Archives for March 2010

Apple iPhone SDK 3.2 Beta 4 for iPad Launched

March 9, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Apple have launched the next beta for the Apple iPhone 3.2 SDK. This version has been launched two weeks after the previous version and will probably include a few fixes as well as features ready for the iPad launch next month.

It is unknown at the moment what Apple [AAPL] have done on this update although developers will probably be looking right now, so expect details in the next 24 hours.

If you do spot anything interesting (being in the developers program) then feel free to post a comment below such as finding details of a hidden camera, an iPhone 4 or a next gen iPad etc…

Filed Under: Tech News

Gran Turismo 5 PS3 Trailer Launched

March 9, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Although we are still waiting, after a few years even, for Gran Turismo 5 to officially launch, for now we just have to put up with teaser videos. The latest is called “Nights” and comes from a game disk that recently launched and shows a number of impressive tracks, cars and scenery.

GT5 is said to be launching later this year, but if it arrives next year or the year after we won’t be too surprised after waiting for it for so long.

Check out the video below to see a bunch of nice cars driving around a few tracks and see what we could be in for should it ever get launched. [Read more…]

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HTC HD2 Event on T-Mobile Scheduled for March 16

March 9, 2010 by 1 Comment

We expected the T-Mobile variant of the HTC HD2 to arrive this month after numerous leaks and a press release over the last few months.

So, is it arriving this month? Probably as we have now heard that a press event is being held on March 16 over in New York to unveil the phone which has a rumoured release date of March 24.

The information just posted above is all we have right now in that we know there is an event happening. The March 24 date is a previous rumour that was posted due to some leaks found. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cell Phones

MSI X-Slim X360 Announced

March 9, 2010 by Leave a Comment

MSI have announced another new notebook computer called the MSI X-Slim X360. Inside the X360 is a Core i5 CPU along with Intel Turbo Boost/Hyper-Threading technology. The notebook is capable of 9 hours of run time on a single charge.

The X-Slim notebook measures just 1 inch in thickness and has plenty of other features packed in too that includes 4GB of DDR3 memory a 13 inch 1366 x 768 pixel display. Options of 3 hard drives that come in capacities of 250GB, 320GB and 500GB. A memory card reader is included along with a couple of USB 2.0 ports. Outputs include a HDMI and VGA output.

For connectivity the MSI X360 has Wireless and Bluetooth 2.1. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Laptops

iPhone Tekken Confirmed

March 9, 2010 by Leave a Comment

With the launch of Streetfighter IV for the iPhone and iPod Touch, along comes the news that another classic is heading to the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. This time Tekken is going to be launched by Namco. When speaking with Pocket Gamer about iPhone Tekken, the anonymous source said that the game was far along in development and looking good.

To paraphrase, “the game is being finished up and it plays rather nicely.”

As of now it is not known if the game was started from scratch, or if it’s just an update to a PSP version that was launched a while back but either way it should run fantastic when launched on the iPhone 3G and 3G S. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cell Phones

Deal of the Day: HP Mini Netbooks go on Sale

March 9, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Several HP netbooks have gone on sale over at Amazon today that see the various models dropping in price in some cases by over $100.

Included in the sale are eight variants of the HP Mini 210 series with a ninth being on sale which is the HP Mini 311. Although 8 different model variations are included in the sale, there isn’t much between them other than a bit more storage space and some have 802.11b/g while others also include wireless n. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Laptops

Some Apple iPhone Apps removed from iPad by Steve Jobs – Rumour

March 9, 2010 by Leave a Comment

It seems like the iPad is going to be shipped with a few missing apps that were originally on the iPhone.

The information comes from John Gruber of DaringFireball who is usually bang on with the information he posts on his site. From what we know and believe, the Apple iPad will ship with 12 built-in apps that include the likes of a Calendar, web browser etc… Those missing include Stocks, Calculator, Clock, Weather and Voice Memos… so where are they?

The basic answer (or rumour) is that Steve Jobs decided to scrap them as they didn’t function like he wanted them to on a larger screen. You may notice that calendar had a full revamp for the iPad making use of the larger screen allowing for appointments to actually be seen in monthly view. It doesn’t seem to be the same for the apps that are missing in that they don’t essentially “look the part”. [Read more…]

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Tron Legacy Official Video now Online

March 9, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Yesterday a video of Tron Legacy was posted on the internet. The problem was that it wasn’t official and the screen could hardly be seen. Today we find that the official video has been launched in good quality.

Take a look at the video below to see what the movie will look like… quite amazing if you ask me.

Tron Legacy is set to be launched on December 17 this year. [Read more…]

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Sony 3D HDTVs Announced

March 9, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Sony have announced 12 new full HD TV’s in their Bravia range, some of which are 3D TVs. The Sony Bravia LX900, HX900 and HX800 series are each backlit by LED and have full 3d HDTV capabilities with those attending the press event describing them as being “beautiful”.

Interesting features of the LX900 series include a new Intelligent People Sensors mode that uses a built in camera on the TV to detect were viewers are sitting in the room and the system adjusts the sound to match their location. As well as dealing with sound the Intelligent People Sensors also adjusts brightness in that it can detect when the viewer just has the TV on in the background rather than directly watching it… in these cases the picture will dim to save power. When it detects that no viewers are in the room the TV will automatically switch off to again, save a bit more power. Lets just hope that Sony have got this right!!! [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

HTC Supersonic on Video

March 9, 2010 by Leave a Comment

The HTC Supersonic was first heard of back in December when the HTC Hero Android 2.1 ROM was opened up and the name found within. A couple of months later towards the end of January, BGR managed to get hold of a leaked screen shot saying that the Supersonic was to run Android 3.0 when launched. The day after we spotted some renderings of the Supersonic showing potential of the phone (if real).

The Supersonic is said to have a large 4.3 inch screen and has been described as being the Android version of the HTC HD2 that also runs a massive screen. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cell Phones

ASUS Eee 1005PR Intel Atom N450 Netbook

March 9, 2010 by Leave a Comment

ASUS are continuing to expand their Eee range of netbooks by launching the ASUS Eee 1005PR netbook. The 1005PR is based around the ASUS 1005PE and has a 10.1 inch LED backlit screen with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. The netbook has a Broadcom BCM 70015 HD decoder built in allowing to to recreate HD content in 720p.

The 1005PR netbook is powered by an Intel Atom N450 processor. The netbook has 1GB of DDR2 memory built in that can be upgraded to 2GB if required. For storage it has a 250GB hard drive along with 500GB of ASUS online storage that can be utilised.

For connectivity it has 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR. In the bezel of the screen is a 0.3 megapixel camera. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Laptops

Motorola Backflip Doesn’t Allow Non-Market Apps

March 8, 2010 by 2 Comments

Today we learned that the Motorola Backflip (AT&T’s first Android OS based phone) has a restriction built in preventing you from installing 3rd party apps on to it. Instead, users are forced now to install apps through the Android Market.

For some this might not be a problem, but for others, the reason for getting an Android based phone is to give you the flexibility to do what you want with the device in terms of installing apps sometimes not through the Android Market.

As well as blocking access to this feature we also mentioned last week that AT&T had removed Google [GOOG] as the primary search function on the phone replacing it with Yahoo! instead. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cell Phones