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Users amused, annoyed by Facebook Places

September 5, 2010

It's been two weeks since Facebook users took to blogs and message boards to voice their concerns about Places, a location-based service that allows people to check in to gathering spots via the social network.

'NHL2K11' shoots, but sometimes misses

September 5, 2010

NHL2K11 (2KSports/Visual Concepts) tries to bring realism to sports on the Wii, but falls short because of control issues and a spotty artificial intelligence.

Facebook testing a 'stalker button'

September 5, 2010

Facebook is apparently testing a new subscription feature that would allow users to receive alerts any time a specific friend takes certain actions on the social network.

iTunes Ping: The missing thing

September 5, 2010

Apple this week launched Ping, a new social network that runs within the iTunes software.

10 products for a relaxing Labor Day weekend

September 5, 2010

If you have an extended break this Labor Day weekend to relax, these products could help you do just that. But be warned that extreme relaxation can result in extreme laziness.

Cosmic Log: Why the N.Z. quake is no Haiti

September 5, 2010

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: In January, a 7.0 quake hit Haiti, and 230,000 people died. Today, a 7.0 quake hit New Zealand, and early indications are that it caused relatively few major casualties. Why the difference?

'Killzone 3' makers run into unexpected challenges going 3-D

September 5, 2010

Where do you put the blood splatter? It's just one of the surprising questions the developers at Guerrilla Games have found themselves trying to answer as they've worked on the 3-D shooter "Killzone 3."

Donkey Kong returns with both retro and modern flair

September 5, 2010

The king of the video game apes is keeping one giant foot in the past and one in the present in his forthcoming game. But will "Donkey Kong Country Returns" be able to please both old-school and new-school fans?

Is the grand design within our grasp?

September 5, 2010

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: More than a decade ago, British physicist Stephen Hawking said there was a 50-50 chance that a unified "theory of everything" would be discovered within 20 years. Now he explains why he thinks the theory has been found.

Cheers to 'Dance Central' — the cure for two left feet

September 5, 2010

Just as "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" have created legions of rock 'n roll gods, the forthcoming motion-controlled game "Dance Central" will soon create an army of dancing queens and kings.