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‘Borderland’ DLC getting box release - Digital Spy
Recently-announced episode Secret Armory Of General Knoxx was not included in the listing. There was also no mention of a PlayStation 3 version of the package. Borderlands Add-On Pack arrives in the US on February 23, priced $19.99. A European

Sunday Thoughts: Taking A Step Back - TheSixthAxis
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Netflix expands streaming - San Francisco Chronicle
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Gaming is the fifth network - Minneapolis Star Tribune
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If there has been an editorial theme about the iPad over the last few days, it’s been this: it disappoints. Pundits and consumers alike have been underwhelmed by the name (I mean, seriously, does anyone in the product naming department use feminine hygiene products? How many of these devices are going to be named “Max”?), by the physical design (Can you state “Un-Ives-like Bezel” three times fast?), by the missing features (no camera, no multitasking, still no Flash), and so forth. And yet, despite these seeming flaws, I’m wildly enthusiastic about the tablet. I think part of that enthusiasm is attributable to the fact that I’m a dyed-in-the-wool netbook user… and we’re the actual target audience for the device.

Steve Jobs laid out the raison d’etre for the tablet right at the start of his presentation. Apple was going after the part of the market that wanted light computing: more than a phone could deliver and less involved than a laptop demanded. Ergo, the netbook. The list of things in the middle column of his main slide reflected the exact way that netbook users operate: checking the mail, surfing the internet, enjoying some media. That’s exactly how my parents use their netbook, how my friends do, how I do. We’re coffee-shop, hotel, and passenger-seat netbook users. To that, you can add city commuters and airline passengers among those who have driven the netbook craze.

Netbooks are great. They’re small, they are insanely cheap, and they offer just enough functionality to get a few things done without jumping into serious work that would demand a full-sized screen and keyboard. I know approximately three badzillion netbook users, and with very few exceptions, they’re all Windows users.

Continue reading In praise of the iPad: A contrarian view

In praise of the iPad: A contrarian view originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Xbox 360 BFBC2 demo arrives early - Fudzilla
Thursday turned out to be a big day for Battlefield fans. Xbox 360 subscribers with Gold Xbox Live access were able to begin downloading and playing the Battlefield Bad Company 2 Demo early. Originally, the BFBC2 demo for Xbox 360 was not to arrive

iPhone hacker cracks PS3 to run Linux OS - Personal computer Advisor
The 20-year-old hacker best known for cracking Apple’s iPhone states he’s done it again, this time with Sony’s PlayStation 3 (PS3). In a blog post , George Hotz said that after a five-week effort In other words, I have hacked the PS3.”

GTA Episodes from Liberty City Coming to the Personal computer and PS3 - Softpedia
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PS3/X360/PC Preview - ‘Battlefield: Bad Company 2′ - WorthPlaying.com
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Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City released for PS3 and Computer - TechShout!
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Police blotter 1/29 - Southtown Star
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Platinum Games Unveils New Title ‘Vanquish’ - neowin.net
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Stolen were $800, a Citizens men’s gold watch, a Sony PS3 game system and several PS3 games and a DVD. A kitchen window was broken, apparently with a brick. More

A Sony exclusive feature The PlayStation 3 verrsion of Just Cause 2, Square Enix’s upcoming open-world game, will have an interesting new feature. In order to help you capture those moments of gameplay that have to be seen to be believed, you will More

During last fall’s Tokyo Game Show, Capcom producer Jun Takeuchi announced that Resident Evil: Alternative Edition would be using Sony’s new wand motion controller. That controller has been delayed until this fall. Here are the wand controls in action . When asked what that means for the PS3 version More

Days after announcing he’d managed to hack Sony’s PlayStation 3 console to run his own software George Hotz has released the exploit online. Hotz, who is ideal known for cracking Apple’s iPhone, stated in a blog posting that he had decided to release More

EA has confirmed release details for its FIFA World Cup 2010 game. The title will arrive on April 30th in Europe - with the US getting the game three days earlier. The game will be available on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and PSP. It features all the 199 More

The brains behind Digital Foundry recently posted a rather interesting analysis of the hack/exploit that was put up by George Hotz. The analysis makes for an interesting read as it speaks about the amazing lengths Sony has gone to securing the PS3 More

It hasn’t taken much time for George Hotz , the first person ever to successfully hack the PS3 (and iPhone), to release the infamous exploit to the public. Hotz’s quick work of the PS3 ’s security began from what first started off as an More

US (ChattahBox) – The man who is responsible for hacking into the Apple iPhone during his teen years has come forward with his latest achievement: the first successful hack of the Playstation 3. “It’s supposed to be unhackable – but nothing More

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We know it’s a really busy week, but we wanted to take a moment and remind all of you that there’s still time left to nominate your favorite gadgets of last year for the 2009 Engadget Awards!

For your voting (and nominating) pleasure, we present the sixth annual Engadget Awards! The premise is simple: 2009 may have slipped through our fingers, but all the memories of gadgets-past are still with us (some in a more favorable light than others). Here’s your chance to sound off on what you loved in 2009, and tell us what you’re psyched about for 2010.

This year we’ve got 24 categories up for grabs, with 48 total awards to be decided. All finalists for Engadget Awards are reader-nominated, and the editors of Engadget will then select the best of those nominations (usually somewhere between 4-6 devices or technologies) as finalists.

There are two awards per category, Reader’s Choice (voted on by you!), and Editors’ Choice (selected by us). The vote will take place in a few weeks once the nominees are picked, and winners will be announced shortly thereafter.

You can find all the info and nominees on a landing page we’ve built this year which should make it easier to get all your selections in (and vote once we’ve picked the finalists). Just click right here.

