Archive for August, 2009
LucasArts Teasing X-Wing, Tie Fighter Announcement
LucasArts’ two-pronged attempt to revitalize their classics with The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition and Tales of Monkey Island appears to be a success. As part of a follow-up interview with LucasArts president Darrel Rodriguez about plans for the months ahead, I asked Rodriguez for thoughts on a return of the company’s lauded X-Wing and Tie Fighter flight sim series.
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FTC continues probe of Google-Apple tie-ups
We have been investigating the Google/Apple interlocking directorates issue for some time and commend them for recognizing that sharing directors raises competitive issues, as Google and Apple increasingly compete with each other. We will continue to investigate remaining interlocking directorates between the companies.
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Nasa : Image of the Day
NASA Image of the Day: Opportunity Eyes Block Island: The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has eye.. http://bit.ly/425BVf
New Firefox patches authentication security holes
Mozilla on Monday released two new versions of Firefox, 3.5.2 and 3.0.12, to patch two critical security holes.
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Entire Town Quarantined After Plague Deaths
Pneumonic plague is the even deadlier relative of the notorious bubonic plague, which killed millions in Europe in the Middle Ages.
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