Apple: Is the slow end for the iPod?

On the preliminary information presented to Apple. In addition to seeing many new features, there was also a small detail: The feature from which you access the music player is not iPod, but quite simply "music". This alone is no indication that Apple's iPod is no longer on the medium term is as a standalone device.

However, users found in the (is now available) information on the iPad 3 and a new iPhone - from an iPod is there not more talk. Ten years ago, Apple released the first iPod on the market and immediately became a bestseller. ; In the first quarter of 2011 at seven percent (compared to the fourth quarter of 2010) and in direct comparison with the first quarter of 2010 by 14 percent.

Digital Camera: Sony SLT-A35

Sony introduces a successor to the SLT models, and A33. The newcomer is called SLT-A35 and is home to the "APS-C HD Exmor" CMOS sensor. The latter allows effective from 16.2. The exposure time ranges from 1/4000th to 30 seconds - ideal for sports photography, so Sony. Thanks to Full HD support, take on video with 1920x1080 pixels.

The SLT-A35 stores the clips in AVCHD format. On the three-inch display your shots are directly viewable. Toll: The programmable control unit is suitable for up to 14 functions. Without flash creates a full battery charge up to 480 shots. The SLT-A35 takes 1.4-times zoom magnification up to seven images per second, the image resolution is only 8.4 megapixels.

Rumor: Samsung wants to take Nokia

Nokia stands with his back to the wall: In the first quarter of 2011 the market share for smartphones broke from 38.8 percent to 24.3 percent. "Android" devices dominate the market, Apple is using his iPhone at eye level. In parallel it is with the stock price down, is currently the papers by Nokia are worth less than five euros and in 2000 the price was still at 60 €.

From this position, a mixture of current business value is at about 17 billion €. Samsung probably has as much money loose in the war chest to make an offer to purchase. Nokia however, would in such a case to help protect investors hope - which in turn is dependent on a resounding success of the new Nokia smartphones with the operating system "Windows Mobile 7".

New gameplay trailer for SHADOWGUN iPad 2 and Android

Unity Technologies has unveiled the latest gameplay trailer of the new title specifically designed to run on SHADOWGUN iPad 2, tablets, and smartphones. SHADOWGUN able to run at a frame rate of 60 fps on Apple iPad tablet 2 and 4 30 fps on the iPhone, 3g iPhone, iPad, and other devices based on Android platform NVIDIA Tegra.

SHADOWGUN is a third-person game developed by Games Madfinger that demonstrates the power of next-generation mobile graphics combined with tactical combat on touchscreen devices.

• SHADOWGUN E3 2011 Gameplay Video Released for iPhone and iPad (07/06/2011)
• Shadowgun game to leverage quad-core mobile processors (31/05/2011)
• OnLive Cloud Gaming Now Available on iPad (09/06/2011)
• OnLive Player App for iPad and Android brings tablet/TV integration, ala Wii U (09/06/2011)
• [Updated: Now With Video] SHADOWGUN Is The First Android Game Optimized For Quad-Core Devices, Looks Ridiculously Awesome (31/05/2011)

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E3 2011: AMD FX 8-core seen in the light

Although AMD has not announced the FX series CPU Zambezi is confined, at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2011, to formalize only the brand, some systems based on the platform Scorpius was seen in operation. The company showed, as did almost a year ago, turned on some machines with Bulldozer CPU cores 4 and 8 in addition to the packaging of the final retail versions of the model such as metallic FX Black Edition 8 core and the cardboard template Quad FX -core.

A wireless headset for Xbox 360

Microsoft has just announced the availability of the Xbox 360 Wireless Wheel Speed. It is a wireless controller in the form of steering to be used with all games of car racing that will also be provided in a bundle with Forza Motorsport 4. The Wheel Speed Wireless uses a motion sensor to handle the steering.

It also has a force feedback function, while both sides are buttons to accelerate and brake pads and ABXY and D. The availability of the Wheel Speed Wireless Controller for Xbox is scheduled for October at a price of $ 60 to the public.

• Here's Mad Catz's Official Xbox 360 Wireless Headphones [Xbox 360] (08/06/2011)
• Turtle Beach's XP500 Wireless Headset For The Xbox 360 (07/06/2011)
• Xbox 360 Wireless Speed Wheel announced, available in October (07/06/2011)
• Turtle Beach intros XP500 wireless headset for Xbox 360 (07/06/2011)
• Xbox 360 to get wireless driving controller (07/06/2011)

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The next FX CPU 8-cores from AMD demo

AMD has used E3 to demonstrate its future Bulldozer "FX" to 8 cores. For the occasion, it is a complete platform that Scorpio was presented with an FX-8000 processor, a motherboard Asus ROG Crosshair Formula V and a Radeon HD 6990. We even had the right to discover boxes of future processors Bulldozer (Bulldozer white cardboard for conventional 4-core, black metal box for the model 8-Core Black Edition).