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Rogers says that the Revolution is here – at least until June 19th

June 10, 2009July 25, 2009 drsquid Android, dream, G1, g2, HTC, Magic, Rogers15 Comments

In a press release dated May 7th, Rogers asked cellphone users to “Join the Mobile Revolution on June 2”. Right up until a few days before, when pricing details ($149 on a 3-year term) leaked out, the only thing many users knew about this “revolution” was that Rogers was going to be selling the HTC Dream (a.k.a. “old” Google G1) and HTC Magic (a.k.a. “new” Google G2) Android OS smartphones. While being one of a select few carriers worldwide (along with T-mobile and Vodaphone) to sell Android handsets was a…

Palm Pre has 30 lives

June 10, 2009July 25, 2009 Danny X Palm Pre1 Comment

Earlier today is was reported that the Palm Pre’s WebOS Root image was leaked out, enabling developers (read: hackers) to dig into the guts of the device and see what makes WebOS tick. But what if you want to enable Developer mode on the Pre the legit way?

Apple’s WWDC 2009 keynote: What, they sell more than iPhones?

June 8, 2009July 25, 2009 Danny X Apple10 Comments

UPDATE JUNE 9: At the bottom of this article I mention that the Tethering feature will likely be a major money pit for those of us on Rogers. However, I just received this tweet from Keith McArthur, the Rogers PR rep who’s working on the 3GS launch. Here’s what he says: keithmcarthur@RebelScum Tethering is included free in data plans over 1GB or more until at least the end of the year. So there’s some good news at least. I recommend getting in touch with Mr. McArthur directly if you have…

Episode 017 – Drag Me To Cells

June 8, 2009June 8, 2009 Doug Groves Palm Pre, PS3, Wii, Zune7 Comments

If you were planning on upgrading to a new smart phone this summer, we recommend that you give a listen to the mobile section of this episode to get an overview of what’s new or soon to be released. We also take a look at Sam Raimi’s “Drag Me To Hell”, “inFAMOUS” for the PS3 and “Punch Out” for the Wii, and more! This episode marks some upgrades and changes to the production end of the show, so you’ll see and especially hear a marked increase in quality (so we…

The Beatles: Rock Band opening cinematic is a trip, daddio.

June 8, 2009June 8, 2009 Danny X rock band2 Comments

There’s no way around it; Rock Band’s cool. Getting together with some friends on a random evening and banging away on our toy plastic instruments is a pleasure that transcends guilty. But beyond an awesome gaming experience, one thing Rock Band has always done well is the opening cinematic, and it seems The Beatles: Rock Band is not only carrying on that tradition, but taking it to a whole new level. Check the video above to see what I mean, or see the original here. I have only 2 questions…

Leo LaPorte says what we’re all thinking…finally.

June 8, 2009June 11, 2009 Danny X media8 Comments

I’m no big fan of Leo LaPorte. While I consider him an honest and genuine reviewer and host, I find watching his show “The Lab with Leo” on G4TechTV to be irritating at best and frustrating at worst. The only thing I can imagine being more annoying that watching Laporte would be being a guest on his show; he habitually ends his guests’ sentences for them and guides his interviews with all the deft grace and subtlety of a punch in the face. But he’s no Mike Arrington.

Jumpcut: Best Before June 15th

June 6, 2009June 6, 2009 Paul L 2 Comments

And by ‘best before’ I mean ‘nonexistent after’… Most of my personal film projects are primarily linked at Jumpcut. I kinda knew this was coming lately, in fact, I should have seen the writing on the wall the moment Jumpcut was bigfished by the aimless monstrosity that is Yahoo!, but I procrastinated and it’s still going to be a huge pain in the ass. Time to start chasing down them dead links! Dear Jumpcut user, After careful consideration, we will be officially closing the Jumpcut.com site on June 15, 2009….

Mass Effect 2 has beefed up combat system

June 5, 2009June 5, 2009 Doug Groves E3 2009, PC games, Xbox 3604 Comments

Joystiq managed to get a hands one with Mass Effect 2 during E3 this year, and in the really good news department, they’re reporting that the combat component is a lot more ‘combatty’, or in their words, a it IS a shooter. The game is once again being made by Bioware Edmonton, and this time round there’s a supplemental team at EA Montreal. The original Mass Effect was the first RPG game I had played in a long time, as I had all but forsaken every other gaming type after…

Nvidia Tegra in the Zune HD?

June 4, 2009July 31, 2009 Doug Groves Nvidia, tegra, Zune2 Comments

The news finally broke last week about Microsoft’s upgrade to the Zune line, with the Zune HD. The device as a number of interesting specs, including a 480×272 multitouch OLED screen for excellent contrast and colour, and will output HD video with an HDMI dock, as well as a web browser. Think of the Zune HD as Microsoft’s response to the iPod Touch. What’s even more interesting is that from most reports (and the sometimes dependable wikipedia) the onboard processor is probably the Nvidia Tegra, a mobile graphics powerhouse which…

Microsoft wants to rename netbooks with absurd 5-word phrase

June 3, 2009June 4, 2009 Danny X Microsoft, netbook12 Comments

While cruising around the Internets today I came across an article on Boing Boing that was just so right on, I just had to repost it here. As we’ve been gushing about around the rgb offices lately, Microsoft is getting a lot more right than it is wrong these days…but t seems that mantra has yet to trickle down to the marketing department. Enjoy. Steven Guggenheimer, Microsoft’s General Manager of Application Platform and Development Marketing, thinks that the term “netbook” should be abandoned. Instead, he says, such devices should be…

rgbFilter @ TCAF 2009 – interviews with Sketchkrieg! & Tom Scioli

June 3, 2009May 7, 2010 drsquid Comics, convention, interview, Jack Kirby, Sketchkrieg!, TCAF, tcaf 2009, Toronto1 Comment

We attended the 2009 Toronto Comic Arts Festival, held on May 9th & 10th, and we got a chance to talk to a lot of the artists at the show – we will be posting more videos over the next few weeks. This episode is with the members of Sketchkrieg!, a band of comic artists based in Toronto, and Tom Scioli (a huge Jack Kirby fan), co-creator of the Image comic series Godland with writer Joe Casey, artist of the Freedom Force comic (based on the classic PC game by…

Left 4 Dead 2: November 17

June 3, 2009 Doug Groves E3 2009, L4D, PC games, Xbox 3604 Comments

From the category of “out of left field” during E3 week, is the announcement by Valve that they’re coming out with a sequel for their hit slaughterfest Left 4 Dead. After all the first one was just released last year, and Valve has a great reputation for supporting games for years with free updates. So, is this a quick cash grab, or something more?