Macgamestore adds Book of Legends puzzle game
Macgamestore on Friday released Book of Legends, a puzzle-based adeventure game. The program, developed by Banzai and published by Goggi Games, allows players to follow the main characters -- Charleston Black and Zoe -- as they travel through five different countries to solve puzzles and find hidden objects. The goal is solve a mystery involving Excalibur, the magical sword from Arthurian myth....
published on Friday, the 21. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
New Bell plans rival Rogers iPhone deals
Bell today heated up competition among cell carriers with a trio of Smartphone Combo plans aimed conspicuously at outpacing Rogers. The Smartphone Combo 45 plan gives users 250 minutes of calling, unlimited evenings and weekends, and 500MB of data for its namesake $45. It also provides choices of extras such as unlimited calling between five phone numbers, unlimited incoming calls, or an earlier...
published on Thursday, the 20. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
VIZIO ups 120Hz XVT to 55in, adds PC/TV display
VIZIO in a pre-Thanksgiving move today upgraded its XVT sets to include a new 55-inch flagship model. The 1080p LCD set still has the 120Hz panel to compensate for motion blur and boosts the dynamic contrast ratio to 50,000:1, putting the budget set closer to those from more expensive labels. It also carries an unusually extensive five HDMI inputs and a signature Game Port layout that puts both ...
published on Thursday, the 20. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
Striking it rich with iPhone
When Trism hit the App Store, life changed for 29-year-old Steve Demeter, relates Brandon Griggs (cnn.com). In just two months, Trism netted the former ATM software designer a cool $250,000, encouraging him to found his own iPhone game development company, Trismology. ?It?s done phenomenal business,? says Demeter of the game. And he already has five more titles in development.
published on Tuesday, the 18. November 2008, apple-hot-news
Carriers seen stifling non-iPhone gaming
Cellular carriers are effectively damaging their own business in mobile games by refusing to adopt a more iPhone-like business, a new study by Juniper Research says. Although the total value of the market is set to nearly double in the next five years from $5.4 billion to about $10 billion, game publishers producing Java titles and other typical mobile games are actively quitting their regular in...
published on Tuesday, the 18. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
Samsung readies five 16:9 computer LCDs
In an uncharacteristic move, Samsung today used Japan as the venue for five new desktop LCDs with a 16:9 aspect ratio. The 21.5-inch 2233SW and 23-inch 2333SW both output full, 1920x1080 HD despite their relatively small sizes and are braced by the 20-inch 2033SW's 1600x900 to play 720p or sharper movies as well as provide more screen space. The panels are also brighter than some rivals with a d...
published on Thursday, the 13. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
Sesame Street hits iTunes, spends five minutes in timeout
Coinciding with the show's 39th anniversary, PBS Kids has put some Sesame Street content onto iTunes.Read More...
published on Tuesday, the 11. November 2008, ars-technica
DVZ Strings 2.0 adds Ethernet audio output
Audio Impressions has released the latest version of its string instrument library, DVZ Strings 2.0. The update can now connect equipment using secondary Gigabit Ethernet ports, allowing low-latency communication. Individual stereo outputs are now available for each string section, while five mic pattern and 10 Decca Tree room mic choices have been added. Users can edit up to five sections at a ti...
published on Monday, the 10. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
iPhone earns highest satisfaction score among businesspeople
In its survey of business customers, J.D. Power and Associates ?asked respondents to rate the smartphones for ease of operation, operating system, physical design, handset features, and battery aspects,? reports Tom Krazit (cnet.com). And the iPhone, ?which generated the highest amount of customer satisfaction among smartphone-using businesspeople,? earned perfect rankings in four of the five categories.?
published on Monday, the 10. November 2008, apple-hot-news
T-Mobile outs Samsung Behold, photo frame
T-Mobile today outlined its holiday phone lineup and in the process revealed three completely new devices. The Samsung Behold (pictured) is the company's American adaptation of the Europe-centric Tocco and gives the carrier its second 3G-capable touchscreen device after the G1 as well as its second phone with a Kodak-influenced, five-megapixel camera following the already-announced ZN5. Most oth...
published on Thursday, the 6. November 2008, macintosh-news-network