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Popping up on the late night show, a Sony rep played up the PS4's ability to play used games and not require an Internet connection.

Rockstar Games has announced that it is bringing its popular console and PC title 'Mac Payne 3' to the Mac on Thursday. Rockstar has yet to release its pricing, only stating that the Mac version of the game supports "a number of advanced graphics options, scalable high-resolution textures and character models, DirectX11 features, multi-monitor support and 3D." As far as what users need to run the game, Rockstar recommends the following: Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion Intel Dual Core Xeon / Core i Series 2.4 GHZ or greater 4GB System RAM NVIDIA(R) 8800GT 512MB VRAM or AMD Radeon HD 4870 512 VRAM HDD Space: 35GB 'Max Payne 3' coming to the Mac on June 20 originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Microsoft is working on a version of its Surface RT slate computer that uses a Qualcomm processor, according to a report. The change in chip comes at the same time as Microsoft drops the price of the tablet for educational users, in what appears to be a clear-out of current Surface RT stock ahead of a device refresh....

We last saw Miniot making the rather hot MkII wooden Smart Cover for the iPad. Now it’s back with this equally stylish Miniot Book for the iPhone 5. The Book uses the same clever bendy wooden hinge as the iPad case, and adds in a rather smart protective “box.” And one thing is certain: Our wood-obsessed editor John Brownlee is gonna freak out over this. Wood is light and strong, even when thin, making it the perfect material for an iPhone case. The iPhone 5 sits safe inside a box that looks a lot like the rear section of a Pad&Quill case. The front cover (held closed by magnets) opens up and folds all the way round behind the phone for making calls and getting in the way of the camera, and there are holes so you can reach all the various ports and switches. Apart from the power button up top that it, which gets it’s own wooden button on top that pushes down on the original. The case even works as a stand, with the wooden hinge unrolling to half way around the back so you can prop it up like the Twelve South SurfacePad. What are you waiting for? I’ll tell you what: You’re waiting to save up some cash, because this thing costs almost $200. Source: Miniot The post Wood Done Good: The Miniot Book for the iPhone 5 appeared first on Cult of Mac.Related StoriesTorchlight Is Free For 48 Hours, Kicks Off #noDRM Summer Sale At GoG.comThis Is What iOS 7 Looks Like Running On An iPad [Video]iPhone-Friendly Shirt With Tailored Pocket And Microfiber TailsiHome Adds Lightning To Hotel Favorite iDL45 DockJamn, A Software Multitool For Guitarists

Years ago, Grant Feek spent his high school summer vacations as a porter, parking and delivering BMWs for a Seattle dealership. That was before he moved to the East Coast to get an MBA at Harvard, and then went to New York for a career in the finance industry. Feek returned to his hometown last fall, though, after the startup he’d been building with co-founder John Wehr was accepted to the Seattle TechStars incubator program. Now, after a year of working on the concept and raising $1.7 million…

NEC’s liquid-cooled Medias smartphone Digitimes is not a source noted for its hit-rate, but its claim that Apple, Samsung and HTC are all considering liquid-cooled phones isn’t quite as far-fetched as it sounds: NEC has already launched one. Smartphone players such as Apple, Samsung Electronics and High Tech Computer (HTC) have started showing interest in adopting ultra-thin heat pipes for their smartphones and are expected to release heat pipe-adopted models in the fourth quarter, at the earliest, according to sources from cooling module player. The NEC Medias X 06 E launched last month in Japan was nicknamed the ladyphone, as it was designed to appeal to women who apparently complained about the heat generated by smartphones. The phone itself was nothing special – a 1.7Ghz quad-core Snapdragon processor with 4.7-inch display – it is the cooling that made it stand out …  Most of today’s smartphones use a graphite ‘radiator’ and foil to transmit heat to the outer casing, where it can dissipate. The NEC uses the same liquid cooling system used in some ultrabooks: a pipe filled with coolant which carries the heat away from the CPU and wireless chips. The difference is the size of the pipe. While ultrabooks have pipes with a typical diameter of around 1.1mm (0.04 inches), the NEC uses pipes almost half the size. Digitimes’ claim that we can expect Apple to adopt liquid cooling by the end of the year seems unlikely: while several companies are working on the technology for smartphones, current yield rates are said to be just 30%. But with smartphone processors becoming ever beefier, and 4G chips generating more heat, we probably can expect liquid cooling to become a mainstream technology for smartphones in the not too distant future. For more news on AAPL Company, liquid-cooled phones, and liquid cooling continue reading at 9to5Mac.What do you think? Discuss "Apple, Samsung & HTC considering liquid-cooled phones (rumor)" with our community.

If you like Lightroom 4, you’re probably going to appreciate version 5 even more. The latest iteration of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom introduces a new set of well-thought-out features while maintaining snappy performance. Our stock MacBook Pro 15-inch Retina Display laptop had no trouble importing large raw files, scrolling through hundreds of thumbnails, or applying sophisticated image edits. In other words, Adobe kept its house in order during this refresh. Some of the touted new features, such as Smart Previews and Upright, are quite innovative. Others are refinements to existing tools. Some of my favorite improvements didn’t even make the top five list, yet make a noticeable difference in my interaction with the application. Full Screen Preview is an excellent example. Now, when you press the F key, your image is presented to you in true full screen with a solid background. It’s beautiful. No more cycling through full-screen modes hoping to get what you want, but never receiving it. Lightroom 5 can now handle PNG files alongside common formats such as JPEGs and TIFFs. And a new -Q shortcut lets you toggle back and forth between Clone and Heal spot-removal modes. These are part of Adobe's signature Just Do It improvements that make image management a little more enjoyable. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Vesper made its debut the week before Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. But with Q Branch’s Brent Simmons in San Francisco for Apple’s annual conference, the time seemed right to talk about the new note-taking app for iOS. In this latest in our series of video chats with developers, we ask Simmons on how Vesper’s flatter interface fits in with what we’ve seen so far from iOS 7. We also talk about the possibility of syncing features finding their way into future versions of the app.

Facebook has updated its iOS app, adding new status icons and new privacy features. The version 6.2 update follows updates made to the web version of Facebook, especially regarding the all-important privacy status. Now after a user has posted a status update, photo or a link, they can tap a drop-down arrow next to the update and change the privacy settings. Users can change the privacy settings for older posts as well. Users can now select emoticons and other status icons while writing a status update. The emoticons are meant to be selected after a user has written a status update, with the intention that the emoticon will give that users friends a quick visual glance as to how that person is feeling. Here's a complete rundown of all the changes made and Facebook 6.2: o. Add icons to status updates to show what you're feeling, reading, watching and more (English only) o. Easily change who can see something you've shared o. Start a new conversation with photos you receive in messages o. Bug fixes Facebook for iOS is a free download.Facebook update boosts privacy features to iOS app originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Samsung has released another smartphone in the US, this time a budget offering through Virgin Mobile. The Galaxy Ring has a four-inch screen, which is powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor clocked at 1.4GHz with 1GB of RAM, and despite being a low-cost device, it ships with Android 4.1 instead of the Android 4.0 that is usually provided....