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- News@8pm: iOS 4.3 updates and new Blackberry leaked
- Caterham-Lola SP/300R: First pics revealed
- RIM BlackBerry Dakota leaked
- Nintendo 3DS to get 3D video recording?
- Google Translate app updated with real time speech
- MySpace.com going under the hammer?
- Spotify arrives on Shazam iPhone and Android apps
- HP WebOS Tablet launch date set for February 9th?
- Apple iPad 2 to lose home button with iOS 4.3 updates?
- Alleged PS3 hackers face legal action from Sony
- Apple iOS 4.3 beta hits devs with personal hotspots
- News@10: iPad to lose home button and MySpace sale
- Dell Venue Pro faces new delays due February 12th
- Windows Phone 7 has over 6,000 apps in Marketplace
- Sony Ericsson declares 2011 intent following poor year
- Wesley Snipes to launch videogame from prison
- News@8pm: 3DS UK price lands and iPad 2 video leaks
- Nintendo 3DS UK release date and price revealed
- T-Mobile changes its mind over mobile data allowance
- BBC to broadcast full 2011 Formula 1 season in HD
- Apple iPhone 5 to add solar-powered green credentials?
- Microsoft challenges Apple over App Store trademark
- Sony PSP2 launch set for January 27th?
- Sony VAIO S gets custom options
- Steve Jobs takes $1 annual salary from Apple
| News@8pm: iOS 4.3 updates and new Blackberry leaked Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:00 PM PST Welcome to your nightly round-up of the day's news and goings on courtesy of T3.com. More rumours surrounding the much anticipated Apple iPad 2. According to some reports, the new Apple tablet will not feature the usual home button with the iOS 4.3 update, instead being replaced, possibly, with the multitouch capabilties which are already well known on Apple devices. Apple's iOS 4.3 has taken some more interesting steps today, as developers look to wet our apetite in reinforcing some speculation surrounding what features will actually be available on the newest version of iOS. Some of these features include the ability for the iPhone to convert its 3G connection into a personal wireless hotspot so you can enjoy additional online devices.
Search engine giant, Google has released its newest app, Google Translate. Operating on Android phones, the app is designed to help you speak the lingo no matter what country you're in, by translating words by speaking into the handset and replies with your chosen language, sacrebleu! C'est fantastique, non? Music streaming wonder, Spotify is now available on Shazam iPhone and Android apps. The new play in Spotify feature will let you chuck the beats out from last nights impressive moves on the dancefloor. So far the app is only available to premium members in seven countries in Europe, including the UK, Sweden and Norway. But fear not owners of the free Shazam app, it will be available in Q1 for you to enjoy.
A new Blackberry has been leaked onto our screens in the form of the Blackberry Dakota. Makers, RIM, are rumoured to marry together a signature Blackberry keyboard and a more modern touchscreen, measuring at 2.8 inches, so you can type and touch at your pleasure. In other rumour news, HP have hinted towards a possible release date for its iPad rival, as they are set to jump onto the band wagon along with every other man and his portable tablet. The company bought mobile company, Palm last year. It was only a matter of time before they put together Palms operating system know how and HP's computer knowledge to rival the big dog Apple iPad. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Caterham-Lola SP/300R: First pics revealed Posted: 13 Jan 2011 08:49 AM PST Another car show, another round of impossibly teched-out automobiles. As we may have let on during last year's Paris Motor Show, we're quite fond of a bit of automative madness here at T3 Towers, and if the Caterham-Lola SP/300R is anything to go on, this year's annual Autosport Show at the NEC will be a worthy bedfellow to that Parisian parade of electric supercars, gull-winged hatches and iPhone-controlled scooters. Click here to launch the Caterham-Lola SP/300R gallery. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 13 Jan 2011 07:31 AM PST BlackBerry gives smartphone customers the best of both worlds. It was a logical step for RIM to take, but underground rumblings of a BlackBerry Bold-style smartphone that combines a signature BlackBerry keyboard with a more modern touchscreen have now mainfested - in the form of the leaked BlackBerry Dakota. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Nintendo 3DS to get 3D video recording? Posted: 13 Jan 2011 07:01 AM PST Nintendo to bring more cut-price 3D magic to the 3DS? Everyone knows by now that the March-launching, £200-ish-costing Nintendo 3DS can take 3D photos using its dual cameras, but we'd heard nary a whisper of the possibility of shooting 3D video with the device. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Google Translate app updated with real time speech Posted: 13 Jan 2011 06:29 AM PST Potentially epochal app now available to download. Take a quick look at the Android top ten on the T3 App Chart. Notice anything? Google Maps Navigation, Google Goggles, Google Maps 5, Google Translate all nestling there in the upper echelons of Android Market goodies.
