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- News@8pm: iPad 2 leaks and no 3D for Royal wedding
- Google attacks struggling Nokia ahead of Phone 7 deal
- Gold iPhone 4 touted by Victoria Beckham
- £22,000 Gold iPhone 4 spotted touted by Victoria Beckham
- Nintendo 3DS UK price drops to £197 courtesy of Tesco
- HTC Flyer tablet to launch in Q1 following MWC unveiling
- Catholic Church approves virtual confession iPhone app
- Internet-connected TV service YouView delayed until 2012
- Your Tweets no longer private according to PCC
- Sony NGP release date and price leaks in the US
- Pioneer Dreambook ePad F10 Windows 7 tablet announced
- Buckingham Palace rule out 3D Royal wedding broadcast
- Google Translate iPhone app official
- MWC 2011: HTC Wildfire 2 spotted in promotional video?
- Nokia CEO: "We are standing on a burning platform"
- News@10: 3D Royal wedding plans and confessions app
- iPad 2 production begins
- Dell Windows 7 tablet planned
- E7 our most important smartphone of 2011, says Nokia
| News@8pm: iPad 2 leaks and no 3D for Royal wedding Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:00 PM PST Welcome to your nightly round-up of the day's news and goings on courtesy of T3.com. Nokia's woes grow as the company's CEO announces the former phone giant is "standing on a burning platform". If this declaration of trouble wasn't enough to worry the folks behind the Finnish phone company, its planned salvation move to produce Windows Phone 7 handsets has be branded a joke by Google with a bitter Tweet ridiculing the move.
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Exciting Apple devices is a term you either love or hate, either way we have two doozies for you today. Following reports that the eagerly-awaited Apple iPad 2 has officially gone into production, images of Victoria Beckham sporting a £22,000 24-carat gold iPhone 4 were snapped with the shiny-hued device touting a wallpaper of her half naked football hero husband.
Religion splits decision and so do the two religion based tech stories we reported today. Following months of speculation it has been confirmed that the upcoming Royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton will not be shot in 3D disappointing many. Elsewhere the Catholic Church has approved a confessional app for the iPhone... forgive me Apple for I have sinned.
Ahead of MWC a number of HTC devices have leaked with the Wildfire 2 appearing in an official video today. Other upcoming HTC product information appearing today has seen reports of the company's first tablet, the HTC Flyer, being rushed of the production line in order to meet a Q1 release following an MWC unveiling next week. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Google attacks struggling Nokia ahead of Phone 7 deal Posted: 09 Feb 2011 09:00 AM PST Nokia, Microsoft deal attacked by Google tweet Following on from Nokia’s “We are standing on a burning platform” comments earlier today, Google has kicked its competitor whilst down with a derogatory tweet over the mooted upcoming Nokia and Microsoft venture.
With the formerly dominant Finnish phone manufacturer struggling to forge a stronghold in the smartphone market it is widely believed Nokia will unveil a partnership with Microsoft this Friday, February 11th, that will see the N8 maker producing Windows Phone 7 handsets in the future.
As well as attacking the imminent partnership unveiling Gundotra’s tweet all but ends rumours that Nokia was looking to product Android powered handsets in order to change its fortunes in the ever growing smartphone market.
Which would you rather see come from Nokia, an Android or a Windows Phone 7 powered smartphone? Let us know via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
Via: Engadget This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Gold iPhone 4 touted by Victoria Beckham Posted: 09 Feb 2011 08:12 AM PST 24-carat gold iPhone 4 spotted Victoria Beckham, former Spice Girl and spouse of England football legend, David, has been spotted touting a gold iPhone 4.
Seen at Heathrow airport lady Beckham was caught on camera carrying a gold backed Apple handset that, according to her PR representative Jo Milloy is a "standard gold iphone available to buy for less than 1k."
Whilst splashing out £22,000 on a customised handset might seem extravagant to some, it is reletivelty cheap compared to a number of Hughes’ modded creations that have featured on T3.com in the past. In recent months Hughes’ £40,000 T-Rex tooth touting iPhone followed the world’s most expensive iPhone 4 that thanks to over 100-carats of 500 individual flawless cut diamonds weighed in at hefty £5 million.
