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- News@8pm: Apple dominates but Android is the future
- Apple cuts price of Mac mini ahead of Christmas period
- Philips Cinema 21:9 3D TV UK release date revealed
- Editor's desk competition: This week's winner revealed
- Flip unveil 12 Movember charity themed designs
- 8pen for Android reinvents the touchscreen keyboard
- Creative ZiiO 7- and 10-inch Android tablets announced
- iPhone 4 used for teaching maths at Imperial College
- Apple iPad makes up 95% of tablet market share
- Dell: Windows Phone 7 easier to build with than Android
- Google Chrome OS expected to launch later this month
- Film4oD on demand movie service launches
- News@10: Film4oD official and Apple dominates tablets
- Deltenna WiBE lands to give broadband to rural areas
- PayPal's outage still affecting UK users?
- ICO speaks out about its position on Google Street View
News@8pm: Apple dominates but Android is the future Posted: 02 Nov 2010 01:00 PM PDT Welcome to your nightly round-up of the day's news and goings on courtesy of T3.com. New Google OS to launch this month. After its success with the Android OS, Google is apparently going to launch its much mooted Chrome OS later this month. The company's immediate focus, however, is on the charges it faces for capturing people's emails and passwords via its Street View cars. The ICO spokesperson gave the company's opinion on the Google situation.
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iPad dominates the Tablet world. Apple currently holds an enormous 95% of the Tablet PC market with the iPad alone, but will it remain at the top? It's going to be a tough job for the Apple tablet to keep its position as two new Android Tablets have been announced, the 7-inch and 10-inch Creative ZiiO. Apple's going to have some Tablet competition this Christmas.
4OD has evolved into something else. Well, Film4 has joined Channel 4 in creating an 'on demand' website. Film4OD has launched with over 500 movie titles. Unfortunately, unlike its sister site, 4OD, Film4OD will be charging for its services. Grr! If you really want to spend your money on something worth while, check out the new Movember themed Flip cameras. Funky styles and all in the name of a charity, mate.
Androids are the future. Well at least they seem to be creating a better future for mobile phone technology. Dell says that it's easier to build a Windows phone 7 with an Android. Is the iPhone going to be obsolete? Maybe so, especially with the help of 8pen, the Android app that has reinvented the touchscreen keyboard by using gestures instead of keys. Next we'll be waving our hands and making rabbits appear out of hats. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
Apple cuts price of Mac mini ahead of Christmas period Posted: 02 Nov 2010 09:53 AM PDT Apple do the unthinkable and make a product more wallet friendly Apple has quietly lowered the price of the recently released Apple Mac mini, knocking £50 of the device's lofty price making the basic model of the micro desktop powerhouse now £599.
Whilst European markets saw €100 chopped from the Mac mini, the £50 removed from the UK pricing eclipses the US savings, which in an unusual move have not materialised.
Whilst the standard 2.4GHz, 2GB of memory, 320GB hard drive touting mini has been cut from £649 to a somewhat more reasonable £599, the higher speced 2.66GHz, 4GB of memory rocking edition of the mini that sports dual 500GB hard drives has seen its unfriendly £929 price tag snipped to a slightly more acceptable £879.
Although this is good news for Christmas shoppers who were looking to snap themselves up an Apple flavoured bargain this festive period, we sadly can’t see the popular iPhone 4, iPod Touch or iPad following suit.
Which one Apple product would you like to see the Cupertino company knock £50 off? Let us know via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
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Philips Cinema 21:9 3D TV UK release date revealed Posted: 02 Nov 2010 09:13 AM PDT Cinema style 3D TV landsing from Philips this month The world’s first cinema dimension 3D TV, the Philips Cinema 21:9 Platinum TV range has been given a November release date following its official unveiling at IFA in Berlin back in September.
A whopping 58-inches across the 21:9 cinema proportioned 3D TV from Philips will land in the UK later this month with a £3,999 price tag and Philips’ Ambilight Spectra 3 technology for an added visual pop.