Google is unquestionably setting the standard for Android developers, but this update to Google Translate goes way beyond that. The new Conversation mode in the popular language tool allows users to translate on the fly chatting into the phone and having it speak back in another language.
We just downloaded the app, and it works rather well indeed. Simply speak into the Voice Search microphone within the app "Two beers please". Google Translate then verifies what we've said in text format. Next A little tap on the speaker prompts "Dos cervesas por favor." in reply. Perfect.
Understanding our English was the only real problem, replacing our 'there' with 'than' every now and again, but that can easily be rectified using the Android keyboard, before you blurt about anything embarrassing to your waiter. At the moment the app can only manage English to Spanish and Spanish to English but we're sure more languages to follow. If you're packing an Android 2.1 or above device then you can get the New Google Translate now.
A game changer if there ever was one. Nice work Google.
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| MySpace.com going under the hammer? Posted: 13 Jan 2011 06:09 AM PST MySpace's parent company to put the former top dog social network up for sale? Once-great social networking site MySpace is apparently to be sold off, according to its parent company News Corp Digital Media. A spokeswoman for the company confirmed that News Corp is "assessing a number of possibilities, including a sale, a merger and a spinout". This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Spotify arrives on Shazam iPhone and Android apps Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:09 AM PST Streaming wonder makes friends with music tagging app Spotify and Shazam has joined forces to offer access to the streaming music service through both free and premium versions of the music identification app.
The new 'Play in Spotify' feature will be intergrated into Shazam Encore and (SHAZAM) RED apps, so once you've found out what tune had you cutting shapes on the dancefloor, you can listen to the full track over on Spotify.
You can also access Spotify through tracks featured on the Shazam charts and from the recommendations section. To reap the extra streaming benefits however, you will need to have access to Spotify Premium.
The new 'Play in Spotify' feature is available today for Shazam Premium Android and iPhone users in the UK, Sweden, Norway, Finland, France, Spain and the Netherlands. Free Shazam app owners will have to wait until late in Q1 to enjoy the Spotify and Shazam app mash-up.
Link: Shazam
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| HP WebOS Tablet launch date set for February 9th? Posted: 13 Jan 2011 02:47 AM PST Will we finally see WebOS put to its best use? Following on from HP’s huge buyout of ailing mobile company Palm last year, many were left wondering what the company would do with its new found assets. One of the key reasons for the acquisition was that HP took a liking to WebOS, the slick touch-operated platform found in Palm’s Pre phones.
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| Apple iPad 2 to lose home button with iOS 4.3 updates? Posted: 13 Jan 2011 02:29 AM PST iPad 2 goes even sleeker with no physical home button With iOS 4.3 now in the hands of developers, the software’s iPad-bound multitouch adding credentials will see the physical home button removed from the upcoming iPad 2, new reports have suggested.
Apple’s insatiable desire to produce stunningly attractive, ultra sleek gadgets has seen its portable devices limit the use of physical controls as much as possible with latest reports suggesting that the four and five finger multitouch gesture controls soon to hit the iPad will spell the end of the current home button found on the company’s iDevices.
The new multitouch gesture controls to hit the iPad with the introduction of iOS 4.3 will allow users to make specified commands via the use of four and five finger swipe, pinch and flick motions.
Believed to already be testing home button-free iPhones and iPads at its Cupertino HQ, the imminent arrival of the iPad 2, rumoured to be unveiled on February 1st, is tipped as the first device to sport the new button-less design. A February 1st iPad 2 unveiling would coincide with the expected arrival of iOS 4.3.
