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• Tech Week: HTC Sensation unveiled and iPad 3 rumours
• One in five smartphones NFC-enabled by 2014, says report
• Nintendo Wii 2 with HD and touchscreen controller at E3?
• Battlefield 3 needs 1 million "likes" to unlock new trailer
• App week: Photoshop Touch, Angry Birds wins big
• Google Panda update for search rolled out globally

Tech Week: HTC Sensation unveiled and iPad 3 rumours Posted: 16 Apr 2011 10:00 AM PDT Posted by Luke Johnson on Sat 16 Apr 2011 Yet another busy week in tech has past us by, here are our highlight from the past seven days, enjoy.   News of the Week HTC's new flagship handset has been the talk of tech town this week with the Taiwanese company officially unveiling the 1.2GHz dual-core HTC Sensation at a London-based press conference on Tuesday afternoon. Hours before the device was formerly unveiled, however, Vodafone leaked the Sensation, full specs and all, taking away some of the surprise. Following the device's arrival and in response to Vodafone's faux pas, Orange, O2, Three and T-Mobile all announced they will stock the HTC Sensation in June following the leaky red network's launch exclusivity.   Sticking with the new HTC device and a new revamped 3.0 version of the HTC Sense UI was unveiled alongside the HTC Sensation bringing a bevy of new features such as a smart app-touting lockscreen and 3D widgets to the popular skin. Whilst HTC's Android fans were excited by the arrival an official HTC announcement stating Sense 3.0 would not hit old devices later disappointed before the company flip-flopped on its own remarks stating the features of the UI would be available to existing handsets.    Apple's brushed under the carpet flop that never was, the white iPhone 4 looks set to finally be making it to market after analysts and sources close to the matter 'promise' the white iPhone 4 will launch this month. A bold claim that we can only hope comes to life. This was later backed up by the Wall Street Journal which claimed Apple confirmed the white iPhone 4 will land in April.   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ App of the Day | Battery Watch - Free Power Consumption Monitor Presenting you with battery monitoring that’s as deep or as shallow as you want it to be, appealing UI T3 App Chart | Top 10 BlackBerry Apps | Battery Watch Review ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Features of the Week The Apple iPad 2 might be no more than a few weeks old but that lump sleekly designed electronics is old hat compared to what we expect to see in the mooted iPad 3. Keeping you abreast of all the rumours and speculation circulating the next-gen tablet, we bring you Apple iPad 3 rumours: What we know so far. Enjoy.   With the London Marathon set to hit the capital's streets this weekend we have a bumper marathon feature offering for you here on T3. Kicking off with the best running shoes to get you through the 26.2 miles, we also have professional tips from World Record holding marathon runner Paula Radcliffe, former Olympian Steve Cram and the lovely folks at Six Physio.    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ T3 Podcast - The web's biggest audio gadget show The T3 tech team discuss the weeks top news and their gadget of the week, the Motorola Atrix T3 Podcast episode 178 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Reviews of the Week Following the unveiling of HTC's new flagship handset we have gone hands-on with the HTC Sensation to let you in on what we think of the dual-core device that will hit stores next month running the new version 3.0 of the company's hugely popular Sense user interface.   Want to be healthy with a bit of an electrical boost? Then have we reviewed the perfect gadget for you, the Eagle LSR-50 electric bicycle. Priced at £1750 the bike isn't cheap but does the 0 - 25kph boosting eco bike fill that price tag? Read on to find out what we think.   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Video of the Week | HTC Sensation review: Hands-on first impression We go hands-on with the recently announced HTC Sensation to bring you our first impressions Plus: Motorola Xoom unboxing | Google Chrome OS: Top 10 desktop apps reviewed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

