Bungie Denies Game Boy Halo Rumors

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Network Associates denies sale rumors

Network Associates denies sale rumors 06/22/2004 03:37 PM
The security company says neither Microsoft nor any other company has made an offer.

Woman Denies Rumors of Kerry Affair (AP)

Woman Denies Rumors of Kerry Affair (AP) 02/16/2004 01:19 PM
AP - A woman who has been the subject of rumors linking her to Sen. John Kerry denied Monday that she ever had an affair with the Democratic presidential candidate.

Durst Denies Limp Bizkit Split Rumors
(Reuters)

Durst Denies Limp Bizkit Split Rumors
(Reuters) 05/04/2004 02:01 PM
Reuters - Despite Internet rumors of its impending split, Limp Bizkit is planning its first tour of 2004, according to a Web post from frontman Fred Durst.

Yahoo! News - Woman Denies Rumors of
Kerry Affair

Yahoo! News - Woman Denies Rumors of
Kerry Affair 02/16/2004 11:54 PM
Woman Denies Rumors of Kerry Affair .. Kerry Rumor is over .. Associated Press

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Halo (No, Not The Game)

Halo (No, Not The Game) 10/29/2003 12:12 AM
 WindowShade X 3.1b4 (release is available) Once again improved shadows handling under Panther. Fixed a bug with live shadow preview...

The Game Room: Halo Arrives

The Game Room: Halo Arrives 01/23/2004 02:23 PM
By Peter Cohen (Macworld via MyAppleMenu)

Halo 2, The Sims 2 cause stir at video
game convention

Halo 2, The Sims 2 cause stir at video
game convention 05/14/2004 04:51 PM
SiliconValley.com May 14 2004 8:33PM GMT

Canadians play their part in making
long-awaited Xbox game Halo 2

Canadians play their part in making
long-awaited Xbox game Halo 2 09/01/2004 12:24 AM
Cnews.canoe.ca - Wed Sep 1, 04:08 am GMT

Mac Halo Can't Talk To PC Halo

Mac Halo Can't Talk To PC Halo 12/17/2003 10:48 AM

iPod rumors and rumors of iPod rumors

iPod rumors and rumors of iPod rumors 07/17/2004 10:05 AM
ThinkSecret's prediction of new sleeker standard iPods in August has been been adjusted this morning with the beans spilling of news of new white iPods to be announced Monday. This new prediction downshifts the previous rumor from being a standard iPod rumor to merely being an iPod mini rumor.

Rumors: Get 'em while they're hot

Rumors: Get 'em while they're hot 03/14/2005 04:23 PM
We all remember our first Mac rumor. Like our first tooth, kiss, paycheck or car, the first time we navigated to MacRumors or ThinkSecret or AppleInsider, and stumbled upon a tidbit that allowed us a glimpse into Apple’s fortress of development. It used to be that rumors were accurate about 50 percent of the time. And that was half of the fun — trying to decipher which parts of which rumor were correct, inaccurate or just completely fabricated. Raise your hand if you can remember iWalk. In recent years, however, a few rumor sites — especially ThinkSecret — have gotten a little too precise. For the most part, Apple’s announcements have become a matter of formality, as the community at-large (and often mainstream media outlets, too) have already received, absorbed and dissected the news, leaving little else save the decision to purchase. You have to admit, it's kind of taken the fun out of things. I mean, we were actually surprised when the iPod came out. No, really, we were. So, when Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge James P. Kleinberg ruled Friday that "an interested public is not the same as the public interest," part of me was eager for a return to the Apple of yore, when a Macworld keynote was a reason to stay up all night in anticipation. (The other part of me was deeply afraid that journalistic integrity and responsibility would continue to be eroded until the only source of reporting would lie somewhere between supermarket tabloids and FOX NEWS, filled with half-truths and barely relatable sound bytes, all slapped under a 140-point misleading headline. But that’s not the point of this particular column.) For the most part, I agree with Kleinberg's statement, even if the ruling troubles me as a journalist. Apple’s trade secrets are, indeed, stolen property, but it remains to be seen just how hard the company can lean on the bloggers in question. Before the ruling, for example, ThinkSecret published two more rumors on its site: one about iMacs and eMacs, and one about Tiger. So, will we return to a dry, rumorless existence? Will the fertile, accurate soil that grows today's rumors dry up once Apple begins to enforce its court-appointed power? Or are we simply in store for a battle of rhetoric? Yesterday’s reports on ThinkSecret cited "well placed sources" rather than the traditional "reliable source" we've all come to trust so readily. We've all seen countless rumor sites come and go, and come and go again, but never have we faced such a bitter fight for dominance. So grab 'em while you can, because reliable rumors may soon be as hard to find as an iPod with a FireWire cable. Or, I suppose, an iWalk.

