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- News@8pm:T3 Hot 100 lands and Xperia Play delays
- Weird News: 3DS Porn and Angry Birds Championship
- Sony unveils its first two micro radio DAB+ systems
- Adobe shows off real Photoshop for iPad app
- Robots to join the Japan Tsunami relief effort
- Android App Guide out now
- London Underground mobile network plans scrapped
- Blackberry Touch pictures leak ahead of unveiling
- Nike+ SportWatch GPS Powered by TomTom hits UK
- Major studios agree on $30 content streaming pricepoint
- Android tops Apple in the battle for T3 Hot 100 glory
- BlackBerry PlayBook: 3G tethering with any phone?
- First scratch 'n' sniff app released by Gordon Ramsay
- Samsung Galaxy Tab Wi-Fi out now for £299
- Sony Ericsson Xperia Play delays: 'supply chain issues' blamed
- News@10: Smartphone shopping and Man U Facebook
- Sony Music Unlimited on its way to NGP, PSP and Xperia Play
- Google moves to stop Android fragmentation
- HTC Desire Android 2.3 Gingerbread update incoming
| News@8pm:T3 Hot 100 lands and Xperia Play delays Posted: 01 Apr 2011 12:00 PM PDT Welcome to your nightly round-up of the day's news and goings on courtesy of T3.com. T3's Hot 100 is back for another year with the 100 gadgets we deem the hottest in 2011 spread out in all their glory for your perusal in a single location. Topping the list this year is... well, take a look and find out for yourself. One of the Hot 100 entries is the Nike+ SportWatch Powered by TomTom which officially hit UK soil today priced £179.
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Celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsay today launched the world's first mobile application to integrate scratch 'n' sniff features in cooperation with his range of Seriously Good sauces. On a completely different front, honest guv, we have colated the best tech April Fools Day pranks to do the rounds of the web in recent years.
Sony Ericsson's Xperia Play has officially launched today, well, sort of. Struck by delays to most of the major networks the PSP Phone has been hit by what Sony Ericsson has called freight issues. Another project stuck in its tracks today was the planned rollout of a 3G mobile network for the London Underground which has been abandoned due to finance and technical difficulties.
New BlackBerry Products have been making headlines in the past 24 hours with news that the BlackBerry PlayBook will support tethering from any mobile device joined by leaked pictures of the reportedly upcoming BlackBerry Touch handset, a device that will, as its name suggests, sport a touchscreen display. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Weird News: 3DS Porn and Angry Birds Championship Posted: 01 Apr 2011 09:04 AM PDT A look at the more eccentric side of tech world's last seven days 3DS Porn
Angry Birds Championship
MPs Tweet
Quadrocopters perform circus acts
$18,000 iPod Nano Watch
Surgical robot builds tiny paper plane Virtual Reality Fruit Ninja
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| Sony unveils its first two micro radio DAB+ systems Posted: 01 Apr 2011 08:33 AM PDT Sony launches the XDR-S16DBP portable radio and XDR-C706DBP clock radio Sony has officially unveiled two new DAB radios that mark the company’s first move into micro radios that support DAB+ channels.
While this may not be of massive use to UK users as we wait for DAB+ to hit our humble shores, the new Sony XDR-S16DBP portable radio and XDR-C706DBP clock radio will appease those eager waiting the enhanced digital broadcasting standard that is currently being rolled out across numerous European nations.
Both the XDR-S16DBP portable radio and XDR-C706DBP clock radio are available to buy now with each device capable of supporting up to 10 DAB and DAB+ channel presets plus another 10 FM audio offerings.
Are radios being replaced by PCs with iTunes accounts and iPod/smartphone docks? Share your thoughts via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Adobe shows off real Photoshop for iPad app Posted: 01 Apr 2011 08:09 AM PDT Would a fully fledged photoshop finally let us cast off the laptop? Adobe has signalled its intentions to bring an enhanced version of its Photoshop app to the Apple iPad by showing off a concept demo at the Photoshop World 2011 expo.
iPad owners can already lay their hands on the basic Photoshop Express app for the tablet, but that's nothing compared to this demo, which features multi-layered images, filters and the ability to edit multiple images without lag or delay.
