Apple iPad 3 apps before the start of the March are

Ahead of the upcoming Apple iPad 3 version, date, new reports have suggested, based on the company's Cupertino, is starts with the Tablet PC, the Retina Display is set at the number of applications.

Citing "sources with knowledge of the" tech blog the next Web has suggested that Apple is in the process of a number of developers in a number of applications, which is the best way to highlight the much mooted Tablet PC-version of the new display. IPad 3 is inclined to extract 2048 x 1536p resolution Retina screen.

"Our sources tell us that the selection process is continued to the increased rate than Apple's iPad appears to complete the lineup, the 3" the latest reports have suggested. "It is also a high-definition graphics applications that support the priority, which is included in the ' Retina ' display the new iPad.

"This process is entering its final phase, the strict time limit to submit during the presentation of the company, and later in the play, television programmes."

Apple iPad 3 Rumours

Tipped to be included in the development of the second generation of the Apple Tablet PC iPad 3 is expected to play a higher resolution display, similar to the Retina display on the iPhone 4, and iPhone 4S offers were found on the host.

"The new display is capable of higher resolution than the current iPad more pixels on the screen than some of the high-definition televisions," the anonymous source said recently on insider dealing. "The pixels are small, make the printed material will look like in the pictures. Playing videos almost instantly transmitted to other graphics treatment. "

The rest of the recent rumours have suggested iPad iPad 3 2-replacement of the property on the form factor of 1 mm thicker than its predecessor, the increased internal space is filled with the new display, A6, quad-core CPU, and improved optics for the rear of the camera.

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Apple ignores the Samsung Galaxy Nexus to the Court of Justice of the

Apple and Samsung is set to return to the patent, the Court once again Apple is prohibited in the United States, would you like the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

Arguing Nexus operating system in the event of a breach of a number of patents held by the Android 4.0, Apple, the value of the policy are the latest twist to the case law of the Court of Justice of the United States of America will see Apple Valley.

The European courts repeatedly fought, the most recent of the patent in the case is the first Apple brought Us soil the Korean tech giant flagship Android 4.0 device.

Targeting Android 4.0 OS and Samsung Galaxy Nexus hardware, Apple has four different areas of search has been part of the Siri in the single Search patent that allows users to search for audio through the web-core device.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus properties

The dismantling of the Samsung and Google's latest flagship device, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is the first handset in the new Android 4.0 ice cream Sandwich on the mobile use of the operating system.

We announced the new OS with a high class specs of the products to be exported on the 1.2 GHz pairing with 1 GB of RAM and a Super AMOLED screen is 4.65 inches HD stunning 1280 x 720 p resolution. Available in 16 GB or 32 GB of internal storage space Galaxy Nexus entertainment is about the 5 megapixel rear camera and 1080p Full HD video recording capabilities, and the second, 1,3-megaipxel, ahead of the snapper.

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Homer Simpson is one of the world's most popular Sat Nav audio

Homer Simpson is officially recognised by the beats the competition with fellow Office program users, the total quantity of Marge and the most popular Springfield Burns celebrity Sat Nav audio.

As Homer Simpson, which features the GPS capabilities of air navigation services with the highest sales figures as the Guinness world records Rap yellow hued, expressions of the characters in the famous Darth Vader and the number outsold the likes of Ali G.

Originally published in June 2009, GPS navigational Homer Simpson voice specialist, Voice Technologies, developed by achieve Locutio six figure sales volume in the first year of its availability. The United States accounts for 40% of all the Homer Simpson sat nav audio downloads, 20th Century Fox made the jump from the iPhone app-TomTom Navigator for the year 2011.

"Homer was the breakthrough of the GPS-audio, which established themselves in the category," said Chris Hilton, Executive Director/CEO of Voice technologies Locutio. "We look forward to bringing more of the Simpsons characters to the owners of GPS devices from around the world."

Carl Lumbard, President and MD EMEA added: "this FCP is a complete product with all of the family at all levels, appealing to both male gadget markets of the Simpsons.

"The Simpsons continues to break new ground and open new fronts in the consumer technology space and reflect the continued importance of the brand's pioneering of these products today."

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Apple more valuable than Google and Microsoft

Apple has extended the leadership of the world's most valuable company, and is the half-trillion dollar valuation from seeing surpass $ 460 billion, based on the prices of the mark for the first time in the Cupertino tech giant rising stock.

The recently announced record fourth-quarter profit, business rates, and saw the iPad to the iPhone manufacturer's shares in the record $ 493.97 (£ 313.21) to a high of new reports Suggest Apple is now more valuable, as well as the Google and Microsoft combined to hit.

On a quarterly basis with a 13.06 billion dollar 46.33 billion dollars of revenue in the final three months of the date of the 2011, Apple will continue to grow rapidly in the rhythm of the world's second most valuable company, Exxon-Mobil, the distance from the 402 billion dollar valuation is now straggling.

Apple, in the context of the value of the

460 billion dollars (£ 292bn) is unfathomable, Apple's latest costing shows the company has more money funds, as the US Government with Apple now worth more than the combined value of illegal drugs in the world.

Continue on to farsicle, run the Apple is now more money than the countries, such as Denmark, Greece, South Africa and New Zealand, two complete Apollo space programs, cost and size of the global coffee industry in the gross domestic product.

