobile screen-sized MPEG 4 file.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/03/27/amd_announces_b3_phenoms/'>read more</a> | <a href='/hardware/AMD_announces_tri_core_tweaked_quad_core_Phenoms_CPUs'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-6769599570154443804?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-79297216095675624162008-03-20T11:35:00.001-05:002008-03-20T11:35:27.165-05:00The Blu-ray 2.0 spec (or BD-Live) is just days for launch. Sony just announced that the next PlayStation3 firmware updated -- v2.20 -- will add the new interactive features to your PS3 in "late March." As such, PS3 owners should expect downloadable video content, ringtones, games, and the always intriguing "more" when the software is released...<br/><br/><a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ps3-firmware-2-20-bringing-bd-live-interactive-blu-ray-this-mont/'>read more</a> | <a href='/playstation/PS3_firmware_2_20_will_include_BD_Live_interactive_Blu_ray'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-7929721609567562416?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-50011111902030612782008-03-19T15:29:00.001-05:002008-03-19T15:29:52.372-05:00Stories of big problems with the SP1 (I'm having similar problems - "I am going to send this case to my research team." is what I heard from Microsoft.)<br/><br/><a href='http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206904736'>read more</a> | <a href='/microsoft/Windows_Vista_SP1_Wreaks_Havoc_On_Some_PCs_Users_Complain'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-5001111190203061278?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-62394714435310500482008-03-19T14:02:00.001-05:002008-03-19T14:02:54.572-05:00Sony's racing franchise always sets the standard.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVhSVUbQZO8'>read more</a> | <a href='/playstation/GT5_drifting_looks_amazing_and_oh_so_real'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-6239471443531050048?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-18933267266737413302008-03-19T14:00:00.003-05:002008-03-19T14:00:55.733-05:00Want to learn how to program? Develop in mySQL? Enhance your skills as a developer or programmer or just learn the lingo. Tutorials, lecture slides, and problem sets for a variety of topic areas including AJAX, Distributed Systems, Web Security, Languages and a ton of other great classes - at no cost!<br/><br/><a href='http://code.google.com/edu/'>read more</a> | <a href='/programming/Google_Code_University_Free_Training_from_Google'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-1893326726673741330?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-86917955252189441732008-03-19T14:00:00.001-05:002008-03-19T14:00:22.569-05:00The colors of Mercury are subtle but beautiful. At first glance, our Solar System's innermost planet appears simply black and white, but images that include infrared colors normally beyond human vision accentuate a world of detail.<br/><br/><a href='http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080319.html'>read more</a> | <a href='/space/Mercury_in_Accentuated_Color'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-8691795525218944173?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-77500991077878147362008-03-19T13:41:00.001-05:002008-03-19T13:41:34.492-05:00Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella, who turned such literary works as "The English Patient" "The Talented Mr. Ripley" and "Cold Mountain" into acclaimed movies, has died. He was 54.<br/><br/><a href='http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20080318/120585720000.html'>read more</a> | <a href='/movies/Oscar_Winning_Director_Minghella_Dies_2'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-7750099107787814736?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-14364251543737388192008-03-19T13:40:00.003-05:002008-03-19T13:40:41.441-05:00Whether you call it the poor man’s dream, a casino without walls, or a tax on the stupid, the lottery has deep and widespread roots. Here’s a look at five stories about the numbers game.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/13362'>read more</a> | <a href='/playable_web_games/5_Things_We_Bet_You_Didn_t_Know_About_The_Lottery'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-1436425154373738819?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-50814736698873300632008-03-19T13:40:00.001-05:002008-03-19T13:40:18.379-05:00According to the internal memo announcing the demise of the format, they will either give customers a Blu-ray player—paying the price difference, if any—or a gift card. The trade-in, however, will not be widely promoted and it will be only made available if the customers asks for it.<br/><br/><a href='http://gizmodo.com/363974/circuit-city-trading-in-hd-dvd-for-blu+ray-players-says-employee'>read more</a> | <a href='/gadgets/Circuit_City_Trading_In_HD_DVD_for_Blu_Ray_Players'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-5081473669887330063?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-68953065921448673422008-03-19T08:41:00.001-05:002008-03-19T08:41:42.390-05:00Looks like all those rumors yesterday were true -- Microsoft has just posted up the official standalone version of Vista SP1<br/><br/><a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/vista-sp1-officially-released/'>read more</a> | <a href='/software/Vista_SP1_officially_released'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-6895306592144867342?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-74237620575938597112008-03-03T21:04:00.001-05:002008-03-03T21:04:12.060-05:00I respect the dude, but I had no idea that he was this big. (scroll down for video)<br/><br/><a href='http://www.ourawesomeplanet.com/awesome/2008/02/gary-vaynerchuk.html'>read more</a> | <a href='/business_finance/Gary_Vaynerchuk_knows_marketing'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-7423762057593859711?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-64317238663763049992008-03-03T13:43:00.001-05:002008-03-03T13:43:33.084-05:00Everex, the company that brought us the Cloudbook is going after Mini PCs like the Mac Mini with this Linux Powered Mini PC.<br/><br/><a href='http://insanityville.com/journal.php?sxEntryID=3'>read more</a> | <a href='/linux_unix/Everex_launches_a_tiny_Linux_PC_The_Everex_gPC_Mini'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-6431723866376304999?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-6549910077401796642008-02-28T13:18:00.001-05:002008-02-28T13:18:20.821-05:00Google has made an announcement that could help hundreds of homeless people in San Francisco get back on their feet. Every single homeless person in the city will be given a life-long phone number and voicemail.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23377190'>read more</a> | <a href='/tech_news/Google_Gives_All_SF_Homeless_Free_Voicemail'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-654991007740179664?