There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web.
- Game designer Zack Hiwiller reimagines the original 'Super Mario Bros.' as if it had been designed in social-network-happy year of 2010. [From: Zack Hiwiller]
- Continuing the trend of blowing hundreds of dollars for milliseconds of online fame, FuelTV converts an iPad to a skateboard to test the Apple tablet's shredability. The point of this operation is entirely lost on us. [From: Mashable]
- Users of the Roku digital video player can look forward to a completely redesigned Netflix channel, complete with queue management and improved Watch Instantly search. The update lands this June. [From: Engadget]
- We apologize in advance for yet another infographic, but this one is actually informative (if not a true infographic). Cellphones.org presents 'How a Cell Phone Call Works.' [From: Cellphones.org]
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