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11-30-06 / 08:44 PM : Photopolis : browser photos 3D (cjed)
Photopolis is an original photos browser : it displays them in a virtual world (3D), on buildings where we can navigate between. It is made in Java (1.5 required), that is here.
Reminds in some way the Apple ad for iTunes...
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11-30-06 / 02:05 AM : Thumped : another FM electro (cjed)
Thumped is based upon an FM8 sequenced sound, Colossus electro percussions and loops (drums/riffs) from Kontakt 2 :
Thumped.mp3

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11-29-06 / 11:36 PM : SO and SC : Vivaldi - Et In Terra Pax (cjed)
Frakir, famous composer from soundsonline posted in the forums a performance of a Vivaldi song made with SO and SC. That is here.
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11-29-06 / 01:28 AM : EMU : OSX drivres for 0202 and 0404 (cjed)
EMU finally provides OSX drivers (CoreAudio) at download (beta version) for its new USB2 audio interfaces, the 0202 and 0404 (24 bits/192 Khz convertors, class A preamp). A good attitude indeed.
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11-29-06 / 01:17 AM : Westgate Studios Flutes (cjed)
Westgate Studios presents Flutes, a flute samples library (Solo Piccolo, Solo Flute, Solo Alto Flute and Flutes section) including 5,6 Go on a DVD (24 bits/44,1 Khz) for Kontakt 2 and GigaStudio. It provides a legato feature, and varisous articulations (Staccato, Marcato, Overblown Staccatos for jazz, Flutter-tongue, Trills, Runs, Stabs, Crescendo, Diminuendo, and Fortepiano). It is priced 120$, audio demos are available.
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11-29-06 / 12:54 AM : Parallels workstation : 3D soon (cjed)
Macsimum News reported in an interview of Parallels that the next version of their virtualization software Workstation (expected early 2007) should bring 3D support. Then no more restart to Windows to play games, nor reason to install it. There should be an announce during the january Macworld.
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11-29-06 / 12:47 AM : Apple : new keyboard with ipod dock ? (cjed)
Thinksecret last rumor is about Apple preparing a new keyboard fitted with a dock for ipods. Finally a great reason for switchers.
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11-29-06 / 12:38 AM : Zune : wrong start, null impact (cjed)
Microsoft Zune launch seems to have failed (numerous defaults - see also this review). It felt in sales charts after a week and is ten times less recommanded than ipods (or remains unknown). Analysts predict zero impact on ipod sales, and Apple stock quote should reach the 100$ line.
Meanwhile Google predicted a media revolution thanks to the ipod.s
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11-27-06 / 11:58 PM : The Road to Dune, The Hunters of Dune (cjed)
With The Road to Dune, Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson bring an exclusive novell written from discovered F. Herbert notes, Spice Planet, an alternative to Dune. There is also unreleased chapters from Dune and Dune The Messiah, letters, informations about characters, short novells written by the two writters. That is here.
The sequel to the original cycle is yet available in US (Hunters of Dune, two volumes), and we learn there is even a third novell in preparation, Sandworms of Dune, due to 2007.
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11-27-06 / 11:37 PM : OpenGL : next features (cjed)
Gamedev.net gives indications about next evolutions of OpenGL, expected late 2007. In comments we learn that OpenGL could finally catch up with DirectX10.
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11-27-06 / 11:30 PM : Smart Loops SL Reference Kit (cjed)
Smart Loops presents SL Reference Kit, a library of 410 24 bit wav (350 mo), recorded from a Pearl drumkit, without effects nor equalization. It can be downloaded for 19$ (special price, 69$ next).
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11-25-06 / 03:09 PM : SO Gold XP : Beethoven performance (cjed)
Craig from soundsonline forums provides a demo of a song from Beethoven (3rd movement of the 1st symphony, the only orchestral menuet Beethoven has written), reproduced using Symphonic Orchestra Gold XP.
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11-24-06 / 09:55 PM : VSL Saxophones, Elements, Appassionata strings (cjed)
VSL presents 2 new samples libraries : Saxophones (24 bits, 35 Go) and Elements (24 bits, 18 Go). The first provides baritones, tenors, altos and sopranos (with articulations and effects), and we can listen to a demo. The second includes esoteric instruments (glass harmonica, verrophone, musical glasses, bottles, lithophones, giant tam tam, bass waterphone).

