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- News@8: PS Vita release date & Google Chromebook arrives
- iPad app news: Battleship HD lands on iPad
- LA Noire PC release confirmed for autumn with 3D gaming
- Harry Potter Pottermore site confirms eBook release
- Nokia Windows Phone 7 handset leaks ahead of launch
- Apple iPhone 5 release to see dual-LED flash camera inclusion
- Apple removes Intifada app from its App Store
- Intifada iPhone app removed from App Store by Apple
- PS Vita release date leaked as December 31st by Amazon
- EA confirms FIFA 12 UK release date
- FIFA 12 UK release date: EA confirms launch
- appBlaster gun peripheral to boost iPhone AR gaming
- Nokia discusses Windows Phone and Android
- Nokia talks Windows Phone and Android
- Winklevoss twins agree £48 million Facebook settlement
- Angry Birds Seasons adds 30 new 'Summer Pignic' levels
- Apple to launch first Apple branded TV sets this autumn?
- Samsung Series 5 Chromebook UK release date
- Tech Today: Amazon's Apple iPad rival to arrive in August?
| News@8: PS Vita release date & Google Chromebook arrives Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:00 PM PDT
Welcome to your nightly round-up of the day's news and goings on courtesy of T3.com. Facebook has finally resolved its lawsuit with the Winklevoss twins in a £48million settlement. The deal which ends a long-running dispute over the friend-collecting site, will see the brothers receive what will predominantly be shares in Facebook. Samsung and Google are set to release their web-only Chromebook tomorrow. Available in two versions, those interested in buying one will also be able to choose from 3G and Wi-Fi models.
Apple is rumoured to be considering entering the world of TV-making with its first Apple branded TV. Tipped to be revealed in the Autumn, iTunes and Apple TV is expected to play a key role in its setup. iPhone 5 rumours continue to pour with the latest suggesting that the next gen Apple smartphone will include a dual-LED flash camera.
Nokia head of media relations has been discussing its future plans with T3 revealing why it chose Microsoft over Android. Staying with all things Nokia, we got our first glimpse at what we can expect from the Nokia Windows partnership as a Nokia Windows 7 phone was leaked as a Nokia CEO was caught sporting one of the handsets.
The PSP Vita UK release date has been leaked by Amazon with the online retailer listing the Sony handheld as arriving at the end of the year on 31st December which is likely to disappoint a few. Some good gaming news does come courtesy of EA Sports who have announced that a FIFA 12 UK launch date has been confirmed for September 27th.
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| iPad app news: Battleship HD lands on iPad Posted: 23 Jun 2011 11:59 AM PDT
iPad game joins iPhone and iPod touch outing in the App Store. What's old is new again. Electronic Arts has taken ye olde past time of Battleship and launched it on Apple's sparkly iPad tablet in HD form.
The official app, which is available for the introductory price of £1.89, lets you enter combat in single player action against the CPU, two player warfare on the same iPad as well as a two-player iDevice-iDevice mode.
If you want to pretend your iPad's CPU boats waters full of dastardly Russian subs then there are three modes on offer: Classic, Salvo and Super Weapons mode.
The app has been available for the iPhone and iPod touch for a good while now, but the iPad version brings HD quality graphics, the advantages of playing on the bigger screen and an enhanced UI.
For those youngsters unfamiliar with Battleship, it's a slightly murderous strategy game in which players are required to take down the vessels of their opponents by guessing where they have placed their boasts until their challenger is forced to utter the dreaded cry "You have sunk my Battleship."
The origins of the game go back to pre-World War I when it was played using pen and paper. After that it was the tradition board-based adventure. It was first digitised in 1977 by Milton Bradley's Electronic Battleship game.
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| LA Noire PC release confirmed for autumn with 3D gaming Posted: 23 Jun 2011 09:18 AM PDT
Rockstar has confirmed LA Noire will hit PCs later this year with 3D gaming credentials Gaming giant Rockstar has announced that its latest Take-Two produced gaming release LA Noire is to launch for the PC this autumn following its console release last month.
