July 2008
Bell To Limit Competitor ISP Downloads →
The CBC reports that Bell is planning to impose download limits on customers of independent ISPs, undermining the ISPs’ ability to compete in the marketplace.
Jul 31st
Rogers Caves on DNS Re-Directs? →
A commenter to the blog reports that Rogers has caved on the DNS re-direct issue following intense criticism from many companies who found that the approach hampered the ability for employees to…
Jul 31st
A most auspicious day! →
We’re celebrating another 24 hours of Flickr on Friday, August 8, 2008! A year ago, just over 7,000 of you shared a slice of your day from May 5, 2007. It was wonderful to see the…
Jul 31st
'Scrabulous' Changes Name To 'Wordscraper' →
Filed under: Computers, Video Games Scrabulous, Facebook’s Scrabble knock-off, is back after receiving, shall we say, a face-lift. Actually, it’s more of a name change, but we…
Jul 31st
Lamborghini Flown From Qatar To Britain For... →
A wealthy Arab, possibly a Sheik, sent his Lamborghini LP640 a whopping 6,500 miles from an airport in Qatar to Heathrow to have the car’s oil changed. The total cost of the shipment was…
Jul 31st
LOL: Canadian Filmmakers Festival Posters →
The posters for the Canadian Filmmakers Festival parody classic films. via: Nerdcore Related Stories: Status Updates on Remakes for The…
Jul 31st
Hasbro Kills Scrabulous, Hackers Kill Scrabble →
Filed under: Computers, Video Games ‘Scrabulous’ was easily one of the most popular Facebook apps on the planet, letting friends play quick word games against each other a turn at…
Jul 31st
Dynolicious turns iPhone into cheap performance... →
Filed under: Gadgets, Tech The world has gone iPhone crazy since Apple released v2.0 of its sleek mobile device, and while GPS and 3G have been big draws, the multitude of available…
Jul 30th
Marvin the Martian: The Movie →
Warner Bros has announced that they are developing a big screen hybrid live-action/computer animated feature film based on the classic Chuck Jones’ Tooney Tunes cartoon Marvin the…
Jul 30th
Race Chairs →
It is the dream of a lot of Uncraters to simply sit in one of the world’s great racecars, and now you can get that experience without leaving your office… Visit Uncrate for the full post.
Jul 30th
Sam Raimi Confirms Evil Dead 4 with The Bruce →
Shared by trevor omg omg! During Comic-Con this weekend, the chainsaw began sputtering once again for Evil Dead 4. Director Sam Raimi, there promoting his comeback horror film, Drag…
Jul 30th
Wild rumors for next-gen Apple Macbooks include... →
Alright, so a physical redesign isn’t all that unbelievable, but the presence of a glass trackpad on the upcoming revision of the Apple Macbook portable line would certainly turn some…
Jul 29th
RA: Renters Anonymous - July 29th, 2008 →
This Week: July 29th, 2008 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay - 6.6/10 - Trailer This film is a direct continuation of the first film Harold & Kumar Go to White…
Jul 29th
Joker Arrested For Stealing Dark Knight Swag! →
Shared by trevor rofl Tonight, we can all sleep soundly. The Joker has been apprehended, and I imagine he looks a lot like Slashfilm’s resident spam commenter Jerry “Crack Corn”…
Jul 29th
Video: symbiote Wolverine in Spider-Man: Web of... →
Filed under: News We knew that Wolverine would make an appearance in Spider-Man: Web of Shadows since Activision released potential box art for the game. What we didn’t know, is…
Jul 29th
Wild rumors for next-gen Apple Macbooks include... →
Alright, so a physical redesign isn’t all that unbelievable, but the presence of a glass trackpad on the upcoming revision of the Apple Macbook portable line would certainly turn some…
Jul 28th
IMDb Watch: Are Dark Knight Fanboys Burying The... →
The Godfather has fallen to the #3 spot, after nearly a decade at the top of the Internet Movie Database’s listing of the Top 250 Movies of All Time. As we reported a couple weeks…
Jul 28th
Oliver Stone’s W. Teaser Trailer →
The teaser trailer for Oliver Stone’s W. is now online. It basically focuses on Bush’s partying antics. The juxtaposition of “It’s a Wonderful World” over the Bush presidency gives you a good idea…
Jul 28th
Incriminating Online Pics Bad News for Defendants →
Filed under: Computers, MySpace We’ve already written about how some people are posting somewhat questionable pictures of themselves and their drunken antics to Facebook. Those…
Jul 27th
Comic Con: Teasing The Final Epic War in... →
Up until a few months ago, I’ve never seen a episode of Battlestar Galactica, nor did I have any desire to. When the summer started, that meant the television shows I watch like Lost…
Jul 27th
Zack Snyder Talks Watchmen Director’s Cut →
Although the Watchmen panel itself didn’t yield many answers as to what would be happening with all of the extra footage being shot for Watchmen, such as the Black Freighter comic book…
Jul 26th
General Admission - July 25th, 2008 →
Opening this week: July 25th, 2008 Step Brothers - Trailer - Starring Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Mary Steenburgen, Richard Jenkins Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly play…
Jul 25th
Comic Con: The Owlship From Watchmen →
The Owlship from Watchmen has landed at the San Diego Comic Con. Unfortunately, I wasn’t allowed to board the ship. Check out my photos below.
Jul 24th
CBC on Rogers DNS Policy →
The CBC covers the new Rogers policy of redirecting failed DNS queries to a company page filled with advertising. 
