Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Tech Today: Apple iPad for £250? PSPgo gone

The Apple TV set-top box has enjoyed somewhat of a re-birth since was overhauled as a cheaper, sleeker, streaming-only device late last year. Now that it seems to be resonating with the tech buying public who have now snapped up 2 million Apple TV boxes, according to recent a survey of Apple suppliers. Now, let's get a few more apps on the UK model. How about LOVEFiLM and iPlayer for starters.
Link: Apple Insider


Sony's PSPgo console arrived on the scene full of promise after ditching the UMD cartridges, but the streamlined device fell flat on its face and Sony has now discontinued the PSPgo on UK shores. Once the current supplies are sold they won't be replenished with the company gearing up for a the Next Generation Portable launch planed for later this year.
Link: CVG

 

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The Apple iPad and other tablets are too expensive to catch on with the general public according to a new poll from YouGov. The device may have been snapped up by Apple fans, but the survey concludes that there'll need to be an iPad price cut to around £250 for it to go fully mainstream. That probably applies more to faltering Android tablets like the Motorola Xoom and the Samsung Galaxy Tab, which have struggled to convince would-be tablet owners that they're worth over £500.
Link: Telegraph

 

Intel doesn't know the meaning of the word recession apparently after posting a monumental net income of $3.2 billion for the first quarter of 2011. That's pure profit and that's a company record. Apple announces its Q1 results tomorrow and while success is guaranteed, it'll be nothing like this.
Link: CNET

 

Fans of the Terminator film franchise hold this day in infamy. After John and Sarah Connor postponed the planned August 29th 1997 nuclear apocalypse known as Judgement Day in T2, it took until April 19th 2011 for defense computer Skynet to become self-aware and reduce the majority of the human race to a pile of steaming rubble. If you're sci-fi fans like us, you spent the entirety of Tuesday looking skywards fearing the incoming Armageddon, but if you're reading this on Wednesday morning it looks like we're ok. Thanks, Arnie.
Link: SFWeekly

 

News@8: Tuesday was a bumper day of tech news, so if you missed out, our News@8 round-up will bring you up to speed on Angry Birds getting NFC tech with Nokia, rumblings that a new version of iOS will appear on the White iPhone 4 and the latest rumours on the iPad 3.


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Google's Android OS powers four in ten UK smartphones

Google’s Android operating system last year grabbed a 37.4 per cent market share of UK smartphone sales placing it comfortably ahead of both the Blackberry RIM and Apple iOS platforms, new reports have shown.

 

The technology giant’s strategy of licensing Android across handsets produced by numerous mobile manufacturers has paid dividends with 73.8 per cent of Android’s new customers having previously owned a non-smartphone.

 


Similarly, 74.9 per cent of new iPhone buyers were revealed by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech's sales survey not to have purchased a smartphone prior to their Apple handset adoption.

 

In the 12 weeks ending 20 March 2011, Android not only dominated in Blighty but also in France and the USA with Blackberry’s traditional stronghold in North America collapsing from 32.5 per cent to just 12.9 per cent.

 

Interestingly despite having been described as a ‘burning platform’ by Nokia's new CEO, Stephen Elop, Symbian remains the number one smartphone platform in Germany with a 30.5 per cent market share. However, this figure is down from 47.3 per cent one year ago.

 

Dominic Sunnebo, Consumer Insight Director for Global, Kantar Worldpanel ComTech commented: “If you have any interest in technology, the phenomenon that is Android is unlikely to have passed you by. Our market share figures reveal that far from playing catch up, Android is now dominating the sector in many key territories.”

 

Are you an Android, iOS of BlackBerry OS smartphone touter? Let us know which platform you have adopted and why via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.


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Monday, 18 April 2011

News@8pm: White iPhone 4 dated and Atrix release date

Future mobile phones are the top tech talk of today with Apple and Motorola's leading imminent handsets grabbing our interest. Kicking of with that repeatedly delayed device and the White iPhone 4 release date is set as April 26th, or so reports claim. Following on from this and the eagerly awaited Motorola Atrix is launch next month exclusive to Orange in the UK the Everything Everywhere partner has confirmed.

 

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Samsung's leading smartphones keep the round-up on the mobile front with news that Vodafone Samsung Galaxy S users to get Gingerbread update making news alongside reports that the Korean tech giant is to launch 2GHz dual-core processor sporting phones within the next 12 months.

 

Best internet news of the day is a battle of search giants and explicit outlets. On the search front, Bing has reportedly closed the gap on Google following a year-on-year growth study. Now to what you really care about, the explicit front and the controversial XXX domain has gone live with many adult industry and porn sites adopting the suffix.