You’ve got until 11:59PM ET on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 to get your entries in. Now, go nominate, or use the handy list after the break!

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Reminder: nominate your favorite gadgets in the 2009 Engadget Awards! originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: iPod Family, Cool tools, Hacks, iPhone, Jailbreak/pwnage

The BTstack project that we’ve covered before on TUAW, offers a way for iPhone and iPod touch units to communicate with arbitrary external Bluetooth devices. To date, it’s been used to connect keyboards, mice, and wiimotes with iPhone software.

This system has now been extended to the first generation iPod touch, bringing all six iPhoneOS models into the Bluetooth arena. Since the 1st gen touch does not provide its own built-in system, it requires an external module. This video uses the dongle described at this blog post to demonstrate the keyboard connection functionality.

Even though the 1st generation touch is an increasingly deprecated system, it’s nice to know that it hasn’t been left out of the Bluetooth picture. Old touch units make excellent hobbyist systems. When jailbroken, access to a full suite of Unix tools offers a budget-priced platform with great prototyping potential. With this new Bluetooth stack support, the 1st gen touch has just become an even more exciting system for projects like remote monitoring.

Found footage: Jailbreak BTstack support extended to 1st gen iPod touch originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony anounced they have delayed the release date of the PS3 Motion - Soft Sailor
Although it was expected this spring, the new PS3 Motion Controller’s release has been postponed until 2010’s fall. Avoiding mentioning an actual date, Kazuo Hirai, President and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. declared that the

Capcom USA: PS3 Wand Delay Does Not Affect Resident Evil 5: Substitute Edition - Kotaku.com
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Rockstar promises large things for PS3 owners in 2010 - neowin.net
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Just Cause 2 Features PS3 Exclusive Built-In Video Capture - PlayStation LifeStyle
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Delayed PS3 Motion Controller Helps Microsoft, Saves Sony? - YAHOO!
Who knows if that means we’ll be swinging our arms to perform dual-hidden-blade multi-stabs in Assassin’s Creed 2 or just spinning laps with virtual wheels in Gran Turismo 5 Prologue , but if Sony’s bearish enough to bump the peripheral’s release

The Best Role-Playing Games Of 2009 - Kotaku.com
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Filed under: Hardware, iPod Family, Odds and ends, Apple, Mac Pro

Although the WSJ pretty much broke the story on next week’s tablet announcement (when the mainstream media prints something as true, it’s true, right?), that hasn’t kept the crazy tablet rumors from coming in. Earlier in the week, MacRumors and the no-comment-on-the-name JesusTablet.com delivered more evidence that Apple is fighting for the “iPad” trademark. While it’s already nailed down the name elsewhere, in the US, Fujitsu actually originally applied for the moniker, though Apple has made the case to the FTC to pick it up since Fujitsu has “abandoned” it and no one else has used it. There are filed requests to keep the deadline open for complaints against Fujitsu’s claim, with an FTC ruling that holds the trademark unclaimed through February 29th. Could be that Apple just wants to avoid confusion with iPod — it could be the tablet’s new name.

Of course, if Apple does name the tablet “iPad,” I’ll eat my hat. That’s a terrible name, even worse than the already hated “iSlate.” I can see why Apple would want to get the “i” in there, but what will be interesting is to see if they consider this device an extension of the iPod and iPhone lines or part of the Mac series. Personally, I’d much rather purchase a Mac Slate or a Mac Reader (or just an Apple Slate) than an awkward name with the “i” squeezed in front of it. And yes, Canvas is pretty good, too. We’ll have to see what the company eventually decides on later this week.

[via Mashable & MacNN]

Update: A legal source of ours says this isn’t tablet related — not only does Fujitsu have more right to this trademark than Apple does, since they’re the senior user and they’ve actually sold a product, but Apple is probably only filing for it so they have the ability to keep a lock on anything that sounds like “iPod,” not because they want to call the tablet “iPad.” False alarm. We guess that we’ll see plenty of those in the runup to next week’s announcement, so keep your cynical hats on.

Rumor: Apple gunning for iPad trademark originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony Personal Entertainment announced Jan. 20 that its motion controller — which, combined with the PlayStation Eye camera, can detect a player’s movements to control a game — will launch in the third quarter of this year. The controller, which More

Pachter claimed that a move to the PlayStation 3 would have assured another 3 to 4 million in sales for Gears of War, which is quite a high number. One the other hand, a move to the PS3 would have meant extra development time for the two games, which More

Unfortunately for PS3 owners, the Modern Warfare brand has grown synonymous with the Xbox 360 over the years, and with the release of Modern Warfare 2, that relationship was cemented. Activision worked with Microsoft to create an XBox 360 hardware bundle with their game, and at E3 2009, they also More

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We have decided to release the motion controller in autumn 2010, when we will be able to offer an exciting and varied line-up of software titles to PS3 users, ” stated Kaz Hirai, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. The gaming system, which More

Sony has just announced that its motion control peripheral for the PlayStation 3 won’t, as originally planned, be shipping in Spring 2010 . “We have decided to release the Motion Controller in fall 2010 when we will be able to offer an exciting and varied line-up of software titles that’ll More

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Filed under: Accessories, iPod Family, Peripherals, iPhone

A swift note to our European readers. Apple has released a new, slimmer USB power adapter for iPods and iPhone.

This new adapter supports all iPod nanos, iPhones, iPod Touches, iPod classics, the second and third gen iPod shuffle, the fourth and fifth gen click-wheel iPod, and even the iPod mini.

Here is the Google Translation link to the Norwegian Apple Store new Apple USB Power Adapter page.

Thanks to reader Christian S. who sent this in.

Apple releases new, slimmer European power adapter for iPod/iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Apple releases new, slimmer European power adapter for iPod/iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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