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iPhone App News: Spotify app's doubles the flow of replication

Spotify iPhone and iPod touch to add a new ' Extreme ' quality-320 Kbps, the status of that brings streaming premium users. The new extreme mode even betters purchased iTunes tracks

Spotify has updated its app for iPhone and iPod touch, the streaming quality is responsible for the desktop computer to the client through the available

Update the app properties now ' Extreme ' option in real time at a speed of 320 kbps, which is double the quality at the time of the quote. An application of two playback options, boasted a small bandwidth (96 kbps) and high quality (160 kbps).

A new option, which is probably the best to reserve the times you have a Wi-Fi network, or if you have an unlimited data plan, offers even higher than 256 Kbps, streaming songs from the iTunes Music store.

In addition, high-quality video streaming to a service, you have completed the part to improve the audiophiles listening experience in the £ 99.

Application on Android and Windows Phone version is still in the status information to update and whether or not they are is not a Word. We are, of course, all the pending further You hurry up and start it lively for mobile application, the original version of the iPad.

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Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 leaks ahead of MWC 2012 start

Improved processor, and a larger screen is set to land, the Samsung Galaxy 2 has leaked online in advance of the Mini, the MWC 2012-the unveiling

The second generation of Samsung Galaxy Mini headset is leaked online Samsung Galaxy Mini will appear in advance of an expected 2 MWC 2012-unveiling the pictures.

Yet another budget Android device, the Samsung Galaxy S (II) on the back of the Mini-2 displays the Galaxy, the company set up to make a number of improvements to its predecessor, the greater the precision of the video to extract, in parallel with the CPU through the zippier.

Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 Specs

Samsung Galaxy 2 leaked reports to extract the latest Mini-February 2012-with the release of the MWC hinting the new 3.3-inch HVGA display with the headset during a jump CPU 800 MHz model.

Google's Android 2.3 Gingerbread set to land on your operating system, the Samsung Galaxy Mini-2 is also known as the Samsung S6500 sports recently tweaked design 3 megapixel rear camera and 3 GB of internal storage space.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops is the largest ever at the end of the

Call of Duty: Black Ops is the all time or at the end of the game, at least most of the Guinness World records, which vote to determine which of the 13,000 people were in the game may not be the Crown.

Beating Call of Duty titles, but also a lot of the game is based on the storytelling of the purse won the most votes in their seats on the side of keeping players fill in the finale of the title.

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops

2. Halo: reach

3. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

4. call of duty: Modern Warfare 2

5. God of War

Other significant events cover the whole Assassin's Creed to make the top 50 acclaimed anthology, Red Dead redemption, Rockstar.

It was not only a recognition of the great hollywood style hits, the Portal was in the Top 10 in seven of the Kingdom, while the second game of the number 17.

Some of the big name in the title with the coming this year, including Bioshock infinite and Far Cry 3, 2012, you can add some more of the list the following year.

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Little Big Planet Karting release Sony

Some of the leaked video pictures of the Sony has confirmed that it will officially release a little Big Planet Karting title later this year

Sony is to put an end to the rumours of the future much mooted in the past to establish the official Little Big Planet kart racing game.

Would you like to emulate the Nintendo Mario Kart titles for unrivalled success, Sony has confirmed the Little Big Planet game of kart racing version for monitors to have on the network.

"We cannot confirm LittleBigPlanet Karting is in fact the development and we look forward to sharing more soon attended the game!" Sony announced its Twitter feed.

Despite the official Little Big Planet Karting-the release date is yet to be established, the game is under development, intended to hit the PS3, United Front games through the PlayStation Move compatible gaming wheel and dismantled.

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Apple's Steve Jobs granted a Posthumous Grammy Award

Apple co-founder and former President and CEO Steve Jobs has been awarded for his contributions to the music industry in the Posthumous Grammy Award.

Jobs, Apple iPod and the iTunes music store, music sales raises the mastermind was last night with the former head of 2012 Grammya Apple in the balance sheet of the Grammya Trustees Award Posthumous recipient.

The contract awards to "persons who in the course of his music, they have made significant contributions, other than performance, field recording," the winners are guitar maestro Les Paul, the cartoonist Walt Disney and the Beatles.

Approval on behalf of the jobs, Apple Senior Vice President Of Internet software and services, Eddy Cue ball award, said: "the acceptance of this prize means so much to me because the music meant so much to him. He told us that the music in the form of his life. It made him who he was. Everyone who knows Steve, aware of the communication technologies that artists such as Bob Dylan and the Beatles had him. "

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Apple accused of ' cashing in ' the death of Whitney Houston

News-Whitney Houston is dead; Apple has been accused of trying to cash in on the singer's death, his Posthumous album in advance of the expected demand for the price.

The singer famed for hits such as "(I) in the case of laminated shall always Love You" and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody", was found dead in his hotel room Saturday afternoon, in advance of the weekend of the Grammy Awards.

Apple has since been charged with attempting to take the factorial of a number of its iTunes price is £ 3 hours after death, by 2007, originally published by the artist, the Ultimate Collection album the death of Houston's victory. The album has seen its once again reduced to only £ 4.99 price.

"To say I am angry, this is" one of the disgruntled iTunes user. "I feel, in the case of withdrawals from the singer's death, which I think is completely parasite to iTunes."

They add: "the album itself is large, so please do not put off purchasing, only [know] that you just may be the mountain of the some of the fatcat pocket before the Whitney's lifeless body is cold. "

Despite the controversy, the Whitney Houston at the present time, a comparison of the grape juice in the iTunes download charts with her Kid in the movie soundtrack, the infamous "I will always Love You" as the singer's death sparks increased interest in the music. The second iTunes user has branded products for Apple, if you get sick, the money making system.

