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- News@8pm: Playstation Phone and Android 3.0
- Amazon to launch Kindle web app to rival Google eBooks
- RIM to launch 3D capable BlackBerry handset in 2011?
- BlackBerry PlayBook release nears as RIM accepts apps
- Editor's desk competition: This week's winner revealed
- iPad pushes Apple's global computing market share
- Android 3.0 Honeycomb demoed on Motorola tablet
- Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 finally getting FroYo
- Flowd app launches to connect artists to fans
- Google Maps for Mobile 5 gets 3D graphics
- Apple iPad 2 release nears as February shipping announced
- PlayStation Phone confirmed by Android 2.3 code?
- Free apps: Win Sports Tracker Pro all day
- £300 Gran Turismo 5 wheel incoming
- News@10: Apple iPad 2 date set and PSP phone confirmed
- Asus DR900 officially up for grabs
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread software update "in next few weeks"
- Google eBookstore official
| News@8pm: Playstation Phone and Android 3.0 Posted: 07 Dec 2010 12:00 PM PST Welcome to your nightly round-up of the day's news and goings on courtesy of T3.com We started today with official word that Google Android 2.3 will launch in the next few weeks. The next iteration of the mobile OS will precede the release of the more tablet friendly Android 3.0 Honeycomb, which was spotted today being demoed on demoed on a prototype Motorola tablet. The same 2.3 update that’ll allow that also seems to have blown the lid off the much-rumoured Playstation phone, with lines in its code confirming the device’s existence. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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| Amazon to launch Kindle web app to rival Google eBooks Posted: 07 Dec 2010 09:35 AM PST Amazon to hit back at Google today. Amazon is prepared to react quickly to Google's attempts to muscle in on the ebook market by launching a Kindle for the Web app to bring full titles to your browser.
Reports suggest that Amazon is set to make the announcement before the close of play today, with demonstrations of how it will work also forthcoming.
The news comes after Google officially announced its eBookstore yesterday, which brings full titles to the web, Apple's iPad and iPhone as well as Android phones. They'll also work on the Sony Reader range and the Barnes & Noble Nook, which has been a huge hit stateside.
Amazon currently has apps for a huge range of mobile devices as well as the ultra successful standalone Kindle devices, but currently users are unable to view full titles on their desktop or laptop, via the web. A beta version of Kindle for Web does allow ebook fans to sample the first chapter or two before they buy.
Link: Kindle (via Computer World)
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| RIM to launch 3D capable BlackBerry handset in 2011? Posted: 07 Dec 2010 09:08 AM PST BlackBerry to join 3D bandwagon RIM, the Canadian force behind the BlackBerry brand, is reportedly preparing a 3D touting mobile handset to launch in 2011 following its acquisition of Swedish company The Astonishing Tribe.
Whilst currently nothing more than rumour and speculation, the news of the extra dimensional bragging BlackBerry sees RIM join the 3D mobile bandwagon currently occupied by the likes of Apple, HTC and the already produced Sharp 3D pocket blower.
With a largely business-based client pool, it remains to be seen whether RIM’s current clientele would be the intended target market for the company’s expected 3D smartphones. HTC and Apple are both believed to be working on 3D technologies ahead of next year with Android and iOS devices expected to be on the receiving end of an extra dimensional makeover.
Would you want a 3D smartphone or would it be an unnecessary, pointless adition to an already overcrowded device? Share your thoughts and opinions with us via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds. Via: TechRadar This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| BlackBerry PlayBook release nears as RIM accepts apps Posted: 07 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST RIM encourages developers to produce PlayBook apps with free tablet promise Research in Motion has issued a call to arms to all mobile application developers as it announces it is now accepting app submissions for its upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.
Expected to launch early in 2011 just weeks ahead of the rumoured Apple iPad 2, the BlackBerry PlayBook will be one of the most power tablets available to date as it hits shelves sporting a 1GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM and front and rear facing cameras, all neatly wrapped inside its 7-inch frame.
Further looking to appease the developers RIM hopes will fill the PlayBook with content, Lessard went on to add: "We are very pleased to be working with developers in advance of the product launch and the opening of BlackBerry App World to accept BlackBerry PlayBook apps is an important next step."
Registered developers who successfully submit an app for the BlackBerry PlayBook prior to the device’s launch will each receive a free RIM branded tablet.
