Gears Of War 3 Freezing Issue Plaguing Some Xbox 360s

This certainly took a while to reach the grapevine, but apparently a splitscreen Horde Mode game using two profiles, which is to say almost all of them, is causing certain Xbox units to go all nothankyou.jpg on their loving owners. More specifically, just those who want to stomp Locust pancreases into liquid with a friend in Gears of War 3, but still. You tolerate one uppity Xbox, they all get ideas.

Apple Creating Airport Utility App For iOS

Its been discovered in the recent release of iOS5 Gold Master that Apple is currently working on creating a new Airport Utility App For iOS. Apple has stated that one of its goals in developing iOS 5 is to make iOS devices “PC free,”.

The new discovery would follow those lines allowing iPhone, iPad and iPod touch owners running iOS 5 to set up their AirPort stations without needing to use a computer.

iModela USB 3D Printer Launches For Under $1,000 (video)

If you like the thought of being able to create your own designs and creations using a 3D printer but have been put of by the larger than life price tags on them . You might be pleased to know that a new iModela USB 3D Printer has been launched and is available to purchase for around $977. Sure it still a hefty amount but when compared to other 3D printers on the market this little USB device looks like a great entry level 3D printer for the money.

The iModela USB 3D printer has been designed to provide you with a way to creating designs from wax, foam, balsa wood, and plastic via PC software that allows you to design original 3D models or download them. Watch the video after the jump to see the iModela USB 3D Printer in action.

$25 Raspberry Pi PC Gets A Sweet Logo

If like us you are a fan of the new Raspberry Pi PC which has been designed to be sold for around $25 and make PC’s available to all. You might be interested to know that Raspberry Pi have now selected a winner for their logo competition and the winning design is a perfect match for the $25 Raspberry Pi PC.

The winning logo was created by Paul Beech, and received the largest number of votes from the panel of judges due to its graphical simplicity, its adaptability and ease of reproduction. Congratulations Paul!

Dragons Heading To Minecraft?

Developer and creator of Minecraft,  Markus “Notch” Persson over the weekend tweeted a picture of a blocky, untextured dragon soaring around his Minecraft world and explained that he’s currently “developing epicness for Minecraft!”.

Could this mean that the world of Minecraft could soon include dragons? Let hope so. As you can see by the tweeted image below the Minecraft Dragons are still in a very early stage at the moment and still don’t have any textures on them.

Tweet Speaker App Reads Your Twitter Feed To You

If you would prefer a different way to keep up to date with your Twitter feed a new iPhone application has been launched this week called Tweet Speaker that will read your Tweets to you. Providing you with a handy alternative to reading your Twitter feed.

The creators of the app have designed its to be easy to use in any situation and give you a similar experience to that of a live podcast of your Tweets, whether on a walk, stuck in traffic, in the kitchen, or on the go.

iPhone 4 Cases May Not Fit The iPhone 4S

If you have a collection of cases for the iPhone 4, and have ordered yourself a new iPhone 4S, it looks like the older iPhone 4 cases may not work with the iPhone 4S, as the photo below demonstrates.

According to the guys over at Android Sale, the iPhone 4S buttons are slightly lower than that of the existing iPhone 4, which would apply to the UK versions of the iPhone 4 cases and also the AT&T versions in the US.

Xbox 360 Battlefield 3 Second Disk Will Include Higher Resolution Texture Pack

If you have been considering purchasing the Xbox 360 edition of the new Battlefield 3 game when it arrives later this month you might be interested to know that DICE will be including a higher resolution texture pack on the second disk in the pack.

The higher resolution texture pack can be loaded on to your Xbox 360 console  which will added a more refined graphic experience to your gaming within Battlefield 3 than if you just used the optical disk version of the game.

T-Mobile Springboard And Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Tablets Announced

We knew that the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet was headed to T-Mobile, it is now official and T-Mobile has also announced another 4G Android tablet, the T-Mobile Springboard.

Both of these new T-Mobile Android tablets will come with T-Mobile TV,and the T-Mobile Springboard is made by Huawei and it will come with Android 3.2 Honeycomb, a 7 inch HD display, a 5 megapixel camera and a front facing 1.3 megapixel camera.

Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook Starts Shipping, Costs $899

Some of our readers will remember the Acer Aspire S3 ultrabook that was announced recently, good news if you have been waiting to get your hands on one as Acer has just announced that the Aspire S3 ultrabook is now shipping.

The Acer Aspire S3 comes with a 13.3 inch display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, and it measures just 0.51 inches thick and will be available with a choice of Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7processors.

Starbucks Rolls Out Free Wifi to 650 UK Stores

Starbucks has today unveiled a new free Wi-Fi services they have rolled out to 650 of their UK stores allowing Starbucks customers to now enjoy free Wi-Fi access without the need for a registered Starbucks Card to log or the need to be members of the Starbucks Rewards programme to access the free Wi-Fi.

The new service now allows you to simply click ‘Connect’ and enjoy one-click, high speed Wi-Fi access. Each Wi-Fi session lasts for 2 hours but you can have an unlimited number of sessions every day – just reconnect after 2 hours.

Multiplayer Comes To Mass Effect 3

Over the past months there has been a lot of talk and speculation as to whether the new Mass Effect 3 game will indeed include multiplayer support or not. Well today Australian games magazine PC PowerPlay has unveiled its latest issues front cover which states that Mass Effect 3 will be coming with multiplayer support.

iPhone 4S Pre-orders Hit 1 Million In 24 Hours

It looks like the iPhone 4S is going to be an even bigger success for Apple than last years iPhone 4 launch, as Apple has just announced that iPhone 4S pre-orders have gone one 1 million in the first 24 hours.

This would make it Apple’s most successful iPhone launch to date, when compared to last years figures of 600,000 iPhone 4 units ordered within the first 24 hours.

iPhone 4S Benchmarks Unveiled (video)

Even before its official October 14th launch a few early benchmarks for the new Apple iPhone 4S have been taken and released into the wild. Together with a quick look at the settings and configuration options for the Siri Assistant application which will come as part of iOS5 and be available on the new iPhone 4S. You can view the early iPhone 4S benchmarks after the jump.

Netflix Cancels Qwikster DVD Rental Business

Netflix has today announced that their plans to split the netflix company into two distinct businesses, one for DVD rentals and the other for streaming has been shelved. Closing down the plans to create Qwikster which would have been the DVD side of the business.

The turnaround is due to customer feedback after the announcement last week, with customers venting frustration that they would have to now have two accounts and use two websites might making things much more difficult for all parties.

Samsung Stratosphere Gets Official, Hits Verizon 13th October

We have been hearing quite a lot about the new Samsung Stratosphere over the last few weeks, it is now official and it will be available on Verizon Wireless in the US from the 13th of October.

The Samsung Stratosphere is a 4G LTE device and it comes with a 4 inch Super AMOLED multi-touch touchscreen display with a resolution og 800 x 480 pixels, there is also a 1GHz processor and a slide out QWERTY Keyboard.

RIM Announces BlackBerry Tag, NFC Sharing Coming In BB7

RIM has announced a new feature for its BlackBerry smartphones, called BlackBerry Tag, which is a new technology developed by RIM, which will enable BlackBerry users to trade an share data using NFC.

RIM will be releasing BlackBerry Tag in BB7, and according to the details released it will be subject to network certifications, which could mean it would be available on some networks and not others.

CyanogenMod 7.1 Brings New Features, Supports More Devices

The guys over at CyanogenMod have released CyanogenMod 7.1, and the new version brings a range of new features and now offers support for many more Android devices, which include The HTC Desire, The Samsung Galaxy S, Sony’s latest Xperia devices and lots more.

That now makes a total of 68 different Android devices that are supported by CyanogenMod 7.1, and the new version is based on Google’s Android 2.3.7, and new features include improved notifications, and much more.

Innovative Raven Mac Internet Browser, Turns Your Favourite Sites Into Apps

A new innovative Mac browser have been developed called Raven which has been designed to provide customised interfaces for a wide range of popular website. Most internet browsers look fairly similar is style and design, but the new Raven Mac browser is looking to break the mould and provide users with a different take on the traditional browser using web apps for your favourite sites.

Once installed you have access to its built-in Web App Shop provides you with access to dedicated ‘apps’ for the likes of Facebook, Twitter, Google+, YouTube, and LinkedIn to name a few.

