Crave writer Amanda Kooser, a longtime Trekkie, looks at “Star Trek Into Darkness” through the lens of a long “Star Trek” history and (mostly) embraces the new ways. [Read more]
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Why this old-school Trekkie loves the ‘Star Trek’ reboots
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on May 18, 2013
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Review: Star Trek: Into Darkness
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on May 17, 2013
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J.J. Abrams’ 2009 reboot of Star Trek was wildly successful. It raked in hundreds of millions at the box office, and revitalized the Star Trek franchise, which had languished for 7 years without a new film and 4 years without a TV presence (after 18 consecutive years of new shows). It also did something no Trek movie had done before; it made Star Trek ‘cool’ in the public consciousness. Combined, those factors ensured Abrams would get another turn at the helm of a Trek movie, and sooner rather than later. With today’s release of Star Trek: Into Darkness, that trend is very likely to continue. It’s a movie with all the same strengths and weaknesses of its predecessor, and if it worked before, it’ll work again. Read on for our review.
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How ‘Star Trek’ inspired NASA, astronauts and more
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on May 17, 2013
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‘Star Wars’ and ‘Doctor Who’ fans in altercation at sci-fi convention
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on May 16, 2013
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Police are called to a sci-fi convention in the U.K. after fans of “Doctor Who” — allegedly uninvited — enter the convention, to the displeasure of certain forceful “Star Wars” fans. [Read more]
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‘Star Wars’ kid breaks silence on cyberbullying
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on May 10, 2013
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Most powerful star explosion ever seen
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on May 8, 2013
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Two NASA space telescopes have captured what appears to be the most powerful star explosion ever detected, a cosmic event so luminous that scientists dubbed it “eye-wateringly bright” despite being 3.6 billion light-years from Earth.
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Helping ‘Star Wars’ newbies finally embrace the Force
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on May 5, 2013
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Believe it or not, some people haven’t seen “Star Wars.” At a screening Saturday night, more than a dozen finally joined one of the world’s biggest clubs. [Read more]
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Celebrate Star Wars Day By Blinding General Grievous, Losing R2
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on May 5, 2013
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Beep boop boop bee squeee! Happy May 4th a k a Star Wars Day (say the date out loud and you’ll figure out why). In celebration, quite a few hardware vendors have released special gear for the day, thereby allowing you to celebrate the magic of George Lucas in proper Mandalorian fashion.‘Green’ Galaxy Recycles Gas, Supercharges Star Birth
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on April 24, 2013
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astroengine writes “In a galaxy, far, far away (6 billion light-years away to be precise), the most efficient star ‘factory’ has been discovered. Called SDSSJ1506+54, this galaxy generates a huge quantity of infrared radiation, the majority being generated by a compact region at its core. NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer first spotted the galactic oddity and Hubble confirmed the maelstrom of stellar birthing near its core. But the most amazing thing? This galaxy is the ‘greenest’ factory yet discovered — it uses 100 percent of all the available hydrogen to supply the protostars, leaving no waste. ‘This galaxy is remarkably efficient,’ said lead scientist Jim Geach of McGill University in a NASA news release. ‘It’s converting its gas supply into new stars at the maximum rate thought possible.’”
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Soft-porn TV star refuses to wear electronic tag, says career-threatening
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on April 13, 2013
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Sophie Dalzell, who models and has presented on an Adult TV channel, has to return to court after a vandalism conviction, to argue that a tag on her ankle will spoil her looks. [Read more]
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A Tale of Two Tests: Why Energy Star LED Light Bulbs Are a Rare Breed
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on April 12, 2013
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cylonlover writes “Just over a week ago Gizmag reported that Philips’ 22 W LED light bulb, designed as a like-for-like replacement of a 100-W incandescent light bulb, was the first LED bulb of its type to receive the stamp of approval from Energy Star. But looking at the Energy Star requirements reported by Philips in its press release, it seemed a little strange that Philips’ product is the only one to have been certified – given that products long on the market appear, at face value, to meet those requirements. Since then, Gizmag has spoken to LED light bulb makers Switch Lighting and other industry players to find out why they’re apparently playing catch-up.”
