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| Yahoo! News: Personal Technology Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:09:00 GMT |
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Firemint wins four Pocket Gamer Awards
(Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - On Wednesday, Firemint was honored with four awards from handheld gaming Website Pocket Gamer at a ceremony held at the annual Game Developers Conference. The company behind Flight Control () and Real Racing () has few titles on the iPhone marketâ??virtually every one has become a mega-hit. |
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February video game sales drop 15 percent
(AP)
AP - U.S. retail sales of video games declined 15 percent in February, hurt in part by an ongoing decline in sales of music games and lower sales of the Wii system. |
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Web Connectivity a Bigger Deal for HDTV Than 3D
(PC World)
PC World - Is 3D television the next big thing in consumer tech? Splashy, flashy, and (virtually) in your face, 3D TV is getting a mega-promotional boost by its backers, including Panasonic, Samsung, and Sony, all of whom hope you'll be so bowled over by 3D's visual splendor that you won't mind paying a few thousand bucks for the 3D-at-home experience. |
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New iPhone OS Rumored To Finally Allow Multitasking
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Version 4.0 of the operating system for Apple's iPhone, iPod touch, and the forthcoming iPad will represent a major overhaul of the software and will feature a "full-on solution" to one long-standing gripe about Apple's devices -- their inability to multitask. |
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Razer, GPG pledge Mac support; DICE investigating
(Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Now that Valve has pledged to support the Mac with the forthcoming release of Steam on Mac OS X and simultaneous Mac and PC releases for all its upcoming games, several in the gaming industry have been quick to respond with their own pledges of support. |
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OnLive Plans On-Demand Streaming of Video Games
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - In a move to shake up the online gaming industry, OnLive has announced PC and Mac versions of its on-demand, instant-play games will roll out in June during the E3 2010 show. Here's the rub: Gamers don't have to buy a console, and they can get broadband speeds. |
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Text message erasing application goes international
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Rumor: iPhone OS 4.0 Update Adds Multitasking
(PC World)
PC World - The iPhone will finally support multitasking for third-party apps as part of Apple's iPhone OS 4.0 release, according to AppleInsidier sources. It is just one of many iPhone 4.0 rumors surfacing as interest in what's next for the iPhone's OS mounts. |
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Namco unveils new cross-platform SDK
(Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - On Thursday, Namco announced UniteSDK, its new propriety cross-platform technology. During a demonstration on Tuesday night at the Game Developers Conference, Namco revealed Macs, PCs, and mobile platforms like the iPhone will be able to play games simultaneously against each other. Namco also demonstrated Pool Pro Online 3 for iPhone, which was created using the UniteSDK. Pool Pro Online 3 is now available for $5 at the App Store. |
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Novothink debuts solar charging case for iPhone
(Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Sure, the App Store has plenty of ways to help survivalists fend off a zombie apocalypse, or figure out what plants are safe to eatâ??but without electricity, those useful guides quickly become very useless data on a dead paperweight. Thankfully, Novothink may have a solar-powered solution. |
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GDC: Khronos group unveils OpenGL 4.0 and 3.3
(Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - The Khronos group has released versions 4.0 and 3.3 of the OpenGL spec, the latest version of the cross-platform, royalty-free 2D and 3D graphics API used on all major desktop operating systems, including Mac OS X. It also serves as the basis for OpenGL ES for smart phones and the upcoming WebGL standard for Web browsers. |
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Sony unveils motion-sensing controller for PS3 consoles
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Over 170 Chinese consumers file complaints on HP laptops
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China lawmakers test out microblogging
(AFP)
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Sony Targets Nintendo's Wii with PS3 Move Controller
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Move over, Wii. On Wednesday, Sony Computer Entertainment announced that its PlayStation 3 Move motion-based controller will launch in the fall. The controller has been discussed by Sony for some time, and was initially expected to be released this spring. |
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Sony's PlayStation Move: What You Need To Know
(PC World)
PC World - Sony recently launched PlayStation Move, the company's highly anticipated motion control system that translates your real world movements into video game moves. |
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Census campaign targets tech-savvy Hispanic youth
(AP)
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Sony unveils new motion contoller to slow Nintendo
(AP)
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T-Mobile's First HSPA+ Modem Goes on Sale Sunday
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - T-Mobile announced that the webConnect Rocket USB Laptop Stick, the first HSPA+ device for the U.S., will be available beginning on Sunday, March 14. |
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Unlocked RIM BlackBerry 8800 Smartphone
(PC World)
PC World - Newegg.com has an unlocked RIM BlackBerry 8800 for $159.99 with $2.99 standard shipping. The sturdy smartphone is 4.5 by 2.6 by 0.6 inches and weighs 4.7 ounces. It doesn't have a camera, but it does feature music and video players and a 2.5-inch, 320-by-240-resolution display. Though it's not one of the newest smartphones, we noted in our review that it's a great e-mail device (it can support up to ten accounts) and features built-in GPS functionality and Bluetooth support. It does not have Wi-Fi. |
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