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-49807432660610603182008-02-28T12:42:00.001-05:002008-02-28T12:42:25.692-05:00While much as been said about the way advertisers have always hawked their products to women by playing on their insecurities, men have not been immune from similar pitches.<br/><br/><a href='http://artofmanliness.com/2008/02/27/the-10-worst-products-for-men-ever-created/'>read more</a> | <a href='/business_finance/The_10_Worst_Products_For_Men_Ever_Created'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-4980743266061060318?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-32402722811980461612008-02-28T12:41:00.001-05:002008-02-28T12:41:22.247-05:00<br/><br/><a href='http://flickr.com/photos/boyshapedbox/2282655473/in/set-72157603957925616/'>read more</a> | <a href='/comedy/Rick_Astley_Would_Never'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-3240272281198046161?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-64293194751688051292008-02-28T10:27:00.001-05:002008-02-28T10:27:58.505-05:00You’ll be able to race against up to 11 other players from around the world in massive online races or race against your friends. You can create rooms for friends to join and even text chat while you’re waiting for other racers. Plus new racers (including Miis), new rides &amp; 12-player racing via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection <br/><br/><a href='http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/games/wii/mario_kart_wii_7387.html'>read more</a> | <a href='/nintendo/Mario_Kart_Wii_isn_t_an_update_it_s_a_breakthrough'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-6429319475168805129?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-24180686651012083382008-02-18T10:41:00.001-05:002008-02-18T10:41:55.984-05:00Toshiba put HD-DVD out of its misery today. Reuters confirmed this afternoon that it will cease manufacturing HD-DVD equipment, following earlier reports from Japan's NHK public broadcasting network.<br/><br/><a href='http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/02/hd-dvd-death-ma.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/hardware/HD_DVD_Death_Made_Official'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-2418068665101208338?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-72465792724746928972008-02-06T16:09:00.001-05:002008-02-06T16:09:59.378-05:00The MacBook Air's high-end model comes with 200 extra MHz and a solid state drive. Is it worth the extra $1,300 to upgrade? We compare the two Airs directly to find out whether the price is worth paying.<br/><br/><a href='http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/macbook-air-ssd-review.ars'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/apple/No_spin_Ars_reviews_the_MacBook_Air_with_solid_state_drive'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-7246579272474692897?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-65656768427531401462008-02-06T15:36:00.001-05:002008-02-06T15:36:20.014-05:00Microsoft has again dropped the price of its Xbox 360 HD-DVD add-on, bringing the price down to $129.<br/><br/><a href='http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2008/02/06/xbox-360-hd-dvd-add-on-gets-50-price-drop'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/xbox/Xbox_360_HD_DVD_add_on_gets_50_price_drop'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-6565676842753140146?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-25098160459412428932008-02-06T15:18:00.001-05:002008-02-06T15:18:37.644-05:00The new Batman movie trailer done with Legos.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StWZDqqBfJo&amp;eurl'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/movies/The_Dark_Knight_Trailer_in_LEGO'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-2509816045941242893?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-78031516709434326042008-02-06T06:42:00.001-05:002008-02-06T06:42:27.100-05:00With gamers being grouchy about the reported 5GB mandatory install of Devil May Cry 4, Capcom has some advice: calm down, make yourself some food, and enjoy the faster load times. <br/><br/><a href='http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2008/02/05/capcom-dont-worry-the-5gb-devil-may-cry-install-is-worth-it'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/playstation/Capcom_don_t_worry_the_5GB_Devil_May_Cry_install_is_worth'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-7803151670943432604?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-32535940190186544282008-02-05T15:37:00.001-05:002008-02-05T15:37:00.690-05:00Thanks to our friends at /Film, we have 13 brand new photos from Jon Favreau’s upcoming Summer blockbuster for your viewing pleasure. Take a look at Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges and Leslie Bibb in action below. Iron Man hits theaters on May 2, 2008.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/new-iron-man-photos-hit-the-web.php'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/movies/Cool_New_Iron_Man_Photos_Hit_the_Web'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-3253594019018654428?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-204482433284468172008-02-05T15:35:00.001-05:002008-02-05T15:35:20.698-05:00FPS Labs is reporting that NVIDIA will soon announce its intention to acquire AGEIA. FPS Labs' Stu Grubbs has no financial terms for the deal, but notes that his confidential source expects the deal to become official sometime this week.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.dailytech.com/Update+NVIDIA+to+Acquire+AGEIA/article10573.htm'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/tech_news/NVIDIA_to_Acquire_AGEIA_3'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-20448243328446817?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-2672106209124568272008-02-04T16:13:00.001-05:002008-02-04T16:13:27.629-05:00During a conference call today, EA's CEO John Riccitiello casually referred to the "coming launch" of a Wii version of Harmonix's multi-instrumental music game Rock Band. Harmonix's Alex Rigopoulos has mentioned the possibility before, but this is the first official word from the publisher.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/01/31/start-saving-ea-ceo-confirms-rock-band/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/nintendo/Rock_Band_on_Wii_confirmed_finally'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-267210620912456827?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-75148540497182679132008-02-04T14:10:00.001-05:002008-02-04T14:10:04.023-05:00That's right folks -- it's the Xbox 360 Elite laptop.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/the-xbox-360-elite-laptop-ben-heck-strikes-again/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/xbox/The_Xbox_360_Elite_laptop_2'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-7514854049718267913?