Half a Million Space Battles! Congrats!

According to Cliffski, the author of Gratuitous Space Battles, the GSB server has served over half a million battles for network games…  (Over 501,934 battles at the time of posting) See here: Here’s a chirpy statistic. At the time of writing, the total number of online ‘challenge’ games of Gratuitous Space Battles that have been played […]

A Hatred of Flash?

Hatred (or hate) is a deep and emotional extreme dislike, directed against a certain object or class of objects. The objects of such hatred can vary widely, from inanimate objects or animals, to oneself or other people, entire groups of people, people in general, existence, or the whole world. Though not necessarily, hatred is often associated with […]

iOS 4.3 Beta Hints at SGX543 GPU in Future Devices

The newest beta of the iOS 4.3 contains details that suggest that Apple is planning to incorporate the next generation of SGX Graphics Processors. Currently Apple is using the PowerVR SGX535, but the iOS 4.3 indicates that the SGX543 maybe incorporated into the next generation of iOS devices. The SGX543 is suppose to deliver: 35 […]

Mac App Store is live now?!?!

Mac OS 10.6.6 is live, available from Software Update right now.  The description states that Mac App Store is contained within the 10.6.6 update…  More details after I can examine it.

Mac OS X installed on Intel’s Sandy Bridge

Good news, everybody—you don’t have to wait for Apple to approve Intel’s new Sandy Bridge processors before you can run Mac OS X on the new CPUs. Intel’s Sandy Bridge CPUs and chipsets are barely out of the gate, but that hasn’t stopped some users from installing Mac OS X Snow Leopard on the new Sandy […]

Yet again, Time Warner doesn’t understand…

Yes, my cable bill is rising again, but I should be glad…  At least that’s Time Warner’s belief, why? Well, for example: New! ABC TV Show Episodes for 99 Cents Rent your favorite episodes of hit ABC shows like Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, and Lost for just 99 cents! Road Runner Video Store lets you download […]

Handbrake v0.95 has been released…

HandBrake v0.9.5 has now been released. There are a ton of changes in this release, and you can get into the details in the change release notes. For the Mac version of the software, the biggest news is that PowerPC is no longer supported. If you’re still holding on to an older Mac, it’s time to […]