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May 3rd, 2013, 21:04 Posted By: wraggster
 Compared to the lawless hunter-gatherers of the average mod scene, the Nexus network is Ancient Rome. Infrastructure, learning and law have built an empire of some 31,000 modders, who serve over five million members. Ridiculed by some for its chainmail bikinis and attacked by the odd barbarian – not everyone shares its code of etiquette or respect for intellectual property – it’s nonetheless a wonder of the gaming world. Hosting over 28,000 mods for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim alone, its importance for developer Bethesda can’t be overstated.This makes it rather surprising that Robin Scott, the site’s young entrepreneurial emperor, barely speaks to the company at all. “I saw how they just handed out the [modding] tools and set up a wiki, so I’m not going to get in their way,” he tells us. “I really try not to contact them at all. Probably less than once a year I talk to [community lead] Matt Grandstaff, and usually it’s just legal things. You can have this Sliding Doors scenario, where if I had bothered Bethesda a lot more and maybe done some advertising deals with them… But it’s just something I don’t want to get into. I don’t want to bother them and I don’t want them to bother me.“It’s almost like they say, ‘Don’t ask us too much, because if you do, you might open a can of worms you can’t shut again.’ Because there’s a general feeling that if modding becomes too much of a hassle for them, past the obvious making of the tools, they’re just going to wipe their hands clean and go, ‘**** it. This is too much of a pain in the arse.’ It’s about trying to keep the community in check so they’re not bothering Bethesda with what seem like petty squabbles.”
http://www.edge-online.com/features/...0-skyrim-mods/
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May 3rd, 2013, 21:01 Posted By: wraggster
 Wargaming has released a new developer blog detailing what’s coming from World of Tanks: Blitz. The new mobile-focused entry in their combat MMOG repertoire.Blitz will focus on smaller 7-on-7 PvP matches, and have reworked controls to better fit the mobile platforms. It will be cross-platform and playable on both Android and iOS devices.Also included in the video is a brief chat with Gas Powered Games founder Chris Taylor, who excitedly announces that they are working on a new MMOG, which will be free-to-play and have a strong focus on PvP.After a failed attempt to fund their game Wildman on Kickstarter in February, Gas Powered Games was forced to lay off a large segment of its workforce in order to stay afloat. Days later, the developer was picked up by Wargaming.
http://www.edge-online.com/news/warg...powered-games/
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May 3rd, 2013, 17:00 Posted By: wraggster
In a 15-way graphics card comparison on Linux of both the open and closed-source drivers, it was found that the open-source AMD Linux graphics driver is much faster than the open-source NVIDIA driver on Ubuntu 13.04. The open-source NVIDIA driver is developed entirely by the community via reverse-engineering, but for Linux desktop users, is this enough? The big issue for the open-source 'Nouveau' driver is that it doesn't yet fully support re-clocking the graphics processor so that the hardware can actually run at its rated speeds. With the closed-source AMD Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce results, the drivers were substantially faster than their respective open-source driver. Between NVIDIA and AMD on Linux, the NVIDIA closed-source driver was generally doing better than AMD Catalyst.
http://news.slashdot.org/story/13/05...ounces-nvidias
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May 3rd, 2013, 01:01 Posted By: wraggster
Microsoft’s second-generation Surface tablets are expected to be unveiled at the company’s Build Developer Conference, reports DigiTimes.
According to sources from the ‘upstream supply chain’, after only achieving sales of 1.5 million units for its first-gen tablets, Microsoft is taking a cautious attitude over promotions for its second-gen models.
The supply chain sources told the publication that they have already shipped components for 1-1.5 million Intel-based units to Microsoft since the end of 2012.
The sources say the new Surface tablets will only feature 7- to 9-inch displays to meet the rising demand for smaller mobile devices. This is in keeping with rumours last month that Microsoft’s next tablet will be a 7-inch Surface, in a bid to compete with tablet market leaders such as Google’s Nexus 7 and Apple’s iPad mini.
Microsoft’s Build Developer Conference is hosted from June 26-28th at the Moscone Center, San Francisco.
http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/read/...in-june/030865
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May 3rd, 2013, 01:01 Posted By: wraggster
Google has added a new Managed Public Sessions feature designed to be highly customisable for users without requiring a login.
