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Photoshop CS6 Free Public Beta Out Now!
Adobes 6th installment to the CS series, CS6. The public beta for Photoshop is out now and its a free download, Check out http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/photoshopcs6/ for the free download. They uploaded this video their youtube. What are your thoughts? Comment below
The New iPad (iPad 3) Unboxing
Obviously i have done reviews on this device but i forgot to upload this! I had already opened the device however here’s the video!
The New iPad Review (2012)
The new iPad arrived at our door yesterday and i have had some time to go hands on with the device. Here’s my thoughts on the device
The Box: Well there isn’t a great deal to say about a box. Apple still going with the iCloud icon and the photo of the product. The box fits the same style for apples product’s. Its all about simplicity in apples mind. With the box what else is included in the box you may be asking! Well no earphones but a wall charger, Instructions and another cable! That’s my only gripe… No earphones!
Setup: With the latest software (iOS 5) You can now set up your device without even plugging it into the computer. Turned it on, Entered the apple ID and that was it. Added iTunes in the cloud and downloaded recent purchases. With iOS 5 we had the entire device setup without even plugging it in! The setup is so simple!
Device:
Retina Display: The device on the new iPad is so much sharper. It makes photos, websites and videos look so much crisper. On apples website they boast it as having ‘The best display on a mobile device.’ Its a similar breakthrough to the iPhone 4. That was the first product to feature a retina display and it makes everything so much sharper. Apple have clearly spent a long time with the display. (I will be posting some more posts to do with PPI soon, Pixels Per Inch)
A5X Chip: “Pixel-perfect performance. The A5X chip with quad-core graphics drives four times the pixels of iPad 2, yet it delivers the same smoothness and fluidity iPad is known for. Even with all that extra oomph, the new iPad still gets an amazing 10 hours of battery life.” – Apples Website. After playing some high quality games such as Asphalt 6 and Real Racing, The new iPad seems so much sharper to play on, The graphics are so smooth to play on and the gaming experience is so enjoyable. Doesn’t lag at all its very responsive and fast
Battery life: You still get the 10 hour battery life, However with this new A5X chip there are a few drawbacks. It takes longer to charge and the new iPad is much heavier.
iSight camera: After testing both the iPad 2 and the new iPad’s cameras. The new iPad is so much sharper (Upload the images later) Video is so much better on the new iPad as you can shoot 1080P Video
Is the smart cover compatible? Yes it is!
Camera app: The camera app has been redesigned for the new iPad. The shutter icon is in a different place and the new iPad can face detect!
This is a short review and in my opinion it is worth upgrading to the new iPad. What are your thoughts? Comment below!
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction Game Review
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction is an action-adventure stealth video game, developed by Ubisoft Montreal. Key members of the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas team, such as creative director Maxime Béland worked on the game. Splinter Cell: Conviction is available on the Xbox 360 and Windows. Gameloft released a handheld version of the game for Apple’s iOS on May 27, 2010. conviction was officially announced on May 23, 2007 but was delayed until Ubisoft officially announced that the game will be released in April 13, 2010.
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction is play though the eyes of Sam Fisher as he fight to uncover the truth about his daughter’s death and stop the assassinate of the president, all in an action-adventure stealth video game.
Mass Effect 2 Game Review
Mass Effect 2 is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts for Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game was released for Windows and Xbox 360 on January 26, 2010 and for PlayStation 3 on January 18, 2011. It is the second chapter in the Mass Effect trilogy of video games with mass effect before and mass effect 3 after.
Mass Effect 2 is influenced by decisions from the original Mass Effect and your play though of Mass Effect 2 and depending on these decisions you change the outcome of the game for the better or worse. The entire game is played though the eyes of Commander Shepard, where he is killed by an unknown starship which Shepard later find out to be the insect-like species called the Collectors after being brought back to life by Cerberus (human supremacist organization). The rest of the game is spent with you running around recruiting and gaining the loyalty of a diverse team in order to defeat the Collectors in a suicide mission.
Evernote for iOS – Review
- Recipes
- Articles or blogs that I read that I think I might want to refer back to (I now have so many of these I keep them in a separate “notebook” in Evernote
- My open university coursebooks & notes that I take (the PDF search facility comes in really handy when doing my course assignments)
- Blog posts that I’m in the process of writing or ideas that I want to note down for later (I’m writing this in Evernote now!!!)