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Blue Supergiant star shakes stellar birth theories
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on April 11, 2013
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Astronomers have tracked the formation of a blue supergiant star that, though emerging more than 55m years ago, could teach scientists today about a new mode of star formation unseen in our own galaxy. The new blue supergiant, located in galaxy IC 3418 in the constellation Virgo, was spotted using the Subaru Telescope at the
A Google Fiber Showdown in Lone Star State
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on April 9, 2013
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Starbucks mobilizes Pick of the Week, gives away Angry Birds Star Wars
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on April 9, 2013
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Skip those printed iTunes cards and pick up the Starbucks app instead, as the coffee company is finally serving up app and book downloads in a less old-fashioned way, CNET has learned. [Read more]
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Hubble spies most distant star explosion ever
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on April 6, 2013
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Astronomers have spotted the most distant massive star explosion of its kind, a supernova that could help scientists better understand the nature of the universe.
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Star Wars: Episode VIII script subtly teased by Peter Jackson
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on April 4, 2013
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We already know that Star Wars: Episode VII will be making its way to theaters in 2015, but what about Episode VIII? It hasn’t been announced yet, but we already know that Disney wants more Star Wars movies in the future. However, Episode VIII may already be in the works, because Peter Jackson just showed
Disney halts game development at LucasArts, moves to licensed Star Wars titles
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on April 3, 2013
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If you’re old enough to have played PC games for more than a decade, LucasArts (originally LucasFilm Games) likely has a permanent place in your heart after a string of legendary adventure and flight combat releases. You’ll unfortunately have to put the company as you knew it squarely in the past — Lucasfilm’s new owner, Disney, is ending internal development at LucasArts. The software house is shifting to a licensing model for Star Wars games, reportedly “minimizing the company’s risk” while expanding the range of games on offer. There’s a chance that in-progress titles like Star Wars 1313 will survive with outside help, according to a spokesperson in touch with GameInformer, but talk of layoffs from Kotaku dampens any chances for direct follow-ups to favorites like Grim Fandango. We won’t mourn too much when personas like Ron Gilbert, Lawrence Holland and Tim Schafer have long since moved on to other companies — still, it’s unquestionably the end of an era for game and movie fans alike.
Via: Joystiq
Source: GameInformer (1), (2)
NASA Trailer To Be Shown Before Star Trek: Into Darkness
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on March 31, 2013
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Tired of seeing ads for cars and soda before the films you watch at the theater? Well, a successful crowdfunding campaign at Indiegogo will see a trimmed down version of NASA’s ‘We Are Explorers’ video aired before showings of the upcoming Star Trek: Into Darkness in theaters all over the country. “Most people recognize space as a key expression of our character. They know our space programs as a globally recognized brand of ingenuity. The recently landed Mars Curiosity Rover was the latest reminder that space systems are the crown jewels of our scientific and technical prowess. Less known is the indispensable value space systems bring to our everyday lives. Space provides irreplaceable capabilities for defense, public health, finance, medicine, energy, agriculture, transportation, development and countless other fields. Investments in space programs are precisely about improving and protecting life on Earth. … By funding this campaign, we can remind students and the general public that our nation’s space agency is working hard on the next era of exploration.” The campaign’s funding goal was reached in just six days — their stretch goal will increase the number of theaters for the clip from 59 screens to 750. The movie comes out on May 17th.
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AIA crowdfunds a space program ad that would run in front of Star Trek (video)
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on March 26, 2013
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As a federal agency, NASA can’t run commercials — a problem both for rallying broader public support and fostering the next generation of astronauts. The Aerospace Industries Association has both cultural and very practical reasons for improving that public awareness, so it’s taking the unusual step of crowdfunding an ad purchase to get the American space program in front of as many eyes as possible. The project would cut a 30-second version of NASA’s We Are the Explorers promo (after the break), minus the administration’s official endorsement, and run it in at least 50 major movie theaters for eight weeks following the launch of Star Trek Into Darkness on May 17th. The crowdfunding is ostensibly to demonstrate our collective love of space, and would directly translate any money raised beyond the $ 33,000 goal into ads for more theaters. A cynical industry move? Maybe — but we won’t build starships without a public that’s interested in seeing them beyond movie screens, which makes the ad a noble enough cause in our minds.
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Via: SlashGear
Source: Indiegogo
LED quadrotors form ‘Star Trek’ logo over London
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on March 25, 2013
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30 micro UAVs flying in Star Fleet formation take the city “Into Darkness” to mark Earth Hour. [Read more]
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IRS Spent $60,000 Producing Star Trek Parody
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on March 23, 2013
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An anonymous reader writes According to the AP, the IRS is being “scolded for spending $ 60,000 dollars on an elaborate parody video that played at a 2010 conference. ‘The video features an elaborate set depicting the control room, or bridge, of the spaceship featured in the hit TV show. IRS workers portray the characters, including one who plays Mr. Spock, complete with fake hair and pointed ears. The production value is high even though the acting is what one might expect from a bunch of tax collectors. In the video, the spaceship is approaching the planet ‘Notax,’ where alien identity theft appears to be a problem.’ You can find the hilarious and/or nausea-inducing video on YouTube.”