Developed by Rockstar Leeds, the PC rendition of the crime solver thriller is to be compatible wide a wide range of PCs with keyboard remapping and gamepad functionality available allowing gamers to fully optimise controls to their wants and needs.
“L.A. Noire is a new type of game that makes players see through a detective’s eyes in 1940s Los Angeles,” said Sam Houser, founder of Rockstar Games. “Its unique blend of story, action and crime solving will be perfect to play on PC.”
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| Harry Potter Pottermore site confirms eBook release Posted: 23 Jun 2011 07:51 AM PDT
JK Rowling confirmed the upcomign eBook arrival of the Harry Potter series at the launch of the Pottermore website Harry Potter author JK Rowling has officially revealed the next big addition to the Harry Potter franchise as Pottermore is confirmed as an interactive site that will eventually become an outlet to acquire eBook renditions of the boy wizard releases.
Mystery has surrounded the JK Rowling web venture in recent weeks with a confirmed eBook release sure to appease Potter fans across the globe who have patiently waited for the series’ long overdue digital arrival.
The announcement, which comes less than a month before the cinematic launch of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, the final instalment of the eight part movie franchise, confirmed Potter fans will also be able to acquire digital audio book copies of their favourite Harry Potter titles with the franchises’ second release; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets to hit Pottermore in 2012 followed by the remaining five titles.
Set to go live on July 31st, Pottermore will offer more than access to digital books with the website to be an active community for Potter fans with Rowling penning more than 18,000 words for the site detailing various aspects of the wizarding world.
Will the Harry Potter books be as successful in the digital world as they were in printed form or are their success based on the younger audience unlikely to own an eReader? Share your thoughts via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
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| Nokia Windows Phone 7 handset leaks ahead of launch Posted: 23 Jun 2011 07:12 AM PDT
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has been caught on film brandishing the company's first Windows Phone 7 device Nokia’s first Windows Phone 7 handset has leaked online with images and video of the eagerly awaited device hitting the web following a confidential internal company reveal by CEO Stephen Elop.
Heading for a UK launch around October alongside Microsoft’s Mango Windows Phone 7 operating system update, the first Nokia WP7 device looks very similar to the MeeGo powered Nokia N9 device that was officially unveiled earlier in the week with the Microsoft mobile OS at its core.
“This is something that is super confidential and we do not want to see out in the blogesphere,” announces Elop in the outed video available below. He adds to the gathered Nokia staff: “We think it is important for all of you to understand how this innovation lives on and how well we as a company are today executing it.”
Sporting a remarkably similar form factor to the Nokia N9, the yet unnamed Windows Phone 7 device boasts, according to Elop’s commentary, “gorilla glass” and a “pillowed shaped back.”
Speaking directly with T3 a Nokia spokesperson said on the leak: "It’s our policy not to comment on rumours or market speculation – but we can tell you that we’re excited about with the progress we’re making on Nokia with Windows Phone and look forward to the day that we can share it with the world."
Will Windows Phone 7 be Nokia’s saviour or a minor delay to its slippery slope? Let us know what you think via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
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| Apple iPhone 5 release to see dual-LED flash camera inclusion Posted: 23 Jun 2011 04:16 AM PDT
Apple's iPhone 5 handset is to feature a dual-LED flash alongside an 8-megapixel camera, bringing it in line with other market leaders including Blackberry and Samsung handsets Apple is set to up the photographic capabilities of its iPhone devices with the iPhone 5 reportedly in line to host a dual-LED flash alongside an 8-megapixel snapper.
Following on from reports yesterday that suggested the iPhone 5 is to be officially unveiled in September sporting the same 1GHz dual-core A5 processor chip as the iPad 2, tech blog Digitimes is reporting the next-gen smartphone will boast a dual-LED flash.
Everlight Electronics, Edison Opto and Lite-On Technology are all being touted as suppliers for the new iPhone 5 components ahead of the device’s expected autumn release alongside the recently unveiled iOS 5 operating system.