Can RIM challenge Apple and the iPad with the BlackBerry PlayBook? Let us know your views via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds and stay tuned to T3.com for all the latest on the BlackBerry PlayBooks eagerly awaited arrival.
Via: TechRadar
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| Editor's desk competition: This week's winner revealed Posted: 07 Dec 2010 07:24 AM PST 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 we had just two correct entries to choose from with Su Armitage of T3's Facebook following getting the final nod to bag herself a SEGA branded bag. To liven the prize up a little we were kind enough to throw in a few mobile handset accessories including a portable charger and screen cover.
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To be in with a chance of winning 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:
- Novero Lexington Bluetooth headset
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| iPad pushes Apple's global computing market share Posted: 07 Dec 2010 06:56 AM PST Apple surpass Dell in mobile computing stakes Apple has become the world’s third largest provider of mobile computing devices following the launch of the iPad, new figures from analyst firm DisplaySearch have revealed.
Figures compiled for a Quarterly Mobile PC Shipment and Forecast Report have show that Apple controlled 12.4 per cent of the global mobile shipments in the third quarter of this year exceeded only by HP and Acer which were responsible for 17.3 per cent and 16.5 per cent of the market respectively.
Despite the company’s global and US success, Director of IT Market Research at DisplaySearch, Hidetoshi Himuro, said: “On a global scale, the adoption of iPad is not without its challenges. Localized content in non-English speaking regions is sparse, and iPad owners must have a PC for downloading content from iTunes. As a result, penetration in developing regions will be slow.”
With the iPad atop many Christmas wish lists this festive period, it is expected that Apple’s mobile computing market share will rise further still in the year’s final quarter. Have you already nabbed yourself an iPad? Share your thoughts on the Apple tablet with us via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Android 3.0 Honeycomb demoed on Motorola tablet Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:49 AM PST Android 3.0 shown off following 2.3 launch The first Android 2.3 handset might only have been announced yesterday, but Android 3.0, aka Honeycomb, the first to play nice with tablets, has already been outed in a hands-on video with the upcoming Motorola Stingray.
Following the arrival of the Samsung Nexus S and its Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) filling, Google’s Andy Rubin took to the stage at the D: Drive Into Mobile event in San Francisco to demo the upcoming 3.0 OS on what's believed to be the heavily touted Motorola tablet.
Details are scant on the actual tablet: the name isn't official, and according to Rubin it “isn’t due out for a while now”, but he could confirm it has a dual-core Nvidia 3D processor. There's also no launch date, but with Honeycomb expected early 2011, we could well see it hit the market around the same time as the Apple iPad 2 and RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook. Now that sounds like a good tablet fight if ever we saw one.
What do you think of the displayed version of Android 3.0? Share your thoughts of the tablet-bound OS via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds, and stay tuned to T3.com for all the latest on Honeycomb's arrival. Via: PocketLint This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 finally getting FroYo Posted: 07 Dec 2010 03:15 AM PST Unloved X10 about to get a taste of FroYo, just as Gingerbread takes a bow. Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10 has been strung out on Android 1.6 since its launch, with Android 2.1 Donut only recently making its way to the mobile maker’s supposed flagship device.
And despite gossip that that would be the last update the phone would be getting, news comes from the wilds of Turkey about a further boost to the now outdated Android 2.2 FroYo. A customer services rep there has let confirmed that the upgrade will be coming to the phone, but not until the second quarter of 2011.
That’s a lengthy wait for those who bought the top end device this year. By April 2011, it’s likely that Android Gingerbread will be old news and 3.0 Honeycomb will be the latest thing.
Do you own an X10? Are you bored of the lengthy waits for software updates? Tell us on our Facebook and Twitter pages now. And remember to nab some free Android apps as part of our AppVent feature.
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| Flowd app launches to connect artists to fans Posted: 07 Dec 2010 03:14 AM PST Armin van Buuren, The Wanted and DJ Markus Schulz already signed up to Flowd Finnish company Digia has officially launched its Flowd smartphone app that they hope will keep you in contact with your favourite artists.
The free location-based app plans to get fans talking with music acts, while keeping up to date with the latest news, tours and anything their chosen artist chooses to share.
