Flash Wars: The Many Enemies and Obstacles of Flash [Part 2 of 3]
May 6, 2008
While widely deployed as a web plugin and among the few web technologies that have become a household word, Adobe's Flash has more than a few substantial enemies that would like to see it replaced, cloned, or erased.
Additionally, Flash faces a nu...
The Web's best free stuff (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Free: It's the magic word for an ever-expanding wealth of downloadable software and online services. Free doesn't necessarily mean good, however, and hunting for freebies can mean sifting through a lot of junk.
Macworld
Review: CrossOver Mac Professional 7
Codeweavers CrossOver Mac Professional 7.0.2 uses just the Windows application programming interface (API) to run Windows apps on your Mac, without the Windows OS. It's an ingenious idea for a program that can save time and costs less than buying a separate copy of Windows. But CrossOver supports only a handful of commercial applications.Macworld - Analysis: Will iPhone games lead to...
With both the iPhone and the Mac platforms united by OS X, could developers who build games for the mobile device be tempted into boosting their Mac efforts?
06/13/08
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CrossOver Games plays PC games sans...
CodeWeavers today unveiled CrossOver Games, a new optimized version to its Windows virtualization software designed to function exclusively with games. The software is already...
03/25/08
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Macworld - Apple announces Mac, iPhone Design...
Apple awarded five Mac applications, 5 iPhone applications, and an iPhone web app at this year's Apple Design Awards on Wednesday.
06/12/08
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Microsoft 10K warns of iPhone, Mac...
A Microsoft filing with the US government reveals a newfound worry that the Windows developer's traditional stance of selling software alone won't work against an increasingly...
08/03/08
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Microsoft looks to ease Yahoo,...
Reuters - Microsoft Corp reports
quarterly results this week, looking to ease the concerns of
investors about slower growth at its Windows business and prove
that its...
07/15/08
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Welcome to Microsoft Games For...
You know that absence-of-any-news-whatsoever sound (kind of like a tree falling in the woods) that's dogged Microsoft's $50 Games for Windows Live online multiplayer...
07/23/08
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iPhone SDK to require Mac OS X?
More details of Apple's iPhone SDK announcement, scheduled today for 10AM Pacific time and 1PM Eastern, have allegedly leaked through anonymous sources. It is indicated that although the iPhone can be used on both Macs and PCs, developers will only be able to acquire the SDK for Mac OS X, leaving Windows developers stranded. The development envir...
Macworld
The new rules for buying a Mac
The world has a lot of unwritten rules: In social etiquette. In baseball. And in buying computers. For years, we have unquestioningly followed numerous unwritten rules when buying a Mac. Like many customs, these rules were once based on a foundation of facts and reason. But in the past few years, many longstanding Mac truths have been upended.
The PC World Games For Windows Live...
In which we chat with Microsoft's Kevin Unangst about the media death knell over PC gaming, the digital distribution boom, the new PC-centric GFW Live interface,...
07/24/08
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Porting games to the Mac is a tricky...
Section: Software + Apps, GamesRemember back when Apple made the switch to Intel and it suddenly seemed as if all those PC games would be more easily ported to the Mac? So do I,...
10/08/08
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Mac Games: TransGaming has launched...
Section: Software + Apps, Games, Web, OriginalsAlthough I enjoy playing video games, I really don’t get a chance to play them as much as I would like. Priorities such as...
06/13/08
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Macintosh/iPhone software update...
Section: Software + Apps, Miscellaneous, Third-Party, Mac + Computers, Software Macintosh and iPhone software updates and announcements for August 26, 2008:
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08/28/08
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Appletell Review - Fable: The Lost...
Section: Software + Apps, Games, Mac + Computers, Software, Features, Review
Genre: Action/RPG
Format: DVD
Developer: Lionhead Studios
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Backstage: Wii Reconnects with Super...
No game company on the planet has been more successful at building marquee-quality franchise titles than Nintendo. And, on a related note, no game company has been more...
03/15/08
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Best of Both Worlds: Games you won’t find on the Mac
Some computer games never appear on the Mac. Sometimes the game makers don’t think the limited Mac market is worth it. Other games depend so much on Windows-specific technologies that it’s not feasible to port them without major reengineering. Whatever the reason, here are Peter Cohen’s ten top reasons you might want to install Windows on your Mac.
Free As a Bird: The PC World Games For Windows Live Interview, Part One
Did you catch the news yesterday that Microsoft's Games For Windows Live online service, which used to cost $50 a year for multiplayer privileges, is now completely free? We caught up with Microsoft Senior Global Director of Games For...
Macintosh/iPhone software update...
Section: Software + Apps, Miscellaneous, Third-Party, iPod + iTunes, iPod Accessories, Cases, iPhone + Communications, iPhone, iPhone SDK & Apps, Mac + Computers,...
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Genre: Team-based first-person shooter
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Exclusive preview: Delicious...
Back in 2004, shortly before the release of Mac OS X Tiger, Delicious Library 1.0 arrived as a slick looking inventory cataloging application designed to manage listings of...
03/03/08
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Seinfeld to star in Windows Vista ad...
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will star in a $US300 million marketing campaign for Microsoft aimed at burnishing the image of Windows Vista.
08/21/08
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R.I.P. Games For Windows Magazine,...
Count 'em down but hardly out, as Games For Windows magazine (nee Computer Gaming World for 27 years) goes online-only in a transition just announced following publisher...
04/08/08
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Rock Legend for Mac OS X debuts
Red Marble Games has announced a new Mac OS X game dubbed "Rock Legend" that is part RPG, part life-sim, part Tycoon game. Players take the role of a struggling rock singer who...