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- News@8pm : Engraved iPads, Tablet 2 and apps galore
- Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit demo available on Xbox LIVE
- VidZone on PS3 racks up half a billion music video views
- Editor's desk competition: This week's winner revealed
- Apple iPad gets free engraving service for festive shoppers
- Back to the Future game given December launch date
- Tesco adds barcode scanner to grocery shopping app
- HTC 7 Trophy arrives at the Carphone Warehouse
- BlackBerry PlayBook demoed as SDK is made available
- Google Android OS tops 100,000 apps in Market Place
- JooJoo tablet 2 coming early 2011 in different sizes
- Dell Venue Pro UK release date tipped for November 8th
- News@10: BB PlayBook demoed and Android apps
- Virgin Media and NBC Universal conclude VoD deal
- Fallout: New Vegas hits top spot on UK game chart
- Virgin Media might launch 100Mbps broadband this week
| News@8pm : Engraved iPads, Tablet 2 and apps galore Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:00 PM PDT Welcome to your nightly round-up of the day's news and goings on courtesy of T3.com. App lovers listen up! Can't keep your eyes off of those handy little add-ons known as apps? Then you'll be happy to hear that the Google Android OS now offers 100,000 apps. Well, that's your free time out the window. As for you app-gagging iPhone owners out there its time to start shopping in a new way with Tesco's new barcode scanner app. You'll never have to deal with a sour faced cashier again.
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Personalised Christmas gifts are all the rage, or so we hear. All you lucky soon to be iPad owners out there might be interested to know then that you could receive a special version, as Apple is going to be giving away a free engraving service for festive tablet shoppers. We suggest you have yours saying "I love my T3 iPad app". If you're expecting a new mobile this holiday season then look no further than the Carphone Warehouse, finally the new HTC 7 Trophy Smartphone with Windows Phone 7 has arrived. Let's hope your on Santa's good list this year.
Gaming's future is now, or at least soon. In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Back to the Future a new game, classically named Back to the Future: The Game (original) has begun taking pre-orders. However, if you're looking for something to play now that's set in the future and the most popular game going, then how about checking out Fallout: New Vegas, which has victoriously toped the UK game chart. Who knew post-apocalyptic was so popular?
Swish New Tech is on its way in early 2011 as the Joo Joo tablet 2 will be arriving and in style, with the added choice of different sizes. Don't start putting it down on your list yet though since the BlackBerry PlayBook (also scheduled for release in early 2011) has been demoed in L.A. as the SDK is made available. Good luck choosing your favourite. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit demo available on Xbox LIVE Posted: 26 Oct 2010 09:31 AM PDT NFS: Hot Pursuit looking to capitalise on repeated Gran Turismo delays EA has launched the free playable demo of its upcoming addition to the Need for Speed gaming franchise as Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit attempts to capitalise on the repeated delays to rival Gran Turismo 5.
Available now from Xbox LIVE exclusively for Xbox LIVE Gold members the NFS:HP demo will, according to the EA description, allow eager gamers to: “Experience the intensity of Cops versus Racers for the connected generation with one Hot Pursuit and one Race event that challenges each player to set the best times amongst their friends.”
Weighing in a 1.4GB, the demo is a sizable one that will be hoping to tempt gamers away from the continuing wait for the latest edition to the GT series.
Has the latest delay to Gran Turismo 5 tempted you into fronting for Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit instead? Let us know via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds. Stay tuned to T3.com for some upcoming exclusive content surrounding the launch of the latest NFS title. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| VidZone on PS3 racks up half a billion music video views Posted: 26 Oct 2010 08:34 AM PDT 3.7 million turn on their PS3 to tune into VidZone VidZone, Sony's free music video streaming service on the PlayStation 3 has notched up more than half a billion views since its launch just over a year ago.
Landing on the PS3 XMB interface in 2009, the ad-supported service lets you sift through over 30,000 music videos which you can watch, rewind, fast forward, pause and store playlists to your heart's content.
The London-based service has recently also introduced 120 pre-programmed TV channels which include 'EMI TV' and 'Rock Legends TV, and now offers video world exclusives and behind the scenes footage.
All the music content is taken from Sony BMG, EMI and numerous independent labels, including artists Pussycat Dolls, Britney Spears, Fatboy Slim, Black Eyed Peas, Glasvegas, Dizzee Rascal, P!nk, Noisettes, Ne-Yo, Armand van Helden, Tori Amos and Akon.
With a LOVEFiLM rental service set to land on the PS3 in the very near future, things seemingly looks bright for Sony's flagship console on the content streaming front.