As well as decking her iPhone out in a shade fitting with hubby’s golden balls, Beckham’s gold Apple handset was snapped sporting a very personal lock screen image as David Beckham can be seen posing topless for his wife.
Which of Stuart Hughes’ handset adaptations has most piqued your interest in high-end smartphone customisation? Let us know via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds. Via: DailyMail This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| £22,000 Gold iPhone 4 spotted touted by Victoria Beckham Posted: 09 Feb 2011 08:12 AM PST 24-carat gold iPhone 4 spotted Victoria Beckham, former Spice Girl and spouse of England football legend, David, has been spotted touting a gold iPhone 4.
Seen at Heathrow airport lady Beckham was caught on camera carrying a gold backed Apple handset that, according to her PR representative Jo Milloy is a "standard gold iphone available to buy for less than 1k."
Whilst splashing out £22,000 on a customised handset might seem extravagant to some, it is reletivelty cheap compared to a number of Hughes’ modded creations that have featured on T3.com in the past. In recent months Hughes’ £40,000 T-Rex tooth touting iPhone followed the world’s most expensive iPhone 4 that thanks to over 100-carats of 500 individual flawless cut diamonds weighed in at hefty £5 million.
As well as decking her iPhone out in a shade fitting with hubby’s golden balls, Beckham’s gold Apple handset was snapped sporting a very personal lock screen image as David Beckham can be seen posing topless for his wife.
Which of Stuart Hughes’ handset adaptations has most piqued your interest in high-end smartphone customisation? Let us know via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds. Via: DailyMail This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Nintendo 3DS UK price drops to £197 courtesy of Tesco Posted: 09 Feb 2011 07:15 AM PST Sub-£200 3DS offer lasts just two days Retail giant Tesco has unveiled the UK’s cheapest price for the Nintendo 3DS to date with the glasses-free 3D console available for pre-order priced just £197.
Undercutting supermarket competitor Sainsbury’s by £2.99, the Tesco offer sadly runs only until tomorrow, Thursday February 10th, with wannabe 3DS owners looking to make use of the sub-£200 price tag required to first obtain a special code from VoucherCodes.co.uk.
Yesterday saw the official unveiling of the full list of 3D titles that will launch alongside the 3DS console in the UK on March 25th. Joining the likes of Ninty’s very own Pilotwings Resort and nintendogs in the 13 strong list of titles will be the sporting powerhouse Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 and the console classic Super Street Fighter IV.
Is the Nintendo 3DS’ price tag an acceptable sum to fork out for glasses-free 3D gaming or is the new £197 mark still too high? Share your views on the console’s imminent arrival with us via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
Via: CVG Nintendo 3DS games video: Hands-on
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| HTC Flyer tablet to launch in Q1 following MWC unveiling Posted: 09 Feb 2011 06:36 AM PST HTC tablet to land Q1 as company fails to wait for Android 3.0 HTC has rushed the final production stages of its upcoming first tablet release to ensure it hits stores in Q1 following a MWC 2011 unveiling, latest reports suggest.
Believed to be dubbed the Flyer, HTC’s first tablet device is reported to have rushed through early production runs at Pegatron in a bid to launch in the opening quarter of 2011 and arrive before the expectedly crowd pleasing Apple iPad 2.
One victim of the early tablet push, however, could see the Flyer launch running version 2.3 of Google’s Android mobile operating system, Gingerbread as opposed to the tablet-attuned version 3.0, Honeycomb, which is currently readying for arrival aboard the Motorola Xoom.
What is more important to you in the first HTC tablet, its OS or imminent arrival? Share your thoughts via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
Via: Slashgear This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Catholic Church approves virtual confession iPhone app Posted: 09 Feb 2011 06:00 AM PST The greatest development in religion since Catholicism Wow! and the Buddy Christ. The Catholic Church has approved an application which allows users to confess their sins on the go without visiting the dreaded confession box.
Confession: A Roman Catholic App offers Jesus-followers a personal conscience profile based on their age, sex, job and marital status, while helping them deal with their earthly misdemeanors.
The £1.19 app, is a step back towards the box for at those who've not confessed to a priest in a while rather than a replacement for the Holy Sacrament.. When partaking in the virtual confession, believers can choose from a list of sins or add their own, while choosing from seven different acts of contrition. More importantly it supports the iPhone's Retina Display.
