Hot Stuff – Adobe Part ???

I’ve lost track of what “round” this is…  But Daring Fireball pointed this out… Hot Stuff Ross Miller for Engadget on the Flash-enabled Android 2.2 browser: Battery and heat are also of concern: the pre-release beta we have, according to Adobe, lacks hardware acceleration. Ergo, our beloved handset got piping hot after about 30 minutes […]

Portal Update Released

Valve has updated Portal.   The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: Fixed screen “fuzziness” caused by color correction operation Fixed text not rendering in game if font Tahoma was disabled Fixed startup video not playing fullscreen Added optional -snd_openal command line parameter to force the […]

Apple Fires another salvo at Adobe…

Well, Apple has finally decided enough is enough, and publicly sent another Salvo towards Adobe’s broadsides….  And Adobe might just be happy about this one. Apple makes hardware video decoding available to developers In 10.6.3, Apple has now made a new “Video Decode Acceleration Framework” available.  What does that mean?  Adobe’s number one reason why […]

Apollo 11 Saturn V Launch

A video showing the July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 Saturn V Launch from Kennedy Space Center. The camera is running at 500 fps, making the total clip of over 8 minutes represent just 30 seconds of actual time.

The Master Chief sings….

Okay, Video game parody’s are not always great… But I can’t decide if this is Saturday Night Live bad, or Mad TV bad…. What’s your opinion?

Eye TV 3.3.3 update released…

EyeTV 3.3.3 update – Version 3.3.3 is available via EyeTV’s in-app update check. Here’s what’s listed as changed per the (v3.3.2) in-app update window: “Bug Fixes EyeTV 3.3.3 fixes video playback problems with EyeTV 3.3.2 in certain countries” The EyeTV 3.3.3 readme file (zipped) has a longer list of changes, but other than the above […]

Steve Jobs Flash rant put to the test

The register is discussing a study that claims that Steve Jobs was wrong, when he stated: Adobe Flash is Buggy Littered with Security Holes and is a CPU Hog According to tests from the Streaming Learning Center – an online media consultancy that conducts public seminars on the delivery of net video – Flash is […]

The Macalope Weekly: Natural-born product category fillers

This week the mythical Macalope, covers yet again several ideas that are floating around the Mac loving universe… The release of the Macintosh Tablet Suggested ways to use the iSlate Including: Working on your motorcycle? Prop the tablet up in your garage and watch a video from Paul Teutul Sr. and Jr. (and promptly get […]