The Boatlift is Pitbull's third studio album and proves once again that the Cuban-American rapper is a savvy curator of Latin-inflected rhythms, classic crunk, and dance-floor R&B. by Wilson McBee

Shred Nebula Preview for Xbox 360 from GameSpot website:
CrunchTime Games took the lid off its new space shooter for Xbox Live Arcade, and we got the details.
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Kane and Lynch take out the competition with these screens.

Some critics are saying that VH1 is exploiting people's real problems for entertainment purposes. But there is one thing this show has going for it that proves that theory is false: Dr. Drew himself. I don’t think he would risk his reputation as an addiction expert for just an eight-episode television show.

Ubuntu This & Ubuntu That: "Lately, there seems to an explosion of interest in Open Source. I suppose it is a natural progression. When interest in something grows, its level of recognition expands exponentially as more and more people become aware..."

Wisdom of crowds - network style

Researchers at Chicago's Northwestern University have developed a system that calls on users' experience to provide warnings on Internet traffic problems. The system would give a heads up about slow response times, even where there is no central management system.

CompTIA says 55% of organizations responding to a recent survey said the amount of spyware they combat has grown over the past year.

Viral-Marketing Mayhem "The Dark Knight," "Walk Hard," "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" and other flicks are getting hyped through some unconventional means.

We love technological advancement, but there is something that just feels wrong about TAB Austria's Virtual Pinball machine. Sure, the six different animated games offer more variety than your conventional machine, and the 42" plasma display looks a damn site sexier than the usual mechanized pinball floor, but these things were never meant to be altered. No, not even the promise of online tournaments and user upgradeable games can sway us.

Our minds are made up by the way that we feel... so if you really love us, come on and let it show. Gosh, Wet Wet Wet were great. Anyway, if you are partial to TAB's Virtual Pinball machine, it has a ten-week wait time and the price is only available by request, which, unlike Wet Wet Wet, is not so fantastic. [Acquire via Technabob]

Sales for Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3 outsold Nintendo Co.'s Wii for a second straight week in Japan retail sales. The PS3 ranked No. 3 in overall hardware sales.

Sony this week announced a new Playstation Store for PC that allows PSP owners to download new content without the PS3 hardware. The store offers free demos and premium content online.

I remember from my boarding school days, how envious I was of the kids who managed to scramble a chair our couch into their rooms. The only problem was lugging something as big as a love seat all the way from eastern Pennsylvania down to Maryland.

The Ozone Inflatable Lounger is the perfect solution for that problem. Not only is it easy to transport since it's inflatable, but also easy to move, inexpensive ($57), comfortable, and has built in speakers. Best of all the speakers draw their power your DMP of choice or even a TV, so there's no need to use up one of those oh so precious power outlets. – Ben Longo

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They wanted to make sure they used authentic locations so we feel like mobsters.

Consumers chafe at having only two choices -- phone line and cable -- for high-speed Internet service. For businesses, there are often even fewer options due to the limitations of cable. That's changing, at least in major cities. Internet service providers that use wireless technology to bypass the phone companies' near-monopoly now appear to be gaining traction after a false start at the height of the Internet boom.

With Core 2 Duo processors across the line, and more memory and storage space in the $1,299 and $1,499 configurations, the hot-selling MacBook looks better than ever.

13-inch, 1.83GHz MacBook (4.5 Mice) Best Current Price: $1094.00 (via ProductFinder)
13-inch, 2.0GHz MacBook (white) (4.5 Mice) Best Current Price: $1265.00 (via ProductFinder)
13-inch, 2.0GHz MacBook (black) (4.5 Mice) Best Current Price: $1494.00 (via ProductFinder)

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After last Friday's PS3 launch, the world (Sony's idea of the world that is) finally got a taste of what the PS3 is ultimately about. With the ho-hum reception the system has been getting over the weekend, analysts around the world can finally get an idea of how the next gen battle will shape up. Credit Suisse, an ultimate non-fanboy (if they chose wrong, they can stand to lose a lot of money), has decided to upgrade Microsoft's (MSFT) stock.

