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- News@8pm: PlayStation Vita release date & GTA V leaks
- Mac app news: Final Cut Pro X arrives on Mac App Store
- iPhone 5 release date set for August with dramatic redesign
- Apple rich enough to buy the entire mobile industry
- App developer Seesmic drops BlackBerry support
- HP TouchPad release date nears as tablet hits pre-order
- Sony PlayStation Vita release date leaks online
- PlayStation Vita games priced ahead of November release
- 3DTV to remain a 'novelty' with UK audiences
- Nokia Symbian Anna out next month
- Halo: Combat Evolved remake to include Kinect compatibility
- GTA V "well under way"
- Editor's Desk Competition clues: Win free gadgets
- HP TouchPad up for pre-order
- Black MacBook Air: Apple scraps plans
- Nokia N9 finally official
- Tech Today: Anonymous, LulzSec form hack alliance
| News@8pm: PlayStation Vita release date & GTA V leaks Posted: 21 Jun 2011 12:00 PM PDT
Welcome to your nightly round-up of the day's news and goings on courtesy of T3.com. Sony PlayStation Vita’s UK release date has been leaked today as November 4th, ready for the Christmas present rush. According to online retailer Shopto.net, games are set to be priced around £40. Sony were quick to respond that its “just speculation.”
In gaming news, Microsoft has confirmed that its anniversary remake of Halo: Combat Evolved will include support for the Kinect motion-gaming peripheral. In other exciting news, GTA V is “well under way” its creator, Take-Two, has confirmed.
The HP Touchpad is nearing release as Carphone Warehouse has launch it pre-ordering for the device prior to its July release date. Apple has confirmed that it was considered but then then dismissed plans to create a black-coat exterior update for the Macbook Air with the fear of sweaty palms given as the reason for its pre-release culling.
Nokia has finally unveiled the N9. Coming in three colours the device has added industry-first features to its interface allowing users to swipe any screen away gain access to the home menu. In addition, Nokia has confirmed that its Symbian Anna software for the N8s, C7s, E7s and C6-01s will be available from August. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Mac app news: Final Cut Pro X arrives on Mac App Store Posted: 21 Jun 2011 10:08 AM PDT
The tenth edition of the industry-standard suite is download only Apple has released the tenth version of its Final Cut Pro video editing suite and has made it available for download from the Mac App Store.
There's also the neat edition of the Content Auto-Analysis tool which will arrange your shots into types of scene when you import them into the project, which should allow everyone to locate the close-up they were looking for a little more easily.
The third new feature will be the most important for impatient video editors. Final Cut Pro X now includes background rendering which means you can continue to work, while your colour adjustments, transitions and keyframes tick along behind the scenes.
It's also built using 64-bit architecture which gives it a little more power beneath the hood and means that even those professional editors using 4K resolution video shouldn't have any problems working within the suite.
Final Cut Pro X is now a download-only piece of software will cost you £179.99 and is available to download from the Mac App Store Now.
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| iPhone 5 release date set for August with dramatic redesign Posted: 21 Jun 2011 09:13 AM PDT
Apple is reported to be readying a radically redesigned iPhone 5 for launch this summer with iOS 5 The Apple iPhone 5 is to be officially unveiled in August not September as previously reported and sport a dramatically refreshed form factor, new reports have suggested.
Refuting the repeated claims that Apple will wait until September to formally showcase the eagerly awaited iPhone 5, gadget blog BGR has proclaimed that “a reliable source” has “independently confirmed” the next-gen Apple blower will land this August with a “radical new case design.”
“Apple may hold an event in the beginning or middle of August to announce the new iPhone, with availability to follow in the last week of August,” the reported leakster claimed. Apple is expected to launch the iPhone 5 alongside the recently revealed iOS 5 later this year.
Will Apple unveil and launch the iPhone 5 in August or are we to be forced to wait until the autumn for the next-gen smartphone? Share your thoughts via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
Via: BGR This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Apple rich enough to buy the entire mobile industry Posted: 21 Jun 2011 08:17 AM PDT
Asymco reports, the success of the iPhone means Apple could buy all its competitors bar Samsung and LG in one swoop Apple has enough money in the bank to buy out all of its mobile industry competitors and single-handedly rule the smartphone scene, an industry analyst has revealed.
