July, 2011

Final Fantasy Type-O video trailer: see the five minute mini-epic

July 25, 2011 10:34 am by Mic Wright

Categories: Gaming Tags: Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy Type-O, Square Enix

The last time we heard about Final Fantasy Type-O, it was among a clutch of Final Fantasy titles with mysterious English phrases mixed into their promo material. Now a video trailer for the PSP title has been released and it’s five minutes of frenetic action to feast your eyes on.

While the dialogue in the Final Fantasy Type-O trailer is all in Japanese, it’s still well worth a watch for any Final Fantasy fan with a good look at the game’s real time battle system and all the usual Square Enix character types on show. Click through to take a look and cross your fingers that Final Fantasy Type-O will make its way west some time after its October 13 release in Japan…

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iPhone 5 voice control: Siri to be reborn as Assistant

July 25, 2011 10:07 am by Mic Wright

Categories: Mobile Phones Tags: Apple, Assistant, iOS 5, iPhone 5, Siri

Suped-up iPhone voice controls have been strongly rumoured ever since Apple snapped up Siri, a voice-controlled assistant app with more than a smidgeon of artificial intelligence, in April 2010.

Now those whispers have got a little more solid with a leak that suggests Apple is planning to bake Siri and voice-recognition smarts from Nuance into an iOS 5 feature called Assistant. It looks like the iPhone 5 could put some PAs out of a job…

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Samsung Galaxy R: budget Galaxy S 2 shows its chops on video

July 25, 2011 10:03 am by Ben Sillis

Categories: Mobile Phones Tags: Android, galaxy r, Samsung, Video

We’ve heard whispers of a Samsung Galaxy R phone on the way, and that it’s a slightly downgraded version of our five-star rated Samsung Galaxy S 2 phone. And what do you know? A thoroughly legit looking video has popped up online showing it in action.

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Sony CyberShot TX55 snaps up thinnest compact crown

July 25, 2011 9:35 am by Mic Wright

Categories: Cameras & Camcorders Tags: Sony, Sony CyberShot TX55

Sony has slipped out a new compact camera to tempt up this Monday morning. It claims the Sony CyberShot TX55 will be the thinnest compact in town when it arrives later this summer but there’s a lot more to the seductive little snapper than its slight 12.2mm thickness.

Top of the list of intriguing specs is the ability to grab full-resolution 12MP photos while simultaneously shooting HD video. Read on for full details on that feature and the rest of the Sony CyberShot TX55 specs…

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iPad 3 Retina display confirmed by LG: quadruple iPad 2 pixel count incoming!

July 22, 2011 6:01 pm by Nick Marshall

Categories: Computers & Accessories Tags: Apple, iOS 5, iPad 3, Retina Display

Ready to give that iPad 2 a major dose of resolution goodness? According to the CEO of LG’s Display unit, the company’s Retina display “has been used in iPhones and iPads”. Since we don’t recall sporting a Retina display on either the first or second generation iPad, this can mean only one thing: Retina displays for the iPad 3.

This is not the first time we’ve heard that Retina displays would be gracing the face of the third generation iPad. In fact, DigiTimes, Korea Times and Daring Fireball’s John Gruber have independently confirmed the bump in resolution. The difference today is that we have the display’s creator, LG, stepping up to the plate to corroborate these reports.

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LG’s Android handset line up revealed: smartphones to super phones

July 22, 2011 4:10 pm by Nick Marshall

Categories: Mobile Phones Tags: Android, e2, LG, P930, Prada K2, Q3 2011, Q4 2011

The first half of LG’s 2011 Android assault included the Optimus 2X, Black and 3D. If this rocked your socks, then take a seat and prepare yourself for what’s coming over the next five months. There’s three smartphones on tap for the remainder of the year, the LG Prada K2, LG E2, and LG P930, but which phone is right for you?

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Samsung Galaxy 3D to battle EVO 3D and Optimus 3D in late 2011

July 22, 2011 3:44 pm by Nick Marshall

Categories: Mobile Phones Tags: Android, Galaxy 3D, HTC EVO 3D, LG Optimus 3D, Samsung

It appears Samsung will be taking its smartphone talents to the third dimension later this year. We don’t expect anywhere near the uproar Lebron received when he headed to South Beach, unless of course it concerns the name. According to a report on Korean website ETNews, the company has tentatively named its 3D handset, the Galaxy 3D.

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Behind the scenes at Cambridge Audio: How a tiny London team uses cardboard cut outs to create world class sound

July 22, 2011 3:26 pm by Ben Sillis

Categories: Secrets Of Tags: audio partnership, Cambridge Audio, exclusive, feature, Hi-Fi

London might be one of the economic centres of the planet, but when it comes to gadgets, it’s not a world leader. Sure, there’s Silicon Roundabout, but when it comes to actual hardware, very little actually gets made within the M25. Nokia has a design office in Soho, and well, that’s about it.

Except, we discovered when we paid a visit to its London offices this week, Cambridge Audio. The high-fidelity audio brand has been around for more than forty years, and for the last two decades, has been working out of a building tucked away in a side street in Borough – and the story of how all its products come together in the UK is fascinating. Join us as we look at how hi-fis, iPod docks and media streamers come together in the Big Smoke.

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July, 2011

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