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30
Jul
2009
Lenovo U450p 14” CULV Notebook Is Coming
If you’ve been looking to try out a CULV this Fall, you might not need to look any further than Lenovo’s new IdeaPad line of CULV notebooks. So far the only model out is the U350, a 13.3” machine that comes with a variety of processor options and an integrated optical drive. If you’re looking for something a little bigger though, Lenovo’s just started to advertise their 14” U450p.
We don’t know anything other than size about the U450p, but there are a few things we can make an educated guess about thanks to its little brother. The U350 comes with your choice of either a 1.2 Ghz Celeron processor, a 1.3 Ghz Pentium dual-core, or a 1.4 Ghz Core 2 Solo. Processor options will more than likely be the same for both machines.
The U350 comes stock with a 4 cell battery, although you can upgrade to an 8 cell one that Lenovo claims gives the CULV ten hours of battery life. That’ll likely go down a bit for the U450p due to the extra monitor size.
I really like what Lenovo’s doing to the CULV line-up. They’re bringing in machines that actually have a solid bit of horsepower behind them, and giving customers room to customize. The U350 itself can range from 1 to 8 GB of RAM, and possible hard drive sizes of 250, 320, and 500 GB. If the U450p proves to be as scalable, I might just end up buying one myself.
28
Jul
2009
Doom Resurrection for iPhone
Fire up that chainsaw, zombie demons have invaded the iPhone.
Yes, thanks to a collaboration between Id Software and Escalation Studios, the gun-toting carnage of Doom has arrived for your iPhone or iPod touch, or at least a spiritual port of Doom 3 for the iPhone. While not as graphically complex as its computer cousin, the developers cleverly use the tools available to them to make a Doom game that takes advantage of the iPhone’s controls and gives a whole new generation of players the opportunity to play the iconic series. Read the rest of this entry »
26
Jul
2009
Alawar Entertainment announces Farm Frenzy for iPhone
Farm sim comes to iPhone and iPod Touch.
Alawar Entertainment, a leading publisher of casual games, today announced the release of the iPhone version of Farm Frenzy. Users of the popular iPhone platform can now play one of the most successful casual games in history and put their abilities to the test in the award-winning farming sim.
Released in November 2007, the PC version of Farm Frenzy was an immediate chart-topper at Real Networks, Oberon, MSN, BigFish Games, Pogo, iWin, Reflexive and other portals. By early 2008, Farm Frenzy had become one of the best-selling games Alawar had ever published. Read the rest of this entry »
