The makers of Wine, a compatibility tool that allows Windows applications to run on Linux machines without Windows installed, have released a stable version of Wine 1.0.
The first major fruits of AMD's acquisition of ATI Technologies are ready for the public just as the market for those products is going through some profound changes.
Fifteen games developed by Microsoft Game Studios are now available online for a fee from Yahoo, the companies said Thursday.
Broadband Internet service provider, Netspace has opened a school for anyone willing to learn the "art of online gaming."
Sony, Microsoft gear up to put games online. Will devout gamers pay up and plug in?
Although 3G phones have been around for years, it appears the iPhone 3G has successfully rewritten the rules of competition in Australia's mobile sector whetting the nation's appetite for data.
Fair is not what the National Broadband Network tender is about; it's bloodsport, and a fight for survival, and a challenge of the wills, and all the other sorts of superlatives you might expect from an Olympics announcer.
Melbourne-based Web start-up 2Vouch yesterday launched the first public beta of what it dubs its "social recruiting platform".
Victorian Web start-up My Perfect has a strong story and rationale for why it will succeed. But it has to overcome some challenges and design flaws first.
If there ever was an opportunity for a broadcaster to showcase the potential of internet video, this was it, and Seven has blown it. Perhaps its executives should have rung their mates at NBC in the US and gotten some pointers on online coverage.
Johnathan Wendel, one of the world's leading professional gamers, explains how he ended up getting paid to play -- and why hardware does make a difference.
Yesterday was show and tell day for linux.conf.au with a pavilion full of gadgets, toys and cool stuff
Microsoft released two security patches for its Windows operating systems on Tuesday, plugging holes in an online gaming feature and a third-party program the company includes with several applications.
Employees at game software makers are speaking out about demanding hours, challenging companies to change their ways.
Sony and Microsoft confront consumer apathy as they attempt to turn game consoles into multipurpose entertainment gadgets.
At the JavaOne Conference in San Francisco, Ken Russell and Sven Gothel of Sun Microsystems explain how the Nvidia APX2500 chip allows developers to write Java apps on a desktop and run them directly to cell phones. Users will be able to play games and navigate cities in 3D using...
From games to instant-messaging and business-oriented applications, Apple demonstrated practical uses of its software development kit. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi shares the highlights from the event at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California
Club Builder this week takes a look at Microsoft, Yahoo and Vista needing more marketing to sell more copies of it. We also look at Rusty Pong, a Wiimote based projector game seen at linux.conf.au's 2008 Open Day.
Blow off the dust and get ready to dig through boxes. News.com's Kara Tsuboi takes a tour of the biggest garage sale for antique computers, vintage video games, and discarded gadgets - -the Vintage Computer Festival at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View.
Embed URL Embed on your site Post to... * del.icio.us * Digg * Reddit * Slashdot * StumbleUpon E-mail to a friend To send to more than one person, separate e-mail addresses with a comma. * To * From Comments Send message With most mobile phones now sporting cameras of 2-megapixel resolution or higher, concerts have become fair game for fans keen on capturing the experience for sharing with fellow band devotees. But is the resulting footage any good? We took a phone to a gig to find out.
Nintendo has sold millions of Game Boy Advance systems. But now Sony, Nokia, and others want a piece of the portable gaming action.
Game icons and pioneers such as "Sonic," "Mario" and "Pong" creator Nolan Bushnell were immortalised at the Sony Metreon in San Francisco as the Walk of Game was unveiled to honour of the industry's top achievers.
Low memory, primitive functionality, the challenges associated with writing wireless games is like a throw back to the early game machines of the 1980s.
A group of programmers seeking to put Linux on Microsoft's Xbox video gaming console has created the software that will eventually replace the machine's built-in system software. The new software, called a Basic Input Output System (BIOS), is the latest step towards turning the US$199 console into a Linux workstation.
Asus' new W3V notebook aims to be a multimedia powerhouse with looks to match.
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