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- Android app news: Official Scrabble app finally arrives
- Apple patents reveal 3D gesture control plans
- Google Doodle celebrates Russia's St Basil's Cathedral
- Samsung Google Nexus Prime confirmed with HD display
- iOS 5 beta 3 reveals Assistive Touch skills
- FIFA 12 screenshots reveal new Career Mode features
- Google+ users: 20 million by next weekend?
- Google apologises for Google+ notification spam
- iRiver Story HD: Google eBooks supported e-reader imminent
- iPad 3: Apple bringing new manufacturer on board
- Apple Mac Pro: new top-end machine this week?
- Tech Today: New iOS 5 Beta, OS X Lion, MacBook Air news
| Android app news: Official Scrabble app finally arrives Posted: 12 Jul 2011 07:22 AM PDT
With an free, official Scrabble app, is the game up for Words With Friends? Team Apple and the Android Army have been going at each other all year, but now the two stables can settle their differences in more civilised fashion - on the Scrabble board.
Yes, Hasbro and EA have finally launched an official Scrabble app for Android which will allow cross-platform battles between Google phones, iDevices like the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, and Facebook gamers can rage on.
It's easy to track down your dictionary deficient foe by username or email and up to 50 games at a time can be played over Wi-Fi and 3G. If your battery dies amid frenzied word-making, the app will save your last word.
You can also play against a random opponent online, or you can play a two player game on the same handset, with the Pass & Play mode. The app doesn't feature the option to play against the CPU a la iOS.
The arrival of an official Scrabble app threatens the dominance of the Words With Friends imitator which has enabled free, cross-platform play for some time now.
The app is free to download, (while the iPhone version is £1.79 and the iPad HD iteration is £5.99) from the Android Market.
Link: Android Market
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| Apple patents reveal 3D gesture control plans Posted: 12 Jul 2011 06:51 AM PDT
A new patent filing placed by Apple has emerged in the US with the Cupertino firm reportedly looking to register the exclusive use of 3D gesture controls for touchscreen devices.
Whilst current multipoint gesture controlled touchscreens allow users to utilise a series of multi-touch gestures to select and manipulate onscreen content, Apple’s latest patent filing looks set to add an extra dimension to such controls.
Whilst it is unknown exactly when Apple intends to rollout such 3D technologies across its touchscreen touting devices it is not expected the patented tech will feature in the upcoming iPhone 5 release date that is also expected to see the arrival of the iPad 3 or iPad 2 Plus as well as a new iPod Touch device and a HD Apple TV unit.
What applications do you think could best benefit from 3D gesture controls? Let us know via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
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| Google Doodle celebrates Russia's St Basil's Cathedral Posted: 12 Jul 2011 03:44 AM PDT
Google's latest Google Doodle has celebrated the anniversary of Russia's famous cathedral The latest doodle to replace the famous Google logo on the search engine’s homepage is of St. Basil's Cathedral, marking the 450th anniversary of the building's completion.
It is not the first time Moscow's most famous tourist attraction has featured on the Google homepage, however, with the famous landmark also appearing in the 2010 Christmas doodle. Whilst the previous doodle was interactive and featured other seasonal scenes from around the world, arranged to form a likeness of the Google logo, today’s anniversary offering is a traditional static doodle.
What do you think of the new doodle: are you glad of Google's latest attempts to culture us, or would you prefer another interactive doodle, such as the popular Pac Man game? Is there enough procrastination time to be had out of St. Basil's Cathedral? Let us know via the T3 Twitter or Facebook pages. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Samsung Google Nexus Prime confirmed with HD display Posted: 12 Jul 2011 03:25 AM PDT
Samsung is to produce the Google Nexus Prime handset with a HD display and Google's Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS Samsung has seemingly confirmed that it will produce the next-generation Nexus handset with the Google Nexus Prime to be the first device to come running the Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS.
Leaking the plans via the company’s official Romanian Samsung Mobile Twitter feed, Samsung has declared that it will manufacture the Google Nexus Prime with the new OS touting handset to launch later this year.
As well as running Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich mobile operating system, the Samsung produced Google Nexus Prime is expected to launch with a hefty array of premium specs including a 720p Super AMOLED HD display, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM and an optimised 5-megapixel camera with 1080p Full HD video recording capabilities.
Recent rumours have suggested that the Nexus Prime will land with its ‘monster-sized screen’ this September as direct competition for Apple’s expected iPhone 5 release.
Which handset would you rather tout as your phone this September the 720p display bragging Samsung Nexus Prime or the Apple iPhone 5? Let us know via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
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| iOS 5 beta 3 reveals Assistive Touch skills Posted: 12 Jul 2011 03:01 AM PDT
Latest beta rolled out to devs. iOS 5 is getting ever closer to its official September release. But devs who’ve already got their hands on the beta of the next-gen operating system have just been served up the latest version, which brings so-called Assistive Touch skills to the iPad.
The new system aims to give one tap access instead of the iPad’s usual gesture controls. A menu can be brought up by pressing on one corner, which will then give users the chance to swipe through screens, lock the rotation tool, use pinch-to-zoom and control the volume.
This might seem a tad bizarre for those who think the iPad is the breeziest device to use in the world, but it seems Apple has had feedback suggesting some users are keen for such a feature.