Among these announced products we can also find Appassionata strings, that brings complete expressive strings sections (20 violins, 14 violas, 12 cellos and 10 basses) with variable vibrato and legato, articulations, and progressive tunning. Prices are respectively 395 euros, 295 euros and 495 for standard (base) versions.
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11-24-06 / 09:30 PM : NI Battery 3 demo (cjed)
Besides Massive and FM8 demos, NI provides a demo of Battery 3. It only includes 6 of the 100 factory drumkits (and they are scaled down versions) but all features are available (settings save is disabled as expected). As other demos, the session time is limited to 30 mn... however the freeze function still works. The download weights 109 Mo.
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11-24-06 / 08:39 PM : Reactable : revolutionary control surface (cjed)
Audiofanzine reported that the spanish company Reactable presented a stunning new control surface concept, aimed at setting a modular synthesizer. It uses video cameras and back display. The demo videos remind a famous movie. Apple is also targeted in this way with its touchscreen patented technology.
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11-24-06 / 08:31 PM : Apple : the stock quote beats records (cjed)
With a stock quote now around 92$, nothing seems able to stop its progression. One of the reasons is the ipod shuffles sales that are stunning. Promotions announced today by Apple will certainly encourage the tendance. We can expect a split of shares next days.
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11-24-06 / 01:10 AM : iScratch : apply scratching sounds (cjed)
Audiofanzine reported the release of iScratch (24,95$), an audio editor that allows to apply various scratching sounds on samples. A video is available, as with a demo version and audio demos here.s
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11-24-06 / 12:58 AM : Kontakt 2.2 universal binary (cjed)
NI just released Kontakt 2.2 update (universal binary). However, despite the update being free if used from a PowerPC mac, it requires a licence (29$, free if Kontakt 2 was buyed/activated after september, 12) to be launched from a Mac Intel. Following the Halo game costly universal update, it seems this tends to be generalized. The new Kontakt version brings some improvements and new features.
The update weights 121 Mo, but NI servers are very fast.
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11-22-06 / 11:36 PM : MHC Pianos : another hybrid synthesis (cjed)
MHC presents pianos, an hybrid piano synthesis software in VST format (basic or exotic sounds through synth section and effects). So it only requires 25 Mo samples (100 Mp total with expansions) for about 1024 presets (256 in the base install), samples being used as oscillators (as does Pianoteq).
A demo version is available for PC (also audio demos), a mac version is expected soon. The software is priced 99$.
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11-22-06 / 12:32 AM : SO Daggers : flying like (cjed)
SO Daggers is a new asian style impro with SO Gold and SC :
SO_Daggers.mp3

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11-21-06 / 08:45 PM : Leopard : Mandatory Access Control (cjed)
At macgeneration, in a news about theoric vulnerability with automatic image mount feature in Safari (disabled by default), we learn that Apple is working on the well known Unix question of rights escalation. Their solution is to fix for applications the list of system operations they are allowed to execute in normal use :
"Leopard brings several new security enhancements to Mac OS X. The first of these is the adoption of the Mandatory Access Control (MAC) framework. This framework, original developed for TrustedBSD, provides a fine-grained security architecture for controlling the execution of processes at the kernel level. This enables sandboxing support in Leopard. By sandboxing an application, using a text profile, you can limit an application to being able to just access only the system features, such as disk or the network, that you permit."
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11-21-06 / 08:36 PM : Apple on its high (cjed)
At more than 88$, Apple stock is beating records. Reasons are multiple : rumors about work with AMD, the planned release of the iphone, expected new features not yet unveiled for Leopard, ipod 6G and touchscreen patent, expectations around iTV.
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11-20-06 / 11:41 PM : Halo 3 : interview (cjed)
While Bungie plans to unveil a new trailer (60s) of Halo 3 in early december and to provide a free multiplayer beta next spring (the game should then be out late 2007), we can read at gamespot an interview about the Halo franchise (notably the movie project that was recently holded back).
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11-20-06 / 11:22 PM : Zune : no impact on Apple domination (cjed)
First sales indications (Amazon, etc.) lead to think that the Zune will not hurt ipod domination, that weights 75% marketshare in US. Moreover macosrumors announced that 6G ipod will change everything, even improving now familiar things. It is yet unknown if new ipods will onboard a light version of MacOSX.s
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11-20-06 / 12:56 PM : Security problems in computers (vincent)
Le Monde has released a pessimistic article about the discovery of a security flaw in most computers in the world, because of the processors used for coding data. At least it reminds me the cryptography courses, which is quite difficult topic !
