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Nyko has announced to release Media Hub for the PlayStation 3. The latest PS3 peripheral can be used to extend USB capabilities of the console. Nyko’s Media Hub will add three additional USB ports and a media card reader slot supporting SD cards and Memory Sticks. PS3 is already equipped with four USB ports and a memory card slot.

By employing the Media Hub, gamers can attach several gadgets such as flash drives, PSP, MP3 players or additional controllers. The Hub is colored into the same as the PS3, so it does not look odd when connected to the console. Also it does not require any additional tools or internal modifications or even external power. The Hub draws power from the PS3 itself.

“We found that many of our customers who had purchased the popular 40 GB version of the PS3, which has less USB ports and no media card reader, were looking for an affordable solution to expand with these features,” said Chris Arbogast, Director Read the rest of this story >>

The Western Digital’s new My Book Mirror Edition, a dual-drive storage system has come to India. This edition of Western Digital My Book harddrive was originally launched in the second half of June 2008.

The high-light of this edition is that the storage systems store all the data automatically! So, one can remain assured that her/his data will remain safe always, without going through the trouble of saving anything manually.

The storage system not only saves the content once, but twice for maximum data safety. It can be used to save the data you have treasure since long and cannot compromise on its safety. Data like images, music, videos and other digital content can be stored in this hard drive.

As the name suggests, the My Book Mirror Edition works with the help of a RAID technology by making an automatic mirror version of the valuable personal data for total safety. Also known as mirroring technology, Read the rest of this story >>

Sony had released PlayStation 3 firmware 2.40 update on Monday. The latest firmware offered users trophy achievement support as well as XMB (XrossMediaBar) in-game access.

However, the latest news is Sony has pulled the newly released update from its server. While removing the update Sony released a statement which said, “We are aware of a limited number of consumers experiencing an issue with installing firmware 2.40 on PS3, While our consumer services department has seen a low volume of calls on this topic, we are committed to enabling the community and XMB access features delivered in the 2.40 update.”

“In order to further assess the issue, we have temporarily taken the firmware offline for further testing. We are working diligently to isolate the problem for those few consumers and to identify a solution before we put the firmware back up,” SCEA statement read.

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Rediff.com, today announced to launch ‘Rediff Trains Fare Search’, an efficient Train Fare search service for Indian travelers. The new search service can easily find seat availability and fares for the trains in India.

Apart from seat availability and fares travelers can also check train PNR status, get detailed schedule of trains including real-time arrival and departure status by using a simple search engine query.

Additionally, Rediff Trains fare search will also display a comparative view of the lowest airfare for the chosen rail route within the same search query. For example if users searches for a rail journey from Mumbai-to-Delhi, Rediff search will answer users’ query with the trains availabilty as well as lowest air fare ticket available for the same date. So users can know the cost-effective mode of transport.

Rediff Trains Fare Search features:

Electronic Arts has announced that the FIFA Soccer 09 has been designed and customized to offer better gameplay experience. The latest FIFA Soccer 09 game will be available in Autumn on various platforms including PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PC, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS and Sony PSP.

FIFA Soccer 09 for the PS3 and Xbox 360 features more than 250 additions and enhancements to core gameplay. It allows gamers to customize the game according to their style and ability. With new Custom Team Tactics, game provides players, all the tools to be the coach of their teams. Gamers can adjust and customize tactical settings so CPU players and the team perform just like the real-world team plays. The teams can virtually make strategic decisions to exploit their opponent’s weaknesses.

Moreover, Be A Pro feature has been extended to a career mode called Be A Pro: Seasons, wherein gamers can choose or create a professional player and then Read the rest of this story >>

The game that entertained you on the playstations will now rock the world of the Nintendo DS zone. Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix interactive entertainment products in North America proudly announced the Chrono Trigger for the handheld gaming arena.

The Chrono game revolves around the storyline where there’s a malfunction in the newly developed teleportation device at the Millennial Fair. Young Crono has to make his journey through an intricate web of past and present perils and rescue his misfortunate companion.

A creation of manga artist Akira Toriyama, the game gets a great music score from Yasunori Mitsuda. The Game features a new dungeon and a Wireless Play mode which brightens up the classic game. With a dual-screen presentation and Touch-Screen functionality, the game’s original elements have been carefully retained.

With the game hitting the handheld gaming device, gamers will be Read the rest of this story >>

Firefox 3 should be called as one of the most successful browser releases ever. As many as, 8,002,530 downloads were recorded on the day of the launch of the updated browser! Taking this huge number into consideration, Guinness World Record has certified the Firefox 3 for as the highest downloads record in 24 hours ever. Hence Mozilla Firefox has secured its place in the Guinness Book of World Records.

“As the arbiter and recorder of the world’s amazing facts, Guinness World Records is pleased to add Mozilla’s achievement to our archives,” said Gareth Deaves, Records Manager for Guinness World Records. “Mobilizing over 8 million internet users within 24 hours is an extremely impressive accomplishment and we would like to congratulate the Mozilla community for their hard work and dedication.”

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Sharp Electronic has launched two new mini hi-fi models namely CD-SW340H and CD-MPX880H. Both the models are equipped with a five CD changer.

The Sharp CD-SW340H features a blue flashing light that follows the beat of the bass. While the Sharp CD-MPX880H sports a lower output of 280 Watt RMS.

Furthermore the models incorporate audio in terminal for MP3/MP4 player connection. Also AM/FM with RDS and a clock with alarm/sleep functions are included in the Sharp hi-fi models.

Both Sharp Hi-fi systems will be available in the UK market from July 2008. The CD-SW340H system will carry the price tag of £180 while the CD-MPX880H system can be purchased for £140.

The news has been circulating that Sony Computer Entertainment will launch fourth version of PlayStation 2 in India by Diwali. Economic Times reports that the upcoming edition of the console will hit simultaneously in the European and Indian market.

According to Economic Times, the new version will be available in the Indian market for the price of Rs 6,990. Further more, it is expected to be slimmer and sleeker than its current edition. Additionally, the external AC adapters would be skipped.

“The playstation network is ready for India. It is only the integration of the payment gateway that needs to be done.” Atindriya Bose, SCE Country Manager, India told Economic Times.

Besides, Sony also has plans to launch PlayStation network, allowing Indian gamers to buy and download games online, reports Economic Times. PlayStation network is already launched on Europe and US.

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Apparently according to reports, the Nokia E71 and Nokia 6220 Classic phones have made their way into the Singapore market.

The Nokia E71 phone is designed for business purposes and comes with a QWERTY keyboard. It provides support to Gmail, Yahoo! Mail and Hotmail and thousand other internet service providers (ISPs).

The handset also features auto-completion and auto-correction known as the intelligent input for business oriented-email communication. It also features HSDPA data connection of upto 3.6 Mbps for some fast data download and internet surfing. The compact size simplifies one-hand typing. The Nokia Calendar and Contacts also come with some added improvements. Then there are the two customisable Home screen views for business and personal modes and embedded Nokia VPN for convenient intranet access.

While these are some features for some serious work purposes, you can also have fun with the Read the rest of this story >>