"Iphone 5s" now available on Apple Store.

Finally the iPhone 5s is now available for order on Apple's online storefront (if you're not seeing it on the web yet, then the official app is usually the way to go). The new handset appeared on the store after the typical pre-release downtime, and is listed in 16, 32 and 64GB flavors for $199, $299 and $399, respectively. But ofcourse for the impatient buyers the iPhone 5s is also available at their outdated (brick and mortar) Local iStore, assuming that they're willing to brave long lines and potential stock shortages. Not ready for a whole new phone? Check out iOS 7 -- it's available right now and it won't cost you a dime.

Via: Engadget.

Xbox One: Keep it Flat.!!

It's still a couple of months away from the launch of the "Xbox One", but if you've already cleared out a welcoming spot in anticipation, then we hope you've pictured the next-gen console lying down. According to GameSpot, the top Xbox bod Albert Panello said the "One" doesn't "support vertical orientation," or plainly put you shouldn't stand it up. Panello explains the console's slot-loading drive simply wasn't designed for operating in that position, and if you're the rebellious type that laughs in the face of the possible threat of busted hardware, you'll be doing so "at your own risk."
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Via Engadget.

Gran Turismo documentary 'Kaz' exposes series' (video)

Sony is releasing a documentary about the obsessions of series creator Kazunori Yamauchi. Kaz: Pushing the Virtual Divide, To celebrate 15 years of Gran Turismo, Embodies Yamauchi's creative process through interviews with car makers and journalists, all keen to push praise on the mastermind. While the trailer (embedded below) does get a bit heavy-handed - with slightly dodgy comparisons to Magellan, for instance -- it's nice to see an influential game designer's work in the spotlight. Although there is no concrete release date, except word that it could be coming out somewhere near GT6's December 6th launch doesn't seem to be too far-fetched.

Playstation Eye, How it Connects you to Your PS 4.

When the PlayStation 4 launches this November, the "PlayStation Eye" camera will enable users to sign into the console using just your face. Unlike its Microsoft counterpart, the Kinect, the Eye won't allow much more control of the system. At least not initially. "At the time of launch, first the face recognition is for the purpose of logging in," SVP and Division President of Business Division 1 at Sony Computer Entertainment Masayasu Ito said.
Beyond face recognition for log in -- something that Sony still has not shown to the press or the public -- PS4 users with an "Eye" will also be able to use they're voice "from the game page." Ito said, "Game titles could be called in and then the game could start." But in the future, Ito said the PS4's camera will evolve. There's no voice or gesture command in the UI beyond what's described above, but he foresees more in-game use. "That's as far as it goes, but continuous updates, it can go deeper. Make it with greater depth. With face recognition, we think about how that could be used in the context of the game," he said. He sadly wouldn't go further, but demos like The Playroom -- a game that's included on the PS4 at launch -- offer an example of how the "Eye" will work in games. As for more UI control, we're hopeful that that's part of the "continuous updates" which Ito has promised.

Via Engadget.

" PS 4 Launch In USA, Delayed in Japan."

The PS 4 launches on the 15th of November. Well, it does in the US. But  for the Japanese gamers, they're going to have to wait atleast three months before they can lay they're hands on one of Sony's next-gen consoles. But why? A lot of Japanese gamers are seriously not happy, and SCEJA's CEO excused the later launch, saying that the company needed more a bit more time to ensure the game selection was up to standards for they're Japanese audiences. However, it wasn't quite enough to silence complaints from its native fans. In a roundtable interview at TGS 2013 with Sony's SVP of PlayStation hardware, Masayasu Ito explained that in Japan, its portable devices continue to sell well - in comparison to Europe and the US. Thus, the company decided to launch the PS4 in the west first, where there was already "much more excitement" about the next-generation consoles. (It also explains why Sony Computer Entertainment Japan focused on refreshed Vita hardware and the "Vita TV" before this year's Tokyo Game Show even began).

"Until now, we've placed emphasis on the launch titles that are ready for Europe and the US... As I said, in Japan, portable devices are selling very well. So, first and foremost, gaming titles released in Japan would be first for Vita and portables. That's why the PS4 will come later."