Update: Guardian Whitney Houston the Ultimate Collection album the price increase was the responsibility of the Publisher Sony Music. When the artist's albums, wholesale prices increased, the price seems to have been responsible for the iTunes automatically.

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Call, duty, Elite Tops 7 million users milestone

Having launched with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 November 8th, Call of Duty 1.5 million premium hosting Elite has stormed to the subscribers

Activision has informed the user of the figures, the recent Call of Duty is the provision of hosting the gaming industry's Elite, now part of the COD for the third highest of the subscriber base with the recipient.

The floor is less than the subs only MMON giant in the World of Warcraft and Microsoft's Xbox Live service, Activision revealed that the COD in the Elite service has more than 7 million registered users.

This is a picture of the 1.5 million of these signed stat-tracking service has been paid to the incoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 keksimisestä use of the DLC content to the premium paid for the Call of duty, the Elite status of the provision.

"One of the fastest-growing Elite call is already in, and most of the online services will never" Activision now, said the company's State-of-the-quarter profits of the phone call earlier this week. Where it is established that the undertaking "to keep us foot duty Elite call gas," Activision speaker adds that "[the country] in the next 60 days."

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Apple iPad 2 price slashed in advance of the release of an iPad (3)

Apple iPad 2 Tablet PC price cuts in the United States has reached retailers, Apple iPad, at the time of the publication of the 3 direct still hinting.

Tilted the title Stores at the beginning of March, the number of retailers have already begun in the pre-empting Apple iPad 3-the date of the publication of the current iPad 2 models by reducing the purchase quote, delete before the end of the third generation of the arrival of the stock price of the Tablet-PC.

Tan (£ 44) $ 70 for the 16 GB Wi-Fi Apple iPad 2, American retail chain Meijer has offered one of the most of the iPad 2 price reductions, since the device launched last March, only the last quote, "even if the supplies last."

Apple iPad 3 Rumours

Tipped to be included in the development of the second generation of the Apple Tablet PC iPad 3 is expected to play a higher resolution display, similar to the Retina display on the iPhone 4, and iPhone 4S offers were found on the host.

"The new display is capable of higher resolution than the current iPad more pixels on the screen than some of the high-definition televisions," the anonymous source said recently on insider dealing. "The pixels are small, make the printed material will look like in the pictures. Playing videos almost instantly transmitted to other graphics treatment. "

The rest of the recent rumours have suggested iPad iPad 3 2-replacement of the property on the form factor of 1 mm thicker than its predecessor, the increased internal space is filled with the new display, A6, quad-core CPU, and improved optics for the rear of the camera.

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Sony confirms PS Vita digital game prices

Ahead of the publication of the official Sony PS Vita UK on the date of the Japanese tech giant is the first PlayStation game to the prices of the Vita downloads.

Downloadable games, made available again named Sony entertainment network is the price range for the first tranche of the fixed headers with the five paragraph 4.79 and the dismantling of the £ £ 99 per piece.

Leading the way, the price tag is a minimalist £ paragraph 4.79 Super Stardust followed by MotorStorm RC: Delta, Top Darts and hustle Kings, all of which are separately priced £ 6.49. The more pricey on the side of the Escape Plan, a digital copy is displayed in the wannabe ' parting of the £ 99.

Downloadable games, the entire area is available on the UK release of PS Vita February 22nd.

Sony PS Vita Specs

Set to boast a 1.5 GHz ARM A9 quad core processor launch PS-Vita property 5-inch 960 x 544 p, the OLED display and Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3 G forms. The Wi-Fi + 3 G model is a hit at a price £ 279.99 Wi-Fi only version of the UK Sport £ 229.99 price tag.

Standard analog, walking sticks and PlayStation-esque gamepad controls are the remains of a gyroscope, accelerometer, plumped Kolmiakselisissa electronic compass and the shoulder buttons. Front and rear position (side) lamps on the file system at the end of the file system, in parallel with the rear camera tricks to touch the Panel bag Vita.

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Berry pink Samsung Galaxy Note release plans are set out in the

The varyingly hued hand phones run, Samsung has announced the release of its 5.3-inch Samsung Galaxy Note device Berry Pink ' edition.

The pink Samsung Galaxy S II, Korean tech giant Samsung has recently released a return journey its Berry pink Galaxy on the arrival of the land in accordance with the note in the shade of "Rose", according to the handset of the manufacturer of the device.

Although the official release date has yet to be given for the companion note the current black and white, Berry pink, the adoption of the model will continue to target a smartphone from Samsung Tablet hybrid at the women's market.

"Galaxy note is really good the women's market," said Samsung's Sales Director Andrew glass in the last interview with T3.

He added: "in my handbag and 5.37 inch inch Tablet 10.1 on your phone instead of something that I think capture the women's market."

Samsung Galaxy Note Properties

1280 x 800-5.3-inch device, the Super AMOLED screen on the Samsung Galaxy, in parallel with the unloading of the HD is the imaginative array of high-end specs Note with 1.4 GHz dual-core processor, "featuring alongside the rear-mounted 8-megapixel camera.

Full HD 1080p video recording features, including the country-rock of the minimalist 9.65 mm thick body, 2-megapixel snapper with the forward. Samsung s pen stylus is compressed in the headset and the departure and arrival times, in particular, the hewn hole in the form of the device.

