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A 2008 blog post presented a series of parody images that riff on the exaggerated, often misleading cover art used for Atari 2600 video games. The post included reader reactions praising the blog's humor, sourced from Popcrunch.com and a commenter named Jenn.
Google announced a partnership with actor Henry Cavill, who has been using one of the company's new Googlebook laptops for personal projects ahead of their public launch. Starting this November, Google says it will work with Cavill to develop a video game built using the device, and has set up a landing page for updates on the project.
Google is partnering with actor Henry Cavill to create a video game showcasing its new Googlebook laptops, which run Android rather than ChromeOS. The companies are targeting a November release, though Google has not disclosed the game's genre or other creative partners involved.
The Interim Computer Museum has taken on a new restoration of Galaxy Game, the 1971 Stanford coin-op version of Spacewar! built by Bill Pitts and Hugh Tuck on a PDP-11/20. The project, prompted by Pitts along with Josh Dersch and Robert Schmuck, has already rebuilt the machine's power supply and gotten the PDP-11 running again, with work now shifting to refurbishing its HP 1300A electrostatic X-Y displays.
The film will be available for digital download starting October 6, according to the report. A physical release, presumably on Blu-ray and DVD, follows on December 15.
A hands-on test of the iPhone 18 Pro's 'ultra-stabilized video' feature during a Thames riverboat trip showed the phone keeping the horizon steady despite the boat rocking, producing footage as if shot from a fixed platform. The reviewer noted this outperformed a handheld tripod setup in that situation, continuing a trend of improvement seen since the iPhone 13 Pro in 2021.
Android Authority found new text strings in a Google Messages beta build (version messages.android_20260924_00_RC00) referencing RCS video calling features, including a confirmation screen with a 'Call' button. The feature builds on the RCS Universal Profile 4.0 standard, which introduced native video calling within chat threads, and follows an earlier single string spotted in May pointing to early development.
Amazon is selling the Arlo Essential XL Wireless Security Camera 2K (3rd Gen) for $59.99, a 25% cut from its $79.99 list price, matching the lowest price seen this year. The wire-free outdoor camera offers 2K video, a 130-degree field of view, color night vision, and a larger battery Arlo says lasts roughly four times longer than its standard Essential model. The discount requires an active Amazon Prime membership.
Amazon has cut the price of the Arlo Video Doorbell 2K (2nd Gen) from its $79.99 list price to $28.50, a 64% reduction. The device supports wire-free or hardwired installation, records in 2K with a 180° field of view, and includes two-way audio, motion alerts and night vision. It works with Alexa and Google Home, and the discount requires an Amazon Prime membership.
Reviews of Ace Combat 8 highlight the game's spectacular dogfighting and flight sequences as standout features. Specific details on story, modes, or scoring were not disclosed in available coverage.
A researcher documented a Windows bug triggered by copying files from a Video CD's MPEGAV folder, which causes copy speed to drop to zero and leaves Explorer in a broken state—new files become invisible, parts of the UI glitch, and Explorer cannot be restarted. The only fix is a hard restart, since a normal restart hangs indefinitely at the 'Restarting' screen. The issue was traced to monthly updates released in March 2023 for Windows 11 (KB5023706) and April 2023 for Windows 10 (KB5025221); unpatched versions of Windows 10 and 11 22H2 don't exhibit the bug.
An Entrepreneur contributor describes assembling a seven-person marketing operation run through AI agents built on ChatGPT Work and GPT-6 Astra, starting with an agent dedicated to editing Reels. The setup expands to separate agents handling research, writing, design, scheduling and analytics, each given a defined role, reusable skills and clear instructions rather than one-off prompts.