Archive for May, 2009

Diversity "gobsmacked" by UK TV talent show win (Reuters)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Reuters - Street dance troupe Diversity said on Sunday it was still in shock after beating runaway favorite and Internet sensation Susan Boyle in the final of the popular “Britain’s Got Talent” television contest.

PSP Go: Another Look (PC World)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

PC World - Convinced the PSP Go is a go? Leaked high-res shots and a Qore Playstation Network video (meant to be released post-E3) have made a strong case for the upcoming Portable makeover, but do they hint at anything else?

As Web communication shrinks, so do links (AP)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

AP - On the short-messaging service Twitter, space is at a premium: You’ve got 140 characters to make your point, and you probably don’t want to waste half of it on a super-sized link to your latest YouTube obsession.

Diversity "gobsmacked" by UK TV talent show win (Reuters)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Reuters - Street dance troupe Diversity said on Sunday it was still in shock after beating runaway favorite and Internet sensation Susan Boyle in the final of the popular “Britain’s Got Talent” television contest.

Susan Boyle beaten in talent show final (Reuters)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Reuters - Street dancers Diversity were the surprise winners of television contest “Britain’s Got Talent” on Saturday, beating favorite Susan Boyle who became an Internet phenomenon and global celebrity after appearing on the show.

Nintendo to launch new version of Wii Fit: report (Reuters)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

People try out Nintendo Co Ltd's new software with the Wii game console at a media event in Chiba, east of Tokyo, October 10, 2007. REUTERS/Yuriko NakaoReuters - Nintendo Co Ltd plans to launch a new version of its “Wii Fit” home exercise game this autumn, aiming to help boost sluggish sales of its Wii console in Japan, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday.

E3 seen returning to glitz (Reuters)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Reuters - The interactive videogame industry’s biggest convention meets next week in Los Angeles promising a return to its glitzy past, but on the heels of weak sales and the slumping economy, the future of this fun and games business is no laughing matter.

Robots with fins, tails demonstrate evolution (AP)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

In this April 3, 2009 photo, Vassar biology and cognitive science professor John Long poses with Madeleine, a swimming robot, in a lab at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.  Madeleine has four flippers sticking from its sides, and it was used to study a 45-ton marine reptile that patrolled the seas in the Jurassic Period. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)AP - Robots wag their tail fins and bob along like bathtub toys in a pool at a Vassar College lab. Their actions are dictated by microprocessors housed in round plastic containers, the sort you’d store soup in.

Susan Boyle beaten in talent show final (Reuters)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Reuters - Street dancers Diversity were the surprise winners of television contest “Britain’s Got Talent” on Saturday, beating favorite Susan Boyle who became an Internet phenomenon and global celebrity after appearing on the show.

Singer Susan Boyle loses British talent show (AFP)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

AFP - Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle, who won a worldwide audience after her rendition of “I Dreamed A Dream” became a hit on YouTube, came second Saturday in the British talent show that made her famous.