Microsoft is completely working on the new direction to revamp the Xbox after it was revealed that design box Don Coyner has moved on.

Don Coyner is the man who has worked behind Xbox and Xbox 360’s design in the past. And now he is gearing up to design for the upcoming Xbox 720 as speculated.

According to the information provided by the CNET, Emma Williams has taken over from Coyner and is now branding the Xbox in all the new form. Recently a new dashboard was added to the Xbox which is completely a new form when compared to the original and previous offering.

There are reports suggesting that Kinect 2 gaming peripheral is attached to the next-generation games console. It is a powerful addition that can read the user’s lips it has capability to calculate when gamers are angry.

Kinect 2 is touted to render next generation gaming experience with high speed data transfer and increased user interaction replacing the old USB connection. With advance sensor and voice recognition technology, it is certainly the best core gaming experience.

The release of the Xbox 720 is rumored to be around CES 2012 or E3 2012 by the Microsoft. There is lot of anticipation regarding the shape the new Xbox will take.

As far as getting to use smartphone handsets that are powered with quad core processors, it is now official. Nvidia has already let the world know that the first set of quad core smartphones will officially unveil at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) to be held in Barcelona in a few weeks time from now.

Now, Nvidia has confirmed that the smartphones that get driven by quad core processor are certain to hit the mobile phone store shelves within the first quarter of 2012 itself. Isn’t this great news for the would be valued customers who are eagerly waiting for the same?

The movement towards quad core processors for smartphone probably started with the likes of the dual core behemoths such as the Samsung Galaxy S2 and now heading for the Nvidia Tegra 3 central processing unit packed quad core processor run smartphones this quarter.

Besides Samsung, both HTC Corporation as well as LG has confirmed that they will be soon launching a few smartphone devices this season with quad core processors powering them out.

This indeed is a big step forward for the smartphones industry. Isn’t it?

Though there is some bit of disappointing news for those potential buyers of the about to be launched Samsung Galaxy S3 as the South Korean mobile phone maker has announced that this smartphone with a quad core processor will come out only some time later this year.

Well, the latest tablet from Motorola namely Motorola Xoom 2 won’t be getting the Ice Cream sandwich till July if we talk of at the earliest. While the sleek device Motorola Razr will be getting the Android OS sometime in April and June.

Motorola is updated to the latest Android 4.0 and is slated for ‘Q3 2012’ from quarter from July to September.

It was also earlier said the Moto Razr will get Ice Cream Sandwich by early 2012. Xoom 2 was launched in the media edition in the mid November itself and was told that it will be available in market soon. But, the wait has been stretched till summer. This is really irritating.

The new and revised version of the Android version 5.0 will be available in the second half of the year and it is very much possible that Xoom 2 will also be available by that time.

It is Android updates that occur time to time that attracts buyers from all over otherwise people will find iPad 2 more attractive in nature. And this delay of updates by Motorola can cost them too much!

There is good news awaiting avid gamers all over. We are talking about the impending release f the Halo 4 game.
In this regard, it is interesting to note what the official web site of Halo itself hast to say. Well, we are quoting them here ==
Halo 4 is the next blockbuster instalment in the iconic franchise that’s shaped entertainment history and defined a decade of gaming. Set in the aftermath of Halo 3, Master Chief returns to confront his own destiny and face an ancient evil that threatens the fate of the entire universe. Halo 4 marks the start of a new trilogy that begins with its release in 2012.”

Halo 4 is the new edition of the tremendously hit gaming franchise and will be the first in a new trilogy of games under this overly exciting game. The Halo series of games is unarguably the number one in all the shooting games you have for the Xbox.

According to a reputed Finnish magazine, Microsoft will officially unveil for the world the Halo 4 on February 29, 2012. If this happens, then there is nothing stopping would be gamers from lapping it all up at the Microsoft Spring Xbox Showcase event. They would get to know all the details regarding the characters and the weaponry to look forward to as well.

The Halo 4 incidentally marks the conclusion of the “forerunner” series and the commencement of the “Reclaimer” series. It will also follow from where the previous game Halo 3 left where the chief character is shown at the end leaving for a new planet and start from thereon. In doing so it will unfold effectively the characters John and Cortana.

The newly launched and exceedingly well designed Sony Xperia S is now available with pre- order in the UK market. The phone is available on monthly contract with leading mobile operators like O2, Orange, T-mobile and Vodafone.

The phone is available in contract for duration of 12, 18 and 24 months. On the online mobile portal BuyMobilePhones Sony Xperia S has been listed as solo handset that is available with wide range of contracts and lucrative offers for the customers on the pre- order.

If you pick the latest Sony smartphone in contract with the O2 then you will get talk time of 100 minutes, free text messages of 500 texts and limited data usage of 500 MB at the only £21.50 per month.

Looking at the price structure and contract that is available Xperia S is competitively priced offering some of the best specs available in the smartphone including 4.3 inch HD screen, whopping camera feature of 12 MP and powerful dual core processor of 1.5 GHz to run several application smoothly and efficiently. All these in the superbly designed and slender phone.

