Geeknews Roundup: 10/30/07
‘Gears of War’ Art Director to Helm ‘Thundercats’ Movie
GameDaily
Warner Bros. has signed the video game veteran Jerry O’Flaherty to direct a CG-animated movie based on the classic ’80s cartoon ‘Thundercats’
Alienware Supercharges Desktop with 64-GB Solid-State Drives
Computerworld
Alienware has introduced a 64-GB solid-state storage option for its Alienware Area-51 ALX and Aurora ALX desktop computers and plans to add the drives to other PCs next year. There is no word on parent company Dell’s plans for solid-state storage.
Review: Leopard Faster, Easier Than Windows Vista
Wall Street Journal
Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal says Apple’s new Leopard OS X is better and faster than Windows Vista, with a set of new features that make Macs even easier to use.
Language Is a Virus
Gamasutra
Pandemic Studios’ senior writer/designer Tom Abernathy talks about writing for games such as the “Destroy All Humans!” series, and the genesis of the studio’s upcoming “Saboteur.”
VMware: New King of the Data Center?
InformationWeek
VMware believes hypervisors are poised to supplant the classic operating system as the software layer closest to the hardware and management infrastructure.
‘Wii Sports’ Sweeps Board at BAFTA Game Awards
Reuters
The Nintendo title was named best sports game and picked up five other awards, including best gameplay, innovation, and strategy.
‘Last Supper’ Goes Online in High Def
Associated Press
An image of Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece “The Last Supper” is now available online at 16 billion pixels?1,600 times stronger than the images taken with a typical digital camera.
As Web 2.0 Grows, So Do Privacy Issues
IDG News Service
A Microsoft executive predicts that exposure of user-submitted information, such as on social-networking sites, will make privacy a major concern of consumers.
