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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Criminal action game “Grand Theft Auto 4″ scored over $500 million in global receipts its first week in release, selling over 6 million units to become one of the most lucrative entertainment launches in history.
Popularity: 9% [?]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The publisher of the controversial “Grand Theft Auto 4″ video game sued the Chicago Transit Authority on Monday, accusing it of pulling ads promoting the blockbuster without explanation.
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LONDON, March 28 (Reuters) - A national competition, a selection of real super cars and a mocked up “pit lane” in London greeted the European preview of Sony PlayStation’s newest version of race driving videogame Gran Turismo this week.
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A novel packaging film made from renewable materials such as corn residues, could help stamp out Listeria and other food-borne bugs
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SAN DIEGO (Hollywood Reporter) - Electronic Arts and Starz Media are producing an animated prequel movie to the upcoming sci-fi horror video game “Dead Space”.
Popularity: 18% [?]
AUSTIN, Texas (Billboard) - Lou Reed is lashing out at new modes of audio technology, saying that “people have got to demand a higher standard” than current MP3 music files.
Popularity: 11% [?]
About DiscRotate
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Original post by Telegraph Science
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About Apple Disk Transfer ProDOS
ADTPro is a feature-rich communications platform for exchanging disks and disk images between the Apple II family computers and the modern world.
ADTPro has two main purposes in life:
1. Transferring Apple II disk images
2. Bootstrapping Apple II computers when boot diskettes are long gone
ADTPro uses any of three communications mechanisms:
1. Serial (RS-232, USB) hardware
2. A2Retrosystems “Uthernet” ethernet card
3. Audio/Cassette ports
Bootstrapping chores can occur with zero software at the Apple II end over serial and audio communications links. Extensive help and tutorials are available on the ADTPro
website:
http://adtpro.sourceforge.net
Original post by Telegraph Science
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In a finding that could help further understanding of perception across species, MIT neuroscientists have used high-speed video to reveal rat whiskers in action and show the tiny movements that underlie the rat’s perception of its tactile environment.
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