LG Announces New True HD IPS Smartphone Display

Last week LG announced the LG Optimus LTE, which is LG’s first smartphone to come with a HD display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, and now LG has released some more information about their new HD smartphone display which they call the True HD IPS display.

LG’s True HD IPS display measures 4.5 inches and it feature a 329 ppi ‘real RGB’ resolution, and according LG, IPS displays perform better than AMOLED displays for color, brightness and battery efficiency.

Lenovo Backlit N5902 Multimedia Keyboard Unveiled (video)

Lenovo have this week unveiled their newly upgraded HTPC Remote Keyboard in the form of the Lenovo Backlit N5902 Multimedia Keyboard. The updated model now has some great new features such as a backlit keyboard together with a thumb tracking sensor that allows toy to move your mouse around the screen.

Underneath the mouse tracking sensor is located a scroll bar that allows you to scroll up and down web pages and media listings with ease. Watch the video after the jump to see a full run through of the devices new features and back light in action.

Cooler Master Launches Silent Pro Hybrid Fanless Series Power Supplies

Does your PC make a little too much noise while churning through your applications and games? Well if it does you might be interested to know that Cooler Master has this week unveiled a new line of hybrid fanless power supplies which have been launched as the Cooler Master’s Silent Pro Hybrid Fanless series.

The new Cooler master series of hybrid fanless power supplies offer over 90% efficiency with 80Plus Gold Certification and noise-free operation and are equipped with fully modular cable system, and centralised control of power supply and system fans within your PC.

Sony Pictures Wants To Make A Movie About Steve Jobs

According to Deadline, Sony Pictures are in talks with Walter Isaacson, the author responsible for Steve Job’s official biography which will go on sale later this month, and in attempt to secure a deal to make a movie based on The Steve Jobs autobiography.

Google Launches Chrome Remote Desktop Extension, Control Mac , PC And Linux Systems Via Your Browser

Google have launched a new Chrome extension that will allow you to remote control other computer system that are running the Chrome browser. The new extension is compatible with PC, Mac, or Linux, together with Chromebooks running Google’s Chrome operating system.

Once installed the extension allows you to quickly connect to a remote machine and provides a robust remote desktop experience, and the best of all its now available to download for free.

O2 Releases iPhone 4S UK Price And Plans

UK mobile carrier O2 is the last company to release details of its pricing and plans for the new Apple iPhone 4S, and the iPhone 4S will be available on 24 month and 18 month plans for new customers and 24 month, 18 month and 12 month plans for new customers.

Prices start at £299.99 for the 16GB iPhone 4S on O2′s cheapest monthly contract which will cost you £15.50 a month, although this doesn’t include any data, and this will cost you an extra £3 a month for 100MB, £6 for 500MB or £10 for 1Gb of data.

iPhone Floating Orchestra Brings Music To Life (video)

A new iPhone music application and very unique device has been developed by the Poietic Studio, a London-based company that specialises in ‘interactive and spatial design, art and engineering”.

The iPhone Floating Orchestra allows you to control a bed of  19 floating balls with each one corresponding to a specific instrument. Every time a specific ball rises, there is also an increase in volume of the instrument. Watch the video after the jump to see the iPhone Floating Orchestra in action.

Skyrim’s Leaked Map Unveils Huge Gaming Area With Nine Major Cities

If you are looking forward to playing Bethesda new Skyrim game, a leaked copy of Skyrim’s game map provides a great view of what you can expect from the new game once it is released next month.

The map hasn’t been officially unveiled by Skyrims’ developers Bethesda as you would expect but has been apparently scanned from a copy of a Russian collector’s edition of the game and uploaded to a Russian Skyrim forum for viewing. View a larger copy of the map after the jump.

Hex Icon Watch Band For iPod Nano

Last week along with the launch of the iPhone 4S Apple also announced its latest iPod Nano, which basically features the same design as the previous model, but comes with some new features and specifications.

One of those new features was the addition of a range of different animated clocks, and now we one of the first watch band accessories for the new iPod Nano, called the Hex Icon Watch.

