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- News@8pm: Gran Turismo 5 patch and PSP phone leaks
- Gran Turismo 5 patch coming Saturday to fix online issues
- On-demand 3D porn service to be introduced in France
- Call of Duty online content to remain free despite rumours
- Microsoft Kinect hack: gesture-controlled web pages
- WooW Google Android 2.3 tablet coming pre-Christmas
- Gran Turismo 5 release marred by single player delays
- PS3 holographic gaming currently in the works
- BlackBerry PlayBook release price set at just $399
- Call of Duty: Black Ops PS3 users petition 'sub-par' game
- Samsung Nexus S spotted running Android 2.3
- Nintendo a no-show at CES
- Sony: expect Move shortages this Christmas
- News@10: CoD: Black Ops refund and Apple doubles size
- PlayStation Phone: 9 December launch primed
- SlingPlayer Mobile lands on iPad
- Risque Android apps to get Mature content rating
- Google Chrome OS hits the skids
| News@8pm: Gran Turismo 5 patch and PSP phone leaks Posted: 25 Nov 2010 12:00 PM PST Welcome to your nightly round-up of the day's news and goings on courtesy of T3.com. Following the launch of Gran Turismo 5 yesterday, a number of issues with the long awaited racing sim have emerged essentially spoiling gamers' experiences with the game they waited five years for. The biggest cause for concern is that online info streaming is causing single player offline modes to freeze and grind to a halt. Acknowledging these problems, Sony has announced it it to launch a Gran Turismo 5 patch this weekend. Bubble burst.
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CoD: Black Ops is back in the news and for mixed reasons. Whilst on the positive front the Activision CEO has announced that online Call of Duty content will remain free, a number of PS3 Black Ops users are petitioning Activision for a full refund as the PlayStation edition of the game is considered 'inferior' to its Xbox 360 counterpart.
Upcoming tablet news is never far away and today has dished up two tasty tablet treats in the form of BlackBerry PlayBook pricing and a new Android 2.3 powered device. Whilst the BlackBerry PlayBook is expected to cost $399 at launch early next year the WooW Digital The One Tablet is to launch pre-Christmas running Google's Android Gingerbread OS. Exciting news but a truly terrible tablet name from Woow.
Future Sony products have also been hitting the headlines today as the PSP Phone announcement date leaks pointing towards a December 9th arrival, at least in verbal form if not physical. Elsewhere Sony has declared it is working on holographic and single-screen 3D multiplayer gaming, both tantalising prospects and an exciting insight in to the future of gaming. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Gran Turismo 5 patch coming Saturday to fix online issues Posted: 25 Nov 2010 09:11 AM PST Patch inbound for recently released Gran Turismo title Despite going on sale for the first time yesterday, Gran Turismo 5 is to be on the receiving end of a glitch-fix patch this weekend as Sony attempts to curb faults that have plagued the game’s early adopters.
Set to be released this Saturday, November 27th, the patch will “"refine the usability of the game to make it a better experience" claimed Polyphony Digital head and Gran Turismo creator and guru Kazunori Yamauchi.
Fans who have already picked up a copy of GT5 following a five year wait riddled with delays and further postponements have reported issues with online updates causing massive delays in loading and decreased gaming power causing games to grind to a halt.
"Online updates are planned of course for leaderboards and matchmaking - [they're] all planned in the process of evolution," added Yamauchi. "The data centre was set up to handle 500,000 connections but the number of connections we received greatly exceeded that amount and there was a high chance of experiencing problems as a result.”
"The design of the GT game really integrates the online and offline parts. So the problems online actually affected the offline play as well. Right now we've changed the number of simultaneous connections that are possible to one million, doubling the number, and we're trying to gauge what will happen, but we don't know at this point in time."
Have you encountered early problems with your copies of Gran Turismo 5? Let us know what you think of the heavily delayed racing sim via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
Via: Eurogamer This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| On-demand 3D porn service to be introduced in France Posted: 25 Nov 2010 08:22 AM PST 3D porn available as the French public please France is to become the first European country to offer a 3D porn video on demand service as Parisian television production company Marc Dorcel announces the arrival of the extra dimensional adult content.
The subscription based service will offer more than 60 exclusive high definition 3D adult flicks from launch on French IPTV platform 3 with additional videos being added on a weekly basis to categories that include “nurses," "fetish," and "girls only”.
Whilst the thought of extra dimension adult content is enough to cause some to blush and others to faint, the adult industry has repeatedly been a pioneer in the promotion and uptake of emerging consumer technologies. With the current low adoption of 3D TV in the home and the limited availability of 3D content deterring many, this porno push could be what the 3D industry needs to get behind for wider uptake.
