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- News@8pm: Internet porn to be banned and Facebook value
- Call of Duty: Black Ops first DLC announced for Xbox 360
- Online pornography to be restricted by goverment
- What's on the editor's desk competition returns tomorrow
- Facebook valued at $56 billion following private shares sale
- Google TV hardware delays: Google puts the brakes on
- Call of Duty: Black Ops tops Christmas gaming charts
- Sony Reader "will sell out around the world"
- Free apps: Win Camera Zoom FX today!
- Kinect finger movement recognition on the way?
- TapTap Revenge 4 lands on the App Store
- iWork '11 landing same day as Mac App Store?
- News@10: Google TV delayed and Black Ops Xmas No. 1
- The Daily iPad newspaper set for mid-January
- Nokia Windows Phone incoming?
- Google Nexus S price slashed in UK
| News@8pm: Internet porn to be banned and Facebook value Posted: 20 Dec 2010 12:00 PM PST Welcome to your nightly round-up of the day's news and goings on courtesy of T3.com. Internet porn ban is a concept that sounds almost farcical in its enormity but the Brisith government has announced it intends to force internet service providers to restrict all web-based pornography to an opt-in service in an attempt to prevent minors from exposure. Elsewhere in web land and on an equally grand scale, Facebook has today been valued at a reported $56 billion (£36 billion) a hefty sum only further eclipsed by predictions that this value will rise to $200 billion by 2015.
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COD: Black Ops might well be close to two months old now but the first person shooter is still going strong today claiming top spot of the Christmas all format UK gaming charts, its fifth week atop the pile in six weeks since arrival. Looking to continue the popularity of the latest Call of Duty edition, developers Treyarch has announced the first Black Ops downloadable content that will launch on February 1st exclusively for the Xbox 360 bringing new multiplayer maps to the dominant game release.
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| Call of Duty: Black Ops first DLC announced for Xbox 360 Posted: 20 Dec 2010 08:16 AM PST Black Ops DLC to hit Xbox ahead of other consoles The first downloadable content pack for the dominant first person shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops has been announced with the additional gameplay options to be made available from February 1st.
Dubbed ‘First Strike’ the DLC will feature a new multiplayer map pack that contains four new regular maps and a single additional zombie environment building on what has quickly become the biggest entertainment release of 2010 as well as the all-format gaming charts' Christmas No 1.
Sure to cause further controversy with the PS3 COD gamers that felt cheated by an inferior game offering, the first Black Ops DLC will initially land exclusively on the Xbox 360 with additional consoles expected to be on the receiving end of the new gameplay modes later in the month. Wannabe DLC gamers will have to fork over $15, 1,200 Microsoft Points, in order to download the additional content.
What gameplay features would you like to see added to Call of Duty: Black Ops? Share your gaming wants and desires with us via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
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| Online pornography to be restricted by goverment Posted: 20 Dec 2010 07:16 AM PST Internet porn to face the chop from Conservative government The current conservative government will pressure Britain’s internet service providers into blocking widespread access to online pornography, Communications Minister Ed Vaizey has announced.
Speaking in an interview with national newspaper The Sunday Time, Vaizey said he would be holding talks with BT, Talk Talk and Virgin Media “in the near future” to discuss ways of changing the current open availability of online porn in the home as a means of protecting minors from adult content. A potential opt-in service is expected to top his list of recommendations.
Vaizey’s call to action follows on from claims last month by Conservative MP Claire Perry who announced her fears that whilst 60 per cent of nine to 19 year olds have accessed internet pornography, just 15 per cent of parents know how to install web filters on their home machines.
Although illegal content, such as indecent images of children, are already blocked by internet service providers, Vaizey’s new requests would see perfectly legal adult content barred from access. On this potential milestone in internet use Secretary General of the ISP Association, Nicholas Lansman, said: Blocking lawful pornography content is less clear cut, will lead to the blocking of access to legitimate content and is only effective in preventing inadvertent access."