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11-20-06 / 12:53 AM : Bela D Media : Celtic Wind Vol. 01 (cjed)
Bela D Media presents Anthology: Celtic Wind Vol. 01, a celtic wind instruments samples library (highland pipe, etc.) for Kontakt 2, recorded at 24 bits/44,1 khz. Included instruments are : Highland Pipe Uilleann Pipe, Bombarde, Whistle D, Low Whistle F, Tin Whistle F, Concertina, Accordion, Celtiberic War Horn. Included scripts for Kontakt 2 allow legato adjustement depending on the tempo, automatic key swtiching, ambiance effect depth change in realtime, breath noise. A demo is available on the page. It is priced 190 $.
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11-20-06 / 12:34 AM : WingNuts 1 for free (cjed)
Since the release of WingNuts 2, its editor Freeverse provides WingNuts 1 for free at download. That is here.
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11-18-06 / 01:47 AM : Kyle's Forgotten Dreams (cjed)
And to continue here is Forgotten Dreams from Kyle, also on soundsonline. This one is using Eastwest instruments (SO Gold and Galaxy Steinway) as usual on the forum.
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11-18-06 / 01:41 AM : Story of Old : chama music (cjed)
A bit of music from others here, there is Story of Old from Chama, posted on soundsonline forum. No Eastwest samples here (real piano and sing, superb), however it reminds Nightmare before christmas, and sometimes the Beatles.
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11-18-06 / 12:46 AM : MAME OSX : the other MAME for Mac (cjed)
MAME OSX is another alternative to the classic MacMAME for OSX. This version (universal binary) uses Core Video and Core Image. It can be downloaded here.
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11-18-06 / 12:40 AM : Best Services Chris Hein Guitars (cjed)
Following Chris Hein Horns vol 1 (unveiled last year), Best Services presents Chris Hein Guitars, a 40 000 samples guitar library (18 Go !) for Kontakt 2, with up to 30 articulations and 13 velocity layers per preset. Included are clean, jazz, and nylon electric guitars. Scripts are provided : chords, slides/fall, solo/hammer, harmonizer. An audio demo and video demos are available in the page.
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11-17-06 / 10:34 PM : Zune review : not even as good as ipod (cjed)
The famous site ArsTechnica provides a review of the Zune. Without surprise it isn't and will not be a serious alternative to actual ipods (and even less for the next ones). Although Microsoft took Apple ideas/patents (scrollwheel of the ipod, iTunes look for its bundled synchronisation software - not Windows Media Player !) the Zune doesn't bring really new feature nor even the same quality as actual ipods :
- looks like the ipod but is deeper and bigger, and less cute (made of simplier materials),
- a bit bigger screen with exactly the same resolution, so less bright,
- less good sounding (at least less good headphones), no support for variable bitrate encoding, some bugs in encoding,
- no support for formats with DRM (Fairplay songs buyed on the iTMS, and even Windows DRM are not compatible !),
- bugs in synchronisation software, less rich interface, very small titles catalog,
- limited battery life (14h),
- poor inspiring WiFi technology,
- no possibility to use the player as an external hard drive !
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11-17-06 / 04:27 PM : Pictures of the global warming (vincent)
The global warming is a hot topic lately and the newspaper FAZ shows few nice pictures of the effects, including the impressive photos of the totally white Europe in march 2005 !s
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11-16-06 / 11:48 PM : Apple touchscreen (cjed)
Macnn present an Apple patent about touchscreen technology, that would appear first in ipods, and that allows to set virtual controls (buttons, sliders, wheels) for various uses.
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11-15-06 / 10:03 PM : The Age of Ilathid : demo 1 (cjed)
A first technical demo (playable) of the Myst like game The Age of Ilathid is now available here (PC, Mac version soon).
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11-15-06 / 09:04 PM : Firefox 3 : new engine and Cocoa (cjed)
As the final 2.0 version of Firefox is available we learn, thanks to an interview of Mozilla Europe CEO made by macgeneration, that Firefox 3 will be out in 2007. It will be based upon a new engine and will use Cocoa API on OSX. The comparison with Camino will then be interesting.
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11-15-06 / 12:08 AM : Ambrosia Sketchfighter : new screenshots (cjed)
Ambrosia Software provides new screenshots of Sketchfighter 4000 Alpha, that should be out soon.