One in five smartphones NFC-enabled by 2014, says report Posted: 16 Apr 2011 05:30 AM PDT Posted by Devina Divecha on Sat 16 Apr 2011 Cash? What's that? According to data revealed by Juniper Research, one in five smartphones will have Near Field Communication (NFC) technology by 2014. Related links O2 to launch NFC mobile payments app Google NFC mobile payments edge closer Mastercard embeds NFC technology into SIM cards iPhone 5 will have NFC, claims report Samsung Wave 578 launched with NFC connectivity NFC technology: a cashless society Juniper Research's forecast figures suggest that there will be 300 million NFC capable smartphones by 2014 all over the world. They foresee a quick adoption of the NFC technology by smartphone users. Juniper’s analysis shows that this growth will be driven in the short term by mobile network operators launching services in 20 early adopting countries before the end of 2012. Their data also points to France being the leader, followed by US and UK as the markets which will see early adoption of the technology. "Juniper's market analysis highlighted that, although there are still hurdles ahead, NFC prospects have been boosted by the succession of mobile operator and device vendor announcements," said author Howard Wilcox. "France is a case in point where operators expect to sell one million NFC devices this year," he added. North America will account for half of all NFC smartphones by 2014, followed by Western Europe. Would you use NFC technology to replace your existing method of payment? Tweet or post on our Twitter and Facebook feeds and stay tuned in for the latest news in the world of tech.     This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Nintendo Wii 2 with HD and touchscreen controller at E3? Posted: 16 Apr 2011 04:38 AM PDT Posted by Devina Divecha on Sat 16 Apr 2011 Find out soon whether the Nintendo Wii 2 will be HD or not. Rumours are rife that a completely new Nintendo Wii 2 will make its appearance at E3 2011 in June. Related links Nintendo Wii 2 to be announced at E3 in June? Wii 2: HD graphics needed above all else, say T3 readers Nintendo Wii 2 once Wii sells 45 million Nintendo Wii price cut imminent? Wii 2: Nintendo plotting surprise? Raunchy Nintendo Wii advert suggests sexual stimulation It's also being said that the Nintendo Wii 2 controller will have an HD screen on it, suggesting Ninty may have just listened to what T3 readers had to say about it. Said to be more powerful than the PS3 and Xbox 360, CVG has quoted a source, who said: "Nintendo's plans sound unreal. Publishers are already planning launch titles and it's all very exciting." "The hardware is even more powerful than current HD consoles and backwards compatible with Wii. The controller will be all-new and has a HD screen on it," the source continued. Will the heir of the Nintendo Wii is unveiled at E3? In addition, more rumours are spreading about a 2012 launch date. There has been no official comment yet on the unveiling or launch of the Nintendo Wii 2. Pop over to T3's Twitter and Facebook feeds and let us know when you think the Nintendo Wii 2 will make an appearance. Don't forget to follow us to get more tech news as it happens. Via: CVG     This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Battlefield 3 needs 1 million "likes" to unlock new trailer Posted: 16 Apr 2011 03:54 AM PDT Posted by Devina Divecha on Sat 16 Apr 2011 Do you like Battlefield 3 enough? If you want to see the next Battlefield 3 trailer a day ahead of schedule, you need to hit "like" on its Facebook page. Related links Best game trailers 2011: games we want right now Best games consoles 20 games to kill your relationship 50 best games series ever Best video games Ten video games banned around the world EA and DICE are giving eager gamers an incentive to like their page because if they hit 1 million likes before April 17, then a 12-minute trailer and a producer's commentary will be unlocked for fans. Landing on the Battlefield 3 page will show you a graphic that says "Mission: Like the page to help unlock the full trailer and producer's commentary early." While these trailers will be unlocked by April 17 anyway, it's an interesting social media marketing tactic used by them.  Currently, the number of likes the Facebook page for Battlefield 3 has received stands at near 760K, so it's just one-quarter away from the magic number of 1 million. Battlefield 3 will be released towards the end of 2011 for PC,PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms. What do you think about EA's social media campaign? Let us know at T3's Twitter and Facebook feeds and feel free to like us on Facebook to get more tech news coming your way.      This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

App week: Photoshop Touch, Angry Birds wins big Posted: 16 Apr 2011 03:00 AM PDT Posted by Chris Smith on Sat 16 Apr 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: Abobe announces Photoshop companions for iPad While this isn't the full version of Photoshop Adobe recently hinted at, these new Photoshop Touch apps, will certainly keep us busy for now. The three apps, Nav, Color Lava and Eazel will be out in May and will allow you to control your Photoshop toolbar, finger-paint on the iPad's touch screen and mix colours for use in Photoshop,  respectively.    