A PC emulator is now on the iPhone app store after previous rejection
A new game emulator for iOS has joined the party. UTM, an open-source PC operating system emulator, has released UTM SE after a lengthy review process and a previous rejection.
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Star Citizen is free this week, if you'd like to try it
The monumentally crowdfunded, mega-budgeted Star Citizen is once again having a free fly event, letting people try out the space sim for the grand price of nothing for one week. Until July 19 you can do all the free flyin you'd like, trying out one of 10 different spaceships in developer Cloud Imperium's sandbox.
An origami USB connector and a games console that'll fit in your wallet—two entries in a contest to make business cards exciting
Business cards are a dying art—in the West, anyways. Most of us may never come to appreciate a finely crafted card capable of making a slick-haired serial killer wince with jealousy. But this business card competition over at Hackaday hopes to change that. Or, at the very least, get creative with what constitutes a 'card'.
Nvidia's launching a new and... er... very generous small form factor GPU/chassis standard to simplify building your new mini rig
Nvidia's putting itself up as the new champion of small form factor graphics cards, with a new SFF-Ready Enthusiast Graphics Card spec. This is Nvidia attempting to set a pseudo industry standard for both small form factor GPUs and chassis. The idea is to give users a clear message of what graphics cards will fit comfortable inside which chassis.
NVIDIA Unveils “SFF-Ready Enthusiast GeForce Card” Guidelines, Helping Vendors & Gamers With Compact PC Builds
NVIDIA has unveiled new guidelines under its "SFF-Ready Enthusiast GeForce Card" initiative which should usher in a new era of compact PC builds.
Massive 2,500-Page Google Document Leaked, Exposing Secret Search Ranking Algorithms
Only Google knows what factors it takes into account when considering the ranking system on Search. Well, we might now have the answer to this, sort of, as the company's internal document has been leaked online. Apart from sharing guidelines and hazy details, Google does not let users know exactly what is required for their pages to rank, and it might be for good, as everyone running in the same direction could hog the system as well. It appears that a hefty document has been leaked and Google has not commented on the situation as of yet.
Sony PSP emulator PPSSPP hits the iOS App Store
PPSSPP, an app that's capable of emulating PSP games, has joined the growing number of retro game emulators on the iOS App Store. The program has been around for almost 12 years, but prior to this, you could only install it on your device through workarounds. «Thanks to Apple for relaxing their policies, allowing retro games console emulators on the store,» its developer Henrik Rydgård wrote in his announcement. If you'll recall, Apple updated its developer guidelines in early April, and since then, the company has approved an app that can emulate Game Boy and DS games and another that can play PS1 titles.
Less than half of developers say their studio has a credits policy, new survey finds
Less than half of developers questioned in a new survey say their company has an in-game credits policy.