Does the prospect of the 3D naughty tempt you into the extra dimensional broadcast technologies? Share your thoughts via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
Via: 3DRadar This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Call of Duty online content to remain free despite rumours Posted: 25 Nov 2010 07:36 AM PST Activison online content to remain free to use Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg has quashed rumours suggesting the games company was readying a paid-for subscription plan to charged users of its online multiplayer Call of Duty games.
Speaking out against the rumours which had Call of Duty fans across the globe in fear of the currently free to use online multiplayer offerings which are one of the main draws to many games, Hirshberg stated: “Are we going to be charging for multiplayer? The answer is no.”
With more than one million gamers reportedly competing online by 1am on the launch day of Call of Duty: Black Ops, this confirmation will no doubt appease gamers globally. However, many PS3 owning Black Ops gamers are currently petitioning Activision for a full refund for what they consider an ‘inferior’ game offering to Xbox users.
Would you have continued with Call of Duty online modes had Activision implemented a paid-for subscription service? Let us know via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Microsoft Kinect hack: gesture-controlled web pages Posted: 25 Nov 2010 06:48 AM PST Minority Report-style web controls come to Kinect Microsoft’s Kinect has only been on sale a short time, but already it’s been hacked so you can surf the web using gesture controls, a la Minority Report.
Link: Engadget This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| WooW Google Android 2.3 tablet coming pre-Christmas Posted: 25 Nov 2010 06:35 AM PST WooW tablet gets a Gingerbread filling WooW has joined the fleet of companies to produce an Android powered tablet device with the announcement of the 10-inch WooW Digital The One Tablet ahead of a pre-Christmas launch.
Although only pegged for launch in Japan ahead of the festive period, the WooW Digital The One Tablet will be rolled out across Taiwan, Hong Kong and European markets in the near future packed with the upcoming version 2.3 of Google’s mobile operating system, Gingerbread. There are currently no details regarding a potential US launch.
Set to go on sale in Japan within the coming weeks priced 42,000 YEN (£319), the WooW Digital The One Tablet will be one of the first tablet devices to come preloaded with Google Android Gingerbread.
An iPad and Galaxy Tab botherer or nothing more than a badwagon jumper? Share your views on the WooW Digital The One Tablet with us via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
Via: GeekyGadgets This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Gran Turismo 5 release marred by single player delays Posted: 25 Nov 2010 04:47 AM PST Online feeds hamper standard single player GT5 content Having persevered through countless delays prior to the title’s launch yesterday, eager Gran Turismo fans are now experiencing further interruptions as large online demand is repeatedly stalling servers inadvertently affecting single player game play.
As internet connected gamers are also fed regular streams of logs, stats, and profile data from the online community whilst competing alone in single player modes, GT5 users are finding their games crawling to a halt and being hampered by heavily prolonged loading times.
In an attempt to "temporarily alleviate" these issues, Sony has removed access to the in-game updatable logs and deleted a number of online gamer profiles. Alternatively, gamers could turn their backs on the online multiplayer capabilities of GT5 and disconnect their PS3 consoles from the internet to play without delay.
Have you encountered issues when trying to access Gran Turismo 5’s online content? Share your GT5 woes with us via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
Via: CVG This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| PS3 holographic gaming currently in the works Posted: 25 Nov 2010 03:58 AM PST 3D multi-player action also on the Sony gaming radar PS3 owners could soon embrace 'holographic' gaming after comments made by a SCEE exec suggested the company is working on the technology for its flagship console.
In an interview discussing the importance of 3D innovation, SCEE studio director Mick Hocking commented on the next potentially innovative gaming step saying, "We also have techniques like holographics for the PS3 that I think will be very interesting for the future 3D games.”
Sony were of course the first and so far the only one of the major console players to adopt 3D gaming and Hocking revealed that the company is already looking at ways of maximising its appeal:
“In regards to that we have some new technology that we’ve shown to developers that uses 3D techniques, it allows two players to play full screen multi-player games but without each being able to see the others view, and they have been massively keen on them.”
Hocking also believes there is more to 3D than just the PS3 saying, “This isn’t just about adding 3D to the PS3 – there’s a whole wave of new technologies and techniques that make use of 3D and the 3D hardware that we can use to enhance our games with in the future.”
With 3Dradar having recently reported that holographic TVs could be with us by 2017, Gran Turismo: Hologram Edition may not be that far away.
Does the sound of holographic gaming on the PS3 get your juices flowing? Let us know your thoughts about it via Twitter and Facebook.
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| BlackBerry PlayBook release price set at just $399 Posted: 25 Nov 2010 03:43 AM PST PlayBook to launch below $400 mark Prices for RIM’s upcoming first foray into the tablet market, the BlackBerry PlayBook, have leaked online with the mooted iPad competitor pegged with a $399 price tag.
