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Sony’s Rumored PlayStation Phone nears reality : Gaming gone wrong

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If Engadget is to be believed and the rumors blowing are true, this is what the upcoming PlayStation Phone is going to look like.

Immediate reaction : Don’t buy. The design is ridiculous, a bulky perhaps massive compared to its sleek competitors in the market. It is rumored to sport a 3.7 – 4.4 inch screen with multitouch, which is good. The sliding keyboard does more bad than good to the design.

What you see up, is exactly where gaming is going the wrong. The ancient Playstation buttons the X,O ones and the arrows are complete mismatch in this generation. The whole device appeals to me that it’s another chinese handset running on android and has got couple of games. Or perhaps, an Experia with a sliding keyboard.

I would rather buy HTC’s Desire HD which is faster than this phone (786 Mb Ram) while having almost the same config as this phone. Plus, the Desire looks way better than the one we’re talking about here. 1 Ghz SnapDragon (2nd Gen) Processor, 1 GB ROM, 5 MegaPixel Camera. The PS phone has got a addition touchpad in between and will showcase a custom Sony Game Store.

It’s speculated to run Android 2.2 for now but will hopefully launch with 2.3 (Gingerbread) version of Android. I can’t imagine carrying this phone with me and sliding the “stylish” device and playing games. I would rather play paper toss on iPhone. This phone somehow reminds me of Nintendo’s GameBoy, Yes a revised version of GameBoy with tons of open source and software layering and a neat price tag.

It’s quite disappointing to see this phone. We could have got something more sleeker, faster and something unique. This phone is not worthy of being bought, it doesn’t do justice to it’s grandfathers, the PlayStations.

What I finally make out of this is : Either this is a fake representation of the model as Sony can’t possibly go so bad or else, this will be the first and last Playstation phone if it enters market.

iPhone 4G coming to AT&T this June?

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What we are seeing hints that iPhone will be releasing this June. Why you ask? We’ve got a little piece of information, AT&T which is iPhone’s official carrier seems to pull back the upgrade eligibility dates. Users noted that instead of the end of the year, it’s been pulled back to end of June. June is the month where every year, Apple draws it’s curtain off the new iPhone and upgrades.

In short, instead of begging it just wants you to pay and get the freaking iPhone 4G.

Here’s a picture of the upgrade page from MobileCrunch.

While those who are eligible for upgrade get hands on the new device for a little less cash. None of the companies, Apple or AT&T, have made any official announcements regarding this matter. Confused?

So , why is AT&T doing this? It could be perhaps, iPhone may become available for more carriers following this launch, so probably AT&T wants to rope in as many customers possible. Another reason, they don’t want to lose their current customers who are tired lamenting of AT&T’s amazing service (yes, i am being sarcastic).

But for now, those who are eligible will get a shot at the new iPhone for sure!

Facebook planning to provide Webmail service with Project Titan

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It’s been up for a while and seems like folks at TechCrunch have partially confirmed it. Facebook could be possibly working on a Web Mail like service which would replace the current messaging system on Facebook.

This would feature a User@facebook.com email, POP and IMAP access and would give users the feature to send non-users a message too. Facebook did revamp it’s current Facebook messaging systems adding feature to search messages and a better interface to interact with the data but that’s not enough.

We all know that, the most preferred mode of communication on the internet is Email and perhaps with Project Titan (Codename for the Facebook webmail project) they hope to replace the current mode and make facebook the central mode of all the communication.

Facebook already has about 400+ Million users and about 175+ Million users who log into the website everyday and penetration into the email market for facebook wouldn’t be much of work and in short time they would be able to capture large audience.

Your current Vanity URLs (facebook.com/VanityUrl) could be your username for the Webmail i.e VanityUrl@facebook.com. Could this be a huge challenge to other Web Mail providers? You never know! Facebook already has made a lot of “impossible’s” possible so this could be it.

Rumor : The iPad might get a inbuilt camera at launch

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iPad missed the camera. That’s what we know from the announcement for now but Mission Repair doesn’t think so. They received shipment of iPad parts few days back and then they tear it down to show us the possibilities of the camera.

They show us the metal internal frames of the iPad  and they note the “spot” left for a Camera. Next what they try is that they remove a camera (iSight) from a unibody MacBook and try to fit it in the “spot” and to their amazement, it fits exactly!

