Hot Stuff – Adobe Part ???

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I\’ve lost track of what \”round\” this is…  But Daring Fireball pointed this out…

Hot Stuff Ross Miller for Engadget on the Flash-enabled Android 2.2 browser:

Battery and heat are also of concern: the pre-release beta we have, according to Adobe, lacks hardware acceleration. Ergo, our beloved handset got piping hot after about 30 minutes of heavy video watching, and the battery indicator in the upper right had a sizable dent.

I’m sure an update that runs fast and cool is right around the corner.

Right.  Adobe is claiming that Flash is fine for mobiles.  Everyone is ignoring the 3 different mobile systems that have been recently cancelled…  And the only model that has flash available is software driven, not hardware accelerated….

Why does one word……  PAIN.  Come to mind?

Yes, the iPad is not perfect..  I wish it had multiple users, so that my 5 year old daughter can\’t email my boss….  But other than that, it\’s worked fine for work, if anything fantastically for work, and fantastic for home…

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Prima game guides available in-game via steam

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Valve and Prima today launched the first set of in-game Prima guides on Steam. All the guides are readable in game via Steam\’s UI overlay functionality, as well as being available outside of game. The launch collection of guides available now on Steam include Dragon Age: Origins, Just Cause 2, and Battlefield: Bad Company 2.
To celebrate the launch of Prima guides on Steam, all the launch titles are available at 50% off their regular price.

Steam For Mac Launch Continues

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May 19, 2010 – The second round of Steam for the Mac launch titles are available now. This week\’s collection features a dozen games headlined by the first cross-platform multiplayer games offered via Steam.

This first set of titles that allow for PC vs. Mac cross-platform gaming include the co-op zombie hit Killing Floor, Altitude, and Madballs in Babo: Invasion.

\’We were thrilled when we learned that Steam was coming to the Mac platform and started working on a native Mac version of Killing Floor immediately,\’ said John Gibson, President of Tripwire Interactive, creators of Killing Floor. \’Steam\’s advanced multiplayer support on both the PC and Mac has enabled us to bring Killing Floor to a whole new audience on the Mac and introduce them to the existing PC player community.\’

To celebrate the launch of these titles, Killing Floor will be offered at 33% off its regular price (for a limited time). An Altitude Free Weekend promotion is available now on Steam, and those who wish to purchase the game and play beyond the weekend may pick it up at 50% off its regular price. And Madballs in Babo: Invasion is also available at 50% off its regular price.

More single player games are also available today including Sam and Max: The Devils Playhouse Episode 2, Hearts of Iron 3, and more. Click here to see all Mac titles new to Steam.

An additional collection of Mac titles will launch next week via Steam.

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