Apple Rumors

With all the rumors going around the apple workd today,it is hard to decide what is true and what is not. For starters in some of today's rumors, the China Times states that apple will change the number of back lights from two to one to cut down on bulk. This may cause some supply issues since the supplier that they currently use to get the backlights has trouble with one. 

Another rumor that is more of a question than a rumor is will the iphone 6 have a glass or sapphire back. I personal hope it is sapphire because I just like the idea of that. 

All this rumors could be nothing or some could be true. Let me know what you all think in the comments. Thank you for reading and as always goodnight. 

My Gaming Info

Since i write a gaming and tech info blog I want to share my gaming information with my readers that way I can interact and get to know my audience.

I have really gotten into P.C gaming recently so if anyone wants to play with me on there according to what we are going to play my usernames will be different.  Just for a example of what I play on the P.C I play Minecraft, TF2, Dota 2, LOL, GMod.

I also am a console gamer and i have a xbox 360.  My gamer tag is Huntla21 and I will do my best to accept friend request.  I play Battlefield 4 and GTA V on my xbox and that is about it.  I have some other games but I do not play them a lot.  Like I said I have really gone away from console gaming for a few reasons.

My basic reason is that I don't want to buy a new console when I have a PC that can run the games that I wish to play.  Another reason is that I have found out over the past few months that the longevity of game play on PC games seems to me to be better.  Take TF2 for example,  that game has been out for a long time and anytime I get on I can jump straight into a game without any problem.  Some games that come out on console may keep a decent fan base for a month and then when you get it on its like a ghost town full of little kids complaining about the other little kids in the match.  Not that I have anything against kids playing games but.  I know that I am kinda ranting at the moment but in my mind this is how I see console gaming.  I also see console gaming burning out.  With services such as Steam and Origin making it easier and most of the time more affordable for gamers to get the games they want to play without having to go wait in line or walk all the way to the back of Walmart to the game section to by them.  They can just sit down at their desk and hit purchase and the download will begin.  The major thing that most people I know that play console games complain about with PC gaming is that they don't want to have to use a keyboard and Steam say that issue and has done a great job to resolve it.  With the ability to play a lot of games on Steam with a Xbox 360 controller it makes it where the people who may not want to use a keyboard all the time can still enjoy the fun of PC Gaming.

I know that this wasn't really news to say but I felt like for the people who read this that this was a way for me to get to know you a little better and to express my views and opinions on the matter that was going through my head.

Apple News 06/28/2014

iPod Touch.  

    Apple has decided to finally drop the price of the iPod touch.  You can get the newest iPod touch in 16 Gb for $199, 32 Gb for $50 more and the 64 Gb for $100 dollars more.  The newest model of the iPod touch comes in multiple colors just as the iPhone 5c and it has a rather decent camera to go along with the new color options.  

Apple also plans to get rid of iPhoto and Aperture in exchange for the new program Photos OS X. For those worried about losing all of your photos from Aperture do not fear.  You will be able to transfer all of your photos from there to the new app.  It will roll out later this year with the release of OS X Yosemite.  

In other Apple related news.  On top of the already known iPhone 6 and iWatch rumors there is also the rumor of the iPad Air 2.  

Youtube and Gaming

Today Youtube released a statement with details on new features for channels that release game content.  This is a great step forward by the company because in the past they have not shown the interest in the gaming community as much as they have say the music industry or movie companies.

The first major feature that will be coming to the community is the ability to post gameplay footage at 60 FPS(frames per second).  This is a great feature to add onto Youtube because at the moment all Youtube videos are limited to 30 FPS which is the normal amount for content such as movies and all other camera captured media but for gaming this doesn't cut it.  Games are run in full HD at 60 FPS so when you capture the footage and post it to youtube it only shows up in 30.  With this new feature you will be able to view the content as it is intended to be viewed.

The second feature of this update is the Tip Jar.   It is similar to donating to a user on Twitch.  You give the creator of the content money for entertaining you.  Youtube will take 5% of the money brought in and $0.21 for every transaction.  This will be ok as long as your viewers enjoy dropping larger amounts of money in the jar.

I see this features as a great step forward by Youtube to show support for its gaming community that has grown very large over the past years.  For more information about the features go to this link(.http://thenextweb.com/google/2014/06/27/youtube-unveils-a-new-studio-app-for-creators-lets-fans-contribute-funding-and-subtitles/)