This ‘kiosk mode’ means Chromebook or Chromebox devices could find their way into libraries, hotels, warehouse floors and retail stores, where both customers and employees can log in to the computer without supplying credentials.
Features include the ability to set the default sites and apps a user sees at login, custom brand the homepage, block sites and apps that shouldn't be accessed, configure device inputs and outputs, and set timed log-out sessions.
For security reasons, public session data is cleared on logout so the next user starts fresh.
Google has been testing out the public sessions with a number of customers already.
“We have many more employees than computers at our retail stores, so being able to share devices is key. With Managed Public Sessions, employees can walk up to any machine and get immediate access to their corporate email and important internal systems. And since Managed Public Sessions wipes all data at logout, it supports our PCI compliance requirements,” said Woody Chin, CIO, Dillard’s.
http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/read/...sk-mode/030870
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May 3rd, 2013, 01:00 Posted By: wraggster
As global PC shipments fall, the tablet and mobile device market is growing at a fast pace, opening up a number of different avenues for IT businesses to travel down.
“Fading Mini Notebook shipments have taken a big chunk out of the low- end market while tablets and smartphones continue to divert consumer spending,” said IDC in a recent report.
“PC industry efforts to offer touch capabilities and ultraslim systems have been hampered by traditional barriers of price and component supply, as well as a weak reception for Windows 8.”
So while desktops and notebook sales may be dwindling, and ultrabooks aren’t selling as well as they should, tablets and smartphones are leading the market.
Distributor KMS believes that this ever-growing popularity for mobile devices is creating an exciting chance for distributors and retailers to move into new areas.
“In some shape or form most people should be involved with tablets, it just depends what their business is set up to do. Whether that’s better served to offer accessories and peripherals, or if it’s offering actual devices. I think this is essential when you consider the sales of tablets against PCs – they have taken over,” commented KMS sales director Steve Bland.
Alex Tatham, Westcoast’s sales and marketing director, agrees with being involved in tablets, and even warns that PCR readers should “ensure they have a comprehensive offering”. But Tatham insists that the distributor’s PC business has actually grown: “Westcoast is not seeing anything like the disaster that IDC has suggested; in fact our PC business has grown.
“Consumers are spending their spare cash on a tablet as opposed to a new desktop but businesses are increasingly upgrading. I can only see this accelerating as Microsoft’s support for Windows XP ends next April and more business adopt Windows 8 as a standard operating system.”
Marco Della Vedova from etailer Dino PC, is also still seeing demand for desktops, commenting: “In the case of professionals working with power hungry software suites, the need for a powerful desktop workstation is still there, and this is also true for users looking for high performance gaming machines.”
At the beginning of this year, market analyst Gartner reported that the declining global PC shipments of Q4 2012 were a sign of a structural shift in the PC market.
“Tablets have dramatically changed the device landscape for PCs, not so much by ‘cannibalising’ PC sales, but by causing PC users to shift consumption to tablets rather than replacing older PCs,” said Mikako Kitagawa, principal analyst at Gartner. “We increasingly suspect that most individuals will shift consumption activity to a personal tablet, and perform creative and administrative tasks on a shared PC. We hypothesise that buyers will not replace secondary PCs in the household, instead allowing them to age out and shifting media and internet consumption to a tablet.”
http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/read/...ndscape/030871
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May 2nd, 2013, 00:39 Posted By: wraggster
 Although AMD hasn't had much recent success at the higher end of the processor spectrum, it's clear the company is very much interested in attacking the budget realm. Witness its two new lower-tiered FX-series processors: the quad-core FX-4350 and six-core FX-6350 bring noticeable (if modest) improvements over the FX-4300 and FX-6300 chips they effectively replace. Both unlocked CPUs up the base clock speed to 3.9GHz, while the Max Turbo speeds jump to a respective 4.3GHz and 4.2GHz each. The FX-4350 further trumps its ancestor by doubling the Level 3 cache to 8MB, albeit with a higher power draw. More importantly, prices aren't budging much at all in spite of the brisker performance. When the FX-4350 and FX-6350 cost just $122 and $132 each, they're cheap enough that DIY builders shouldn't weep when the bills are due.http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/01/a...50-processors/
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May 2nd, 2013, 00:08 Posted By: wraggster
Analyst suggests Microsoft could struggle to establish itself in the market.