Credit Suisse cited Microsoft's improving position in digital entertainment as a key reason why they chose to upgrade the stock to "outperform" from neutral; Credit Suisse expects Microsoft stocks to improve by 20%. Digital entertainment -- officially known in Microsoft as the Entertainment and Devices Division -- includes the Xbox 360.

While we can only postulate what part of digital entertainment is responsible for the upgrade, the Xbox 360 leads the pack; it is singled out in Microsoft's annual report as the key reason why the division posted more than $1 billion in revenue growth fiscal year 2005 to fiscal year 2006. Could the lack of post-launch PS3 love be the reason Microsoft is getting the thumbs up from a major financial institution?

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The 21-year-old writer of the first worm to make a significant impact on MySpace -- he was just sprucing up him profile, at first -- may be eligible to get back online in a few months. He detailed some of his hopes and plans during the OWASP App Sec 2007 show.

To suggest that Philip and Andrew Oliver created a mythology with their most well known and best loved character adds a weight of obligation around Dizzy's neck that he simply doesn't need. The Yolkfolk are better remembered as a modern day fairy tale told in a new and exciting way - independent stories of achievement and overcoming adversity that will be told and retold by the kids who sat at their 8-bit keyboards in awe and wonder all those years ago.

Dizzy is a symbolic icon of childhood promise and innocent adventure - a mascot of the 8-bit age and a character whose fantastic yarns have become a glistening thread woven through the fabric of gamer's lives. For many, that thread is at its most refined during Fantasy World Dizzy, and Philip Oliver stopped by to tell Eurogamer all about it.

"We'd love to create new Dizzy games, at some point." says Philip, not at all perturbed at this rather insolent, and over asked question. "As for the style, it would depend on the platform. 2D works best on handhelds while we'd have to go full out 3D if we were producing boxed console games. I guess the Amiga 2D games could just about work on XBLA. We've talked about this with Codemasters over the years, but nothing's yet been concluded."

In yet another sign that the entire media industry is completely Obama-dependent, the President-elect's magic touch is being felt in book sales. Obama's mere mention on Sunday's 60 Minutes that he was reading a book about FDR without "specifically naming a title or author," reports the New York Times, caused all hell to break loose. Which book could it be? Publishers have gone insane, re-printing FDR books that they'd published and scrambling to see if theirs was really the book that Obama had mentioned. He's being compared to the new Oprah for his new influence on the book-buying habits of middle America, which is normally hard-pressed to read the back of a cereal box. Can a Presidential Book Club be the bailout the book industry is looking for?

The publishers and authors of at least three such books that could fit Mr. Obama’s description each spent much of Monday wondering whether they had just gotten a plug from the soon-to-be leader of the free world.

The actual books—Jonathan Alter's “The Defining Moment: F D R’s Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hopeâ€� and "F.D.Râ€� by Jean Edward Smith, have seen a big jump in their Amazon rankings already.

Alter's book is #277 in all books and #2 in nonfiction politics, and Smith's book is now #459 in all books and #2 in biographies/memoirs. Even the book about FDR that Obama wasn't referring to, Anthony Badger's FDR: The First Hundred Days, has jumped to #838.

More proof that the entire world is depending on Obama to save everything, including the book industry.

Apparently, and this was news to everyone at Gizmodo, smoking is bad for you. To help break "bad" habits, we have the Coughing Screaming Ashtray.

In addition to its lung-inspired design, the $9.99 ashtray coughs and screams whenever a cigarette is placed inside. But we don't understand how that function promotes quitting smoking, as it seems more to deter the use of ashtrays instead. Maybe we need lighters that make fart noises, releasing large, noxious amounts of methane gas. Now that would make people laugh AND save lives. Get it? Farting is funny. – Mark Wilson

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Platformnation has new in-game videos from Mass Effect:

? Menus - Journal, Codex (with voice narration,) and character screens

? Dialog with a jelly alien specie called "Hanar"

? Galaxy map

? More galaxy map, character selection, and the leveling system

Videos contain minor spoilers. Platformnation notes that video card used to capture and record the footages lags.

