Sony’s been prepping its PS3 3D roll out for a while now, and has just tweaked the terms and conditions for PlayStation use accordingly. Sony now warns that you may suffer “discomfort” or even “nausea” from playing PS3 3D games, and that kids shouldn’t be allowed to play them at all without seeing a doctor first. This 3D thing is definitely going to take off.
July, 2010
It’s been another hectic few hours in gadgetry and games, and we’ve got all the biggest stories going down right now, er, right here. Pretty convenient, eh? Read on for them all in your techie breakie.
You know what’s better than using a Dell Streak to pull up all your shows recorded on Sky, then playing them back over 3G? Not a lot. We’ve just been testing out the new SlingPlayer Android app on the enormous Android slate (and a couple of other phones too), and we’re impressed. Read on for more photos and impressions.
BlackBerry 6 leaked some of its new features the last time we spied it on film, but now RIM’s released this new video showing it off in full. There’s a new browser, some social media smarts, and new multi-touch skills we hadn’t spotted previously. If you’re toting one of RIM’s e-mail machines you’ll want to check out this update.
Blackberry is launching a new service later this year called Blackberry Protect, a free service that will locate, back up and lock your smartphone remotely, so long as it’s switched on of course.
Those iPhone 4 3G video calls Fring added to its app last week haven’t gone down well with everyone. According to Fring, Skype has now blocked the app from making video calls and, in fact, any calls to Skype users at all. After four years playing together nicely a big scrap is brewing between the two…
Lawsuits brought against Apple have been granted class action status today, in the wake of a clutch of iPhone 4 lawsuits filed in the last few weeks. The action challenges the AT&T and Apple exclusivity deal with hurting competition, among other things, to which Apple responded bluntly, by insisting it did not damage competition.