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• Tech Week: Apple patent iPad replacement and Kinect Porn
• Samsung Galaxy Tab shifts 1 million units
• Google Chrome OS netbook revealed 7th December
• App week: T3 Appvent Calendar, iPlayer heading to US
• Motorola Droid 2 explodes in man's ear

Tech Week: Apple patent iPad replacement and Kinect Porn Posted: 04 Dec 2010 10:00 AM PST Posted by Luke Johnson on Sat 4 Dec 2010 Yet another busy week in tech has past us by, here are our highlight from the past seven days, enjoy.   News of the Week It looks like the Apple could have a lot of work ahead of it as new patents emerge hinting towards exciting upcoming devices from the Cupertino company. The first patent to appear this week saw Apple targeting the 3D market as it unveiled its technology for glasses-free 3D displays in the home. This was followed a day later by the revelation of an upcoming tablet/laptop hybrid device that will feature a full keyboard with a sliding, transformable screen. Whilst these devices are still just in patent form Apple looks set to launch iOS 4.3 next week following a number of leaks.   Elsewhere on the Apple front, the iPad and expected iPad 2 have been stealing headlines as it emerged Apple has penned a suppliers contract to bring dual cameras to the next gen tablet. This news followed the revelation that the iPad 2 and RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook are to launch just days apart. For those looking to pick up an iPad ahead of Christmas, Three Mobile has announced it will offer subsidised iPads under £200 with other companies offering the leading tablet completely free.   Angry Birds is the biggest app ever released and it just got bigger as it is given a Christmas themed makeover and Angry Bird Seasons launches free on Android devices. iOS filled units received Angry Birds Seasons the following day, however, with a pricetag as news filtered through that the bird flinging app has topped 7 million Android downloads to date.   Microsoft has had an up and down week with the launch of Xbox Live Rewards marred by newsKinect has been hacked for the porn industry and the exciting news of a large Windows Phone 7 update bringing multitasking in the New Year being knocked by reports of staggeringly low Phone 7 sales to date. Chin up Microsoft, we at T3 think Phone 7 is a winner.   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ App of the Week | Must.Eat.Birds Must.Eat.Birds is not an Angry Birds rip-off, but a decent game in its own right where you control a Nomster T3 App Chart | Top 10 Android Apps | Google Translate Review ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Features of the Week It is December which means it is now acceptable to get into the Christmas spirit and celebrate the festive season. To help you on your way and show that good things really do come in small packages we have the T3 best stocking fillers feature with 50 of the best stocking stuffable gifts under £50.   England may have missed out on hosting the 2018 World Cup but that doesn’t mean we aren’t still going to get overly excited and watch every kick the England team make. In fact, we are so excited we have already started looking ahead to the future of football viewing.   Whilst it might be a tad hopeful to expect a new car to be parking itself under your Christmas tree this month, we can all dream. Attempting to bring our dreams a little closer, we have come up with our top December motors all in one handy place.     ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ T3 Podcast - The web's biggest audio gadget show The T3 tech team discuss the weeks top news and their gadget of the week, the Aston Martin One-77 T3 Podcast episode 159 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Reviews of the Week  Google TV looks set to hit the UK in April but while we are stuck waiting, T3’s man in the States has been getting to now the first Google TV box on the market, the Logitech ReVue. Read on to see how the new Google service fairs against Apple’s internet TV offering.   BlackBerry handsets were long the business phone of choice, in recent months, however, trends have been drifting the way of Apple’s iPhone. Now RIM are back with the BlackBerry Bold 9780, check out the T3 review to see if the Canadian company is back on top.   Toshiba’s first entrant into the home 3DTV market has arrived and so the T3 reviews have been putting the Toshiba 55WL768 through its paces to see if the super slim and stylish box looks as impressive when switched on.   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ T3 Game of the Week | The Sims 3 Everyone's heard of The Sims, but The Sims 3 is the first to launch on the PS3, xBox 360 and Nintendo Wii The Sims 3 review | Win T3's Game of the Week | Buy The Sims 3 at ShopTo.Net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Other stories from the week's News@8pm: Monday 29th November: News@8pm: Angry Birds Christmas and iPad price drop Tuesday 30th November: News@8pm: iPad 2 release date and Sony target Kinect Wednesday 1st December: News@8pm: Virgin Media TiVo revealed and iPad 2 cameras Thursday 2nd December: News@8pm: Apple 3D and Google TV UK launch Friday 3rd December: News@8pm: Apple patent tablet Hybrid and Sony PS2 TV Coming next week: Sony PSP Phone announcement | iOS 4.3 incoming? | Google Chrome laptop launch? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Competitions of the Week | Win a Toshiba A665 3D-ready laptop Win a Toshiba 3D-ready laptop simply by sharing your ideas of future computing via Facebook and Twitter Plus: Win a Panasonic 3D TV worth £2,000 | Win a PS3 and 25 top games | Win an Xbox with Kinect ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Samsung Galaxy Tab shifts 1 million units Posted: 04 Dec 2010 04:48 AM PST Posted by Richard Wordsworth on Sat 4 Dec 2010 Christmas comes early at Samsung HQ. Samsung have confirmed that they have sold over a million of the iPad-bothering Galaxy Tab worldwide since its launch two months ago, with Sammy claiming they're aiming to raise that figure to 1.5 million by the end of the year. Related links Samsung Galaxy Tab review Samsung Galaxy Tab image gallery Best tablets: iPad vs. Galaxy Tab vs. PlayBook Apple iPad vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab review Samsung are still very much playing on Apple's home turf, however, with the big A shifting twice that number of its iPad in the same timeframe. Despite the Galaxy Tab's pre-Christmas popularity surge, Jobs and Co. still enjoy an estimated 90% share of the tablet market. The Samsung Galaxy Tab packs a smaller, 7" screen size to the iPad's 9.7", as well as dual cameras (front and rear-facing), expandable storage and Google's Android 2.2, but initially received a shaky reception for its original ludicrously high price point. Worldwide, the company have also flogged a cool five million of their Galaxy S smartphones, the combined sales of which can't do them any harm when they come up against the iPad 2 and BlackBerry's PlayBook tablet next year.   