Internet capabilities join the cinema styled fry as the 3D Platinum edition TV hosts Philips Net TV hook-up alongside a fully interactive built-in web browser.
Will you be tempted to fork out four grand for the Philips Cinema 21:9 3D Platinum TV when it finally hits stores later this month? Let us know via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds and stay tuned to T3.com for a full review and further details of the 21:9 3D TV in the coming weeks. Via: Tech Radar This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
Editor's desk competition: This week's winner revealed Posted: 02 Nov 2010 08:28 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 Luke Steer also know as T3's Twitter follower @ekulaluke snagged himself some mystery tech booty as he correctly tweeted this week's Editor's Desk prize was the sleek and stylish Speck TuckPack Notebook Sleeve.
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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:
- Back to the Future Tilogy Blu-ray boxset
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Flip unveil 12 Movember charity themed designs Posted: 02 Nov 2010 08:02 AM PDT Charity, mate says Flip with Movember collection Global fundraising event Movember is now in full swing and to celebrate this year’s tash-tastic charitable offerings, Flip Video has joined the brigade of fuzzy upper-lippers and announced a range of Movember themed designs for its portable camcorders.
Each of the Movember themed Flip camcorders purchased will see $10 donated to the Movember Foundation which supports mean’s health charities such as The Prostate Cancer Charity and Everyman in the UK.
What other gadgets would you like to see adorned with human characteristics in the name of charity? A red nosed Asimo robot or a Pudsey bandana coloured iPod nano? Share your thoughts and ideas with us via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
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8pen for Android reinvents the touchscreen keyboard Posted: 02 Nov 2010 07:36 AM PDT Gesture-controlled keyboard negates need for tiny keys It's no secret that fluent typing on most mobile touchscreens is harder than watching a Simply Red music video without vomiting blood, but the 8pen keyboard for Android hopes to ease your pain.
The app, which will be available to download from the Android Market later today, says it reinvents the keyboard for the touchscreen era by using a series of gestures instead of key presses.
The characters are divided into quadrants with circular motions from a centre point helping users to type the word. It's extremely complex, and we'd be here all day trying to explain it to you, so we'd advise you to check out the video below. While Swype simplifies mobile typing, we're not sure about this. If you can learn the rationale and get used to using the app, it might save you a bit of time and frustration.
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Creative ZiiO 7- and 10-inch Android tablets announced Posted: 02 Nov 2010 07:35 AM PDT Creative unveils two new Android tablets Creative has become the latest tech manufacturer to announce it is to release an Android powered tablet as the 7-inch and a 10-inch Creative ZiiO tablet devices are officially unveiled.
Both the 7-inch and 10-inch editions of the Creative ZiiO will be available in 8GB and 16GB storage size iterations when they hit shelves early in December sporting Google’s Android 2.1 mobile operating system, inbuilt forward-facing cameras with accompanying mics and full Wi-Fi connectivity.
The 7-inch and 10-inch resistive touchscreens will reportedly tout 16.8 million and 262K colours respectively with the devices also equipped with inbuilt GPS, FM radio and a composite video-out connection port.
Prices for the ZiiO tablets have been announced by Creative, severely undercutting the Apple iPad and recently released Samsung Galaxy Tab yet falling wayward of the Android powered tablets available to buy from highstreet retailers Next and the ultra budget tablet being offered by Toys ‘R’ Us. The 8GB 7-inch ZiiO is set to cost wannabe owners £199.99 with its larger capacity 16GB sibling coming in at £219.99. Similarly the 8GB 10-inch model will come in priced £249.99 with the 16GB edition to land at £369.99
With all the recently announced and released Android powered tablets doing the rounds, which one takes your fancy ahead of the Christmas shopping rush? Let us know via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
iPhone 4 used for teaching maths at Imperial College Posted: 02 Nov 2010 04:28 AM PDT Getting a degree? There's an app for that Maths Professor Richard Thomas has employed a new teaching technique at the Imperial College London, via the use of iPhones, Androids and other smartphones. At the beginning of the class students link their iPhone or other device up to an interactive web page set up specifically for them, in order to test their maths skills. Once everyone is connected, Thomas creates a random equation and writes it down for the students. Then, via the interactive web page, he gives the students multiple choice answers that are beamed onto their screens.