A spokesperson from the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales told BBC News the app was a "useful tool to help people prepare for the Sacrament of Reconciliation". The Church believes in embracing new technology and this creative app will hopefully help people to make a good confession."
It is thought to be the first time the church has approved an app, which is part of the Pope's drive for catholics to "make good use of their presence in the digital world."
We still think the Buddy Christ (pictured) would have a greater chance of bringing the faith into the 21st Century though.
Link: iTunes This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Internet-connected TV service YouView delayed until 2012 Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:53 AM PST YouView heads announce IPTV service is to be pushed back to 2012 The upcoming internet-connected TV service YouView has been hit by further delays as its makers announce the platform will now miss its 2011 intended release date, instead being pegged for a 2012 arrival.
Formerly known as Project Canvas, the ongoing plans were originally scheduled to launch back in 2010 before being struck by a number of issues, most notably the departure of the service’s mastermind, Anthony Rose, who moved on to Intel seemingly taking YouView’s forward momentum with him.
Talking with TechRadar a YouView spokesperson added: "We keep all timings under review and our priority is to ensure we get the product right. Development of YouView is progressing well and our shareholders are fully supportive of our strategy for delivery."
Has the original excitement and novel nature of YouView worn off to be replaced by tired, disinterested waiting? Share your thoughts on the IPTV service with us via th eT3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
Via: TechRadar This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Your Tweets no longer private according to PCC Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:51 AM PST
Thanks to a recent ruling by the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) your tweets on Twitter are now public. The news comes after Sarah Baskerville, a manager at the Department of Transport had her tweets – which, according to reports were openly critical of the government, and referred to a training course instructor as “mental” – were published in the Daily Mail and Independent on Sunday. Baskerville insisted these comments were strictly for her 700 followers, but the PCC ruled that, in fact, “the potential audience for the information was actually much larger than the 700 people who followed the complainant directly, not least because any message could easily be retweeted.” Maybe it’s time to set your social networking privacy settings to, “so secure that not even a seasoned Daily Mail hack can see them.”
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| Sony NGP release date and price leaks in the US Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:21 AM PST
Release date and pricing information for the recently announced Sony NGP, formerly the PSP 2, has leaked with the portable console surprisingly set to hit the US next year.
Leaked via a snapshot of an internal database screen from retailer GameStop the emerging information, if accurate, would see the pocket-friendly Sony NGP hitting US stores on January 1st 2012 with a $299.99 price tag.
Officially announced late last month the Sony NGP is set to reinvigorate the stoic PSP with a tantalising selection of new features and credentials that will include a 5-inch 960 x 544p OLED touchscreen display, touch-sensitive back, dual analogue sticks, cameras both front and back, a chip which Sony says is the most advanced available and the connection selection of 3G, GPS and Wi-Fi options.
Information on a UK arrival time or pricing is still unknown.
Would you be tempted into buying a Sony NGP if it hit the UK on New Years day or would the post-Christmas money constraints put you off? Share your thoughts via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
Via: CVG This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Pioneer Dreambook ePad F10 Windows 7 tablet announced Posted: 09 Feb 2011 03:24 AM PST Will it dual boot into Android? Here's hoping We had a little play with Panasonic’s VIERA tablet at CES in January, which means you'd be forgiven for thinking that fellow TV manufacturer Pioneer is getting in on the slate action with its own answer to the iPad. Think again: this - the Pioneer Dreambook ePad F10 - actually comes from Pioneer Computers, not the premium home cinema company of the same name.
Despite looking almost exactly the same as the iPad, the Dreambook does differ quite a bit. For a start, Pioneer has chosen to stock it with Windows 7 (although there are claims that it’ll dual boot with Android), and it’s a 10.1, 1024 x 600 resolution display. On top of that there’s a 1.3-Meg camera, an SD card slot and an 8 hour battery life. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Buckingham Palace rule out 3D Royal wedding broadcast Posted: 09 Feb 2011 03:08 AM PST 3D adoptors will not get Royal wedding content The upcoming royal union between Prince William and Kate Middleton will not be broadcast in 3D as widely expected, Buckingham Palace has revealed.
