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If you choose carefully, hot dogs can be tasty and nutritious treat
The simple summer pleasure of enjoying a hot dog at the ballpark or on the patio of a casual eatery has evolved into a gourmet event.
'Lego Batman 2' beats 'Spider-man'
It's been five years since Spider-Man's previous appearance in movie theaters, but Marvel's webslinger has been busy on video-game consoles.
Game Review: Donkey Kong game will delight fans of the big ape
No video-game company values its characters as deeply as Nintendo. Visit the company's flagship store in Manhattan and you'll find plush versi…
'Jackass 3D' sequel will be Internet shorts collected into digital, direct-to-DVD film
LOS ANGELES - Paramount Pictures will release a digital sequel to its surprise hit "Jackass 3D," after weighing a full-blown theatrical release.
Tech Review: Paper wins over e-books for travel guide
DRESDEN, Germany - It sounded like a better, lighter way to pack for a trip to Germany: a Kindle with a Lonely Planet travel guide in lieu of …

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Sunday 12/05/2010

Top games: 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' continues reign atop chart

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Sunday 11/28/2010

Tech Review: Nifty scanner eases farewell to paper

NEW YORK - Here's where the iPad has gotten me: I'm sitting with an old book in one hand and a utility knife in the other. My plan is to make the two meet, by cutting up the book and feeding the pages through a scanner.

Game Review: New 'Assassin's Creed' a worthy sequel

Following a widely popular title such as "Assassin's Creed II" in a year's time inevitably leads to murmured worries about whether a company is trying to rush out a sequel or repackage what should be add-on content as a new game.

'Epic Mickey' channels Disney history

GLENDALE, Calif. - When veteran video game designer Warren Spector spots a pamphlet for a never-erected extension of Disneyland's Main Street U.S.A. inside the Walt Disney Co.'s archive vault, his eyes seem as if they want to burst out of their sockets through his oval-shaped glasses. The expression is not unlike the cartoons that power his geeky enthusiasm.

Top games: 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' the top-renting title at U.S. Blockbuster stores

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Sunday 11/21/2010

Tech Review: Samsung's Galaxy Tab a glorified smart phone, minus the phone

Hold on to your touch screens. The first serious competitor to Apple's iPad has arrived.

Game Review: Cold War gets reheated in 'Call of Duty: Black Ops'

Activision's "Call of Duty" series has become such a global phenomenon the controversies surrounding each release are more interesting than the games themselves. The latest edition has even drawn the wrath of the Cuban government, thanks to a mission based on an attempt to assassinate a young Fidel Castro.

Web browser pioneer Marc Andreesen backs new way to surf Internet

SAN FRANCISCO - The Web has changed a lot since Marc Andreessen revolutionized the Internet with the introduction of his Netscape browser in the mid-1990s. That's why he's betting people are ready to try a different Web-surfing technique on a new browser called RockMelt.

Top games: 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' dominates

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Ambitious, gonzo Web series 'Backwash' mixes mania, celeb cameos

NEW YORK - Like a lot of Web series fighting for eyeballs in the diffuse world of online entertainment, Crackle's new "Backwash" hopes to entice viewers with big names usually beamed out on bigger screens.

Sunday 11/14/2010

Kinect: Microsoft promises tech that learns you

"Technology," says Microsoft's Alex Kipman, "is making us less human."

Gaming Review: Kinect motion-sensing system impresses

There are a lot of futuristic things we're still waiting on: jet packs for the entire family, self-driving cars and time-travel, to name a few. But one new, pretty darn amazing bit of technology has finally come to fruition, thanks to the folks at Microsoft.

Top games: 'The Force Unleased II' powers to top of rental chart

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Sunday 11/07/2010

Game Review: Epic adventure, acidic wit on display in 'Fable III'

By LOU KESTEN, Associated Press

Posted: November 07, 2010

Peter Molyneux has long been one of the more ambitious developers in the video-game industry. His first big hit, 1989's "Populous," let you play God - and in the years since, his games have gotten only slightly less grandiose.

'Call of Duty: Black Ops' expands protagonist's role

By DERRIK J. LANG, Associated Press

Posted: November 07, 2010

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - You awaken in a tiled room, strapped to a chair, hooked up to an intravenous drip and surrounded by TV monitors broadcasting images of numbers and your grizzled face. You're being interrogated by a shadowy figure from behind a glass wall who issues a stinging charge of electricity each time you brazenly dismiss his questions.