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11-14-06 / 10:06 PM : M-Audio MidAir : finally wireless Midi (cjed)
MidAir, a wireless MIDI system. It includes a receptor (linked to the first instrument through a Midi connector, or to a computer through USB - serves as the power in this case, in the first configuration a 9V external power is required) and a transmitter (linked to the other instrument through a Midi connector, operates on batteries).

Only one Midi port is managed (one connection) but many systems can operate simultaneously. However at 139 euros we would probably restrict it to the master keyboard connection with the sequencer/computer. Other instruments can then be controlled through another Midi interface (sending Midi messages to local expanders). The transmitter can last 20 hours (2 AA batteries, rechargeable batteries recommended so). Could be useful with the Roland A30 (also can operate on batteries)...s
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11-14-06 / 12:32 AM : Crusher : DP like (cjed)
Crusher is based upon a patch from the FM8 demo (FM guitar with bitcrusher effect), Colossus for drums, crystal synth and elecro percussive effects, and SC for background choirs :
Crusher.mp3

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11-13-06 / 10:06 PM : HLSL2GLSL : DirectX to OpenGL (cjed)
Macworld comes back on HLSL2GLSL, a free tool provided by ATI and aimed at porting DirectX 9 graphic code to OpenGL, notably for shading language (HLSL to GLSL).
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11-13-06 / 09:58 PM : Semthex : OSX on regular PC (cjed)
On the semthex site we can look at OSX running on a regular Intel PC (also on AMD), through VMWare. Since Apple changed the APSL licence so things are confuse.
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11-12-06 / 11:53 PM : NI MASSIVE and FM8 demos (cjed)
Native Instruments finally provides demos of its two new products, MASSIVE and FM8. That is here (UB version, sessions limited to 30 mn, no save of plugin parameters).
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11-12-06 / 11:20 AM : Universal and M$ (vincent)
No traduction yet, please switch to french mode.
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11-11-06 / 12:27 AM : Greengrassstudios (cjed)
Toxeen, a talented german composer from sounds-online.com forums, was hired to make the soundtrack of a promo video for the design/animating company greengrassstudios : DEMO REEL (click on PORTFOLIO tab then entertainment).
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11-11-06 / 12:09 AM : Audiowarrior Reason Bass Rig (cjed)
Audiowarrior presents Reason Bass Rig, a basses Refills collection for Reason 2.5 and 3 (49$) : J-Bass, Slap Bass, Acoustic Upright, 18 Analogue Synth Basses (based on Juno, Oberheim, Moog, Prophet, Oscar).
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11-10-06 / 10:25 PM : Digidesign MBox 2 Mini (cjed)
Digidesign presents the MBox 2 Mini, a lite version of the MBox 2 (also shipped with ProTools LE and plugins). It provides the same audio quality as the Mbox 2 (24 bits, 48 khz) but with only one stereo in (2 mono instead of 2*2) and no digital I/O nor MIDI. At 329$ perhaps it is less interesting than the standard MBox 2 (495$), or MBox 2 Pro (799$, Firewire instead of the USB 1.1 found on the two former).
Besides we can find M-Audio Firewire 410 (4 inputs, 10 output, Firewire) at 329 euros....
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11-10-06 / 09:23 PM : Sixtyforce 0.8.5 : UB complete (cjed)
The famous N64 emulator for OSX Sixtyforce is out in the final release 0.8.5. This version completes the universal binary transition, and is even faster on Intel Macs. Moreover it brings back freeze and save features. That is here.
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11-10-06 / 12:31 AM : AltER : ethnic paced choirs (cjed)
AltER uses SC (F Alto and S Alto, plus mens choirs), SO for harp, and Colossus for ethnic percussions, duduk and fiddle.
SC_AltER.mp3

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11-09-06 / 08:46 PM : Artura minimoog V 1.6 (cjed)
Arturia provides an update (1.6) for Minimoog V. It brings compatibility with Intel Macs, VST 2.4 and Cubase 4, and some bugs corrections. That is here.
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11-09-06 / 08:36 PM : Soniccouture Synthi AKS (cjed)
Soniccouture presents Synthi AKS, a virtual instrument for Kontakt 2 including 1 Go of 24 bits samples from the famous E.M.S Synthi AKS from 1972. Among the 146 instruments are 25 multi-sampled instruments (761 Mo), 94 Beat Machine instruments (133 Mo) and 27 hits & effects (143 Mo, vintage Sci-Fi style).