The Camera fits in the place, the lens also goes into the hole and the LED indicator for the camera fits in too and ambient light sensor hole is just right. Shocking isn’t it? Even i can’t get the fact, and i think this can’t be possible as Apple rarely adds new features after they’ve announced. I think this could be possible in the next version or maybe a device for the corporate world (business ready version) which is more likely to happen after the device enters the market.

Apple Media Event – 27th January : Live Coverage

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Please check back here for Live Coverage of Apple’s Media Event where you can expect the Apple’s Tablet Computer and a hell lot more things! Check down  for timings. Do set a reminder!

  • 10:00 am Pacific Standard Time
  • 11:30 pm India
  • 06:00 pm London
  • 07:00 pm  Paris
  • 09:00 pm Moscow

The Live blog will appear below. You don’t need to refresh the page again, it will automatically update itself with the latest information! If you’ve got time, tell your friends to join in here! BTW if you feel like commenting, you can surely do that down!

Apple’s Tablet (iSlate, iPad or whatever you call it) rumor roundup [infographic]

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Apple’s Tablet computer is the most hyped product i have ever come across in my life. From the name of the device to the Operating System, from looks to price, everything is just termed to be leaked or rumored.

Here’s a awesome rumor roundup made by the fellow guys at Engadget. It’s a rumor timeline of the rumors for Apple’s tablet. Image after break. (Click to Enlarge)

Thanks Engadget.

Apple’s Tablet to focus more on Entertainment Media (Music, Television and Games!)

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We’ve been hearing up rumors of Apple’s Tablet all over from the web. If reports from Wall Street Journal is to be believed then Apple’s concentrating a lot more on Music, Games and Television for their hyped product.

Here’s a break up of what could possibly happen

  • Apple is supposed to be working with The New York Times, Conde Nast Publications Inc. and HarperCollins Publishers. Also the rumor of publications to be go paid with the launch of the tablet fix in very well with this.
  • Next is Television. Apple is also in talks with companies like CBS and Walt Disney for a possible monthly subscription service. Nice!
  • Now come games. Apple is negotiating with the Electronic Arts which is a well known name in the gaming industry. They could possible develop brilliant games for the device!
  • Buying songs from the cloud could also be possible soon and they  acquisition of Lala.com is surely going hands in hand with this rumor which could expel the current method of buying songs via iTunes.
  • Maybe Bing could be the default search engine for the device too (This doesn’t fit here, but it’s kind of entertainment, you see the Google Vs. Apple fight :P )

If you ask why would Apple be interested in the things i mentioned above, then the answer is There’s hell lot of money in this business! Apple’s revenue from iTunes is well over $800 Million!

Apple has already revolutionized music industry and lets see if they can do the same with television and gaming. Pricing rumors float around $1000. I really hope if its less then that!

Apple Tablet nearly confirmed by Orange Exec : Will be coming out this month

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Guys, this is not a rumor. Recently, Stéphane Richard Vice President of Orange France in a informal press talk with Europe Radio 1 was questioned about Apple Tablet.

He was asked if any Tablet was coming out this month? Guess what he answered? He said a yes!

Later he was asked if this was coming to Orange, and he said Sure! Now this gives a clear indication that something like the Apple Tablet is cooking!

Here’s the video thanks to Engadget and SlashGear, where the the news was broken.

Rumor : iPhone 4G to have LED flash

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Much Expected. Motorola Droid, Nexus one and nearly most of the top-end smart phones have got a LED flash.

Why is this needed? To capture pictures where light occurs faintly and for Apple, the reason is the growing competition. The Proof is that recently Apple had ordered huge number LED flash components (numbers are as high as 10 Million) and the provider this time is Philips Lumileds lighting sector.

Frankly this isn’t a great innovation but it is something that is necessary and it’s obvious that it might be surely coming to next version of iPhone, 4G. A disadvantage could be the battery consumption part which many people would overlook but i guess then the hardware would be ready for that.

Another interesting part of the story is the Flash Components “Luxeon Led” which Apple has ordered are meant to be usage with 5 Megapixel camera’s. So now, the earlier rumor of iPhone getting 5 Megapixel camera gets a stronger base.

Image Credit : Droto

Via Apple Insider