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by Published on July 13th, 2012 22:11- Categories:
- Apple News,
- Apple iPad,
- Apple iPhone
An anonymous reader tips news that a Russian developer has posted a video showing how in-app purchases for some iOS software can be acquired without payment. The hack does't require the device to be jailbroken, and can be accomplished even by users who aren't technically proficient. The method involves three steps: "The installation of CA certificate, the installation of in-appstore.com certificate, and the changing of DNS record in Wi-Fi settings. After the quick process, users are presented with the message pictured above when installing in-app purchases, opposed to Apple’s usual purchase confirmation dialog." 9to5mac notes that this doesn't affect all apps, since some of them make use of Apple's method for validating receipts.
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/12/0...-app-purchases
...by Published on July 13th, 2012 22:04- Categories:
- Xbox 360 News
"In an editorial at Penny Arcade, Ben Kuchera writes about how Microsoft's subscription-based Xbox Live platform has become an advertising cash cow — to the detriment of users who already pay for the service. Quoting: 'People who don't play video games would be forgiven if they turned on an Xbox 360 and didn't realize it was a device used to primarily play games. The first screen you see on the Xbox 360 Dashboard is often a mixture of ads for all sorts of goods and services, and many times games are in the minority of ad slots. The latest redesign increased the ad space that can be sold to advertisers, and that in turn increased this problem. Let's be clear, it is a problem. Game discovery is terrible in the current design of Xbox Live, and the usability of a system that used to be about games is suffering in order for Microsoft to make money on ads. Sadly, this issue isn't going away: Ad sales simply bring in too much money to ignore, and revenue is growing. ... I contacted Microsoft and asked how much advertising revenue impacted the profitability of the Xbox 360. "We don't share this information publicly but we can tell you that, since 2010, the advertising business has grown 142%," I was told.'"
http://games.slashdot.org/story/12/0...ve-advertising ...by Published on July 13th, 2012 22:01- Categories:
- PC News
Since Google announced the Nexus Q media streaming device at the Google developers conference a few weeks ago, a lot of devs have been toying around with the idea of running Android apps on this small media sphere. [Det] over at BrickSimple threw his hat into the ring with that showcases the huge rotary volume knob on the Q.
The Nexus Q was hacked into running proper Android apps not long after it made its way into the hands of Google IO conference attendees. Of course with no way to get user input into Google’s little sphere, that hack was of questionable utility. Recently, [kornyone] over on the XDA developers forum got USB HID input on the Q, allowing for full mouse and keyboard support.
Not much has been said about the Q’s most prominent physical feature, the half hemisphere rotary encoder that serves as the volume knob. To build his Pong/Breakout clone, [Det]‘s app simply responds to volume up/volume down events by moving the paddle to the left or right.
A neat build, and hopefully we’ll see a few more Nexus Q hacks in short order.
http://hackaday.com/2012/07/12/playi...n-the-nexus-q/ ...by Published on July 13th, 2012 21:55- Categories:
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Toy retailers Hamleys and The Entertainer have both picked gadgets from LeapFrog and VTech as potential hits this Christmas.
It seems even children aren't immune from the tablet craze.
The Entertainer’s buying director Stuart Grant commented: “Interactive toys are very exciting for youngsters and stimulate their senses and imagination.
“They pick up new technology in a flash and love getting their hands on the grown-up gadgets.
“Parents have cottoned on to the idea that they can use their children’s appetite for technology to boost their learning, which is what makes the tablets so popular.”
Here's The Entertainer's top 13 products for Christmas:
- VTech Innotab (£84.99)
- Leapfrog LeapPad2 (£89.99)
- Moshi Monsters My Moshi Home (£39.99)
- Lalaloopsy Interactive Doll (£59.99)
- Furby (TBA)
- Crayola Glow Book (£28)
- Lego The Lord of the Rings The Battle of Helm’s Deep (£99.99)
- Hexbug Nano Hive Play Set (£25)
- The Amazing Spider-Man Dual Web Blaster (£23)
- Nerf Elite Hail-Fire (£44.99)
- Monsuno Core (£9)
- Words with Friends (£20)
- Ben 10 Omniverse Omnitrix Touch (£25)
Whilst Hamley's top ten list shapes up like this:
- Monster High Dolls (Mattel)
- Web Shooting Spider-Man (Hasbro)
- Moshi Monster App Monster (Vivid)
- Subbuteo (Paul Lamond)
- Innotab 2 (VTech)
- Nerf Elite Hail Fire (Hasbro)
- Barbie Train to Trot Tawny (Mattel)
- Master Moves Mickey (Mattel)
- The Lord of the Rings, The Battle of Helms Deep (Lego)
- LeapPad2 (LeapFrog)
- Cabbage Patch Kids (Jakks)
What do you think, does the trend towards computing for kids benefit IT retailers? Would most children rather have an iPad? Let us know.
http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/read/...ristmas/028685 ...by Published on July 13th, 2012 21:50- Categories:
- PC News
A range of World of Warcraft Mega Bloks kits are due to hit retail next week.
