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May 22nd, 2013, 00:55 Posted By: wraggster
 NVIDIA's Tegra 4i appeared in February boasting, amongst other things, its built-in Cat. 3 LTE modem capable of speeds as high as 100Mbps. What NVIDIA didn't make obvious at the time was that the i500 modem, the fruit of its Icera acquisition, had the processing grunt to enable a software modem update to boost its speed to Cat. 4 LTE (150Mbps.) We had a quick visit with NVIDIA and saw a "perfect world demo" (pic above) of the device being bombarded at 150Mbps as well as placing an actual call on AT&T's network and streaming video. Of course LTE-Advanced doesn't exist in the real world yet, nor does a real handset sporting this chip, though seeing another player battling incumbent Qualcomm in this space before these networks have even been lit up certainly warms our hearts. Check the PR text for all the nitty gritty details after the break.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/21/n...vanced-speeds/
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May 22nd, 2013, 00:55 Posted By: wraggster
Video offerings through the PlayStation Store should be getting a bit of an upgrade soon. But, before rolling out a brand new streaming tech to the entire catalog, Sony is beta testing the faster and more adaptive format with select discounted titles. Though the company is being a bit tight-lipped about what exactly the new tech entails, it's letting anyone who wants to take part in the trial period. Simply log into the store, scroll down to movies and you should see the "beta" section right on the front page. Movies in here will be delivered at a steep discount as a thank you for helping Sony put the more efficient format through its paces. HD films will set you back $1.99, while SD videos are just $0.99. Let us know in the comments if you notice any discernible differences.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/21/s...deo-streaming/
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May 22nd, 2013, 00:47 Posted By: wraggster
Six months after promising to integrate sight recognition technology into its Here suite of apps, Nokia has finally updated Here Maps with LiveSight. The update is available today in the Windows Phone app store and requires Windows Phone 8. By tapping a button in HERE Maps, users can enter LiveSight mode, which will scan the surrounding area and pull up relevant information about nearby locations, like addresses, phone numbers and ratings. Lumia owners familiar with Nokia's City Lensapp will recognize the virtual signs attached to buildings viewed through the camera display and the Here Maps version of LiveSight appears to have similar functionality -- including Here's strongest selling point, offline access. If you want to see LiveSight in action, you can watch Nokia's preview video after the break.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/21/n...-to-here-maps/
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May 22nd, 2013, 00:44 Posted By: wraggster
 It didn't take long for console warriors, fanboys and a brutal media to take aim at Nintendo's Wii U. The fledgling system was relentlessly teased for its name (seemingly even sillier than that of its predecessor) and a list of specifications certain to be outdone by its competitors. The device's novel tablet controller stayed judgment for a short time, but it didn't last long -- a weak launch lineup, a slow operating system and software delays soured an already judgmental community.
Wii U detractors eventually climbed atop their soapboxes to issue their final verdicts: Nintendo is doomed. A premature prophecy, perhaps, but one that became increasingly difficult to argue with: diminishing sales and third-party desertion set a negative tone for the Wii U's future. Dedicated fans (this editor among them) quickly fell into a defensive position, dismissing EA's abandonment of the platform with promises of Nintendo's own first-party wonders. Optimism reigns supreme. Still, with bothMicrosoft and Sony's cards on the table, it's clear that Nintendo is about to take another hit.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/21/x...e-vs-nintendo/
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May 22nd, 2013, 00:41 Posted By: wraggster
EA CFO confirms hoops sim series will arrive for new platforms this fiscal year
[h=3]Electronic Arts[/h]ea.com
Electronic Arts' next generation of NBA Live games will begin on the next generation of consoles. In a presentation at the Stifel Nicolaus 2013 Internet, Media, & Communications conference today, EA CFO Blake Jorgensen said the publisher's fiscal year projections includes contribution from a new NBA game on the next-gen systems.
Jorgensen talked about the company's fiscal year sales projection of $3.5 billion, down from nearly $3.8 billion it recorded for the year ended March 31. The CFO said that figure was reached based on a few assumptions, among them that Battlefield 4 sales will live up to those of Battlefield 3 in 2011. Despite the arrival of its NBA series--and other sports titles--on next-gen systems, EA is expecting its sports lineup to perform far better on the current-gen systems. Sports games, he explained, typically sell in the fall period when the NFL, NHL, and NBA start their seasons, and the next-gen systems aren't expected to launch until later in the holiday period.