Link: Vidzone
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| Editor's desk competition: This week's winner revealed Posted: 26 Oct 2010 08:27 AM PDT Find out what this week's mystery prize was and past editor's desk giveaways Tuesday’s are often a day of dread, the buoyant energy recovered from the weekend is gone and the following weekend’s recuperation is nothing more than a mere spot on the ever distant horizon. Fear not though for your trusted T3 brings you the unique opportunity to claim some tasty tech swag each and every Tuesday through our competition: ‘What’s on the Editor’s desk?’
This week to mark the 25th anniversary of the original Back to the Future film hitting cinema screens, we had three bumper Blu-ray trilogies to give away featuring digitally re-mastered editions of each of the three legendary movies. Quick to solve our three clues and each snare themselves a Back to the Future bundle was Yasser Hamid and Sean Starkie of T3 Facebook following fame and from the T3 Twitter contingent, @simonmark.
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To be in with a chance of next week’s mystery editor’s desk prize simply follow T3 on Twitter and Facebook and await the first clue next Tuesday at 10am. Still not quaking with excitement? Then take a look at the prizes we have already given away to our Facebook fans and Twitter followers:
- PowerKit Eco Mains Charger
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| Apple iPad gets free engraving service for festive shoppers Posted: 26 Oct 2010 07:07 AM PDT Engraving and gift wrapping services introduced by Apple for iPad Apple has today launched a free engraving service for the iPad allowing online festive shoppers to adorn their high-end tablet purchases with a customised quip of their choosing.
As well as making the much desired gift a unique offering of heartfelt emotion, the personalised tag on the rear of the market leading tablet will ensure recipients won’t be pawning the iPad off on eBay to rustle up some extra cash come boxing day.
Joining the personalisation options of for the Apple iPad is a festive-themed gift wrapping service that will set lazy shoppers back an additional £3.
What would you engrave on the rear of an iPad you were gifting? Let us know via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
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| Back to the Future game given December launch date Posted: 26 Oct 2010 06:45 AM PDT PC, Mac, PS3 and iPad all confirmed to host Back to the Future: The Game Following the 25th anniversary of the original film’s release, Telltale Games has started taking pre-orders for the upcoming Back to the Future: The Game.
With a December launch date now pegged on to the game that follows on from the near $1billion grossing film trilogy, Telltale Games has announced the title will be available on the usual mix of PC, Mac, Sony PlayStation 3 as well as Apple’s iPad tablet device.
"We're very excited to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Back to the Future franchise with a completely new adventure", said Dan Connors CEO of Telltale Games.
Connors added: "It's been an amazing experience to be part of reuniting Marty McFly and Doc Brown on their continuing quest. Back to the Future fans will have a great time helping to control the integrity of the space-time continuum".
PC and Mac versions of the game have been handed a $24.95 price tag stateside with PS3 and iPad pricing, along with UK costs still awaiting confirmation. As an additional feel good factor to one of our favourite films finally coming to consoles, $1 of each sale will be donated to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
What Back to the Future tech would you like to see most in real life, time travelling DeLorean, hoverboard, self lacing shoes? Let us know via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
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| Tesco adds barcode scanner to grocery shopping app Posted: 26 Oct 2010 06:04 AM PDT Never forget to buy milk again. Tesco has today added a barcode scanner to its iPhone app, enabling users to add items to their shopping list on the go.
The idea is that when you get down to the last bowl of Corn Flakes in the box, you can just scan the packaging and instantly re-add it to your next shop. Or if you're over at a mates and he busts out a new seasonal ale you can do likewise.
You can then order the goods online or add it to a traditional shopping list for when you're scanning the shelves at a Tesco store. Let's face it, we all get distracted by the chocolate and ice cream isles while wondering around the supermarket so this app is bound to come in handy.
Tesco is the first supermarket to add this functionality to its mobile app, and it comes just six weeks after the free Tesco Grocery application launched on the iPhone. Amazon.com also added the feature to its app a couple of weeks ago.
Link: Tesco Grocery for iPhone
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| HTC 7 Trophy arrives at the Carphone Warehouse Posted: 26 Oct 2010 03:32 AM PDT The Carphone Warehouse welcomes the HTC 7 Trophy Smartphone The new and classy HTC 7 Trophy Smartphone is to be released in the Carphone Warehouse this week and will be available for free on a £30 a month contract for 24 months with Vodafone. Powered by Windows Phone 7, this elegant and slim smartphone possesses a 3.8 inch high resolution touch screen with pinch-to-zoom capability.
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| BlackBerry PlayBook demoed as SDK is made available Posted: 26 Oct 2010 03:32 AM PDT Free PlayBook for all successful app developers RIM’s attempt at an iPad challenging tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook, has been demoed for the first time at Adobe’s MAX conference in Los Angeles as the device’s SDK is officially released to developers ahead of the product's launch early in 2011.
