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12-29-09 / 12:04 AM : iTunes 12 Days of Christmas (cjed)
For the 4th day of iTunes 12 Days of Christmas, a free song is provided. The previous day we could download Trivial Pursuit for iPhone/iPod Touch.
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12-23-09 / 08:56 PM : Unreal Engine 3 on iPhone 3GS (cjed)
While Unreal Engine 3 (or at least UT3 that is based on it) isn't yet available on mac, an iPhone 3GS version of the engine has been presented ! We can then expect porting of even more complex games than NOVA.
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12-23-09 / 08:40 PM : 27' iMac graphics firmware update (cjed)
Apple provides a firmware update for ATI Radeon HD 4670 and 4850 found on 27' iMac. It is stated to fix display/flickering problems. However it seems it doesn't work for all (the problem was initially rumored to be related to the LCD screen).
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12-19-09 / 02:35 PM : iPhone : Inferno free today (cjed)
Inferno game (that reminds in some way Gauntlet or Oric's Tomb of Axayacatl) is provided for free today at the AppStore. It includes 50 levels, and was priced 0,99$. We can watch a video here.
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12-19-09 / 01:24 AM : iPhone : PacMan CE / free FAST (cjed)
Among new games at the AppStore we can find : Pac Man Championship Edition (0,99$), Seed 1- Rise of Darkness (RPG, now free), Cabby (free for a day). The game F.A.S.T is also now available for free (and provides downloadable content).
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12-19-09 / 01:19 AM : NI HOLIDAY SELECTION 2009 (cjed)
Native Instruments provides HOLIDAY SELECTION 2009 (Compilation Vol. 2 Library once installed), a selection of 40 free patchs for Kore Player (661 Mb of samples). The installer requires an Intel mac, however we just have to modify the script in distribution.dist file (open the package) in order for it to install on PPC mac.
We can listen to audio demos here and watch a great video there (28 minutes length, that demoes all of the 40 patchs, with great stereo sound quality and large image size).
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12-19-09 / 01:09 AM : Pro Tools HD 8.0.3 : Snow Leopard support (cjed)
Pro Tools HD 8.0.3 update is available here for Intel mac. It brings support for Snow Leopard, however it still run with 32 bits kernel mode only. In fact 64 bits kernel mode doesn't provide significant performance gain, and larger memory adressing can be achieved using a separate 64 bits cli Unix process (memory server), as used in Kontakt and other players. Moreover 64 bits kernel requires updated audio cards drivers.
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12-19-09 / 01:05 AM : Bryce 6.3 update (cjed)
A 6.3 update to Bryce is available. It brings the following features : many bug fixes, now supports Snow Leopard, full universal binary (previously some PPC code was left and had to be emulated through Rosetta on Intel mac).
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12-17-09 / 12:44 AM : StarWars Force Unleashed mac version preorder (cjed)
The mac version of Star Wars The Force Unleashed : Ultimate Sith Edition is in preorder (5$ discount), and will then be available very soon (before late December).
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12-17-09 / 12:39 AM : iPhone : NOVA today release (cjed)
NOVA game is expected on the AppStore today. We can watch a new video here.s
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12-11-09 / 11:29 PM : Vue 8 : PLE / Pioneer / Artist demo (cjed)
E-on Software provides 3 demo versions of its Vue 8 suites : Vue 8 Pioneer (for personnal use only, renders a logo, files are compatible with full versions), and Vue 8 PLE (full version of Vue 8 Infinite/xStream, however renders a watermark - sill for non-commercial use -, and files aren't compatible with the full version). We can also buy Themes Packs for Vue 8 Pioneer (Science Fiction, Fantasyn Fairy Tales, priced 46,95$ each, whose render does not include a logo). Finally we can download a demo of Vue 8 Artist (no scenes save, rendering limited to 640x480, animations restricted to 5s, limited content, and 30 days trial only).

As we can see in this comparative charts, Vue 8 Artist demo (corresponds in fact to either Vue 8 Esprit, Sudio or Complete - the choice is provided at install time - all 3 products are from the same family, Vue for 3D Artists) includes more features than Vue 8 Pioneer (these ones can be purchased as additional modules). Vue 8 PLE is the demo version of Vue 8 Infinite/xStream, that belongs to the Vue for Professionals products family.
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12-10-09 / 11:19 PM : Chrome and Jetty : Websockets (cjed)
Latest developer versions of Chrome (at least for Windows) include support for WebSockets. Moreover a Jetty extension is available, that adds support for this communication mode on the server side.
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12-10-09 / 11:06 PM : Adobe migrating to WebKit ? (cjed)
While Adobe AIR 2 solution is based both on Flash and WebKit, its Creative Suite will use WebKit as default for extensions development. Following Apple, Google, Nokia, and Palm, Adobe now understands that WebKit is the future of web applications, and prepares migrating.

To remember, Adobe made great softwares in early 90's, on mac System 7 (exclusively, as they couldn't do such things on Windows... 3.1), then bought Cyberstudio's GoLive in late 90's (was cancelled in 2008...), developed PDF (the basis of the MacOSX Quartz rendering/compositing engine since 2000), and SVG standard.