Jorgensen also addressed the length of console generations going forward. The current generation has been extended by a number of factors, he said, including a huge boost in development costs and "a pretty ugly recession." Development for the next-generation systems is not expected to have the same leap in costs, he said, which might make for a shorter generation ahead of the industry. However, he added, "The reality is the boxes are becoming more of an appliance and much of the services associated with that will evolve over time."
The NBA Live franchise has been dormant since 2009's NBA Live 10. EA tried to reboot the series as NBA Elite the following year, but delayed and then cancelled that effort. It tried to get back in the game last year with NBA Live 13, but again cancelled that title when it wasn't shaping up to be ready for the season's tip-off.
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May 22nd, 2013, 00:22 Posted By: wraggster
Former EA boss John Riccitiello believes that PS4 and the new Xbox will both be commercial successes.
“I can’t keep track of the number of people who have told me they don’t believe the new consoles, long rumoured to be coming from both Microsoft and Sony this fall, will succeed,” he wrote in a lengthy editorial on Kotaku.
“Almost everyone says they see games on smart phones and tablets taking over the game biz. They see the multi-year decline of console software at retail, as reported by NPD, and they think the console gaming is done.
“[But] console gaming is very different. I don’t have the fastest thumbs, so playing with any skill at all requires my focus. I am fully engaged. The room with the biggest TV is the most important entertainment room in my house. And there, console gaming rules. In the room where the entertainment stakes are the highest, console gaming wins.
“I believe that console gaming is going to explode on the scene of consumer electronics with this next generation of consoles.”
However, Riccitiello adds that there is certainly potential for both machines to fall short of expectations if they fail to deliver on key points demanded by the market.
“Sony and Microsoft absolutely need to deliver new boxes that really impress us,” he added. “They need to deliver platforms that enable game experiences that are not possible on current consoles.
“None of us has seen the future. But based on everything I know and what I have seen, most everything is pretty much in place to put console gaming front-and-centre again. I see 2013 as the year that brings gaming pizzazz back to the living room, where it all really started.”
Specifically, Riccitiello has identified four hurdles that both companies will need to successfully jump if they wish to succeed.
“The first and most obvious of these pitfalls is if Sony or Microsoft forgets who brought them to the dance in the first place. Gamers,” he insisted. “The risk is that either or both of the new platforms emphasise ‘value-add’ experiences too much, both in the user interface on the consoles themselves, or in the story they tell consumers when they unleash their avalanche of advertising.
“A second potential pitfall has to do with supply. Consumers today have gotten used to getting what they want, and getting it immediately. The window of time to establish a new world order in consumer electronics is no longer measured in multiple years, as it was in the early 2000’s. Today, it is measured in a year, if not a handful of months.
“The third issue is price. Last time out, Sony priced their fully-featured PS3 at $599. This made some sense with a launch hampered by a lack of supply. It won’t make sense, either for Sony or Microsoft. Not if they decide to invest in enough supply to really compete for consumer attention in a world used to new hot products from companies like Apple and Samsung selling 5 and 10 million in the first month.
“The fourth issue involves how they handle a few third-rail topics. The question of the always-on connection is one that causes some gamers’ blood to boil.
“Some gamers fear the new consoles could be more about a DRM-walled garden than about enabling new types of connected gameplay. More about squashing pre-owned games than allowing us to play the games we own at our friends houses, in dorms or at home, without having to bring the disk with us. I don’t believe consoles managed as walled-gardens will succeed longer term.”
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/ricci...rosper/0115896
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May 22nd, 2013, 00:20 Posted By: wraggster
Nintendo is giving away 3DS games, and is promoting the offer via TV.
The firm’s ‘So Many Games’ promotion is a buy-three-get-one-free offer. Consumers who register three recently released 3DS titles will get a download version of a fourth one free.
The games in the promotion include Luigi’s Mansion 2, Fire Emblem: Awakening, Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate, Castlevania: Mirror of Fate, LEGO City Undercover, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D and the upcoming Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
Nintendo is already advertising the offer with online site takeovers, and the promotion will appear alongside TV ads for the games included in the offer.
