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• Sony PlayStation Vita will be region-free
• Sony: PSN users must not file class action lawsuits
• App week: The Daily iPad paper hits UK, iMessage update
• Portal free on Steam until September 20th

Sony PlayStation Vita will be region-free Posted: 17 Sep 2011 04:51 AM PDT Posted by Richard Wordsworth on Sat 17 Sep 2011 Sony bigwig confirms region-free on Twitter More good news for gamers waiting to get their hands on Sony's upcoming PlayStation Vita handheld: Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed via Twitter that the device will be region-free, meaning that games released earlier in (or exclusive to), say, Japan will play on European and US Vitas. Or, if you really can't wait for the handheld's release here in Blighty, it means you can order a Japanese Vita and not have to worry about whether or not UK-purchased games will be compatible (if you can get your head round the Japanese version of the OS). Related links Sony PlayStation Vita review: Hands-on PlayStation Vita release date officially confirmed by Sony Sony PlayStation Vita revealed at E3 Yoshida made the announcement on his official Twitter feed after being asked the region-free question directly by a follower. @lonelypessimist asked: "is it confirmed yet if vita is region free?" to which @yosp replied "yes it is". Can't say clearer than that. Sony's PlayStation Vita was officially confirmed back at this year's E3, with Sony promising gamers a host of big name launch titles and top-tier studios signed on to produce content. However, gamers in Europe and the States will have a longer wait to get hold of the Sony handheld than those in its native Japan, with Sony recently confirming the 17th of December as the Japanese release date, with the rest of the world to follow in the new year. Source: 1UP Thinking of pre-ordering a PlayStation Vita from Japan? Let us know via the T3 inbox or the official T3 Twitter feed.   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Sony: PSN users must not file class action lawsuits Posted: 17 Sep 2011 03:28 AM PDT Posted by Richard Wordsworth on Sat 17 Sep 2011 Sony protects itself from lawsuits in the wake of future hack attacks. There's a sinister surprise lurking in the new terms and conditions for Sony's PlayStation network. In accepting the latest T&Cs when signing in on their PS3s, users are waiving their rights to join a class action lawsuit against the company at any time in the future over security breaches. Related links PlayStation Network down due to hack PSN users should "cancel their credit cards immediately" PSN outage: Sony admits user data stolen The new agreement leaves PlayStation gamers in a bind: if you want to log in to the PSN to play games online or use the store, you'll have to agree to the terms. If your plans for the future involve buddying up and suing Sony, your PlayStation will have to remain offline. According to the new agreement, "any Dispute Resolution Proceedings, whether in arbitration or court, will be conducted only on an individual basis and not in a class or representative action or as a named or unnamed member in a class, consolidated, representative or private attorney general action." Sony has had a troubled year so far, with hackers targeting its PlayStation network back in April and making off with millions of username and password combinations. Sony responded by shutting down the PlayStation Network and advising gamers to change their credit card information, but are still facing a class action lawsuit by irked gamers that could reportedly cost the company billions of dollars. Source: BBC News   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

App week: The Daily iPad paper hits UK, iMessage update Posted: 17 Sep 2011 03:00 AM PDT Posted by Chris Smith on Sat 17 Sep 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... iPad app news: The Daily newspaper lands in the UK It promised to change the way we experience newspapers forever, but Murdoch's iPad-only newspaper, The Daily hasn't really caught on. Now UK iPad-owners will have the chance to judge after it landed in the App Store on these shores. It's loaded with US-based content, but you can give it a try on a free two-week trial. After that, its 69p a week or £28 for an entire year. Android app news: Western Digital 2go app brings remote access to home files A new app for users of the Western Digital Live external hard-drive connects directly with your modem and allows remote access to your files on Android and iOS devices. That gives users the potential to access 1TB of files directly to your smartphone over Wi-Fi and 3G. Forget uploading to Google Music, here's all the music you'll ever need on your device.   Mac app news: iMessage coming to iChat Apple is preparing to build the iOS5 iMessage platform into the Mac OS X iChat, which would allow iPhone and Mac users to exchange messages for free and vice versa. The discovery was made within the code of a new version of iChat which offered the same read/delivered notification functionality that appears within iMessage. BlackBerry app news: Native email currently on the way to PlayBook Following RIM's entirely unsurprising revelation that the BlackBerry Playbook is struggling, the company is finally going to upgrade the wares to bring a native email client and the Android app player, which has been promised from the get-go. RIM also hinted that it's prepared to slash the price to start shifting some tablets. iPad app news: Dolphin gesture-enabled browser launches Dolphin for iPad allows you to navigate around the web by drawing gestures on the screen. For example, drawing a ">" will take you forward a page, while drawing a "<" will take you back. You can programme custom gestures, so drawing a "T" will take you directly to T3.com. It's free to download now.   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- App of the Year | Vote in the T3 Gadget Awards 2011 Is GarageBand the best app of 2011? Or can Flipboad, Sky News or the other nominees take the title Vote for App of the Year | GarageBand for iPad review| Flipboard for iPad rated ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   iPad app review: Flipboard Time is running out to vote for App of the Year, so lets take a closer look at one of the main contenders. Flipboard for iPad is a fantastic aggregator of your favourite news sources, and also what your friends are reading on social networks. It's all presented in a brilliant digital magazine. Android app review: GroupMe One of the best group messaging apps out there, GroupMe for Android allows you stay in contact with groups of friends. all you need to do is go through your contacts and create people you would want to speak to in a group (work mates, friends, family etc). Once this is done, each group is assigned a phone number and you use this to send messages to a batch of people. Windows 7 review: ESPN Goals It isn't just iPhone and Android users who have access to ESPN's too-good-to-be-true Premier League highlights app. Windows Phone users have an app too. In case you haven't heard about this miracle app, it will deliver free video highlights to your phone before they appear on Sky or Match of the Day. Download ESPN Goals for your Windows Phone handset now.   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Portal free on Steam until September 20th Posted: 17 Sep 2011 02:59 AM PDT Posted by Richard Wordsworth on Sat 17 Sep 2011 Original Portal available to all Steam users free until Tuesday, September 20th. As if the next few months weren't going to be distracting enough for gamers, Valve have gone and made its first-person puzzler Portal available to all gratis on Steam until Tuesday the 20th of September. Related links Portal 2 cleans up at IGN E3 awards Portal 2 tops UK gaming charts Portal Soundboard app review Portal, which launched back in 2007 alongside Team Fortress 2 and Half Life 2: Episode 2, went on to be a surprise runaway success, scoring 95 out of 100 on Metacritic across Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC and leading to the equally well-received Portal 2, which picked up the Best PC Game, Best Xbox 360 game and Best PlayStation 3 game at the 2010 E3 awards ceremony. Trapped underground in the abandoned laboratories of the sinister Aperture Science, players must navigate a selection of testing chambers using a pair of reality-bending connecting portals. Standing between the player and freedom are roomfulls of poisonous goop, chatty machine gun turrets and a sociopathic robot invigilator with a fondness for neurotoxin. Would-be test subjects eager to further the cause of science need only download a copy of Steam and search for Portal to get in on the action. Missed out on Portal the first time around? Check out the teaser below for a look at what all the fuss is about. Portal Teaser Trailer     This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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