• THE LORD OF THE RINGS Extended Editions on Blu-Ray this year?

    // Gradly // blog, Movies, Rants & Raves 3 Responses

    It looks like The Lord of the Rings Extended Editions will finally be released on Blu-ray this year! I have been waiting to see them in the super high quality 1080p, and I won’t have to switch over the disc in the middle of the film. The news comes from The Digital Bits, and here’s what they had to say,

    Our sources are NOW telling us that WHV (and their now in-house New Line label) is ALSO planning to release Peter Jackson’s long-awaited The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Extended Editions on Blu-ray sometime this year. No kidding. We suspect that, now that The Hobbit films are finally about to begin filming, the studio is eager to get more product on store shelves to keep the franchise fresh in the minds of fans. The Extended Rings films on BD are the obvious choice for this year. Farther down the line, of course, there will be the obvious Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D versions of The Hobbit films, and sooner or later an “ultimate” box set of all the films with all new extras custom created by Jackson. Anyway, our sources tell us to expect some kind of official news on all this (re: Rings: Extended and Kubrick) from the studio in the next several weeks.

    [via: thedigitalbits]

  • Apple iOS 4.3 change log revealed

    // Gradly // Apple, blog, iPhone, News, Rants & Raves 1 Response

    UPDATE:

    iOS 4.3 is Available Now, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple TV, Direct Download Repository Here

    Known issues:

    Telephony

    * MMS pictures are rotated 90 degrees
    * Delay in activating FaceTIme after SIM swap
    * Delay when zooming in and out in Safari
    * FTP tool sometimes errors out

    WiFi

    * If SIM card is removed with personal hotspot is enabled, iPhone panics

    Bluetooth

    * D2D apps are not opening

    Other

    * Sound remains on even though the device is muted

    Issues Fixed Since iOS 4.3 8F5132f

    Accessibility

    * Fixed issue that prevented controls from being dismissed in some cases
    * Addressed issue where the keyboard could not be brought back when highlighting and swiping through search results
    * Voice over now reads the entire chart in stocks app while in landscape mode

    AirPlay

    * Fixed slideshow stop after 15 image when using AirPlay

    Baseband& Telephony

    * iPhone -> 04.08.00
    * Enabled Traffic Volume Indicator IE in CELL UPDATE
    * Fixed issue with integrity protection failing after SRNS relocation
    * Fixed issue of iPhone units deactivating and not activating after baseband logging is enabled
    * iPad -> 07.11.00
    * Fixed issue of Physical channel reconfiguration failure during a reselection procedure
    * Fixed issue of the UE missing a page because it is decoding and responding to RRC Setup messages meant for other UEs

    Bluetooth

    * Fixed incorrect auto routing with LG HBM-210 on FaceTime calls

    CalDAV

    * Fixed canceled recurring calendar events still shows on the event list

    Calendar

    * Fixed deleting a recurring events make the alarm go away
    * Fixed all-day alarm fired an hour early

    Exchange

    * Fixed exchange calendar event duplicating when passing Israeli daylight savings time

    Fonts

    * Letter Å‚ is now visible in notes

    Keyboard

    * Fixed missing accented letters in European keyboard popups
    * Increase font size for China and Pinyin inputs
    * Fixed auto-correction issue when switch back from Emoji to English keyboard
    * Added inline space with Pingyin inputs
    * Corrected “Undo” translation in Simplified Chinese to “撤销”

    Localization

    * Updated inconsistent translation in Chinese, Finnish, Norwegian, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese,
    * Fixed missing Chinese characters in Pinyin
    * Improved common phrases used in Chinese
    * Improved common phrased used in Japanese
    * 劲歌金曲 is no longer missing
    * Fixed issue that produced unexpected output when trying to type 从前门进入果
    * 一点儿 now ranked higher than 一点二
    * Word completion candidates capability now available for Chinese language
    * Added additional common phrases for character 耍
    * Fixed issue that caused the wrong candidates to be displayed (J: “間スコット”) when “ますこっと” is input
    * “軽さ(かるさ)” now in the candidate

    Mail

    * Fixed orientation of mail application not following device orientation under specific conditions
    * Fixed popover when drilling into a thread while the empty search field is focused
    * Fixed mail message view and orientation when quickly selecting a message and hitting edit mode

    Messaging

    * Fixed MMS messages with vCards scrolling up

    Phone

    * Fixed screen not drawing properly when Nike+ is in the background

    Status bar

    * Added new icon for wifi tethering for personal hotspot on status bar

    Web

    * Fixed issue that caused Safari and other apps to crash after loading certain heavy Websites

    WiFi

    * Fixed Personal Hotspot password failure with 22+ characters

    VoiceOver

    * Added support to for “find” in Safari
    * Fixed wallpaper titles for VoiceOver

    [via: bgr]

  • Gran Turismo 5 Hacking Begins via PS3 Exploit

    // Gradly // blog, Consoles, PS3, Rants & Raves 2 Responses

    As you’ve probably heard by now, the PlayStation 3’s security has been completely cracked, allowing unfettered access to the console’s software, files, and games. Unsurprisingly, GT5 has been an active target for hackers taking advantage of the compromised system. Their first major accomplishment involves a way to easily duplicate game-saves between different PSN accounts (sorry, I won’t be providing any source links for information on how to do this).

    That’s interesting, but the next step — manipulating the game data itself — could have far greater implications . Imagine, for example, the ability to manually set any attribute of any car in your garage (power, weight, etc.) to any value, or swap out engines, transmissions, and other parts. This actually isn’t a new concept to GT — it’s called “hybriding”, and it’s been going on since the dawn of the series.

    In the past, however, hybriding was a mostly a solitary activity — nobody cared if you had a Daihatsu Midget II with 1500 horsepower. With the advent of online racing in GT5, however, this could enable dishonest players to compete with others using an unfair and hidden advantage.

    Once again, hybriding in GT5 has not yet been accomplished, and may not even be possible. However, people are out there trying to do it and may be successful. It will be interesting to see how this unfolds and what, if anything, Sony will be able to do about it.

    [via: gtplanet]

  • Apple to remove home button on next iPad and iPhone

    // Gradly // Apple, blog, Gossips, iPhone, News, Rants & Raves 1 Response

    We just got some pretty wild information from one of our Apple sources and while it’s hard to believe at first, it does make sense. We have exclusively been told that the reason Apple just added multitouch gestures for the iPad in the latest iOS 4.3 beta is because the iPad will be losing the home button. Yes, we are told that Apple, at some point in time, will remove the home button from the iPad’s design. Instead of button taps, you will use new multitouch gestures to navigate to the home screen and also to launch the app switcher.

    That’s not all, however. In addition to the home button disappearing from the iPad, we’re told that this change will make its way over to the iPhone as well. Our source said Apple employees are already testing iPads and iPhones with no home buttons on the Apple campus, and it’s possible we will see this new change materialize with the next-generation iPad and iPhone devices set to launch this year.

    Additionally, we’re told Apple’s popular photo-taking application, Photo Booth, will be appearing on the next iPad. It’s also very possible that we’ll see iLife apps for iOS unveiled around the iPad 2 release as well.

    It has been said that Steve Jobs didn’t want any physical buttons on the original iPhone at first, and it looks like he may soon get his wish.

    [via: BGR]