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Amalur: Reckoning kingdoms tops UK Gaming chart

The two new entries has been the UK all format Gaming chart in the top three this week, Amalur Reckoning, the kingdoms: top honours

Final Fantasy XIII-2 does not have to keep on the other hand, the UK all format Gaming chart, in the second place, the new entry Amalur: Reckoning kingdoms atop.

Having topped the only day of the week, a Final Fantasy XIII-2 is late for the second location of the Darkness II, which charts the final investment position.

Even though the Konami's Metal Gear Solid HD collection is calculated for two spots in the fourth section, WE meet the following two of FIFA in advance of the landing, the epic 12-fifth of first person shooter Battlefield 3 in the sixth. Falling behind, its bitter rival Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 release of the game during the week of February 11th was the seventh largest sales.

Rounding out the Top 10, Assassin's Creed: the eighth Revelations followed the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the 9th and 10th accordingly.

What was the top game in seven days can be a console release, app-based time Passer in the past, the Government of traditional variety? Let us know via the comments box.

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Dirt 3: complete Edition release announced before March

Developer Codemasters has announced it is the re-release of the popular dirt 3 of the DiRT-3: complete Edition extracts the following month, compress all the in-game DLC content.
As well as all the original Rally-based content, dirt-3: complete Edition, the release will see a game is over £ 20 worth of DLC content in two locations, with 12 new routes, a number of vehicle liveries and a range of new cars, as before.

Fixed version in a reasonable price tag of March 30, the original dirt 3 content is business degrees through the Monte Carlo Rally Pack and X Games Asia track Pack from seeing players, to be implemented in two of the most famous locations for motorsport.
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The Power and the Glory of the car Pack is connected to the mud and guts of the car Pack, as well as the Colin McRae Vision charity Pack and Mini Gymkhana, a special Pack.
Dirt under the poster boy Ken Block is set to make a more prominent appearance of a complete Edition of the game included Ken Block special Pack offers specialized custom vehicle Gymkana.
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Tech today: iPad 2 price cuts, warns the Apple ITV television

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs wins a Grammy, while the iPad 2 has been cut in price. There's a new Google TV YouTube app and footballs race rows move to Twitter

Click Here! iPad 2 price cut ahead of expected iPad 3 announcement
With Apple expected to unveil the iPad 3 in the first week of March, we're probably going to start seeing some pretty sweet iPad 2 deals popping up around the place. Meijer, a big box retailer in the United States, has chopped $70 (about £40) off the 16GB WiFi version of the device. Hopefully some reductions will begin with UK retailers in the coming weeks.
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Link: AppleInsider

Google TV gets new YouTube app
We're still waiting for Google TV to launch in the UK, but when it gets here it'll come packing a nice shiny new YouTube app. The company has updated the portal to include a new channels interface, which YouTube announced last year. There's also faster, smoother navigation and a new feature called Discover which highlights videos by category.
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Link: TheVerge

Steve Jobs wins a Grammy
Late Apple visionary Steve Jobs was honoured at the Grammy music awards on Sunday night. Jobs, who led the digital music revolution with the iPod and iTunes, was given a Trustees Award, reserved for those "individuals who, during their careers in music, have made significant contributions, other than performance, to the field of recording." Previous winners include Walt Disney and Les Paul.
Link: Gizmodo

ITV warns Apple, 'don't call it iTV'
Reports over the weekend claim that commercial broadcaster ITV has written to Apple in an attempt to discourage the company from calling its expected first television set "iTV". Apple is believed to be working on the device with a potential launch later this year and the home of Corrie are worried that the Apple may apply its iGadget naming convention to its televisual offering.
Link: Telegraph

Micah Richards quits Twitter over racist abuse
Manchester City defender Micah Richards has left Twitter, after sustaining months of racist taunts at the hands of users. A spokesman for the England man said: ??"He was getting loads of racist abuse, two or three incidents a week since it peaked in November. It's a shame because he really enjoyed the interaction with the fans." The unpleasant story comes in a Premier League season marred by the issue of racist abuse.

The Xbox 720 controller Wii U-style touch screen feature?

Forward strongly rumoured E3 Xbox 720 release, new reports have suggested, Microsoft's next-generation console with touch screen touting Wii U esque driver.

The latest Xbox 720 rumour that appears in the Xbox World Magazine, courtesy of the report has offered the following insight into a tantalising console controller to provide input to the Centre of the screen, about an improved "media hub" in the console.

Microsoft Xbox 720 Rumours

In the same way as the outing for the new driver, Xbox world-report has climed an eagerly awaited Xbox 720, "would that be the matte-black media hub, with a mission to bring games to life in your living room with augmented reality, the directional audio and a four-player, the fingerprints of the tracking-Kinect."

The driver, if any, in the style of a Tablet input device, add the report to the boast of "HD display the buttons and sticks to traditional 360.

"This is the second only to the Kinect touchcreen is, how do you use the console. It could be a remote control for the TV, on the browser, when you have the internet, additional buttons, and, when you play a game or laptop screen, when you want to take with you wherever you go, while watching the game. "

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Tetris set to launch on the Nintendo 3DS

The Gadget Show  Wednesday 21 September 2011

Tetris has always proved incredibly popular whatever the platform, but after an appearance on Android, it’s now heading back to Nintendo and the Nintendo 3DS.

Tetris has never been about the graphics – it’s the irritating but catchy music, the incredibly addictive gameplay and the simplicity that made it so popular.

