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February video game sales drop 15 percent
(AP)
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:51:11 GMT
AP - U.S. retail sales of video games declined 15 percent in February, hurt in part by an ongoing decline in sales of music games and lower sales of the Wii system.
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New iPhone OS Rumored To Finally Allow Multitasking
(NewsFactor)
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:57:02 GMT
NewsFactor - Version 4.0 of the operating system for Apple's iPhone, iPod touch, and the forthcoming iPad will represent a major overhaul of the software and will feature a "full-on solution" to one long-standing gripe about Apple's devices -- their inability to multitask.
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Razer, GPG pledge Mac support; DICE investigating
(Macworld.com)
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:41:00 GMT
Macworld.com - Now that Valve has pledged to support the Mac with the forthcoming release of Steam on Mac OS X and simultaneous Mac and PC releases for all its upcoming games, several in the gaming industry have been quick to respond with their own pledges of support.
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OnLive Plans On-Demand Streaming of Video Games
(NewsFactor)
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:56:32 GMT
NewsFactor - In a move to shake up the online gaming industry, OnLive has announced PC and Mac versions of its on-demand, instant-play games will roll out in June during the E3 2010 show. Here's the rub: Gamers don't have to buy a console, and they can get broadband speeds.
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Rumor: iPhone OS 4.0 Update Adds Multitasking
(PC World)
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:14:00 GMT
PC World - The iPhone will finally support multitasking for third-party apps as part of Apple's iPhone OS 4.0 release, according to AppleInsidier sources. It is just one of many iPhone 4.0 rumors surfacing as interest in what's next for the iPhone's OS mounts.
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Namco unveils new cross-platform SDK
(Macworld.com)
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:20:00 GMT
Macworld.com - On Thursday, Namco announced UniteSDK, its new propriety cross-platform technology. During a demonstration on Tuesday night at the Game Developers Conference, Namco revealed Macs, PCs, and mobile platforms like the iPhone will be able to play games simultaneously against each other. Namco also demonstrated Pool Pro Online 3 for iPhone, which was created using the UniteSDK. Pool Pro Online 3 is now available for $5 at the App Store.
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Novothink debuts solar charging case for iPhone
(Macworld.com)
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:56:00 GMT
Macworld.com - Sure, the App Store has plenty of ways to help survivalists fend off a zombie apocalypse, or figure out what plants are safe to eat—but without electricity, those useful guides quickly become very useless data on a dead paperweight. Thankfully, Novothink may have a solar-powered solution.
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GDC: Khronos group unveils OpenGL 4.0 and 3.3
(Macworld.com)
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:04:00 GMT
Macworld.com - The Khronos group has released versions 4.0 and 3.3 of the OpenGL spec, the latest version of the cross-platform, royalty-free 2D and 3D graphics API used on all major desktop operating systems, including Mac OS X. It also serves as the basis for OpenGL ES for smart phones and the upcoming WebGL standard for Web browsers.
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