An official BT spokesperson added: "There are many legal, consumer rights and technical issues that would need to be considered before any new Web-blocking policy was developed."
Do you think an opt-in system would deter teenagers from attempting to access online smut via their home PCs? Share your thoughts with us via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| What's on the editor's desk competition returns tomorrow Posted: 20 Dec 2010 06:50 AM PST Can you work out what's on the editor's desk? Returning once again, your favourite technology magazine and website T3 will tomorrow be giving you the chance to win a feast of mystery tech prizes in our weekly competition ‘What’s on the editor’s desk?’.
Running across the T3 Facebook and Twitter pages we will be presenting you, the loyal T3 readers with three riddled clues to see if you can guess ‘What’s on the editor’s desk’ and claim yourself some tasty tech treats. From handsets to headphones, games to general gadgetry, each and every Tuesday we will be giving it all away as long as you can solve the puzzle and work out what’s in our mystery box.
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Last week correct answers rolled in with dozens of quick minded readers correctly guessing that we had a Logitech QuickCam Sphere AF webcam to give away. From all the correct entries across both Facebook and Twitter, one was picked at random as Twitter's @katherinebrice bag herself the tech goodies direct from the desk of the T3.com editor.
Kicking off with the opening clue at 10am sharp you will be able to pit your wits against the T3 riddlers and bag yourself some booty. The second clue will follow at 11am before the final hint lands on our social streams at midday. From there you will have until 3pm to get your answers in before we pick the lucky winner.
Entries can be made by either commenting on the Facebook post or by messaging us on Twitter @T3dotcom with the hashtag #edsdesk. A winner will be picked at random from all the correct answers and if no correct answers are received by the 3pm closing the week’s prize will be rolled over until the next edition of 'What's on the editor's desk'.
To be in with a chance of winning today’s great and exclusive prize, sign up to the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds today so you are primed and ready to follow the clues to the T3 treasure tomorrow.
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| Facebook valued at $56 billion following private shares sale Posted: 20 Dec 2010 06:27 AM PST Facebook value to rise to $200 billion by 2015 Leading social networking website Facebook has been valued at a reported $56 billion, a smidge under £36 billion, after the private sale of a number of the company’s shares.
Trading firm Sharepost handled the private sale of 165,000 Facebook shares, each of which sold for $25, in what was described as a “significantly oversubscribed” auction that gave the internet phenomenon its weighty new valuation.
Speaking with Bloomberg, Wedbush financial analyst Lou Kerner said: “What you’ve got to do if you want to value Facebook is look out a few years and think ‘what can Facebook be?’” He went on to predict: “It is easy to see that more than 20 per cent of all page views in 2015 are going to be on Facebook… It is really conservative to think that Facebook will get 20 per cent of advertising spend on the internet in 2015 and that alone would be $22 billion.”
This latest valuation comes just days after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was crowned Time Magazine’s Person of the Year and deemed to have had a larger affect on the world as a whole than any other person in the past year.
Will Facebook continue to be a dominant force by the year 2015? Share your thoughts on the longevity of the social network with us via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
Via: BusinessInsider This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Google TV hardware delays: Google puts the brakes on Posted: 20 Dec 2010 03:18 AM PST But when will the tech make its way to the UK? Google has reportedly told its Google TV hardware partners to hold off from announcing any further products until it has improved the overall software offering. The word comes courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, who claims a source close to Google has revealed the delay.
Whilst there’s been no official word on hardware delays on Google’s part, spokeswoman Gina Weakley did retread the following notion: "Our long-term goal is to collaborate with a broad community of consumer electronics manufacturers to help drive the next-generation TV-watching experience, and we look forward to working with other partners to bring more devices to market in the coming years."
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| Call of Duty: Black Ops tops Christmas gaming charts Posted: 20 Dec 2010 03:15 AM PST Black Ops tops festive gaming charts
Call of Duty: Black Ops has been crowned the UK’s official Christmas number one video game as it continues to top all-format gaming charts six weeks after its official launch.