The "Real" Photoshop for iPad demo even showcased a neat 3D animation which allows users to view all of the different layers and how they comprise the image. You can view a video demonstration of the app over at Photograhpybay.com
The new app, which has yet to be pinned with a release date, would give iPad owners similar functionality of that seen in the full suite and would surely demand a quite hefty pricetag.
For some media pros, especially those on the T3 team, one of the only reasons why it's still necessary to cart a laptop around to events rather than just work from the iPad is the need to use Photoshop, so a "real" iteration of the celebrated studio would really go a long way towards casting-off that bulky old work machine for good..
Link: Photographybay.com This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Robots to join the Japan Tsunami relief effort Posted: 01 Apr 2011 06:54 AM PDT This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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| London Underground mobile network plans scrapped Posted: 01 Apr 2011 06:16 AM PDT Funding and technical difficulties hit Underground mobile plans Plans to implement a mobile phone network across London’s Underground transport system ahead of next year’s Olympic Games have been scrapped due to funding issues and the technical complexity of the project.
Announced earlier this year the plans to transform the current Underground dead zone into a fully 3G compatible network have today been ditched much to the disappointment of London Mayor Boris Johnson who had pioneered the move and described the planned service as the “way to go.”
Announcing the abandonment of the plans a Transport for London spokesperson said: "The mayor and TfL made it clear that, given the financial pressures on TfL's budgets, any solution would have to have been funded through mobile operators with no cost to fare or taxpayers.” They added: “The parties were not able to agree a viable proposal, and the project is therefore not being progressed at this time."
Are you disappointed or pleased that the London Underground will not be added a phone network in the near future? Let us know via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
Via: TheGuardian This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Blackberry Touch pictures leak ahead of unveiling Posted: 01 Apr 2011 04:57 AM PDT Photos of a BlackBerry touchscreen phone codenamed Monaco/Monza appear online New pictures surfaced today of an unannounced BlackBerry touchscreen device believed to be codenamed Monaco and Monza, for the US and GSM versions respectively.
Described as "a thinner, faster and sexier BlackBerry handset", the device will pick up where the Storm 2 left off although it is rumoured to be cutting all ties from its largely disappointing older sibling.
- More pictures of the leaked BlackBerry Touch: Click Here
The OS is expected to be only a minor update to 6.0 with more focus on 'the cloud', requiring users to login with a BlackBerry ID in order to access cloud services such as remote-back ups, easier sharing of contact info and restoring devices.
With BlackBerry World coming up in May, RIM is expected to launch this new device along with three more touchscreen handsets - the BlackBerry Bold Touch, BlackBerry Curve Touch, and the BlackBerry Torch 2.
Are you looking forward to a bevy of new touchscreen Blackberrys? Let us know on the T3 Facebook and Twitter feeds.
Via: BGR This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Nike+ SportWatch GPS Powered by TomTom hits UK Posted: 01 Apr 2011 04:50 AM PDT GPS sports watch from Nike and TomTom jogs in to UK market Nike’s collaborating fitness gadget with GPS experts TomTom has finally launched in the UK as the Nike+ SportWatch GPS Powered by TomTom lands in stores and online priced £179.
For this hefty price tag users of the Nike+ SportWatch will be able to monitor a variety of performance statistics direct from their wrist piece as well as connecting to Nike Plus a 4 million member strong base of Nike touting fitness fans that the sportswear giant describes as “the world’s leading running community.”
- Check out the Nike+ SportWatch GPS Powered by TomTom at #20 in the 2011 T3 Hot 100
On the joint venture Managing Director of TomTom Consumer, Corinne Vigreux announced: "It is part of TomTom Consumer's strategy to move into the fast-growing sports and fitness market. This true partnership with Nike combines the strengths of two leading companies to deliver a game-changing product for runners."
She added: "Providing runners with accurate pace, distance and location information during and after their run gives them the information they need to better train and track their progress.”
Adding to Vigreux’s comment’s Nike’s VP of Digital Sport, Stefan Olander said: "The Nike+ SportWatch GPS is a game-changing product that furthers our commitment to provide all athletes with unparalleled motivation and the tools to get better.With more than 150 million runs logged since its launch in 2006, Nikeplus.com captures the pulse of the running world everyday.”