“The So Many Games promotion is a great way to not only reward loyal fans, but to also reward newcomers to the Nintendo 3DS community,” said Nintendo’s junior product manager Vanisha Kavia. “There are great titles included in the promotion, and they are suited to all types of gamers.
“In terms of marketing activity, we will be promoting the trailer on YouTube as well as on our social media channels. The promotion will also be featured as a tag on all TV ads for games included in the promotion between now and the end of June and will deliver over 1,000 TVRs. So we really hope this promotion will be a success in highlighting that there has never been a better time to own a Nintendo 3DS.”
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May 22nd, 2013, 00:16 Posted By: wraggster
Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg has hit back at critics that claim the Call of Duty series is past its peak.
At a special event that revealed the next game in the series – Call of Duty Ghosts – Hirshberg praised the franchises’ development teams, describing the process of building a new Call of Duty “the hardest creative assignment of them all.”
“Sometimes people like to write the story and ask the question: ‘How long can Call of Duty last?’” he said.
“Sometimes people have suggested that this franchise is cresting or has crested. And I know it seems like it should. But there’s just one problem. It’s not. In fact, by just about every measure we look at, Call of Duty has never been stronger. This franchise is not only still vibrant, it is still growing.
"Sales of the game, sales of the downloadable content, number of monthly active users, the number of daily active users, average play, social media influence, whatever you look at, hard measures or soft measures, this is a franchise that is still on the rise after all this time.
“That’s remarkable. Keeping Call of Duty relevant, growing, thriving and still surprising people is not easy. In fact, it might actually be the hardest creative assignment of them all. We are all attracted to the blank page, the creative opportunities where there are no restrictions, but a franchise like Call of Duty has more responsibility to its fans.
"And then to keep coming up with new and meaningful ways to innovate each and every time, to keep it fresh and exciting. I think our teams have done that better than anyone.”
Call of Duty: Ghosts is due on current and next generation platforms and hits shelves on November 5th.
For more on Call of Duty: Ghosts, make sure to read this Friday’s edition of MCV.
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May 21st, 2013, 23:57 Posted By: wraggster
John Riccitiello on how Sony and Microsoft can revitalise the console industry
Next-gen consoles must be connected experiences, priced competitively, made readily available and have a core focus on games, says former EA CEO John Riccitiello.
In an editorial on Kotaku, Riccitiello outlined four potential pitfalls Sony and Microsoft could fall into with the next Xbox and PS4 if not played right.
He explained that if not done properly, the next generation of consoles would be met with a yawn rather than a cheer.
The first issue manufacturers must look out for is making sure the hardware is focused mainly on games.
He said although there was an obvious temptation to promote the next Xbox and PS4 as entertainment experiences, Sony and Microsoft should be careful not to confuse their core market.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/4...box-must-avoid
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May 21st, 2013, 23:51 Posted By: wraggster
Microsoft's next-gen console unveiling sparks year-high share price jump at rival
Shares in Sony have spiked nearly ten per cent on the back of Microsoft's Xbox One reveal.
As listed on the NasDaq, shares are currently priced at $22.77, up from the previous close of $20.97.
The jump also represents figures at a year-high for Sony Corporation before close, reaching as high as $22.98.
The jump would appears to show that the market currently has more confidence in the PS4 than it does in the Xbox One, shortly after the latter console's reveal.
After the reveal, Microsoft shares went down slightly by 0.47 per cent, although small moves can be quite a common occurrence on the stock market.
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May 21st, 2013, 23:44 Posted By: wraggster
Able to launch on Android and iOS without former $800 charge.
Cross-platform tools provider Unity has made its basic mobile kit available for free to independent games developers and small studios. Users will be able to publish games and apps to iOS and Android without charge, while access to BlackBerry and Windows Phone 8 will follow soon.
The add-ons tools kit previous cost $800, and Unity says it wants to provide developers with creative freedom that will increase their revenues.
David Helgason, CEO, Unity Technologies, said: "We were able to make Unity free for the web and for desktop computers a while ago, but have been dreaming of doing the same for mobile for what seems like forever.
"Mobile games development is possibly the most dynamic and exciting industry in the world, and it’s an honor to be able to help so many developers be so successful in fulfilling their visions and in building their businesses."
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/...g-tools/021406
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May 21st, 2013, 23:43 Posted By: wraggster
Developers using Marmalade SDK can now add Google Play game services to Android games.
