More hits against Apple’s “open” HTML 5 demos…

More hits against Apple’s “open” HTML 5 demos…

I’m not trying to beat a dead horse or kick a man while they’re down, but what else can I do to voice my displeasure with Apple’s handling of their “HTML 5″ demos? The first clue was when navigating to the demos page with Chrome 5.x. I was promptly met with a dialog box saying that I needed to download Safari to take advantage of these new fangled tricks. But as OS News points out, Chrome in particular actually has better HTML 5 standards...

Crytek decrees: “Free demos are a luxury that is dying…” Me: Peace out then

Crytek decrees: “Free demos are a luxury that is dying…” Me: Peace out then

If you hold game demos near and dear to your heart, the tides are a changin’ in ways that just aren’t too friendly for consumers. First, a few weeks back EA announced that they were toying with the idea of charging $10-$15 for “premium demos”. Naturally, a fair share of gamers weren’t too pleased. But another developer has spoken out in favor of such things. Crytek co-founder Cevat Yerli, (the developers behind the hit PC gaming title...

Word to EA: Game demos are just that — demos.

Word to EA: Game demos are just that — demos.

Alrighty then. We have a new contender for worlds most dumbest idea to turn a quick buck — game demos…with a price attached. EA somehow things taking something that was previously free and adding in a few added things here and there will somehow make gamers interested — interested enough to cough up $10-$15. Mind you, this is a demo they’re trying to charge you for. Demos are free for a reason. They allow us gamers to check a game out before we...

Intel a Hackintosh supporter?

Intel a Hackintosh supporter?

My my. It’s only against the law if you’re under the law. Sound familiar? Ever experience double standards in play? Apparently Intel is a supporter of not only double standards, but hacking as well. Check out the image above and focus on the left. While Intel was busy showing off “Light Peak”, their 10Gbps optical interconnect technology geared towards mobile devices, one particularly interesting thing they didn’t highlight was the cute...