What new features will the Apple iPhone 5 land touting; will a dual-LED flash be amongst them? Share your thoughts via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
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| Apple removes Intifada app from its App Store Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:52 AM PDT
Apple removes controversial iPhone app Intifada from its App Store after complaint by Israeli government claims it glorifies violence against the Jewish state Apple has removed an iPhone app from its App Store after complaints from the Israeli government that it glorified violence against Israel.
The Third Intifada app which is a term used for violent uprisings against Israel, contained stories and articles that Apple deemed 'offensive'. The free application also contained links to websites that helped to organize recent violent clashes.
Concern over the controversial app was raised when the Israeli minister of public affairs sent an email to Apple chief executive Steve Jobs which called for the "immediate removal" of the application.
Tom Neumayr, a spokesman for Apple said that the Cupertino company removed the app "because it violates the developer guidelines by being offensive to large groups of people".
Apple recently removed a 'gay cure' app under the same Section 19 on Apple's App Store policy which states: “Apps containing references or commentary about a religious, cultural or ethnic group that are defamatory, offensive, mean-spirited or likely to expose the targeted group to harm or violence will be rejected.”
Questions are now likely to be raised as to how the app made it onto the App Store in the first place with the strict regulations put in place by Apple to keep the bad apps out.
Are you suprised that the Intifada app made it onto the App Store? Let us know your thoughts via Facebook and Twitter.
Link: Guardian
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| Intifada iPhone app removed from App Store by Apple Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:52 AM PDT
Apple removes controversial iPhone app Intifada from its App Store after complaint by Israeli government claims it glorifies violence against the Jewish state Apple has removed an iPhone app from its App Store after complaints from the Israeli government that it glorified violence against Israel.
The Third Intifada app which is a term used for violent uprisings against Israel, contained stories and articles that Apple deemed 'offensive'. The free application also contained links to websites that helped to organize recent violent clashes.
Concern over the controversial app was raised when the Israeli minister of public affairs sent an email to Apple chief executive Steve Jobs which called for the "immediate removal" of the application.
Tom Neumayr, a spokesman for Apple said that the Cupertino company removed the app "because it violates the developer guidelines by being offensive to large groups of people".
Apple recently removed a 'gay cure' app under the same Section 19 on Apple's App Store policy which states: “Apps containing references or commentary about a religious, cultural or ethnic group that are defamatory, offensive, mean-spirited or likely to expose the targeted group to harm or violence will be rejected.”
Questions are now likely to be raised as to how the app made it onto the App Store in the first place with the strict regulations put in place by Apple to keep the bad apps out.
Are you suprised that the Intifada app made it onto the App Store? Let us know your thoughts via Facebook and Twitter.
Link: Guardian
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| PS Vita release date leaked as December 31st by Amazon Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:30 AM PDT
Amazon has revealed the Sony PlayStation Vita will launch in the US on December 31st Sony’s PlayStation Vita console is set to launch on December 31st in the US, online retail giant Amazon has revealed.
In what would prove to be an unusual move from Sony if accurate, Amazon.com has listed the upcoming PS Vita console with a release date of December 31st, a week after what would arguably be its key selling period of the pre-Christmas rush.
Earlier this week UK online retailer ShopTo.net hinted that the Sony PlayStation Vita would be hitting UK shores on November 4th having made a full list of 20 Vita games available for pre-order with the early November arrival time and a £39.99 apiece pricing.