What features would you like to see land on the upcoming iPad 2 arrival? Let us know via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
Via: BGR This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Alleged PS3 hackers face legal action from Sony Posted: 13 Jan 2011 02:26 AM PST Defiant hacker says he does not fear the rath of Sony Gaming giant Sony has taken legal action against hackers who allegedly broke into the PS3’s software, giving users the ability to run any sort of program on their machines, including pirated games.
Over 100 hackers, part of the group fail0verflow, will face legal action for their involvement in what Sony claims to be copyright infringement and computer fraud.
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| Apple iOS 4.3 beta hits devs with personal hotspots Posted: 13 Jan 2011 02:11 AM PST iPad to add new multitouch gesture controls Following the news that the upcoming iOS 4.3 software release would transform user’s iPhones into personal hotspot creators, the beta edition of Apple’s next generation mobile operating system has touched down with developers.
Confirming that the iPhone will soon be able to convert it’s 3G reception into a personal wireless hotspot network enabling additional devices to get online, beta receiving developers have outlined a bevy of new features set to touch down with the imminent iOS update.
On a lighter note, the iPhone’s video camera is to receive a live on-screen effects overhaul with mock thermal imaging, Kaleidoscope, Light Tunnel and X-ray effects all added to spice up your handset-shot footage. Larger advertisements, AirPlay support for third-party apps and a redesigned FaceTime icon are also set to land in iOS version 4.3.
Although a precise release date has yet to be made public, widespread developer distribution would suggest iOS 4.3 will be made publicly available in a few short weeks, perhaps coinciding with the unveiling of the much mooted iPad 2.
What features would you like to see added to your iPhones and iPads via an iOS overhaul? Let us know via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
Via: TechRadar This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| News@10: iPad to lose home button and MySpace sale Posted: 13 Jan 2011 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. ThursdaySOCIAL NEWS @TechRadar - News Corp looking at the sale of MySpace
APPLE NEWS @BGR - Apple will remove home button on next iPad and iPhone
TABLET NEWS @UberGizmo - Asus tablets to ship with Android 2.3 instead of Android 3.0
TABLET NEWS @Engadget - webOS tablet scheduled for February 9th event
APP NEWS @CNET - Android gets Google Translate update
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| Dell Venue Pro faces new delays due February 12th Posted: 13 Jan 2011 01:05 AM PST Phone 7 handset facing continued delays The UK release of the Dell Venue Pro is to face further delays with the missing link to the Windows Phone 7 starting line-up now set for a mid-February arrival, online retailer Clove has revealed.
First announced back in October ahead of a planned November launch, the first Windows Phone 7 handset to sport a slide-out physical QWERTY keyboard was announced to be facing initially delays shortly before Christmas with a belated January 5th arrival expected.
Fellow online retailer Expansys is currently offering the 4.1-inch screen rocking, 5-megapixel camera touting, Windows Phone 7 packing Dell Venue Pro for pre-order with a £440 price tag and a shipping date of February 12th.
What phone manufacturers would you like to see join the Windows Phone 7 revolution? Let us know via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds and stay tuned to T3.com for all the latest on the Dell Venue Pro’s delayed UK arrival.
Via: TechRadar This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Windows Phone 7 has over 6,000 apps in Marketplace Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:54 AM PST Phone 7 builds app catalogue at rapid rate Following the announcement it is to legally challenge Apple’s patent of the term ‘app store’ Microsoft has revealed there are now more than 6,000 mobile applications available from the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace.
Having celebrated the 5,000 app milestone just two weeks ago, Window’s Phone 7 adopters now have in excess of 6,000 apps available for download with an average of 116 apps being added to Microsoft’s marketplace every day.
Microsoft yesterday filed legal action against Apple for a patent the fruity tech company holds restricting competitors from using the term ‘app store’ for their respective mobile application sales avenues. The filing read: "Apple cannot block competitors from using a generic name. 'App store' is generic and therefore in the public domain and free for all competitors to use."
