(Posted by: Harrison Milfeld)

Mac gaming may be the butt of a lot of jokes in the video game world, but with the Apple release of Steam, it seems to be picking up at a slow pace. Apple announced today that they would open the Mac App Store on January 6, 2011. This new application is similar to what is offered on the App Store for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. Aside from the usual games and personal applications, the service will offer apps based on education, entertainment, and productivity. 

Now, Mac users might ask why this is even a big concern, given the fact that Apple.com offers a section dedicated to various apps. Well, the idea behind the new Mac App Store is to open up development for small studios to work on Mac games. To break it down, cheap games will be able to be downloaded easily, and Mac developers (who will also get 70 percent of the profit) will be able to set their own prices. The enrollment fee for developers will start at $99 and hosting, marketing, or various credit card fees are not charged against them. That alone gives Mac developers a little bit of freedom to distribute games without a sudden bit of fear or uncertainty. 

As of now, there has been no word on whether or not how many games will be available at launch. For more information on the Mac App Store and if you want to develop titles for the program, click here. We'll have more about about Apple's new venture on the podcast next week and when the release date approaches. 

(Posted by: Eric Rees)

Mr. Blurry Cam is a bit of a celebrity on the internet. If theres a rumored cell phone or new prototype of a technology out there, he usually sneaks over to Youtube to ruin all the fun. One man's ruin is another man's excitement though correct? Mr. Blurry Cam seems to have captured a video of someone with the rumored and not-yet-to-be-announced Playstation phone.

Rumored to be under the Sony Ericsson name, the "Z1" or Zeus as it has been reported as is shown here in all it's Android goodness, with what looks to be at least a 4 inch screen. But upon closer inspection there is a little more reason to may-or-may-not be excited. The notification bar looks a little bit darker than the stock Android one, which is an indicator that it is running the new Android 2.3, or Gingerbread for those who haven't eaten recently. 

This may seem to be drawing a lot from a very blurry video, it's exciting nonetheless. We unfortunately do not get to see the anonymous person turn the phone sideways and show us the sexy control pad but all the front-facing buttons and the overall look of the device fit all the pictures that have been released for the device so far. Let's hope that this will be so good that it washes the terrible taste of the PSPgo from our mouths.