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Apple iPad makes up 95% of tablet market share Posted: 02 Nov 2010 04:08 AM PDT The latest market research suggests that Apple dominates the Tablet PC market. Apple is controlling the majority of the Tablet PC market with a huge 95% stake. It's a success solely down to the iPad, which was released earlier this year and has driven Apple's charge to victory.
Considering the fact that these figures are from the third quarterly results alone shows how well the Apple iPad has done in its short time since release.
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Dell: Windows Phone 7 easier to build with than Android Posted: 02 Nov 2010 03:44 AM PDT Plus: Dell pushes into the tablet race While speaking at an event in Hong Kong yesterday, Dell CEO Michael Dell revealed that his company is to push into the tablet market in a big way in 2011, with a number of devices looking set to join the imminent 7-inch version of the Dell Streak.
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Google Chrome OS expected to launch later this month Posted: 02 Nov 2010 03:43 AM PDT Google Chrome OS coming this month? Following the phenomenal success of its mobile operating system, Android, Google is said to be readying its Chrome OS for computer devices to launch later this month.
According to anonymous “component players” in Asia, the Google Chrome OS, which was first rumoured back in November 2009 will start shipping pre-installed on devices in the coming weeks despite the internet giant remaining tight-lipped about any such plans.
Whilst these claims are far from confirmed by Google, it is also believed that the search engine creators will be launching a self-branded Chrome OS device alongside the eventual unveiling of the operating system.
Stay tuned to T3.com and the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds for all the latest on the arrival of Google’s Chrome OS including launch dates and prices.
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Film4oD on demand movie service launches Posted: 02 Nov 2010 03:28 AM PDT Rent Independent and Hollywood films that load up in seconds Channel 4 is set to take on LOVEFiLM with its Film4oD movie streaming service that launches with an impressive 500 titles to choose from.
Films which range in price from £0.50 to £3.99 for premium titles, allows users to watch their flick on a laptop or PC as many times as they like in the 48-hour rental period.
FilmFlex, who has launched the Film4oD portal on behalf of Film 4, and delivers Virgin Media's on demand service, claims that the service has a bigger movie back catalogue than iTunes, LOVEFiLM and Blinkbox.
Movies now available on Film4oD include The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and Film 4 funded movies Slumdog Millionaire and Four Lions. You can head to the Film4oD website now to start streaming your flicks.
Link: Broadband TV News
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News@10: Film4oD official and Apple dominates tablets Posted: 02 Nov 2010 03:00 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. TuesdayAPPLE NEWS @TechRadar - Apple owns 95 per cent of tablet PC market
ROBOT NEWS @GeekyGadgets - Honda's Asimo robot turns 10 years old
ACCESSORY NEWS @Engadget - Thanko's Laptop Table Bag hides table legs
TABLET NEWS @PocketLint - Video: Samsung Galaxy Tab tear-down treatment
ONLINE NEWS @TechRadar - Channel 4 takes on Lovefilm with Film4oD
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Deltenna WiBE lands to give broadband to rural areas Posted: 02 Nov 2010 01:29 AM PDT Rural broadband has never been so talked about before T3 had heard of Deltenna WiBE back in June 2010, when we reported it would bring 2Mbps browsing to rural areas. A UK start-up company that manufactures wireless networking kits, it has finally finished the first production run of the WiBE - the Wireless Broadband Enabler mobile broadband booster device.
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PayPal's outage still affecting UK users? Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:47 AM PDT UK users might still be experiencing problems with PayPal? UPDATE: PayPal has assured us that this issue has now been fixed. While the payment service company has said they have fixed the problem, there was a hardware failure in a data centre on Friday which caused the problem.
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ICO speaks out about its position on Google Street View Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:14 AM PDT No knee-jerk reaction here The Information Commissioners Office has spoken out about its thoughts on Google's admission of having gotten private emails and passwords from its Street View cars.
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