Despite Sky’s best efforts to secure 3D broadcast rights to the most anticipated Royal wedding of a generation, the Palace has deflated hopes of an extra-dimensional offering with Patrick Harrison, press secretary to the Prince of Wales announcing via email: "I'm afraid I have to say that we have decided not to progress with 3D coverage of the service on this occasion.”
With a number of events from the upcoming 2012 Olympics being planned for the 3D treatment in order to archive the footage for future generations it is disappointing that the Palace would deem the emerging tech’s small audience base a reason not to take the opportunity to offer iconic footage for the future.
Harrison concluded: "I know you have all become increasingly enthusiastic about 3D and I'm sorry that this will come as a disappointment.” Adding: "I hope you feel the process we have gone through will be helpful for other live events and of course we do not rule out facilitating 3D at some point in the future."
This teased “point in the future” could well relate to the Queen’s speech which Sky, who filmed a mock wedding in 3D in attempt to seal the Royal wedding rights, will be involved with alongside the BBC and ITV for the first time in 2011.
What are your views on the Royal wedding not being filmed in 3D for current broadcasting or future archives? Let us know via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
Via: TheGuardian This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Google Translate iPhone app official Posted: 09 Feb 2011 03:00 AM PST Updated app builds on three-year-old web app. Google has just confirmed its iPhone translation app is now sitting pretty in the App Store. The add-on, available until now as web app for Apple’s blower, lets you speak or write a phrase, before being translated into your language of choice.
If you want to use the speech input function, there are 15 languages available. That means you can can gabble into your phone and it’ll work out just what you’re saying. You can choose to either have words translated into text, or spoken back at you by your blower in 23 different languages.
Text can be enlarged to make reading easier. If you’re a lazy British linguist, this also means you can simply shove the phone in someone’s face and hope they understand. The app also eliminates the infuriating trend of speaking slowly and loudly in English until someone, anyone, understands.
The Google Translate iPhone app is up for grabs now. Take a look and let us know what you think on our Facebook and Twitter pages. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| MWC 2011: HTC Wildfire 2 spotted in promotional video? Posted: 09 Feb 2011 03:00 AM PST HTC Facebook page begins MWC 2011 countdown A new HTC smartphone has been spotted in an official video which currently features on the manufacturer's YouTube stream.
In the HTC Innovation TV commercial, a man is seen picking up a rock on the beach before it transforms into a phone sharing strong similarities with the HTC Wildfire, albeit with the lack of an optical pad.
HTC has also been teasing fans on its Facebook page with an interactive banner that reveals the message, "Welcome to our HTC Facebook page! Big things are happening stay tuned". There is also a countdown to the 14th February when the mobile-maker plans to show off its new devices.
Amongst the hottest MWC 2011 rumours, HTC is being tipped to unveil its first tablet device currently known as the 'Flyer', the HTC Desire 2, and possibly a range of HTC Facebook phones.
T3 will be all hands on deck at MWC 2011, so we will let you know exactly what HTC goodies you'll be getting all excited over in the coming months.
You can see the HTC Innovation TV commercial below.
Link: Engadget
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| Nokia CEO: "We are standing on a burning platform" Posted: 09 Feb 2011 02:00 AM PST Stephen Elop says Nokia is losing out in almost every area of its business. Nokia’s Stephen Elop was brought in as CEO to freshen up thinking at the Finnish phone maker. And boy does he not mince his words. In an outspoken and frank memo to staff at Espoo, Elop has claimed that Nokia is, “…standing on a burning platform,” facing a battle in all fronts as it loses out in top, middle and bottom range markets.
Elop starts by explaining, “…we have multiple points of scorching heat that are fuelling a blazing fire around us,” before going on to be brutally honest about Apple’s success. He says Cupertino now owns the top-end smartphone market and that in four years they have “changed the game” and that Nokia, “…still don’t have a phone that is close to their experience.”
That’s explosive enough, but Elop then turns his attention to Android, which he says now has the middle ground stitched up. “In about two years, Android created a platform that attracts application developers, service providers and hardware manufacturers. Android came in at the high-end, they are now winning the mid-range, and quickly they are going downstream to phones under €100.”
He even says that Nokia’s traditional stronghold, developing markets, is being battered by local manufacturers in China, who are able to undercut the Finnish phone giant.