Nokia’s Symbian Belle Update Coming 26th October

Nokia will be releasing an OTA (Over The Air) update for its Symbian smartphones later this month, and devices which are on the Symbian Ann version will be getting updated to Symbian Belle.

The update will be released as an OTA update to the Nokia N8, C7, E7, E6, X7 and the Nokia C6-01 on the 26th of October, which is the same day that Nokia World 2011 starts in London.

Sprint Shipping iPhone 4S Pre-orders To Customers?

Apple’s fifth generation iPhone, the iPhone 4S went up for pre-order last Friday and it will go on sale in the US, UK and Europe this Friday, the 14th of October, but now it would appear that one US carrier has already started shipping the iPhone 4S out to customers.

It isn’t clear as yet whether anyone who has pre-ordered an iPhone 4S will receive it early, before the official launch this Friday, and some users are expecting to get their iPhone 4S a little early.

Google+ Update Gives You Control Over The User Notifications You Receive

If you have been receiving far to many unwanted notifications in your Google+ stream you will be pleased to know that Google has now rolled out a new update that now allows you to control the notifications you receive.

The new setting options allow you to choose who you’ll get notifications from and if they : Share with you individually, Select ‘Notify about this post’ (when sharing to a circle you’re in), +Mention your name, Invite you to a hangout or Invite you to play or send you messages from a game.

But don’t worry you will still be notified if someone comments on one of your posts or adds you to a circle.

Sony To Pay $1 Billion For Full Control Of Sony Ericsson?

On the weekend we heard that Sony is looking to buy Ericsson out of their Sony Ericsson smartphone partnership, where the two companies produces mobile phones together under the Sony Ericsson brand.

Sony and Ericsson started working together about 10 years ago, and signed a 10 year deal to produce mobile phones and smartphones together, and now it would appear that Sony wants full control of Sony Ericsson.

China Blocks Google’s Android Market

Google and the Chinese government haven’t exactly had the best relationship, with China trying to sensor most of Google’s offerings, including Google search, Gmail and more, it would appear that Google’s Android Market is now blocked in China.

According to a recent report market.android.com has now been blocked in China, which would mean that Chinese Android fans will no longer be able to download apps from the Android Market.

Google+ 2.0 Android App Leaked And Available To Download

In addition to the Google Music 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich app leaked over the weekend. A new Google+ 2.0 Android app for Google’s social network has also surfaced and is available to download from the Android Police website.

In a similar vein to the leaked Google Music 4.0.1 application, the new Google+ app has a redesigneduser interface which provides a much improved layout and more refined navigation than the previous version.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S Lands On Three UK

We heard recently that the new Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc would be available with UK mobile operator Three, and it is now available on a range of different contracts with the mobile carrier.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S comes with Android Gingerbread 2.3.4 and features a 4.2 inch multi-touch touchscreen display with a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels.

Minecraft Pocket Edition Rolls Out To All Android Devices (video)

If you have been waiting for the new version of Minecraft Pocket to roll out to other devices other than just the Xperia Play which it was exclusive too for a short time. You will be pleased to know that over the weekend the Minecraft Pocket edition landed on the Android Market and is now available to download on all other Android devices running Android 2.1 and above.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus Goes Up For Pre-order In The US, $399

Last week we heard some European pricing for the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 plus in Italy, where it is going to retail for 499 Euros and now the US pricing has been revealed at prices start at $399.

The 16GB model of the new Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus will retail for $399 and the 32GB model will retail for $499, and it comes with Android Honeycomb 3.2, a dual core 1.2 GHz processor and a 7 inch touchscreen display with a 1024 x 600 pixel resolution.

Awesome Samsung Galaxy Nexus Boot Animation? (video)

Last week we featured a number of leaked screenshots and video of the new Nexus Prime and Google new Android build Ice Cream Sandwich. Building on those leaked glimpses of the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus a video has now been leaked apparently showing the awesome boot animation of the new smartphone.