However on the operating front the phone comes on board with the conventional Android 2.3(Gingerbread) instead of latest Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. Update for the software will be available in the second half of 2012.

The hugely popular Angry Birds is now descending on the social networking site Facebook. It has been a gradual and very steady progress for the Angry Birds. They have already set the sales charts ablaze by dominating the applications scene. They are omni present having covered Apple iPhone, Apple iPad, the Android-based smartphone devices, the Microsoft Windows Phone based smartphone handsets and now Facebook.

The landing of the Angry Birds marks the coming together of two of the technology industry’s most powerful forces . The development was in the offing for a long time now. And it is quite apparent that both the game’s developer’s themselves as well as number one social networking web site Facebook does not want to leave anything to chance and have offered a few socially relevant features for the game to be played in the site in a far more exciting and user-friendly manner.

Socially active friends can now lock horns and test their mettle against each other. There is a provision for powering up to super charge the birds and the friends you are not battling it out and do so and hope to win gold crowns.

Even Rovio, the developer of this phenomenally successful game could not have visualized the level of success that the Angry Birds have notched up within this couple of years. It was originally developed for the Apple iPhone in December, 2009 and later went on to become a universal phenomenon with the Apple iPad, the Android-based smartphones, Microsoft Windows Phone based smartphone handsets all adding to become the playing platform for it.

In no time at all, the Angry Birds created a sales record by recording over a 700 million downloads to its credit. What is more, one is still continuing to count the downloads.

Sony’s playstation Vita OS is soon going to be featured in your smartphones and tablets. This news has been put forward by the newly appointed CEO itself.

The soon to be Sony President Kazuo Hirai has claimed while speaking to the Japanese website AV watch that the company is looking forward to bring PlayStation Vita OS to the devices like smartphones and tablets along with gaming consoles.

Sony’s senior Vice president Yoshio Matsumoto has put more light on the software suggesting it to be transferable. The novel PlayStation Vita OS has been designed and created in such a manner that it is expandable and can easily be applied to smartphones and tablets and receive the same high responsiveness that is experienced in the gaming consoles.

Though, the company is not directly applying the software to the tablets and software right now. But the PlayStation OS designed with expandability in mind can anytime be featured and put in almost all the gadgets.

Officially no statement can be made about when is Sony is going to launch Sony PlayStation Vita in the devices apart from gaming console. More information on this will be out in Mobile World Congress to be held at the end of this month. Keep reading to get more updates on the same.

Rumors are rife in the air, as South Korean conglomerate is all set to break the cover of its newly designed Samsung Galaxy S3. Samsung seems to increase hype about its upcoming gadget to the hilt. Hence, its released date has also been set back until the Apple iPad 3 unveils its face.

Company has realized the craze of Android fans towards this follow-up to bestselling Galaxy S2. Hence, it has made up its mind to not roll out the much-anticipated gadget in its media-event, which is to be held on 22 March in France. Moreover, company is also not in mood to spell its beans in the Mobile World Congress, which is going to be organized at the end of this month.

Rather than this, Samsung is planning to launch Samsung Galaxy S3 in a separate event, which will be held during the first half of this year. It all implies that Samsung is following the suit of California giant Apple while launching the flagship device by breaking its own cycle. Not to forget, iPad 3 can touch down the market this spring. Hence, S3 can follow it soon after to drive the attention of Apple lovers away from this latest toy.

According to Russian blogger Eldar Murtazin, S3 might come packed with a quad-core chipset under its hood. It will be running on Android 4.0 Ice cream sandwich. Its camera may be sporting a 12-megapixel or even 16-megapixel lens. The rumors are also prevalent that it will be flaunting a 2250mAh battery ensuring an enhanced lifespan. The gadget will also boast of a 4.6-inches Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen with 319ppi pixel density.

Let’s hold our horse, until this much-touted gadget reveals its true face!

The world of mobiles is nowadays buzzing with the rumours of Apple iPad 3 soon to make appearance on the mobile circuit. However, it is still difficult to get hold of the news we are still trying find the new way out in the form of a fix date.

The new and efficient iOS 5.1 will most probably will be seen in the novel Apple iPad 3. According to the tech blog YourDailyMac the tablet might release on the 9Th march this year on the same day as the release of operating system.

The company is hoping to release 11 profiles for its iPod, iPhone and iPad in coming March. All these devices will be compatible with the iOS 5.1 and will allow users to connect with the networks after undergoing the necessary update.

This news has further been confirmed by the Verge stating that this date conincides with date of the Apple iPad 2 which was released last year. All these strongly hint towards the release of the Apple iPad 3 but not exactly the particular date of release of the tablet.

There are further insights in to the features and other attributes of the third generation tablet. The screen is expected to be much bigger and brighter with high resolution.

The screen may feature the similar retina screen as found in the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. Additional graphic processing for the instant playing of the videos is also going to be added.

Furthermore, iPad3 is going to be 1mm thicker in size with large internal space and improved rear camera.

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