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Jumping the 'Super Mario Bros.' Flagpole, Illustrating Apple vs. Microsoft

by Thomas Houston on May 27, 2010 at 07:20 PM

mario flagpole

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.
  • Shattering years of Mario myth, it turns out you can jump over the flagpole in the original 'Super Mario Bros.' [From: Game Trailers]
  • The Gray Lady's infographic team is back with a plotted history of market value of Microsoft and Apple and the two companies' stories since 1990. [From: New York Times]
  • We stumbled on Mark 'messhof' Essen's gorgeous 2-player swordfighting game commissioned for the NYU Game Center. [From: YouTube]
  • Our friends over at Engadget HD dig into HD essentials and explain why your TV overscans. [From: Engadget HD]
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