With Apple set to have a reported $70 billion (£43.19 billion) in the bank when the year's second quarter comes to a close at the end of the month, Horace Dediu of analyst firm Asymco has calculated that the Cupertino giant could buy outright all of the companies rivalling its iPhone handset.
With Apple announcing earlier in the year that it had shifted 18.65 million iPhones during Q1 of 2011, marking year-on-year growth of 113 per cent, Dediu predicts Apple’s cash reserves will continue to grow as its share of the mobile industry increases.
“The more remarkable thing is that as market values of phone vendors continue to decline, Apple’s cash will continue to grow dramatically. Indeed, a time may soon come when Apple’s cash will be worth more than the entire phone industry.”
Who is Apple’s biggest challenger in the Smartphone market, Samsung? Nokia? HTC? Share your thoughts via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
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| App developer Seesmic drops BlackBerry support Posted: 21 Jun 2011 07:31 AM PDT
App developer Seesmic has dropped as BlackBerry support in order to focus its efforts on iOS, Android and Windows Phone 7 platforms Developer Seesmic has announced it is to drop support of all Blackberry platforms adding to a troublesome few weeks for RIM that has seen share prices tumble and PlayBook sales struggle.
Today, however, potentially brings the most telling sign things to come for BlackBerry with Seesmic, famed for its twitter application, revealing it is dropping support for Blackberry products. In its blog the software developer announced: “Effective June 30th, Seesmic will discontinue support for Blackberry in order to focus development efforts on Android, iOS and Windows Phone 7.”
One possible reason for Seesmic's jumping ship could be the recent confirmation of an official Twitter application for the BlackBerry PlayBook with sales of the tablet failing to impress despite 500,000 units being shipped in the US during Q1 prior to the device's UK arrival last week.
Is the Blackberry platform falling behind the competition into the mire or did Seesmic simply know when it was beat? Let us know what you think via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
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| HP TouchPad release date nears as tablet hits pre-order Posted: 21 Jun 2011 06:49 AM PDT
Carphone Warehouse has made the Hp TouchPad available for pre-order ahead of a July release Retailer Carphone Warehouse has opened pre-orders for the upcoming HP TouchPad tablet with the webOS device set to start shipping next month.
Offering the 16GB and 32GB storage renditions of the HP TouchPad for £399 and £479 respectively, Carphone Warehouse has confirmed that it will stock the currently Wi-Fi only tablet device next month with pre-orders open from today.
Sporting Flash 10.1 and HTML 5 web compatibility, the TouchPad is to feature the benefits of both the iOS and Android platforms yet boasts a considerably smaller offering in its respective app store.
Can the HP TouchPad challenge the likes of the Apple’s iPad 2 and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1? Let us know what you think via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
Via: TechRadar This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Sony PlayStation Vita release date leaks online Posted: 21 Jun 2011 04:49 AM PDT
Sony PlayStation Vita release date has been leaked by online retailer Shopto.net as November 4th The release date for the upcoming Sony PlayStation Vita has leaked online with the next-generation portable games console reportedly heading for a pre-Christmas November 4th release date in the UK.
Revealed by online retailer Shopto.net which has leaked release information on 20 PS Vita launch titles including their £39.99 price tag and November 4th availability, the tipped arrival time will see the Sony handheld land perfectly timed for the Christmas shopping rush.
Although Sony has pegged the mooted November 4th release date as merely “speculation”, the reported well timed, generously priced launch with titles such as LittleBigPlanet and WipEout 2048 would no doubt see the Vita touchdown as a festive must have.
Will we see the PlayStation Vita hit the UK on November 4th or will we be let waiting until the New Year? Share your thoughts on the matter via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
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| PlayStation Vita games priced ahead of November release Posted: 21 Jun 2011 04:22 AM PDT
Online retailer Shopto.net has revealed the pricing of the games for the upcoming Sony PlayStation Vita console ahead of their November release PlayStation Vita games are set to cost users of the next-gen portable gamer £39.99 apiece, leaked prices from an online retailer have revealed.
Naming 20 launch titles for the PlayStation Vita, online retailer Shopto.net has revealed that games for the follow-up to the PlayStation Portable will cost £39.99 each with a November 4th release date also handed to the yet confirmed titles.