Tech Review: New MacBook Airs remain skinny on power

By PETER SVENSSON, Associated Press

Posted: November 07, 2010

NEW YORK - The first MacBook Air laptop hit the catwalk in 2008 as an elegant but somewhat impractical statement about how far Apple would go to make the thinnest laptop ever. It wasn't very powerful, had a short battery life and started with a nosebleed price tag of $1,800.

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Sunday 10/31/2010

A Walkman obit: Remembering the portable player

By JAKE COYLE, Associated Press

Posted: October 31, 2010

NEW YORK - The Walkman, the Sony cassette device that forever changed music listening before becoming outdated by digital MP3 players and iPods, has died. It was 31 years old.

Game Reviews: 'Rock Band 3,' 'DJ Hero 2' hit right notes; 'Warriors of Rock' stumbles

By LOU KESTEN, Associated Press

Posted: October 31, 2010

I've spent so much time playing "Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero" during the past five years that, by now, I ought to be able to give Eric Clapton a run for his money.

Gaming for any sexual orientation: 'Fable III' offering new way to play as gay

By DERRIK J. LANG, Associated Press

Posted: October 31, 2010

LOS ANGELES - When the Prince of Albion isn't battling reanimated corpses, searching for mystical medallions or attempting to overthrow his tyrannical brother, he has a pretty nice life at home with his husband, Kyle the Blacksmith, and their two adopted sons, Alex and Tim. It's just one path players can go down as the heroic protagonist of "Fable III."

Top games: 'Fallout: New Vegas' leaps to top of chart

Posted: October 31, 2010

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Sunday 10/24/2010

Despite its bulk, T-Mobile's G2 phone gets it right

By RACHEL METZ, Associated Press

Posted: October 24, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO - Two years ago, the Android invasion began when T-Mobile released the first smart phone running Google's Android operating system, HTC's G1.

Who needs canvas? David Hockney's latest exhibit features works on iPad instead

By JENNY BARCHFIELD, Associated Press

Posted: October 24, 2010

PARIS - Canvas is just so 20th century.

Game Review: 'New Vegas' a great 'Fallout' installment

By DIRK LAMMERS, Associated Press

Posted: October 24, 2010

The lights of Vegas have always been a draw, but for a wasteland traveler trudging around a post-apocalyptic desert, a night's rest in a luxury penthouse suite never seemed so appealing.

Armed with only iPhones, a rock band goes viral

By JAKE COYLE, Associated Press

Posted: October 24, 2010

NEW YORK - Armed with only iPhones, an inventive rock band has gone viral by way of the subway.

Top games: 'Medal of Honor' for Xbox 360, PS3 take top positions on rental chart

Posted: October 24, 2010

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Sunday 10/17/2010

Game Review: 'Medal of Honor' no 'Call of Duty'

By DERRIK J. LANG, Associated Press

Posted: October 17, 2010

It's unfortunate "Medal of Honor," the reboot of the 11-year-old military shooter franchise set in present-day Afghanistan, was banned from being sold on U.S. military bases because the video game's single-player campaign is more an interactive tribute to troops fighting in the Middle East than any other shoot-'em-up.

YouTube 2011 orchestra conducting online auditions

By VERENA DOBNIK, Associated Press

Posted: October 17, 2010

NEW YORK - A cyberspace-based orchestra is conducting online auditions to find the best players to appear at a music summit in Australia that will be live-streamed on the Web.

Johnny Cash remembered in crowd-sourced video

By JAKE COYLE, Associated Press

Posted: October 17, 2010

NEW YORK - One brushstroke at a time, "The Johnny Cash Project" is gathering illustrations submitted by fans online into a living portrait of the country music legend.

Top Games: 'Halo: Reach' takes No. 1 on rental chart

Posted: October 17, 2010

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Sunday 10/10/2010

Study reports autio recordings of U.S. history are fading fast

By BRETT ZONGKER, Associated Press

Posted: October 10, 2010

WASHINGTON - New digital recordings of events in U.S. history and early radio shows are at risk of being lost much faster than older ones on tape, and many are already gone, reports a study on sound released last month.

