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- Tech Today: Apple iPhone 5 was left in a bar (again)
- Sony products: IFA 2011 round-up
- Sony tablets launched at IFA 2011: Hands-on pics
- iPhone app news: Financial Times kicked-off App Store
- Samsung Series 7 video outs new tablet
- Panasonic products: All the details from IFA 2011
- Panasonic unveils Viera Connect and Viera Market
- Toshiba, Hitachi and Sony will form LCD display company
- Sony Personal 3D Viewer to launch November in Japan
- HP TouchPad now available in US only
- New HP TouchPad stock to be available - but in the US only
- Motorola Pro+ official
- Graphene faster than fibre optic?
- Toshiba AT100 tablet launches in UK September 1st
- Microsoft outs new Kinect bundle
- White Samsung Galaxy S2 lands in the UK
- Pioneer BDP-140 3D Blu-ray player official
- LG LW980T Cinema 3D TV unveiled at IFA 2011
- iPhone 5: more camera parts leaked
- HP TouchPad: "limited quantity" of slates in pipeline
- Tech Today: iTunes Match won't allow music streaming
| Tech Today: Apple iPhone 5 was left in a bar (again) Posted: 31 Aug 2011 03:42 PM PDT
On a day dominated by the IFA tech show, trust Apple to lose another iPhone and gazump the lot! Tech deja vu as Apple loses unreleased iPhone
Facebook Music coming next month
iOS 5 Beta version 7 rolled-out to developers
Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Programme games announced
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| Sony products: IFA 2011 round-up Posted: 31 Aug 2011 09:26 AM PDT
Sony's just left the stage at IFA 2011 and left us with a small but mighty collection of products to get stuck into from the Xperia Arc S to the Reader Wifi IFA 2011 has seen Sony announce the arrival of some major products, not least the Sony Tablet S and the Tablet P, but alongside that were some other product announcements.
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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S
The new processor means the camera will start up 25 per cent quicker than before, making it easier than ever to simply press the dedicated shutter button, snap an image then throw it onto a social network of your choice. Thanks to the increased grunt the Arc S will also be able to carry out conversion, meaning you can share your videos and pictures in the format that you prefer. Sony Ericsson have also made web browsing better, increasing page rendering speeds by 25 per cent as well.
Finally the Arc S will also feature Sony's 2D and 3D Sweep Panorama function which have been seen cropping up on some of Sony's latest cameras. This function will also be heading to other Xperia phones later in the year.
Reader WiFi
Alongside the release of the Reader Wifi will be the Reader Store, Sony's own online book store which will launch featuring over 100,000 titles to download. Combine that with the month-long battery life which Sony claims will be on offer with the Reader Wifi and you've got a pretty neat package.
Cameras
Last but not least is the Sony NEX-7 which will surely blow away the competition with the sheer number of cusomisations that can be carried out. Offering a more styled form factor the NEX-7 focuses on lenses and travel-friendly portability while still being able to include a 24MP sensor and an unrivalled range of lenses to take with you. Both the NEX-7 and the a77 will be available from October 2011.
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| Sony tablets launched at IFA 2011: Hands-on pics Posted: 31 Aug 2011 08:09 AM PDT
Sony tablets launch at IFA, both landing before end of year. Sony's IFA opening press conference is over, and crikey what a haul. We've seen a new Xperia Arc handset, a new Walkman, a new Sony eReader and two (count 'em, two!) new cameras - more on those here. But the stars of the Sony conference were the two Sony tablets - the tentatively-named Tablet P and the Tablet S. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| iPhone app news: Financial Times kicked-off App Store Posted: 31 Aug 2011 07:49 AM PDT
Will we see more publications walk away from/kicked-out of the App Store. The Financial Times app has been booted out of the App Store and is the first high profile casualty of Apple's new compliance rules.
The FT app has been reluctant to accept Apple's insistence on a 30 per cent cut of all subscriptions made through the app, and now, two months after the new rules came into effect, Apple has dropped the axe on the FT's app-based offering.
