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• News@8pm: iPad2 release, iPhone 5 blueprints
• Samsung updates 7000/8000 TV ranges after T3 review
• Weird News: Apple gets lazy, lizard made to do something
• Win best gadgets in Apple vs Android battle
• Sony launches My Daily Clip app for iPhone
• Project iPad magazine coming to Android for free?
• MacFormat launches design-your-own app comp
• iPhone 5 pictures: Bigger screen revealed?
• Seized PS3s released, LG fined
• iPad 2 launches today in US Apple stores
• PSP 2: Sony NGP coming to Europe November 11th?
• iPad tablet share slips to 73 per cent
• News@10: iPhone 5 larger display and Galaxy Tab ad
• Apple and Canon plotting tie-up?
• White iPhone 4 release next month?
• Sony readying 3G-packing compact camera

News@8pm: iPad2 release, iPhone 5 blueprints Posted: 11 Mar 2011 12:00 PM PST Posted by Richard Wordsworth on Fri 11 Mar 2011 Welcome to your nightly round-up of the day's news and goings on courtesy of T3.com. No prizes for guessing today's top story: at Apple stores across the States today, folks have been lining up in their thousands to get their mitts on Apple's latest wunder-gadget, the iPad 2, despite reports that Apple's share of the tablet market has dropped to 73% in the wake of the Android onslaught. The first iPad 2s went on sale at 5pm UK time, so keep your browser pointed toward T3.com over the weekend for all the breaking news. Meanwhile, you can check out our exclusive hands-on video below. Apple fans were further spoiled today by the leaking of several blueprints reportedly showing off the case of the iPhone 5. Real or bogus, those rumours about the next-gen iPhone and its enlarged screen are beginning to pick up some traction... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- App of the Day | QI An entire library of the Quite Interesting on your iPhone T3 App Chart | Top 10 iPhone Apps | QI review ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sony Next Generation Platform (or PSP2, as it was previously known) took another shaky step along the road to release with a rumoured November launch date. If the whispering of the internet is to be believed, the NGP will be released simultaneously in all markets in time for Christmas this year. Also in Sony gaming, the shipment of PS3s that have been sitting under legal lock and key in Holland after LG's claims that Sony pilfered its Blu-Ray technology have been released. LG are said to by paying Sony 130,000 Euros by way of compensation as well as facing hefty fines for any reticence in payments. And finally, don't let yourself be distracted by the release of the iPad 2 and leaked iPhone 5 design images. No, the real Apple question on everyone's lips is: "when can I snag myself a white iPhone 4?" OK, not really, but just for those three people still itching for the white version of a near-year-old mobile, the alabaster iPhone 4 apparently on its way next month. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apple iPad 2 Hands-on video   Source: T3 Tech videos  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Samsung updates 7000/8000 TV ranges after T3 review Posted: 11 Mar 2011 07:48 AM PST Posted by Mark Mayne on Fri 11 Mar 2011 Better image quality coming your way after T3 review Samsung has officially issued a firmware update for all series 7000/8000 TVs after a T3 review uncovered several issues with the previous firmware. Related links Samsung UE55D8000 review Samsung UE55D8000 pictures Expert T3 AV reviewer Steve May had been testing the Samsung UE55D8000 and uncovered a series of image quality issues with the flagship 8000 series 3DTV. May said: “Once we explained our test results to the Samsung UK team, the brand's engineers were contacted immediately and a detailed report of our findings was sent to Korea. Within 24 hours, Samsung were back in touch with revised firmware (v.1005). More firmware improvements will undoubtedly be forthcoming, but it was gratifying to be able to contribute to making this set even better before its retail release." The firmware update addressed two elements that had caused most concern during testing: Motion artefacts created by the set’s Motion Plus picture processor, and 3D crosstalk. “While not a silver bullet, it was clear that some improvements had been made, particularly with regard to minimising the ringing artefacts seen around moving objects. The differences were subtle but welcome, and reflect an enormous effort by the Samsung engineering team raise the bar in picture quality”, said May. Samsung has declined to comment officially. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Weird News: Apple gets lazy, lizard made to do something Posted: 11 Mar 2011 06:30 AM PST Posted by Adam Bunker on Fri 11 Mar 2011 We take a look at the more eccentric side of tech's last seven days... Playdoh car Imagine you’ve got a new car to tell people about. It’s a family car, with the emphasis on kids and space and fun and whatnot. Then someone gives you a tonne of money and a shipping crate full of playdoh with which to get said message across. What would you do? Probably this. Lizard delivers games Since we’re on the theme of weird marketing stunts, why not have a look at this, in which the musings of some deranged execs directly lead to a huge lizard being strapped to a wooden cart full of Xbox games. If that doesn’t make you want to buy Dragon Age II, we don’t know what will. Awesome keyboard slippers are awesome Geek accessories a go-go. While we wouldn’t advise against any prospective life partners catching you wearing these, there is something to be said for reaching that absolute pinnacle of geekdom – the apex of your nerdy leanings. Go forth, Sir (or Madam), and protect your feet in PC apparel like the social outcast that you are. Pen envy Look at you, with your rubbish pen. It’s rubbish. Our pen does all the normal pen type stuff (writing, eye-gauging, etc.), but is also a fork, a knife, a USB stick, a watch, a light, a screwdriver, a pipe, a toothbrush, a shaving blade, a nail clipper and a 13th century stone-built castle. Well it’s not the last thing, but it is all the others. Honest. 3D Swimsuits The unrelenting march of using 3D for smutty purposes continues unabated. This time it’s Sports Illustrated, the US national institution that once-yearly releases a swimsuit edition consisting largely of female sports stars in bikinis. Make it 3D and you will make it better, said the gods of all things slightly pervy. Call of Duty helps wartime trauma You’d have thought that Call of Duty’s non-stop, retina burning sensory overload would be among the worst things to show a battle-hardened ex-soldier. Research says otherwise, though, claiming that a bit of CoD before bed will help Private X drift off to a peaceful sleep, forgetting all about that time when he had to try and find his mate Joey’s legs. We Dare pulled from UK The ‘sexy’ Wii game aimed at adults who need a games console to tell them when to take their clothes off has been axed. We know, we know… we’re all a bit sad. Turns out that the prospect of bizarre gaming-related swingers’ parties (as advertised) was just too much for our polite British sensibilities. Sheen seeking young (tiger)blood As if struck by a rare moment of clear thought, international madman hero Charlie Sheen has realised that his tweets need sorting out and is on the hunt for a social networking intern. You’ve got 75 characters to explain why you deserve the job, which will last 8 weeks and presumably knock a good decade off your life. And finally… Apple’s getting lazy Ok, so technically this is from last week, but since the iPad 2 launches in the States today, we thought we’d share Conan’s flash of genius Re: the hyperbole-heavy announcement video:   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Win best gadgets in Apple vs Android battle Posted: 11 Mar 2011 06:00 AM PST Posted by Mark Mayne on Fri 11 Mar 2011 Get creative and win with Team Apple and Android Army T3’s very own campaign to find out what you think of the tech issue of the year is gathering pace, and nearly a thousand of you have already signed up to either Team Apple or Android Army and voted in our polls. Now a new challenge has arisen. We’ve got a prize pot of some of the best tech goodies around, and we want you to win them. Simply download and print the logos below, then use them in the most imaginative way you can think of…   Use ‘em as flyers, coasters, your living room wallpaper, anything you like - post a photo of your best efforts (and your worst) onto your team’s FB page. Our team of T3 judges will pick out the best efforts and reward you richly… Good luck – and may the best team – or army – win! - Android Army Logo - Team Apple Logo   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Sony launches My Daily Clip app for iPhone Posted: 11 Mar 2011 06:00 AM PST Posted by Chris Smith on Fri 11 Mar 2011 Can a clip from a classic tempt you into an iTunes download? Sony has launched an app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch which brings movie fans a free clip from the company's vast movie library every day.   My Daily Clip, which is available to download from the App Store now, will deliver a new clip to your device each day and, naturally, provide links to download the whole movie from iTunes.   More from the T3 App Chart Best iPad apps IMDb for iPad review iMovie for iPhone 4 review Our top rated iPhone apps Each clip is accompanied by a little trivia, while also giving the option to share it with friends via Facebook and Twitter. Clips from previous days can be easily searched for and found using the on-screen calendar.   The free application is a fab idea from Sony to expose more people to its online library and push movie downloads direct to a device. It's also a win-win for us downloaders, because even if we don't to download the movie, who's going to complain about a free, high quality clip from a classic movie arriving on our handset every day.   