Nintendo is hoping the next iteration will be slightly different, however, with full 3D graphics to go with the addictive gameplay. There are 20 different game modes on offer, but at the heart of it you’ll still be placing the blocks in the holes.

There are also multi-player modes for Tetris on the Nintendo 3DS, and up to eight people will be able to play simultaneously.

You’ll be able to buy Tetris for your Nintendo 3DS on the 21st October.

Here’s a peak at how the Nintendo 3DS works

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Toasters

Martin Layton17 September 2011

What is the model number for the Russel Hobbs Classic toaster tested? The one that is currently available, and on the russel hobbs website is nothing like this one: visually the control buttons are horizontal and different. The deluxe, which is a lot more expensive, looks similar, but has a different body.

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LG Optimus Q2 offers style and a QWERTY keyboard

The Gadget Show  Monday 19 September 2011

The LG Optimus Q2 is the latest Android smartphone to make an appearance, offering a large 4-inch touchscreen and a full QWERTY keypad. Despite the addition of a proper keyboard, it measures just 12.3mm in depth, making it just as portable as the majority of touchscreen-only handsets.

We’ve seen loads of Android smartphones in the past couple of years, with little to differentiate lots of them. The LG Optimus Q2 stands out by virtue of its QWERTY keypad, making it the perfect handset for those wanting to type longer emails or text messages.

Unlike most smartphones with a keyboard, the Optimus Q2 isn’t bulky, with a slimline design that offers both functionality and style. The specs are impressive, too, with a dual-core 1.2GHz processor keeping things ticking along nicely.

The LG Optimus Q2 is set to head to South Korea in the near future. Would you buy the Q2 if it heads to these shores? Or do you think phones with keyboards are a thing of the past? Leave a comment and let us know.

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Buy Assassin's Creed Revelations, get the original Assassin's Creed for free!

The Gadget Show  Tuesday 20 September 2011

The chances are that you’ve already played Assassin’s Creed, but if not, and you’ve got your heart set on it’s successor, you’ll love the latest announcement for Assassin’s Creed Revelations. To mark a partnership with Ubisoft and Sony, the two companies are set to give away a version of the original game.

We’ve been pretty excited about the latest iteration of Assassin’s Creed – Assassin’s Creed Revelations – ever since we saw the first trailer back at E3. With publisher Ubisoft and Sony getting together to create a “special” partnership, things are now looking even more exciting.

If you buy the PS3 version of Assassin’s Creed Revelations on day one, you’ll also get the original version of Assassin’s Creed along with it. Two games for the price of one! In the meantime, PlayStation Plus members will be able to check out the beta of Assassin’s Creed Revelations.

Will a free copy of Assassin’s Creed make you buy Revelations? Leave a comment and let us know.

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ZZ Book Color eReader

The little-known ZZ Book Color eReader is a rival to Amazon's Kindle, adding a colour screen to its eBook capabilities. Read on after the break to find out if the colour display makes it worth sacrificing battery life.

The ZZ Book is a colour eReader, replacing the traditional e-ink screen with a colour panel. Although there's a simple custom interface for managing your eBooks, it runs on Android.

The colour screen is a benefit when it comes to checking out photographs, but the rest of the time the LCD panel is a distraction.

The colour screen may be the ZZ Book Color eReader's best feature, but it also causes by far the most problems. It's not easily readable in direct sunlight, for a start – whereas the Kindle was fine in the brightest of conditions.

Battery life is another area where the ZZ Book struggles, with only a few hours of use on offer between charges. When compared to days for a standard e-ink device, it's a big compromise.

So is the Android operating system. While this offers loads of power in tablets like the Apple iPad, it's a flawed solution in the ZZ Book, where there's not enough power to run the OS smoothly. As such, it suffers from horrendous lag.

It's difficult to recommend the ZZ Book colour eReader. You'll really have to want the colour screen to make it worthwhile, otherwise there are simply too many compromises.

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Free Red Dead Redemption Myths & Mavericks bonus pack!

The Gadget Show  Monday 19 September 2011

Red Dead Redemption fans are in for a treat, with the free Myths & Mavericks Bonus Pack DLC being released as a token of appreciation to owners of the game. With loads of cool features on offer, it’s well worth downloading if you’ve got the full game.

Red Dead Redemption has been a hugely popular game over the past year, but if you’ve put it away to concentrate on more recent titles, may now be the time to wipe the dust off it and get playing once again.

Available for both the Xbox 360 and the Sony PS3, the Myths & Mavericks Bonus Pack is a free downloadable pack, intended to be a thank you for loyal fans of the game.

The pack offers loads of new characters for the multi-player mode – with your favourites being imported from the single-player mode, and the latest iteration also offers new locations and places to fight.

Have you downloaded the Myths & Mavericks Bonus Pack yet? Leave a comment and let us know what you think of it when you do.

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New Bang and Olufsen BeoVision 10 colours available

The Gadget Show  Monday 19 September 2011

Most of us couldn’t afford Bang and Olufsen’s BeoVision 10 high-definition TV, but it’s nice to dream! The company has released a new version, which brings a new stand and colour design to the party, helping the BeoVision to look better than ever.

The BeoVision TV is already a design classic, but Bang and Olufsen has shook up its pricey TV range with the introduction of a new colour option. The aluminium frame that surrounds the display has been clad in gloss black, and it contrasts nicely with the bright red speaker grill below.