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-26595867811337237952008-02-04T13:37:00.001-05:002008-02-04T13:37:54.483-05:00With 17 million copies of Brain Age sold since its release, Dr. Kawashima is due to earn $22 million in royalties. The shocker? He doesn't want a single penny, and instead puts his royalties towards funding other research projects. “Everyone in my family is mad at me but I tell them that if they want money, go out and earn it," he said.<br/><br/><a href='http://gamernode.com/news/5810-dr-kawashima-declines-22-million-in-brain-age-royalties/index.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/nintendo/Dr_Kawashima_declines_22_million_in_Brain_Age_royalties'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-2659586781133723795?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-71333937439151236822008-02-04T12:58:00.001-05:002008-02-04T12:58:50.323-05:00PS3 to Outsell 360 this Year<br/><br/><a href='http://ps3.ign.com/articles/849/849264p1.html?RSSwhen2008-02-04_071900'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/gaming_news/IGN_PS3_to_Outsell_360_This_Year'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-7133393743915123682?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-4025550993288020942008-02-04T12:29:00.001-05:002008-02-04T12:29:56.356-05:00As soon as we got our MacBook Air, we couldn't help but want to tear it down to its innards. We wanted to see what made up this beautiful machine, so we grabbed our #00 phillips screwdriver and had at it. Want to know what we found? The sexiest and simplest notebook has the sexiest and simplest construction.<br/><br/><a href='http://gizmodo.com/348769/macbook-air-tear-down-sexy-on-the-inside-too2'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/apple/First_video_of_MacBook_Air_Insides_Battery_Swapping_is_Easy'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-402555099328802094?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-19258774994897084522008-02-02T18:28:00.001-05:002008-02-02T18:28:16.720-05:00Listen, I'm not saying I believe this is real. Just that its extremely elaborate for a joke. And regardless, its a pretty good mind-f*ck about what the Singularity would mean.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-jptjnFVYk'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/general_sciences/Artificial_Intelligence_being_explains_the_Singularity'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-1925877499489708452?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-19921569202996087992008-02-02T18:27:00.003-05:002008-02-02T18:27:35.376-05:00LucasArts has just confirmed to Kotaku that Jim Ward, longtime Lucas worker bee and current president of LucasArts, has resigned from the company "for personal reasons" and will be leaving LucasArts in a couple of weeks. Ward, who began his career in advertising, started work at LucasFilm in 1997.<br/><br/><a href='http://kotaku.com/351737/lucasarts-president-has-quit'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/gaming_news/LucasArts_President_Has_Quit'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-1992156920299608799?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-91944080071680359972008-02-02T18:27:00.001-05:002008-02-02T18:27:05.798-05:00Keep an eye on the salsa this Super Bowl Sunday: A researcher inspired by a famous "Seinfeld" episode has concluded that double dipping is just plain gross.<br/><br/><a href='http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080201/ap_on_re_us/double_dipping;_ylt=AozIR3il8P8buTQIEbMlVcGs0NUE'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Double_Dipping_is_worse_than_you_think'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-9194408007168035997?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-42157285258565839422008-01-31T16:14:00.001-05:002008-01-31T16:14:46.817-05:00Tips On How To Keep Your Computer Safe<br/><br/><a href='http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2254028,00.asp'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/hardware/72_Tips_for_Safer_Computing_2'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-4215728525856583942?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-25959593391338785382008-01-31T16:07:00.001-05:002008-01-31T16:07:41.539-05:00Although the first computer games appeared in the 50s, they used vector displays, not video. It was not until 1972 that Magnavox released the first home video game console, the Magnavox Odyssey, invented by Ralph H. Baer. The Odyssey was initially only moderately successful.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2EIsnr_cv4'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/gaming_news/The_First_Ever_Home_Video_Game_Console_to_be_Created'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-2595959339133878538?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-86210752468623407562008-01-31T16:06:00.001-05:002008-01-31T16:06:36.366-05:00A look back at Super Bowl Logos <br/><br/><a href='http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2212/2231872352_584c3ac9a6_b.jpg'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/football/Past_Super_Bowl_Logos'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-8621075246862340756?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-48044621121128587422008-01-31T15:29:00.001-05:002008-01-31T15:29:57.681-05:00After bleeding red for months, Sony's games division finally turned a profit last quarter. This after Sony slashed prices on consoles,<br/><br/><a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/31/sonys-game-division-turns-a-profit/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/playstation/Sony_s_game_division_finally_turns_a_profit'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-4804462112112858742?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-61679629147314628852008-01-30T11:11:00.001-05:002008-01-30T11:11:01.454-05:00Tips For Buying a Refurbished PC<br/><br/><a href='http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2253739,00.asp'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/hardware/Tips_For_Buying_a_Refurbished_PC'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-6167962914731462885?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-63735143767874894692008-01-28T13:12:00.001-05:002008-01-28T13:12:41.134-05:00Gartner, the fat lady of research firms, is singing HD DVD's swan song this morning. Hiroyuki Shimizu, Principal Research Analyst in Japan, says in Gartner's Semiconductor DQ Monday Report that, "Gartner believes that Toshiba's price-cutting may prolong HD DVD's life a little, but the limited line-up of film titles will inflict fatal damage...