Jul 24th
The Dark Knight Crushes $200 Million Record →
Warner Bros. Pictures’ The Dark Knight broke another record on Tuesday becoming the fastest ever to cross the $200 million mark in five days! The previous record of eight days was held by three films…
Jul 24th
Google Knol Is Live →
Google went live with Knol, a platform to read and write articles on all kinds of subject. Knol was being tested privately since some time and had been pre-announced back in 2007. The…
Jul 23rd
British Mom's Facebook Profile Put on Porn Site →
Filed under: Computers How many different ways can we warn people about social networking sites and privacy? Well, forget losing your job or being embarrassed by your drunken…
Jul 23rd
How I Met Your...bestseller? The Bro Code and more... →
Shared by trevor rofl, i am so buying this Filed under: How I Met Your Mother, Reality-Free How awesome is this? Barney’s official list of how men should interact with each other in…
Jul 23rd
Know Your 802.11 Surroundings With Xirrus Wifi... →
Filed under: Internet, Utilities, Windows, Macintosh, Freeware Widgets are cool, especially when they do something useful - and even cooler when they look quasi-military.
Jul 23rd
Home & Office : Battlestar Babes Posters →
The two most beautiful homicidal babes in the universe forever enshrined in these awesome Battlestar Galactica posters! Two of the hottest babes in the universe reluctantly join forces…
Jul 23rd
Luxury Leathermans from Adrian Pallarols →
Filed under: Gadgets Known for his silversmithing across the globe, Adrian Pallarols has created polo championship cups, pens for kings, goblets for stars and even requests from the Pope…
Jul 23rd
WASP Injector Knife →
Shared by trevor holy unnecessary batman! If stabbing your prey simply isn’t enough for you, check out the WASP Injector Knife ($380). This ingenious weapon features a 5.25-inch blade and…
Jul 23rd
Audi system detects stop lights, tells drivers to... →
Filed under: Safety, Tech, Audi It takes months of traveling a particular route to properly time the stop lights, and even with the most intricate knowledge of every intersection,…
Jul 23rd
RA: Renters Anonymous - July 22nd, 2008 →
This Week: July 22nd, 2008 21 - 7.1/10 - Trailer This is the true story of how a group of MIT students who become trained in blackjack and decide to take on Las Vegas.  Ben Campbell…
Jul 22nd
Caprica Trailer →
A trailer for the Battlestar Galactica prequel television movie Caprica has been released online on SciFi.com. I’m a big fan of Ron Moore’s series, but this family drama just doesn’t look…
Jul 22nd
Battlestar vet snags role on new Law & Order →
Filed under: Programming, Battlestar Galactica, Law and Order, Celebrities, Pickups and Renewals, Casting, Reality-Free I’m a huge Law & Order fan, and as such, I am…
Jul 21st
Name your kid something trendy with nametrends.net →
Filed under: Fun If you’re a hip and with-it parent-to-be, or just someone who’s thinking about getting a dog, you can stop by nametrends.net. Nametrends shows you what the most popular…
Jul 21st
How Not To Go Drag Racing [Novelties] →
Shared by trevor rofl, what an idiot One of the things nobody ever tells you about drag racing is the last thing you want to do is look like an idiot. The air is thick with competitive spirit,…
Jul 21st
Richard Roeper Leaves 'Ebert & Roeper' →
Filed under: Deals, Home Entertainment What do you do when you don’t have the Ebert and you don’t have the Roeper of At the Movies With Ebert and Roeper? CNN reports that Richard…
Jul 21st
The Dark Knight 's Final Tally? $158.4 Million! →
On Sunday, Warner Bros. Pictures estimated that The Dark Knight had earned $155.3 million its opening weekend. Turns out, that was low! The final figures show that Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins…
Jul 21st
SNL's election coverage, and Jimmy Fallon will... →
Filed under: Saturday Night Live, TCA Press Tour, Reality-Free Just wanted to post a quick report about yesterday’s late-afternoon Saturday Night Live panel. On the panel was (new…
Jul 21st
Top Gear Crashes Nissan GT-R [2009 Nissan GT-R] →
Top Gear Magazine was recently having some fun on the Isle of Man with a Nissan GT-R, but the playtime ended unexpectedly when the driver of the GT-R slammed on the brakes. That would be…
Jul 21st
Operation Flashpoint 2 Is Going To Be Huge [E308] →
Shared by trevor 4.5 hrs to walk across the whole game? that’s huge! The original Operation Flashpoint came out in 2001 and met with a huge fan following. Now seven years later, Codemasters…
Jul 21st
Hey, Did You Know 'The Dark Knight' Is the BEST... →
Filed under: Action, Drama, New Releases, Warner Brothers, Comic/Superhero/Geek Well, it is. Or so say the Internet Movie Database users, who have already rocketed the film to…
Jul 21st
Oh No! 'Top Gun 2'? →
Filed under: Drama, Romance, Deals, RumorMonger, Fandom, DIY/Filmmaking, Tom Cruise Honestly, by now, I think we’ve all lost that lovin’ feeling. It wouldn’t surprise…
Jul 21st
Facebook’s Beta Re-Design Officially Launches at... →
Update (9:55PM PT): Facebook has issued a press release announcing the new design, indicating that “access to the new design will be limited at first and gradually become available to all.”
Jul 21st
Gamestop says Nov 13th for Animal Crossing: City... →
Get your fishing rods and shovels ready, because Animal Crossing for the Wii looks like it will be coming out November 3rd of this year, according to GameStop.com. There have been…
Jul 21st
Watchmen - Motion Comic debuts →
Filed under: Animation, Reality-Free Our pals over at Cinematical are understandably excited about the upcoming Watchmen movie. There is a bit of fun in it for us over in TV land…
Jul 21st
Burnout →
null photography posted a photo: Burnout @ TotalSportCompact ‘08
Jul 20th
GTI →
null photography posted a photo: Took this when I was walking back to my car after visiting TotalSportCompact ‘08 in Ottawa
Jul 20th