However, that's not to say that Sony Japan's game studios aren't already at work on PS4 titles: Knack, for example, is being developed in the Land of the Rising Sun. "Our worldwide studios look at worldwide titles rather than directing attention to the Japan-centric titles. So what's being worked on in Japan is not Japanese-specific, but could (also) be applied on a worldwide basis." He added that Japan will see around 19 games at launch, with "continuous titles" appearing after that. As a note, both the US and European PS4s can expect roughly 33 games within a "launch window" that will last until the end of 2013.

Via Engadget.

BlackBerry Messenger app arriving on Android and iOS this weekend.

BlackBerry's effort to extend its messaging service beyond its own failed hardware has finally turning into reality. After some awkward false starts, plus a detailed leak, BlackBerry Messenger apps for iOS and Android will soon be available for download at the various respective app stores, allowing members of those more popular ecosystems to do... well, chat-related things that they could largely do already, except now through BlackBerry's BBM servers. The company has confirmed that the Android BBM app will launch at 7AM ET on Saturday, while its iOS equivalent will be available beginning at 12:01AM local time (in each market) on Sunday. More details at the source link below.
Via: Engadget
Source: BlackBerry

BBM For Android will look like this.

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BlackBerry Messenger's trip to iOS and Android is taking longer than we all hoped, but when walkthrough videos are starting to leak out, it's a good sign that you're on the final stretch. Courtesy of JT and BlackBerryOS, we've now got an early peek of what it'll look like when the app eventually lands. Combining BBM's rigorous chat app with our favorite Android keyboards, sounds mighty tempting and it appears the app follows the bezel-swiping navigation of the BlackBerry 10 OS to get to your chat threads and groups. The video walkthrough (included after the break) also touches on the ability to transfer contacts through NFC, which is a good sign that the messaging app will make the most of these the new mobile OSes.

 

All Info and Pics Via engadget.

PS4 gesture and voice control confirmed by Sony.

Looking for more PlayStation 4 news? Here's a bit now that Sony's Tokyo Game Show keynote address is over.
A couple of the features that was hoped to be heard more of, have been confirmed, and the first is that the PS4 camera will support both voice and gesture control. It's no surprise that the system will take full advantage of the add-on's dual cameras and four microphones for people who want to wave at their TVs, but it's awesome to have that confirmed. Second, in a move that will mostly benefit game reviewers and YouTube video walkthrough experts (thanks for your help on these GTA V missions, all of you), the PlayStation 4 will allow unencrypted HDMI output for games. On the PS3 it didn't, treating games the same as Blu-ray movies, so anyone capturing video in HD needed to use component cables. That's on top of the console's "Share" button that sends clips of gameplay straight to Ustream, Facebook or PSN.
Via engadget.

Hiroshi Yamauchi, the visionary who built Nintendo, dies aged 85

Hiroshi Yamauchi who was Nintendo's third and arguably the most important and influential president.
The day he took the reins from his grandfather in 1949, the Japanese company specialized in the manufacture of playing cards for its home market -- first there was Japanese-style cards and then, under Yamauchi's guidance, Western-styled ones too. By the time he had handed over control to Satoru Iwata some 53 years later, he'd overseen the creation of all of Nintendo's game consoles up until the GameCube and became one of Japan's richest men -- in other words, not a bad Legacy at all for a man who passed away today at the ripe old age of 85.

HP Motion Controlled Laptop with Leap Motion

Leap Motion, the company behind the revolutionizing replacement to the well known mouse and keyboard as input units to computers have teamed up with Hewlett Packard -Yes, you read it right.
This coming summer Everyone will be able to buy motion controlled HP Laptops thanks to the Leap Motion technology.

As the official press release states:

The HP relationship will start with the Leap Motion Controller bundled with select HP personal computers (available this summer) and evolve to unique HP devices embedded with Leap Motion's technology (we can't specify products or timing - HP will share more at a later date).
In addition to Leap Motion's easy-to-embed hardware, our software - including Airspace, our app store - will be pre-loaded on Leap Motion-integrated HP devices. This provides tremendous opportunity for our developer community to gain an even larger global audience of users.
This is the first embedding deal Leap Motion has announced (ASUS was a bundling deal), and is another significant endorsement of Leap Motion's technology.
Leap Motion's vision is to bring our 3-D motion-control technology to the world and be everywhere computers are. The collaboration with HP represents a major step in that direction.

The Leap Motion units can be preordered already , if you want to buy a standalone unit and attach to your devices .