In June, hints and rumors were coming in saying that the XBox 360 Pro was soon to be phased out. Well, no word yet from Microsoft but leaked images of new packaging shows that there no longer will be an option to purchase the Pro version of the console. By the looks of it, the Arcade package will offer more swag for your purchase.

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So, whip it out. No, not that, your Software Update program. Here’s the fixes and patches that come with this new update:

• Upgrades Safari to version 4.0.2.
• Improves the accuracy of full history search in Safari 4.
• Resolves an issue in which certain resolutions might not appear in the Display pane in System Preferences.
• Dragging an Aperture image into Automator now invokes an Aperture action instead of incorrectly invoking an iPhoto action.
• Resolves an issue that could prevent importing of large photo and movie files from digital cameras.
• Improves overall Bluetooth reliability with external devices, USB webcams and printers.
• Addresses an issue that could cause extended startup times.
• Improves iCal reliability with MobileMe Sync and CalDav.
• Addresses data reliability issues with iDisk and MobileMe.
• Improves overall reliability with AFP.
• Improves overall reliability with Managed Client.
• Improves compatibility and reliability for joining AirPort networks.
• Improves Sync Service reliability.
• Includes additional RAW image support for several third-party cameras.
• Improves compatibility with some external USB hard drives.
• Includes latest security fixes.

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A while back, Apple approved it’s first app to be sold on the appstore that contains nudity. It confused many, many of us. There’s been stories of how strictly Apple reviews and cuts off apps for including too much drug use, sexual content, violence, naughty diction, and baby-shaking. Because of this strict policy, you’ll never be able to download a hentai reading app or a video streaming app for pron sites. Now, that same policy has censored, get this, ready? A dictionary app! A dictionary! WHAT?!!?! Right now, you’re like, “What the heck!!!” I know, I was too. Apparently, the dictionary contains too much sexual content to be released. The same dictionaries that we find all over America in libraries and elementary classrooms.

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In a few days (Aug. 11th to be exact), 360 owners will be able to use the upcoming update to play Games on Demand among other features. The games that will be available were just announced. Those games are:

• Assassin’s Creed
• Burnout Paradise
• Call of Duty 2
• Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
• Fight Night Round 3
• Kameo: Elements of Power
• LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
• Mass Effect
• Meet The Robinsons
• MX vs. ATV Untamed
• Need for Speed Carbon
• Need for Speed: Most Wanted
• Perfect Dark Zero
• Prey
• Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis
• Sega Rally
• TEST DRIVE: UNLIMITED
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas
• Tomb Raider Legend
• Viva Piñata
• Viva Piñata 2: Trouble in Paradise

No word yet on pricing but usually digital copies of games are roughly the same price as in-store.

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Apparently, whenever you purchase the new PSPgo at Best Buy, you’ll get a Voucher for a downloadable version for Rock Band Unplugged. Sony hasn’t confirmed this as being a universal extra for the PSPgo and retailers are leaving no clue on their websites for this except Best Buy. It could be an exclusive but it may be one of Sony’s launch plans. If you guys bought this game already and are planning on buying the PSPgo, you might want to trade in your version to Gamestop or someplace afterwards.

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This one’s a cool hack. ubiq_01 has created an impressive and simple program to show off how the WiiMote and iPhone can connect through bluetooth. Apparently, many people have been waiting for this to come out for their homebrew programs. I don’t know why’d anyone want more accelerometers, but hey, whatever floats your boat.

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Along with leaks of partial track lists for GH5, representatives of both Nintendo and Microsoft have stated that you will be able to use your personal character in the game Guitar Hero 5. Pretty neat.

Comparing the two pictures above, it looks like the obviously better done version of the game is the 360’s version. What’s nice is that while going through the game, you can unlock gear for your Avatars.

Other GH5 news is that the Wii’s version will be using Global friend codes so if you’ve got friends in the address book, you won’t have to find out their game-spacific code and they’ll be automatically added as a friend. That’s pretty nice.

The only question left is whether or not the PS3’s home characters are going to be in the game or not.

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Not only will Call of Duty: Modern Warfare be getting a sequel, but it’ll be getting a miniture, probably water-down, version for the DS. It’ll be titled Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized and be developed by n-Space. It’ll include online mode with 5 friends and feature “building-to-building combat.”

FPS’s usually don’t do so well on said console but with the Modern Warfare name, it could be nice. Hopefully the graphics won’t be too choppy.

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Seems like everyone’s jumping on the Facebook bandwagon these days. It’s weird how the developer’s haven’t noticed the Twitter craze yet except on the 360…

Anyways, 1.4 comes out tonight at 8:00 PM EST and all it adds is Facebook intigration and “Faster Image Processing Speeds.”

Still no word if this update has any anti-piracy measures.

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What’s augmented reality? Pure Awesomesauce

Word around the net is that it’ll be coming out in the next update (3.1) for the iPhone so you’ll be seeing a lot of apps that’ll be using it for very varied reasons.

Here’s a little preview if you don’t know what augmented reality is.

Amazing, right? To play something like this, all you’d have to do is print out a paper with that picture on it and set the paper on a table. Now, think. What if developers made an app to change your outfit in a mirror, or changed your wallpaper in your room and put in new drapes. What if developers made an app for museums that would recognize pictures on a wall and put in a virtual sign next to each where you could read even more about the paintings. They could even include a link to Wikipedia and such. There’s just so many ways this can be utilized and it’s really nice to see this being added.

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