UPDATE: Nvidia PhysX and APEX graphics come to PS4 Next level graphics for better destructible environments and clothes that interact with characters will arrive with the PS4 UPDATE:Many of you asked why the PS4, which is AMD based, has NVIDIA PhysX support? We asked NVIDIA and this is their response: “NVIDIA has worked with developers across generations of consoles and of course the PC. The PhysX console SDK runs on the CPU....
UPDATED WITH VIDEO! Bye bye Siri, hello Nina Nuance’s voice assistant does away with passwords – and could let you unlock and start your car with your voice You could be unlocking and starting your car with your voice, thanks to Nina – the virtual assistant from Nuance that’s going to make Siri look like a half-deaf geriatric. Stuff was treated to a look at Nina, a virtually lag-free SDK that gives enterprise app developers access to voice biometrics and in-app vocal control....
UPDATED: Black iPhone 5’s aluminium body suffers from chipping woes Got an iPhone 5? You might want to keep an eye on it – or at the very least wrap it up in some cotton wool If you’re the proud owner of a sleekiPhone 5then you might be among the few whose handsets have suffered from chips in the anodised aluminium finish. Stuff has received a few complaints from black iPhone 5 owners about silver chips appearing on the anodised aluminium edges of their new iPhone 5s – and our very own review unit (pictured above) has also suffered, despite our best efforts to keep it in pristine condition....
UPDATED: Nintendo’s SNES is back The Super Nintendo console is back, and it’s going head-to-head with Ninty’s Wii U this Christmas Knowing your original SNES could be as old as 22 – with ten of those years spent in a dusty, spider-ridden loft – it’s probably seen better days, assuming you didn’t sell it a mate (or have it thrown out by your mum). Luckily, the French retroists at Lekki will be releasing a new version of the console on November 28th....
Upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for cheap XP, Vista and Windows 7 users can bag Windows 8 Pro for US$40 Microsoft has revealed pricing details for its Windows 8 upgrade scheme, with Windows 8 Pro available for a mere US$40 (£25) to existing XP, Vista and Windows 7 users in 131 markets. TheWindows blogexplains what features you’ll be able to retain in the upgrade, depending on which version of Windows you’re currently running....
Use a virtual punch card and dot matrix printer to search for cats online Want to see how your grandad would have used the Google back in the day? Well now you can If you’re nostalgia sensors are still tingling from our foray into theforgotten sounds of techthen you’ll be delighted to hear that you can now use a virtual old fashioned computer punch card and dot matrix printer to search the interwebs with Google....
Valve might start selling its own gaming hardware A console from the creators of Portal, Team Fortress 2 and Half-Life? Where can we start throwing our money? Valve’s co-founder Gabe Newell has stated that the game developer behind Portal and Half Life is willing to consider developing its own hardware. In an interview withPenny Arcade, Newell stated that “if [Valve] has to sell hardware [it] will” expressing his belief that the company is willing to go the extra mile if it’s the only option to continue innovating....
