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Nokia 800 and Acer M310 caught on Windows Phone dev’s stats, likely in testing

shaun — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:14:21 +0000

The fact that Nokia and Acer are busily preparing Windows Phones is no secret, but Sea Ray and W4 may not be the manufacturers’ only projects. Elbert Perez, a Windows Phone game developer with a keen eye for statistics, was looking through a list of the various devices that run his games, and a couple gems stood out — the Nokia 800 and Acer M310. The plot thickens when realizing that these names have never been seen before. Sadly, such a revelation prompts more questions than answers: are these completely new phones, or just the Sea Ray and W4 with new names? If testers are playing games on them, can we assume these are close to production? But don’t forget the lingering question that won’t ever be answered: are they winning the game?

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Game developers want DirectX to ‘go away,’ says AMD man

shaun — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:14:24 +0000

Like a pesky video game villain that just won’t go away, Microsoft’s DirectX has been a mainstay of mainstream PC gaming pretty much since the inception. Its existence hasn’t been without its tensions, however, with notable graphics guru John Carmack of id Software ignoring it in favor of OpenGL — until last week when he finally acknowledged that Direct3D had outgrown its cross-platform alternative and was now the preferable API for PC game development. That’s all well and good, but plenty of game devs, says Richard Huddy, head of AMD’s developer relations team, don’t want any API at all. Huddy points out the sadly obvious fact that modern graphics cards can pretty much stomp any console hardware into the dirt in a straight fight and yet fail to show the full extent of their superiority in actual game visuals. He’d prefer to see developers given direct low-level access to the hardware, so they can maximize their own talents and really push things forward. Of course, the beauty of DirectX is that it’s a standard that every Windows game designer can code to, leading to predictable and more widely compatible (if not necessarily spectacular) results. For more on how the future’s shaping up, hit the links below.

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Gems 3d Puzzle Game.

shaun — Sat, 01 May 2010 01:08:30 +0000

Gems 3d Puzzle Game For Windows. Gems 3d Puzzle Game.

Running World of Warcraft in Ubuntu Linux

crave — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:15:00 +0000

CNET’s Dong Ngo tried out running a Windows PC game in Ubuntu 9.10 Linux operating system.

The TS Mini Server is Asus’ first entry in the Windows Home Server game

othertech — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:00:35 +0000

Asus is latest manufacturer to out a Windows Home Server. The TS Mini Server seems to pack the goods too with up to a 2TB capacity and a modest price. Too bad it doesn’t have easy-access hard drive trays for expandability.

But I can’t hate on everything. Asus has built-in a couple custom WHS plug-ins that allow for more detailed back-up and restore options, along with an interface for an online storage locker that’s free for the first year.

Hardware wise, the TS Mini Server is on par with other offerings. A N280 1.66GHz Atom is at the core, paired with 2GB of RAM and up to a 2TB hard drive. It 6x USB ports, 2 eSATA ports, and, of course, Gigabit Ethernet. The server isn’t shipping yet, but Amazon has the 2TB version priced at $529 and available for pre-order.

Windows 7: A great gaming platform?

crave — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:15:00 +0000

With the release of Windows 7 in October, PC gamers will finally have another platform on which to play their favorite games. Those who didn’t quite enjoy Windows Vista as a game platform or have stuck with Windows XP are probably looking forward to the opportunity to buy some new hardware, install Windows 7, and get the most out of their favorite games.

(Credit: Microsoft)

But is Windows 7 a promising gaming platform? Now that its development is over, it’s time to ask questions. What kind of gaming experience will it offer? Does it have features that will help it beat out Windows Vista or Windows XP in the game space?

Let’s take a look:

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How to enable Time Machine backups to a Windows Home Server

othertech — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:00:06 +0000

Well, the one big advantage HP had in the Windows Home Server game maybe about to disappear. Someone has found a relatively easy way to enable remote Time Machine backup to a WHS. It’s probably only a matter of time before a rough GUI version appear followed up shortly later by a well-polished solution.

There are some small drawbacks of the current version. You have to manually delete old backups and such, but it’s a small price to pay to back-up your Mac to your WHS. You really should check out Brent’s site for all the instructions which I can confirm do work. Thank goodness.

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