It seems somewhat unbelievable that it took this long for Nintendo to revisit Punch-Out, one of the best-loved games for the NES, and then the Super Nintendo. This is a game that people talk about fondly, and even non-gamers remember from their youth. At this year’s GDC we spoke with Ken Yeeloy, the producer of the upcoming Punch-Out remake for Next Level games, and we asked him if that level of hype was intimidating. What are the downsides of tackling a property with this many expectations?
It made headlines last month when tech website PC Perspective published results indicating that the performance of Intel’s X25-M solid state drives (SSDs) degraded significantly under
Microsoft has kicked off the latest installment of its Windows Brand Campaign. It’s called Laptop Hunters, but there is more to this chapter than just consumers looking for a new laptop. The campaign shows that Ballmer’s statement last week was more than just “Monkey Boy running his mouth again” and was actually foreshadowing what was to come. Since laptop sales have taken off, and the economy has done the opposite, Microsoft wants everyone to know that PCs, and not Macs, are what consumers want in these troubled times. The first commercial, which is embedded below, features Lauren, who wants to buy a 17″ laptop for under $1,000. The jab at Apple comes right after Lauren exits the Apple Store: “I would have to double my budget, which is just not feasible. I’m just not cool enough to be a Mac person.”
Matching a similar move from carrier AT&T to offer contract-free iPhones, Apple has confirmed that it is also offering iPhones to customers who request them without contract. The pricing is the same as that offered by AT&T—$599 for the 8GB model or $699 for the 16GB model. Unlike AT&T, which is limiting the purchases to just one phone for current AT&T customers, Apple has stated there are no limits on quantity for the contract-free pricing. The phones are still locked to AT&T for wireless service.
What if you could play all those great PC games that take full advantage of the latest hardware… without having the latest hardware? PC gaming can be an expensive hobby, especially if you play the latest and greatest games, but OnLive has the solution: allow them to do the computing for you—you just buy the games. Welcome to using the cloud for your gaming needs.
If you have either iWork ‘09 or iLife ‘09 and like to keep up with the latest versions of your software, it looks like you’ll be spending some time with Software Update. Yesterday, Apple pushed out five separate updates for iWork and iLife, including iWeb and iMovie, although none of the updates are particularly critical.
Seagate has announced a new line of network storage products targeted at the small business market. The BlackArmor NAS 440 storage server has four drive bays and advanced features like support for hot-swapping and remote management. Two configurations are available for pre-order, one with 4TB and one with 6TB. An 8TB model, which will sell for roughly $2,000, is said to be coming soon.
If the spate of lawsuits concerning the iPhone 3G’s networking speed or complaints that third-party software makes the iPhone violate an e-book patent weren’t enough, two new lawsuits filed this week in patent litigant-friendly Eastern Texas target the iPod, the iPhone, the iTunes Store, and the App Store ecosystems.
If the spate of lawsuits concerning the iPhone 3G’s networking speed or complaints that third-party software makes the iPhone violate an e-book patent weren’t enough, two new lawsuits filed this week in patent litigant-friendly Eastern Texas target the iPod, the iPhone, the iTunes Store, and the App Store ecosystems.
Computer megaretailer Dell recently added a series of color options to its popular Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbook. You can now order the Mini in striking colors including pink, red and blue models. Now, Dell is donating $5 for every pink Mini 9 ordered to the Susan G. Komen foundation. The foundation is dedicated to education and research about breast cancer.