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Sunday, 17 April 2011

Samsung Galaxy S Android 2.3 update lands in Europe

Samsung Galaxy S owners can rejoice as their cherished Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread update has finally started rolling out in mainland Europe.

There are firm reports that the update has already landed in Germany, Austria and Holland, through the company’s Samsung Kies PC software tool. This exciting news makes us, here at T3, think that the UK rollout is tantalisingly close for one of 2010’s most popular smartphones.

While not a huge update features wise, Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread, nevertheless promises a new on-screen keyboard, a streamlined user interface, an improved copy and paste facility and better download management.

The update will surely lift Galaxy S owners who will soon have Samsung Galaxy S2 owners waving their new dual-core 1.2GHz units around to all and sundry. Although, we have no nailed-on dates as to when the big carriers will roll the update out, for the 10 million Galaxy S owners in the wild, a Gingerbread-tasting surprise is surely imminent.

Samsung Galaxy S owners, will the 2.3.3 Gingerbread update stop you from lusting after a Galaxy S2? Tweet or post us your thoughts on our Twitter and Facebook feeds and stay tuned for the latest news in the world of tech.

 


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Ebook sales overtake US paperbacks for the first time

The digital revolution continues apace in the old-tech world of publishing. In the US, the eBook has become the single bestselling format in American publishing for the first time, a year ahead of analysts forecasts.
 
The report from the Association of American Publishers, showed February’s eBook sales were $90.3m (£55.2m), compared to $81.2m (£49.8m) in paperbacks, a leap of 202.3% on the same time last year. Philip Jones, deputy editor of the Bookseller, believes that the UK is set to follow the US trend in the take-up of the technology, “the UK are a year behind but they are catching up quite fast.”

Despite the challenge of the rapidly expanding tablet market, many of which come pre-loaded with an e-reader, the figures show standalone eBook readers have carved out an important niche in a hugely competitive marketplace. Their popularity is down to choice – there are over a million free books on the Amazon Kindle – as well as a lower price-point than tablets, speedy downloads and portability.
 
The news comes hot on the heels of Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader becoming the best-selling product on Amazon.co.uk, way ahead of Sony and Samsung’s rival products.

Have you ditched paperbacks for good in favour of an e-reader? Tweet or post us on our Twitter and Facebook feeds and stay tuned for the latest news in the world of tech
 


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Saturday, 16 April 2011

Tech Week: HTC Sensation unveiled and iPad 3 rumours

 

News of the Week
HTC's new flagship handset has been the talk of tech town this week with the Taiwanese company officially unveiling the 1.2GHz dual-core HTC Sensation at a London-based press conference on Tuesday afternoon. Hours before the device was formerly unveiled, however, Vodafone leaked the Sensation, full specs and all, taking away some of the surprise. Following the device's arrival and in response to Vodafone's faux pas, Orange, O2, Three and T-Mobile all announced they will stock the HTC Sensation in June following the leaky red network's launch exclusivity.

 

Sticking with the new HTC device and a new revamped 3.0 version of the HTC Sense UI was unveiled alongside the HTC Sensation bringing a bevy of new features such as a smart app-touting lockscreen and 3D widgets to the popular skin. Whilst HTC's Android fans were excited by the arrival an official HTC announcement stating Sense 3.0 would not hit old devices later disappointed before the company flip-flopped on its own remarks stating the features of the UI would be available to existing handsets. 

 

Apple's brushed under the carpet flop that never was, the white iPhone 4 looks set to finally be making it to market after analysts and sources close to the matter 'promise' the white iPhone 4 will launch this month. A bold claim that we can only hope comes to life. This was later backed up by the Wall Street Journal which claimed Apple confirmed the white iPhone 4 will land in April.

 

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Features of the Week
The Apple iPad 2 might be no more than a few weeks old but that lump sleekly designed electronics is old hat compared to what we expect to see in the mooted iPad 3. Keeping you abreast of all the rumours and speculation circulating the next-gen tablet, we bring you Apple iPad 3 rumours: What we know so far. Enjoy.

 

With the London Marathon set to hit the capital's streets this weekend we have a bumper marathon feature offering for you here on T3. Kicking off with the best running shoes to get you through the 26.2 miles, we also have professional tips from World Record holding marathon runner Paula Radcliffe, former Olympian Steve Cram and the lovely folks at Six Physio. 

 

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Reviews of the Week
Following the unveiling of HTC's new flagship handset we have gone hands-on with the HTC Sensation to let you in on what we think of the dual-core device that will hit stores next month running the new version 3.0 of the company's hugely popular Sense user interface.

 

Want to be healthy with a bit of an electrical boost? Then have we reviewed the perfect gadget for you, the Eagle LSR-50 electric bicycle. Priced at £1750 the bike isn't cheap but does the 0 - 25kph boosting eco bike fill that price tag? Read on to find out what we think.

