Nintendo shows off new DSi with camera, app store

Nintendo has flooded Japan with gaming news, including a new revision of the DS with built-in cameras and an SD-card slot. The Wii will also now use SD-cards to hold downloadable content, and a new Punch-Out is on the way.

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Nintendo announces Wii Speak Channel and Club Nintendo In US

Cammie Dunnaway announced today at Nintendo Conference two good news for America.

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Mega Man Maker: Make Your Own Mega Man!

Create your own Mega Man sprite! Hundreds of parts to choose from or design your own from scratch!

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The Solution to the PS3 Install Debacle

It’s so simple that it’s brilliant at the same time. If Sony were to place the install data on PSN a week before any game were released, anyone that planned to purchase the game could download the data and install the files prior to owning the game. The benefit to gamers is obvious, removing the delay from unpack to play. The benefit. . .

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2008 Nintendo Fall Press Conference: Save Wii Games To SD

Finally. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has just announced that, beginning in Spring 2009 (at least for Japan), Nintendo Wii owners will be able to download software directly to an SD card.

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Personal secrets your iPhone could reveal

Two trends in cellphones are combining to create a new security risk. On the one hand they are becoming more powerful, and more like computers. On the other, they are universally relied upon.

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Is 360's Red Ring of Death Finally Fixed?

New Xbox 360 models have been spotted using upgraded components, said to make the infamous Red Ring of Death a thing of the past. The newest 360s are fitted with new 'Jasper' motherboards, says a report on Joey Gadget, as well as a new and improved graphics chip. The upgraded components are smaller and emit less heat, according to the techies...

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NASA Spacecraft Finds the Sun is Not a Perfect Sphere

Scientists using NASAs RHESSI spacecraft have measured the roundness of the sun with unprecedented precision. They find that it is not a perfect sphere. During years of high solar activity the sun develops a thin cantaloupe skin that significantly increases its apparent oblateness: the sun’s equatorial radius becomes slightly larger than its poles.

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CHINA DECLARES ECONOMIC WAR, Demands $700bil bailout from US

JUST IN: China + Saudi Arabia hold billions worth of bad loans and are threatening to stop lending money to the US Govt, blackmailing the US into buying them back. "Bush said he would veto any bill that prohibited the purchase of foreign securities" WE MUST STOP THIS NOW, THIS BAILOUT IS NOT FOR MAINSTREET OR WALLSTREET IT IS FOR THE CHINESE!

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CNN POLL OF POLLS: Debate 'changed nothing'

(CNN) – Nearly 60 million Americans tuned in to the
first presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain last
Friday, but national polls released this week suggest the square-off
did little to change the dynamics of the race.

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Bodies of Work: 30 Unforgettable Nude Scenes

In honor of Jason Segel bravely baring all in
''Forgetting Sarah Marshall'' (out today on DVD), we look back at our
favorite scenes celebrating the naked form (Straighten up, people! The
human body is nothing to snicker at! Okay, sometimes it is.)

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House of Representatives' Web site overwhelmed

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The servers hosting the Web sites of the
House of Representatives and its members have been overwhelmed with
millions of e-mails in the past few days, forcing administrators to
implement the "digital version of a traffic cop" to handle the overload.

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Freaking out over economic fears

(CNN) -- Another index to keep an eye on in these economically
turbulent times is the "anxiety index" -- it goes up when markets go
down and people get upset and worried about their future.

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Seven more Xbox 360 secrets Microsoft doesn't tell you

More tips 'n' tricks to get the best from your console

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LittleBigPlanet's level design: How easy is it?

We run rocket-powered skateboards through zombie hordes to find out

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God of War Film Confirmed By Brett Ratner

This movie has been rumored since last year and at E3 only reveal the third installment into the series is well on it’s way. Well, we all knew that this was going to happen, it was just a matter of when.

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Marriott And Nintendo Team For In-Room Wii Service

While I'm still excited when my hotel room has one of those crappy, wired directly to the TV N64 controllers, more upscale establishments require more upscale entertainment. Marriott and Nintendo have joined forces to provide visitors at select locations the total Wii experience in the comfort of their own hotel room without that hassle of. . .

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Lawsuit: NFLPA conspired with EA to cheat retired players

While EA Sports enjoys an exclusive deal with the NFL, the NFL Players' Association, and the NCAA, a lawsuit claims that a licensing deal with Madden 09 deliberately left retired players, many of whom face serious health and financial issues as a result of their careers, out in the cold.