Having recorded more than 3 million UK sales since hitting stores the dominant first person shooter has already racked up in excess of £100 million in the UK alone, becoming only the third game to surpass the vastly profitable milestone, following in the footsteps of its predecessor Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and the Nintendo based Wii Fit.
Speaking on the surge in video game sales ahead of the Christmas period, Director General of the UKIE All Format Top 40, Michael Rawlinson said: “With over 11m video games sold in the last four weeks in the UK, generating over £290m, they are clearly the gift of choice this Christmas, showing once again that the interactive entertainment industry is the UK’s leading creative industry.”
He added: "The Christmas chart also demonstrates the variety of choice on offer for consumers; there really is something for everyone.”
What is your number one gaming pick for the Christmas period? Let us know what games you will be putting to the test this festive weekend via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
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| Sony Reader "will sell out around the world" Posted: 20 Dec 2010 03:00 AM PST Sony claims Touch and Pocket editions doing the business globally. Never one to be outdone by big time rivals, Sony has come out and claimed that its e-readers are likely to sell out “around the world” in the final run-up to Christmas.
The words echo Amazon’s claims last week, which saw the online store say it had sold “millions” of Kindles since it released a new, cut-price model earlier this year. With the ipad also flying off shelves, it seems Sony doesn’t want to be left behind.
Sony also said that the Reader Touch had been outselling the Reader Pocket, that despite a much heftier price tag for the former. It seems Sony wants to deflect all the e-reader buzz around Amazon’s bargain bucket offerings.
Got a Sony Reader? Or think they’re too pricey compared to the Kindle? Let us know what you think on our Facebook and Twitter pages now.
Via Cnet This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Free apps: Win Camera Zoom FX today! Posted: 20 Dec 2010 02:53 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 |
| Kinect finger movement recognition on the way? Posted: 20 Dec 2010 02:50 AM PST Kinect firmware update to also add Hand rotation support Microsoft Kinect could soon support finger gestures and hand rotation giving the Xbox 360 peripheral Minority Report-style control.
Eurogamer has spoken to an anonymous source who claims the Kinect team is working "very hard" to bring greater accuracy to the motion-sensing controller which could be delivered via a series of firmware updates.
Hooking up Kinect colour and depth cameras to a PC have shown that the peripheral can support 640 x 480 high resolution images as opposed to the 320 x 240 images initially stated in the Kinect specs.
Ths would appear to indicate that there is room for gesture improvements and If this source is to be believed, accuracy could be quadrupled which should make performing an eye-gauge in Fighters Uncaged all that more possible.
Link: Eurogamer
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| TapTap Revenge 4 lands on the App Store Posted: 20 Dec 2010 02:32 AM PST TTR4 is now free. One of the most popular iPhone games ever, Tap Tap Revenge now has a fourth edition, which is free to download from the App Store for the first time.
Tap Tap Revenge 4, which, for the unseasoned, is akin to playing Guitar Hero on your touchscreen by tapping the musical notes as they reach the bar, has been wildly successful since debuting as one of the original iPhone games.
The fourth edition features over 100 songs from artists like Katy Perry, My Chemical Romance and Linkin Park and, naturally, Lady Gaga.
There's also a host of new social features which allow you to share your high scores with the online community via Twitter and Facebook. You can also "Like" tracks of your choosing.
Tapulous, which is now owned by Disney, has also added an "Arcade Mode" which presents more challenging obstacles to achieving note-for-note perfection, while the iOS 4 upgrade improves resolution for the Retina Display and Apple's new Game Centre.
Check out how the new, free edition, looks in the video below.
