Apple Co-founder Steve Jobs Has Died
“If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” Apple, Inc. has announced the passing of its visionary co-founder Steve Job, as he lost his battle with cancer at the early age of 56. Jobs had previously denounced his position in August, but this wasn’t before he [...]
Steve Jobs Resigns As Apple CEO, Named Chairman
In a shunting turn of events, Silicon Valley legend Steve Jobs resigned his position as chief executive of Apple, Inc. — ending his 14-year reign at the technology giant. The company had suspended from trade before the announcement, insuring the company’s gain in the market today. The industry icon, who has been on medical leave [...]
Blizzard Working on StarCraft II Mac Beta
It seems that video game developers and publishers, after a bit of an hiatus, are beginning to “re-open support” to Apple’s operating system, Blizzard reveals that a beta for StarCraft II is in the advance stages of development and that they do plan to release the beta next month on Mac operating systems. A Q&A panel [...]
Valve Is Bringing Steam To Mac
Though gaming support on the operating system could be considered as dead, Valve has announced that its Steam, gaming digital downloading service, will be headed to Apple’s Mac operating systems as soon as next month, which is April. Taping into a market that has been long ignored by, mostly, every gaming front. The launch of [...]
Mark Rein “Really Impressed” With iPad
I’m sure that there were some frustrating moments throughout the development of the iPad, but at least we can all agree on one thing; there’s alot of potential in the device. That said, the vice president of Epic Games, Mark Rein weighed in on Apple’s newest device and… apparently, he’s “really impressed”. “The quality of [...]
GTA: Chinatown Wars Coming To The iPhone
If you own an iPhone, and you love Chinatown Wars, I have some very exciting news for you. Today, Rockstar confirmed that Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will headed be to Apple’s handy portable system this fall. “Chinatown Wars is a perfect match for the iPhone and iPod touch,” said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. [...]
Apple Announces iPhone 3GS
During their annual World Wide Developers Conference, Apple announced their newest most powerful iPhone yet, iPhone 3GS. The S, said the company, stands for Speed, meaning the new phone will load a web page three times faster than its predecessors. Apple calls it “the most powerful, fastest iPhone we’ve ever made.” Also, viewing Excel is faster [...]
3D Realms Closes It’s Doors, Duke Nukem Gone Forever?
Please say it ain’t so. According to a post on the official 3D Realms forums, long running developer 3D Realms has closed its doors for the final time due to funding issues – as sources reported. Although the developers did not explicitly confirm the closure, the recently relaunched Apogee Software and its publishing partner Deep [...]
Beatles: Rock Band Features Unheard Music
We have heard of bands debuting their songs in video games, but nothing like this. When talking to Billboard.com, George Harrison’s son, Dhani Harrison, confrimed that The Beatles: Rock Band will feature “stuff that has never been heard, never been released.” “I took the project to Apple and sort of convinced everybody to have a presentation,” [...]
It’s Official: Microsoft Freezes Hiring At MSFT
Today, according to AlleyInsider, Robbie Bach, who heads Entertainment and Devices (Xbox, Zune, etc), sent out an email last night announcing a freeze at his group at Micorsoft. Prior to receiving the news AlleyInsider questioned Microsoft for comment about the possibility of a companywide hiring freeze. Statement from spokesman Lou Gellos: “Microsoft will continue to [...]
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