The Financial Times had attempted to skirt Apple's strict rules by using the app to push readers to a web-based offering in an attempt to pocket all of the cash itself.
It had also promised its users faster updates via the browser-based publication.
"We're encouraging our readers to switch immediately to the new FT web app, as many new features and sections will be added over the coming weeks. Make sure you don't miss out on these updates," the publication said at the time, vowing to no-longer update its iOS apps.
The FT will now miss out on the visibility and easy payments through iTunes offered through the App Store, but will now get to keep all of the proceeds from all of the sales.
It'll be interesting to see how the company fares. If the web-based venture proves successful, then we could see the backlash against Apple's massive cut take a bigger hold with other publications.
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| Samsung Series 7 video outs new tablet Posted: 31 Aug 2011 07:22 AM PDT
Samsung could be set to unveil a new tablet at IFA 2011 after a video footage shows off what is described as a Series 7 tablet/slate A video has surfaced showing what looks to be Samsung's latest tablet device which interestingly is running on Windows 7.
According to the footage the tablet has a 11.6-inch screen and will share many of the specs we've seen on the Samsung Series 9 laptops.
Sporting a form-factor similar to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, this slightly larger 'slate' will supposedly come with a Intel Core i5 processor and an impressive 4GB RAM. It'll also feature SSD storage which will mean the Series 7 Slate will be quick to start up and quick to run.
The display is apparently a 1366x768 and according to the video the battery will apparently give you 7.5 hours of life before it needs charging up. The video also featured what appears to be a dock and keyboard which the reviewer mentions will be available to buy separately.
The Samsung IFA 2011 press conference which is scheduled for tomorrow, could be the place where we see an official unveiling and learn more about the specs of this Windows 7-packing tablet.
Check the video below to see the Samsung Windows 7 tablet in action and let us know what you think on Facebook and Twitter.
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| Panasonic products: All the details from IFA 2011 Posted: 31 Aug 2011 07:18 AM PDT
Panasonic's new products cover a wide range of topics, from TVs to cameras to homes and everything in-between... Right then: let’s not muck about. Panasonic’s just left the stage at IFA 2011, having showed the world what it’s got coming out. There’s a few bits to talk about across Panasonic’s main two facets: TVs and Cameras. Let’s go with TVs first…
Viera TV
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| Panasonic unveils Viera Connect and Viera Market Posted: 31 Aug 2011 07:14 AM PDT
Panasonic has taken IPTV to a new level at IFA 11 this afternoon by showcasing their new Viera Connect and Viera Connect Market services for their TVs Panasonic has unveiled its new IPTV services Viera Connect and Viera Connect Market, both internet services which will run on both this years Viera HDTVs and all Panasonic Viera TVs in the future.
Viera Connect is Panasonic's new Smart TV software which brings thousands of apps to their TVs allowing users to customize the appearance of the user interface and watch TV on-demand. Most notable are the social networking features that have been brought to Viera Connect such as Skype and Twitter integration which allows viewers to watch TV live with the Twitter feed updating live at the side or at the bottom. You can then tweet via the remote control, a wireless keyboard or through using the Apple iPad.
Accompanying Viera Connect is Panasonic's Viera Connect Market, an online marketplace which is a portal to all the apps that will be available for their TV. Through the market you can download and purchase apps, buy accessories such as 3D glasses or webcam attachements and in Panasonic's biggest step, download games which can be played on the television.
Pansonic earlier this year announced it had signed a partnership with Gameloft which would mean games such as Assassin's Creed and Asphalt 5 will be playable on Viera HDTVs. This has since been confirmed, getting its debut at IFA 2011 today.
