Month: January 2011

LIFE has posted “A Brief History of Computing.” Not sure how brief a fifty page slideshow is but it is still worth checking out.

Just imagine if this chick was a PC gamer? Getting a fully loaded gaming rig to the face would have been way worse than a wimpy little Wii.

On Jan. 10, police arrested and jailed 31-year-old Rebecca Varina Sloskowski on second-degree assault charges for allegedly picking up the four-pound unit and hurling it at her 30-year-old boyfriend’s face. The man suffered two chipped teeth and a swollen lip.
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At 26.4 miles long, the Qingdao Haiwan Bridge would easily cross the English Channel and is almost three miles longer than the previous record-holder, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in the American state of Louisiana.

The vast structure links the centre of the booming port city of Qingdao in eastern China’s Shandong Province with the suburb of Huangdao, spanning the wide blue waters of Jiaozhou Bay.

Built in just four years at a cost of £5.5 billion, the sheer scale of the bridge reveals the advances made by Chinese engineers in recent years.

Annette Bening and “The Kids Are Alright” won. Natalie Portman, Colin Firth and “The Social Network” won. Chris Colfer, Jane Lynch and “Glee” took home trophies, too.

No, there weren’t too many surprises at this year’s Golden Globe Awards. But there were three winners who fell into the somewhat unexpected category. Below is a complete list of all the Golden Globe winners.

Best Picture, Drama: “The Social Network.”

Best Picture, Musical or Comedy: “The Kids Are All Right.”

Best Actor, Drama: Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech.”

Best Actress, Drama: Natalie Portman, “Black Swan.”

Best Director: David Fincher, “The Social Network.”

Best Actress, Musical or Comedy: Annette Bening, “The Kids Are All Right.”

Best Actor, Musical or Comedy: Paul Giamatti, “Barney’s Version.”

Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, “The Fighter.”

Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, “The Fighter.”

Best Foreign Language: “In a Better World.”

Best Animated Film: “Toy Story 3.”

Best Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, “The Social Network.”

Best Original Score: “The Social Network.”

Best Original Song: “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me,” (written by Diane Warren), “Burlesque.”

TELEVISION:

Best Series, Drama: “Boardwalk Empire,” HBO.

Best Actor, Drama: Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire.”

Best Actress, Drama: Katey Sagal, “Sons of Anarchy.”

Best Series, Musical or Comedy: “Glee,” Fox.

Best Actor, Musical or Comedy: Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory.”

Best Actress, Musical or Comedy: Laura Linney, “The Big C.”

Best Miniseries or Movie: “Carlos,” Sundance Channel.

Best Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Claire Danes, “Temple Grandin.”

Best Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Al Pacino, “You Don’t Know Jack.”

Best Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Jane Lynch, “Glee.”

Best Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Chris Colfer, “Glee.”

Even though overall game sales sank in 2010, PC games and the Xbox 360 actually bucked that trend. Microsoft even set sales records and, according to the report, ran out of stock of the Xbox 360 in December.

Despite high watermarks like Microsoft selling 8 million Kinect accessories in 60 days, as well as more Xbox 360 units than it ever has before, 2010’s overall gaming sales shrunk compared with last year. PC gaming had a small comeback in 2010, growing 3 percent over its 2009 numbers in terms of moving physical retail software.