Be warned though, the Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez calamity known as Gigli is hidden in the line up, which may see the need for you to drown your iPhone in a cocktail of bleach spiked with cyanide. Just to be on the safe side.   Link: My Daily Clip app (via Macgasm)     This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Project iPad magazine coming to Android for free? Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:39 AM PST Posted by Michael Sawh on Fri 11 Mar 2011 The Daily rival heading to an Android phone near you Sir Richard Branson has exclusively revealed to T3 his plans for Project iPad magazine to be available on Android for free.   The billionaire entrepeneur who launched the digital magazine on the Apple App Store in November last year, told T3, "I think Project will have to be on Android to get the market."   Related links Richard Branson dreams of Apple merger Apple iPad 2 video Best tablet PCs 2011: iPad rivals Rory Cellan-Jones: The Daily iPad verdict Branson added, "All of us on iPad, I doubt we're making any money and so you need Android to get a bigger market. I suspect we'll see Project on both Android and iPad."   Expected to go head-to-head with Rupert Murdoch's The Daily iPad newspaper app, content for Branson's mag content ranges from business,culture, design, entertainment, travel and lifestyle.    Priced at £1.79  an issue, including "updating content", downloading a free reader app is also required to get the full Project experience.   Have you bought Project for the iPad? Do you think it is value for money? Let us know your thoughts via Facebook and Twitter.    -------------------------------------------------------- Richard Branson on Apple       Source: T3 Tech Videos --------------------------------------------------------   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

MacFormat launches design-your-own app comp Posted: 11 Mar 2011 04:00 AM PST Posted by Richard Wordsworth on Fri 11 Mar 2011 Top UK developer, MacFormat and Tap! team up to realise amateur app designer dreams. Would-be app millionaires big on ideas but small on technical skill will get their shot at Angry Birds-style riches with a competition from new App-centric magazine Tap! and MacFormat. Related links T3 App Chart: Best iPhone games iPhone takes market share from PSP and DS Games are the most popular iPhone apps, study reveals Entrants are being asked to jot down their ideas for their very own iPhone gaming app and send them over to the mag staffers for judgement. The winning entrant will have their app dreams realised by top UK indy developer Neon Play, and see their pockets lined with a tasty 25% of the profits. Reckon you've got the creative wherewithal to shake up the world of iPhone gaming? You can read all the fine print and download the entry PDF from the MacFormat website. Via: MacFormat     This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

iPhone 5 pictures: Bigger screen revealed? Posted: 11 Mar 2011 03:16 AM PST Posted by Richard Wordsworth on Fri 11 Mar 2011 Leaked technical drawings suggest a larger display and a thinner bezel. Worshippers at the font of Apple rumours were blessed today with another reported glimpse of the upcoming iPhone 5, thanks to Chinese tech site idealschina.com. Related links iPhone 5 rumours: What we know so far iPhone 5 release to follow May unveiling iPhone 5 leak: Bigger screen, thinner bezel iPhone 5 to get dual-core processor iPhone 5 to get NFC technology The images are what the site call "mold engineering drawings", used by designers as guides to create a gadget's outer casing. As the post on the site explained: "We just got what appears to be mold engineering drawings for iPhone 5. These would be used by case designers to create plastic, TPU, aluminum, silicone and leather cases." Click here to launch the gallery of iPhone 5 pictures The images suggest that the iPhone 5 won't differ hugely in form factor from its predecessor, the iPhone 4. In fact, the only obvious difference is that the screen now extends right to the side-edges of the device, no longer constrained by a bezel as found on the current gen iPhone. These are just pictures of the outer shell, mind. We've got a whole article on the whispered changes Apple is making under the hood. We've already touched on the idea of the next iPhone boasting a larger screen to cash in on the trend for bigger displays we saw at MWC (think Galaxy S2, LG Optimus 3D, Acer Iconia et al.), and the problems that might cause for Apple's leviathan collection of 3.7-inch optimised apps, but this rumour is one that's gathering some momentum. Real deal or fanboy trickery? Let us know via the T3 inbox or the T3 Twitter feed. Via: Idealschina.com     This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Seized PS3s released, LG fined Posted: 11 Mar 2011 03:12 AM PST Posted by Joe Minihane on Fri 11 Mar 2011 Blu-ray patent dispute continues but Sony now free to ship PlayStation 3. The PS3s impounded in Europe last week following an injunction won by LG have been freed, as the legal dispute between the two tech titans took another twist. A Dutch court last week ordered the seizure of all PS3 shipments in Europe as part of a Blu-ray infringement case. Related links PS3 Slim review: 3D and Blu-ray update PS3 images sharper than Xbox 360 PS3 Slim review   Now though, Sony is free to move the 300,000 PS3s, with plans to bring in more shipments in the coming weeks. To compound LG’s misery, it’s been fined €130,000 and told it must pay €200,000 for every day it refuses to hand over the money.   