Cross-platform development specialist Marmalade has today (May 21st) announced its support for Google Play games services, meaning that developers using the Marmalade SDK can now add said services to their Android games.
The extended features have already been implemented by German development studio Art of Bytes, whose game GRave Defense HD - the first Marmalade game to make these new Google features available to gamers - was created with Marmalade and now includes this functionality in its Android version.
Announced at Google I/O, Google’s annual developer conference, Google Play game services offers a new suite of integrated social gaming features to holders of existing Google accounts, across both Android and iOS.
Among the features offered as part of the new service are online leaderboards, achievements, social game discovery as well as real-time and asynchronous multiplayer features.
To begin with, the Marmalade SDK extension will support achievements and leaderboards on Android, with future updates planned to implement additional features on both Android and iOS.
Tim Closs, CTO, Marmalade, commented: “We’re excited to be launching Marmalade’s Google Play game services integration so soon after the service’s release at Google’s I/O conference. I think we’re going to see rapid adoption of Google Play game services from both consumers and developers, and I can’t wait to see how our community makes use of these cool new features.”
Tanja Kobzar, product manager at Art of Bytes, also said: “We are thrilled to be using Marmalade to adopt Google Play game services early and give our players the possibility to link their achievements, scores and progress to their accounts, see how good their friends are in this and other games. We are going to integrate Google Play game services to all our titles."
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May 21st, 2013, 23:42 Posted By: wraggster
Following the leak of a number of spin-off Samsung Galaxy smartphones yesterday, images of the S4 Active have surfaced online.
Uncovered by GSMArena, the images reveal the long-rumoured shock and water-resistant handset, complete with its tougher outer shell.
In addition to the device's appearance, the leaked pictures also confirmed speculation of the Active's specifications, with the device shown to be powered by a quad-core 1.9GHz processor and Adreno 320 GPU.
The Active will also sport the same five-inch, 1080p screen as the original Galaxy S4. However, the device will incorporate a downgraded 8MP rear camera.
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May 21st, 2013, 23:41 Posted By: wraggster
Asus has revealed details about its latest device, the Zenbook Infinity, which will be unveiled at Computex 2013.
The firm claims the Zenbook Infinity is the world’s first ultrabook with a lid made from Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It will have a body made up of a glass and aluminium fusion and measure only 15.5mm thin.
The Gorilla Glass has Native Damage Resistance (NDR) making the new device highly resistant to scuff marks and scratches. Gorilla Glass 3 with NDR has three times the scratch resistance of Gorilla Glass 2.
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May 21st, 2013, 23:26 Posted By: wraggster
Dell’s USB stick-sized Android PC called Project Ophelia is set to start shipping in July.
Using Dell’s Wyse PocketCloud software, the device will plug into a display’s HDMI port and run applications or access files stored remotely.
With WiFi and Bluetooth capabilities, Project Ophelia may catch the eye of users who do most of their computing on the Web.
The thumb-sized PC can turn any screen or display into a PC, gaming machine or TV set-top box. Users will be able to run Android games or stream movies form Hulu or Netflix, as well as downloaded content form the Google Play store.
First introduced at CES in January, Dell is set to demonstrate Ophelia on 19-inch and 55-inch screens at next week’s Cirtix Synergy conference in Los Angeles, reports PC World.
There hasn’t been many specs unveiled at this point but the device will run a version of Android 4 OS to support web browsing, social networking, media playback and Android apps.
The 'PC-on-a-stick' is due to ship in July with a $100 price tag.
http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/read/...in-july/031002
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May 21st, 2013, 23:18 Posted By: wraggster
Apple is set to begin work on the next iPad, which will feature a slimmer, lighter design following the success of the iPad mini.
Digitimes reports that production of the iPad 5 will begin in July, with Apple opting for a slimmer design, which will be up to between 25 and 33 per cent lighter than its predecessor.
It's understood that the new iPad will incorporate glass within its Retina display, which is made possible by the use of new touch sensor technology. Meanwhile, a slimmer backlighting device will also decrease the device's bulk.
As Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference draws ever closer, expect speculation surrounding the latest iOS devices to heat up, with the rumour mill already in full swing surrounding a potential reveal of new MacBook devices at the event.
Of course, in traditional Apple fashion, all of the speculation surrounding these devices is yet to be confirmed – and don't expect that to change until June 10th, at least.
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