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Dane Cook Is Not A Movie Star

Why does Hollywood insist on making certain people into big stars, despite a mostly negative public reaction to those stars? Never has that been more evident than with Dane Cook. He had some decent stand-up, but the guy isn’t funny on film, he has no screen presence and he’s completely incapable of carrying his own movie.

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God Prefers Atheists

Just reiterates the fact of why I am not religious. I don't believe in that BS.

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NORAD to Palin:"WRONG!" Russian Flights in US Airspace NEVER

Sarah Palin was WRONG about Russian flights "into US airspace." They never occurred. Why does she keep lying?

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Admit It, The Stormtrooper Hoodie is a Little Tempting

By Mark Ecko, this Stormtrooper hoodie will ensure that, at a moment's notice, you will be ready for an impromptu Star Wars convention or back alley role-playing fest. It may sound like overkill, but to the die-hard Star Wars fan, it's a whole lot easier than carrying around plastic armor everywhere you go.

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Bush had no plan to catch Bin Laden

The U.S. missed the opportunity to catch Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan in 2001, new evidence reveals, because Washington was obsessed with starting the Iraq War and failed to allocate enough troops to the task. The blunder was allegedly compounded by a decision to turn down an offer of 60,000 Pakistani troops.

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How to Bypass Windows 98's Security System (GIF)

Don't get me wrong... this is like 10 years too late... but interesting none the less.

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Cool Earth Solar Building Solar Balloon Prototype Plant

Cool Earth Solar’s design is unique in the solar energy world. The company uses an inflatable plastic thin-film balloon (solar concentrator) that, upon inflation, focuses sunlight onto a photovoltaic cell held at its focal point.

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Nokia, Apple iPhone To Lock Horns At Last On Thursday

After remaining near-silent as iPhone and other touchscreen cellphones took control of the high-end media phone business, Nokia on Thursday will try and reclaim what was once its own with its first touchscreen cellphone.

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Men In Black 3: Are There Any More Wacky Aliens Left?

Rumors are flying that Men In Black 3 is out there somewhere waiting for the right funding. But seriously, do we need another one of these? Because you know Tommy Lee Jones would do it if offered a paycheck, so the chances of this flick hitting big screens are about 50/50.

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iPhone Software Update To Deliver Safari,App Store Tweaks

Apple last week began testing iPhone Software v2.2 beta 1, the next software update for the iPhone and iPod touch that will deliver, among other things, subtle interface changes to Safari and a new version of the company's App Store application.

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Flash For iPhone! Adobe Have Made It!

Adobe have made it, now it's just on Apple to say A-OK.

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Breaking: Senate to Vote on Bailout Bill Tomorrow! (Wed.)

Contact your senators and make sure that they do not let this pass.

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Ricky Williams Tempted to Smoke Pot During Bye Week

Ricky Williams says he was briefly tempted to smoke marijuana during the Miami Dolphins' bye weekend, an act that could have ended his roller-coaster NFL career.

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A Collection of Athletic Mascots That Make Zero Sense to Me

For the life of me I can’t understand how some mascots come to be. I feel like it’s a group of guys sitting in a room smoking pot saying, "dude, how weird can we make this thing?"

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13 Spin-Off Worthy Simpsons Characters

With 20 seasons and a successful movie under their belts, the next logical expansion of the Simpsons empire would be a spin-off. If it's going to happen, here's a list of characters that would be perfect in the spotlight, plus a few that would totally suck.

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Scam sites vanish after owners' names, addresses posted

Two brothers who ran a plethora of scam sites have been outed online, resulting in the disappearance of the sites they used to run. It's funny what the posting of a few pictures and addresses can do.

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Rare Plant Thought Extinct Re-discovered in Upstate New York

A salt-marsh plant thought to have vanished from upstate New York is back. But it has not come back to the inland salt marshes, of which only four remain (three in New York and one in Michigan). Rather, the rare goldenrod was found growing alongside local streets, probably competing well where run-off from winter road salt suppresses other plant..

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The Top 10 (Exclusive) PSN Games

Alright, you’re a PS3 owner that’s sick and tired of hearing about all the awesome games on Xbox Live Arcade from your buddies. Geometry Wars, Braid, Castle Crashers, and all the rest. Well fret not my friend, because your shiny black box has plenty gaming goodness just waiting for you to sink your teeth into...

