On the new MacVoices (http://www.macvoices.com), Omaha Sternberg of iGame Radio talks about the state of games on the Mac, what was hot at Macworld 2010 for game enthusiasts, and the iPhone’s status as a gaming platform.
Sternberg also discusses what the iPad will mean for games, suggesting it will take things to a whole new level.
Read MoreCheetah 3D (http://www.cheetah3d.com) — software for modeling, animating and rendering 3D objects — has been updated to version 5.3. It adds 64-bit support for Intel 64-bit CPUs and sports some user interface tweaks.
Cheetah3D costs US$149 for a single user version; however, version 5.3 is a free update for all registered users of version 5.x and is a $69 for an upgrade from versions 1.x, 2.x, 3.x and 4.x.. It requires requires at least Mac OS X 10.4 and 16MB of VRAM. It’s a Universal Binary product, which means it will run natively on both PowerPC and Intel Macs.
Read MoreSanDisk Corp. (http://www.sandisk.com) has begun shipping its SanDisk G3 Solid State Drives (SSD) to retailers in North America and Europe. The flash memory-based SanDisk G3 SSD offers an alternative to a 7,200 RPM hard disk drive (HDD) for some customers.
The 120GB SanDisk G3 SSD can endure up to 80TB of data written to it over its lifetime, says says Eric Bone, vice president, retail product marketing, SanDisk. The solid state drives open files up to twice as fast as a 7,200 RPM HDD, he adds.
Read MoreNgmoco (http://www.ngmoco.com), an iPhone/iPod touch game developer and publisher has acquired fellow game maker, Freeverse (http://www.freeverse.com).
“Freeverse, much like us, is comprised of true game-makers,” says Neil Young, CEO, ngmoco. “Now with our combined forces, their titles can reach more people and the talented folks at Freeverse can keep doing what they do best, which is making great games.”
Read MoreGlobal shipments of short range wireless ICs (Bluetooth, NFC, UWB, 802.15.4, Wi-Fi) are expected to surpass two billion units this year, increasing approximately 20% compared to 2009. Shipments are forecast to total five billion in 2014, according to new market data from ABI Research (http://www.abiresearch.com).
“Bluetooth ICs made up a significant part of the total short range wireless ICs shipments,” says industry analyst Celia Bo. “Bluetooth took more than 55%, following by Wi-Fi at around 35%; the rest of the shipments were made up of NFC, UWB and 802.15.4 ICs.”
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