As well as being able to check-in to places, Flowd can be synced with your Twitter and Facebook accounts to carry out your usual social networking activities, while a Flo Tab much like the Facebook wall lets you see what everyone else is getting up to.
One feature set to be added in the future will be the ability for artists to pinpoint their most active fans and reward their loyalty with exclusive merchandise and content.
Any artist can sign up to Flowd which could be a way for less known acts to keep in touch with its fanbase. The Flowd app is available to download for free for the iPhone and Android smartphones from today.
Link: Flowd.com
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| Google Maps for Mobile 5 gets 3D graphics Posted: 07 Dec 2010 03:04 AM PST 100 cities worldwide receive a 3D makeover on the free mapping service Google’s superb gratis navigation service for smartphones – Google Maps for mobile – has received a rather glossy update, as was shown off by the company’s Andy Rubin at the D: Dive into Mobile event last night. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Apple iPad 2 release nears as February shipping announced Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:58 AM PST iPad 2 to ship within 100 days The much mooted Apple iPad 2 is expected to start shipping as early as February 2011 as manufacturer Foxconn Electronics is notified there is less than 100 days until the first units need to be ready.
Sources from Taiwanese component makers are reported to have claimed the iPad 2 will ship between 400,000 and 600,000 units by the end of February ahead of what is now expected to be an April launch of the mark II tablet device. Foxconn and Apple, however, have both remained tight-lipped on the rumoured device.
The highly anticipated iPad 2 has been tagged with adding a number of new features in the coming year with dual-cameras and a USB port hotly tipped as key additions alongside Apple’s FaceTime video calling service and a lighter, more Wi-Fi friendly carbon fibre body.
What features would you like to see added to an upcoming second gen iPad? Share your thoughts, ideas and hopes with us via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds and stay tuned to T3.com for all the latest on the upcoming iPad 2. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| PlayStation Phone confirmed by Android 2.3 code? Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:23 AM PST PlayStation Phone the first of many Gingerbread gaming devices? Coding from the newly launched Android 2.3 OS update makes clear references to gaming buttons in what could be the strongest indication yet that the PlayStation Phone is about to launch.
L1, L2, R1 and R2 buttons well known to PlayStation console owners have been referenced, while further buttons labelled A/B/C and X/Y/Z have also been mentioned. The latter suggests that the PlayStation Phone may not be the only gaming device to run on the Gingerbread which Google has said is geared towards gaming.
New videos of the PlayStation Phone which could be renamed the Sony Ericsson Z1, appeared yesterday showing the device sporting Android 2.3 as we build up to what could be an official launch on the 9th December.
The PlayStation Phone is expected to feature a 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8655 processor, a 8GB microSD slot, 512MB of RAM and a sizeable 4-inch display.
Stay tuned to T3.com as we'll bring you news of the PlayStation Phone as soon as it hits.
Link: Mobile Crunch and Developer Android
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| Free apps: Win Sports Tracker Pro all day Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:16 AM PST Free Android apps site launches to bring some Christmas cheer to Android phone owners. The free app craze that's sweeping the UK has come to T3.com with the launch of a brand new App Vent Calendar Android app giveaway.
The soaring sales of Android handsets, driven by phones like the HTC Desire HD, has seen an increase in the quality and range of Android apps available to download from the Martketplace, leading many of the top developers to produce apps not just for the iPhone but also for the burgeoning Android community.
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With Android apps at their most desirable since the arrival of the operating system, T3.com is giving away over £3,000 worth of the best Android apps. From the 1 Dec you'll be able to enter to win top paid apps like Spotify, CoPilot, LogMeIn and We7.
The AppVent Calendar, sister site to the ever-growing App Chart, will run for the 25 days of Advent. Twenty five of the best and most exciting Android developers have joined us to give away a taste of Android love for the festive period. An amazing 800+ apps, valued at more than £3,000 will be given away for nothing, gratis, free.
Each day you’ll all be able to enter a twitter draw to win the day’s app – just follow T3, then hit the button. Re-tweet as many times as you like – winners will be drawn at random at the end of each day.
Additionally, our friends at Three have provided three brand new HTC Desire HD Android phones. These are hidden within the calendar, and a separate draw will chose the lucky winner on these days.