Is the Sony PlayStation Vita the next big thing in the gaming industry or a console that will play second fiddle to Nintendo’s 3D capable 3DS device? Let us know what you think via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
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| EA confirms FIFA 12 UK release date Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:12 AM PDT
EA officially announces FIFA 12 US release date as September 27 - but the rest of us have to wait until September 30 to get our hands on a copy! Pre-orders at the ready: After showcasing FIFA 12 at E3 2011, EA has finally confirmed the official UK release date. The next title in the sports franchise will launch on September 27th in the US, with a September 30th UK release date pencilled in. That extra three-day wait already seems unfair. The game will launch with a raft of new features, including an advanced impact engine - as mentioned in T3's FIFA 12 review - that looks to put an end to the set series of tackle and bump animations. This time, player’s bodies will react like real people, crumpling when beaten to a header or tripping dynamically over whatever part of their anatomy got held up. FIFA 12 Review: |
| FIFA 12 UK release date: EA confirms launch Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:12 AM PDT
EA officially announces FIFA 12 US release date as September 27 - but the rest of us have to wait until September 30 to get our hands on a copy! Pre-orders at the ready: After showcasing FIFA 12 at E3 2011, EA has finally confirmed the official UK release date. The next title in the sports franchise will launch on September 27th in the US, with a September 30th UK release date pencilled in. That extra three-day wait already seems unfair. The game will launch with a raft of new features, including an advanced impact engine - as mentioned in T3's FIFA 12 review - that looks to put an end to the set series of tackle and bump animations. This time, player’s bodies will react like real people, crumpling when beaten to a header or tripping dynamically over whatever part of their anatomy got held up. FIFA 12 Review: |
| appBlaster gun peripheral to boost iPhone AR gaming Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:05 AM PDT
apptoyz's appBlaster has been unveiled as an iPhone AR gaming peripheral Apple’s iPhone handset is to expand its credentials as a pocket gaming device as retailer RED5 announces it is to launch an augmented reality gaming peripheral for the market leading smartphone.
Dubbed the appBlaster, the apptoyz produced peripheral allows users to dock their iPhone or iPod Touch device using their Apple gadget’s display as the screen into a world of augmented reality attacks.
With a trigger pull activating two soft pads that touch the screen to fire at the AR attacks, the appBlaster further increases its gamer immersion utilising the iPhone’s accelerometer with tilt to reload joining a manual cocking option.
Due for release on July 7th, the apptoyz appBlaster is available for pre-order now exclusive to online retailer RED5.co.uk priced £19.99. Those extra keen to pick up the iPhone gaming add-on will be able to snap up the appBlaster from London’s Oxford Street Selfridges a day early on July 6th.
Are more immersive gaming peripherals needed to make the iPhone a gaming powerhouse or are its simply app based games enough for most users? Let us know what you think via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
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| Nokia discusses Windows Phone and Android Posted: 23 Jun 2011 02:32 AM PDT
Nokia's Head of Media relations Doug Dawson talks to T3 about the company's future plans and why it chose Windows Phone over Android. Along with announcing the Nokia N9 this week, Nokia's also been busy planning its future and the team-up with Microsoft and Windows Phone.
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| Nokia talks Windows Phone and Android Posted: 23 Jun 2011 02:32 AM PDT
Nokia's Head of Media relations Doug Dawson talks to T3 about the company's future plans and why it chose Windows Phone over Android. Along with announcing the Nokia N9 this week, Nokia's also been busy planning its future and the team-up with Microsoft and Windows Phone.
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| Winklevoss twins agree £48 million Facebook settlement Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:59 AM PDT
Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook have agreed to pay a settlement to the Winklevoss twins valued at £48 million, bringing their longstanding lawsuit to an end The Winklevoss twins have agreed a $65 million (£48 million) settlement with Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook, bringing to end a longstanding legal battle surrounding the original idea for the social networking site.
Memorably depicted in last year’s theatrical release on the founding of Facebook, The Social Network, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have agreed to settle their legal dispute with Zuckerberg after the Supreme Court ruled they would not be permitted to renegotiate a settlement they originally agreed upon in 2008.
"After careful consideration [the] appellants no longer oppose issuance of the mandate, and have no objection to vacatur of the stay of issuance of mandate," the twins’ latest legal filing read.
With Facebook’s valuation estimated to rise to a staggering £100 billion by the end of next year, the Winklevoss’s £48 million settlement which is split between £12.5 million in cash and £28 million in stock could see the brother’s final payout from Facebook far exceed its current worth.