Despite Shopto’s online pre-order listings, Sony has been keen to stress that the title’s pricing and release dates are far from confirmed declaring it has “not made any announcements about software pricing, so that’s just speculation.”
What games would you like to see hit the PlayStation Vita and is £39.99 too expensive for a portable game? Let us know what you think via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
Via: MCV This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 3DTV to remain a 'novelty' with UK audiences Posted: 21 Jun 2011 03:40 AM PDT
3DTV is to remain a novelty with 3DTV owners in the UK 3DTV is to remain a “novelty” viewing experience for UK audiences despite the investment broadcasters and manufacturers have put into the extra dimensional tech, industry analysts have claimed.
With 11 million UK households expected to tout a 3D capable TV by 2016, the three dimensional viewing technology will hit the mass market, however, less than half of this figure are expected to utilise the 3D experience, a forecast by Informa Telecoms and Media has revealed.
He added: “Despite this, public reaction has been mixed – due to both a lack of content and a simple failure of the public to engage with what is, essentially, a new type of viewing experience.”
Whilst less than half of 3DTV owning consumers are expected to watch 3D content in the future, a reported 90 per cent of the 125,000 early adopters who snapped up a 3D capable TV last year remain an ‘active’ audience for the extra dimensional shows.
Speaking on his belief that 3D ability is more of an industry expectation that a consumer want, Thomas stated: “Irrespective of existing public demand for 3D, major set manufacturers (Samsung, LG, Panasonic, et al) increasingly see 3D capability as a feature that they must include in their sets, or the perception will be that rival manufacturers are producing a technically-superior product (with 3D included).”
Is 3D the future of the home TV experience or is it a novelty that will come to pass and remain a ‘special event’ technology? Share your thoughts via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
Via: TheTelegraph This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Nokia Symbian Anna out next month Posted: 21 Jun 2011 03:03 AM PDT
N8, C7, E7 and C6-01 will all start shipping with new software. If the MeeGo-packing N9, announced officially overnight, hasn’t set your juices flowing, perhaps the news that Nokia’s spanking new Symbian Anna software is due for rollout will.
The boost to Nokia’s old-school smartphone platform will be sitting pretty on all Nokia N8s, C7s, E7s and C6-01s that are sold from July onwards. Those already touting one of those phones can get the new software from August.
Symbian Anna is Nokia’s latest attempt to bring its OS into line with Android and iOS. A new homescreen makes it easier to navigate, while a portrait virtual QWERTY should mean tapping out text is easier. There’s also deep social integration, with status info appearing alongside a friend’s contact details.
Nokia says it’ll be releasing ten new Symbian phones in the next year, that despite switching its top-end focus to Windows Phone later this year.
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| Halo: Combat Evolved remake to include Kinect compatibility Posted: 21 Jun 2011 02:53 AM PDT
Microsoft has confirmed that the anniversary remake of Halo: Combat Evolved will support its Kinect motion gaming peripheral Microsoft has confirmed that the special anniversary edition of Halo: Combat Evolved will land boasting support of the company’s controller-free motion gaming peripheral, Kinect.
Whilst many avid gamers will fear the Kinect inclusion will hamper the possibilities of the Halo anniversary remake, Microsoft’s Game Studios head Phil Spencer making the announcement was keen to reassure the franchise’s fans.
Although the extent of Kinect’s compatibility with the upcoming Halo release has yet to be detailed, Microsoft today announced: "The Kinect features we're exploring with 'Halo: Anniversary' are addictive and will not affect the core gameplay experience or alter our mission of delivering a faithful recreation of the original game."
Will the Kinect compatibility options enhance or demerit the Halo: Combat Evolved anniversary remake? Let us know what you think via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
Via: CVG This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 21 Jun 2011 02:21 AM PDT
New title looks set to take place in LA-like city. GTA V is on its way. The sequel to the best-selling GTA IV has been pegged for a 2012 release, with sources at the game’s creator Take-Two telling Gamespot that a launch next year is “pretty likely.”
While details remain scarce, the insiders were bold enough to claim that GTA V is, “…the big one,” and that development is “well under way.” Word is that Take-Two and Rockstar are already finalising last details such as mini-games.
