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Ivy the Kiwi was created by Yuji Naka, the co-creator of Sonic the Hedgehog. Sonic is a character that continues to enjoy a strong following, and the series gives any follow-up work a huge shadow to live under. Don’t worry, this game is up to the challenge. Read the comments on this post

Filed under: Developer , Google While prevailing sentiment seemed to be that Google Wave is all but finished as a standalone product, Google has made a pair of big announcements about the service. Google’s Alex North has published a blog post which seems to indicate that something different is going on. Wave is not so much dead, as preparing to enter the second chapter of its saga. To that end, Google will be open sourcing additional code (more than 200,000 lines were already open).

A San Antonio man could become the first Texan prosecuted under a new state law protecting people against online harassment. According to The San Antonio Express-News, Mike Lavender, a former sports announcer, was recently charged with one count of online harassment for using a fake Twitter account to bother a 33-year-old reporter. He alleged via Twitter that the unnamed woman was having an affair with a married man and called her a “homewrecker,” among other things. The woman told local authorities, who subpoenaed the Twitter account’s IP address, which led them to Lavender’s computer

Judging by the Federal Communications Commission’s latest survey , we’re still pretty far away from the FCC’s National Broadband Plan goal of 4Mbps Internet download speeds for everyone. The agency’s newest statistics indicate that out of 71 million wireline household connections, less than half (44 percent) matched or exceeded that benchmark, with its upload goal of 1Mbps. Meanwhile, the number of consumers with full mobile wireless Internet accounts shot up by 40 percent from January through June of 2009, to 35 million subscribers. 25 million had such access at the end of 2008

World’s stealthiest mouse, the Silent Mouse from Thanko is back and this time without any cord. The wireless Silent Mouse EX now comes with amazing precision with 1600dpi sensor apart from the 800dpi and 1200dpi models. The quieter peripheral is compatible with both PCs and Macs and does not make irritating noise while you’re making endless clicks.

If you’re doing some major overhauling of your space, be it decluttering your closet or remodeling your office, it pays to skip the dumpster and donate as much as you can. More??

Telltale Games announced its development of a ‘Back to the Future’ game way back in June , and specific details are finally beginning to emerge. USA Today (USA Today? Really?) scored the scoop on the time-traveling Hill Valley hijinxes, and Marty and Doc Brown are expected to star in their customary, primary roles. While Marty’s voice-over actor has yet to be named, Christopher Lloyd is reportedly set to return as Doc .