by Mike Krumboltz With three flicks hitting the big screen this weekend, there's something for every demographic. Lovelorn teens? Check. Old-fashioned romantic comedy devotees? Double check. Vampire-crazed action junkies? Oh my, yes! But are any of Hollywood's efforts worth seeing? Here's what the critics have to say... Daybreakers Complaining about the vampire craze has almost become as big a cliché as the craze itself.

The odds of the Google Book settlement being approved - at least if the process comes down to a popularity contest - decreased again this week. The National Writers Union, American Society of Journalists and Authors, and Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America objected to it. As reported by David Sarno , these groups represent over 4,000 writers and journalists, so they're rather more important than a couple of random clubs. Also,

The much-anticipated Boxee Beta has now officially come out. It is available for Mac, Windows, and Ubuntu. "In the past 4 weeks since we announced the upcoming Beta we had the help of tens of thousands of early access users who tested the Beta on all different platforms and gave us great feedback," says Boxee's Avner Ronen. "Hundreds of bugs have been opened and weve been working diligently to resolve as many of them as we could.

Talking on a cell phone may actually help to protect against and even reverse Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study by researchers at the University of South Florida. The study involved exposing mice over long periods of time to electromagnetic waves associated with cell phone use. "It surprised us to find that cell phone exposure, begun in early adulthood, protects the memory of mice otherwise destined to develop Alzheimer's symptoms," said lead author Gary Arendash,

by Vera H-C Chan Elvis Presley 's 75th birthday may be an excuse for a big blowout, but the occasion also gives fans another chance to re-evaluate his legacy. With changing attitudes come changing theories about his influence. There are also a load of new books about the "real" Elvis, from a best pal to his demonized doctor to a Nashville journalist investigating his insatiable appetite for women (a condition dubbed as " satyriasis ").

The New York Times' David Pogue was beset by the Google Android Army, which though I suspect has massed in Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show this week, clearly had some reserves guarding the front lines of mainstream media. Android fans found Pogue's review of the Google Nexus One smartphone to be less than generous. You can't fault the guy for his gut feeling after testing the device. I respected his review,

The Open Internet Coalition launched a new "Protect the Net" campaign at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The idea is to build on growing support among technology innovators for protecting the open Internet, the coalition says. "Many of the hottest new technologies showcased at the CES are only possible because the open nature of the Internet enables innovation without permission," said Markham Erickson, Coalition Executive Director.

AOL's current search deal with Google is set to end in December, and when it expires, there's no guarantee that AOL will stick with the search giant. Today, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong implied that he's weighing his options. Armstrong didn't go about this in a nasty or even slightly negative way. According to Nicholas Carlson , he just said, "Google's been a great partner. They're obviously going to get first dibs.

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