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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Some Stuff: August 11, 2009

On this date in 1981, IBM introduced the Personal Computer .. it was equipped with the Microsoft operating system MS-DOS 1.0

Hugh Jackman recently commented at the Teen Choice about the sequel to wolverine, confirming pretty much what we already know. "Japan is where we're heading, [and] we're starting to work on it now. We're in the… first steps of developing that story."

Over the weekend G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra earned an estimated $100 million worldwide, despite mostly negative buzz and reviews. The film surpassed studio expectations -- which means a sequel is already in development.

Terminator Salvation director McG says he wants his follow-up to be a "better film". McG claims he did "a lot of things right" and "many things wrong" in the latest installment of the sci-fi series, revealing that eliminating the time travel element from the previous pictures was a mistake.

More updates on the Farrelly Brother's wacky Three Stooges movie. Jim Carrey, who was originally on-board to play Curly, has since dropped out, but they don't have a replacement just yet. Additionally, they say that Paul Giamatti has signed on to replace Sean Penn as Larry, since he is taking time off from acting.

A Texas-based bank, plans to release an update of its iPhone application this week that lets customers make deposits using the device's camera. The app will work by letting customers take a photo of both sides of the check and then submitting it to the Bank. According to The New York Times "customers will not have to mail the check to the bank later; the deposit will be handled entirely electronically, and the bank suggests voiding the check and filing or discarding it."

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