You guys shouldn`t be ashamed either, you know who you are.

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By Gina Welcome back to Jericho. Population: You! And a dozen others who are dumber than a box of hair. The Previously On Jericho scenes inform us that NUCLEAR BOMBS HAVE DESTROYED HALF THE COUNTRY! Um, haven’t we picked up on that by now? I mean, no one is tuning in to Jericho expecting to see a Biblical-themed sitcom. (What is the deal with Moses?!) Anyway, last week everyone became suspicious of the Shady Black Family that suddenly moved to town, Jake and Heather shared a powerfully bland kiss, Mayor McCheese went into shock, and Jake and Eric ran off to find him some drugs that would save his life and, presumably, his delicious sesame seed toppings.

Join Kris Foley, Hagan Mitchell, Stash, The Riv, Steve Lange, Greg Brewer, and myself as we take you along for the ride through Penticton and Kamloops. Much thanks to Rob at Freeride for putting us up and taking the boys out on the boat for a little wake surfing sesh. Gratitude also goes to Aran from No. 1 for bringing us up to Kamloops, and to old friend/B.O.S. affiliate Chad Hampton for housing our group of scoundrels. Now sit back and enjoy watching what we got up to during this leg of our epic ride through western Canada. Ranked 3.43 / 5 | 97 views | No comments

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Youd think hed be good at moving liquids down his throat...

Females are all about Gears, says Bleszinski.
It allows you to chainsaw through the guts of your enemies, and stamp their head flat into the ground, yet Epic big man Cliff Bleszinksi says Gears of War "seems to have more of a female following than other shooters."

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Infinity ward the developer of Call of duty 4 decided to put split-screen in local games only, excluding lan and online. To top things off you can only play 9 the 16 maps in local split-screen. So offline players are getting screwed out of half of the multi-player game. Sign the petition to show your support.

Kristen Bell's gold bikini not in evidence.

Say you're some European indie band with a catchy song, looking for some sort of viral video that's just visually exciting enough to get people watching, and more importantly, listening. Well, that's exact what Berlin band The Whitest Boy Alive has done with the following music video for their catchy single "Golden Cage". Let's put it this way -- if you don't understand what "optical illusions" are... this is definitely the music video for you. We'd also like to point out that this sentence from the band's Wiki site proves that they might have four of the most hilarious names in the music biz... or, at the very least, the most punctuated: "The band comprises singer/guitarist Erlend Øye, bassist Marcin Öz, drummer Sebastian Maschat, and Daniel Nentwig on rhodes & crumar." Any "rhodes & crumar" players reading right now? Quick question: What's a rhodes and/or crumar?

Are you the proud owner of 42 inches of unoccupied outdoor space that you would like to fill with LCD monitor? Then pay off that credit card balance, because here comes your next splurge purchase: the Sanyo CE42LM4WPR 42-inch weather-resistant LCD. If you often find your monitors being pelted by blowing dirt, snowflakes or pressurized water streams, the IP56 standard weatherproofing on Sanyo's new baby will ease your worried mind. While I foresee limited home user application (maybe a TV atop the Jacuzzi), I can see universities and cities selling ad space on outdoor screens at bus stops, municipal parks and other high-traffic areas in the near future.

If you want your next monitor to be element-proof, expect to shell out enough cash to buy three of the non-weatherproof model. – Karson Thompson

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The latest on MGS4, Microsoft gives warning to Xbox Live users, and a guest appearance from the cubicle sex monkey! All this and more on GamePro NEWS with Patrick Shaw.

Chris Brown talks about music and acting with Hollywood.com's Carlene Davis.

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G4 X-Play's Adam Sessler reviews Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction:

Pros:
+ Solid shooter action
+ Gorgeous design
+ Amazing attention to weapons and upgrading system
+ Immense levels to explore

Cons:
- Not as challenging as previous installments

Score: 5 out of 5 stars

(G4 has a written review in addition to the video review; please view the source for the full review.)

Significant numbers of U.S. voters go online for political news and information, and they tend to be younger, educated and liberal, according to a recent AP-AOL poll.

