This week is a huge one for upcoming gadget and gaming news. Both Apple and the games industry are holding massive, news breaking events where dreams can be made or shattered in a matter of seconds. We’ve already told you what we think you can expect to see this week, but now we want you to tell us what you actually want to hear? More »
After learning about the One More Thing conference for budding iOS developers earlier today, we’ve just received word of a second conference happening in Melbourne this year – The Swipe Conference 2011. More »
The Google I/O developers conference kicks off at 12EST/9PT (2am AEST). We’re on the ground at the conference and we’ll be posting all the best nuggets we can find, but in the meantime you can watch a stream of the keynote over on YouTube.
Ah, E3! What was once a complete mess of gigantic, overwhelming booths, loud noises and models in skimpy outfits paid to tolerate the supple paunch of the gaming press has, over the past couple years, turned into a boring series of meetings in inconvenient locations. No longer! On June 2-4 of next year, the gigantic, ridiculous clusterfuck that is the old E3 will be back.
ZDNet is telling the world that Microsoft megastar and man-mountain Steve Ballmer will be heading to Australia in November to speak at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney.
If you want to hear the PC-man scream at you about the latest Microsoft innovations and the digital economy, you’ll need to pony up some cash – CEDA members can volunteer to be lambasted by Ballmer’s well-renowned shouting for $143 each, while non-CEDA members will need $199.10 (because that 10 cents makes a difference) to enjoy the experience.
Let’s just hope his presentation is light on the Vista innovations, and heavy on the Windows 7 innovations…
Who isn’t ready for Windows 7? That wiser, stabler, more streamlined OS with Vista’s good looks but an even prettier Start button and an alleged 15-second boot time? Heck, even Bill Gates is excited to get on to the next version. You can get your hands on a “pre-beta” version of Windows 7 by attending the Professional Developer Conference (PDC) in LA October 27 to 30, or the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC), also in LA shortly after, from November 5 to 7. Go get them, and then report back to us with some new info. [Vista Blog; screenshot from WinFuture.de]