On the design, Bang and Olufsen claims: “The combination of the black frame and the red loudspeaker grille emphasizes the contrast and sculptural effect of the television and signals warmth, strength and comfort at the same time.”

It definitely looks good to us!

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The top Gadget Experience days in the UK!

The Gadget Show  Wednesday 21 September 2011

Experience days are perfect ways of passing the time when you get a bit bored. They’re also great for catching up with old friends, team building or just having a laugh. Jason and Ortis – with a little help from friends – have been looking at the best Gadget Experience days, read on to find out more.

The team here at the Gadget Show have been looking out for the best Gadget Experience days in the UK. We’ve also roped in some of the stars from Hollyoaks to help out!

You can see some of the suggestions below, or check out the video online.

Sphereing Otherwise known as rolling down a huge hill inside of an oversized beachball, and similar in practise to being inside a washing machine, sphereing is a brilliant way of spending the morning. It’s not for the faint hearted, however.

Spygames Like paintball but better, with Spygames you’ll be able to play James Bond, shooting, throwing knives and learning lots of tricks. For a fun day out, it’s well worth a look.

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Indoor Sky Surfing Love the idea of parachuting, but couldn’t face jumping out of a plane? Then this is the solution for you, letting you hover in constant freefall over a huge fan!

747 Simulator Experience Lots of us would love to fly a proper plane, but getting control of a commercial airline will remain a pipedream for most. You can have a good go with the 747 Simulator Experience, however, and there’s no risk of killing everybody on board when you turn out to be rubbish at it!

Cable Wake Boarding One for adrenalin fans, put on the wetsuit and hang on for your life! You’ll get pulled along behind a speedboat, and we can’t think of many more fun things to do during the summer months. Even now, we’d like to give it a go!

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Interview: Rare's Scott Henson on why Kinect Sports: Season 2 is gaming's holy grail

The Gadget Show  Wednesday 14 September 2011

Kinect Sports is back, and it’s looking better than ever. Kinect Sports: Season 2 introduces a roster of new sports: American Football, Baseball, Darts, Golf, Skiing and Tennis in another Xbox 360-exclusive title. The very lucky Stephen Ebert headed over to developer Rare’s studio for a full lowdown with Rare Studio Manager Scott Henson.

The original Kinect Sports was the flagship game for Microsoft Kinect – the Xbox 360 camera accessory that lets you play games using just your body. Kinect Sports: Season 2 will be amongst the first breed of Kinect-compatible games that will not only let players use their body, but also, their voice.

Speaking exclusively to The Gadget Show, Rare Studio Manager Scott Henson says Kinect Sports: Season 2 builds on what made the original so popular thanks to improved gesture recognition, the addition of voice commands and a new Challenge Play mode.

Not seen seen Kinect Sports 2 on the big screen? Watch The Gadget Show preview live from E3 2011.

“We’ve able to make huge improvements with precision and tracking. We have innovated new gestures. Last year we were throwing huge javelins, this year we’re throwing darts – it’s very precise. We’ve able to make huge improvements with precision and tracking. We’ve also made the blend of gestures and voice into a really cool unique experience.

“My favorite is actually American Football. In one minute you can call a play, throw the play and be running downfield. Think about what happened there. You just used your body and voice in a way that you weren’t thinking about because you were just playing the game, but there’s a lot of innovation that made that come together to create that experience.”

Challenge Play is a new addition that lets Silver and Gold Xbox Live members send challenges to friends and family to beat them over Xbox Live. It might be a high score, or a milestone achievement in a sport. Whatever it is, that challenge can be sent over for anyone to beat, showing up in a list of challenges that can be accessed at any time, conquered, and sent back and forth. ??“I was one of the founders of Xbox Live, and for a long time I’ve really believed that asynchronous play is a huge way for people to connect with one another. So having that be a centrepiece of our game and the way people are gonna connect is awesome. I love it,” Henson says.

A combination of being “easy to play, yet difficult to master” gameplay makes Season 2 addictive enough to keep fans coming back to the game long after its planned October 25th release, says Henson.

“We wanted to make it even simpler for people to get into. That’s a very difficult challenge to accomplish in a video game.??“There are very few games in the world that do this. This is the holy grail – a game that is easy to play, yet difficult to master that we’re all trying to get at.”

The next step towards that holy grail could be voice control, because Henson reckons the future of gaming will be controlled using the power of our vocal chords, as we’ll soon be talking to our consoles as if it were a sports coach, teaching us how to play, and become better at games, whilst improving our sporting technique. “In darts we do very minor versions of that in visual cues. We’re giving you hints as to what you should be doing. You’ll see a little coach in the right hand corner. Can we learn and continue to improve so your technique gets better? Absolutely. This is the future of how people will learn and get better at games. It will slowly learn how you’re playing, and if you want to continue to master it, it will continue to give you coaching and guidance as you play through the game.”

But in terms of voice control? “I think you can quickly look at Golf and American Football [in Kinect Sports: Season 2] and extrapolate what that might mean for lots of other sports and games. ??

“FIFA and Madden are great examples. I think all genres would be open for voice control. Anything where you have to make a choice, like Halo. Why would I need a switch between a light and a grenade? Why don’t I just use my voice to do that stuff? I’m not trying to design a Halo game [laughs], I’m just saying that voice is a hugely powerful tool for us to continue to do what we can do with video games. ?I mean look at what Mass Effect’s doing, what a great use of voice technology in my opinion. I think there are lots of applications for voice technology.”

