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Like every superhero movie since The Dark Knight, it was merely ‘ok’, succumbing to “the third act is just Transformers problem” and “how come there is never any sense of civilian fatality when major cities are reduced to dust.”
I found the casting pretty spot on (especially Antje Traue as Faora; it was refreshing to see a pure female badass who could dominate the screen in a summer blockbuster) but, like The Dark Knight Rises it disappeared up itself a little.
As for Superman killing Zod I thought it was a great move; having established the tragedy of Zod being bred purely to protect Krypton/Kryptonians at all cost, and Kal-el being sent to become Earth’s saviour, it was the only way to end and it was handled well.

Also, I hope everyone spotted the Wayne Enterprises satellite during the climax for extra points.

1 day ago on 'Man of Steel': you will believe spoilers can fly

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Apple’s stock wallpaper really isn’t doing iOS 7 any favours. These more personalised home screens make it look far better.

3 days ago on Post your iOS 7 Home screens and Lock screens! 2 recommends

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It’s pretty clear that Paul was distracted by the Harmonix guy’s extravagant facial hair, which no doubt warped his mind and prevented him from fully focusing on the game.

4 days ago on 'Fantasia' for Kinect has big ambitions, old constraints

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What about that awesome LTE you Americans are always banging on about? Fire that up at E3!

5 days ago on The Vergecast 080 - June 14th 2013 1 reply

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So can you see this being updated over time so there is feature parity across platforms or will iOS always be a few steps behind to drive people to Windows?

5 days ago on Office for iPhone: Microsoft delivers basic document editing, but no iPad version 3 replies 1 recommend

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I used Pages on my iPad to write all my University essays this year and had no problems; easy to insert footnotes etc. and exports to Word with no problems.

5 days ago on Office for iPhone: Microsoft delivers basic document editing, but no iPad version 3 replies 24 recommends

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Tom, maybe you can shed some light on this but, will there ever be a point where it’s more detrimental overall for Microsoft not to have a full Office client on iOS? Do the marketing advantages of keeping it Windows 8/RT outweigh the customer potential?

5 days ago on Office for iPhone: Microsoft delivers basic document editing, but no iPad version 1 reply

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As an iPhone user I’ve liked the look of pretty much every every Windows Phone from Nokia and HTC over the past year.

Any problems with Windows Phone are now confined solely to the software, i.e apps. If they can even get new releases to within a couple of weeks of the other platforms it would become a serious option.

5 days ago on Nokia Lumia 925 review 3 recommends

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Hasn’t Apple’s stock slid because “analysts” expect a brand new category of device every 4 months with an affordable price but sky-high margins?

6 days ago on 'Can't innovate anymore, my ass': Apple's bravado clouds the company's real challenges 1 reply 17 recommends

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Without a doubt there’s interesting potential with the new Kinect; I just don’t think it’s an extra £80/$100 of potential.

6 days ago on Sony isn't forfeiting anything by not including the PS Eye.

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I’ve pre-ordered the PS4; I’ll probably end up getting the Xbox One as well, but not until the mid-gen refresh/price-cut.
However at the minute it’s a case of price, my lack of excitement around motion-gaming, I prefer Sony’s first party titles and I think they may be greater equipped for the future with Gaikai.

6 days ago on PS4 or Xbox 1 1 recommend

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To capitalise on it fully though I think it should go unnoticed, notsomuch in party games but in ‘core’ games. There’s nothing worse than a mandatory, bolted on motion sequence to ruin momentum i.e anything that you had to use the Sixaxis for on PS3

7 days ago on Don't flinch: the new Kinect could be the end of motion gimmicks 1 reply

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That’s very interesting. I would probably say I’m the complete opposite. My ideal gaming experience is sitting on my couch absorbed in a great single- player experience that leaves me speechless because of a great story. In short, when it comes to gaming, my silence speaks a thousand words.

7 days ago on Don't flinch: the new Kinect could be the end of motion gimmicks 2 replies 4 recommends

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Will third parties want to put the effort in though? I get the feeling some major incentivising by Microsoft and Sony may be needed this generation, for both the Kinect and DualShock 4 touchpad.

7 days ago on Don't flinch: the new Kinect could be the end of motion gimmicks 1 reply 1 recommend

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Holy crap! I can imagine this evolving to warehouse sized spaces covered in Omni-style flooring with different levels. Ultimate next-gen laser-tag!

7 days ago on Testing the Virtuix Omni: a walk on the virtual side 2 replies

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This might be a negative opinion but I think publishers are well within their right to use Online Passes for things like Online Multiplayer (but not for anything that affects the single player experience e.g Arkham City requiring a code for Catwoman).

7 days ago on Sony's Jack Tretton says publishers can enforce DRM (update) 3 replies 3 recommends

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I definitely don’t think The Verge is biased; cynical and unnecessarily negative; yes.

8 days ago on The Verge is biased 3 replies 16 recommends

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You know what they say: If you ain’t white… then you’re probably some other colour like green or blue!

8 days ago on Apple to boost Twitter #Music with trending iTunes Radio station 8 recommends

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Definitely something they had to do. Hopefully we are now on the road to Xbox Live and PlayStation Plus becoming ‘Spotify for games.’

9 days ago on Microsoft takes on PlayStation Plus with two free games a month for Xbox Live Gold members 1 reply

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You just love crushing dreams don’t you, you maniac!

12 days ago on The Vergecast 079 - June 7th 2013

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15 minutes PRISM
5 minutes Patents
1 hr 20 E3
1 hr 20 WWDC

There, I sorted the running order. One 3 hr Vergecast please.

12 days ago on The Vergecast 079 - June 7th 2013 3 replies 2 recommends

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I think the person using Glass in a public bathroom is more likely to ‘collapse in terror’ when they get punched in the face.

12 days ago on Google CEO: people won't 'collapse in terror' when someone uses Glass in a bathroom 2 replies 51 recommends

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Do you think all your Lumias are coming alive at night and kicking the iPhone around a little bit?

12 days ago on Apple could offer iPhone trade-ins for the first time ever, says report 1 reply 15 recommends

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Notifications are pretty broken for me. In the Gmail app I set to ‘All Mail’. Badge number icon isn’t showing anything and mail doesn’t clear from Notification Centre when it’s read.

14 days ago on New Gmail iOS app doesn't show number badge anymore?

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Bad wording on my part; meant ‘All Mail in my Inbox’ i.e have the tabs from left to right All Primary Social Promotions Updates Forums

14 days ago on Gmail for iOS updated with sortable inbox and better notifications

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Hope that they add an “All” tab at some point or I might switch back.

15 days ago on Gmail for iOS updated with sortable inbox and better notifications 1 reply