A Half Life movie is one of those projects that’s been rumoured for eons but has always seemed like a slightly dodgy idea. And it seems Gabe Newell and the crew at Valve feel the same. The head honcho behind Half Life, Portal and Left 4 Dead says he wouldn’t trust Hollywood with a Half Life movie and would rather do it himself instead…
August, 2010
Good morning! It’s Friday and with only hours left until the long weekend kicks off, what better way to kick off the morning than with a banquet of the latest tech news. We’ve rounded up the best tech ingredients to cook up this morning’s Techie Breakie. Read on to gorge yourself on the glorious gadget feast…
The iControlPad is the long-promised gaming add-on for the iPhone that adds proper gamepad controls to your phone. The device has been in developent for years but is finally available.. with more to come.
Yesterday we reported on the incoming Gmail Chat feature being rolled out to Gmail customers in the US, that allowed them to call any phone, domestic for free, and internationally at cheap rates. This morning, I woke up to find the feature enabled on my non-US Gmail account. Since I don’t have anyone in the US to call at 8am, I didn’t try it out straight away. By the time I returned to it at lunchtime, it had disappeared. I was disappointed, so contacted Google for more info…
First Person Shooters are already under tabloid scrutiny after the decision to allow play as the Taliban in Medal of Honor drew criticism from the UK’s Defence Secretary. Call of Duty: Black Ops Developers Treyarch were asked if they had anything planned for their game that would provoke similar controversy. “Controversial is such a subjective term,” was the response.
If you’re after a Nokia N8 when it’s released in the next few weeks, and haven’t decided on a colour yet, then take note: Vodafone has exclusivity on the acid green Nokia N8. If you’re after getting your hands on the dazzling green Nokia N8 in particular, then sign up for availability updates over at Vodafone, and you’ll be notified when the Nokia N8 makes its grand arrival.
[via FoneHome]