But for now, Henson and the guys at Rare are doing all they can to deliver what the studio hopes will be another well-received sports game. And it sounds like there’s much more to come, with Kinect Sports: Season 2 downloadable content on the way. ??

“The cool thing about Xbox Live is it’s possible for us to add all kinds of things. I’m very excited when we do actually reveal exactly what we’re gonna do, and I think all of the above are on the table, so stay tuned because in the weeks and months ahead you’ll find out more.”

Kinect Sports: Season 2 will be released on October 25th, exclusively on Xbox 360 for Microsoft Kinect. Will you be buying it?

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Series 16 Episode 5: Gadget Experience

Friday 16 September

This week on The Gadget Show, Jason and Ortis had the challenge to find the most amazing, thrilling, breathtaking and awesome Gadget Experiences you’ve ever seen. Jon tested 3D TV’s with the help of wildlife photographer Simon King and Suzi had the pleasure of finding which of the finest techy toasters could cook up the best hot, crispy and gorgeous slice of toast.

Thanks to all who made the show happen!

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WITH THANKS

A special thanks to:

Simon King

Locations

Longleat Safari and Adventure Park

The Pytchley

Challenge: Gadget Experience

Airsphere

F1 Driving Experience

Apache Buggies

American Monster Truck

JCB Racing

Tranquillity Floataway

Cable Wakeboarding

Flowboarding (Indoor Surfing)

Ultimate Top Gun Experience

Spy Games: Hostage Rescue Experience

Garmin Forerunner 610

Flexible Inspection Camera

Professional Recording Studio Experience

Paparazzi Experience

Top 5: Toasters

Bodum

Studio Tech

Toshiba Qosmio 750 3D Laptop

UE55D8000 Samsung TV

BEST PRICES

Jon Test: 3DTV’s

Panasonic Plasma P55VT30

Samsung LED/LCD UE55D8000

LG 55LW650T

Top 5: Toasters

Russell Hobbs Classic

Magimix Le Toaster 4 Slice

Magimix Vision

Breville Radio Toaster

Bosch Styline (Black)

HDMI Cables Best Deals

900 Series HDMI Cable – £80

Tesco Value HDMI Cable – £4.99

Belkin HDMI Cable

Philex 3m HDMI Cable

Dynex-DX-AV002

7Dayshop

Web TV Gadget Experience Archive Footage provided by:

747 Simulator

Armourgeddon

Body Flight

Flowhouse

River Bugging

Sheffield Cable Water Ski

Spheremania

Spy Games

Ultimate High

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Cablesson Kaiser HDMI Cable 1.4

At around £30, the Cablesson Kaiser HDMI Cable 1.4 is more advanced than the majority of HDMI cables. It features HDMI 1.4 technology, with the ability to utilise other features – such as Ethernet – without resorting to more cables.

With a maximum resolution of 3840 x 2160p, it really is more than you'll ever need, even for more advanced home theatre setups. If you're in the market for a more capable HDMI cable, it's a great choice.

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Sony RDP-X500IP iPad, iPhone and iPod dock launched!

The Gadget Show  Friday 16 September 2011

Sony’s RDP-X500IP is the latest in a long line of products designed to work alongside the Apple iPod. The stylish looking dock also works with your iPhone, and features iPad compatibility as well, so you’ll be able to prop your iPad up at a decent angle and benefit from impressive sound quality while watching the latest films.

Unlike most other speaker docks that we’ve seen, Sony’s offering features a rounded back and a wrap-around speaker grill, giving it a distinctive appearance. There are a few buttons on the top – which is finished in contrasting silver, just like the iPhone – but otherwise it’s a design that’s completely free of clutter.

When it comes to sound quality, Sony claims that the compact dock offers: “Dual Passive Radiators and a built-in subwoofer create robust, room-filling sound with explosive bass response.”

The Japanese company also claims that the speakers use Magnetic Fluid Speaker technology to help reduce distortion at higher volumes.

Either way, it’s a speaker dock that would grace any living room or office.

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GAEMS G155 Xbox and PS3 gaming case: Your thoughts!

The Gadget Show  Wednesday 14 September 2011

The GAEMS G155 is an unusual gadget to go alongside your Xbox 360 or Sony PS3 Slim. It’s effectively a protective carry case, a lightweight monitor and everything you need to get gaming when there’s no TV present. Aimed at hardcore gamers, it was always likely to stir emotions, as we found out when we looked at it earlier this month. Join us after the break to see some of the comments.

The GAEMS G155 offers the potential to game on the move – albeit wherever there’s a power source. While some of you guys see it as the ideal solution for picky partners who don’t want you to game on their TVs, others see it as the answer to a question nobody asked.

Gadget Show fan Brian Goodwin wasn’t impressed, pointing out “For God’s sake! If you go away somewhere, leave the console at home and buy a paperback. It’s not a life-support system!”

While we agree that reading books is a pleasant way of passing the time, we still love gadgets – a category the GAEMS G155 definitely falls into. Sure, there’s no need to take your console with you everywhere you go, but it’s definitely handy to be able to move around the house with complete freedom – as you would with a gaming laptop.

Reader George Sherwin seems impressed, stating “I am a serving member of the Armed forces. On many occasions I stay at different establishments around the UK as well as going away on deployments. I can see this being an excellent accessory to have.”

Ibookboyuk also likes the G155: “Brilliant idea. For those who use their console a lot this will make a great deal of sense.”