The tussle relates to LG claims over Blu-ray tech used in the PS3. When the consoles were seized, Sony feared that stocks of its best-selling console would dry up within a couple of weeks.   The legal wrangling is set to continue, so our advice? Buy a PS3 now if you’re after one, as this is one will run and run.   Via Gamesindustry.biz This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

iPad 2 launches today in US Apple stores Posted: 11 Mar 2011 02:42 AM PST Posted by Adam Bunker on Fri 11 Mar 2011 T3's man in the states is in line to pick up the slimmer 'Pad The bug day has arrived… for anyone who lives in America, that is. Apple are launching the iPad 2 (in white and black, remember) across the states today, at what will be 5pm UK time.   Related links Apple iPad 2 official after launch Apple iPad 2: Official pictures released Apple iPad 2: 10 Things you need to know Apple iPad 2: Pictures from the Apple event Apple iPad 2: T3's first impressions Apple iPad 2: Your verdict needed Apple iPad 2 confirmed for Orange, T-mobile Original iPad price slashed Apple iPad 2: Twitter reacts   The launch has already garnered street-long queues outside every US Apple store, and out stateside man Chris Smith is among them. He’ll be picking up an iPad 2 and legging it home ASAP this eve to post a bevy of exclusive content. T3 on the iPad 2 Over the course of this evening and Saturday, we’ll be posting an unboxing, exclusive pictures and several key video features on our first impressions and what to do when you first get hold of the tablet sequel. Stay tuned both to T3.com and the T3 Twitter feed. In the mean time, check out our video hands-on with the iPad 2, filmed at the London unveiling last week:       This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

PSP 2: Sony NGP coming to Europe November 11th? Posted: 11 Mar 2011 02:33 AM PST Posted by Richard Wordsworth on Fri 11 Mar 2011 Sony gear up for pre-Christmas Next Generation Portable launch in Europe. Gaming fans with long car journeys to wile away may not have (too much) longer to wait for the next generation PSP, the NGP (Next Generation Portable), with rumours surfacing today that Sony's answer to the Nintendo 3DS may hit European shores on November 11th. Related links Sony NGP PSP2 finally gets official NGP will not cost $599 says Sony President Sony NGP release date and price leaks Sony NGP gets 2GB and 4GB storage cards Sony PSP2 gameplay video of controls The rumoured pre-holidays release date comes courtesy of sources over at MCV, who report that Sony is planning to release the NGP simultaneously in all markets, despite previous speculation that only Japan would be seeing the device in time for Christmas. With a spacious 5-inch OLED touchscreen, touch-sensitive controls on the back and a processor Sony is claiming is the most advanced available, the NGP is looking like a strong competitor to Nintendo's glasses-free 3D handheld, the Nintendo 3DS, which will be released on March 25th. Via: MCV   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

iPad tablet share slips to 73 per cent Posted: 11 Mar 2011 02:05 AM PST Posted by Joe Minihane on Fri 11 Mar 2011 Galaxy Tab provides greatest competition The iPad’s share of the tablet space slipped to 73 per cent in the last quarter of 2010. That’s according to International Data Corporation (IDC), which says in a new report that tablet sales more than doubled to 10.1 million in the fourth quarter from 4.5 million in the third. Related links Apple iPad 2 official after launch Apple iPad 2: Official pictures released Apple iPad 2: 10 Things you need to know Apple iPad 2: Pictures from the Apple event Apple iPad 2: T3's first impressions Apple iPad 2: Your verdict needed Apple iPad 2 confirmed for Orange, T-mobile Original iPad price slashed Apple iPad 2: Twitter reacts   While the iPad cornered 93 per cent of the market in the third quarter of last year, the arrival of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab in October meant it faced stiffer competition in the run up to Christmas. Sammy’s slate took 17 per cent of the market in the last three months of 2010.   IDC has said though that demand for the Galaxy Tab has been “stifled” by the iPad, with the research types reckoning the arrival of the iPad 2 will help Apple maintain around 70 per cent share, even with the launch of a slew of new Android Honeycomb rivals.   Stay tuned to our Facebook and Twitter pages for more gadget news and gossip as it happens.   Via MacRumors This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

