Nintendo’s new console, the Wii U, won’t actually break cover until sometime between April and December 2012. That makes it pretty hard to tell just how good those new HD graphics we’re promised actually might be.
But that didn’t stop it showing a three minute montage of third party titles including games like Darksiders II, Ninja Gaiden 3 and DiRT. Guess what? All of that footage came from Xbox 360 and PS3 versions. Not that Nintendo was keen to mention that…
A day after his WWDC appearance, Steve Jobs took to a rather smaller stage to reveal the plans for Apple’s major new HQ.
Speaking in front of the Cupertino City Council, he revealed some seriously ambitious plans for the new Apple mothership…
Sony has unleashed its first update to its NEX line since the Sony NEX-3 dropped off the radar earlier this year. We really liked the Sony NEX-5 so we’re excited to get our hands on the rather nifty looking Sony NEX-C3.
It packs a 16.2MP APS-C image sensor into a body smaller than the NEX-5 and is designed to fit snugly in the gap between point-and-shoot digital snappers and full-fat DSLR cameras. The sensor inside it is the same one you’ll find in the new Sony Alpha A35 but there’s more to it than that. Read on for all the specs you need…
Tucked away inside the developer build of iOS 5 is a reference to the third generation, iPad 3. Listed as the ‘iPad3,1’ and ‘iPad3,2’, this marks the first time we’ve seen explicit reference to the device by Apple. Could this be the Retina display-powered iPad we were hoping to see earlier this year?
With iOS 5 launching later this year, the popular consensus is an iPhone refresh, iPhone 4S, in September. Today’s mention of the iPad 3 in iOS 5 changes the game, raising the possibility of a dual device announcement. Previously, we had expected Apple to follow its yearly product cycle of releasing one iPad towards the start of each year. Launching the iPad 3 this holiday season could change that trend.
If the omission of a fifth generation iPhone announcement at WWDC yesterday has you down, fear not. Industry insider DigiTimes is reporting that OmniVision has won a contract with Apple that will see both Sony and OmniVision supply Cupertino with 8-megapixel CMOS image sensors. While we can’t give you a release date, doubts over the next generation iPhone’s camera pedigree can be silenced.
According to the site, OmniVision grabbed a majority of the CMOS sensors headed to the iPhone 5. Meanwhile, power amplifier (PA) supplier Avago Technologies has landed orders for the WCDMA version of the device for its first time. Even more interesting is the confirmation of BSI (backside illumination):
To say iOS 5 is a software overhaul is quite the understatement. Packed with more than 200 new features, the launch symbolizes the future of iOS as both a platform on smartphones and tablets. An intuitive notification system, updated camera application and iCloud services are just the tip of the iceberg. Here’s your top 5 reasons iOS tops the smartphone food chain.
Mixing together the best aspects of Android, Windows Phone 7 and BlackBerry OS is only a small portion of the iOS 5 journey. The past four years of iOS have seen subtle changes and only a single major revision with iOS 4. Unlike previous iterations, Apple is going for the kill with iOS 5 and in its sights is the entire smartphone ecosystem.
Closing out the E3 show today was Nintendo, who as you know, unveiled its first HD console — the Nintendo Wii U (Project Cafe). As we answer the question of whether “it’s unique, unifying or utopian”, let’s take a look at all of the confirmed titles. Teaser alert: Nintendo did not disappoint.
The unveiling consisted of 11 titles, some described in more detail than others. Confirmed titles are as follows: Super Smash Bros 4, Lego City Stories, Batman: Arkham City, an Assassin’s Creed game, Dirt, Ghost Recon Online, Tekken, Metro: Last Light, Aliens Colonial Marines, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge, and Darksiders II.
