Those of us with 60GB PS3 hardware—with fully-working backwards compatibility—live in constant fear of something happening to our precious. There is nothing that beats the ability to play three generations of PlayStation games. According to Siliconera, however, Sony may be working on a surprise to bring that functionality back to newer systems.
Apple plans to bring support for its proposed 3D CSS Transforms—already a W3C working draft—to Snow Leopard, but may be leaving Leopard in the dust. Apple already has support for the proposed standard in WebKit, though currently it is only enabled in Mobile Safari, the browser included on Apple’s mobile devices.
Companies who want to take the Microsoft Surface development tools out for a spin now can easily do so as the company has opened up resources to Microsoft Partners. The Microsoft Surface QuickStart Program has an entry level titled “Microsoft Surface Community Members” which provides access to the SDK and simulator, as well as training and other resources, without any commitment required. Benefits also include marketing campaigns, Web presence, events, press releases, and so on. The other two levels, Microsoft Surface Partners and Strategic Partners, get even more benefits.
Guitar Hero: World Tour comes in a big, heavy box. There are multiple Hero games coming out in the coming months. That means it’s time for sales to move product! GameStop already had its big Rock Band and Guitar Hero sale, and today Amazon is featuring Guitar Hero: World Tour as the deal of the day.
Make fun of Apple’s Newton MessagePad all you want, but the proto-PDA introduced by Apple in the early 90s managed to gather some rather tenacious followers. Current users of the then-revolutionary, now-exceedingly-bulky personal digital assistants were afraid that a date handling bug would render the devices useless beginning early next year. However, fear no more: a developer has come to the rescue with a patch for the Newton’s OS that lets the device handle dates in 2010 and beyond.
Make fun of Apple’s Newton MessagePad all you want, but the proto-PDA introduced by Apple in the early 90s managed to gather some rather tenacious followers. Current users of the then-revolutionary, now-exceedingly-bulky personal digital assistants were afraid that a date handling bug would render the devices useless beginning early next year. However, fear no more: a developer has come to the rescue with a patch for the Newton’s OS that lets the device handle dates in 2010 and beyond.
The iPhone 3GS is finally out, along with its teardowns and first weekend sales numbers. Also, Steve Jobs seems to be back on campus after what is now confirmed was a liver transplant earlier this year. Need more to entice you to read our weekly roundup of Apple news? There’s a new build of Mac OS X 10.5.8, and security updates to iPhone OS 3.0. Read on:
All the Windows 7 news has inundated an interesting Zune HD rumor that deserves a little coverage. The information reportedly comes from a Software Engineer at Microsoft that has provided good information in the past, according to Neowin. The biggest detail noted is that the base 16GB model will be priced anywhere between $249 and $280 (no details on the 32GB model), and that Microsoft is also apparently considering releasing a 64GB model sometime after the first two arrive. This price range is a good one if you consider that the 16GB iPod Touch, which the Zune HD will likely be competing against, currently goes for $299. Apple still has time to do a price cut or capacity upgrade, however: the source agrees that the Zune HD is coming in early September, a rumor that sprang up last month.
Apple has significantly increased its investment in Imagination Technologies Group, the UK-based company responsible for the impressive graphics performance of Apple’s mobile devices. Recent purchases of stock in the company give Apple a 9.5 percent ownership in the company, nearly three times the initial 3.6 percent stake that Apple acquired late last year.
Apple has significantly increased its investment in Imagination Technologies Group, the UK-based company responsible for the impressive graphics performance of Apple’s mobile devices. Recent purchases of stock in the company give Apple a 9.5 percent ownership in the company, nearly three times the initial 3.6 percent stake that Apple acquired late last year.