What apps would you most like to see ported to the Windows Phone 7 OS? Share your thoughts with us via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
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| Sony Ericsson declares 2011 intent following poor year Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:18 AM PST Phone manufacturer sets sights on 2011 improvement Sony Ericsson has acknowledged what was a disappointing product haul in 2010 as the handset specialist looks ahead to a promising year in 2011.
Speaking with the folks at PocketLint, Sony Ericsson’s acting Global Head of Marketing Steve Walker has openly discussed the company’s failings in the past 12 months stating: “Last year we didn’t anticipate the strength of feeling that consumers would have towards the Android release,” adding: “that was a learning experience of the first year of mass market Android smartphones”.
“None of us could predict 2 years previously, to what extent users would switch into smartphones. None of us could really predict what would be more important and less important for consumers”.
Walker, who claims the company learnt “a huge amount last year”, followed the CES 2011 arrival of the upcoming Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc by declaring: “As we do every year, we’ve taken those learnings and applied them to the new products in the new portfolio. We do think we’ve taken a big step forward for 2011”. The Xperia Arc, set to launch in the coming months runs Google’s latest Android 2.3 operating system, Gingerbread and features and 4.3-inch touchscreen, 8.1-megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording capabilities and a 1GHz Qualcomm processor.
Expected to play a key role in Sony Ericsson’s 2011 portfolio is the long awaited and heavily anticipated Sony Ericsson PSP Phone believed to preparing for a Mobile World Congress unveiling next month.
Can Sony Ericsson reclaim lost ground to the likes of HTC and Samsung in 2011? Share your thoughts on the dwindling phone giant via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
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| Wesley Snipes to launch videogame from prison Posted: 12 Jan 2011 11:22 PM PST Julius Styles: The International to launch June Former Hollywood A-lister and star of the Blade trilogy Wesley Snipes has revealed he is working on a multi-platform gaming release despite currently serving a three-year prison sentence for tax evasion.
Titled Julius Styles: The International, Snipes announced that the game, which will be made available for the iPhone, iPad, Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, “was inspired by my desire to bring my Art of War, Murder at 1600 and Passenger 57 characters into the game world."
He added: "Julius Styles pits your street knowledge survival skills with your academic intellect and spiritual intuition." The game is to be developed by Lapland Studio with further backing coming from Red 27 and Elstree Studio Productions.
What movie characters would you most like to see converted into game greats? Let us know via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
Via: CVG This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| News@8pm: 3DS UK price lands and iPad 2 video leaks Posted: 12 Jan 2011 12:00 PM PST Welcome to your nightly round-up of the day's news and goings on courtesy of T3.com. It has emerged that Steve Jobs has taken a small bite out of Apple's annual takings, recieving just $1 worth of annual salary. Don't let this measley figure fool you, oh no, Mr Job's owns an estimated $1.8bn in Apple's stocks, tasty. In other fruity tech related news, a supposedly leaked video showing a possible glimce of the new iPad 2 was spotted at CES in Las Vegas. The dummy model includes a froward and rear facing camera, aluminium rear casing and a more powerful bottom spoeaker so you can annoy everyone on the bus with your classic collection of the BeeGees, groovy.
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Bad news for Myspace as it has announced today that it is to axe nearly half of its workforce. The cuts will see 500 people face the chop. This is due to the ever increasing popularity of Facebook. Myspace has tried to rebrand itself recently, to what it calls "a social entertainment destination" let's hope, for the sake of the other 500 or so people working there, that it works. However, social networking gods, Facebook have been touted to release their first ever phone, named the INQ Cloud touch. The phone will be powered by Android and the homescreen will have multiple entry points to Facebook functions. Keep an eye out for the Facebook TV and laptop in the near future, it could happen...