Just weeks ago the PlayBook was officially by announced RIM at its develop conference in San Francisco despite the models on display being nothing more than non-functional dummies encased in Plexiglas and seen running video demos on a loop.
Developers looking to produce content for the BlackBerry PlayBook can now download the device’s SDK with RIM co-CEO, Mike Lazaridis, taking to the LA stage to declare that all devs who have a PlayBook app approved into the BlackBerry App World will be on the receiving end of a free RIM tablet.
See below for the full demo of the upcoming iPad competitor and share your thoughts and views of the BlackBerry PlayBook via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Google Android OS tops 100,000 apps in Market Place Posted: 26 Oct 2010 02:55 AM PDT Android tops 100,000 available mobile applications Google has announced that its mobile operating system, Google Android, has hit a milestone point in its development as available apps for the OS top 100,000 for the first time.
Android has proven to be a massive hit with both handset developers and consumers alike with the mobile OS helping to produce some of the biggest competitors to the smartphone crown as well as powering the latest breed of tablets to hit the market.
@androiddev, the official Twitter feed for developers of the Android platform celebrated the milestone figure with the tweet: "One hundred thousand apps in Android Market.”
What is your favourite app for Google’s Android platform? Share your thoughts with us via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds or get ideas of what apps to fill your Android handset or tablet with from the T3 App Chart. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| JooJoo tablet 2 coming early 2011 in different sizes Posted: 26 Oct 2010 02:51 AM PDT This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Dell Venue Pro UK release date tipped for November 8th Posted: 26 Oct 2010 02:40 AM PDT Dell Venue Pro specs and pre-order price revealed The Dell Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 smartphone is now available to pre-order from Expansys brandishing a £499.99 price tag and a November 8th launch date.
Unveiled as one of the seven launch handsets to host Microsoft's new look mobile OS, the slider smartphone packs a 4.1-inch AMOLED screen and a 5-megapixel camera amongst its most notable features.
The listing gives a full outline of the Dell Venue Pro specifications revealing that the Pro will have a 1Ghz Qualcomm 8250 SnapDragon processor, 1GB of internal memory and Touch Focus and Geo-tagging camera features
We fully expected the Dell Venue Pro to join the likes of the HTC HD7, Samsung Omnia 7, and the rest of the Windows Phone 7 entourage to land before Christmas, so this Expansys posting could well be on the money.
When we get official confirmation of the Dell Venue Pro UK release, we'll let you know as soon as the smartphone is preparing to hit the shelves.
Does any of the new Windows Phone 7 phones take your fancy? Let us know via Twitter and Facebook..
Link: TechRadar (Via Expansys)
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| News@10: BB PlayBook demoed and Android apps Posted: 26 Oct 2010 02:00 AM PDT T3 scans the Twitterverse to bring you a handy daily round-up of gadget news, tech rumours and randomness from the WWW. Kick back with your morning cuppa and catch up. TuesdayAPP NEWS @TechRadar - Android hits 100,000 apps landmark
GAMING NEWS @TechWatch - Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit demo due today
SOCIAL NEWS @TechRadar - BAFTA adds social networking game awards category
TABLET NEWS @Engadget - BlackBerry PlayBook demoed in the flesh at SDK launch
MOBILE NEWS @TechWatch - Dell Venue Pro will get Android version
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| Virgin Media and NBC Universal conclude VoD deal Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:32 AM PDT Virgin Media successfully brings NBC shows to the UK. On-demand services in the UK are jumping leaps and bounds. Virgin Media has announced that it's struck a deal with US television company, NBC Universal, to broadcast its shows on Virgin Media's on-demand service. Virgin Media users will be able to access a variety of NBC shows through this deal. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Fallout: New Vegas hits top spot on UK game chart Posted: 25 Oct 2010 11:45 PM PDT Game set in the future tops over others in the UK gaming chart. The UK gaming chart has a new winner this week. Fallout: New Vegas, developed by Obsidian and published by Bethesda has toppled over Medal of Honor by EA to get to top spot. Fallout: New Vegas takes place in the year 2281, years after the events in Fallout 3 - though it's not a sequel to the latter game. The game is set in post-apocalyptic Las Vegas, with players in the role of a courier. After being ambushed and rescued by a robot, the player gets to sink in his/her teeth into the actual gaming. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Virgin Media might launch 100Mbps broadband this week Posted: 25 Oct 2010 11:15 PM PDT Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's super-fast broadband. Virgin Media's 100Mbps broadband looks set to land this week with the Prime Minister letting slip its release date. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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