Off-by-one bug in Halo 1.04

Off-by-one bug in Halo 1.04 09/10/2004 01:59 AM
Luigi Auriemma (Sep 09 2004)

Halo PC 1.05

Halo PC 1.05 09/06/2004 09:44 PM

Halo 2

Halo 2 06/17/2004 04:32 PM

Tungsten T6 Rumors

Tungsten T6 Rumors 03/17/2005 03:51 AM

The freshest rumors about PalmOne's forthcoming Tungsten read a little lot like a fairy tale, so we won't get our hopes up just yet. Features for the T6 (or Tungsten 2005, as the case may be) include Bluetooth, Wavelan, 1GB of Flash memory, a 3 MP digital camera, an ethernet port, iTunes compatibility, an initial price of about $400, Graffiti 2 Plus with voice commands and the ability to clean your teeth while you sleep and print money.

To be perfectly honest, I'm not sure I have enough grains of salt to accompany this list, especially considering the hat tip from A_Man_In_Black in #gizmodo:

The Tungstens consciously don't include cameras, because of workplace restrictions. A new high-end Palm with a camera would be a Zire, not a Tungsten.

Tungsten T6 / Tungsten 2005 [PalmAddict via DailyGadget]

'04 Rumors Abound

'04 Rumors Abound 12/19/2003 07:38 PM
It appears another 2004 rumor list has surfaced. This one featuring a few new names fans can possibly look forward to. While exciting to read, we caution collectors to watch for offical Hasbro confirmation before getting their hearts set on any one of these items. Enjoy...

Rumors of my (VB6) demise...

Rumors of my (VB6) demise... 03/17/2005 03:01 AM
As Mark Twain once famously said, “Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.”

Halo Goes Gold

Halo Goes Gold 12/08/2003 01:07 PM

Halo 1.05 Patch

Halo 1.05 Patch 09/07/2004 06:05 PM

Halo 2 vs. Tribes 2

Halo 2 vs. Tribes 2 12/22/2004 01:03 AM

I went to visit my brother in Colorado over the weekend, and he had a copy of Halo 2 with an X-Box Live subscription. I didn't get to play it, but I watched him quite a bit.

X-Box Live is hailed as the big thing that propels Halo 2 into gaming infamy. However, in watching my brother play, I was struck by how much it looked like a similar, older game: Tribes. It was perhaps more graphically advanced than Tribes, but it didn't look much better than Tribes 2.

Gameplay dynamics seemed pretty much the same. My brother was amazed at the idea of playing people from around the world in a giant game of capture the flag, but I just couldn't kick the thought that I had seen this all before.

Is there anyone who has played both Halo 2 and Tribes 2 that can comment on how similar they are or which is better? Is Halo 2 that good, or is it just Tribes 2 for the console-playing masses? (The flame doors have just swung open...)

Notes on Halo

Notes on Halo 04/02/2005 10:07 PM
Some reviewers of computer games have begun to adopt the first-person techniques of New Journalism.

Halo for Windows Hot-Fix v1.04

Halo for Windows Hot-Fix v1.04 02/12/2004 03:20 PM
The GameSpy Security Hot-Fix for Halo PC addresses a rare crash bug that could occur if a malicious individual (hacker) purposely tried to exploit the GameSpy CDKey SDK. This Hot-Fix changes the version number of Halo PC and Halo PC Dedicated Server to v1.04 from v1.031.

No "Halo" Effect? Look Again

No "Halo" Effect? Look Again 08/03/2004 10:32 AM
The success of iPods and Apple stores stopped Macs' market share from sinking lower. And signs indicate even more future converts. By Peter Burrows, BusinessWeek (via MyAppleMenu)

Halo 2 Screenshots

Halo 2 Screenshots 07/01/2004 05:24 PM

Project Halo

Project Halo 11/12/2003 04:32 PM
Game Changed

Dogfooding Halo 2

Dogfooding Halo 2 09/01/2004 01:20 PM
Halo 2, due out November 9, is nearing its completion deadline. According to Andy Pennell, a member of the Visual Studio team, 8,000 Microsoft employees are among the Halo 2 beta tester pool.

Halo v1.5 Released

Halo v1.5 Released 12/19/2004 03:00 PM
MacSoft has updated Halo to v1.5. Among several bug fixes and enhancements, this massive update also brings Halo in sync with v1.06 of the PC build and adds support for GameRanger.

[Links from this story may be found on MacMerc.com. Click the title to delve deeper.]

Is The Halo Real?

Is The Halo Real? 04/15/2005 09:37 AM

Are You Prepared for Halo 2?

