August, 2011

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Good news for fans of Crysis 2-style carnage. Crytek has announced that it’s bringing Warface, its free-to-play online FPS, to Europe in 2012. The game which uses the same CryEngine 3 architecture as Crysis 2 was originally announced for release in Asia later last year but it’ll now march into the UK too.

Warface is set in the near-future and features military missions with both competitive battle and co-op modes. It’ll be exclusive to PC and Crytek is promising to pump out plenty of updates to keep players coming back. We’re intrigued to see what it can offer with all that graphical power to draw on. Could Warface give Call of Duty and Battlefield 3‘s online offerings a run for their money? Take a look at the teaser trailer after the break and let us know what you make of it…

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Shortly after the HTC Beats deal broke, rumours began that the HTC Vigor would be the first product of the marriage. Now what appears to be a render of the device and a specs list has popped at The Phone House, a Dutch online retailer. While the page was swiftly removed, it was inevitably grabbed for posterity.

The image suggests the HTC Vigor will look just as we’ve come to expect an HTC phone to. The specs offered up by the site are in line with the previous rumour, detailing a 4.3in 1280 x 720 resolution HD display, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, Android Gingerbread 2.3.4 and, of course, that integrated Beats technology.

However, Dutch speakers who’ve run their eyes over The Phone House’s HTC Vigor listing say it’s littered with errors. That could simply be because the page was not ready for public consumption but means everything shown there, including the HTC Vigor image, is worth taking with a pinch of salt.

Out TBC | £TBC | HTC (via HTCInside.de/Engadget)

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We told you the HP Pre 3 would arrive today after Clove spilled the beans yesterday, now the third member of the webOS amigos has joined the HP Veer and HP TouchPad on the HP Palm official store.

You can get a SIM-free HP Pre 3 in your hands within 1 to 2 business days if you slap down £299 for the privilege. For that you’ll get a 1.4GHz processor, a 3.6in touchscreen, webOS 3.1 and Touch To Share smarts when you pair it with the HP TouchPad .

It’s been a long seven months since the HP Pre 3 was announced and we’re wondering whether you’ve been eagerly awaiting its arrival or distracted by other things. Click the headline and head for the comments to let us know whether you’ll be plumping for the Pre 3 now it’s finally arrived.

Out now | £299 | HP

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Xiamoi Phone becomes Android’s most eligible bachelor: flagship specs on the cheapThe Xiamoi Phone brings together the infamous MIUI ROM and the latest 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm. With a price point that nearly every Android fan can agree with, Xiamoi phone has just set the benchmark for Android super phones. Let’s get down to brass tax.

Under the hood is a dual-core 1.5 GHz processor to compliment the 4-inch FWVGA (480×854 pixel) resolution capacitive touchscreen. At just 11.9 mm thick and 149 grams, you’ll be surprised to find a massive 1930mAh battery on the rear. There’s also an 8-megapixel camera with LED flash, a 266MHz Adreno220 GPU with 1GB of RAM and 4GB of ROM. Not to be outdone by blockbuster specs, the Xiamoi phone ships with an unlocked bootloader and Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread (MIUI ROM).

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ViewSonic ViewPad 10pro mixes together Windows 7, Android and a 1.5 GHz Atom processorNot sure whether you’re ready to commit to an Android or Windows 7 tablet? The ViewSonic ViewPad 10pro might be the solution. As the world’s first 10.1-inch tablet to offer a “true dual Windows and Android OS experience”, the ViewPad 10pro earns its stripes thanks to the new Intel Atom Z670 processor. Clocked at 1.5 GHz, the new chip minimizes power consumption while enabled smaller and thinner product designs.

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HTC Puccini on track for late September or early October releaseStraight from the horse’s mouth, HTC’s CFO Winston Yung has confirmed to the Chinese publication Liberty Times that the company plans to launch the 10-inch Puccini at the end of the third or early fourth quarter. Since the Chinese fiscal year runs from January 1st until December 31st, expect the slate to land late next month or early October.

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Xperia Play scores with FIFA 12 exclusive launchThe world’s first PlayStation certified smartphone has locked horns with the number one sports franchise on the planet. This holiday season the Xperia Play will have first dibs at FIFA 12 thanks to a “limited time exclusive agreement”. All other Android devices will have to sit on the sidelines and wait until the general release on February 21, 2012. But wait, that’s not all.

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HTC EVO 3D carries on without Vodafone, now in stock!The European version of the HTC EVO 3D will not be denied. At least three online retailers now list the phone in stock including GumMobile, Unlocked Mobiles and Handtec. Pricing starts at £497.99 including VAT, but if owning HTC’s first stereoscopic monster without a contract is any consolation it should be money well spent.

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