With over one billion tablets expected to be in use by the end of 2017 - up from 200 million at the start of 2013 - Microsoft could face a significant challenge in becoming a major player in the market, says mobile analyst firm CCS Insight.
The company forecasts that in the period up to 2015, Apple will continue to grow its volume, despite seeing its market share drop on account of stiff competition from Android.
Furthermore, devices from Amazon and Google will also continue to undercut Apple’s dominance, while Android tablets will continue to thrive in the mid-to-low tier in both developed and emerging markets.
CCS Insight sees the biggest uncertainty in the tablet market lying with Microsoft’s ability to significantly penetrate the market, as this will go some way to determining whether or not the market in 2015 will be based on the duopoly of today or whether it will become a three horse race.
Marina Koytcheva, director of forecasting, at CCS Insight, commented: "Winning a solid share in the tablet market is an absolute must for Microsoft. However, it faces significant challenges with Windows 8. The current licence fees for Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT mean it's hard for manufacturers to compete effectively and make a reasonable margin on tablets at the right prices, despite Microsoft's effort to increase marketing support. Furthermore, the availability and quality of apps for Windows 8 are not strong enough."
According to CCS Insight, Microsoft needs to urgently address this "app gap" in order for its tablets to succeed. This is seen as home territory for Microsoft, which knows how to work successfully with developers.
The firm also believes that the optimisation of Microsoft Office for tablets is imperative, and that until this is resolved, Microsoft will remain on the back foot.
CCS Insight forecasts that the global tablet market will reach 419 million units and be worth $95 billion in 2017. Koytcheva explained: "Since June last year, we've seen faster tablet adoption than we had expected in some emerging markets such as China, as the prices fell rapidly. We now expect 181 million tablets to be sold worldwide in 2013, and have uplifted our forecast until 2017."
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/...of-2017/021234
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May 2nd, 2013, 00:03 Posted By: wraggster
A new report from Net Applications reveals that Windows 8 is continuing to increase its market share among PCs worldwide.
During April, while every other Windows version declined slightly in market share, Windows 8 edged its way to 3.84 per cent, up from 3.31 per cent the month before.
Unsurprisingly, Windows 7 is still the most popular PC OS in the world with 44.72 per cent of the market.
What is surprising is the fact that XP, an OS that is nearly 12 years old, is still so strong. Microsoft is set to end official support for XP in April 2014, and the OS has not been sold on machines since 2008, yet it is the second most popular OS in the world with 38.31 per cent of the market.
All Windows operating systems continue to dominate over Mac and others, taking 91.78 per cent of the global market share.
http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/read/...e-world/030859
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May 1st, 2013, 10:57 Posted By: wraggster
Much-loved Half-Life 2: Episode 1 mode 'Minerva' has been released in enhanced form for free via Steam.  Minerva is the critically acclaimed work of Adam Foster, who earned himself a job at Valve following his work on the mod in 2006.Minerva "takes you to a remote island under the control of Combine forces," explains the description, for those who haven't played it. "Something is going on here. Your goal is to uncover what that is and destroy it. Oh, yes-- and try to survive.Foster tells Kotaku that the re-released version, free now via Steam, adds "tweaked visuals, bug fixes, better puzzles and all kinds of subtle improvements".Although it's free, you must already own Half Life 2: Episode 1 to play the mod.Download it here.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...free-on-steam/
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May 1st, 2013, 10:47 Posted By: wraggster
If you've yet to lay your hands on a Chromebook or Chromebox, that could change shortly, as the computers may soon find a new life in libraries, hotels, retail stores and even the break room. Today, Google announced an update to its management console for Chrome OS that allows for Managed Public Sessions -- in other words, a kiosk mode. Central to the idea, users will be able to login to the computer without supplying credentials, and their data will be automatically cleared at the end of the session. The setup has plenty of appeal for system administrators, too, as they'll find the ability to set the default web page, block access to specific sites and apps, configure device I/O operation and manage timed logouts. Google has tested Managed Public Sessions with Dillards, The Hyatt in San Francisco and the Multnomah County Library in Oregon. If anything, it's a good reason to keep a keen watch on your surroundings... you might just spot a Chromebook in the wild that's begging for some attention.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/30/g...os-for-kiosks/