No word as yet on a release date however stay tuned to T3.com as we'll have more information coming shortly. Any product expectations for IFA 2011? Let us know what you think on Facebook and Twitter. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Toshiba, Hitachi and Sony will form LCD display company Posted: 31 Aug 2011 06:58 AM PDT
Toshiba, Hitachi and Sony are planning the joint creation of a new company called Japan Dispay K.K. that will manufacture LCD screens for numerous electronic devices The three firms will combine forces to create a new company called Japan Dispay KK that will manufacture small to medium-sized LCD screens for increasingly common consumer products, such as smartphones and tablet PCs.
All three have already signed a memorandum of understanding, which is not currently binding. However, they expect to sign a full legally binding contract later this year.
The news comes just days after Samsung announced it is to cut 10 per cent of the executives in its struggling liquid crystal display division, in a drastic bid to cut losses. At the time, a Samsung spokesperson said: “[the sackings] this is to strengthen competitiveness of the LCD business and stabilise the organisation amid the industry’s increasing uncertainties.”
Although the companies already control 21.5% of the LCD market between them, experts believe full integration of their businesses might be difficult as they all use different technology in their displays. Nonetheless, the trio expect their LCD display businesses to be fully integrated by early 2012.
It is understood the venture will be receiving financial backing from the Japanese government and will be operated by a firm called Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ). INCJ are 90% government owned, and subsequently the venture will be 70% government owned, with Toshiba, Hitachi and Sony receiving the remaining 30% of shares between them.
Questions have already been raised about the exact financial goals of this project, especially when it is accepting vital government funding. Shigeo Sugawara from Sompo Japan Nippon Koa Asset Management, said: "It's not a business that will likely provide stable profits in the mid to long term."
It is thought that INCJ will eventually sink up to ¥200 billion (roughly £1.6 billion) into the venture, which could see it overtake Sharp and Samsung to become the biggest producer of LCD screens in the world.
Do you think this could result in better screens in phones and tablets, or is this move going to over-saturate the market? Let us know all your thoughts on the T3 Facebook and Twitter pages. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Sony Personal 3D Viewer to launch November in Japan Posted: 31 Aug 2011 06:17 AM PDT
Sony's HMZ-T1 Personal 3D Viewer (or 3D goggles) beams 3D straight into our eyeballs. But at £480, is it worth the hefty price tag? We've been getting on with digital specs that create the illusion of massive screens in front of our eyes for years now (remember the Vuzix iWear for the iPhone 3GS?), but in these days of James Cameron's Avatar, Sony have evolved the tech to its inevitable conclusion: the world's first pair of 3D goggles. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| HP TouchPad now available in US only Posted: 31 Aug 2011 03:37 AM PDT
The HP TouchPad will now only be available in the US. Could this be a sign that Hewlett Packard is finally calling it a day on the webOS tablet? HP has revealed that it will be scaling down availability for the HP TouchPad, with the tablet now only being made available to US customers. Senior officials at the consumer electronics firm said new stock will be released into the US market next month, although a solid date hasn't been given.
In a official statement, HP said: "A limited quantity of TouchPads will be available in the coming weeks in North America only. In EMEA we are discontinuing the webOS hardware operations and will not offer any additional products beyond what might be currently available in selective outlets".
The HP TouchPad has proved to be a runaway success since its launch just a few weeks ago. Ironically this success comes after they dropped the price to $99, when it was revealed that Hewlett Packard would be cancelling their tablet operations and reviewing all hardware operations. Running the latest incarnation of webOS the tablet has been seen running Google's Android operating system as well.
Were you one of the lucky few that got hold of HP's TouchPad? Let us know what you think on Facebook or Twitter. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| New HP TouchPad stock to be available - but in the US only Posted: 31 Aug 2011 03:37 AM PDT
The HP TouchPad will now only be available in the US. Could this be a sign that Hewlett Packard is finally calling it a day on the webOS tablet? HP has revealed that it will be scaling down availability for the HP TouchPad, with the tablet now only being made available to US customers. Senior officials at the consumer electronics firm said new stock will be released into the US market next month, although a solid date hasn't been given.
In a official statement, HP said: "A limited quantity of TouchPads will be available in the coming weeks in North America only. In EMEA we are discontinuing the webOS hardware operations and will not offer any additional products beyond what might be currently available in selective outlets".
