Matt

Well fuck.

I wonder how Qt on Android is coming along.

This is, like, The Steam Day of Cult Classics. EVE, World of Goo, Trackmania... all really cool stuff that a lot of people somehow don't know about.

Also, ALL THREE ORIGINAL PRINCE OF PERSIA GAMES ARE 50% OFF ON STEAM RIGHT NOW! They didn't even announce it, and everybody seems to be missing it.

Ouch. Somehow I missed that gem from Apple. Wow, when you look at it from that perspective this isn't so bad...

So it might not be just a branding exercise, but outright advertising. Lovely.

Sorry. The crass commercialism had just sort of suddenly hit me.

Jesus, even their themes are corporate branding exercises. I'm gonna be sick.

Yes, but this way you get to use your iPhone as an orders-of-magnitude more powerful replacement for your calculator, which makes Alpha instantly far more useful. Google works best on the desktop since you're using it to surf anyway, but Alpha is a pretty self-contained service, and as such fits on a mobile platform better.

Hell yes! It's about time Ubuntu icons got updated. Not that anything was wrong with the old ones, but the fresh graphics will be very welcome. Also SVG icons are the best thing since sliced bread - how no one thought of that sooner is beyond me. Now if only all the software in the Linux ecosystem got the memo and started using them...

This is not a Download Squad article. This is a Gamespot article.

People wanting netbooks to replace their desktop computers is the whole problem! Remember all those reports about customers unhappy with their netbooks? Apparently the average buyer doesn't get the concept of the netbook, and thinks he's getting a regular laptop, just smaller and cheaper. That's why they all want WinXP on their computers, even though a specialized system would be better - they're trying to make a laptop out of it.

Moblin netbooks would be great, if people knew what to do with them.

This idea is so ridiculous, it must have come directly from Ballmer.