The prices on these systems stretch from under $500 to $2,500, which tells you there are plenty of choices here. The common denominator is small size and light weight. Otherwise, the usual tradeoffs apply. Be on the alert for lousy ergonomics, poor build quality, short battery life, and mediocre multimedia. If you're willing to spend, you can have a beefy little machine with plenty of RAM, discrete graphics, gaming power, and decent battery life. For users who want it all, the Lenovo ThinkPad X220 and Sony Vaio SB Series are the first places to look.
Sunday, 28 August 2011
Samsung doesn't want HP's PCs, raising a red flag
A week after Hewlett-Packard shocked everyone by declaring HP was looking to sell or spin off its PC business, speculation has mounted as to who
Jay Is Games: Vision By Proxy: Second Edition
Platform: Flash — 
You've got your eye on the world... just the one, in this case, since you're a little blue cyclopean alien. But that's all about to change in this clever puzzle platformer; when your ship crashes on Earth and parts go missing, you'll need to hijack the sight of various characters in order to manipulate your surroundings and ultimately find your way back home. Repetition mars the execution, but Proxy By Sight is still a neat concept that deserves a look. Tagged as: adventure, browser, deleongames, flash, free, game, macwinlinux, platform, puzzle, rating-y
You've got your eye on the world... just the one, in this case, since you're a little blue cyclopean alien. But that's all about to change in this clever puzzle platformer; when your ship crashes on Earth and parts go missing, you'll need to hijack the sight of various characters in order to manipulate your surroundings and ultimately find your way back home. Repetition mars the execution, but Proxy By Sight is still a neat concept that deserves a look. Tagged as: adventure, browser, deleongames, flash, free, game, macwinlinux, platform, puzzle, rating-y
New "Spring Cleaning" Opportunity in WP7 Marketplace: For Games, Too!
If you're looking for opportunities to better merchandise and sell your XNA game in the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace, check out the "Spring Cleaning" opportunity just unveiled by the Windows Phone Marketplace team.
http://create.msdn.com/news/Spring_Cleaning_Opportunities
The team is offering a number of merchandising slots, with an opportunity to dramatically increase an app's sales. The best news for XNA game developers? Games are eligible for consideration. If you have an XNA game out in the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace, be sure to read about the promotion and consider whether your game has what it takes to be featured in the Marketplace!
"When an app is featured in any of these slots, developers see dramatic increases in their apps’ daily downloads."
Don't miss out! Read up on the Spring Cleaning Opportunity and submit your game!
BART vs. Anonymous: Dumb and dumber
There are a lot of very smart people who live in the greater San Francisco area. Apparently none of them work for Bay Area Rapid Transit.
Certainly the functionaries who made the decision to block commuters' cellphones last week won't be taking home the grand prize on "Jeopardy" any time soon.
7 Days Left to Submit XNA GS 3.1 Games on App Hub
Until 11:59 PM PST on February 7th, 2011, developers creating games for Xbox LIVE Indie Games can continue to submit their games made in XNA Game Studio 3.1 to peer review on App Hub.
Beginning at 12:00 AM PST on February 8th, 2011, only games made in XNA Game Studio 4.0 will be accepted to peer review; any games submitted that are made in XNA Game Studio 3.1 or any earlier version will not be accepted by the system.
When the restriction goes into effect, games already in the peer review process will not be affected. However, developers who expect to enter peer review near the deadline should use caution: the restriction applies to all games entering the peer review process – regardless of whether they are being submitted for the first time, resubmitted after failing peer review, or are updates to games already on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
For instance – submitting an XNA Game Studio 3.1 game to peer review on 11:58 PM PST on February 7th is allowed, and while in peer review, the game will not be removed or changed in any way by the restriction. If the game passes peer review, it will enter Xbox LIVE Marketplace. If the game fails after the restriction is in effect, the developer must upgrade the title to XNA Game Studio 4.0 before resubmitting.
Submissions of updates to existing games in Xbox LIVE Marketplace are also subject to the restriction; any updates to existing games after the deadline must be made in XNA Game Studio 4.0, even if the existing game was made in XNA Game Studio 3.1.
If you are developing a game in XNA Game Studio 3.1, you will still be able to deploy and debug the game on your Xbox 360 console using XNA Game Studio Connect after the deadline, but you will be unable to submit it for playtest or peer review unless you upgrade the game project to XNA Game Studio 4.0.
If you have a XNA Game Studio 3.0 or 3.1 game currently on Xbox LIVE Indie Games, it will continue to work. This release does not affect the ability to purchase or play any game currently on Xbox LIVE Indie Games.
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