The self-proclaimed ‘underground technology network’ Mobility Insider has claimed that it has received pricing confirmation on all three models of the imminent BlackBerry PlayBook release with the 8GB capacity model set to go on sale in the US at a smidge under the $400 mark (£253).
The three BlackBerry PlayBook models will differ only in their storage capacities with each device set to come equipped with a 7-inch multitouch LCD display, 5-megapixel camera with an additional 3-megapixel front-facing camera, 1GHz processor and 1GB of RAM when they launch on a yet unknown date in the second quarter of 2011.
Do you think the BlackBerry Playbook can challenge the Apple iPad with its low-end pricetag? Let us know via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds and stay tuned to T3.com for all the latest on the RIM tabelt.
Via: ExpertReviews This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops PS3 users petition 'sub-par' game Posted: 25 Nov 2010 03:18 AM PST Uneven Call of Duty: Black Ops release angers cheated PS3 users An online petition demanding a full refund for Sony console owners disgruntled by the ‘inferior’ PS3 version of Call of Duty: Black Ops has sparked a flurry of action amongst angered PlayStation gamers.
Requesting Call of Duty’s publishers Activision supply them with a full refund for their “sub-par” copies of the most successful game of the year, numbers of signatures on the virtual petition have topped the 2,000 mark in less than 24 hours.
It continued: “Is it fair to charge PlayStation 3 owners the same price for an inferior product, when both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 had the same amount of development time? Is it fair to charge PlayStation 3 owners the same price for an inferior product, when the previous version (Modern Warfare 2) was equal on both systems but the updated version (BO) is not? Is it fair to charge PlayStation 3 owners the same price for an inferior product, when the previous version (Modern Warfare 2 on PS3) looked visually better than BO looks now on PS3? We are requesting a full refund for Call of Duty Black Ops!"
With Xbox’s Director of Entertainment and Marketing, Stephen McGill proudly proclaiming "Obviously everyone knows the best place to play Black Ops is on Xbox 360” and industry-wide acknowledgement of increased functionality and graphical quality of the Xbox Black Ops offering, the irks highlighted by the online petition appear to have a foundation in fact.
“It is appalling a developer or a publisher would release a game on two platforms charging the same price but not offer the same game in terms of quality or functionality” stated one petitioner, Craig Ton.
Publisher Activision has yet to officially respond to the petition.
Have you encountered issues with your PS3 copies of Call of Duty: Black Ops? Let us know via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
Via: CVG This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Samsung Nexus S spotted running Android 2.3 Posted: 25 Nov 2010 03:13 AM PST Will it get an official airing at 6th December? The sequel to the Google Nexus One, the Samsung Nexus S, has turned up several spy shots and videos over the past couple of weeks, taking it further from rumour to reality. Now more images have emerged from XDA Developers, who’ve had something of a hands-on to eke out more details.
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| Posted: 25 Nov 2010 03:02 AM PST No big stand for Ninty at next year's extravaganza. Nintendo’s announcement earlier this week that it’d be making an appearance at CES for the first time in 16 years set tongues wagging. Sadly, though, it seems the Japanese gaming giant won’t be hitting the show floor.
Ninty has clarified its position via the CEA, which runs the Vegas gadget gathering, saying it would be holding meetings, but that tech insiders and hacks wouldn’t get the chance to play with the ace 3DS on a big time stand.
It’s a real shame, especially as CES’s focus has been largely on TVs and home entertainment in recent years. A Nintendo stand would certainly have livened things up.
CES kicks off in the first week of January and we’ll be there, bringing you all the tech news that matters as it happens.
Via Electronista This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Sony: expect Move shortages this Christmas Posted: 25 Nov 2010 02:12 AM PST Nab one now or wait well into the New Year says Sony exec. A Sony suit has said that if you want PlayStation Move for Christmas, you’d better stump up now. It seems the motion controller is in great demand and that the Big S just can’t keep up.
In an interview, Sony’s Peter Dille, who takes care of marketing across Europe, the US and Japan, said supplies were running low. “We have a catch-up problem in all three territories that will last until January or February.” Dille also said that lots of retailers were already running low.
Dille’s words echo those of Microsoft’s Don Mattrick, who last week made similar noises about Xbox Kinect. Far be it for us to show our cynical side, but could both major gaming players be trying to push punters into shops and part with their hard-earned? After all, both have got heady targets to meet.