<br/><br/><a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/gartner-blu-ray-to-win-in-2008-hd-dvd-price-cuts-are-useless/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/hardware/Gartner_Blu_ray_to_win_in_2008_HD_DVD_resistance_useless'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-6373514376787489469?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-85315814702753180372008-01-25T12:10:00.001-05:002008-01-25T12:10:08.864-05:00Gaming division has happy holidays, generating more than $3 billion in revenues from October to December.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.gamespot.com/news/6185110.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/gaming_news/Microsoft_makes_357M_profit_on_games'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-8531581470275318037?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-46058208107906331492008-01-24T16:40:00.001-05:002008-01-24T16:40:40.256-05:00as time goes by there seems to be a growing trend amongst those people lucky enough to afford it / mental enough to spend all available cash on it: home cinemas. huge screens, incredible sound systems and luxurious seats are popping up in seemingly spare rooms and basements larger than my entire flat.<br/><br/><a href='http://deputy-dog.com/2008/01/23/10-stunning-ultra-geeky-home-cinemas/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/gadgets/10_stunning_ULTRA_GEEKY_home_cinemas_2'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-4605820810790633149?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-83446180158148024822008-01-21T13:06:00.001-05:002008-01-21T13:06:42.558-05:00Most people have already declared Blu-ray to be the format war's victory and our recent talks with Toshiba and Universal seem to suggest that the HD DVD camp might be ready to pull up stakes. The crazy part is this: Just a few weeks ago, it might've gone the other way entirely.<br/><br/><a href='http://gizmodo.com/346783/the-truth-about-the-format-war-and-hd-dvds-demise'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/tech_news/The_Truth_About_the_Format_War_and_HD_DVD_s_Demise'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-8344618015814802482?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-17843090326798736302008-01-18T09:24:00.001-05:002008-01-18T09:24:17.938-05:00The Gaming industry is now a bona fide American pastime.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2008-01-17-wii-sales_N.htm'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/gaming_news/Gaming_industry_sales_grow_by_43_in_2007'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-1784309032679873630?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-82456751267234654832008-01-11T22:14:00.001-05:002008-01-11T22:14:49.319-05:00Here is an wonderful collection of 12 simple but vital business lessons from the world’s great business success stories, including Warren Buffet, Richard Branson, John D Rockefeller, Jack Welch, Steve Jobs and many more.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.docstoc.com/docs/290389/12-Lessons-from-Business-Masters'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/business_finance/12_Lessons_from_Business_Masters'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-8245675126723465483?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-58833577968436524112008-01-11T09:27:00.001-05:002008-01-11T09:27:21.307-05:00"It'll have an Intel Celeron processor, a 945GC chipset, 512MB of memory and either a 60GB or 80GB hard drive. What it won't have: an optical drive or a PCI Express slot."<br/><br/><a href='http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9847365-7.html?tag=recentPosts'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/linux_unix/Specs_for_Shuttle_s_199_Linux_PC_2'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-5883357796843652411?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-67522620513718383642008-01-08T15:38:00.001-05:002008-01-08T15:38:39.428-05:00The Eee PCs huge sales numbers are well known by now, but Asus just announced that the Eee PC is their most successful product ever! That's huge news from such a large company!<br/><br/><a href='http://www.linuxloop.com/news/2008/01/07/asus-says-eee-pc-is-most-successful-product-ever/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/linux_unix/Asus_Says_Eee_PC_is_Most_Successful_Product_Ever'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-6752262051371838364?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-53818281372814996682008-01-08T10:06:00.001-05:002008-01-08T10:06:18.912-05:00If this happens its lights out for HDDVD!<br/><br/><a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/paramount-following-warner-out-the-hd-dvd-door/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/tech_news/HDDVD_Get_a_shovel_and_a_Pine_box_now'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-5381828137281499668?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-41500206891627894822008-01-07T16:49:00.001-05:002008-01-07T16:49:58.926-05:00Are you bored in the office? You can make a very powerful gun from simple office stuff. Shooting range is 30-50 meters. Attention! The gun is quite dangerous! Do NOT shoot in living creatures!<br/><br/><a href='http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1024165/diy_binder_clips_mini_gun/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/odd_stuff/DIY_Binder_Clips_Mini_Gun'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-4150020689162789482?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-26999550737367417912008-01-07T15:59:00.001-05:002008-01-07T15:59:01.972-05:00The high density 2.5-inch SATA storage device is part of Bitmicro's E-Disk Altima line of multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory products. It will handle up to 20,000 I/Os per second and sustained data rates of 100MB per second, Bitmicro claims.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/01/06/bitmicro-shows-832gb-ssd'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/hardware/832GB_Solid_State_Hard_Drive'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-2699955073736741791?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-46267055161533487982008-01-07T15:06:00.001-05:002008-01-07T15:06:04.081-05:00Is time almost up for the Clinton campaign?<br/><br/><a href='http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/06/nh.poll/index.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Obama_opens_up_a_10_point_lead_over_Clinton_in_NH'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-4626705516153348798?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-3209157580440287482008-01-07T14:30:00.001-05:002008-01-07T14:30:21.581-05:00MTV used to be important for upcoming musicians, now its become irrelevant<br/><br/><a href='http://islandmusic.blogspot.com/2008/01/mtv-what-hast-thou-become.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/music/The_Demise_of_MTV'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-320915758044028748?