Posted by Casey Andrews on June 28, 2008
While my Moto Q with Windows Mobile 5 seems to be the snazziest and most pda resourceful phone I have ever had, there has also been woes come along with it.
Windows mobile DOES NOT support the following, contrary to popular belief
- JAVA
- Flash
- Office Mobile (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
- GPS
What is included are Office Mobile viewers. These enable you to open and view documents, spreadsheets, and presentations without the option to edit or create new files. There are alternatives in minor form such as Documents to Go, SharpXT, and Mobile Wordpad.
JAVA is possible via a JAVA emulator. While this does not function for gaming (even games with the correct 320×240 landscape resolution), this does enable us to run Opera Mini 4 nicely, and other applications that may suffer other issues.
There is a Flash hack…. I would not recommend it at all.
While developer codes allow you to enable GPS settings, there is no true GPS support (even in Google Maps). The GPS function is solely programmed for 911 communication only.
Hardware wise, I have experienced other issues
- My battery dies within 8 hours of no use, even after the official Motorola update that supposedly fixes battery and power issues
- Pressing “Down” on my direction pad several times results in my model trying to dial the digit 8
- Many other users have had many other issues. So far the best fix is to submit your Moto Q for repair, resulting most likely in a replacement.
All of this started shortly (one month) before Sprint announced the discontinuation of the Moto Q and Q9c models, shortly followed by Verizon Wireless. My warranty is extended, and I am unable to get a discount on a phone for another year.
It seems to be that my only hope could be that my phone does malfunction fully and there are no more Moto Q’s available for replacement, where as I may get the option to switch to a Palm based phone as an alternative.
Carpe diem: let the buyer beware. I DO NOT recommend this model for both hardware and software issues.
Posted in Microsoft, Phone, Software | Tagged: battery, flash, gps, java, moto, problems, q, q9c, windows mobile, wm5 | No Comments »
Posted by Casey Andrews on June 27, 2008
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - 1.7 Patch
- Fixed an exploit that allowed players to access certain console dvars during multi-player matches.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when a Chinatown Sabotage match would go into over-time.
- Fixed a bug where the MP icons (Bomb, Defend, Capture, etc) were always showing up as English regardless of the install language.
The Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare v1.6 patch is required.
Posted in Games, Software | No Comments »
Posted by Casey Andrews on June 27, 2008
The developers at nVidia are up to terrorizing drivers in abundance once again….
Nvidia Official Forceware 175.19
24 June 2008
Nvidia has released the Official Forceware 175.19 drivers for Windows XP and Vista. These drivers are for all GeForce 6, 7, 8 and 9 series graphics cards, and contain improved performance and load times for the GeForce 8 and 9 series in some DX9 and OpenGL games due to an improved shader optimizer. They also contain a range of fixes.
Nvidia Beta Forceware 177.39
26 June 2008
Nvidia has released a new Beta Forceware 177.39 driver for Windows XP and Vista. These drivers are only for the GeForce 9800 GTX, GTX 260 and GTX 280 series graphics cards. Importantly, these drivers introduce support for Nvidia GPU-Accelerated PhysX, and as such include the PhysX 8.06.12 drivers. More details of Nvidia GPU PhysX support can be found here.
Nvidia Official Forceware 177.41
27 June 2008
Nvidia has released the Official Forceware 177.41 drivers for Windows XP and Vista. These drivers are WHQL certified and are only for the GTX 280 and GTX 260 series. The changelist is identical to the previous 177.35 WHQL drivers aside from two SLI-related fixes.
WTH is nvidia ever thinking ?
Posted in Hardware, Software | No Comments »
Posted by Casey Andrews on June 25, 2008
At yesterday’s Wedbush Morgan Securities conference, Atari founder Nolan Bushnell claimed that a stealth encryption chip will “absolutely stop piracy of [PC] gameplay.” “There is a stealth encryption chip called a TPM that is going on the motherboards of most of the computers that are coming out now,” explained Bushnell, according to a GamesIndustry report.
“What that says is that in the games business we will be able to encrypt with an absolutely verifiable private key in the encryption world–which is uncrackable by people on the internet and by giving away passwords–which will allow for a huge market to develop in some of the areas where piracy has been a real problem.” Piracy has been a hot-button issue in the PC gaming industry for some time now, with renowned PC developers such as Crytek, id, and Epic claiming that the high rate of pirated PC software forced them to put games on other platforms.
Read more about this story at ShackNews
Posted in Games, Hardware, Software, development | No Comments »
Posted by Casey Andrews on June 16, 2008
Posted in Games, General, Hardware, Software | Tagged: creative, driver, firefox, Game, grid, intel, Microsoft, patches, realtek, releases, Software, update, via, vista, xp | No Comments »
Posted by Casey Andrews on June 16, 2008
There is so much constantly evolving via the Steam Network.
Day of Defeat: Source 2 Beta
Valve has been running the Day of Defeat: Source 2 Beta via Steam. It is based on the Source 2 SDK and features 51 achievements for DoD, player avatar display in the scoreboard and win panel, and detailed player statistics integrated with the Steam Community features (www.steamcommunity.com), as well as “nemesis/revenge” freeze cams and new effects driven by the particle system introduced to the Source engine for Team Fortress 2.
The final release will be merged and take over existing Day of Defeat: Source installations.
Source 2007 SDK Beta:
A new Source SDK Beta was released on June 11. It includes a Particle Editor, Material Editor, and Commentary Editor, Updated SDK source code for Orange Box mods, and example particle system files to SDK content.