Have you already got a Move controller? If not, will Dille’s words make you drop everything and grab one stat? Let us know on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Via VentureBeat This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| News@10: CoD: Black Ops refund and Apple doubles size Posted: 25 Nov 2010 02:00 AM PST 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. ThursdayAPPLE NEWS @TechRadar - Apple set to double size of Cupertino HQ
GAMING NEWS @CVG - PS3 owners petition Activision for Black Ops refund
APP NEWS @TechRadar - Branson launching new iPad magazine
GAMING NEWS @PocketLint - Gran Turismo 5 tournament marks GT5 launch
COMPUTING NEWS @Engadget - Kinect hack lets you control a web browser using only The Force
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| PlayStation Phone: 9 December launch primed Posted: 25 Nov 2010 01:19 AM PST Is the much-hyped PSP phone finally round the corner? PlayStation Phone gossip hasn’t exactly been hard to come by in recent weeks. But the latest tidbit to cross our desks here at T3 Towers has really got us het up.
An invite to a Sony event in France has been unearthed by Nowhereelse.fr, with some very telling graphics and a very specific date. The invite clearly shows the four famous PlayStation symbols, as well as a phone icon cosying up next to them. The gathering is pegged for Thursday 9 December, just two weeks away.
The mail out reads, “Pierre Perron and his team invite you to the most anticipated presentation of the past 10 years… Thursday, December 9th, at 8pm”. Perron is the boss of Sony Ericsson across the channel, so there’s no doubting this has a ring of truth to it.
The PlayStation Phone hadn’t been expected to rear its head until next February’s Mobile World Congress bash in Barcelona. Now it seems we’ll at least be getting a teaser of the next-gen Android blower this side of Christmas.
Stay tuned to our Facebook and Twitter pages for more as we get it.
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| SlingPlayer Mobile lands on iPad Posted: 25 Nov 2010 12:30 AM PST Nab the ace looking Sling app for your iPad now. Sling Media has finally seen its ace-looking SlingPlayer Mobile for iPad app land in the App Store, having teased us with some smart official video just a few days ago.
The add-on costs £17.99 on these shores, but before you baulk at the price, remember this will let you watch TV, catch up on your favourite shows and chow down on recorded movies wherever you happen to be, as long as you’ve got a SlingBox sitting pretty under your boobtube.
Well, not just any SlingBox. See, the app comes with a rather nasty surprise. It won’t work with the SlingBox Pro. Sling Media says this is down to Apple demanding high resolution shows only on the iPad, but it still means only the Pro-HD and Solo models will work with the app.
That’s a huge miss and one which really hampers an otherwise ace extra for Apple’s slate. Has it put you off completely? Or will you be buying the SlingPlayer iPad app regardless? Tell us now on our Facebook and Twitter pages. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Risque Android apps to get Mature content rating Posted: 25 Nov 2010 12:00 AM PST Apps to be rated, All, Pre-teen, Teen and Mature Google Android Market apps will be required to have a content rating following concerns that the store exposes children to unsuitable content.
Starting over the course of the next few weeks, Market apps will all have one of four different ratings; All, Pre-teen, Teen and Mature, initially rated by the developers themselves.
Developers of current apps will be required to add ratings in the coming weeks, with those that aren't automatically labelled as Mature. The hope is that the more risque content on the Android Market will no longer make it onto the phones of minors.
In a blog post, Google revealed that it was responding to "a top request from Android users."
Eric Chu, who works with the Android Developer Ecosystem says: "Starting in a few weeks, we will be showing content ratings for all applications on Android Market. This new capability will provide users with additional information to help them select the best applications for them."
In the past Google has been criticised, namely by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, for its somewhat laid back attitude towards vetting apps in the past, compared to Apple's total porn lockdown.
Link: Android Developers' blog This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Google Chrome OS hits the skids Posted: 24 Nov 2010 11:46 PM PST Acer boss says "consumer launch" coming next year as Google's new OS slips. Chatter about Google Chrome OS being pushed back into 2011 has been flying round the web all week. And now it looks like the netbook-friendly system definitely won’t get a full launch until next year.
Acer’s Jim Wong has said that while his people are working on a so-called ChromeBook, it won’t be out until 2011, when Google plans to hold its “consumer launch”. However, recent stories about the OS getting a soft launch in 2010 have gained traction, with Engadget learning that Google will release its very own ChromeBook for “friends and family” this year.
Word is that this will be built by a third party, in the same vein as the Nexus One, although it’s likely to be for devs only. Google has confirmed that it’ll be making some kind of announcement before the year is out.
So, if you were hoping to get your own ChromeBook this year, it looks like you’re bang out of luck. Unless you’re a dev that is. Gutted? Or hoping that Google has applied the brakes so it can get it right straight out of the box? Let us know what you think on our Facebook and Twitter pages now.
Via Engadget This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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