Simply stay tuned, like us on Facebook/t3mag, or follow #t3appvent on Twitter/t3dotcom to take part – good luck, and a very happy Xmas to you from all at T3! This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| £300 Gran Turismo 5 wheel incoming Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:11 AM PST Pricey add-on in the works. Clearly the epic wait for GT5 has caused some peripheral makers to take temporrary leave of their senses. Because Thrustmaster is working on a steering wheel for the PS3 flagship that will cost an eye-watering £300.
Dubbed the T500RS, it’s already been bigged up by the man behind the GT series, Kazunori Yamauchi, on Twitter. He said it, “… is a high-quality, premium steering wheel. You can feel the delicate and rich feel of the steering.”
The T500RS is said to pack in three pedals, with Yamauchi adding it packed, “high-speed processing at low latency." Anyone would think these guys were taking driving cars around at epic speeds on your console just a tad too seriously.
Fancy a slice of the T500RS? Or happy to kick back on the sofa with your PS3 controller and drive like a mad man? Tell us now on our Twitter and Facebook pages.
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| News@10: Apple iPad 2 date set and PSP phone confirmed Posted: 07 Dec 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. TuesdayBUSINESS NEWS @Reuters - Huawei sets up cyber security center in Britain
TABLET NEWS @PocketLint - Video: Honeycomb Motorola tablet in action
APPLE NEWS @TechRadar - Apple iPad 2 stockpiling will start in February
MOBILE NEWS @GeekyGadgets - PlayStation Phone confirmed by Android 2.3 Gingerbread
MOBILE NEWS @Gaj-it - Nokia N9 specs leaked
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| Asus DR900 officially up for grabs Posted: 07 Dec 2010 01:19 AM PST Price yet to be confirmed for 9-inch effort. Asus’s DR900 e-reader has finally launched, nine months after first taking a bow at Hanover’s CeBIT gadget bash. The pencil-thin effort comes with a capacious 9-inch screen, which packs capacitive touch skills.
With instant page turns and the ability to eschew glare in direct bright light, Asus is hoping the DR900 will prove a winner with those after a Kindle alternative.
The battery is good for two weeks continuous reading according to Asus, while Wi-Fi is crammed inside. There’s also a 3G version if you just have to get your book fix before hitting a Wi-Fi network.
Despite saying its release was imminent, Asus has failed to hand over any pricing details. Until we get those, we won’t know whether this really is a Kindle rival worth stumping up for. For news on that elusive pricing, and all the latest gadget headlines, stay tuned to our Facebook and Twitter pages.
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| Android 2.3 Gingerbread software update "in next few weeks" Posted: 07 Dec 2010 12:13 AM PST Nexus S is quickest way to get your hands on new Android software. Jonesing for Android 2.3 but don’t want to drop £550 on that sleek new Samsung Google Nexus S? Well, it looks like you’ve got a bit of a wait on your hands according to Android developer Reto Meier.
Meier took to Twitter last night to refute claims that an over-the-air update for the now old-school Nexus One was imminent. He said, “The Nexus One OTA isn’t happening just yet - should be coming in a few weeks”.
The update to Android 2.2 FroYo has proved to be a long and fraught process, with many punters still lacking the software despite it being in the wild for over six months. Expect a similarly lengthy process for Gingerbread, especially when it comes to phones rocking custom UIs and tweaks, which make changes harder to implement.
Are you planning on getting a Nexus S? Tell us why it’s the smartphone for you on our Twitter and Facebook page now. And remember you can get free Android apps now as part of our AppVent festivities.
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| Posted: 06 Dec 2010 11:47 PM PST Buy books, stash them online and read on any device. Google has come over all official with its new eBookstore, which lets bookworms nab millions of titles and store them in the cloud, making them available to read on, “pretty much any device with an internet connection”.
Once you’ve bought a book, it’ll be stored online in the same way your emails are stashed on Gmail or pics kept on Picasa. You can then read it on your PC, tablet or phone, depending on what takes your fancy.
Books in the online store aren’t just sold by Google, but also from independent booksellers that have partnered with the Big G. Google has already released iOS and Android apps which work with its eBookstore, and you can use it with e-readers from Sony and Barnes & Noble.
For now, the Google eBookstore is a US only affair, but last week a Google exec suggested a worldwide launch would be on its way in the first quarter of 2011. Have a gander at it in action in the clip below now and let us know what you think on our Facebook and Twitter pages. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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