Brick-building toy brand Mega Bloks has turned the popular MMO from Activision Blizzard into a series of toys including a Goblin Trike, Swift Wyvern, Goblin Zeppelin Ambush, Deathwing's Stormwind Assault (pictured above) and Demolisher Attack (pictured below).
Pete Fuller, UK marketing manager at Mega Bloks, told PCR's sister magazine ToyNews: "We are very excited about the launch of our new Mega Bloks World of Warcraft construction range next week, and we expect the range to do extremely well.
"We have really tried to capture the intricate detail of the characters and authenticity of the scenes from the game, which we hope will impress avid Warcraft fans and collectors across the globe, while at the same time we have bought to life a magical fantasy world that we believe will be equally as popular with kids”.
http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/read/...a-bloks/028687 ...by Published on July 13th, 2012 21:47- Categories:
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Comet reckons the sadomasochistic sex book is making Amazon's device fly off shelves.
EL James' Fifty Shades of Grey has become a phenomenon amongst women. Last month, the 'mummy porn' novel passed theone million downloads mark last month – the first e-book to do so.
And now, electronics retailer Comet reckons the steamy series has increased sales in North England by 71 per cent, and 29 per cent in South England.
Jon Wiltshire, head of consumer electronics, Comet, said: "The Fifty Shades of Grey phenomenon has swept the nation causing a dramatic increase in sales of Kindle e-readers in Comet stores and online.
"Our staff have reported an increase in women who have bought the device with many admitting it’s so they can read the saucy trilogy. I’m not sure whether that means that women in the North are more adventurous or more prudish as the beauty of a Kindle is that readers can hide exactly what they’re reading.
"Either way, we’ve seen a big jump in sales, which looks set to continue."
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/...e-sales/018623 ...by Published on July 13th, 2012 00:27- Categories:
- PS3 News
Cloud gaming tech Gaikai should be added to the current generation of Sony consoles and PlayStation 4, David Perry has told Eurogamer.Perry, who has just sold Gaikai to Sony for $380 million, now works for the console maker, and he intends to have as much influence on the PS4 as possible."It's a given it should go across the current and next-generation hardware," Perry said in an interview at the Develop conference in Brighton."But it's a case of, we have to let them decide what they want to do. I don't want to put words in their mouth."We've been experimenting with every single platform. Set top boxes, TVs, mobile devices, tablets, everything. Will it work on consoles? The answer is: absolutely. We've done tests. It definitely works."Sony is rumoured to be preparing to launch PS4 in late 2013, with an announcement pegged for some time next year. Now Perry is on board, he is uniquely placed to play a crucial role in the development of the hardware."I'm going to get to see a console launch from the inside," he said. "I'm excited about that. I've never done that before."The PlayStation 4 is "very important", Perry said. "There's so much happening right now in the industry. The consoles, if done right, become the anchor. But they need to embrace all the changes in technologies that have been happening, and business models....They have to evolve. You can't just make the same console as last time. You have to build something that's revolutionary. That's what I will be pushing towards.