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Google Chrome OS netbook revealed 7th December Posted: 04 Dec 2010 04:06 AM PST Posted by Richard Wordsworth on Sat 4 Dec 2010 Google's own-brand Chrome OS netbooks may be a lot closer that we'd thought, with Engadget reporting that the new laptops will be getting their first outing at a Google event on December 7th, new Chrome OS and all. Related links Google Chrome netbooks on the way Google Chrome OS details revealed Google Chrome OS hits the skids Chrome OS out this year, vows Google We've heard before that the new Chrome netbooks will be released as beta versions to Google's closest "friends and family" before the end of the year, with the public release to follow Q1 2011. The Chrome OS itself is rumoured to be making its debut before year's end. The Chrome OS is thought to be aimed at netbooks and will be open source and linux-based, using cloud storage and web-based apps to keep Google's netbooks nippy. Google are holding the mystery event in San Fransisco on the 7th, and according to the invitation are promising "exciting news about Chrome". Consider yourself suitably primed for a Chrome-book announcement. Via: Engadget   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

App week: T3 Appvent Calendar, iPlayer heading to US Posted: 04 Dec 2010 03:00 AM PST Posted by Chris Smith on Sat 4 Dec 2010 Every Saturday we round-up the week in mobile applications bringing you news of the biggest new releases across all major platforms and a host of reviews from T3's App Chart. Let's crack on... APP NEWS: T3 launches Appvent Calendar: £3,000 worth of Android apps to give away Every day between now and Christmas day we're giving away a host of the best paid-for Android apps, with a different app taking centre stage each day. Learn how you can win now with the Appvent Calendar.   Angry Birds Seasons on Android, iPad and Android Have a day off, Rovio, seriously. The most prolific app developers in the business have this week outed Angry Birds Seasons for Android and Apple iOS devices, combining the Halloween and Christmas offerings. Festive players will have to be patient, the Advent-themed edition will only allow you to play one level a day up until Christmas.   Samsung Smart TV apps top 1m downloads It's not just mobile apps making headlines these days, Samsung's connected TV apps are also flying off the virtual shelves. There's only 200 available at present, but Samsung announced the millionth download this week. With Google TV heading to the UK in 2011, the revolution has well and truly begun.   iPlayer sets sail for the US with iPad subscription app The BBC iPlayer will become available to ex-pats Stateside from 2011, with iPad owners getting the first shot. It won't the same free-to-air model as on home soil though, with paid subcriptions making up for the lack of a license fee. Read more about the iPlayer's journey west   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ App of the Week | Google Translate The Google genii have created a phone tool which makes learning another language that little bit easier T3 App Chart | Top 10 Android Apps | Google Translate Review ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   APP REVIEWS FROM THE T3 APP CHART: Google Reader finally comes to Google Android Has it really taken this long? Google Android owners can now download the tried and tested aggregator which has kept us up to date with the latest news from our favourite sites for years. Read the Google Reader review now.   Norbsoft SkyMap app takes on Google Skyview Samsung Babd doesn't exactly have a great array of apps to choose one, but Wave owners have to get ahold of this one. The Norbsoft SkyMap app shows you thousands of stars as well as the planets of the solar system and other objects such as nebulae and galaxies. You can view anything from preselected observation points as well as use your handset’s GPS to get the inside track on the sky at your current location.   MathsBrain for Nokia Ovi We've seen Brain Training on the Nintendo DS, well this is a similar concept for your Nokia smartphone and it's free to download too.The idea is that you solve the arithmetic problems you’re presented with as fast as possible. Read our review of MathsBrain for Nokia.   Link: T3 App Chart     This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Motorola Droid 2 explodes in man's ear Posted: 04 Dec 2010 02:57 AM PST Posted by Richard Wordsworth on Sat 4 Dec 2010 Alleged Milestone 2 malfunction leads to stitches for US customer. Readers considering adding Motorola's Milestone 2 to their Christmas list may want to hold fire, as a US customer has reported his two-day-old Milestone (or Droid 2, as it's known across the pond) blew up in his ear while trying to make a call. Related links Motorola Milestone 2 on sale in UK Motorola Droid 2 leaked in hands-on video Best Android phones Worst tech launches ever Aron Embry claimed on Fox News that his new Droid 2 turned on him as he was getting into his car. "I heard a loud pop. I didn't feel any pain initially. I put the phone down. I felt something dripping. I realised it was probably blood." Despite the alleged explosion, the phone was apparently still in working condition, although the screen was cracked (and was spattered with blood). Upon receiving the injury, Embry did what any victim of such misfortune would, and drove over to the nearby school where his wife works and got her to take pictures of him. He was then taken to hospital where he received four stitches. Motorola have yet to comment on whether they think this is a real technical problem with the Droid 2 or if there's been some foul play on the part of Embry, but when a man's first reaction is to get pictures of a bleeding wound rather than get it stitched up, we'd say a bit of courtroom drama is on the cards. Take a look at the evidence for yourself in the video below:   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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