 

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Video of the Week | HTC Sensation review: Hands-on first impression
We go hands-on with the recently announced HTC Sensation to bring you our first impressions
Plus: Motorola Xoom unboxing | Google Chrome OS: Top 10 desktop apps reviewed
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Battlefield 3 needs 1 million "likes" to unlock new trailer

If you want to see the next Battlefield 3 trailer a day ahead of schedule, you need to hit "like" on its Facebook page.


EA and DICE are giving eager gamers an incentive to like their page because if they hit 1 million likes before April 17, then a 12-minute trailer and a producer's commentary will be unlocked for fans.

Landing on the Battlefield 3 page will show you a graphic that says "Mission: Like the page to help unlock the full trailer and producer's commentary early."

While these trailers will be unlocked by April 17 anyway, it's an interesting social media marketing tactic used by them. 

Currently, the number of likes the Facebook page for Battlefield 3 has received stands at near 760K, so it's just one-quarter away from the magic number of 1 million.

Battlefield 3 will be released towards the end of 2011 for PC,PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms.


What do you think about EA's social media campaign? Let us know at T3's Twitter and Facebook feeds and feel free to like us on Facebook to get more tech news coming your way. 


 

 


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Friday, 15 April 2011

News@8pm: White iPhone 4 confirmed and 3DS sales

Games console sales have made news today as reports reveal the former Nintendo DS is outselling the recently released 3DS console in a number of markets around the globe, bad news for Nintendo's glasses-free 3D device. On the flip side Sony has announced the sale of the 50 millionth Sony PlayStation 3 console.

 

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Apple iPhone updates have once again landed on our radar with the release of iOS 4.3.2 to fix issues on the Apple blower and iPad 2 surrounding Facetime. On top of this the WSJ is reporting Apple has confirmed the white iPhone 4 release date as this month, that's right, its finally coming, maybe.

 

Google's Android OS is reaching new heights as the internet giant reveals the mobile operating system has racked up more than three billion Android app downloads. Keeping on the Android front and HTC's Android skin, the Sense UI is to bring Sense 3.0 features to past devices the Taiwanese company has confirmed.


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Google's Android OS tots up three billionth app download

Google’s Android mobile operating system is going from strength to strength with the global tech giant officially announcing the Android platform has clocked up more than three billion app downloads to date.

 

Whilst this is still a hefty margin behind Apple’s iOS operating system which has reported in excess of 10 billion application downloads thus far, the figures, revealed via the company’s quarterly earnings report, mark a 50 per cent download increase from Q4.

 


Having taken 20 months from launch to hit the one billion app download milestone, Google’s mobile OS has since catapulted to mainstream popularity toting up its two billionth download just five months later ahead of yesterday’s three billion announcement.

 

These weighty figures have been obtained in such a short period of time thanks to the rapid rise in popularity of the Android operating system. Keen to reiterate just how successful the OS has become, communicating via the company’s quarterly earnings report, Google’s Senior VP of Commerce and Local declare that more than 350,000 Android devices are being activated each and every day.

 

Are you an Android adopter? Let us know what you think of the Google mobile OS and which of the many app downloads has proven most popular on your handset via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.

 

Via: TechRadar
 


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Thursday, 14 April 2011

News@8: Spotify Free cuts and Razer Switchblade launch

Spotify Free users were dealt another blow as the streaming music service decided to make more restrictions on its free version delivering just 10 hours of music per month. For those who have not decided to upgrade to the Premium subscription service, you can get all the Spotify Free restriction details here. Remember the Razer Switchblade gaming concept we spotted in January? Well the portable gaming PC is set to launch in China first as we hope for a worldwide release to follow.

 

White iPhone 4 still on your mind? Well it appears we can expect a white iPhone 4 release date in April. If however you have given up waiting on it, you can always check out these white iPhone 4 alternatives. If you’re not a fan of the Apple smartphone, you may want to check out the BlackBerry Touch 9860 which has been caught on video once again.

 

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Android 2.3 updates are beginning to roll out to more handsets and for those of you with an original HTC Desire, a Gingerbread update is set for mid-May. It’s not such good news however on the HTC user interface front with the new HTC Sense 3.0 only hitting the HTC Sensation and new devices.

 

Nokia’s Symbian OS it seems is not going anywhere just yet with the Finnish mobile manufacturers pledging to back Symbian OS until 2014. Nokia’s new smartphone stable mate Microsoft on the other hand have discussed details about the new Windows Phone 7 Mango update which should arrive later this year.

 

MORE Taptu iPad app launches as an innovative new news source I Xperia Play: O2 says phone "nearly ready"

 

 

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HTC Sensation video: First look

 

 

 

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