Of all the old-school games I’ve imagined someone porting to Apple’s iPad, Baldur’s Gate falls somewhere between StarCraft and Ninja Gaiden Black near the bottom of the “doable” list. Not because I don’t have fond recollections …
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There’s a New Amiga, and I’m a Trifle Melancholy About It
Commodore’s Amiga computer may have been the most dazzling PC of the 1980s. It certainly had the most fanatical following. (I was one of the fanatics.) And now it’s back. Sort of. Okay, not really.
What’s new is a machine …
The New iPad Is Out. What Now, Everybody Else?
In 2010 Apple released its first iPad. It was far from the industry’s first tablet computer, but it was the one that defined the category. Its successor, 2011’s iPad 2, was so thin and light that it reset people’s expectations …
NVIDIA Geforce GTX 680 Review Roundup: Faster, Cooler and Quieter
I’m not sure what even those of you with giant-sized monitors would need it for given the PC performance curve these days, but NVIDIA’s Geforce GTX 680 is here and preliminary reviews are calling it a barn-burner. “Burner” only …
Acer Demands Olympic Spirit from Quad-Core Tablet Users
In one of the more bizarre cases of Olympic Games sponsorship I’ve seen, Acer is stamping the Olympic rings logo on the back of its next tablet, the Iconia Tab A510.
Corporations love to sponsor the Olympics. It’s advertising, …
Claim: Next iPhone to Have Huge 4.6-inch ‘Retina’ Display
What’s bigger, probably a touch heavier, even easier on the eyes and at this point a mostly unsubstantiated iPhone rumor? Word from a South Korean media source (via Reuters) that Apple’s next iPhone — call it the “iPhone 5,” or …
Consumer Reports‘ iPad Battery Claims Don’t Check Out with Us
Consumer Reports made itself the center of the tech world’s attention this week by claiming that Apple’s new iPad reached temperatures of 116 degrees Fahrenheit while playing games. But the group also made another claim that …
Rumored Samsung Galaxy S III Photo Shows Big Screen, Hardware Buttons
We’re getting a clearer picture of Samsung’s Galaxy S III as more leaks and rumors roll in. In the latest, Dutch site GSM Helpdesk claims to have a press photo of Samsung’s next flagship phone, provided by an anonymous …
Will Google Race to the Bottom with a $150 Nexus Tablet?
With every million iPads that Apple sells, Google’s Android tablet problem becomes more of a crisis. To date, not a single proper Android tablet has seen mainstream success, and even in aggregate they’re not nearly as popular as …
Poll Finds Average Teen, Like, Totally Sends 60 Texts a Day
Back in my day, teenagers talked on the phone, often ones connected to long, stretchy things called cords. Today, it’s all about texting.
A new poll from the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that the average teen …
Your Next Game Machine Won’t Be a Tablet? Revenue Predictions Suggest Otherwise
Worldwide revenue from tablet-based gaming will surge from $491 million in 2011 to $3.1 billion by 2014, according to analyst firm Juniper Research (via Gamasutra). What’s more, Juniper predicts that a full third of all mobile …
Heat Test: New iPad Is Hotter to Handle by 10 Degrees
Apple’s new iPad is literally so hot, it’s — no, nevermind. No lame jokes. The fact is that infrared testing shows the new iPad running 10 degrees hotter than its predecessor.
Tweakers.net ran GLBenchmark on the new iPad and …