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May 1st, 2013, 01:07 Posted By: wraggster
BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins believes that tablets will be dead by 2018. 'In five years I don't think there'll be a reason to have a tablet anymore,' he told an interviewer at the Milken Institute conference in Los Angeles, according to Bloomberg. 'Maybe a big screen in your workplace, but not a tablet as such. Tablets themselves are not a good business model.' That may come as a surprise to Apple, Google, Amazon and Samsung, all of which have built significant tablet businesses over the past few years. Research firm Strategy Analytics suggested in a research note earlier this month that the global tablet market hit 40.6 million units shipped in the first quarter of 2013, a significant rise from the 18.7 million shipped in the same quarter last year. So why would Heins offer such a pessimistic prediction when everyone else — from the research firms to the tablet-makers themselves — seems so full-speed-ahead? It's easy to forget sometimes that BlackBerry has its own tablet in the mix: the PlayBook, which was released to quite a bit of fanfare in early 2011 but failed to earn iPad-caliber sales. Despite that usefulness to developers, however, the PlayBook has become a weak contender in the actual tablet market. If Heins is predicting that market's eventual demise, it could be a coded signal that he intends to pull BlackBerry out of the tablet game, focusing instead on smartphones. It wouldn't be the first radical move the company's made in the past year."
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/13/...arket-is-dying
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May 1st, 2013, 01:06 Posted By: wraggster
One of the hooks Microsoft has used to get developers to build apps for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 has been pubCenter, an ad network that's easy to add to apps and provides revenue back to publishers. But many developers found that on April 1 that revenue abruptly dropped by an order of magnitude, with most potential ad impressions going unsold; one developer reported only 160,000 ads served to 60 million requests, a fill rate of less than 0.3%. Since many of the ads before April 1 had been for Bing, this may be a sign that Microsoft is no longer willing to subsidize its developers — and that advertisers aren't that interested in buying ads in Windows 8 apps."
http://developers.slashdot.org/story...venue-plummets
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April 30th, 2013, 14:32 Posted By: wraggster
Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts' Cloud Imperium hits stellar milestone
Chris Roberts' Star Citizen has raised over $9 million in crowdfunding.
The Wing Commander creator launched a Kickstarter campaign that raised $2.1 million, and by mid February the additional cash raised on the Roberts Space Industries web site brought the tab to $8.5 million.
The news of the latest milestone passed comes just a week after the announcement that the game's developer, Cloud Imperium, had opened a new office in Santa Monica.
The game has already been in development at the studio for over a year, and is said to combine elements of Roberts's previous games Wing Commander and Freelancer.
The studio also plans to implement support for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/4...-crowd-funding
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April 30th, 2013, 14:27 Posted By: wraggster
Techland has announced that its next project will be a co-op set in a mediaeval fantasy world.
Hellraid is set in a world overrun by monsters, demons and the undead, and will offer a first person, story-driven mode as well as a co-op mode for up to four players.
It will feature melee, ranged and magical weapons and puts an emphasis on randomly generated content.
The game, which was originally named ‘Project Hell’, was actually created as an internal weapon mod for Dead Island.
Hellraid is said to arrive later this year on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.
http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/read/...ellraid/030844
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April 29th, 2013, 21:16 Posted By: wraggster
[Michael Kohn] only accomplished about half of what he set out to, but we still think his TV channel switcher from a Chromebook turned out nicely. When starting the project he wanted to include a grid of listing so that he could choose a specific program, but decided that scraping the data was too much work for this go-round.
The Chromebook doesn’t include an IR transmitter so he built one using an MSP430 chip. He had previously built a little transmitter around an AVR chip and was surprised to find that the internal oscillator on that was quite a bit more accurate than on the MSP430. Timing is everything with the Manchester encoded signals used for IR remote controls so he used his oscilloscope to tune the DCO as accurately as possible.
The app shown on the screen was written in Javascript. Google published some example code on using RS232 with the computer; [Michael] used this resource to provide communications between the computer and the microcontroller.
http://hackaday.com/2013/04/29/chrom...ur-television/
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