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-86863129913752623452008-01-07T14:27:00.001-05:002008-01-07T14:27:56.263-05:00We've got the first shots of the 150-inch Panasonic Lifescreen Plasma. It's not just a 1080p TV, it's BEYOND HDTV, at 2k x 4k resolution. It makes the Panasonic president look tiny.<br/><br/><a href='http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/big-tv-watch/holy-crap-first-150inch-lifescreen-plasma-photos-341633.php'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/hardware/Holy_Crap_First_150_Inch_Lifescreen_Plasma_Photos'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-8686312991375262345?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-56110039371951817842008-01-07T13:31:00.001-05:002008-01-07T13:31:22.653-05:00Robert Heron from PCMag demonstrates how to calibrate your HDTV using a THX test pattern that comes free on DVDs like Toy Story and The Incredibles.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1975752,00.asp'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/hardware/How_to_Calibrate_your_HDTV'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-5611003937195181784?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-49898331952516987882008-01-07T13:30:00.001-05:002008-01-07T13:30:21.794-05:00Electronic Arts today announced that it has completed its acquisition of VG Holding Corp. and has officially welcomed BioWare Corp. and Pandemic Studios to the EA Games Label.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.bctechnology.com/news.cfm?id=25693'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/gaming_news/EA_Acquires_Mass_Effect_Neverwinter_Nights_Star_Wars_BF'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-4989833195251698788?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-10224027225595666542008-01-07T13:29:00.001-05:002008-01-07T13:29:41.331-05:00Skype is coming to the PSP later this month. The rumors were true: Skype is coming to the PSP. The leading voice-over-IP phone service will be made available to PSP users worldwide in a free firmware update scheduled for later this month. The catch? Slim PSPs only.<br/><br/><a href='http://ces.cnet.com/8301-13855_1-9842113-67.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/gadgets/Skype_coming_to_PSP_this_month'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-1022402722559566654?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-89766934181231918842008-01-03T14:49:00.001-05:002008-01-03T14:49:20.058-05:00Xbox LIVE has been messed up for the better part of a week. MS hasn't be very willing to acknowledge the issues. I want to know two things...when is it going to be fixed and how is Microsoft going to keep me as a customer?<br/><br/><a href='http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/12/31/unhappy-xbox-live-users-demand-compensation/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/xbox/Xbox_LIVE_Is_Still_Down_Customers_Want_Compensation'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-8976693418123191884?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-59852718600873046302008-01-02T15:40:00.003-05:002008-01-02T15:40:39.847-05:00Here you go guys - video proof. A full video walkthrough of the new iPhone 1.1.3 feature updates. Still think it's fake?<br/><br/><a href='http://video.gearlive.com/video/article/q407-video-iphone-113-firmware-feature-walkthrough/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/apple/VIDEO_PROOF_iPhone_1_1_3_leak_is_REAL'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-5985271860087304630?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-84467793841053059162008-01-02T15:40:00.001-05:002008-01-02T15:40:12.808-05:00Under the government-mandated target, the number of solar-powered households would increase to 14 million from the current 400,000 and the capacity of such generation would expand 30-fold from the current 1.3 million kilowatts.<br/><br/><a href='http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080101a5.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/environment/Solar_panels_to_go_in_30_of_Japanese_houses_by_2030'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-8446779384105305916?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-47382449058926918312008-01-02T15:39:00.001-05:002008-01-02T15:39:33.370-05:00Early in his career, Tim Burton directed a modern gothic violent retelling of Hansel and Gretel. Never heard of it before? It exists - although little evidence of its existence can be found. Even worse, chances are that if you haven’t seen it, you never will.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/12/30/hansel-and-gretel-the-tim-burton-movie-youve-never-seen/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/movies/Hansel_and_Gretel_The_Tim_Burton_movie_you_ve_never_seen'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-4738244905892691831?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-36304805855856101532008-01-02T14:42:00.000-05:002008-01-02T14:43:13.959-05:00By LOU KESTEN, Associated Press Writer1 hour, 3 minutes ago<br /><br />Most gamers who grew up in the 1980s have fond memories of "Duck Hunt," one of the games that came with the Nintendo Entertainment System. Your controller was a plastic gun, the Zapper, that you used to shoot on-screen ducks; if you missed, your hunting dog would snicker.<br /><br />Despite the ubiquity of the Zapper and "Duck Hunt," light-gun games for home consoles never really caught on. For the last decade, Namco Bandai's "Time Crisis" series has pretty much had the genre to itself, although if you visit an arcade you're likely to see a broader selection (with bigger weapons).<br /><br />Nintendo's Zapper has a spiritual successor in the Wii console's remote control, which you operate by pointing directly at your TV screen. And Nintendo has acknowledged the connection by introducing a new version of the Zapper — essentially, a plastic doohickey that turns the Wii's remote-and-nunchaku combo into a two-handed firearm. It's not exactly state-of-the-art technology, but it does add something fresh to the first-person shooter.<br /><br />_"Link's Crossbow Training" (Nintendo, $19.99 with the Wii Zapper): The game that's packaged with the Zapper isn't the deepest title in the Wii library, but it's a fast-paced challenge that just about anyone can enjoy. You are Link, the hero of Nintendo's "Legend of Zelda" series, and "Crossbow Training" takes you on a whirlwind tour of sites from 2006's "Twilight Princess."<br /><br />There are three kinds of competition: target shooting, in which you have to fire at (mostly) stationary bull's-eyes; defender, in which enemies come at you from all sides; and ranger, in which you have to hunt down your foes. Accuracy pays off, because your score is multiplied by the number of consecutive targets you hit — but other people I played with had just as much fun shooting willy-nilly.