Activision released the debut trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man during the VGAs this evening. The video showed rouge Oscorp robots taking over NYC in a very destructive manner, and Spider-Man fighting the metal maniacs as best he can before a massive worm-robot enters the scene. All was shown as though it was being broadcast on the local news, giving the player a third-person perspective on he situation. The Amazing Spider-Man is slated for a summer 2012 launch alongside the film of the same name, and is currently in development at Beenox Studios.
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Debut trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man swings into the VGAs
December 7th, 2011 by Flynn PrieurWelcome to the post-digital world, an exhilarating return to civility – via Facebook and Lady Gaga | Simon Jenkins
November 30th, 2011 by Flynn Prieur 
Illustration by Otto
Where is your post-digital presence? What is on your techno-horizon? Don’t tell me you are still putting e- and i- in front of your product or talking “platforms”, like some noughties nerd. That is so yesterday.
Ever since I was spectacularly wrong about the internet I have fought shy of futurology. I cringe to recall that in the mid-90s I dismissed it as a technological flash in the pan, like the fax and citizen-band radio. I said it would be of use chiefly to pornographers and lawyers, and “unlikely to have widespread application”. A
ASUS, ASRock and MSI Intel X79 board pricing in Hong Kong
November 26th, 2011 by Flynn PrieurASUS, ASRock and MSI Intel X79 board pricing in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is known for its cheap and good electronic products. Of course that would include the latest Intel X79 boards and CPUs.
To date, only three brands are available in the market. They are ASRock, ASUS and MSI. The only model that is mATX form factor is from ASRock. Pricing ranges from HKD 1799 to HKD 3790. Below is a chart that shows the different models and pricing. (1 USD = 7.7915 HKD, 1 SGD = HKD 5.98).
Two top Indian mobile companies under investigation
November 14th, 2011 by Flynn PrieurThe offices of the two mobile operators, Bharti Airtel, India’s largest mobile operator, and Vodafone India, were also raided by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday, according to sources.
Vodafone confirmed in a statement that CBI officials had visited the company’s offices in Mumbai and Delhi “seeking information related to the spectrum allocation to operators during 2001-02.” Airtel was not immediately available for comment.
The CBI has been investigating the alleged irregular allocation of spectrum and licenses by the government in 2008, which has led to the arrest of a former communications minister A.