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Olivia Munn will sign your Playboy

So you’ve finally got yourself an issue of Playboy featuring every nerd boys crush (mine included) Olivia Munn.  Wouldn’t it be cool if you had her sign your copy?
Well you are in luck! If you want Ms. Munn to sign your copy of her Playboy issue, it’s as easy as sending the magazine with a self-addressed and stamped [...]

Firefox 3.5 released

Firefox is my web browser of choice and has been for some time now, so whenever there is a new update to Firefox I’m always sure to update. Well the new Firefox 3.5 is done and ready for public consumption, and it’s pretty darn good! Mozilla claims their updated Firefox browser is more than two [...]

StarCraft II does away with LAN play:

So has pirating & hacking  finally taken it’s toll on LAN style gaming and forced developers to remove the feature to protect it’s product?
Blizzard today confirmed that LAN functionality will be absent from Starcraft II’s multiplayer component, as both a piracy prevention mechanism and a quality-assurance initiative.
“We don’t currently plan to support LAN play with [...]

PS3 Slim coming soon?

Rumors of the new Sony PlayStation 3 Slim have been swirling around online, according to the Economic Daily News Sony just recently awarded two companies’ contracts to build the PlayStation 3 Slim and that they will begin shipping this July. That’s right around the corner, will it really be here in July? Hon Hai has [...]

Bungie to make Halo work with Project Natal?

Microsoft has already confirmed that the new Project Natal motion capturing hardware will be available for the XBOX 360 sometime in 2010. Speculations for gaming possibilities here are now endless, but one thing that is sure to cause a rift in gaming – Bunigie is planning on developing a version of the very popular Halo [...]

Hottie of the week: Hayden Panettiere

This weeks Hottie is one you may recognize from the very popular TV show Heroes. “Save the cheerleader save the world”

Hayden Panettiere
Born: August 21, 1989
Birth place: Palisades, New York
Resides: Hollywood

Daughter of Lesley R. Vogel a former soap opera actress, Hayden got her start in acting in the movie Remember the Titans as Sheryl Yoast. Hayden was also in soap operas One Life to Live, and Guiding Light. More recently Hayden has been doing small movie roles here and there but is more well known for her role as Claire Bennet in the very popular TV show Heroes. She plays a young highschool cheerleader with regenitive powers which pretty much makes her like Wolverine from XMEN minus the claws.

Hayden has also exspressed a singing career as most actresses try to do, but however she so far has been rather successful in this area. Hayden has recorded songs for Disney movies like – Cinderella III: A Twist in Time, Ice Princess, Tiger Cruise, Disneymania 5, & A Bridge to Terabithia. Panettiere’s first single, “Wake Up Call”, was digitally released on August 5 with Candie’s premiering an ad campaign for the single in late July. Candie’s will also provide additional promotion for the single with a television advertisement and a music video.

Hayden is also been involved in modeling since the age of 4 months. She has done modeling on and off since then but more recently you’ve seen her in the Candies ads, Got Milk ads, and the Neutragena ads.

iPhone Hacking lands 19 year old 11 years

A 19-year-old who was part of a scheme for tricking police into dispatching SWAT units by hacking the phone system.
Their method of hacking used spoofing to pretend the call originated from the victim’s house. The team could then say all kinds of crazy stuff. For example:
On June 12, 2006, for example, another swatter, Guadalupe Martinez, [...]

NBA 2K10 Collectors Edition

I have yet to see many special edition games that come with stuff worth the extra padded cost. Well 2K10’s collector edition is packed full of stuff, and not only that it is stuff you’ll actually be happy to display on your wall or desk.
In terms of value, I say it may vary depending on [...]

Bit Torrent Pirate Bay Bought Out

The Pirate Bay has been purchased by Global Gaming Factory (owner of a network of Internet cafes and gaming centers) for roughly $7.8 million. According to a press release, “GGF intends to launch new business models that allow compensation to the content providers and copyright owners.” In a post on TPB’s blog, the rogue file [...]

Acer passes Dell as second largest PC maker

Do you own an Acer? I don’t, but apparantly many people around the world do. Acer is set to take over the second place spot as the second largest PC maker away from Dell. HP is currently in the number one position with Acer close behind, which is due in a good part to their [...]