This year's Mobile World Congress, taking place in February, is set to be when Nokia unveil their much anticipated N9. With a release date set for April 2011, the N8 follow-up looks like a MacBook Air shrunken in the washing machine. The phone will run on Nokia and Intel's MeeGoo platform and also boast a 12-megapixel camera and QWERTY keyboard, it's safe to say we're excited by this phone, providing it doesn't follow in the N8's slow moving footsteps. Apple still managed to get someattention today, despite dissapointed us yesterday with the new Verizon iPhone 4 lacking 4G. Latest on the iPhone rumour mill is new the Apple blower is set to add Wi-Fi sharing capabiltiy through the upcoming iOS 4.3 update. In other iPhone news, the iPhone 5 is expected to include solar power to keep it going, we'll see how that works over in cloudy Blighty
Sony's talked about follow up to the PSP, the PSP2 is set to launch on January 27th according to sources from gaming specialist MCV. The release of the PSP2 will be interesting to see, as it will now go up against the Nintendo 3DS, officialy set to launch in February in Japan with a global launch in March. As prices are still unknown for the PSP2, it's tense times to see how well they will both fare. The rival to the PSP2, the Nintendo 3DS came under the knife today, as one was stolen and dismantled in Taiwan. Pictures posted on the internet reaveal the inner self of the 3D gaming device. Finally, Nintendo has announced this afternoon the UK launch date and price for the 3DS, in case you were wondering it should be with us March 25th for around £230.
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| Nintendo 3DS UK release date and price revealed Posted: 12 Jan 2011 09:33 AM PST 3DS to hit UK one month after Japan launch The eagerly anticipated UK arrival of the Nintendo 3DS is set to happen on March 25th with the glasses-free portable 3D games console to set wannabe owners back somewhere in the region of £200 - £230, gaming publication MCV has announced.
In an online news alert the industry magazine revealed: "MCV has been lead to believe that the console will arrive in the UK on or around March 25th with a shelf price of £200-£230."
Set to sport a 3.5-inch sans-glasses 3D capable display, the soon to arrive 3DS has come under repeated attack in recent weeks following Nintendo’s advice that under six year olds sound not use the device for health reasons and the revelation that the console’s battery will allow for just 3-5 hours of gaming per charge.
Does the 3DS’ expected £230 price tag tempt you into splashing out on the portable gaming device? Let us know via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds and stay tuned to T3.com for all the latest on the 3DS UK arrival.
Via: MCV This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| T-Mobile changes its mind over mobile data allowance Posted: 12 Jan 2011 09:15 AM PST Network reviews its data decision with haste T-Mobile UK has officially announced that plans to reduce mobile data allowances for all customers has now changed, and that it will only affect new customers that join the network from February 1st 2011.
Just two days on from the announcement that data usage would be limited to 500MB from the usual 3GB, Lysa Hardy, Vice President of T-Mobile UK released this statement:
There will be no change to the data packages for existing customers for the duration of their contract and we apologise for any confusion caused. The revision to the Fair Use Policy is designed to ensure an improved quality of service for all mobile internet users."
So what does that mean for those of you who decide to join T-Mobile from February 1st and want internet access? Well along with the 500MB data allowance, charges will not be made if you exceed the limit. If you are thinking of catching up on Eastenders or downloading videos, both streaming and downloading will be restricted.
If you want to up your allowance to 1GB a month you'll have to buy yourself a Mobile Broadband booster.
Happy with T-Mobile's decision to do a u-turn on mobile data allowances? Lets us know your thoughts via Facebook and Twitter.
Link: T-Mobile
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| BBC to broadcast full 2011 Formula 1 season in HD Posted: 12 Jan 2011 08:17 AM PST F1 to go HD for BBC coverage Less than three weeks before the first of four pre-season testing sessions kicks off in Valencia, the BBC has announced it is to broadcast the full 2011 Formula 1 season in high definition.
Set to run on the BBC HD channel alongside the standard definition BBC 1 offering, the Beeb will host all 20 Grand Prix in crisp high definition after the FOM (Formula One Management) confirmed all global broadcasting partners would receive a HD feed for the upcoming season.
Once again anchored by Jake Humphrey, the BBC’s F1 coverage will see Eddie Jordan return as primary analyst as former McLaren and Red Bull driver David Coulthard joins Martin Brundle in the commentary box.
The latest announcement sees Formula 1 join Wimbledon, the Grand National, all live golf coverage and the imminent Six Nations rugby tournament on BBC’s roster of 2011 HD sports broadcasts.