<br /><br />There are a few surprises. For example, if you shoot a glowing green monster you get rapid-fire powers for a brief period. The ranger levels are a little tougher because you have to move with the nunchaku while swiveling your weapon with the Zapper. And the game can get quite competitive when you have four players taking turns on the firing range. Overall, the simplicity of "Crossbow Training" makes it a lively party game. Two-and-a-half stars out of four.<br /><br />_"Medal of Honor Heroes 2" (Electronic Arts, $49.99): EA's long-running World War II series has been eclipsed in recent years by "Call of Duty" and "Brothers in Arms," but there still may be some life in the old soldier yet. There's nothing original plot-wise — hey, welcome back to Omaha Beach! — but the savvy use of the Wii controller makes "Heroes 2" feel brand new.<br /><br />An arcade mode, designed specifically for the Zapper, moves you across the terrain automatically and lets you focus on the fun part: shooting Nazis. It has the somewhat cartoonish feel of a classic light-gun game like "House of the Dead," but it's fast and accessible for players who have never tried a first-person shooter before.<br /><br />More serious gamers will go right to the campaign mode. Aside from the usual running, shooting and hiding, you need to use the Wii remote to throw grenades, tune enemy radios or set explosives — actions that are easier to execute without the Zapper. Still, with its intuitive controls and precise gunplay, "Heroes 2" is one of the Wii's best shooters yet. Three stars.<br /><br />_"Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles" (Capcom, $49.99): Like the arcade version of "Heroes 2," "Umbrella Chronicles" moves you along a predetermined path; your only job is to shoot the zombies and other monsters that want to eat you. It's not as satisfying as, say, 2005's "Resident Evil 4," but it's good, brainless fun.<br /><br />"Chronicles" recreates classic scenarios from previous games in the series, and fans will enjoy the trip down memory lane. But a newcomer can have fun too, particularly when joining forces with a veteran in one of the cooperative levels.<br /><br />The aiming isn't accurate enough, especially when you need to hit a small spot on a very large beast. And some of the boss fights seem unfair, with difficulty levels that are way out of whack with the rest of the game. Having a helper definitely makes the ordeal more manageable — and enjoyable. Two-and-a-half stars.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-3630480585585610153?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-19877637001504867392008-01-02T14:35:00.003-05:002008-01-02T14:35:53.423-05:00Under the government-mandated target, the number of solar-powered households would increase to 14 million from the current 400,000 and the capacity of such generation would expand 30-fold from the current 1.3 million kilowatts.<br/><br/><a href='http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080101a5.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/environment/Solar_panels_to_go_in_30_of_Japanese_houses_by_2030'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-1987763700150486739?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-60438781909281309602008-01-02T14:35:00.001-05:002008-01-02T14:35:33.992-05:00As we begin our look back at 2007 at the movies, we start where most people usually start their movie experience — with the posters. Here we take a look back at the best of ‘07, one teaser at a time.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/poster-frenzy/year-in-review-the-ten-best-movie-posters-of-07.php'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/movies/The_Ten_Best_Movie_Posters_of_07'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-6043878190928130960?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-8676881374501480712008-01-02T14:34:00.005-05:002008-01-02T14:34:58.526-05:00I am absolutely sick of writing “Top Ten” lists — so I have decided to make my big 2008 preview list with 20 films, just to add a little spice to your life.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/the-20-most-anticipated-films-of-2008.php'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/movies/The_20_Most_Anticipated_Films_of_2008'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-867688137450148071?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-52133458327757014332008-01-02T14:34:00.003-05:002008-01-02T14:34:41.821-05:00Ah, eBay. Home to some of the rarest, most incredible devices known (and previously unknown) to man. On the docket today is a stupendously rare, unreleased development controller for use with the SNES CD dev kit.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2007/12/28/now-in-an-alternate-universe-youre-playing-with-power/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/nintendo/SNES_CD_development_controller_on_eBay_for_a_mint_2'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-5213345832775701433?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-33197040199927302062008-01-02T14:34:00.001-05:002008-01-02T14:34:04.428-05:00An unnamed Microsoft contact told the site: ...we will definitely be doing something for our Gold members that weren't able to get online over the last week.<br/><br/><a href='http://kotaku.com/339342/microsoft-to-compensate-customers-for-live-downtime'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/xbox/Microsoft_To_Compensate_Customers_For_LIVE_Downtime'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-3319704019992730206?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-75376492310499921042007-12-27T15:54:00.001-05:002007-12-27T15:54:37.103-05:00A Great summary of movies that caused an uproar upon release. Not surprisingly, most of the movies on the list tend to be sex/violence oriented, though some have interesting political backstories. <br/><br/><a href='http://www.filmsite.org/controversialfilms1.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/movies/The_Most_Controversial_Films_of_All_Time_5'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-7537649231049992104?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-21424437566823999542007-12-27T15:42:00.001-05:002007-12-27T15:42:27.618-05:00IGN reveals its list for the top games of all time.<br/><br/><a href='http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_100.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/gaming_news/IGN_Top_100_Games_2007_100_Archon_The_Light_and_the_Dark'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-2142443756682399954?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-62825297821894189212007-12-26T13:16:00.001-05:002007-12-26T13:16:41.758-05:00"It is an awful and disgusting lie," Smith said in a statement Monday provided by his publicist. "It speaks to the dangerous power of an ignorant person with a pen. I am incensed and infuriated to have to respond to such ludicrous misinterpretation.""Adolf Hitler was a vile, heinous vicious killer responsible for one of the greatest acts of evil <br/><br/><a href='http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/25/people.willsmith.