Are You Prepared for Halo 2? 08/27/2004 02:04 PM

Halo 2 Movie

Halo 2 Movie 05/07/2004 04:15 PM

3D Halo 2 Screenshot

3D Halo 2 Screenshot 05/28/2004 09:31 PM

Halo v1.5.1 Released

Halo v1.5.1 Released 12/30/2004 12:51 AM
MacSoft has updated Halo to v1.5.1. This update fixes Pixel Shaders and compatibility with ATI 8500, 9000, and 9200 cards.

[Links from this story may be found on MacMerc.com. Click the title to delve deeper.]

Halo 2 Updates

Halo 2 Updates 04/16/2005 02:52 PM

Google chief coy on IPO rumors

Google chief coy on IPO rumors 12/28/2003 08:13 PM
Schmidt was responding to the buzz circling Silicon Valley about an imminent return to strong economic growth -- and what it means for Google and other start ...

Rumors Possibly Confirmed?

Rumors Possibly Confirmed? 01/05/2005 07:10 PM
The fires of Apple are once again lit. This time, however, they're going after ThinkSecret. Once again, Apple has highlighted a few specific articles, thus possibly confirming that these "rumors" are fact. Among the articles is the "rumored" sub-$500 headless iMac.

[Links from this story may be found on MacMerc.com. Click the title to delve deeper.]

Rumors Today: iPod G4

Rumors Today: iPod G4 05/13/2004 06:32 PM
AppleInsider : A 4th generation prototype sports... a greatly advanced dock connector. "When a user connects one end of the video-cable into the iPod's new dock connector and the other end into the TV, it will switch the iPod into video mode."

Here We Go Again: Bad Reporters and Good
Rumors

Here We Go Again: Bad Reporters and Good
Rumors 06/06/2005 12:15 AM

I can always tell when the news machine is slowing down. It's kind of like there's sugar at the bottom of the Mac Web's gas tank, really. When their news tank gets low they start to pick up the same old crap at the bottom and try to use it to fuel the fires. What I underestimated was the level at which they pick that crap up. It seems that Mac reporters are very, very easily bored.

What I mean is that there's a good deal of news to actually cover, what with Tiger coming out to stellar reviews in spite of it being alpha-quality crap that has more bugs than the Temple of Doom. That, alone, should be decent fodder. If not that, then the sudden appearance of music videos in iTunes, or the supposed Babblecasting capabilities that 4.9 is said to bring in the future. They could bring up a whole lot of topics and keep them in the forefront with new ideas and new spin. When that runs out they could easily be useful and start talking about tips and how to get the most of the computer (which is the only reason I still have a Mac World subscription, really). No, they babble about the same crappy rumors to keep the hit counter spinning for the Ad Lords.

I mean, some of us just don't post anything for months when there's no news and nothing else comes to mind. It's not hard, really; you just walk away and go do something with your life for a while. It seems that some others just can't seem to handle that concept.

So, what crap lies at the bottom of that tank? The usual suspects, really. They are the insane ideas that spread like wildfire each time they're brought up and cause the predictable and easily-incited hoards of Mac fundamentalists to hit the message boards and their own pathetic little blogs and write and write and write about how it will (never) come to pass and how everyone else is just not seeing the "big picture" and how this idea could easy (save|kill) Apple, and computing in general! and so on and so forth.

Poppycock.

If you ever see an article on these topics, you're being played for a fool and should ignore it:

• Mac OS X for PCs (and the variant "Apple moves Macs to Intel")
• PowerBook G5
• Video iPod
• Movie store
• Apple-branded PDA

Let's just get it out into the open here and now, okay? Apple's not doing any of them; not now, and not years ago when it was first "reported" that they were. Quit daydreaming and get back on track. Whatever Apple's next innovation is, you won't see it coming until it slaps you across the face like the Apple bitch you are and gives you that tell-tale "you had it all wrong, again" look.

If it was easy to guess where Apple would steer the industry next then Sony would have long ago stolen the show from them. Sony has good designers, both aesthetic and electronic, and could easily best Apple out of the "niche computer artisan" market if they had any sense of direction at all. Well, and got rid of their NIH syndrome (ATRAC3-only in a digital Walkman? Dear God, man, what were you thinking?).

So, look, what this boils down to is that the next damn time I open MacSurfer and see a load of bullshit like any of this, I'm just going to stop reading web sites for a week. It's not worth sorting through this much stupidity and naïveté just to find out that it was a slow news day.

If you're a writer for the Mac Web, I urge you to listen to one piece of feedback: If there's nothing to report, stop writing and wait until there is.

Thank you, and good night.

Mavericks Say Nothing to Wallace Rumors
(AP)

Mavericks Say Nothing to Wallace Rumors
(AP) 01/18/2004 06:02 PM
AP - Donn Nelson cautioned not to read too much into his meeting with Portland general manager John Nash.

Ask buys Bloglines : Rumors Pan Out

Ask buys Bloglines : Rumors Pan Out 03/14/2005 05:19 PM

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