Where GTA V is set is still not clear. Recent tittle tattle has suggested the follow-up is likely to be based in an LA-like city, building on the California-themed success to the ace GTA San Andreas.
What do you want to see from GTA V? Tell us now over on our Facebook and Twitter pages. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Editor's Desk Competition clues: Win free gadgets Posted: 21 Jun 2011 02:00 AM PDT
Free tech swag to be given away in weekly Editor's Desk competition T3’s popular ‘What’s on the Editor’s Desk?’ competition is back for another week with followers of the T3 Facebook and Twitter feeds given the exclusive opportunity to win some of the best tech, gadgets and gizmos on the market.
With the first clue available from 10am, the second and third clues will follow shortly after. Entrants will then have until 3pm to get their guesses in and try win what is on the desk of the T3 editor.
Clue 1: Clue 2: Clue 3:
Sign up to the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds now to get your guesses in and stand a chance of winning this week's Editor's Desk competition and check out the full range of T3 competitions here. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 21 Jun 2011 01:00 AM PDT |
| Black MacBook Air: Apple scraps plans Posted: 20 Jun 2011 11:46 PM PDT
Plans were scrapped because coating picked up too many fingerprints. Rumours of a black MacBook Air picked up plenty of pace yesterday. But now it seems Apple has killed off plans to give its super slim machine a lick of paint, although a Cupertino staffer has confirmed to MacRumors that Jobs and co were working on such a device.
In an email to the Apple fanatics, the employee said, “We tried to powder coat the Air's [sic](and Pro's [sic] for that matter) in black as a test run. There are more than a few floating around campus. The coating looks good and holds up well, but it also soaks up body oils, making the palm rest look pretty gross. Ultimately that is the reason that the top brass (Jobs) killed the idea... it was just too easy to make the computer look like crap.”
Having had to wait almost a year to be able to release the white iPhone 4, it’s no surprise that Apple has decided on killing off the new-look machines before showing them off to the public.
However, the staffer does claim that black models will be released in the future, just not, “…anytime soon.” Like the idea of a black MacBook Air? Or glad that Apple’s not going to mess with the aluminium frame? Tell us what you think on our Facebook and Twitter pages. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2011 11:29 PM PDT
Gorgeous New Nokia N9 handset still set to be overshadowed by forthcoming Nokia Windows Phone 7 efforts. The Nokia N9 is here at last. The stunning top-end MeeGo phone has finally been made official after almost a year of rumours. And while the new blower lacks the slideout QWERTY keyboard of old-school spy shots, it comes stacked with amazing features.
With a gorgeous 3.9-inch AMOLED panel, the N9 has no home button, but a unique new feature which lets you access the homescreen from any app by simply swiping across the screen.
In a clear dig at Apple, Nokia talks up the polycarbonate frame in its official release, saying it, “…enables superior antenna performance. This means better reception, better voice quality and fewer dropped calls.”
Beyond that little spat, the phone also comes with an 8 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens, 16GB or 64GB of storage, free turn-by-turn Maps access and Nokia’s new Drive feature to get you from A to B swiftly.
Rounding the package off is Dolby Digital Plus skills and NFC tech. As mentioned MeeGo is running under the hood, with access to stacks of apps from Nokia’s dedicated portal. The only issue is whether this is worth plumping for ahead of the forthcoming Nokia Windows Phones, due out by the end of 2011.
Think Nokia has finally turned a corner? Will you be snagging a Nokia N9? Let us know now on our Facebook and Twitter pages. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Tech Today: Anonymous, LulzSec form hack alliance Posted: 20 Jun 2011 07:12 PM PDT
Bad news for the powers that be as Anonymous and LulzSec join forces to bring down the digital establishment, rumours of black MacBook Airs, a new Nokia MeeGo phone and the HP TouchPad is finally available to buy. Anonymous, LulzSec join forces to plot mass hacking
New MacBook Air to have black finish?
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News@8: Monday was, quite simply, huge. The first day of the week brought word of a new PlayStation 3 console, a Facebook music streaming service while a new photo-sharing service from Google was touted. Catch-up on that and more in our daily News@8 round-up This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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