Link: 9 to 5 Mac This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| iWork '11 landing same day as Mac App Store? Posted: 20 Dec 2010 02:21 AM PST Productivity software finally coming with Mac App Store. With the Mac App Store finally set to fling open its virtual doors on 6 January, natter about iWork ‘11’s arrival has unsurprisingly emerged. Sources had previously suggested the productivity suite would be coming alongside the new online emporium and now it looks that really could be the case.
See, stock of iWork ‘09 has run out, with one Apple store staffer telling 9to5mac that there’d be none forthcoming either and to wait for iWork '11 instead. Add-in the fact that the Apple Store’s search bar now autocompletes iWork ‘11 when you type in iWork and you can almost hear the rumour mill whirring.
To complete the gossip, it’s also been pointed out that iWork ‘09 debuted on 6 January 2009. Whatever happens, it’s expected that Numbers, Pages and Keynote will be available separately in the Mac App Store as well as a complete package.
For more on this and other tech and gadget stories, keep an eye on our Twitter and Facebook pages.
Via 9to5Mac This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| News@10: Google TV delayed and Black Ops Xmas No. 1 Posted: 20 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. MondayTV NEWS @ElectricPig - Google TV rollout delayed
GAMING NEWS @MCV - Black Ops crowned Christmas No. 1
GAMING NEWS @TechRadar - EA chief: Wii 'would explode' if priced $99
TABLET NEWS @GeekyGadgets - Palm's webOS tablet to be called Topaz?
GAMING NEWS @TechRadar - Kinect set to detect finger movements
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| The Daily iPad newspaper set for mid-January Posted: 20 Dec 2010 01:00 AM PST Price details and subscription plans detailed. The Daily, Apple and News Corp’s joint iPad newspaper venture was supposed to have already launched. But inside sources are now claiming that the game-changing effort will now show up in mid-January.
Insiders have told All Things D that The Daily will get official in the week beginning 17 January. Considering Apple used a late January gathering to unveil the iPad last year, it’s a safe bet Murdoch and Jobs’ paper will rock up at the same time as the iPad 2.
Further details have emerged about what more to expect from The Daily. It’s said to cost 99c a week and will apparently use 3D effects.
Want more on this and other hot tech stories? Then stay tuned to our Facebook and Twitter pages.
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| Posted: 19 Dec 2010 11:50 PM PST The unthinkable could happen in 2011, according to Eldar Murtazin. Nokia has always been keen to crush talk of a tie-up with either Google or Microsoft, maintaining that its phones will never come loaded with a third party operating system.
However, dynamite new info about a potential hook up between Nokia and Microsoft has just surfaced, with renowned Russian mobile watcher Eldar Murtazin claiming that Espoo and Redmond are already in talks to bring Windows Phone 7 to Nokia phones.
What’s more it seems Nokia, now run by former Microsoft man Stephen Elop, initiated the negotiations. Murtazin is well-regarded for his impeccable inside sources, with Nokia known to be infuriated with his breezy access to a slew of unannounced phones and killer mobile gossip.
With Symbian reeling and MeeGo still not on any devices, such a hook-up is no longer far-fetched. With ties between both companies getting tighter thanks to deeper software integration, this is a tech marriage that could well happen in 2011. Via Unwired View This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Google Nexus S price slashed in UK Posted: 19 Dec 2010 11:35 PM PST Carphone Warehouse gets generous ahead of Christmas. All primed to get a Nexus S but think the price is a tad on the steep side? Then Carphone Warehouse has got an early Christmas present for you. It’s just dropped the Gingerbread-loaded blower’s price and trimmed down the contract too.
You can now land it for £429.95 SIM-free, a huge drop from the initial £549.95 it was slapped with just last week.
To get one free on contract you’ll only need to find £30 a month instead of £35. What’s more, one of those cheap deals only lasts 18 months, with O2 touting 300 minutes, and unlimited texts and web. Not bad for a top notch new Android phone.
Tempted? Or happy to wait and see what other Android phones are coming in the New Year? Tell us what you think on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Link: Carphone Warehouse This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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