Game Review: 'Enslaved' offers a vivid trip across scorched landscape

By LOU KESTEN, Associated Press

Posted: October 10, 2010

Video games don't handle relationships very well. The longest-running romance in the field is between Mario and Princess Peach, but we hardly ever see them together. What do they talk about after he's rescued her from Bowser for the 100th time?

'Call of Duty: Black Ops' to be released in 3-D

By DERRIK J. LANG, Associated Press

Posted: October 10, 2010

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - As if the gun-toting action in "Call of Duty: Black Ops" wasn't expected to feel real enough in high definition, Activision Blizzard Inc. announced last week that the latest entry in its successful first-person-shooter video game franchise would be released in 3-D, yet another addition to the 3-D revolution's growing arsenal.

Italian masterpieces just a click away, reproduced for an online audience

By ALESSANDRA RIZZO, Associated Press

Posted: October 10, 2010

ROME - Imagine being so close to Botticelli's Venus you can see the strands of her blond hair, the shades of pink in her cheeks, the cracks in the centuries-old paint.

Tech Review: Search partners Bing, Yahoo aren't identical twins

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, Associated Press

Posted: October 10, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO - Just because Yahoo Inc.'s U.S. website and Microsoft Corp.'s Bing are using the same technological ingredients for searching the Internet doesn't mean they're slicing and dicing the results the same way, too.

Top Games: 'Halo: Reach' dazzles gamers to take top spot on rentals chart

Posted: October 10, 2010

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Sunday 10/03/2010

Hard to find brains in 'Dead Rising 2'

By LOU KESTEN, Associated Press

Posted: October 03, 2010

When did zombies become so unthreatening? "Night of the Living Dead" scared me silly when I was a kid, but in movies like "Zombieland" and "Shaun of the Dead," it's the zombies themselves who have gotten silly.

How Apple's iPad won over a skeptic

By PETER SVENSSON, Associated Press

Posted: October 03, 2010

NEW YORK - At first glance, the iPad looked like a heavy, overgrown iPod Touch. After just a few months of use, however, this iPad skeptic realized it's so much more - it's one of those devices I've always needed.

Sunday 09/26/2010

'Civilization V' rules PC game world

By LOU KESTEN, Associated Press

Updated: September 26, 2010 - 6:39 am

When legendary designer Sid Meier and his Firaxis Games studio produced a console version of their PC classic "Civilization" in 2008, purists howled: How dare they take one of the brainiest, most challenging games out there and dumb it down for joystick-wielding Neanderthals?

A slew of 3-D TV movies for home viewing? Not so fast

By RYAN NAKASHIMA, Associated Press

Posted: September 26, 2010

If you're thinking of buying a 3-D television set this year based on the belief that you'll be able to purchase a lot of the 3-D movies that have hit theaters in the past few years, think again.

Sunday 09/19/2010

Spike Lee to direct John Legend, Roots webcast

By JAKE COYLE, Associated Press

Posted: September 19, 2010

NEW YORK - Spike Lee will direct a live webcast of a concert featuring John Legend and the Roots.

Tech Review: Ping a handy iTunes add-on that shows promise

By RYAN NAKASHIMA, Associated Press

Posted: September 19, 2010

LOS ANGELES - Apple Inc.'s new music-discovery feature, Ping, is a potentially useful addition to iTunes. With it, you can see what songs your friends are buying and recommend some of your favorites to them.

Top Games: 'Spiderman: Shattered Dimensions' swings to head of the list

Posted: September 19, 2010

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Game Review: PlayStation Move revolutionizes gaming with extremely accurate character and object control

By RON HARRIS, Associated Press

Updated: September 19, 2010 - 1:06 am

Sony Corp. gets gamers off the couch with its new motion controller, the PlayStation Move.

Sunday 09/12/2010

Apple publishes guidelines for app approval

By PETER SVENSSON, Associated Press

Posted: September 12, 2010

NEW YORK - Apple Inc. gave software developers on Thursday the guidelines it uses to determine which programs can be sold in its App Store, yet it reserved for itself broad leeway in deciding what makes the cut.

Macho Duke Nukem returns after a decade in limbo

By LOU KESTEN, Associated Press

Posted: September 12, 2010

When Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. pulled the plug on the long-in-development "Duke Nukem Forever" last year, most observers in the video-game industry thought they'd seen the last of its titular hero.