Later Adobe acquired Macromedia, starting the decline of Director and Freehand, and focused mainly on Flash (that Macromedia hadn't originally targeted to application development solution - Flash has been used mainly for ads and animations, that is non pro level). They even put aside their own SVG !
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12-10-09 / 10:45 PM : Mac discounts at Fnac (cjed)
Mac mini 2,53 Ghz (4 Gb, 320 Gb disk, Nvidia 9400M) is provided at 674 euros (instead of 749) at Fnac.com site (you have to hold a subscriber card, sold 10 euros instead of 30). These 10% discounts apply on most macs, including Mac Pro (now starting at 2069 euros).
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12-10-09 / 12:11 AM : TC Electronic M30 Reverb : 1.0.2 update (cjed)
A 1.0.2 update to TC Electronic M30 Reverb plugin is available (through a link in a sent email). This version is aimed at fixing problems on some macs, and decay time parameter display. The Audio Unit plugin is now listed in Logic 9 on PowerPC (G4), and works fine.
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12-09-09 / 11:58 PM : Ravensword 1.1 update (cjed)
A 1.1 update to Ravensword is available at the AppStore. It includes many fixes and enhancements (deeper tap to target distance, lightning rune, Amulet of Mana, starting dagger easier to get), and two new places (The Forest of Lamneth and the Dungeon of Lamneth).
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12-09-09 / 11:36 PM : Google Chrome OSX beta : Intel only (cjed)
Google Chrome first official beta is now available on OSX, however only for Intel macs : there will probably never be a ppc port, since the best part of chrome (the javascript engine) is built for the intel instruction set, not the PPC instruction set. porting the javascript engine is a huge undertaking
It is really deceiving, as all G4 (and G5) would have been able to run Chrome : users reported it being even more optimized (memory and GPU usage) than Safari 4.
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12-06-09 / 06:29 PM : Modern Combat : Sandstorm : multiplayer update (cjed)
A 1.1.7 update to Modern Combat : Sandstorm is available at the AppStore. It brings support for multiplayer game (local through bluetooth, or network through Wifi - the later is said to require to disable 3G, so it looks like a bug).
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12-05-09 / 04:16 PM : Man In The Mirror /Galaxy Steinway Piano (cjed)
We can find at Youtube an interesting performance of Man In The Mirror, played using BestService's Galaxy Steinway Piano (the great sequel, Galaxy II, has been available for more than 2 years). We can also watch a tutorial (slowmotion video) for an easier version of the song.
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12-05-09 / 03:57 PM : Yamaha CF3 Piano free samples (cjed)
To complement the great Independence library, we can find a free Yamaha CF3 Piano library (932 Mb, 792 samples) made by Mats Helgesson. That is here for the download (337Mb archive). Its format (GigaStudio) can be imported into Kontakt.
The samples number (and size) can seem small compared with recent piano libraries, however there is to remember that what makes a piano library sound good are its samples homogeneity (very difficult to achieve starting with thousands of samples) and its playability and liveness. For example the Roland Complete Piano card includes the same number of samples (4 velocity levels x 88 notes x 2 - for stereo) on only 64 Mb (compressed format, probably close to a 1/10 ratio).
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12-05-09 / 01:14 AM : Cappuccino : new menus (cjed)
New menus are available in Cappuccino (in Jake branch) : new look for the menu bar (made by Sofa), optimized positioning (align on edges, pull up when required, scroll when required), sub-menus (unlimited level), etc. That is here for images.
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12-05-09 / 12:52 AM : YellowTools 30% discount/Soundsonline discounts (cjed)
YellowTools provides 30% discount until December, 31, on all of its products, including Download Instruments. We can then get Symphonic Orchestra (4 Gb) at only 69 euros. Acoustic and electric guitars from Indendence Pro (some of whose are provided with Indendence Free) are not yet available as download instruments purchases. Starting 100 euros total purchase of Download Instruments, we get Independence Pro suite for free.

We can also find the common Buy One get One Free at soundsonline, and also a discount on Complete Composer Collection - Customize. Finally a 40% discount is provided on BestService products (Titan, whose Engine software is based on YellowTools Independence player), Zero-G, and EastWest/Quantum Leap (enter HOLIDAYS code at checkout time). We can then get Sillk at only 321 euros.
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12-01-09 / 11:38 PM : NOVA : Halo on iPhone (cjed)
New stunning videos from NOVA, the very Halo like FPS (landscapes, characters) are available here and there. It includes 10 levels (among 5 various environments) in singleplayer mode, and also a few multiplayer levels (up to 4 players through Wifi, and 2 players over bluetooth). It should be available in less than 2-3 weeks. The quality is even better than Sandstorm (also from Gameloft), and at least as good as the more recent Ravensword (developped by Crescent Moon Games, using Unity).

The iPhone now provides games of the same level as with an old G4 (iPhone limited vram leads to a lower texture quality, and the graphics resolution is a bit lower, however the visual effects and performance are very close). All that in less than 18 months !
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