For more on iOS 5 and the rest of the day’s tech news and gossip, stay tuned to our Facebook and Twitter pages.
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| FIFA 12 screenshots reveal new Career Mode features Posted: 12 Jul 2011 02:39 AM PDT
EA Sports has revealed new FIFA 12 screenshots ahead of the game's release date. Game developer EA Sports has released a series of new in-game screenshots for the upcoming FIFA 12 release including a first look at the new Career Mode.
Building on the news and transfer engines that were introduced to last year’s FIFA 11 offering, EA Sports has declared Career Mode will once again be a key priority for the FIFA 12 release, adding further realism with players losing morale and complaining to clubs over lack of games or poor team form. The features have been detailed since T3 carried out our FIFA 12 review on a preview of the game.
The transfer market and scouting systems have also been overhauled for the new season with scouts able to be sent to scope out youth talent across the world whilst club’s Chairmen will offer assistance and financial advice in transfer situations.
Will FIFA 12 be the best installment of the dominating gaming franchise to date or will it fall to a resurgent PES offering? Let us know what you think via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
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| Google+ users: 20 million by next weekend? Posted: 12 Jul 2011 02:30 AM PDT
Watchers of the Google+ revolutions claim that the 10 million milestone has just been passed, but what's next for the social network? According to many, Google+ has a real fight on its hands if it wants to best the almighty Facebook. Maybe Google has a bit more confidence now, though, having just hit the 10 million user mark in incredibly speedy fashion.
Source: T3 Tech Videos
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| Google apologises for Google+ notification spam Posted: 12 Jul 2011 02:13 AM PDT
Big G owns up to notification error, says it didn't expect to be so popular so quickly. Google has apologised for a notification error in its new Google+ social network, which saw users receive stacks of emails telling them the same thing repeatedly. The issue was caused by a lack of disk space.
Taking to Google+ to say sorry, Google’s Vic Gundotra said, “For about 80 minutes we ran out of disk space on the service that keeps track of notifications. Hence out system continued to try sending notifications. Over, and over again. Yikes.”
Gundotra added, “We didn’t expect to hit these high thresholds so quickly, but we should have.” Despite receiving a relatively lukewarm critical reception, Google+ remains the most talked about tech story of the moment, with punters desperate to see what all the hype is about.
Have you got a Google+ invite yet? What do you make of the Big G’s attempt to take on Facebook? Tell us over on our Twitter and Facebook pages.
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| iRiver Story HD: Google eBooks supported e-reader imminent Posted: 12 Jul 2011 01:01 AM PDT
US book lovers get first dibs on iRiver's new digital reader. The iRiver Story HD, first spied back at CES in January, is finally heading to shelves, the company has announced. But while that in itself might not get you too het up, the news that this is the first e-reader to support Google eBooks definitely should.
It means that users can easily connect to and snag books from Google’s eBook store, previously the preserve of PCs and tablets. There are thousands of classics and stacks of new titles to choose from, meaning the iRiver Story HD should give the predominant Amazon Kindle a run for its money.
Specs-wise, the Story HD packs a QWERTY keyboard for browsing your library and searching out new tomes, a 1024x768 e-paper panel and 2GB of space for stashing books.
Sadly, it’s US only for now, costing just $139 (£87). That’s likely down to the fact the Google eBooks are only for sale in the States. Here’s hoping when the virtual book shop’s doors finally open in the UK, the iRiver Story HD’s on hand too.
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| iPad 3: Apple bringing new manufacturer on board Posted: 11 Jul 2011 11:34 PM PDT
Cupertino expecting surge in sales ahead of Christmas. Apple is said to be planning a tie-up with a second Far Eastern manufacturer as the release of the iPad 3 nears. Digitimes reckons that Cupertino is looking to ramp up production soon, and that Quanta Computer and Pegatron Technology could be in line to benefit.
The move is said to be a result of a fire at Foxconn back in May. Foxconn is Apple’s chosen manufacturer for the iPad, but has been the subject of intense media interest in light of revelations about poor working conditions.
The same report says sources are confident the new iPad will be out later this year, pointing to recent tittle tattle about the new model being dubbed either the iPad 2 Plus or iPad HD. The new slate is expected to have an improved screen, but pack the same innards as the current iPad.
Tell us what you think about Apple’s plans now over on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
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| Apple Mac Pro: new top-end machine this week? Posted: 11 Jul 2011 11:19 PM PDT
Thunderbolt, speedier processor and thinner design touted. This week is shaping up to be a big one down in Cupertino, with Apple prepping the release of Mac OS X Lion and a slew of rejigged MacBook Airs. And now it seems Jobs and co could also unleash a new Mac Pro range as well.
The news comes from 9to5mac, which has spoken to a source who’s got hold of four different model numbers for the updated top-end machines. These point to three new high-end computers and one server option being made available.
So what’s inside? Well, word is that there will be one 16 core model, with every version packing in Thunderbolt I/O and a tweaked design that’ll make the hulking machine more slimline.
For more on the new Mac Pro and chatter about just when we’ll see OS X Lion, stay tuned here and to our Facebook and Twitter pages. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Tech Today: New iOS 5 Beta, OS X Lion, MacBook Air news Posted: 11 Jul 2011 09:29 PM PDT
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