Apple launches new iPods, social networking service and Apple TV
Yesterday saw Apple give their adoring public another handful of new product announcements courtesy of their Autumn press event, so what did they have to show those who had gathered? Pretty much everything the rumour mill had been anticipating, in short.
First we had the new iPods. The shuffle got some more buttons and the nano was fundamentally overhauled with the removal of the click-wheel. The result is a device that's almost half the size and weight of its predecessor and is now controlled via the multi-touch screen.
The new iPod touch features a lot of Apple's best new components, including the retina display and the A4 SoC. The other big change is a front-facing camera allowing FaceTime video calls over Wi-Fi with other iOS 4.1 devices, but not the iPad until it gets a camera, which will surely be soon.
Version 10 of iTunes was announced, with the big new feature being Ping - yet another social network to allow you to share all your favourite songs, etc with your mates. Assuming, that is, they don't already know absolutely everything about your every waking thought and action already. Apple also introduced the ability to rent TV shows for 99 cents a time and movies for $4.99, note this is a rental-only thing, which leads us onto the final announcement.
Apple TV was the thing we were most curious about from this event, especially with there being so much activity in this field right now. What was announced was a physical shrink of the box to a fifth of the size of its predecessor and the availability of a bunch of movies and TV from ABC, Fox, Disney Channel and BBC America.
HEXUS has a full round up of what was on show, while Engadget have live coverage of the event as it happened.The new iPod touch features a lot of Apple's best new components, including the retina display and the A4 SoC. The other big change is a front-facing camera allowing FaceTime video calls over Wi-Fi with other iOS 4.1 devices, but not the iPad until it gets a camera, which will surely be soon.
Version 10 of iTunes was announced, with the big new feature being Ping - yet another social network to allow you to share all your favourite songs, etc with your mates. Assuming, that is, they don't already know absolutely everything about your every waking thought and action already. Apple also introduced the ability to rent TV shows for 99 cents a time and movies for $4.99, note this is a rental-only thing, which leads us onto the final announcement.
Apple TV was the thing we were most curious about from this event, especially with there being so much activity in this field right now. What was announced was a physical shrink of the box to a fifth of the size of its predecessor and the availability of a bunch of movies and TV from ABC, Fox, Disney Channel and BBC America.
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AMD displays die shot of upcoming eight-core "Orochi" processor
Want to know what one of AMD's forthcoming eight-core CPUs will look like naked? Phwoar, of course you do!
Advanced Micro Devices on Wednesday displayed a die-shot of the forthcoming central processing unit (CPU) code-named Orochi, which is based on the Bulldozer micro-architecture and will be made using 32nm silicon-on-insulator process technology.
AMD Orochi is projected to be the company's next-generation high-end desktop microprocessors. The chip will feature eight processing engines, but since it is based on Bulldozer micro-architecture, those cores will be packed into four modules. Every module which will have two independent integer cores (that will share fetch, decode and L2 functionality) with dedicated schedulers, one floating point unit with two 128-bit FMAC pipes with one FP scheduler. The chip will have shared L3 cache, dual-channel DDR3 memory controller and will use HyperTransport 3.1 bus. The Orochi chips will use new AM3+ form-factor and will require brand new platforms.
X-Bit Labs have the die shot in all its colourful glory.AMD Orochi is projected to be the company's next-generation high-end desktop microprocessors. The chip will feature eight processing engines, but since it is based on Bulldozer micro-architecture, those cores will be packed into four modules. Every module which will have two independent integer cores (that will share fetch, decode and L2 functionality) with dedicated schedulers, one floating point unit with two 128-bit FMAC pipes with one FP scheduler. The chip will have shared L3 cache, dual-channel DDR3 memory controller and will use HyperTransport 3.1 bus. The Orochi chips will use new AM3+ form-factor and will require brand new platforms.
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Epic Games brings Unreal Engine 3 to iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch
Want to see how Unreal Engine 3 shapes up on Apple's family of portable devices? There's an app for that, as Epic Games have now released an application demonstrating its looks and capabilities.
Cary, NC, September 01, 2010 — CARY, N.C. – September 1, 2010 – Epic Games, Inc. today announced its “Epic Citadel†App is now available from the App Store. The app showcases the technical capabilities of Epic’s award-winning Unreal Engine 3 on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. In “Epic Citadel,†players navigate a fictional castle realm using simple controls and the innovative Multi-Touch user interface. “Epic Citadel†also features stunning visuals and special effects, with an environment inspired by “Project Sword,†Epic’s newest game.
“Project Sword†is the codename of the all-new action role-playing adventure game exclusively for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch developed by Epic’s critically acclaimed studio, Chair Entertainment, creators of the Xbox LIVE Arcade games of the year “Undertow†and “Shadow Complex.†Scheduled for release later this year, “Project Sword†will bring unrivaled visual fidelity and a highly accessible gameplay experience to the iOS platform.
You can read Epic Games' full press release here, or if you don't own any of the requisite devices check out the video showing "Epic Citadel" in action below.“Project Sword†is the codename of the all-new action role-playing adventure game exclusively for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch developed by Epic’s critically acclaimed studio, Chair Entertainment, creators of the Xbox LIVE Arcade games of the year “Undertow†and “Shadow Complex.†Scheduled for release later this year, “Project Sword†will bring unrivaled visual fidelity and a highly accessible gameplay experience to the iOS platform.
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