All that can be downloaded for 45 £. Demos are available on the product page.
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11-08-06 / 08:38 PM : VMWare first impressions (cjed)
Macgeneration posted a short review of a first beta of VMWare for Mac Intel. Unveiled later than Parallels, it is however promising and straightforward.
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11-08-06 / 08:35 PM : Far Cry Vengeance trailer (cjed)
A HD trailer of Far Cry Vengeance is available at IGN. Another reason to switch to Intel Mac ?
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11-08-06 / 08:30 PM : ActionCube (cjed)
ActionCube is a total conversion for the free FPS Cube (see the site about Cube 2 here). The .dmg archive can be downloaded at sourceforge.
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11-08-06 / 08:02 PM : New MacBook : Core 2 Duo (cjed)
As expected, Apple unveiled the new MacBook, fitted with Core 2 Duo. The most interesting configuration is the white 2Ghz (13,3", 1 Go ram, HD80 Go, superdrive) at 1299 $.
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11-08-06 / 01:25 PM : The book iWoz (vincent)
For those who read german, Die Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung writes about Steve Wozniak after the release of his book in which he wanted to correct false things that are usually written on him.
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11-07-06 / 10:00 PM : Fonts for celebrations (cjed)
The site Dafont.com provides dozen of fonts/symbols for OSX (and Windows) for the upcoming christmas. There are also other themes covered.
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11-07-06 / 08:49 PM : OSX : 5% of surfers, 4% for Safari, still no virus (cjed)
Net Applications reported that 5% of net surfers use a Mac, with 4% from Safari (progression of 1% in a year), that is a great score, just behind Firefox and IE. And still no virus on Mac... not that the installed base is small (virus makers would be proud to produce the first virus for Mac/Unix) but simply because they can't without asking to enter the admin/root Unix password.
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11-07-06 / 09:49 AM : Another iPod manager (vincent)
YamiPod is a different software from iTunes, suitable for dealing with exporting and importing music on all iPod. It's available on Mac, Windows et Linux. Thanks to 20 Minutes for the information.
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11-07-06 / 12:59 AM : New XV Strum guitar (cjed)
BurStrum uses the same "strum" guitar (custom patch) as Buried (XV), Colossus for bass, drums, leslie guitar and alto sax :
BurStrum.mp3

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11-06-06 / 11:02 PM : The Sims 3 in development (cjed)
The site FiringSquad reported that Electronic Arts plans the release of The Sims 3 for 2008, so more than in a year.
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11-05-06 / 11:11 PM : IMG : first impressions on Cider (cjed)
Tuncer Deniz, funder of InsideMacGames, provides on its blog his first impressions on a beta of Transgaming Cider. He managed to run for some days a PC game without any problem nor glitch, with any settings. Only the economic scheme seems a bit fair, and didn't show interest yet from editors and games port companies (fees too much high).
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11-03-06 / 07:12 PM : Dofex : standalone Dofus (cjed)
Exoticfish.net presents Dofex, a standalone version of the multiplayer RPG Dofus (made in flash and tied to browers bugs).
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11-03-06 / 07:08 PM : Divx 6.6 beta 2 (cjed)
A new beta of Divx 6.6 for Mac (beta 2) is available here. Notably it brings better performances and support for HD 1080 format.
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11-03-06 / 07:04 PM : MacBook Pro Core Duo 2 VS Core Duo (cjed)
Macs Only provides a comparison between the new MacBookPro Core Duo 2 and the old Core Duo. Even considering the higher frequency (2,33Ghz for the new one, versus 2,16 Ghz) the difference in performances is great. And the new Macbook Pro is cooler. That is here.
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11-02-06 / 10:01 PM : Star Wars: Empire at War (cjed)
Aspyr plans to release Star Wars: Empire at War on Mac next february. This strategy game uses an all new 3D engine, far more better than Battlegrounds's one.
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11-01-06 / 09:07 AM : Site frequentation : x 100 since start (cjed)
This month the number of visits growth continued at a high rate (40% visits more, close to 8000 visits for october). That is 10 times more than last year at the same time, and 100 times more than during the first months of activity. The repartition (29% from France and 29% from US) is still good balanced, with a great progression from China (7%) and Corea (4%), followed by UK, Germany and Canada (4%) and other countries.
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