Apr 30, 2009

Halflife2.net This is Digi from Kuwait Airport, bringing you the latest news about our beloved Valve Software.Shacknews had an interview with Valve's Robin Walker about the latest Team Fortress 2 patch and the very mysterious 50-slot "backpack".The primary change here is simply the decoupling of achievements and unlockables, which is the (Read More)

Apr 21, 2009

Ecademy: user blogs Wow after 28 years I have left Microsoft Windows for Mac OSX and it's miles better running Firefox which I already love. Skype took seconds and I only use Excel these days for numbers my email is on Gmail with BlackBerry since 2008.Hannah, Ross, TJ (the kidz) all on Macbooks persuaded me with no breakdowns. I have put two V (Read More)

Mar 10, 2009

Submitted by Tomddl: hundreds of people are already earning free apple products simply by referring their friends to do offers such as a free 2 week love film trial. The BBC and CNN have already done features on how these schemes work. (Read More)

Mar 06, 2009

AppleInsider Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, expected this summer, will deliver a variety of advanced text related features across all applications that use Core Text, according to people familiar with Apple's plans. (Read More)

Mar 04, 2009

ReadWriteWeb Amazon just released a free application for the iPhone and iPod touch (iTunes link) that allowd users to download and read any eBook from Amazon's Kindle store on Apple's popular mobile devices. This move comes just a few days after Amazon's Kindle 2 eBook reader arrived in users' hands, but according to Ian Freed, an Amazo (Read More)

Mar 02, 2009

MacBlender The three children of Bill and Melinda Gates may not be allowed to have a product from a certain Cupertino-based rival in their home, but that doesn't mean Mrs. Gates doesn't wish for an Apple gadget every once in a while. (Read More)

Feb 24, 2009

Submitted by Skymook: It's here. The update to the Scout on Team Fortress 2. Enjoy. (Read More)

Feb 21, 2009

Gizmodo: Apple I am typing on this on a 9-inch, 3G-equipped, almost-pocketable computer, running the best consumer OS money can currently buy. It costs around $400. Do you want one too? Here's how to get yours. (Read More)

Feb 19, 2009

CNET News.com Everything can be a service, if you know how to manage it. Valve Software CEO Gabe Newell provides some insight into his company's approach to socialize games. (Read More)

Feb 13, 2009

Halflife2.net A few emails from the community have brought my attention to Escape from City 17 - Part One, a fan-made, no-budget film set in the Half-Life universe, created by the Purchase Brothers. It features impressive melding of CG and live-action footage to make one of the most impressive and pretty fan-made Half-Life shorts ever. (Read More)

Feb 07, 2009

Submitted by Gridsix from Digg: The Mac GUI is seriously lacking in some aspects. It's simply impossible to do many things with the GUI, and some other basic tasks require more keystrokes and mouse clicks than necessary. The Mac way to do it can be the stupid way to do it. Here is a detailed list of the UI deficiencies. (Read More)

Jan 27, 2009

Engadget You didn't think we'd let this one go without a followup, did you? Portal gun replica creator Harrison Krix was gracious enough to invite us to his workshop and get some hands-on time with it. Let's get the two most common inquiries out of the way first: no, it's not photoshopped and no, it doesn't actually "work" (as in, (Read More)

Jan 24, 2009

ReadWriteWeb On January 24, two days after Ridley Scott's now legendary 1984 commercial went to air during Super Bowl XVIII, Steve Jobs stepped onto the stage at De Anza College in Cupertino CA, and pulled a beige box out of a canvas bag. As the lights dimmed and the opening notes to Vangelis' Chariots of Fire filled the room, the exc (Read More)

Jan 23, 2009

BBC The first Apple computer to be called a Macintosh is 25 years old on 24 January. (Read More)

Jan 14, 2009

Silicon Alley Insider Apple (AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs will take a medical leave of absence until the end of June. Apple COO Tim Cook will take over for Steve Jobs until then. Trading is halted.In a letter to Apple employees, Steve said, "during the past week I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought." La (Read More)

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