• Nintendo Wii U Console Announced

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    At E3 Conference, LA, Nintendo has unveiled their upcoming game platform, previously known as Project Cafe, and now officially known as “Wii U“. It is the next iteration to the current Wii which teased back in April. The device comes with a 6.2-inch integrated touchscreen display (with a stylus) acting as an augmented display, it has an integrated mic, gyroscope, camera, and it outputs full HD which is a huge step from the current device. The device will release in 2012.

    Here are the full specs:

    • 1.8 inches tall, 6.8 inches wide, 10.5 inches long
    • Single-touch display
    • The new controller incorporates a 6.2-inch, 16:9 touch screen and traditional button controls, including two analog Circle Pads. This combination removes the traditional barriers between games, players and the TV by creating a second window into the video game world. The rechargeable controller includes a Power button, Home button, +Control Pad, A/B/X/Y buttons, L/R buttons and ZL/ZR buttons. It includes a built-in accelerometer and gyroscope, rumble feature, camera, a microphone, stereo speakers, a sensor strip and a stylus
    • Up to four Wii Remote (or Wii Remote Plus) controllers can be connected at once. The new console supports all Wii controllers and input devices, including the Nunchuk controller, Classic Controller, Classic Controller Pro and Wii Balance Board
    • A single self-loading media bay will play 12-centimeter proprietary high-density optical discs for the new console, as well as 12-centimeter Wii optical discs
    • Supports 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p and 480i. Compatible cables include HDMI, component, S-video and composite
    • Uses AV Multi Out connector. Six-channel PCM linear output through HDMI
    • The console will have internal flash memory, as well as the option to expand its memory using either an SD memory card or an external USB hard disk drive
    • IBM Power®-based multi-core microprocessor
    • Four USB 2.0 connector slots are included. The new console is backward compatible with Wii games and Wii accessories

  • iOS 5 Beta Hints At Two New Models Of iPad and iPhone

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    TUAW reports, while digging into iOS 5 beta seeded to developers yesterday, references to two new, unreleased iPad models “iPad3,1″ and “iPad3,2″ discovered. Current iPad 2 models indicated in iOS as iPad2,1 (WiFi), iPad2,2 (GSM) and iPad2,3 (CDMA), the discovery leaves us with a speculation that next iPad iteration getting two models, iPad3,1 for WiFi model, and iPad3,2 being the one with dual GSM/CDMA chip.

    A discovery of iPhone4,1 and iPhone4,2 models were also noted in the beta. However, there’s no mention of iPod touch 5th generation in the current iOS 5 beta, leading to speculation that a new iPhone could be announced this Fall along with iOS 5 and iCloud launch, but not a new iPod touch.

    Interestingly, there are no mentions of a new iPod touch. If there really is no iPod touch 5 ready to launch in September (the typical iPod refresh time), sources believe it could be because Apple is reserving the spotlight for another member of its iOS family, namely the iPhone 5.

    Model identifiers are usually a good indication of new products to come in the next months, the following beta releases could bring more model identifiers in the future.

  • iOS 5 is Jailbroken Already

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    Apple has released the next iteration of their Mobile software, iOS 5 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch yesterday at the WWDC conference. The new version comes with more than 200 new features, including a new notification system, Newsstand, which is an iBook like but for magazines and Newspaper subscription, Twitter integration, Safari Reader and Reading List, Reminders, Camera and Image editing Capabilities, Mail updates, iOS-wide built-in dictionary, PC-free for syncing, updating wirelessly, Delta OTA software updates, and iMessage.

    MuscleNerd one of key members of the Dev Team has confirmed via his twitter the possibility of jailbreak future on iOS 5, and no matter the fact that it will be a tethered solution at least initially, but the Jailbreak community will love to have their hands on it.

    iOS 5 beta is available for developers, with public release planned for this fall.

  • Apple Releases iOS 5 Beta To Developers

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    Apple has released iOS 5, the next iteration of its mobile operating system for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad to registered developers.

    Here are some of what you expect for the new iOS:

    • You can keep using your device while syncing
    • You can hold links and have them open in the background.
    • More alert choices for emails, calendar, and the ability to buy more.
    • Ability to create keyboard shortcuts (autotext) to replace custom phrases. The default entry is “omw” which is replaced with, “On my way!”
    • Software update option in settings to check for the latest OS.
    • Sync now button to wireless sync to iTunes
    • Ability to customize how notifications in Notification Center look — you can customize how many recent ones to show, 1, 5 or 10, if it’s showed in the lock screen, if it’s in Notification Center, and also the alert style, banner or alert style.
    • Twitter installs directly from the settings page if it’s not installed directly, you aren’t even taken to the App Store.
    • FaceTime button in iMessage messages at the top now
    • Tweeting photos is, so so slick. It displays on Twitter as powered by Photobucket, and it’s from iOS.