Rather than just a boring static screen on boot the Galaxy Nexus Prime goes a little further and creates a wonderful visual display to keep you mesmerised while it re-boots. Watch it after the jump.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro Now Available In The UK

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro was announced earlier in the year, and it has now gone on sale in the UK with mobile retailer clove, and is available SIM free for £269, and it comes with Android Gingerbread 2.3.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro features a 3.7 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels and also comes with a single core 1GHz Snapdragon processor.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Redemption, Single Player Trailer (video)

A new trailer called Redemption, has been released for the highly anticipated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 game which is arriving early next month. This new trailer show a little more of the single player campaign and what you can expect from the story line within the game.

The trailer is just 1.30 minutes in length but is well worth a look if you are still considering whether or not to purchase the MW3 game when it releases. Watch the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Redemption trailer after the jump.

GSM Nexus Prime Appears At The FCC

Google and Samsung were expected to announce the new Google Nexus Prime tomorrow, the event has now been postponed and we will probably here something about the Nexus Prime or the Samsung Galaxy Nexus later this month.

Last week we got our first look at the new Google Nexus Prime, in the form of a video, and now it would appear that a GSM version of the Google Nexus Prime has turned up at the FCC, which could mean it is headed to AT&T and also possibly T-Mobile.

Google Music 4 Android Ice Cream Sandwich Version Leaked

If you are a Google Music fan you might be interested to know that a new Google Music 4.0.1 version has been leaked which has apparently been designed for the new Ice Cream Sandwich Android build,  which is expected to arrive shortly.

Even though the new Google Music 4 has been built with Ice Cream Sandwich in mind the leaked software is still compatible with Gingerbread and Froyo. In the new version the user interfacehas received a re-design and is now a more sleek design with less obtrusive buttons and more agile controls.

AT&T Sells 200,000 iPhone 4S In 12 Hours

When Apple announced the iPhone 4S last week, it wasn’t actually met with the response you would expect for a new iPhone announcement, with many people expecting a new iPhone 5, lots of people,l including many technology sites seemed disappointed with the announcement.

It would appear that Apple fans don’t feel the same, as AT&T has announced that they have received over 200,000 pre-orders of the iPhone 4S in the first 12 hours since it went on sale, and it seems that demand has been similar direct from Apple and also mobile carriers here in the UK.

New Dual Core A5 Apple TV Discovered In iOS 5

Apple’s next version of its mobile OS, iOS 5 will be released this week, on Wednesday the 12th of October, and the guys over at 9 to 5 Mac have been doing some digging around in iOS 5 and have discovered a reference to a version of Apple’s set top box, the Apple TV.

According to the report, a reference has been found to an Apple TV 3,1, the model number for the current Apple TV is 2,1, and we could possibly see the new Apple TV launch with an A5 processor which is found in the iPad 2 and the new iPhone 4S which goes on sale later this week.

Apple Files Patent For In App Purchases

Some of our readers will remember the company called Lodsys, who is suing a wide range of developers for ‘in app purchases’ on both Apple’s iOS platform and Google’s Android platform, as the company holds a number of patents relating to in app purchases.

Apple already has an agreement in place with Lodsys to use the patents, but the reason Lodsys is suing the individual developers is that the company claims this agreement doesn’t cover them.

Toshiba Ultrabook

Toshiba unveiled its Portégé Z830 Ultrabook devices at IFA, one of several tech giants to launch a new super portable notebook. Weighing about 2.5 pounds (1.12 kg) and less than a half-inch (15.9 mm) thick, the devices will be available during the fourth quarter of 2011 in Europe. Acer's Aspire S3 launched at IFA and will go on sale in September. It resumes in 1.5 seconds and features large hard drive capacity. Acer says it connects to the Internet in 2.5 seconds and adds that the device’s "high-efficiency" battery requires less charging, making it more appealing for environmentally conscious buyers.

LG's Plasma TV With 'Pentouch'

This TV can be connected to a computer. Users then activate the “PenTouch” mode on the remote control. In PenTouch mode, users can access files created on their PCs and manipulate them, edit them, or move them around the screen.

Pen batteries can be recharged through USB ports on the TV or PC. Using PenTouch software, which is provided with the TV, users can draw pictures directly onto the screen and then save the files for further editing. Alternatively, users can try to play a game of Angry Birds using the Pentouch.

The LG PenTouch TV uses a scratch-resistant glass screen and comes with a stand that has been designed to provide more stability when owners or their children are using the PenTouch feature, LG says.