The HP TouchPad has proved to be a runaway success since its launch just a few weeks ago. Ironically this success comes after they dropped the price to $99, when it was revealed that Hewlett Packard would be cancelling their tablet operations and reviewing all hardware operations. Running the latest incarnation of webOS the tablet has been seen running Google's Android operating system as well.
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| Posted: 31 Aug 2011 03:05 AM PDT
Latest Moto phone comes just weeks after Google announced takeover plans. Motorola has given the green light to its latest Android-packing smartphone, the Motorola Pro+. The new blower comes loaded with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, along with a fulle QWERTY keyboard and 3.1-inch touchscreen.
The panel is protected by Gorilla Glass, meaning you can treat it mean without fear of it falling apart. Under the hood you’ll find HSDPA and Wi-Fi smarts, along with a 1GHz processor and 4GB of internal storage.
There’s a 5 megapixel camera slapped round the back too. This is the first new phone Moto has rolled out since news of its takeover by Google emerged earlier this month.
The Motorola Pro+ is due to hit European shelves in October. Expect to here pricing and contract details from the networks nearer to its release. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Graphene faster than fibre optic? Posted: 31 Aug 2011 03:00 AM PDT
Scientists have developed a way to potentially increase internet speeds tens of times faster than even fibre optic thanks to the miracle that is graphene. Scientists have managed to create a composite using graphene and plasmonic nanostructures which then makes it capable of capturing light and converting it into electricity tens or even hundreds of times faster than current materials.
Essentially what this means is that the material, once perfected could easily be used in optoelectronics (the internet market). Graphene is already considered a bit of a miracle substance, only one atom thick it's the thinnest material in the world and yet has properties that make it 100 times stronger than steel.
Its uses have already been explored in other areas, however it's only now that British scientists were able to combine it with other substances to make it as effecient at collecting the light as it was at converting that light into electricity. A huge discovery it poses big questions for what we could be seeing in the future in terms of technology and the way the internet works.
Is graphene the next step for the internet or is it too early to tell? Let us know what you think on Facebook and Twitter.
Source: Reuters
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| Toshiba AT100 tablet launches in UK September 1st Posted: 31 Aug 2011 02:48 AM PDT
Toshiba AT100 tablet launching in UK on September 1st. Toshiba have announced their latest foray into the tablet market ahead of this year's IFA conference: the 10.1-inch Toshiba AT100 tablet, available from September first in the UK. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Microsoft outs new Kinect bundle Posted: 31 Aug 2011 02:12 AM PDT
Details revealed on Major Nelson blog. Microsoft has pulled the wrappers off of a new Xbox 360 Kinect sensor bundle. The new package includes the best-selling motion control camera, along with the standard copy of Kinect Adventures, as well as a download code for Child of Eden.
Microsoft’s Major Nelson took to his official blog to outline plans for the new package. “This new bundle will be priced the same as the current sensor bundle and will start appearing in stores next week in all Xbox Live regions (except Japan since Child of Eden has not been released there.) This bundle will be available in limited quantities and while supplies last so be sure to look for the special packaging.”
Kinect has sold well since its launch at the end of last year, but there have been grumblings about the lack of varied titles available for the motion controller. Microsoft attempted to address this at E3 back in June, but we’ll only know how successful it’s really been once the Christmas 2011 sales figures are in.
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| White Samsung Galaxy S2 lands in the UK Posted: 31 Aug 2011 01:42 AM PDT
Super AMOLED Android mobile now available in lighter shell. What is it about the colour white that adds so much time onto a phone's production? After landing in Blighty in May this year, Samsung have only just announced that the white version of the Super AMOLED-toting Samsung Galaxy S2 will be available to UK customers today. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Pioneer BDP-140 3D Blu-ray player official Posted: 31 Aug 2011 01:01 AM PDT
140 is first of slew of new 3D Blu-ray players landing at IFA. Pioneer has slipped out details of its new BDP-140 Blu-ray player, which it says is the first in a string of new hi-def disc spinners being shown off at this week’s IFA gadget fest in Berlin.
