Comment Re:Let me get this right. (Score 1) 151
5200 was not 2600 compatible. People were really angry!
This was a major error from Atari; that and the 5200 joysticks.
Comment Re:For 2D games too (Score 1) 157
Note that Atari VCS 2600 can only do 60 fps (NTSC) or 50 fps (PAL/SECAM). It can't slow down, because this console's display is pure real time (aka "racing the beam"). All the other consoles were able to slow down when needed, but 2600 was 100% stable.
Comment Re:pi, not Pi (Score 1) 414
With the Amstrad PCW, one was able to enter Greek characters, AFAIR.
Comment I'll rather wait for FF7 (Score 2) 247
FireFox7, aka FinalFantasy7, will have a huge step forward dealing with memory. FF6 doesn't have such nice awaited features. I'll skip #6.
Comment iPhone1 just cries (Score 1) 194
More and more new apps are iOS4.x only. Old compatible apps are being upgraded and some are now iOS4.x only. And iTunes upgrades apps without checking compatibility first (it overwrites old compatible ones with new incompatible ones without a warning !).
People with iPhone1, at iOS313, are doomed.
Researchers Develop Genuine 3D Camera 96
cylonlover writes "Cameras that can shoot 3D images are nothing new, but they don't really capture three dimensional moments at all — they actually record images in stereoscopic format, using two 2D images to create the illusion of depth. These photos and videos certainly offer a departure from their conventional two dimensional counterparts, but if you shift your view point, the picture remains the same. Researchers from Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) hope to change all that with the development of a strange-looking camera that snaps 360 degrees of simultaneous images and then reconstructs the images in 3D."
Comment iPhone1: security risks (Score 1) 212
The old first iPhone (Edge) is still at iOS313. With a lot of bugs, with a lot of security holes. Apple should really give an iOS314 with fixes ! At least four millions of these iDevices are still running.
Comment Apple I: no wireless... (Score 1) 164
...Less space than a nomad. Lame.
And expensive !
Comment Worst. Betas. Ever. (Score 1) 238
Checklist so far, from beta1 to beta6:
- Disk Trashing. A lot. To death. No fix.
- Cookies eating. All erased. Randomly. No fix.
- Very few extensions ready. Raw back Firefox riding. Valkyrie needs extensions, badly. Can't use it.
"Back to Firefox 3", is it the only way ?
(Firefox4 progress looks like Vista's).
Comment iPhone2G are easy target (Score 1, Insightful) 120
Apple stopped firmware updates for iPhone2G (edge). It is blocked at iOS313, forever.
So, iPhone2G misses a lot of security updates. The old edge iPhone is really full of holes.
And nobody will secure it.
Steve, please, help !!
Microsoft Signs License With ARM 148
G143 and several other readers let us know that Microsoft has signed a licensing deal with ARM. "Microsoft signed an agreement with the UK-based ARM, giving Microsoft access to some of the chip designer's intellectual property. The two companies have worked together since 1997, but Ian Drew, ARM's EVP of marketing, said this is the first time Microsoft has become a licensee of ARM's architecture, a move which will allow Microsoft to design their own microarchitecture. Other licensees include Qualcomm, Marvell, and Infineon. Neither company would reveal the cost of the license. Speculation about Microsoft's intentions includes wondering whether the company is taking aim at the iPad, or perhaps looking to produce a next-generation Xbox without the 360's heat problems."
Video Game Legends To Be Inducted Into Hall of Fame 94
killdashnine writes "Last year we discussed the creation of the International Video Game Hall of Fame and Museum in Ottumwa, Iowa, and a first event in 2009 which brought 3,500 people to witness it. Since then, there's been much progress toward creation of the museum, including the upcoming 'Big Bang 2010' exhibition. Their first event kicks off with formal induction ceremonies, tournaments, record-setting attempts, and an array of concerts from 8-bit music to modern rock. This serves as the first official fundraiser for this new non-profit. Iowa is positioning itself as the Video Game Capital of the World. While some sneer and scoff at this, pointing to LA or Seattle as gaming giants and rightful heirs to the title, the real goal is not to glorify software developers but rather to memorialize the 'heroes of video games,' from the iconic Pac Man to pioneers such as Ralph Baer."
Here's a list of this year's inductees. Who gets your vote for next year?
Comment Litter ! (Score 2, Informative) 225
My cat's sandbox is the right place for Adobe's products.
Too heavy, too slow, too buggy, too dangerous, etc.
Apple Censors Consumer Report iPhone4 Discussions 588
An anonymous reader writes "Apple has done it again. All threads about Consumer Report's iPhone4 non-recommendation are removed or deleted.
If it happened once, maybe you'd say it was a glitch. But what if it happened twice? Three times? Four times, five, six?"
Comment Re:Good ideas never die, they just rebrand (Score 1) 265
Remember WinG under Windows 3.1 ? That was DirectX v0.0.0 ! Very fast 2D graphics for games and apps, zooming, real-time dithering from true colors to 256 colors, etc. Some apps used WinG to be even better and faster (Paint Shop Pro, etc).
History is the same today !
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