Friday, January 29, 2010

IT News HeadLines (Overclockers Club) 29/01/2010


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Ultra X4 600W Power Supply Review

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The Potential of iPad Gaming

The demos presented at the iPad reveal were plentiful. One that was particularly interesting was the Need for Speed: Shift demo from EA. The game was adapted from the iPhone version and features several improvements. The larger screen provides for better graphics as well as more items that can fit on the screen. This is evident from the multi-touch gear shift and rear-view mirror. The team at EA was able to accomplish all this in just 14 days. An EA VP has stated that the possibilities opened up by the large multi-touch screen will allow games to run better on the iPad than they might on other hand held gaming systems. Scrabble was a game that was mentioned for the ability to have several people play together. I can't personally get too excited about Scrabble, but the technology available should bring some interesting games from developers.


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Yahoo Makes a Deal with Canonical

With the newest version of Ubuntu, 10.04, only a few months away, Canonical has announced a significant change. The default search engine to be used is switching from Google to Yahoo. This will be done by making it the default search engine in Firefox which is included in the installation. Users who wish to go back to Google will be able to very easily. Through this revenue sharing agreement, Canonical hopes to gain funds to continue the development of the Linux based OS. The deal is likely better than the one already in place with Google, or the change wouldn't have been made. I'm fine with changes like this if it means Ubuntu will continue to be free and updated.


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