Elop is clearly not impressed by what he’s seen so far at Nokia. He says, “We fell behind, we missed big trends, and we lost time. At that time, we thought we were making the right decisions; but, with the benefit of hindsight, we now find ourselves years behind.”
MeeGo is also given both barrels. “We thought MeeGo would be a platform for winning high-end smartphones. However, at this rate, by the end of 2011, we might have only one MeeGo product in the market.”
Elop is preparing to reveal big changes at Nokia’s Capital Markets Day in London this Friday, before new phones are outed at MWC. Word is a tie-up with Microsoft is on the cards, with a Nokia Windows Phone 7 effort a real possibility.
What do you make of Elop’s blistering attack? Has he nailed it? Tell us what you think on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Via Engadget This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| News@10: 3D Royal wedding plans and confessions app Posted: 09 Feb 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. WednesdaySOCIAL NEWS @Bluhalo - Britain rules that Tweets constitute public information
GAMING NEWS @BBC - Boy from Strood runs up £1,000 Xbox bill
MOBILE NEWS @FinancialTimes - Smartphone shipments surpass PCs
3D NEWS @TechRadar - 3D Royal weddding plans ruled out
APP NEWS @BBC - Catholic church gives blessing to iPhone confessions app
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| Posted: 09 Feb 2011 01:11 AM PST Report details specs and confirms Retina Display is MIA. Production lines have finally started rolling for the iPad 2. That’s according to the Wall Street Journal, which has garnered the news from, “people familiar with the matter”.
These same insiders say that the next-gen tablet will be thinner than the current iPad, with a faster processor, beefed up graphics and greater memory. The sources also confirm that the iPad 2 will pack at least one camera, with video conferencing being put front and centre on the new device.
However, there will be on Retina Display on board, with the screen said to match that of the firs-generation iPad.
The WSJ has no word on just when we’re likely to see the iPad 2 get the official nod from Apple, with Cupertino refusing to respond to the claims. With the new slate now being assembled, the chances of that rumoured end of February event, followed by a March release, look increasingly likely.
For more on the iPad 2 and all the latest gadget news and gossip, head over to our Facebook and Twitter pages now.
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| Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:50 PM PST Business-only offering as Dell follows HP's Windows tablet lead. Dell has confirmed it’s working on a Windows 7 tablet and will release the Microsoft-backed effort later this year. But like the HP Slate before it, this will be a Windows tablet that only business types can lay their hands on.
Revealed during an event to showcase the PC maker’s latest business machines, Dell’s Windows 7 tablet is set to rock a 10-inch screen, with workers who need “greater mobility” the key target.
That means this will not be widely available to tablet fanatics around the globe. Some would say that’s a blessing seeing as Windows 7 is hardly the ideal OS for using on touchscreen tablets. With the iPad 2 coming, a string of Honeycomb devices not far behind and the much-vaunted PalmPad to follow, Dell would clearly have a hard time selling a Windows 7 tablet to the masses.
Is this a gadget worth getting het up over? Or just another attempt to prove Windows 7 works away from the desktop? Tell us your thoughts on our Facebook and Twitter pages now.
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| E7 our most important smartphone of 2011, says Nokia Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:38 PM PST Forthcoming MeeGo phones take a back seat according to Nokia exec. MeeGo, Symbian updates, a deal with Microsoft? You’d be forgiven for thinking these were Nokia’s most important issues in 2011, especially after new CEO Stephen Elop claimed the Finnish phone maker was “standing on a burning platform”.
But in smartphone terms, one Nokia exec thinks a blower unveiled back in September last year and only now hitting shelves is the company’s major priority in 2011.
Speaking to Finnish newspaper Kauppalehti, Ukko Lappalainen, a senior player at Nokia said, "The E7 is by far the most important model for us this year when looking at sales expectations." While the E7 is undoubtedly top notch, with a capacious 4-inch screen, QWERTY slider and rock solid design, this may seem surprising.
But with Nokia keen to recapture past glories in the smartphone arena, it’s perhaps not so much of a shock that it’s putting its faith in an already outed mobile, rather than one rocking MeeGo, or even one using Windows Phone 7. The latter is something gossip hounds insist is about to happen.
Will you be buying an E7? Or are you waiting to see what Nokia has up its sleeve at MWC? Let us know on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Via Reuters This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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