If you need a Christmas present for a gaming friend or family member and don’t want to spend too much, you might want to check out EB Games’ Mad Monday sale. It’s online-only and starts, funnily enough, on Monday, December 6th at 12AM.
Review: Apple iPad
The Apple iPad has already been out for more than six months, so why post our review? Well, mainly to give you our editors take on the device just in time for the Holiday Shopping Season. Does the iPad do well when TECHGEEK.com.au gives it for a spin – eight months later. Does the iPad live up to the hype and to the same standard of its sister products – the MacBook, the iPod and the iPhone? Is it better than them, or is it worse?
Game Center compatible apps now easier to find
If you want to boost your iPhone’s Game Center achievement count but don’t know which games support the network, Apple hears you.
Now on the App Store (at least in Australia), apps that support Game Center show the badge seen above.
iOS 4.2 available now for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch
Apple has just released iOS 4.2 for the iPhone and iPod touch, as well as the iPad. The update brings multitasking, folders, Game Center and the Unified Inbox, as well as 100 other features, to the iPad, while giving AirPrint and AirPlay to all of the devices. There are also 100+ other improvements.
PSP 2 Dev Kit caught on camera
The PSP 2, the long awaited and still unannounced sequel to the PSP, has just had it’s photo taken and leaked by VG247. It’s a Dev-Kit, and definitely not final hardware but still very interesting.
Gran Turismo 5 Australian Release Date Locked In
Remember last month when Gran Turismo 5 was delayed again? Ah, good times.
Well, have we got some news for you! Sony Computer Entertainment Australia has just updated the release date from 3 November 2010, which it missed, to Thursday, 25 November 2010.
90-second previews coming to iTunes whether labels like it or not
Whether Record Labels like it or not, Apple appears to have decided that song previews will be changed from 30 seconds to 90 seconds in the iTunes Music Store (US only for now).
Mac mini price drops
If you’re thinking of getting a Mac, but want to start small Apple, hears you.
They just reduced the non-US prices of the Mac mini from $999 to $899.
While it still costs more than the US price (US $699), the reduction could be just enough for people to buy it as a secondary computer or for use with your TV.
Communication Shutdown raises Autism awareness
Has your Facebook or Twitter feed suddenly gone quiet today? A global fundraiser for autism called Communication Shutdown is why.
Organisations dedicated to giving people with autism a better life have joined together all over the world to let us live a day in their shoes.
Facebook invites press to ‘Mobile Event’ November 4
In case you haven’t heard, the rumour-mill has been churning out reports of a Facebook Phone for a few months now. And November 4 (AEDT) could be the date of it’s announcement, as Engadget, as well as other members of the US press, have been invited to a ‘Mobile Event’ at Facebook HQ.
Review : PlayStation Move
While the Wii started this crazy phase, Sony and Microsoft have waited years to perfect their own solutions – and they come out this year. Sony, however, has gotten theirs out of the gate first with their PLAYSTATION MOVE, using the magical wand-like controller to interact with the game.
New MacBook Air announced
Two years in the making, the new MacBook Air just announced includes some cool new hardware and features, as well as coming in 13.3″ and 11.6″ variations.
It features some features seen on the iPad, which Apple called ‘the iPad and Mac hooking up’.
Mac OS X Lion announced; has App Store, FaceTime
Apple has just announced the next version of Mac OS X in Cupertino, titled ‘Lion’. The new version features revolve around Apple wanting to make Mac more like iPad. Apple has said that it should be coming in the Summer of 2011 (US).
Gran Turismo 5 delayed….again
The PlayStation.Blog US & EU has just confirmed that Gran Turismo 5 will not be available on November 3. While this is extremely disappointing to Gran Turismo fans, they are saying that it will be released before Christmas. Still, I wouldn’t hold my breath.
Apple holding ‘Back to the Mac’ event October 20
Apple has just sent this invite out to the media which invites them to see “what’s new for the Mac.” What could it be though? New hardware? New software? There’s a lion in the background, which could hint at Mac OS 10.7. The event will be held in Cupertino and will be discussing the next version of Mac OS X. And the last time Apple held a Mac event, Snow Leopard was previewed and launched a year later, according to Engadget.