"Super Mario World" theme sung and strummed
(CBS) - "Super Mario World" is a staple in classic video gaming. And like many classic Nintendo games, the music was catchy and has a special place in every geek's heart.
And two French geeks have made a great version of the track by "singing" it with a little guitar accompaniment.
Continue »BART cellphone shutdown won't lead to ACLU suit
BART police officers push back a protester at the Civic Center station Monday
/ AP Photo/Jeff Chiu(CBS/AP/KPIX) - The ACLU said Monday that they will not be filing suit against the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency, after BART cut off wireless and cellular service at stations in an effort to stifle a protest last week.
After the ACLU met with BART's police chief yesterday, ACLU attorney Michael Risher said there were no plans to file a lawsuit, but he said he was disappointed that BART didn't promise not to use similar tactics in the future.
Continue »Google: Android "supercharged" by Motorola deal
Motorola Mobility and Google logo
/ CBS/AP(CBS/CNET) - Google has agreed to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, the search giant announced Monday, giving Google, developer of the Android mobile operating system, a direct hand in hardware manufacture for the OS. The deal will, says Google Chief Executive Larry Page, "supercharge" Android.
Continue »Fruit Ninja mobile app gets Kinect upgrade
(CBS) - Slicing fruit in real life can be pretty boring, but slicing digital deliciousness on your Xbox using a karate chop? Now you have my attention!
Enter "Fruit Ninja Kinect," the next-gen upgrade to the popular iPhone video game.
Continue »Google to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion
Motorola Mobility and Google logo
/ CBS/AP(CBS/CNET) - Google has agreed to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, the search giant announced Monday. The deal gives Google, developer of the Android mobile operating system, a direct hand in hardware manufacture for the OS.
Continue »Report: 22 more fake Apple stores found in China
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(CBS) - Authorities in the remote city of Kunming, China have reportedly identified 22 fake Apple stores in addition to knockoff Apple stores that were discovered and widely reported on in July.
Continue »Amazon, Walmart challenge Apple App Store
Amazon cloud reader app screenshot
/ CBS(CBS) - The release of web-based apps from both Amazon and Walmart yesterday seem like a direct challenge to Apple's App Store; Amazon released a Kindle cloud reader app and Walmart released an app for its Vudu streaming video service.
Continue »A robot that flies like a bird
(CBS) - It's a bird, it's a plane, it's... Alfred Hitchcock's worse nightmare: a robotic bird!
Amazon launches web-based Kindle app
Amazon cloud reader app screenshot
/ CBS(CBS) - Amazon launched its HTML5 cloud reader app Wednesday at read.amazon.com, which gives the online retailer an easier way to sell books on the iPad.
Continue »Apple sues Samsung, gets tablet pulled in EU
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
(CBS) - Sales of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 have been halted in Europe after Apple successfully sought a preliminary injunction from an EU court, claiming that the Android-powered tablet violates Apple's intellectual property rights.
Continue »Stop motion with coins recreates classic games
(CBS) - Stop motion is hard, but these geeky Swedes make it look easy.
YouTubers Rymdreglage in their new video "Insert Coin" recreate classic scenes from retro video games using stop motion, a computer and hundreds of silver coins.
Continue »Google: Self-driving car crash caused by human
Google's autonomous cars have racked up many miles of testing on public roads.
/ Google(CBS) - One of Google's self-driving cars was involved in a minor car accident Friday near the company's Mountain View, Calif. headquarters, but the search giant says the fender bender occurred when a regular flesh-and-blood human was driving.
Continue »Lucky bride and groom get batmobile photo shoot
(CBS) - They must feel like the LUCKIEST couple in the world (if not lucky, the geekiest).
According to this YouTube video description, the couple was having their wedding reception near the filming of the new Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises" in Pittsburgh.
Continue »Fighting in 6" stiletto heels? No way, no how
(CBS) - I love me some good old Street Fighter and Soul Caliber. But lets face it folks, there is no way the lady characters in those fighting games could actually punch/kick/hit in real life wearing those skimpy outfits, let alone in six-inch stilettos.
Case and point: this YouTube video.
Continue »How "Game of Thrones" gets its CGI epicness
(CBS) - Ever wonder how "Game of Thrones" looks and feels like it was shot during the middle ages? No surprise here, computers have a lot to do with it.
This YouTube video show off the stunning visual effects created by BlueBolt productions for the first season of HBO's medieval fantasy television series.
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