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The Multiple Pokerstars Accounts in the WCOOP

Did you hear about what happened with the PokerStars cheat scandal? With everyone wanting to know how to make multiple pokerstars account there's a poker player named TheV0id that did this and won! Pokerstars.com and Pokerstars.net cheating is on the beat it seems...

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Optical Illusions Extravaganza

Fake 3D Perspectives

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Nintendo to announce "DS Advance" on October 2nd?

According to Nikkei Net, Nintendo will announce an advanced model of their monster product NDS. From the source, this new DS isn't seemed "called DS2" but enhanced model of current DS. The additional architectures of new DS could include Camera, Music Player, More powerful wireless communication...

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7 Ridiculous Ways to Die While Golfing

If you could choose the means by which you’ll check out of this life, most men would either die old, do something gloriously macho, or in David Blaine’s case find the lamest way possible. Not many would choose getting peed on by a rat.

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House defeats $700B financial markets bailout

The House on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue package, ignoring urgent pleas from President Bush and bipartisan congressional leaders to quickly bail out the staggering financial industry.

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Bailout Doesn't Pass

Stocks plunged after the House of Representatives failed to pass a bailout proposal aimed at shoring up America's financial services industry.

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Bill Murray Discusses GHOSTBUSTERS 3 at Fantastic Fest

After years of rumors and failed starts (and ideas), it looks like "Ghostbusters 3" is actually going to happen and it also looks like Bill Murray is on board!

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House rejects $700-bln Wall St bailout bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Monday rejected by a vote of 228-205 a Wall Street bailout bill that would have authorized the Treasury Department to spend up to $700 billion to purchase broken mortgage-backed bonds from banks...

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CNN Compares Tina Fey Parody to Real Palin Interview

"That was the first time I've ever heard the parody on SNL actually use exactly what was said... It was a rough week for her."

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Top 20 Simpsons Episodes of All Time

To celebrate 20 seasons on the air, here are the best 20 episodes of The Simpsons.

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Oil Drops as US Bailout plan voted down

Something positive in this day of melt down...

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Boobs or Brawn: How do gamers choose their virtual gender?

Sometimes, if the game permits it, we get to choose the gender we play. So which is it? Dudes or Boobs? People’s reasoning for choosing one character over another can vary. Let’s explore some common player types now, and find out whether gamers really are just enjoying a fantasy world… or fantasizing about something completely different.

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Video Game Consoles Stored In Gamestop Bathroom

On a serious note, we're telling ourselves that there's just no way this happens in even a meaningful amount of Gamestop locations, but more than anything, the video waiting just after the break is for chuckles and chuckles alone.

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Game moments you don't want a loved one walking in on

Brutal. Sexy. Wrong. Keep the door locked shut if you're playing any of these

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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Tops 1m Units in Five Days

VG Chartz preliminary data shows that Star Wars: The Force Unleashed has debuted to sales of over 1m units worldwide since its release on September 16. The strong debut comes despite mixed reviews.

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You have reached the error page for the error page [PIC]

Oh how I love you, Google.

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Chef dies after making ultra-hot sauce for chilli-eating

An aspiring cook who challenged his friend to a chilli-eating contest died just hours later. Andrew Lee, 33, had used a bag of home-grown red chillies to make a super-hot sauce.The forklift truck driver, who had recently passed a medical at work, dared his girlfriend's brother to eat a spoonful - then ate a plateful himself, then died.

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Microsoft Launches Website for New Xbox Experience

Microsoft still hasn't given an exact release date for when the "New Xbox Experience" dashboard overhaul will be released, but if you want to get an early impression of what to expect (coated in a delicious glaze of Microsoft's promotional exaltations), then head over to their new website

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Man Sues Doctor for Stapling his Butt Shut

A man alleging a Maryland doctor stapled his rectum shut during an operation — causing him to go without defecating for 17 days — took his federal lawsuit to trial Monday in Baltimore.

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Now THAT’S what I call multitasking! (Possibly NSFW)

This lady is a triple threat. She can talk on the phone, surf the web on her PowerBook, AND double-pump breast milk at the same time! (Or are her breasts actually powering the laptop?)

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