The new movie maven comes loaded with 3D Blu-ray playback, as well as web smarts for accessing BD Live content, watching YouTube footage on your TV or showing off your Picasa albums.
The BDP-140 can be controlled via Pioneer’s iControlAV2 app, as long as it’ hooked up to your home network, meaning you don’t need to dive down the back of the sofa to look for the dedicated remote.
Up conversion of standard DVDs is also included, as is support for Dolby TrueHD. The BDP-140 is up for grabs now and costs £169. We’ll be bringing you more Pioneer news from the show floor at IFA, so be sure to stick around. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| LG LW980T Cinema 3D TV unveiled at IFA 2011 Posted: 31 Aug 2011 01:00 AM PDT
LG LW980T Cinema 3D TV release confirmed at IFA 2011 in 47-inch and 55-inch forms As IFA 2011 kicks off in Berlin Korean tech giant LG has officially unveiled the latest addition to its Cinema 3D TV range with the LG LW980T landing as an ultra thin SmartTV with 2D to 3D conversion capabilities.
Combining Cinema 3D and SmartTV credentials the LG LW980T packs Nano Full LED technology to provide a super slim 27.5mm depth to both the 47-inch and 55-inch models that are set to land.
“The first half of 2011 has seen LG grow significantly in the 3D market, with its unique CINEMA 3D technology,” said Stephen Gater, LG’s Consumer Electronics Marketing Director. “The new products we’re launching at IFA 2011 will further enhance this range, offering consumers the best in 2D, 3D and SmartTV in one neat package for the ultimate home entertainment.”
A UK release date and full pricing information for the LG LW980T has yet to be announced.
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| iPhone 5: more camera parts leaked Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:35 PM PDT
More iPhone 5 gossip emerges ahead of official announcement. iPhone 5 parts leaks are now a weekly occurrence as the phone’s official announcement draws ever closer. Today, Greek iPhone claims it’s laid its mitts on camera components for the next-gen Apple cell, and they certainly reveal some interesting tidbits.
The Greek site says the new camera module is thinner than the one found on the current iPhone, with a higher resolution. Previous gossip has suggested Sony is supplying an 8 megapixel sensor for the iPhone 5.
The same site claims the next-gen blower will be thinner, with volume controls on the opposite side of the device compared to the iPhone 4. This is tittle tattle we’ve heard before, but it seems more sources are confirming similar information.
We’ll be bringing you all the news on the iPhone 5’s release as it happens, so keep it locked to T3.com and our Facebook and Twitter pages.
iPhone 5 video: Rumour update
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| HP TouchPad: "limited quantity" of slates in pipeline Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:20 PM PDT
News comes after frantic rush to buy cut price tablet. HP has confirmed that it will be releasing a small number of discontinued TouchPad tablets later this year, with the current batch having sold out after prices were slashed. The 16GB TouchPad dropped to just £89, while the 32GB model fell to £115.
The news comes via an official email from HP. “While we do not yet have specific details, we know it will be at least a few weeks before we have a limited quantity available again,” reads the missive.
This decision follows a raft of reports about suppliers being left with TouchPad components, but being unsure what to actually do with them. The high level of demand means HP is now keen to at least get as many TouchPads out there as possible, even if its webOS plans are doomed.
Are you still holding out for a bargain bucket TouchPad? Let us know whether you’re planning on getting one over on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
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| Tech Today: iTunes Match won't allow music streaming Posted: 30 Aug 2011 07:13 PM PDT
With big news from Apple and the continued rise of the HP TouchPad, here's the tech news that broke after you logged-off. iTunes Match won't stream to your device
HP TouchPad might not be dead yet
More TouchPads on the way in Q4
The 3G MacBook Pro prototype heads back to Cupertino
Woman scammed into buying wooden iPad
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