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Disney mulling over possibility of Star Wars theme park
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on March 22, 2013
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Remember back in October when Disney bought Lucasfilm for over $ 4 billion? Disney is looking to put that money to good use, and they’ve already announced that Star Wars: Episode VII will be making its way to theaters in 2015, but it seems the company is looking to expand the franchise even more by possibly
Next dinosaur rock star chosen in Canada
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on March 22, 2013
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A spiky dinosaur took the top vote in a Canadian "Dino Idol" that asked visitors to one museum to select which fossil among five specimens that they wanted to see unwrapped from its protective packet
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Star Trek Into Darkness International Trailer crash lands with details
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on March 21, 2013
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‘Star Trek’ inspires BlackBerry founder, launches quantum fund
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on March 20, 2013
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Known for his long-standing interest in quantum technology, Mike Lazaridis creates a $ 100 million investment fund aimed at bringing science breakthroughs to the commercial world. [Read more]
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The Puzzle of Ancient Star Catalogues and Modern Brightness Corrections
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on March 12, 2013
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Astronomer discovers closest star system to Sun since 1916
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on March 11, 2013
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An astronomer from Pennsylvania State University has discovered the closest star system to the sun since 1916. The stars discovered are currently the third-closest star system to the sun, falling right behind the second-closest star system, Barnard’s star (which is 6 light years away from the sun), and the closest star system, composed of Alpha
$11 million sought to build X-wing, counter Kickstarter Death Star
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on February 10, 2013
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A campaign vows to fight the Empire by building an X-wing squad. Also promised: a Millennium Falcon for 13 million Galactic Standard Credits. [Read more]
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Will Coco Brown be 1st porn star in space?
Posted by Gsurface
on February 9, 2013
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Star Wars spinoff films to focus on Boba Fett and Han Solo
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on February 7, 2013
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Yesterday I mentioned that Disney CEO Bob Iger had confirmed that there would be spinoff films in the Star Wars franchise. While the CEO said that the spinoff films were coming, he didn’t say which Star Wars characters the films will focus on. Rumors begin to swirl pointing to the first spinoff film focusing on
Standalone Star Wars films planned by Disney
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on February 6, 2013
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Like many Star Wars fans, I’m simultaneously excited and filled with dread at the thought of more Star Wars films coming now that Disney has acquired Lucasfilm. I’m excited that new movies are coming, but I’m worried the movies might not fit with expectations. An story is making the rounds that Disney is developing standalone
John Goodman To Star In One Of Amazon’s Original Comedy Series Pilots, Alpha House
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on February 4, 2013
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Amazon, like competitors Hulu and Netflix, is set on producing original content for its Instant Video library.
Along with various children’s series, the company is also working on six new comedy pilots which users will then vote on, deciding who keeps on filming and who shuts down.
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StatCounter: Nokia Cedes Global Mobile Internet Usage Top Spot To Apple — But Samsung’s Star Is Rising
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on February 4, 2013
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Nokia’s slide down the mobile rankings continues: StatCounter figures for January 2013 show Apple dislodged the Finnish mobile maker for the first time as the most popular mobile vendor in terms of global internet usage. Meanwhile Samsung took second place. The figures come from StatCounter GlobalStats web traffic analytics research.
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Star Trek Into Darkness app Review: dive in with Gimbal!
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on February 3, 2013
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This week the folks at Paramount Pictures have released a very special app for the next blockbuster science fiction film in the Starfleet universe: Star Trek Into Darkness! This app is not just your everyday average movie companion app, it’s a straight up scavenger hunt that uses the camera on your smartphone as well as
Angry Birds Star Wars adds 20 levels in Escape from Hoth update [hands-on]
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on January 31, 2013
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Nearby Star Could Host a Baby Solar System
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on January 30, 2013
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astroengine writes “With the help of Europe’s Herschel Space Observatory and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile, a team of astronomers have made a lucky discovery about TW Hydrae, the nearest star to the solar system that plays host to a protoplanetary disk. Not only have they gained a more precise estimate of the mass of the material inside the protoplanetary disk, they’ve also found that it may produce a system of worlds similar to that of the solar system. TW Hydrae may look like the solar system did over 4 billion years ago (abstract). Interestingly, TW Hydrae is also a star that would normally be considered too mature to host a protoplanetary disk. “If there’s no chance your project can fail, you’re probably not doing very interesting science. TW Hydrae is a good example of how a calculated scientific gamble can pay off,” said Thomas Henning, of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg.”
