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• London Underground to give Wi-fi to 120 stations
• Sony Ericsson Xperia Play release delayed on O2 UK
• Hundreds queue to buy the Nintendo 3DS at midnight
• App week: Android Appstore arrives, iMovie review
• Tech Week: iPad 2 and Nintendo 3DS launch

London Underground to give Wi-fi to 120 stations Posted: 26 Mar 2011 05:51 AM PDT Posted by Devina Divecha on Sat 26 Mar 2011 Will 120 stations by wi-fi equipped in time for the London Olympics? By 2012, 120 London Tube stations will have Wi-fi hotspots, according to Transport for London. Related links Wi-fi on London Underground: trials begin at Charing Cross London Tube Deluxe for iPhone app review Tube map for BlackBerry app review Channel Tunnel and Tube mobile coverage incoming Tube alarm iPhone app to save you from delays London to get wi-fi on the Tube for the London Olympics The plans to roll out wi-fi to tube stations have gained momentum with the 2012 London Olympics around the corner. The connection currently used by 16 stations' staff will be made available to the public as part of the first phase of this operation before further expansion. Charing Cross is part of an ongoing trial, where passengers can avail of BT internet. However, wi-fi will not be available on the trains; just on the platform. TfL is on the hunt for bidders in time to debut the underground wi-fi service by summer of 2012. Have you used wi-fi at Charing Cross station; what are your thoughts? Let us know at T3's Twitter and Facebook feeds and follow us for tech updates. Via: TechRadar     This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play release delayed on O2 UK Posted: 26 Mar 2011 05:00 AM PDT Posted by Devina Divecha on Sat 26 Mar 2011 Looks like we'll have to wait for the white Xperia Play for a while longer The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play will not be released on April 1 by O2 UK, which we'll remind techies holds the honour of having exclusivity over the white Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. Stuart Hibberd, head of O2's testing team said his team's job is to ensure the phones are ready for the end-user market and that they rigorously test each handset. Regarding the Xperia Play, Hibberd said, "We’ve been testing the phone non-stop for weeks and have found some bugs in the software that, if they’re not fixed, means customers won’t have a great experience." Related links Xperia Play release to enhance Android gaming Sony Ericsson Xperia Play video Sony Ericsson Xperia Play hands-on pictures Android 2.3 Gingerbread: best features Xperia Play gets March 31st UK release date White Sony Ericsson Xperia Play exclusive on O2 UK He assures readers that these bugs will be fixed. He continued, "We’ve been working with Sony Ericsson to get these bugs ironed out, but haven’t been able to get them fixed in time for us to be able to launch the phone on April 1st as we originally planned." He reminded us that O2 UK will soon be selling the exclusive white handset, and promised updates on the delay. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is also known as the PlayStation phone, and boats a game controller panel with a touchscreen. It's powered up by Android Gingerbread. Other network operators offering the Xperia Play, such as Vodafone and Orange, have not yet announced any delays with the April 1 release date. Will you wait for O2 to release the Xperia Play? Let us know how this affects you at T3's Twitter and Facebook pages and follow us for the latest news in the smartphone world. Via: TechRadar     This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Hundreds queue to buy the Nintendo 3DS at midnight Posted: 26 Mar 2011 04:00 AM PDT Posted by Devina Divecha on Sat 26 Mar 2011 Nintendo 3DS consoles flying off shelves at midnight The Nintendo 3DS finally launched in the UK and its midnight launch attracted a large number of gamers. Related links Nintendo 3DS review Official Nintendo 3DS website launched Nintendo 3DS games Nintendo 3DS: everything you need to know Sony PSP2 vs Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS launch: reasons to buy Stores such as GAME, Gamestation, HMV and more opened their doors at midnight, and got hundreds of people queueing outside their stores to get their hands on the glassless 3D console. GAME opened 482 branches for a midnight launch as well as early the next morning. "Our GAME and Gamestation stores saw hundreds of gamers queue up to finally get their hands on the Nintendo 3DS," said head of UK comms and PR Neil Ashurst, to MCV. He also added that they've received great feedback about the 3DS living up to all the expectations. The Nintendo 3DS has both 2D and 3D modes in which to play games, and various stores were offering deals for the console for the midnight opening. It also broke Amazon's pre-order record. Check out the video of the Nintendo 3DS:     Source: T3 Tech Videos Where did you buy your Nintendo 3DS and did you queue up at midnight? Tell us at T3's Twitter and Facebook feeds and stay tuned in for more tech updates. Via: MCV     This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

App week: Android Appstore arrives, iMovie review Posted: 26 Mar 2011 04:00 AM PDT Posted by Chris Smith on Sat 26 Mar 2011 Every Saturday we round-up the week in mobile applications bringing you news of the biggest new releases across all major platforms and a host of reviews from T3's App Chart. Let's crack on... APP NEWS: American Amazon Android Appstore Arrives We've waited an age for the Amazon Appstore for Android, but unless we up sticks to the US we're going to have to wait a little bit longer. The rival to the Android Market is live in the US exclusively bearing Angry Birds Rio for free, but Amazon says there's no immediate plans to roll out the store in Europe. Check out our review of the Amazon Appstore from the US.   Angry Birds Rio is here... but just for iOS In light of the lack of an Amazon Appstore, Android owners in the UK are sans Angry Birds Rio.  But iOS device owners are quids in with the latest release from Rovio. The new game is a tie-in with the movie release of the same name and sees our favourite winged menaces head to Brazil to rescue some kidnapped pals. It's 59p for iPhone and £1.79 for the HD iPad version.   