What sports would you most like to see given the HD treatment? Let us know via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Apple iPhone 5 to add solar-powered green credentials? Posted: 12 Jan 2011 07:48 AM PST Solar tech to boost iPhone battery Keen to build on its green credentials Apple has filed a patent for a new form of solar-powered charging system that it hopes will be adopted by iPhones, iPads and MacBooks in the near future.
Although a number of solar-influenced battery-enhancing handsets are already doing the rounds, Apple’s ability to lead trends could see a fleet of solar-powered devices released if the upcoming iPhone 5 or future Apple handset were to be released with the company’s newly patented charging system.
With the battery on Apple’s market leading iPhone devices constantly under criticism, many users would no doubt value the inclusion of a mother-nature inspired power boost. The patent, which Apple has yet to comment on, comes after it was revealed the upcoming redesign of the company’s Cupertino-based headquaters would be carbon neutral through the sole use of environmentally friendly, renewable and recycled materials.
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| Microsoft challenges Apple over App Store trademark Posted: 12 Jan 2011 06:37 AM PST "Nu-uh, it's short for Apple," says Cupertino. Microsoft has had enough of Apple's bogarting of the term 'App Store' and has issued a legal challenge to assert that it should not be covered by a trademark.
Presumably tired of calling its application portal the Windows Phone 7 App Marketplace, Microsoft reckons it's well within its rights to pinch App Store from Apple without fear of legal reprisals.
The Big M's lawyers say in the filing: "Any secondary meaning or fame Apple has in 'App Store' is de facto secondary meaning that cannot convert the generic term ‘app store’ into a protectable trademark.
"Apple cannot block competitors from using a generic name. 'App store' is generic and therefore in the public domain and free for all competitors to use."
Not so, say Apple. They reckon that the term App Store derives from Apple, and that their trademark is protected. This will be an interesting one. We'll have more on this when the situation develops.
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| Sony PSP2 launch set for January 27th? Posted: 12 Jan 2011 06:11 AM PST PSP2 to challenge 3DS and PSP Phone Long awaited follow-up to Sony’s handheld gaming great, the PSP2 is set to be officially unveiled on January 27th, new reports have claimed.
Gaming specialist MCV has claimed that sources close to the matter have revealed the next generation pocket-friendly console will land later this month during a Tokyo-based press conference. No official word of any such announcement has yet been revealed by Sony.
Despite having lived in the shadow of Nintendo’s pocket gamers for much of its life, the PSP’s increased graphical realism helped it outsell all other console in Japan last December. Specs, and pricing for the PSP2 are currently unknown.
Is there room for the PSP2 and a PSP Phone in the market? Share your thoughts via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
Via: MCV This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Sony VAIO S gets custom options Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:26 AM PST Chop and change your new Sony VAIO S order at will... Sony’s VAIO S is on the receiving end of an unusual upgrade. Not content with a new chipset or two, Sony has announced that the ultraportable PC will now be user-customisable. You can choose to add a Blu-ray writable drive, a 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 310 graphics card, up to a 256GB solid state drive, and up to 8GB of RAM.
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| Steve Jobs takes $1 annual salary from Apple Posted: 12 Jan 2011 03:52 AM PST Stock options boost Jobs' $1 annual salary Apple’s formidable founder and CEO Steve Jobs has continued to take a measly $1 annual salary from the Cupertino-based tech giant, a new SEC filing has revealed.
Jobs, who has taken a $1 annual payoff from Apple for each of the past ten years, receives hefty stock-based compensation for his work fronting the company that in the past year launched the iPhone 4, latest MacBook Air and the market dominating iPad tablet.
Asides from his hefty Apple ownership stakes, Jobs’, who is the largest shareholder of Disney, is kept afloat by his 138 million shares in the animation company garnered during Pixar’s sales to the cartoon-creating great. His $5.4 billion (£3.46 billion) stake in Disney earned Jobs $55 million (£35 million) in dividends last year alone. That’s a whole lot of shiny iDevices.
Does Steve Jobs' hefty stock interest in Apple push him to create consumer-appealing tech? Let us know what you think via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
Via: TFTS This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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