Is Facebook still the dominant force of the social networking scene or has it lost some of its sparkle to the likes of Twitter? Share your thoughts via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
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| Angry Birds Seasons adds 30 new 'Summer Pignic' levels Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:27 AM PDT
Angry Birds developer Rovio has released the summer themed update to Angry Birds Seasons, Summer Pignic Angry Birds developer Rovio Mobile has officially launched the latest update to its Angry Birds Seasons release with the addition of the summer themed ‘Summer Pignic’.
Released a day after the summer solstice, the latest addition to the seasonal Angry Birds release sees Summer Pignic join the previous Valentines, St Patrick’s Day, Christmas, Halloween and Easter seasonal releases.
Currently available for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch renditions of the Angry Birds Seasons release, the Summer Pignic update is scheduled to land for Android devices, Mac and PC as well as Palm, Symbian and Nook platforms.
Ensuring the summer theme runs throughout the release, the Summer Pignic update sees levels set within sunny climes as an array of flowers, kites and other summer paraphernalia adorn the levels.
Have you already downloaded Angry Birds Season: Summer Pignic? What other seasonal events would you like to see get the Angry Birds treatment? Let us know via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Apple to launch first Apple branded TV sets this autumn? Posted: 22 Jun 2011 11:58 PM PDT
Apple is reported to be working on its first Apple branded television sets that will bundle the Apple TV and iTunes services Apple is set to turn its ‘hobby project’ Apple TV into a fully fledged product line with the launch of a full range of Apple branded television sets, new reports have claimed.
Quoting a “former Apple executive,” industry blog DailyTech has revealed Apple is set to launch its first range of branded television displays later this year with an autumn announcement reportedly set to officially unveil the iOS-powered devices.
Following the rise in popularity of the Apple TV service since its refresh last year multiple rumours have been floated around regarding the possible introduction of an Apple branded television with latest reports claiming the mooted devices are pegged for an autumn launch in the US but “could launch as late as next year, given Apple’s “high standards.””
“You'll go into an Apple retail store and be able to walk out with a TV. It's perfect," declared the reported former Apple executive.
Will Apple enter the TV market on a large scale or are these latest reports pure hope and speculation? Let us know what you think via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
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| Samsung Series 5 Chromebook UK release date Posted: 22 Jun 2011 11:32 PM PDT
Samsung and Google are to officially launch the first Chromebook, the Samsung Series 5, in the UK this week Samsung and Google are to officially launch the world’s first commercially available Chromebook in the UK this Friday, June 24th, with the Samsung Series 5 Chromebook to hit online retailers Amazon and PC World.
Available in Wi-Fi only or Wi-Fi plus 3G models, the Samsung Series 5 Chromebook will be the first web-optimised notebook to utilise Google’s new Chrome operating system allowing users to run a device solely on the web with all documents and saved content being stored directly to the cloud.
Speaking at the European launch of the device yesterday, Samsung’s European President and CEO SP Kim looked to boost the belief in the web centric OS proclaimed: “being online is now part of out DNA, an integral part of our lives.”
Kim’s pro-web talk was further backed up Sundar Pichai, Google’s Senior Vice President of the Chrome platform who announced: “We believe we can give a far simpler experience using nothing but the web.”
With Chrome browsers users currently topping the 160 million mark Pichai, discussing the advancements Google has made since launching the Chrome service, stated: “Gmail runs 100 times faster in Chrome today than it did when we launched two years ago.”
Completing a healthy spec sheet, the Series 5 Chromebook, which will cost £349 for the Wi-Fi model and £399 for Wi-Fi plus 3G, touts a HD webcam, Intel Atom dual-core processor, 4-in-1 card reader, 2 USB ports and an oversized multitouch trackpad.
Will you be snapping up a Samsung Series 5 Chromebook when they hit the UK this Friday? Let us know via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Tech Today: Amazon's Apple iPad rival to arrive in August? Posted: 22 Jun 2011 05:23 PM PDT
The first Google Chromebook will arrive in the UK on Friday, the Big G opens a gaming division, Apple could love Appstore trademark bid, Amazon set to launch iPad rival this summer and Zelda HD is coming to the Wii U. It's a bumper crop of tech news from after you logged-off. Apple set to lose App Store trademark case
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