Color, a new photo-based social network According to $41m of Silicon Valley investment, this app is the next big thing. Color uses GPS and your phone's camera lens to create a photostream from people in your local vicinity and gives you the opportunity to connect with folks in your "elastic network" of people also posting using the app. So, for example if you're at a music festival and see a lot of folks taking pictures during the Kings of Leon set, you can comment on their photo and they'll have the opportunity to get in touch. Cool idea. We'll see if it takes off. It's available on iPhone now and coming to Android.   Apple removes 'gay cure' app Usually Apple is ahead of the game with the almighty whip of censorship, but it's taken them a while to get rid of this rather dubious entry to the App Store. The Exodus International app, which claimed to offer 'freedom from homosexuality,' has been removed after 150,000 people signed an online petition.   Keep an eye on your favourite blockbusters-to-be The world's favourite movie encyclopedia has greenlit its new iOS app which allows film fans to keep track on their favourite upcoming titles with the new Watchlist feature. The new upgrade also features and improved movie showtimes database and the chance to buy tickets via the site. There's also the joys of playing back trailers on your TV via AirPlay.   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ App or the Week | iMovie for iPad 2 Apple's movie editing suite arrives on the iPad T3 App Chart | Top 10 iPad Apps | iMovie review ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   APP REVIEWS FROM THE T3 APP CHART: There's AirPlay and then there's AirVideo If you're constantly hindered by the paltry 16GB storage on your iOS device and tired of the long hours converting your video files into an Apple-friendly format this app can solve both of those woes. AirVideo uses Wi-Fi to automatically convert files from your computer and play them back on your iPhone or iPad. Perfect if you're on a plane ride equipped with Wi-Fi.   An old-school platformer with new-school charm "Essentially, it's Mario diluted into bite-sized smartphone chunks" says our Android app expert of this 2D platform adventure. You are in charge of a little black monster who roams a 2D landscape eating diamonds and growing big and strong in the hope of being eaten by a bigger monster and moving onto the next level. They Need To Be Fed is a fun game, costs under a buck and our reviewer awards it an almost-perfect four stars.   If you're buying an iPad 2 today... Then this app has to be among the first you download for your shiny new tablet. The new iMovie app for iPad is a brilliantly self-contained package that allows you to shoot, trim, edit, add sheen, music and titles to your creation and then upload it to the www. directly from your iPad. If you don't believe us, check out this package produced completely using the device.   Link: T3 App Chart     This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Tech Week: iPad 2 and Nintendo 3DS launch Posted: 26 Mar 2011 03:00 AM PDT Posted by Richard Wordsworth on Sat 26 Mar 2011 The top stories from the past week in gadgets. News of the Week More as yet hush-hush handsets made early appearances this week, with the Samsung Galaxy S2 Mini appearing on a leaked spec sheet from Three, the HTC Pyramid popping up in some new spy shots and the HTC Evo 3D getting its specs spilled all over the interweb. The Nintendo 3DS arrived on the shores of Blighty with a midnight launch, and a designer from Microsoft has let slip that the next iteration of the Xbox will be with us by 2015. Also on the subject of gaming, we also heard that Duke Nukem Forever has been delayed. Again. In Apple news, the big A sued Amazon for its use of the term "App Store", while Apple themselves got into hot water when it transpired they had OK'd an app in their own App Store that offered to "cure" homosexuals. We also got solid (ish) information that a white and a silver model of the iPhone 5 will be available at launch. Finally, hundreds of devout Apple worshippers gathered outside the UK Apple Store ahead of the 5pm Friday Apple iPad 2 launch, and to reward them, we put out a special, free, iPad 2-centric edition of T3 for them to download. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- App of the Week | QI All you need to be the most "quite interesting" person at your next dinner party. QI full review | Top 10 iPhone apps | T3 App Chart ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Features of the Week With the iPad 2 launching this Friday, guess what our features of the week focussed on? We published our comprehensive guide to Apple's new tablet, as well as our new monthly guide to the best paid and free iPad apps available to download. And if you have just blagged one of the new iPads, here's T3's Team Apple's reccomendations on what to do the moment it's out of the box. With the other big launch of the week coming from Nintendo, we also released our top reasons to pick yourself up a 3DS. And if neither this nor the iPad 2 float your boat, we've also got pieces on the 11 great internet firsts and a DIY guide to becoming famous on Twitter. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T3 Podcast - The web's biggest audio gadget show This week, the T3 Team discuss the launch of the iPad 2 and the 3DS T3 Podcast episode 174 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reviews of the Week Of course this week we have an iPad 2 review, complete with video, to accompany the UK launch, as well as one for one of its strongest competitors, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. And if you do plump for Samsung's (or indeed Motorola's or LG's) tablet offering over the iPad 2, you'll be wanting to check out our Android Honeycomb 10 things review, too. Also on test was the week's other new arrival, the Nintendo 3DS. Finally, on the music front we reviewed ace DJ'ing tool the Korg Kaoss Pad Quad, and for those preferring to limit their choons to the bedside table, the cracking Pure Contour iPod dock and radio combo.   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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