- Wish lists for me and for family members or friends so I know what to get them for Christmas/Birthdays
- Information about Cars, insurance, any paperwork that I think I may later need
- Receipts
- Any correspondence that I draft that I may want to come back to (to copy the wording for instance)
- Documents that I am no longer referring to regularly but I do not want to delete altogether (the rest of my regularly updated files go in Dropbox – more about this later)
- Pet/children/husband details – like shoe size, insurance info, that kind of thing.
- Logins and passwords – you can encrypt the password information
iOS 5: 10 Best Features
T3′s video shows you what they think is iOS 5′s best features.
- iCloud
- iMessage
- Notification Center
- Reminders
- Reading List
- Newsstand
- Wireless Sync
- Twitter Integration
- PC Free
- Game Center
Asphalt 6 Review – iOS
I don’t game heavily on consoles like the the PS3 and Xbox. However I am more of a mobile gamer. So when I have 5 minuets to spare I will download and game on iOS. Anyway asphalt six is the sixth in the series of the high octane racing game. I have been a fan of asphalt on portable devices such as the DSi. I purchased this application a few months a go and now I have had time to play it for a whole and get a feel for the game, I thought i would share my thoughts and opinions about it.
Career
The career of the game is pretty simple. Complete the objective of the race to earn money to buy cars to go faster and win more races. However you start off in a very basic car such as a mini cooper and work your way up to getting a Bugatti veyron. What makes this game stand out from other racing gamers is that isn’t just circuit racing there others such as drifting and knocking out the set number of cars. Within the campaign you can also upgrade your car depending on if you have unlocked the parts to tune. Alternatively if you don’t want to unlock them you can buy them all! Which in my opinion does kind of defeat the objective of the game. Overall an excellent career.
Free race
If you don’t want to dive into your career for whatever reason. The other option is to do free race. However this is partly linked to your career because you have to have the tracks and cars unlocked it doesn’t have them all unlocked for you to try out.
Multiplayer
I don’t play online much on this game but more of the Bluetooth and local wifi connectivity as I tend to race my brother. But I find that it is very good as you can chose any car even if you don’t have it unlocked. However there are a few downfalls.
I found even connecting via Bluetooth very glitchy. Also when I race friends or family over local wifi or Bluetooth. I had to keep setting it up after each race as it didn’t return me to the the lobby. But instead to the main menu of the game
Overall I found the game an extremely good game however did have a few issues with it with online gaming but otherwise the graphics are incredible and is by far one of the most graphically pleasing games on the iOS app store.
Google Zeitgeist 2011: Year In Review
See how the World Searched with Google’s 2011 Zeitgeist.
Top searches on Google in 2011:
| 1 | Rebecca Black | Rebecca Black made a big splash on the Internet with the release of her 2011 pop single “Friday.” The music video catapulted the then 13-year-old to celebrity status after the video went viral, receiving over 167 million views on YouTube. |
| 2 | Google+ | In June 2011, Google entered the social networking space with the launch of Google+. In the three weeks following its announcement, Google+ amassed a user base of more than 10 million people. |
| 3 | Ryan Dunn | Best known for his daredevil stunts on the reality TV shows “Jackass” and “Viva La Bam,” Ryan Dunn lost his life in a car accident on June 20, 2011 at the age of 34. |
| 4 | Casey Anthony | Young mother Casey Anthony was charged with first-degree murder when the remains of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee were found in a wooded area near her home in Orlando, Florida. A jury found her not guilty on July 5, 2011. |
| 5 | Battlefield 3 | The highly anticipated release of EA’s first-person shooter video game, Battlefield 3, sold 5 million copies in its first week. |
| 6 | iPhone 5 | Consumers and analysts alike anticipated the release of Apple’s newest smartphone many months prior to its arrival. Rumored features included a larger screen, edge-to-edge glass, an 8 megapixel camera, and extensive voice controls. Many believed the phone would be called the iPhone 5. |
| 7 | Adele | Adele rocked the music industry with the release of her sophomore album “21,” which sold 208,000 copies in the UK in its first week and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart for 16 consecutive weeks. The album catapulted the 22-year-old to record-breaking success and international acclaim. |
| 8 | 東京 電力 | The Japanese government ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents living near the 東京 電力 (TEPCO) Fukushima I Plant after the 2011 earthquake badly damaged several nuclear reactors. |
| 9 | Steve Jobs | Steve Jobs inspired millions of people around the world with his passion and creativity. The technological visionary revolutionized the way people live and work with the aid of Mac computers, iPods, iPhones, and iPads. |
| 10 | iPad 2 | iPad 2 took the world by storm when 500,000 of the second-generation tablets were sold on their debut weekend. Seen as a sleeker, lightweight alternative to its predecessor, iPad 2 sold out across virtually all channels in its first week. |