Kris D is worried about heat, and mentioned “Ever travelled somewhere and wanted your console to die of over-heating”. Thankfully, that’s not something you’ll have to worry about the with G155. Despite the use of foam to help protect your PS3 or Xbox 360, we found our console remained cool at all times, even after long periods, with all the vents on the top and sides left unobstructed.

Overall, something like the GAEMS G155 was always going to prove divisive. As such, we’d love to hear your thoughts. Could you imagine using it – being able to pack your Xbox away and stick it in a cupboard simply by closing the case? Open it, press the power button and you’re good to go…

Or would you rather stick to the big screen, and leave gaming at home when you travel? Leave a comment below and let us know.

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Max Payne 3 official trailer released!

The Gadget Show  Thursday 15 September 2011

Following hot on the heels of news of Max Payne launching for mobile phones, Rockstar has released the first official trailer for Max Payne 3. It looks absolutely stunning! Join us after the break to find out more.

It’s been over a decade since the first version of Max Payne launched, but it’s a game that’s still as popular as ever. You’ll be able to get a mobile version for your phone in the near future, but it’s Max Payne 3 that we’re more excited about.

According to Rockstar:

Still haunted by the memories of his traumatic past, Max begins a new life working private security protecting a wealthy industrialist and his family in São Paulo, Brazil. When gangs target the family under his protection, Max is forced to fight to save his clients and clear his name, in a bid to, once and for all, rid himself of the demons that have tortured him for far too long.

You can check out the official Max Payne 3 trailer here.

Will you be buying Max Payne 3? Leave a comment and let us know.

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Oracle delivers strong Q1 but hardware slips

The company logo is shown at the headquarters of Oracle Corporation in Redwood City, California February 2, 2010.

Credit: Reuters/Robert Galbraith

n">(Reuters) - Oracle Corp posted solid quarterly results that appeared to defy a weak global technology spending outlook but its weakening hardware sales left investors unimpressed.

Oracle shares rose slightly in late trade after a 1 percent slip in hardware sales offset overall revenue and earnings that beat Wall Street estimates.

"It was fine, not great," said Richard Davis, an analyst at Canaccord Genuity. Software sales were a little better than expected. This is really what you are going to see from a lot of companies out there. Basically the economy is slow but it's not 2008."

New software sales, a gauge of future profit because they generate high-margin long-term service contracts, rose 17 percent compared with analysts' expectations for 15 percent.

Oracle, which competes with SAP in selling software to corporations and public agencies, reports results a month before its rivals -- giving investors a peek at July and August this year -- and is watched for the latest insights into industry trends.

Oracle also sells server computers following its purchase of Sun Microsystems early last year. But hardware sales -- a weak spot in Oracle's otherwise robust set of numbers -- slipped 1 percent to $1.67 billion, lighter than expected as the company sacrificed sales for profitability.

The company run by flamboyant Silicon Valley billionaire Larry Ellison on Tuesday reported revenue of $8.37 billion in the fiscal first quarter ended August. This is just a touch ahead of Wall Street's target of $8.35 billion and up 11.6 percent from $7.50 billion in the year-ago period.

Net income came to $1.84 billion, or 36 cents share, up from $1.35 billion, or 27 cents a share, in the same quarter the year before. Excluding unusual items it earned 48 cents per share compared with analysts' expectations for 46 cents a share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

Margins climbed to 54 percent from 48 percent in the previous quarter.

The company also announced a quarterly cash dividend of 6 cents per share to be paid November 2.

The outlook for worldwide technology spending has darkened after warnings by bellwether technology vendors from Dell Inc to Cisco Systems Inc. Governments are scaling back purchases to reduce deficits while corporations are tightening budgets to cope with a worsening economic picture.

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Move the Australia mass broadband

Update at 04: 04, 23 June 2011 the national broadband network company is responsible for two of the telecoms over the new infrastructure project the Australia to the companies have joined the Government s plan (£ 24bn) $36bn roll-out internet high speed across the country.

Telstra and Optus will be to close their customers of the infrastructure and transfer to the State-owned National Broadband Network Company (NBNC).

Approximately 60% of households have broadband access, but the speeds are slow compared with many industrialized countries.

The plan is to connect more than 90% of households to a super-fast network.

The two telecommunications companies have already extensive operations in broadband, but the Government said that it would be more economical to bring together all the parties.

Estimates Telstra, he could do on a restriction $ on several decades of new deal as it will earn revenues through payments of disconnection as a share of the benefits of the new network.

Optus, owned by Singapore, telecommunications, will be on a$ 800 m.

"Two major telephone companies have today signed with the NBNC, which means taking a very hard, said Treasurer Wayne Swan the Australia stated to journalists."

"This will, of course, completely change the structure of the market in Australia," he said.

Australia broadband speed is lower than the average for the OECD to 32.4 megabits per second.

Slow speeds are charged at distances huge and rough terrain that makes linking the towns and cities across the vast Outback a costly investment.

Opposition

The objective is to offer speeds of 100 megabits per second for homes, schools and businesses.

Currently, only a few countries, including the Korea of the South, the Japan and Germany, reach these speeds.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard is a cabling of the country with the fibre cables platform strategic key.

But opposition parties have called the project a costly and promised madness review plans should they ever get to the Government.

The agreement still needs approval by a vote by Telstra shareholders on October 18 and the clearance of the IAEA to competition.

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