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Forget Episode VII, watch ‘JJ Abrams Star Wars – The Musical’
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on January 29, 2013
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What’s better than a YouTube video to put song to every ‘Star Wars’ fan’s worst fears — the franchise being controlled by someone from the dark side, otherwise known as ‘Star Trek?’ [Read more]
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With new ‘Star Wars’ on tap, Lucasfilm bails on Episodes II and III in 3D
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on January 28, 2013
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Lucasfilm said today that it is going to focus its efforts on making the next ‘Star Wars’ rather than releasing the remaining prequels in 3D. [Read more]
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Star Trek ‘tractor beam’ created by scientists
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on January 27, 2013
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Star Wars Episode VII to be directed by J.J. Abrams
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on January 26, 2013
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After rumors that claimed as much started making the rounds, Disney and Lucasfilm have just confirmed J.J. Abrams as the director of Star Wars Episode VII. Given the director’s work on the Star Trek series, this is bound to get many Star Wars fans excited. The only problem now is that we’ll have to wait
Disney confirms J.J. Abrams to direct next ‘Star Wars’
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on January 26, 2013
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After speculation leaked out of Hollywood yesterday, it’s official: One man will be in charge of both ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Star Wars’ at the same time. [Read more]
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J.J. Abrams To Direct Star Wars VII
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on January 25, 2013
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azzkicker writes “It looks like J.J. Abrams will direct Star Wars VII. From the article: ‘Sources have confirmed the Star Trek Into Darkness filmmaker will helm the next Star Wars movie, the highly anticipated installment in the landmark franchise scheduled to reach theaters in 2015.”
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Otherworldly Craigslist ad seeks ‘Star Trek’ role-players
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on January 17, 2013
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Hitting new levels of hilarity, a personal ad on the classified site asks for women to assist in “The Next Generation” role-playing, while promising that “nothing weird is going to happen.” [Read more]
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Emperor Palpatine, Galactic Empire scoff as US disavows Death Star
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on January 15, 2013
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Tablets to get Energy Star ratings
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on January 15, 2013
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Tablets will be rated based on the Energy Star specification in the future.
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Samsung’s Galaxy Camera: Our Secret Star of CES
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on January 14, 2013
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CES isn’t short of product launches, and if you want to keep up you need the right tools. For 2013, the SlashGear team tried out a new workflow: carrying Samsung’s Galaxy Camera and doing as much of our uploading of photos and video wirelessly. We’d already been impressed by the Galaxy Camera in our review,
White House shoots down petition to build Death Star
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on January 13, 2013
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Obama Administration says construction of the universe’s ultimate weapon would be cost-prohibitive and not in keeping with its policy of galactic peace. [Read more]
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White House rejects petition for Death Star, says it is too expensive
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on January 12, 2013
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The White House allows the public to submit petitions via its “We the People”, with every petition receiving an official response after reaching 25,000 signatures. Late last year, a petition appeared requesting that the administration move forward in the construction of a Death Star. Earlier today, the Obama administration posted its official response, titled: “This
Star Wars Live-Action Show Could Still Happen
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on January 11, 2013
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An anonymous reader writes “According to ABC entertainment president Paul Lee: ‘We’d love to do something with Lucasfilm, we’re not sure what yet. We haven’t even sat down with them. We’re going to look at [the Star Wars live-action TV series], we’re going to look at all of them, and see what’s right. We weren’t even able to discuss this with them until [the deal] closed and it just closed. It’s definitely going to be part of the conversation.’ Not only that, but it’s also been announced that some of the 50 completed episode scripts that producer Rick McCallum has previously mentioned have been written by none other than Ron Moore of Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica fame.”
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Has CES Lost Its Star Appeal?
Posted by Gsurface
on January 7, 2013
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An opinion piece by tech writer, David Gilbert, looks at how CES might be losing some of its luster. “It’s hard to know who the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) really benefits. A common perception is that CES is the place where all the major technology companies launch their latest and greatest gadgets. But this is simply not the case. Let’s look at 2012 as an example. Last year’s most talked about consumer technology products (in no particular order) were: the iPhone 5, iPad 3, iPad mini, Microsoft Surface, Samsung Galaxy S3, Google Nexus 7, Amazon Kindle Fire HD and the Wii U. How many were launched at CES 2012? None.”
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