This Weekend Was Kaiju-Tastic at Comic-Con, Sneak Peeks of Godzilla and Pacific Rim

San Diego Comic-Con is always a time for big announcements, but few could be bigger than those surrounding the upcoming Godzilla reboot and Guillermo del Toro's giant robots vs. monsters movie Pacific Rim. Both feature baddies on an enormous scale, and both draw from a long tradition of Japanese cinema. They also sound really, really exciting.

Teaser Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s After Earth is an Alternative History on Facebook

The first teaser trailer for "twist" master M. Night Shyamalan's post-apocalyptic flick After Earth has surfaced and it's basically Facebook. I mean, it's actually mimicking those retrospective videos that Facebook let users make after it rolled out the new Timeline layout. Weird gimmick or clever narrative technique to outline an alternative history? See the video, and decide.

Is Apple Readying a Smaller iPad or Are We Just Pawns in a Larger Game?

Since WWDC 2012, all Apple fans have been able to talk about is the possibility of a new mobile device from the company. The device is popularly believed to be a smaller, seven-inch version of the iPad designed to do battle with Google's Nexus 7 and a forthcoming Amazon Kindle Fire refresh. Do we really have new hardware in our future, or is there something larger at work here?

The Rolling Stones Have a Brilliant 404 Error Page

Ah, the HTTP 404 error. A sure sign that what you're looking for online has been moved, deleted, or you just mistyped it. However, a 404 is not always a bad thing. In fact, some sites celebrate it with custom error pages. And among the most ingenious -- or perhaps, the most appropriate -- is this page on The Rolling Stones' official website.

Fantastic LEGO Bag End Set Debuts at Comic-Con

We'd heard rumors that LEGO was going to have som fun announcements at San Diego Comic-Con this year. Our expectations were happily exceeded when this handsome rendering of Bilbo's Bag End was unveiled yesterday. And yes, it comes with the dwarves.

Report: Movie Watching Down, TV Watching Up on Netflix

While Netflix has made a name for itself with movies delivered to the home -- first by mail, then by Internet -- a new report suggests that is changing. Movie watching appears to be slowly dropping as viewers opt to stream more TV shows from the service. 

The Most Elusive Videogame in History: Yeah Yeah Beebiss I

Back Alley Internet is a recurring column in which we explore some of the weirder corners of the Internet and see what we can dredge up for your amusement and education. This week: Max plumbs the deeper mysteries of unreleased video games. There are many video games that have never been seen, let alone played, but have entered the collective nerd consciousness. Polybius, the game that kills, for instance. Or the legendary Bioforce Ape. However, these are minor mysteries compared to the enigma that is Yeah Yeah Beebiss I. 

NYC Announces Plan to Convert Payphones to Wi-Fi Hotspots

Of all the detritus remaining from the pre-cellular age, payphones are among the most visible. However, a new plan launched in New York City might give these once useful call kiosks a new lease on life by converting them into free Wi-Fi hotspots.

“D33DS Company” Hackers Release Info from 453,492 Yahoo! Accounts

Have you had to change your login information in a paranoid fever after discovering that a major online service provider has been hacked in the last few weeks? Well, if you have a Yahoo! account, you might have some worrying to do. A hacker group called D33DS Company has apparently dumped 453,492 usernames and passwords obtained in plaintext from a Yahoo! service.

So, the Trailer for David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis Looks Intriguing

After debuting this spring at Cannes, legendary filmmaker David Cronenberg's latest outting Cosmopolis will finally be opening domestically on August 17. This new trailer gives us a tantalizing glimpse of what we have in store. If you ever wanted to see terrible things happen to Robert Pattinson, this probably the film for you. See the video, after the break.