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‘Breaking Bad’ finale song sees 9,000 percent surge in Spotify streaming

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As reported on The Verge. By Sam Byford This article contains very minor spoilers for Breaking Bad. As if you needed any more confirmation of the grip Breaking Bad held on pop culture right up to its finale. Spotify tells Business Insider that global streams of Badfinger’s song “Baby Blue,” which was featured in the show’s climactic episode, rose by 9000 percent after the credits rolled — as illustrated by the following chart. Apparently it’s not just streaming fans that want to hear…

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Hundreds of ‘Breaking Bad’ props, including Walter White’s Aztek, are now on sale

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As reported on The Verge. By Aaron Souppouris How much would you pay for a piece of TV history? As the final episode of Breaking Bad draws ever closer, Sony Pictures has put hundreds of props from the show on auction. Bids start at $10 for trinkets like Jesse Pinkman’s DEA mug, all the way up to $5,000 for Hector Salamanca’s wheelchair, but expect the winning bids on the items to be far, far higher. After perusing the props…

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Gran Turismo documentary ‘Kaz’ exposes series’ enigmatic creator (video)

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As reported on Engadget. By Timothy J. Seppala To celebrate 15 years of Gran Turismo, Sony is releasing a documentary about the obsessions of series creator Kazunori Yamauchi. Kaz: Pushing the Virtual Dividechronicles Yamauchi’s creative process via interviews with car makers and journalists, all keen to heap praise on the mastermind. While the trailer (embedded below) does get a little bit heavy-handed — with slightly dodgy comparisons to Magellan, for instance — it’s nice to see an influential game designer’s work…

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Ben Affleck to bring fatigue and weariness to Batman role

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As reported on The Verge. By Jeff Blagdon As fans come to grips with the fact that Ben Affleck will be the next Batman, it might provide them some solace to know that he won’t be playing the dynamic young hero portrayed in Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins. Instead, he will be older, grizzled, and burnt out. At an investor meeting on Thursday, Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara described Affleck’s Batman as “tired and weary and seasoned and been doing it…

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‘Riddick’ review: still angry after all these years

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As reported on The Verge. By Bryan Bishop Vin Diesel and director David Twohy takes the antihero back to his R-rated roots The Riddick Series has never been AAA cinema. 2000’s Pitch Black was a B-movie mash-up of sci-fi, horror, and action, while its PG-13 sequel The Chronicles of Riddick aspired to be more of a costumed action epic — and failed at the box office.     The character has maintained a loyal following over the years, however, and…

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PS Vita TV is a mini console that brings games and services to your TV, arrives November for around $100

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As reported on Engadget. By Mat Smith This tiny 60mm x 100mm wonder is the PlayStation Vita TV. Not only is it a miniature console that plays Vita games and connects to PlayStation controllers, it also offers access to Sony’s Music Unlimited, Video Unlimited service, karaoke and more — all for 9,954 yen (around $100). It’s a knowing nod to the likes of Ouya, NVIDIA’s Shield, and even Google’s Chromecast although it’s a little bit different…

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The latest ‘Gravity’ trailer is as beautiful as it is terrifying

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As reported on The Verge. By Bryan Bishop Our anticipation for Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity has been slowly building for months now. The film’s received praise at recent festival screenings, and director James Cameron recently called it the best space film ever made. This latest clip emphasizes the isolating silence of space, before plunging the viewer inside the unrelenting panic of Sandra Bullock’s lead character. Do yourself a favor. Take a deep breath, and watch it right now.

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Philips Cloud TV will stream ‘hundreds’ of internet channels to its latest Smart TVs

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As reported on Engadget. By Steve Dent Philips has just launched Cloud TV at IFA 2013, a service that’ll work on its latest Smart TVs including the hot-off-the-press Philips 9000 4K series. It’ll bring streaming of “hundreds of local, national, international and special interest channels” to 2012 or newer Philips Smart TV models. An app will also be available for those sets to scan all that content, most of which will be free. The company also announced Cloud Explorer,…

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HDMI 2.0 officially announced: 18Gbps bandwidth, 60fps 4K, 32 channel audio

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As reported on Engadget. By Richard Lawler Only just after it leaked out, the folks at HDMI Licensing are announcing HDMI 2.0 officially. Arriving just in time for the wide rollout of a new generation of Ultra HDTVs, it adds a few key capabilities to the connection standard. With a bandwidth capacity of up to 18Gbps, it has enough room to carry 3,840 x 2,160 resolution video at up to 60fps. It also has support for up to 32…

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Hands On With The Seven Best Fantasy Football Sites And Apps

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As reported on TechCrunch. by BILLY GALLAGHER With the NFL season just a week away, fans are poring over stats, trash talking their friends, and gearing up for the real season: fantasy football. The national phenomenon has spawned five seasons of a TV show, The League, has NFL teams refitting their stadiums so that fans can track their teams more closely, and costs businesses billions of dollars a year due to distracted employees. So, easily distracted employees, here…

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