With a near £180 price tag are keen runners better off simply downloading a cheap application for their smartphones to monitor fitness rates? Let us know what you think via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Major studios agree on $30 content streaming pricepoint Posted: 01 Apr 2011 04:00 AM PDT This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Android tops Apple in the battle for T3 Hot 100 glory Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:38 AM PDT T3's 2011 Hot 100 goes live with a few surprises... Android has toppled Apple in the 2011 T3 Hot 100 with Google’s mobile OS supplying the basis for five of the year’s top 10 products.
Whilst only Apple’s second-generation tablet could break into the top 10 devices of 2011, Android smartphones and tablets fluttered in to the leading spots with a further 14 pieces of kit running the Google OS making the cut and taking the Android 2011 T3 Hot 100 tally to a hefty 19 entries.
The luxurious and highly desirable Cupertino tech giant has more than just the rise of Android to worry about, however, as hardware rival Samsung looks set to overtake Apple with eight of its latest products makeing the Hot 100 cut, two of which touched down within the top 10.
With the latest T3 Hot 100 now live and ready for your perusal, head on over to the Hot 100 website to see what gadgets, brands and markets will be creating the biggest buzz in 2011 and if your latest tech purchase is one you are going to rue or live to love.
If you think any of the Hot 100 gadgets should be a worthy winner of a 2011 T3 Gadget Award you can hit the nominate button to put it up for contention
Disagree with what we have chosen as the 100 hottest gadgets of 2011? Let us know what you would have put in the top spots via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| BlackBerry PlayBook: 3G tethering with any phone? Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:29 AM PDT ...Although that's not official from RIM Anyone excited about the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, but worried that they might not get the best experience if they’re not a BB phone owner need worry not: word has hit the internet that the tablet will be just as friendly to other mobiles as to RIM’s own devices.
BlackBerry PlayBook: Hands-on This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| First scratch 'n' sniff app released by Gordon Ramsay Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:17 AM PDT Mobile applications enter scratch 'n' sniff era with Seriously Good app Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and Comic Relief, creators of the range of Seriously Good cooking sauces have unveiled the world’s first scratch ‘n’ sniff smartphone app.
Having joined forces with leading olfactory and technological experts, the iScratchiSniff app marks a breakthrough in mobile applications and opens the door to a bevy of future, user immersive cooking and gaming applications.
Having help in the breakthrough of the first scratch ‘n’ sniff app, Professor of Otorhinolaryngology at the Royal College, Dr Mal Odorous said: “Research shows that when pleasant food odours are inhaled before mealtimes, the body responds with a physiological desire for that very meal – it’s fascinating!”
He added: “This new app combines cutting edge technology with the findings of my research to deliver a simple solution to the age-old problem of ‘what’s for dinner tonight?’ Wonder no more shoppers, because now there’s an app for that!”
What other applications would you like to see the new in-app scratch ‘n’ sniff technology rolled out across? Let us know via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab Wi-Fi out now for £299 Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:13 AM PDT Nab 3G-free version for £100 less than an iPad 2. The Galaxy Tab is almost six months old. But Samsung is looking to breathe new life into the old model, finally unleashing a Wi-Fi only model for just £299. You can nab the slate for that price now over at Amazon.
Still running Android FroYo, the Galaxy Tab has been outpaced by a number of new Android Honeycomb tablets, not least Samsung’s own Galaxy Tab 8.9 and Galaxy Tab 10.1, bith due later this year.
It’s unlikely that the Galaxy Tab will be updated to Honeycomb, as it lacks the hardware smarts Google requires for the new, tablet-centric version of its operating system.
That said, it’s still a sleek effort, and at £100 less than the entry level iPad 2, it has to be worth a pop if you like your gadgets cheap and cheerful.
Link: Amazon This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Play delays: 'supply chain issues' blamed Posted: 01 Apr 2011 02:12 AM PDT Vodafone, Three and O2 all delay devices, but others have it up for grabs now. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play will be released today at a string of mobile stores, including Orange and Carphone Warehouse, although the mobile maker has admitted that it’s been suffering from “supply chain issues”, meaning some networks won’t have the phones from the get go.