Taptu knows what you want A new iPad news aggregator made a splash this week, claiming to be the "pre-eminent next generation news service" How's that you ask? Well Taptu for Apple iPad will allow users to intricately craft news streams tailored to their precise wants and needs from a global catalogue of RSS feeds and a search algorithm designed to allow users to discover content and sources relevant to their requirements.It's free from the App Store now, so give it a try   Dedication's what you need... If you wanna be a record breaker! Or perhaps just this simple iOS app. The Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition Arcade gives you the chance to set a gaming world record. Boasting six simple touchscreen, beat-the-clock type affairs you can earn a place in the record books.   Angry Birds comes to PSN, leaves records in ruins. In just three months on the PlayStation Network, Angry Birds has become the most downloaded game in its history. 'Quelle surprise', we here you snark? Yeah we thought the same. The game will also be taking over the Xbox Live platform on WP7 phones from May 25th, so stay tuned for more records. Oh, yeah. It also won App of the Year at the first annual Appy's   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ App of the Day | Battery Watch - Free Power Consumption Monitor Presenting you with battery monitoring that’s as deep or as shallow as you want it to be, appealing UI T3 App Chart | Top 10 BlackBerry Apps | Battery Watch Review ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   APP REVIEWS FROM THE T3 APP CHART: 10 iPhone Games you must have In amongst all this palaver about the Xperia Play, the 3DS and the Sony NGP, it's easy to forget that the iPhone is probably the most hap'nin handheld gaming device on the planet now. On the T3 App Chart we've reviewed a host of the top games for the platform, so do yourself a favour and make sure you have the best iPhone games installed on your device   iPad news apps In this week's news, we detailed the launch of Taptu for iPad; the self-proclaimed next generation news source. The iPad specialises somewhat in this sort of all, with Pulse News providing an excellent aggregator and a host of newspapers and magazines bringing you their content in a whole new way. Check out our best iPad news apps from the App Chart.   Can Windows Phone 7 compete? Apple and Android are surging ahead of the pack in the app stakes, but can the newest smartphone OS on the block hang with these heavyweights or is it punching above its weight? Check out the best Windows Phone 7 apps already competing for a shot at the big time   Link: T3 App Chart     This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Google Panda update for search rolled out globally Posted: 16 Apr 2011 02:30 AM PDT Posted by Devina Divecha on Sat 16 Apr 2011 The Google Panda has updated its search algorithm; does it work? The Google 'Panda' update that's supposed to change the search algorithm to weed out content farms has been rolled out to UK websites as well. The official Google blog says that since introducing the algorithm change, Google has received "a lot of positive responses about the change" and so now they've rolled out the Panda to all English-language Google users. Related links Google Chrome OS: top 10 desktop apps Google Nexus 2 gets Android 2.3 Gingerbread Google Nexus S review Google Nexus tablet incoming? Google Translate for iPhone app review Ten ways Google is taking over the world Amit Singhal, Google Fellow, said, "Based on our testing, we’ve found the algorithm is very accurate at detecting site quality." He also added that if anyone's website has been negatively impacted by the change to ensure the website is checked to follow Google's quality guidelines. "If you believe your site is high-quality and has been impacted by this change, we encourage you to evaluate the different aspects of your site extensively. Google's quality guidelines provide helpful information about how to improve your site." The Guardian links to a list of websites that have been hit by the new search algorithm and while we see a lot of content farms, tech websites also feature in the list, including sister website TechRadar. Other websites similarly hit include PocketLint, Electric Pig, PC Advisor and ITProPortal. Even Play.com has suffered a fall in Google rankings. In another surprise hit is Microsoft's Ciao, a shopping comparison website. The Guardian reports that Ciao's rank has fallen by almost 94% due to the new search algortihm. Content farms such as Ehow and About.com have also been negatively affected by the Panda update, which means we won't be seeing them high up on Google Search results. Websites on the list of search winners include Google's YouTube, Mashable, the Independent and Vimeo. The update will be tested but we can eventually expect it to be seen in other languages as well. Do you think the Google algorithm update is doing its job? Let us know what you think over at our Twitter and Facebook feeds and follow us for the latest tech updates regardless of whether we're hit by a Panda.     This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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