Some one in the Forums has managed to get COD4 earlier than most and has posted some retail screens for the game including PS3 XMB shots and box arts. Hit the jump and see all the excitement

Are you an "artist" who likes to wear all black, and because of being so spiritual/misunderstood/poor refuses to go to normal store to buy furniture? You might want to check out the Sketch Furniture Project by FRONT.

Using motion capture, a computer records your pen strokes and places them real-time within the scene. This motion capture is finalized as a 3D image file and then sent through the Rapid Protyping process. A laser hardens liquid plastic 0.1mm at a time, and in a few hours you have a chair that will shock/impress/probably kill your friends. Awesome. Hit the jump for pictures and a video of the entire process. And maybe some brilliant commenter can explain to us why the girl on the right draws slower than her sketch appears...maybe the motion cap is feeding faster than the video? – Mark Wilson Thanks Mr. JustElite!

Sketch Your Furniture in the Air [gadgetsworld]

Hardware Secrets writes: "It is impossible to be indifferent to Skeleton. It uses a complete different design, being completely opened for a better airflow. Our news editor, Cássio Lima, thinks it looks like a portable stove. We think it looks like a spider. This is one of the unusual products that you will either love it or hate it. Unfortunately we are in the second group."

Strong Points:

* Excellent 250-mm fan with on/off switch and three speeds.
* Presence of Firewire and eSATA ports on the front panel.

Weak Points:

* Provides no protection to your components. A simple paper clip can destroy your computer. Imagine the damage a cup of coffee can do.
* No protection against dust.
* Power supply is installed sideways, making it difficult to install the AC power cord.
* The quick release mechanisms from the drive bays are good but require additional regular screws.
* Having hard disk drives literally hanging outside the case is a bad joke.
* Very expensive.

Tim Burton likes to keep it all in the family. After news broke that Crispin Glover--an outsider--had been cast in Burton's upcoming 3-D version of ALICE IN WONDERLAND, Burton went ahead and cast frequent collaborator Christopher Lee in a role that has not yet been confirmed. The buzz is that Lee will play either the Caterpillar, King of Hearts, or The White Knight. I think he should just go Eddie Murphy on this thing and... Read More...

This dog has some steam to burn off.

A huge assortment of new figures and vehicles from the Titanium Collection are coming soon!

Ripten lists its top ten developers of all time, going BIG with the sports behemoth, Electronic Arts(EA) at #6.

While the Granite Digital SATAVue Hot-Swap may not win any design awards, it performed very well in our tests. It’s a heavy-duty, speedy RAID.

And Europe will spend 58 per cent more than ever before...

While a real-life Huxtable family may not be something you think television needs, believe me?it is. Like Cliff, Rev Run enjoys employing complicated methods to teach his large brood of kids (Vanessa, Angela, JoJo, Diggy and Russy) lessons. Last season, Diggy was embarrassed by Run picking him up from the bus stop in his Rolls Royce, so the next day, Run picked him up in the Rolls Royce?and a gorilla costume, showing Diggy exactly what true embarrassment is.

cdv Software and Atari nail down multi-year distribution, with Ascaron's multiplatform fantasy RPG to be first release as part of deal.

Halo 3 has sold millions of copies and broken records all over the globe. With all these success Microsoft allowed Bungie to go ?Freelancer? by selling Bungie Studios back to its shareholders. Since then they have not seen a single improvement to the reliability of matchmaking or their website.

They have listed 10 issues which Bungie needs to address or have completely screwed up with the production of Halo 3. In no way are they anti-halo or anti-Bungie, they gave Halo 3 a 9.7/10 in their review and are just pointing out the obvious flaws in the Halo 3 game.

Hit the jump to find out the Top 10 Things Bungie Screwed Up.

"Metamarketing" may not exist in Merriam-Webster's files, but for a visual definition, all one has to do is check out the latest Apple ads that are all about -- the latest Microsoft ads. If you're a fan of the "I'm a PC, and I'm a Mac" ads, then you may have been waiting for this latest shot across Microsoft's bow