News@10: iPhone 5 larger display and Galaxy Tab ad Posted: 11 Mar 2011 01:20 AM PST Posted by Michael Sawh on Fri 11 Mar 2011 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. FRIDAY   IPHONE 5 NEWS @9to5Mac - iPhone 5 with larger display, iPhone 4 design, edge-to-edge screen, leaked in engineering     GALAXY TAB NEWS @TalkAndroid - Samsung launches Galaxy Tab commercial day before Apple launch     NGP NEWS @Engadget - Sony readying NGP for November 11th European release     ANGRY BIRDS NEWS @Phandroid - Angry Birds St Patricks Day update now available     WINDOWS PHONE 7 NEWS @Engadget -  Microsoft taking 'extra time' to make sure Windows Phone 7 copy and paste update is solid, targeting late March       Get more news, views and tech tips:    T3 on Twitter Direct your web attentions to twitter.com/t3dotcom for a feed of all the latest tech news and gadgetry goodness. We’ll also reach out for your opinions for future features, so have your brains ready.       T3 on Facebook Facebook.com/t3mag is our handle. Don’t worry though, we spend much less time growing Farmville crops and poking strangers than we do divulging tech info.       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apple iPad 2 hands-on video Apple iPad 2 review Hands-on        Source: T3 Tech Videos ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Apple and Canon plotting tie-up? Posted: 11 Mar 2011 01:12 AM PST Posted by Joe Minihane on Fri 11 Mar 2011 Rumours of hook-up between two tech titans abound. Apple and Canon are said to be prepping a tie-up, which could see the two work on new products. Details remain scarce, but a hook-up between the two could be mean some seriously smart new tech. Related links Best iPad apps Best tablets: iPad alternatives Apple iPad 2 review   The gossip comes from Canon Rumors, where the site’s Alex Johnson says, “I’ve received a few pieces of information about an upcoming collaboration between Apple and Canon. What that collaboration is hasn’t been spelled out to me. It could be with the upcoming Final Cut Pro 8, or maybe something more.”   Final Cut Pro would be a good fit for Canon’s top end camcorders and HD-loaded DSLRs. How this would work in practice though is unclear.   For more on this and the rest of the day’s gadget news and gossip, stay tuned to our Facebook and Twitter pages.   Via Canon Rumors This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

White iPhone 4 release next month? Posted: 10 Mar 2011 11:54 PM PST Posted by Joe Minihane on Fri 11 Mar 2011 Are we really about to see the white iPhone 4 in the wild? Salt shakers at the ready. An Apple watching analyst claims that the white iPhone 4 will take a bow in April, with Apple ramping up production this month following almost a year of delays. Related links Apple iPhone 4 review White iPhone 4 available through DIY kit iPhone 5 rumours: What we know so far   Ming-Chi Kuo of Concord Securities reckons Apple has fixed the problems it had with the white paint used to coat the blower. The imminent release of the white iPad 2 also means the white iPhone 4 could finally be about to make its debut.   The white iPhone 4 was initially pegged for release in June 2010, only to be pushed back until August and then into 2011. Just last month, gossip ramped up after the lightly-hued model showed up in gadget store inventories.   Is is too late for the white iPhone 4? Will you buy one with the iPhone 5 just a few months away? let us know what you think on our Facebook and Twitter pages.   Via Apple Insider This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Sony readying 3G-packing compact camera Posted: 10 Mar 2011 11:33 PM PST Posted by Joe Minihane on Fri 11 Mar 2011 Insider Cyber-shot plans revealed, as Sony looks to tackle smartphone snappers. Sony is rumoured to be working on a new Cyber-shot compact camera that packs in a 3G data connection. Word is the snapper will allow a certain amount of free 3G to upload a set number of snaps, while more frequent users would be charged. Related links Sony NEX-5 review Sony Alpha A33 review Sony NEX-5 hands-on   The news comes from a source close to Sony, speaking to the chaps at gdgt. The camera will most likely come with built-in access to the likes of YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Flickr, so you can shovel your shots directly onto your website of choice.   Of course, phones with cameras offer a similar deal, even if digital zooms mean they still can’t match up to their optical zoom-packing compact cousins. There’s no word on when this Sony 3G Cyber-shot will land, but the idea is certainly intriguing.   What do you make of Sony’s plans? Would you buy and use a compact with 3G smarts? Tell us your thoughts on our Facebook and Twitter pages.   Via gdgt This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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