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We know how many people are looking forward to living life off on Mars, especially when you consider just how bad things have been getting on Earth lately with all of the changes in temperature as well as the gallons of radioactive fluid that’s being dumped into our ocean every day. People want off of this planet, which is why we weren’t so surprised to hear over 100,000 people signed up for the Mars One project last month. It turns out that total doubled as over 200,000 applications were received by the Netherlands-based private spaceflight project Mars One, and for the next several months, they’ll be narrowing down the applicants. (more…)

Mars One Receives Over 200k Applications For Mars Colonization Project original content from Ubergizmo.

If you are one of those who tend to follow the Diablo game beyond the dungeon crawling gameplay on your computer or console, and by that I mean reading up additional canon and books on it, then you would be pleased to hear that there is an upcoming novel in the Diablo series which shall be known as Storm of Light. Storm of Light is written by Nate Kenyon, who also happens to be the author of The Order, and it will act as a bridge between the events of Diablo III and the story that is set to unfold in Reaper of Souls, the first expansion of the series.

This will be an all new novel that boast Jacob and Shanar from the Sword of Justice comic series, and if you are interested for an alternative reading material, then you can place a pre-order for it over at Simon and Schuster. In a nutshell, Storm of Light has the following synopsis.

The High Heavens are healing after the fall of the Prime Evil. The Angiris Council has recovered the Black Soulstone and now stands vigil over the cursed artifact deep within the glimmering Silver City. Amid these momentous events, Tyrael struggles with his position as the new Aspect of Wisdom, feeling out of place as a mortal among his angelic brethren and doubting his ability to fully embody his role. As he searches within himself and the Heavens for reassurance, he senses the Black Soulstone’s grim influence on his home. Where harmony of light and sound once reigned, a mounting discord is threatening to shroud the realm in darkness. Imperius and the other archangels vehemently oppose moving or destroying the crystal, leading Tyrael to put Heaven’s fate in the hands of humankind….

Does it sound like a page turner to you?

Diablo 3’s Storm Of Light Novel Coming Your Way original content from Ubergizmo.

The U.S. is commemorating the 12th anniversary of the attacks that took place on September 11th, 2001. Across the country people are remembering that fateful day and paying tribute in their own way. Conversations are also taking place on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, a number of hashtags related to 9/11 are already trending on the latter. Its not unusual for companies to pay tribute through their social media channels, but AT&T’s has been accused of product placement in its tribute, which was posted on both its official Facebook page and Twitter account.

The carrier posted a picture of a smartphone through which the 9/11 memorial lights are being recorded, “Never Forget,” was the caption of this post. AT&T has taken down the post now and issued a formal apology, but not before it accumulated a lot of criticism. “Not an occasion for product placement, AT&T,” said one Tweet while comments on Facebook called the post “very tasteless.” AT&T says that it apologizes to anyone who felt that the post was in poor taste, adding that “the image was solely meant to pay respect to those affected by the 9/11 tragedy.” What do you think, is AT&T’s tribute really in bad taste or did it unintentionally make a blunder? [Image via BGR]

AT&T Accused Of Product Placement In 9/11 Tribute original content from Ubergizmo.

We recently reported on Virgin Galactic’s success when it comes to smashing the sound barrier in a test flight, and for those who are deeply interested in the work of Virgin Galactic, here is some released footage from a camera that was located on the spaceship’s tail. The view is not as flattering as one might have expected to check out as they hang around the craft’s windows, but it does offer a glimpse into an experience that majority of us are unable to afford at our whim and fancy.

This particular spaceship is better known officially as the SpaceShipTwo, or SS2 for short, and happens to be Virgin Galactic’s supersonic spacecraft that was specially constructed for a potentially lucrative suborbital tourism sector. In its test flight recently, the SS2 managed to hit an altitude of 46,000 feet before it was released, while pilots Mark Stucky and Clint Nichols followed up that move by igniting the rocket. For a good 20 seconds, the rocket managed to send the SS2 to 69,000 feet and achieved a maximum speed of Mach 1.43. To get a gander on the difference between the SS2’s speed and altitude compared to standard plane travel, the average commercial jet would fly at around 30,000 feet with an average speed of 550 miles per hour, which would be at Mach 0.84 (subsonic speeds).

Virgin Galactic Reveals Footage Of Flight original content from Ubergizmo.

Last month BlackBerry announced the formation of a Special Committee to probe strategic alternatives, these alternatives include an outright sale of the company, apart from any possible partnerships and alliances. It has been rumored a few times that there’s not enough interest in the market for BlackBerry as a whole, many believe it might be broken up into parts and then sold. The company just might be getting a new lease on life, courtesy of Prem Watsa, affectionately known as Canada’s Warren Buffett.

According to a new report by The Sunday Times, Watsa, who is the chairman of Fairfax Financial Holdings, is assembling billions of dollars in a resuce bid for BlackBerry. He reportedly has backing from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. The company’s shares rallied after the news broke, up almost 3 percent to $11.16. Fairfax Financial Holdings is actually BlackBerry’s largest shareholder, it holds a 10 percent stake in the company. Watsa was previously on the company’s board as well, he resigned in August after the formation of the special committee was announced, citing a conflict of interest. BlackBerry has not issued a comment on this as yet, there haven’t been any reports about interest from other buyers. It has been rumored that Microsoft is also keeping an eye on the ailing Canadian smartphone manufacturer.

BlackBerry Reportedly Getting A New Lease On Life original content from Ubergizmo.