Known issues: SDK shaders have not yet been updated for Orange Box games, but New editors can be accessed by adding ‘-tools’ to the launch options for Orange Box games or mods utilizing the Orange Box engine
What this means for players: it is time to buy the Orange Box reguardless of love for Episodes, Portal, or TF2. This is due to the fact that awsome mods will be created utilizing and requiring the Orange Box SDK (aka Source 2007).
Posted in Games | Tagged: beta, day of defeat, dod:s, hl2, sdk, source, steam, tf2, valve | No Comments »
Posted by Casey Andrews on June 16, 2008
With E3 boiling the latest and greatest tech demos and release dates, there has also been something else to brew with total surprise and absolutely no showcase at all: only rumors… Rumors of a PC emulator capable of processing Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and the Wii.
Taken from http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3168249
By now most of you have heard about the recent Intellisponse leak. The latest in the continuing series of speculations is a mysterious something known as Trioxide. First breached over on Kotaku, Trioxide is apparently a system of some sort designed to give PC players the ability to play (emulate?) the “latest console games” on their home computers.
The name Trioxide might imply that the system’s capabilities could theoretically encompass the current-gen trinity of Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii. Besides the initial mission statement referenced above, there doesn’t seem to be anything in the way of technical specs or clarification leaking out, apart from a mysterious dual price point of $49 and $299. The prices seem to suggest two SKUs for Trioxide — perhaps one sold as just software with more limited capabilities and one with controllers and hardware included for a more complete experience. This is, of course, totally speculation for the time being.
Assuming such a program/piece of hardware/whatever-it-is does exist, would it even be legal to sell? How long would it take the big three to permanently shut it down? Given the marketing research website source, Trioxide could simply be a marketer’s wishlist for the next Bleem. On the other hand, if Trioxide is real and somehow survives the probable legal onslaught awaiting, it could shake the worlds of console and PC gaming.
Posted in Games, Software | Tagged: 360, bleem, emulator, Intellisponse, Kotaku, nintendo, PC, playstation, ps3, Trioxide, wii, xbox | 1 Comment »
Posted by Casey Andrews on May 25, 2008
** from http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080524/windows-7-appearance-d6-conference/ **
Rumor says that Windows 7 will be publicly disclosed for the first time at the D6: All Things Digital Conference hosted by Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher next week on May 27. Last year at the D6: Bill Gates and Steve Jobs made a historical appearance together on-stage interviewed by Walt and Kara.
The D6 Conference has been used in the past for Microsoft to make rather grand announcements such as the introduction of the Surface computer. This time round, both Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer will appear together at the keynote so it’s a perfect opportunity to talk about the future of the company. In addition to just discussing their ideas and vision, it’s rumored the event will actually involve a demonstration of Windows 7 in some fashion. Whether or not we’ll actually see a live build of Windows 7 or purely a technology demo of a specific feature remains a mystery.
Posted in Microsoft, Windows 7 | Tagged: beta, Microsoft, next, Windows 7 | No Comments »
Posted by Casey Andrews on May 13, 2008
The Guinness World Records committee has announced that GTA IV has set new records for Highest Grossing Video Game in 24 Hours and the Highest Revenue Generated by an Entertainment Product in 24 Hours.
Dell Inc. will begin phasing out its line of XPS desktop game machines. This comes after Dell had bought out Alienware Computers in March of 2006. Alienware is the leading provider of high-end gaming systems usually ranging from $2000 to $5000. The future brings Alienware to bring out redesigned systems based on new materials that go beyond the brand’s long-standing design. Alienware’s future powerhouse with a budget: $1,699 will come with 4GB (DDR2 800MHz) memory, a quad-core 9550 (2.2GHz) Phenom X4 processor, and a 3870 X2 board with two ATI HD 3870 graphics chips.
There are some driver and software updates released in to the wild. Update your drivers or software for greater performance:
Posted in General | Tagged: 2142, alienware, amd, assassin's creed, ati, dell, gta iv, intel, nvidia, patch, phenom, rainbow six, realtek, update, vegas, wow | No Comments »
Posted by Casey Andrews on May 8, 2008
 |
Now this is news of the bizarre…. the unimaginable…. the unthinkable. From 1up.
Stride North American marketing director Gary Osifchin explains:
“Since gamers are one of our most supportive groups, we’ve been looking for ways to return the favor. And what better way is there to get gamers’ backs than by helping them rescue their cherished videogames from the clutches of Uwe Boll?”
Yes, you read correctly: the marketing director for Stride Gum are joining gamer opposition to destroy German film director Uwe Boll once and for all. And how do they plan on aiding this cause?
|
Anybody who signs up to oppose the director at StopUweBoll.org will receive a free pack of the “ridiculously long lasting” gum!
This all comes as a response to when Boll famously announced a few weeks ago that he would agree to stop making crappy movies based on game licenses if at least 1 million people could be persuaded to sign a petition against him. Whether this started as a joke or not, lots of people have signed up in the ensuing weeks, putting the petition’s total signatures currently at around 250,000.
Ofcourse, reguardless of wether you want a free pack of Stride Gum I suggest you help protest against Uwe Boll ever making another game based film by signing the petition @ StopUweBoll.org
Posted in Games, General | Tagged: Alone in the Dark, Bloodrayne, Director, Far Cry, Game, Gum, movie, Petition, postal, Protest, Stride, uwe boll | No Comments »
