Friday, June 24, 2011

6/24 Softpedia News - Global

HTC Wildfire S 4G Coming Soon at Virgin Mobile for $249.99
June 23, 2011 at 3:56 PM
Although Wildfire S was initially slated for a June 1st release, it appears that Virgin Mobile pushed back the launch date, as the phone is expected to hit shelves in the next few days.

The Wildfire S is already available for purchase in Canada via Bell, but the smartphone was also confirmed by regional carrier SaskTel.
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Steve Jobs Receives Letter to Pull 'Intifada' App, Cupertino Complies
June 23, 2011 at 3:48 PM
Apple has proceeded to pull a ‘Third Palestinian Intifada’ application after being urged by Yuli Edelstein, Minister of Public Affairs and the Diaspora, to consider the consequences of leaving such content run free on the App Store.

Soon after its approval in the App Store, ThirdIntifada drew complaints fr... (read more)
Vodafone to Bring HTC ChaCha and Salsa to Australia
June 23, 2011 at 3:43 PM
Australian mobile phone carrier Vodafone is expected to add to its offering in the not too far future two new Android-based handsets, namely the HTC ChaCha and Salsa, some of the latest reports on the matter suggest.

The two devices, called Facebook phones, were unveiled to the world in February this year with specific integration ... (read more)
PlayStation Portable Will Not be Repeated with Vita
June 23, 2011 at 3:39 PM
Sony has given the official Vita name to the successor to its PlayStation Portable handheld and it seems that the change will extend to more than names when the new device launches, with the company promising that it will be much more active about designing gaming experiences specifically for the platform.

Speaking to Kotaku Shuhei ... (read more)
ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Tablet Successor Adopts NVIDIA Kal El
June 23, 2011 at 3:26 PM
It appears that the development efforts of the next-generation NVIDIA Tegra platform are far enough along that leaks concerning IT companies' plans to use said Tegra 2 SoC are already happening.

When it comes to the tablet market, one can more or less safely say that ASUS made a favorable impression when it unleashed the... (read more)
Samsung Series 5 Chromebook to Reach Europe for €399
June 23, 2011 at 3:17 PM
After starting shipping the Series 5 Chromebook in the US, Samsung is now getting ready to launch the netbook on the European market, where it should become available for purchase tomorrow for as low as €399.

Samsung is one of two partners selected by Google for the consumer launch of Chrome OS, and its Series 5 netbook range i... (read more)
Fallout: New Vegas Old World Blues DLC Coming Next Month
June 23, 2011 at 3:15 PM
Fallout: New Vegas, the recent role playing game from Obsidian Entertainment and Bethesda, will be getting a new downloadable add-on in the form of Old World Blues, the third adventure pack for the popular title.

Fallout: New Vegas was released last year and impressed quite a lot of people through its intricate story, fresh inno... (read more)
Google Goggles 1.5 Comes with Interface Changes, Support for Russian
June 23, 2011 at 3:15 PM
Mountain View-based Internet giant Google has just announced a series of enhancements brought to its Google Goggles application / service, which is now available for download in version 1.5 from the Android Market.

The new flavor of Google Goggles brings support for Russian optical character recognition (OCR) and t... (read more)
Enceladus' Potential Ocean May Be Salty
June 23, 2011 at 3:06 PM
According to new study results, it would appear that the ocean Saturn's largest moon Enceladus is concealing under a thick layer of ice may be salty. This puts an interesting twist in experts' propositions that the ocean might in fact be inhabitable and inhabited.

Enceladus is now considered to be the most likely candidate for a life-supporting... (read more)
Apple Posts 1GB Worth of Snow Leopard Printer Drivers
June 23, 2011 at 2:53 PM
Apple has released new printer driver packages for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, the company’s aging operating system set to be superseded by Lion next month. Readers can immediately download Epson 2.7 / Lexmark 2.5 Printer Drivers for OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard from Softpedia.

Epson 2.7 and Lexmark 2.5 Printer Drivers are two... (read more)
Second Leg of the ICESCAPE Study Begins
June 23, 2011 at 2:46 PM
Researchers at the American space agency are finally ready to embark on the second leg of an essential study, which will help them gain a deeper insight into how world's ices are faring at this time. The ICESCAPE mission is one of the most important endeavors in this regard.

Study the way in which Arctic Ocean waters change is the primary focu... (read more)
Club 3D Has a Dual-GPU HD 6870 Graphics Card of Its Own to Show
June 23, 2011 at 2:41 PM
Hot on the heals of PowerColor's announcement of the Radeon HD 6870 X2 graphics cards, Club 3D has also introduced a dual-GPU solution based on the Barts XT core which should also become available in the first week of July.

Even though the news may seem surprising at a first glance, the explanation is quite simple as bot... (read more)
Kinect-Powered Interactive Ads Coming to Xbox 360 Soon
June 23, 2011 at 2:40 PM
As we saw at E3 2011, Microsoft is banking big on Xbox 360 owners using the new Kinect sensor to interact with their console, and has now unveiled a brand new advertising system that will be out early next year and really deliver an interactive experience to the consumer.

Microsoft's record-breaking Kinect motion and voice de... (read more)
ASUS Plans 13-Inch ARM Notebook Powered by NVIDIA
June 23, 2011 at 2:39 PM
ARM has been vying for a stake in the mobile personal computer market for years and it looks like it might finally get an ARM notebook out by August, provided the recent report about an NVIDIA-powered laptops proves true.

Intel and ARM have both been trying to find a good means of invading the other's IT territory, but it wasn't unti... (read more)
Hulu Plus Now in the Android Market, for Select Handsets Only
June 23, 2011 at 2:22 PM
Hulu Plus is one of the services that has been long rumored to be on its way to Android, and now it is already available for the owners of a few select mobile phones powered by Google's OS.

The Hulu Plus application was included in the Android Market with support for half a dozen Android-based smartphones, and with a $7.9... (read more)
Motorola ATRIX 4G to Taste Android 2.3 Gingerbread in July
June 23, 2011 at 2:00 PM
Mobile phone maker Motorola Mobility is reportedly gearing up for the release of an Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the Motorola ATRIX 4G for the next month, and some details on it started to emerge.

Apparently, an Android 2.3 ROM for Motorola ATRIX 4G has just leaked into the wild, and some people already downloaded and... (read more)
Fire Pro Wrestling Returns Hints III (PS2)
June 23, 2011 at 1:57 PM
Fire Pro Wrestling Returns is a video game that was developed by S-NEO Co. and Ltd., Y'sK Inc. with the publishing duties handled by Spike Co., Ltd.

The game delivers a powerful editor that a player can use to mix and match more than 1,600 moves and holds to create his perfect fighter.

GAMEPLAY HINTS

Match Maker mode event... (read more)

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