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/celebrity/Will_Smith_angry_over_Hitler_comment_interpretation'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-6282529782189418921?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-20867663139869001302007-12-20T15:39:00.001-05:002007-12-20T15:39:24.549-05:00If you go by the numbers (or, really, any other indicator), 2007 was the worst 12-month period the music industry has ever seen. Yes, it was bad times all around ... so bad, in fact, that no mere essay could encapsulate it all...<br/><br/><a href='http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1576744/20071218/50_cent.jhtml'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/music/2007_The_Music_Industry_by_the_Numbers'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-2086766313986900130?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-4448646966370940342007-12-20T11:39:00.001-05:002007-12-20T11:39:17.589-05:00"In January 2007, I started Zen Habits, and at first I thought there was no way for me to get noticed. Eleven months later, I’m a Top 100 blogger and I’ve learned a few things about how to get noticed..."<br/><br/><a href='http://northxeast.com/blogging/15-powerful-ways-to-differentiate-your-blog-from-the-crowd'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/tech_news/15_Powerful_Ways_to_Differentiate_Your_Blog_from_the_Crowd'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-444864696637094034?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-70219894867120616122007-12-19T14:56:00.001-05:002007-12-19T14:56:53.252-05:00A new $1.1 billion Jurassic theme park called Restless Planet, is being built in Dubai. The park will feature 109 animatronic dinosaurs of over 40 different species in a 500,000 square foot (46,000 square metre) space. The new park will be the star attraction of a large Las Vegas-esque entertainment and business development called City of Arabia.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/12/18/cool-stuff-dubai-building-1-billion-jurassic-park/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/pets_animals/Dubai_Building_1_Billion_Jurassic_Park'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-7021989486712061612?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-21411157263171359862007-12-19T14:50:00.001-05:002007-12-19T14:50:43.890-05:00Some crazy people are making their own projectors from scrapped parts: modified 8" LCD screens from cheap DVD players, chunky power converters, circuitry salvaged from dead AV equipment and hundreds of LEDs put together to create powerful lamps. The result are high-definition ghetto machines capable of delivering good images from trash. <br/><br/><a href='http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/homemade-hd-video-projectors/projectors-made-from-trash-deliver-hd-video-and-stereoscopic-movies-334224.php'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/mods/Projectors_Made_From_Trash_Deliver_HD_Quality_Video'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-2141115726317135986?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-56246850329704675132007-12-18T14:58:00.001-05:002007-12-18T14:58:23.159-05:00HP paid Staples $100 million to stop selling third-party ink cartridges, according to a lawsuit from a disgruntled man tired of high printer ink prices. The lawsuit accuses the companies of violating antitrust law to keep third-party cartridges off the shelves at Staples stores.<br/><br/><a href='http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071218-hp-and-staples-accused-of-colluding-on-printer-ink-prices.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/tech_news/8_000_per_gallon_printer_ink_leads_to_antitrust_lawsuit'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-5624685032970467513?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-45529312885496757372007-12-18T10:41:00.001-05:002007-12-18T10:41:12.755-05:00They couldn't find readers. They couldn't find advertising. Or maybe they just couldn't find a clue. Games.net counts down game media's biggest print flops.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.games.net/article/feature/117361/gaming-mag-graveyard-ten-mags-that-died-fast/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/gaming_news/Gaming_Mag_Graveyard_Ten_Magazines_that_didn_t_last_a_year'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-4552931288549675737?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-57086300387851586722007-12-18T10:40:00.001-05:002007-12-18T10:40:27.427-05:00Get downloading the latest PS3 Firmware Upgrade. <br/><br/><a href='http://ps3.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=5916'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/playstation/PS3_Firmware_Upgrade_2_10_Live'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-5708630038785158672?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-61995649207415046722007-12-13T14:58:00.001-05:002007-12-13T14:58:43.615-05:00Shares in Wii and DS maker lag behind Nikkei average over the last month; investors' already-high expectations and Sony's improving PS3 fortunes blamed.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.gamespot.com/news/6183970.html?action=convert&amp;om_clk=latestnews'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/gaming_news/Nintendo_stock_loses_momentum_2'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-6199564920741504672?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-84343401876158875342007-12-10T12:39:00.001-05:002007-12-10T12:39:23.051-05:00Turns out Kotaku's spider-sense was spot-on, with Guerilla's Seb Downie admitting on the official PS3 forums that, yes, the new Killzone 2 screens had seen an artist's touch:<br/><br/><a href='http://kotaku.com/gaming/killzone-2/guerilla-confirms-killzone-2-screens-were-touched-up-331733.php'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/playstation/Guerilla_Confirms_Killzone_2_Screens_Were_Touched_Up'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-8434340187615887534?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-3590426564168032092007-12-10T12:38:00.001-05:002007-12-10T12:38:16.416-05:00(Credit: Toshiba)Convertible tablet PCs always get a lot of attention, even if we don't know anyone who actually uses one. It's not surprising -- in a world of commodity products, where one gray laptop looks much like the next, having a swiveling touchscreen is at least something <br/><br/><a href='http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9831584-7.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/hardware/Toshiba_s_latest_slim_tablet_2'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-359042656416803209?