Top games: 'Mafia II' takes the first slot

Posted: September 12, 2010

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Game Review: 'R.U.S.E.' brings war strategy to consoles

By LOU KESTEN, Associated Press

Posted: September 12, 2010

Video-game wars, such as those in "Halo" or "Call of Duty," are usually seen from the grunt's-eye view. If you want to play general, with thousands of troops following your every order, you have to turn on your computer, home to real-time strategy (RTS) epics such as "StarCraft II" and "Age of Empires." Developers have produced a handful of Xbox and PlayStation RTS titles, such as "Halo Wars" and "Civilization Revolution," but their more cerebral gameplay may never have the mass appeal of shootouts such as "Gears of War."

Sunday 09/05/2010

Twitter opens a world of possibilities for popular and obscure comedians alike

By JAKE COYLE, Associated Press

Posted: September 05, 2010

NEW YORK - Earlier this summer, Michael Ian Black took to his blog to defend himself against those appalled the comedian was - gasp! - inserting rare advertisements to his popular Twitter feed.

Game Review: 'Metroid' installment strong on plot, short on action

By RON HARRIS, Associated Press

Posted: September 05, 2010

Followers of the "Metroid" game series from Nintendo are bound to covet the latest offering, "Metroid: Other M," while those new to the series will likely find it a bit stale.

Tech Review: Dell Streak an awkward phone, a so-so tablet

By RACHEL METZ, Associated Press

Posted: September 05, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO - Lately I've been feeling very self-conscious when talking on the phone in public, and it's not because I'm worried about strangers listening in on my private conversations.

Top games: 'Mafia II' edges 'Madden NFL 11' for top spot on rental chart

Posted: September 05, 2010

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Sunday 08/29/2010

Tech Review: Samsung Galaxy S phones do Android proud

By RACHEL METZ, Associated Press

Posted: August 29, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO - The more phones that hit the market using Google's Android operating software, the harder it is for each offering to stand out from the black-and-silver crowd.

Top games: 'Madden NFL 11' continues to lead game rentals

Posted: August 29, 2010

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Game Reviews: 'Grand Theft Auto' knockoffs busted for unoriginality

By LOU KESTEN, Associated Press

Posted: August 29, 2010

Ever since Rockstar Games' "Grand Theft Auto III" became a cultural phenomenon in 2001, rival studios have been trying to compete with crime epics of their own.

Sunday 08/22/2010

Game Review: Long-awaited 'StarCraft II' sparkles in space

By LOU KESTEN, Associated Press

Posted: August 22, 2010

Twelve years is an eternity in the video-game business. In 1998, the Xbox didn't even exist, and games for the top consoles - Sony's PlayStation and the Nintendo 64 - were still regarded as kids' stuff in comparison with the more demanding fare you could play on a PC.

Microsoft links new smart phones to Xbox Live

By JESSICA MINTZ, Associated Press

Posted: August 22, 2010

SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. is bringing its video-game expertise to the forthcoming Windows Phone 7 line, an attempt to capitalize on the success of the Xbox 360 as the software maker tries to compete with Apple Inc.'s iPhone.

MySpace Music unveils 'Romeo' video app

By RYAN NAKASHIMA, Associated Press

Posted: August 22, 2010

LOS ANGELES - MySpace is further defining itself as a place to find music rather than a catchall social networking site, as it launched earlier this month a music-video player that plays random videos to match users' mood.

Top games: 'Madden NFL 11' knocks 'Red Dead Redemption' from No. 1

Posted: August 22, 2010

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Tech Review: New choices enliven back-to-school PCs

By PETER SVENSSON, Associated Press

Posted: August 22, 2010

NEW YORK - Looking at getting a new PC for the fall semester? Here's a jolt of cheer in these uncertain times: PCs are not only cheaper than ever, there's real innovation going on, yielding interesting new choices.

Sunday 08/15/2010

Upgraded Johnny Carson website will offer classic clips from the late-night legend

By FRAZIER MOORE, Associated Press

Posted: August 15, 2010

NEW YORK - For three decades, Johnny Carson tucked his audience into bed while welcoming thousands of guests to "The Tonight Show."

Tech Review: New Web music services offer tons of tunes, little hassle

By RACHEL METZ, Associated Press

Posted: August 15, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO - If you're itching to hear whatever you want, whenever you want, without breaking the bank on songs from Apple's iTunes store, your best bet is an online subscription music service.

Top games: 'Red Dead Redemption' continues to lead the way

Posted: August 15, 2010

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