Yesterday, Three and Vodafone followed O2 in delaying the Xperia Play’s release. The latter is the only one to have claimed the problems with the phone are down to software bugs rather than problems getting the devices into the UK.
Sony Ericsson’s UK MD, Nathan Vautier, told the Telegraph that the mobile, known unofficially as the PlayStation phone, would be up for grabs “market wide” today.
The Xperia Play’s delays have grabbed plenty of headlines and the phone has received mixed reviews, with its design and build being called into question. Are you getting an Xperia Play? tell us over on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Via The Telegraph This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| News@10: Smartphone shopping and Man U Facebook Posted: 01 Apr 2011 02:00 AM PDT 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. FridayGOOGLE NEWS @TheTelegraph - Google 'not surprised' by Microsoft allegations
MOBILE NEWS @ITProPortal - Three UK introduces HSPA+ dongle
MOBILE NEWS @PCAdvisor - One in five smartphone owners shop using apps
SOCIAL NEWS @TechRadar - Man Utd explains its Facebook strategy
PRINTER NEWS @PocketLint - HP adds Google Cloud printing to ePrint range in time for Chrome OS
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| Sony Music Unlimited on its way to NGP, PSP and Xperia Play Posted: 01 Apr 2011 01:20 AM PDT Music streaming offering set to launch across number of platforms. Sony has confirmed that its Music Unlimited streaming service, currently sitting pretty on the PS3, will be available on the PSP “in a matter of weeks,” with Xperia Play and NGP compatibility to follow later this year.
The news comes from Sony Network Entertainment’s Shawn Layden, who told Eurogamer, “The heart of the offering here is that with the one account you can access this music on your TV, your PS3, your laptop, your Blu-ray player, and have your music follow you wherever you go.”
The service currently costs £3.99 a month for a basic plan, which gives you access to slected music channels, while a beefed-up premium package, with access to six million streaming tracks, costs £9.99.
Sony already faces stiff competition from Spotify, which is already available for Android and therefore the Xperia Play. Amazon’s new Cloud Player service also promises to give it a run for its money.
Will you use Sony’s Music Unlimited on your PSP? Or is it not worth paying for? Let us know what you think on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Via Eurogamer This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Google moves to stop Android fragmentation Posted: 31 Mar 2011 11:53 PM PDT Tweaks and changes must be run past Google first according to report. Google is looking to tighten up its Android operating system amid increasing concern that the OS is becoming too fragmented. That’s according to a Business Week report, which claims that Google is now demanding that any changes to the OS’s code be run past it first.
Word is that any tweaks to early release code have to be run past Android head honcho Andy Rubin, while the company is also using so-called “non-fragmentation clauses” to stop too many changes being made to the OS without its permission.
Google is also insisting that any partnerships formed around Android need to be given its seal of approval. Word is that some tech players are unhappy with the rules, saying it flies in the face of the open nature of the operating system.
Custom skins, such as Motoblur and HTC Sense, have meant Android updates have been difficult to roll out uniformly, while other manufacturers still insist on using older versions of the software with new phones. With these changes, Google is looking to make the whole implementation of Android much simpler from its end.
Can Google bring an end to fragmentation? Let us know what you think over on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Via MacRumors and Business Week This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| HTC Desire Android 2.3 Gingerbread update incoming Posted: 31 Mar 2011 11:36 PM PDT String of Desire-branded phones set to get software upgrade. Three has confirmed that it’s planning to unleash Android 2.3 Gingerbread onto the HTC Desire, with its punters likely to get the latest Google mobile software by the end of April.
While Three said on Twitter that it didn’t have official timescales yet, it’s widely believed that the update will be good-to-go by the end of the month. Gingerbread was fist released alongside the Google Nexus S back in December 2010.
The updated OS is snappier, crams in NFC support, a tweaked UI and improved copy and paste functionality. With Three pushing this update out, it’s likely that other networks will not be that far behind.
Can’t wait to get Gingerbread on your Android phone? Tell us all about it over on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Via Electricpig This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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