"They have to evolve. You can't just make the same console as last time. You have to build something that's revolutionary. That's what I will be pushing towards."Perry stressed that he will as best he can push Sony to make PS4 a game machine first and foremost - despite the current trend for consoles to feature more and more non-gaming applications."I'm certainly going to remind them what I feel about PlayStation. What I feel about PlayStation is, when I'm thinking of buying a game - I don't know how they've done it but the branding has somehow got me there - if I'm trying to find where the best version is, I just automatically go, well that would be the PlayStation version, right? I don't know, the branding worked on me."The amount of energy and money and branding and whatever they've done to get me there, don't lose that. That's so valuable. Don't lose that. Let's double down on that."But what influence will Perry have on the major decision makers within Sony?"The thing that's great with Sony is we're not way down the stack in some little sub sub sub of a sub sub company. PlayStation is insanely important to Sony and we're dealing with the top people in Sony for gaming."We'll be heard. It doesn't mean they're going to do what I say. Don't get me wrong. But I can at least be heard and I hope they like what I've got to say."With the ink still fresh on the contract between Gaikai and Sony Computer Entertainment, Perry is yet to discuss in detail how the gargantuan Japanese company intends to make use of its fancy new tech. In fact, after he's done with the Develop conference this week, Perry will work on a presentation he will then deliver to the top gaming executives at Sony detailing his ideas for Gaikai."Now the deal is done, only now are we going to start having those conversations on what Sony wants to do. What is their strategy? It's their company now so they have to decide what exactly they want to do. There are a lot of pieces to Sony. It's a big company. There is consumer electronics, DVD players and TVs. All of them can be impacted by this."So there are going to be a lot of discussions and a lot of meetings."Reports suggest Sony will use Gaikai to power backwards compatibility on PS3, enabling access to the huge back catalogue of PSone and PS2 games through streaming.Perry was unable to confirm details, but he did say he was excited about the impact of Gaikai on PlayStation. "I've been saying for quite some time now, how people plan their days around moving data around, like, I'm going to start five games downloading and I'll come back tomorrow."It's a really big boon for gamers because they'll be able to play pretty much everything that comes out with no effort."Given issues with latency and image quality associated with cloud gaming, one concern is that Gaikai will, in its current form, be unable to truly offer a PlayStation-level experience.Perry rejected this suggestion. "Can the games look ridiculously awesome? No question about it," he insisted. "To do it really really well, you need to stay on the track we were on, and our track was to make special hardware, like working with Nvidia and people like that."
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...-playstation-4by Published on July 13th, 2012 00:21- Categories:
- Nintendo 3DS News
Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata revealed one way Nintendo is working to stop selling the 3DS at a loss, which it has since last year's price drop. "First of all to the 3DS XL, we will not be selling this at a loss," Iwata told the Independent. "We don't have a huge profit margin on it, we intend to sell it at a profit." He wasn't as forthcoming about the Wii U's pricing, of course. "As for Wii U we haven't even announced price so it's too early to comment."
He also had some thoughts on the future prospects of 3D. Though "3D is the normal state for human beings, it's how we see our environment," Iwata doesn't believe 3D television will really take off until it can work glasses-free. The 3DS was able to include 3D, he said, "because there are various circumstances on a handheld machine which make it possible. You have the screen and the console being one, normally you have almost constant distance between [the user] and the screen, so with the currently available technology it is possible to provide a high quality 3D experience without glasses. "
That said, 3D in video games had a "surprise effect" that Iwata admits is wearing off. "But I think it's an important element, it makes graphics more impactful, it proves a sense of immersion that 2D doesn't have, so I would say generally that 3D is better than 2D." Iwata added, "It's nice to have good graphics but not necessarily on their own, so I don't think we'll present [3D graphics] as one of the key features of our consoles but will probably stick with 3D as one of the minor elements of our consoles in the future. "
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/12/iw...minor-element/ ...by Published on July 13th, 2012 00:15- Categories:
- PC News
Can't help salivating over gaming setups with three screens? The Tech Report knows your hunger, and aims to satiate your cravings with a detailed look at the triple-display efforts of Gigabyte's GeForce GTX 680 OC and ASUS' Radeon HD 7970 DirectCU II Top. The high-end GPUs ran Battlefield 3, Arkham City, Rage and a few other games through the wringer -- competing on temperature, game performance, noise level and more -- outputting each title in a glorious extra-wide resolution, with a few quirks on the side. The Tech Report emerged from the gauntlet reluctant to relinquish its additional displays, extolling the trial as the first "next-generation gaming experience" they've had in a while. What's this mean for you? The author sums it up nicely: "In a few short years, surround gaming has gone from being somewhat of an exotic luxury to something far more attainable." If snagging a multi-panel gaming setup is your goal, venture on to the source below where an unabridged, 11-page breakdown awaits.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/12/t...ed-attainable/
...by Published on July 13th, 2012 00:14- Categories:
- Apple iPhone
Remember that tall, mostly aluminum 2012 iPhone shell that appeared to have leaked? It's back. This time, KitGuru has unearthed what it claims is a "test sample" with the glass front panel roughly intact. We've seen the darker steel sides, aluminum back and new dock connector before, but the front gives us a much better sense of how the finished product (if real) will turn out. Sitting next to an iPhone 4S, it's suggested that the new model would stuff in that bigger screen more through a better use of the available area -- there's much less blank space than on the iPhones we've known since 2007. While we still don't know for sure if the design shown here is close to what will go hand-in-hand with iOS 6 in the fall, we're starting to see enough smoke that there's bound to be a fire nearby.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/12/n...e-glass-front/ ...
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