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-34193927703736142982007-12-05T16:50:00.001-05:002007-12-05T16:50:21.501-05:00SPECIAL REPORT: Following days of controversy and the first post-Jeff podcast, GameSpot answers burning questions about the most controversial staff change in its history. <br/><br/><a href='http://www.gamespot.com/news/6183666.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/gaming_news/Spot_On_GameSpot_on_Gerstmanngate_2'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-3419392770373614298?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-4556336167009208752007-12-05T13:34:00.001-05:002007-12-05T13:34:41.858-05:00Joystiq<br/><br/><a href='http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/05/engadget-rips-open-the-vii/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/gaming_news/Joystiq_17'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-455633616700920875?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-53236051533658791682007-12-04T16:40:00.001-05:002007-12-04T16:40:31.854-05:00Swarovski crystals, a love of Twilight Princess and a Wii come together to make one beautiful console.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2007/12/03/blinged-out-zelda-wii-is-absolutely-luscious/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/nintendo/Blinged_out_Zelda_Wii_is_absolutely_luscious'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-5323605153365879168?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-67437811142126897882007-12-04T16:28:00.001-05:002007-12-04T16:28:55.300-05:00LOS ANGELES, Dec 4 (Reuters Life!) - Texas Rapper Pimp C, a member of the chart-topping duo UGK, was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel room on Tuesday, TMZ.com reported. The online news site said Los Angeles County Fire Dept. personnel discovered...<br/><br/><a href='http://in.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idINN0453635620071204?rpc=24'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/world_news/Rapper_Pimp_C_found_dead_in_L_A_hotel_report'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-6743781114212689788?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-17805619947199205732007-12-04T15:53:00.001-05:002007-12-04T15:53:29.502-05:00The Xbox 360 supports DivX and XviD as of today, which may make some of you with big file collections (like us) as giddy as a kid in store with puppies made of candy. We threw our entire collection of movies, TV shows and random clips at it and found that the 360 can play back pretty much anything. Here are some notes.<br/><br/><a href='http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/xbox-360-divx%5Cxvid-test/xbox-360-divxxvid-tested-it-plays-almost-everything-329769.php'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/xbox/Xbox_360_DivX_XviD_Playback_Test_Verdict_Almost_Perfect'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-1780561994719920573?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-59166907957755930902007-12-03T14:35:00.001-05:002007-12-03T14:35:59.430-05:00Young chimps have been pitted against university students in laboratory tests of working memory and - overall - the chimps won.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2007/12/03/scichimp103.xml'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/offbeat_news/Chimps_beat_humans_in_memory_test'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-5916690795775593090?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-88296922784465704812007-11-30T13:14:00.001-05:002007-11-30T13:14:26.465-05:00Xbox 360 fall update 2007<br/><br/><a href='http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/838/838746p1.html?RSSwhen2007-11-30_090000'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/xbox_360/IGN_Fall_Update_Details'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-8829692278446570481?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-80713531948289490842007-11-30T10:59:00.001-05:002007-11-30T10:59:17.645-05:00Check out this Tiny Linux PC which can be solar powered.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.gadgettastic.com/2007/11/29/tiny-linux-pc-uses-just-18-watts-power-can-be-solar-powered-the-aleutia-e1/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/linux_unix/Tiny_Linux_PC_uses_just_18_watts_of_power_can_be_solar_powered'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-8071353194828949084?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-23226700032139215672007-11-29T16:34:00.001-05:002007-11-29T16:34:11.528-05:00Wondering which items made the list of 2007's worst technological breakdowns? I'll let you decide for yourself in this electronic 'hall of shame'.<br/><br/><a href='http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/8538'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/tech_news/Top_10_tech_train_wrecks_of_2007'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-2322670003213921567?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-86579986709466254332007-11-29T14:34:00.001-05:002007-11-29T14:34:14.170-05:00British magazine reveals details about the game based on the hit '80s movies--just don't cross the streams...<br/><br/><a href='http://www.gamespot.com/news/6183482.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/gaming_news/Report_Ghostbusters_game_plays_out_third_movie'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-8657998670946625433?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-91968486072626061752007-11-29T14:15:00.001-05:002007-11-29T14:15:52.399-05:00Apple Inc. will release a 3G version of the iPhone sometime next year that connects to the Internet at much faster speeds than the current model, AT&amp;T Inc.'s CEO said yesterday, according to reports by Bloomberg.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&amp;articleId=9049959'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/apple/Faster_3G_version_of_iPhone_due_in_2008'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-9196848607262606175?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007034311106284828.post-50420823083681459582007-11-29T12:40:00.001-05:002007-11-29T12:40:09.202-05:00Rockstar commissioned a fancy time-lapse video showing the creation of the cover art for the latest GTA installment. What does it tell us about Grand Theft Auto IV? Let's go through it: helicopters, motorcycles, handguns, sniper rifles, aerial trams, cornrows, and lollipops.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/28/rockstar-drops-gta-iv-box-art-video-dates-new-trailer/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/gaming_news/Rockstar_Drops_GTA_IV_Box_Art_Video_Dates_New_Trailer'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3007034311106284828-5042082308368145958?l=itmantis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>IT MANTISnoreply@blogger.com0