The WordPress app for the iPhone and iPad has been updated to version 3.6.4.
It’s easy to manage your WordPress blog or site from your iOS device. With WordPress for iOS, you can moderate comments, create or edit posts and pages, and add images or videos with ease. All you need is a WordPress.com blog or a self-hosted WordPress.org site running 2.9.2 or higher.
What’s New in Version 3.6.4
• Added G+ integration
• Fixed blurry/dark edges on custom sized images
• Fixed permissions error after changing a password on WordPress.com sites
• Fixed crashes related to featured images and post settings
• Fixed crash when opening the app without a connection
The very cool music identification app Shazam has been updated to version 6.2.0.
Having tried some different music, I cant honestly say it find’s the song in a matter of seconds, in some cases, only two or three words had been sung. I was very impressed!
This is how Shazam is described:
Lightning fast tagging. Now discover, explore and share more music, TV shows and brands you love in as little as one second.
With unlimited tagging use Shazam as much as you want, and experience more of what you like, faster.
You can also:
○ Save & listen again (30 sec preview)
○ Buy tracks easily on iTunes & find more by tagged artists
○ View extra content as you watch TV
○ Watch music videos & concerts from YouTube
○ Share on Facebook, Twitter & email
○ See streaming lyrics in time to the music
○ Discover new music in Shazam Friends & Charts
○ See when an artist is touring
○ Use it when you don’t have a signal
What’s New?
○ Multi-track purchase: When you’ve tagged a bunch of songs, now it’s easy to go back and buy them in one go. Go to My Tags (or Favorites on iPad), tap “Select & Buy”, pick the songs you want, then tap “Buy” to purchase in iTunes.
○ Recommendations: Discover more music based on similar tracks other Shazamers have bought. Shazam any track or find old ones in My Tags, then tap “Recommendations”.
○ Music Previews: Added loads more previews for tracks you Shazam and trending music in the Pulse charts.
○ Accessibility: Improved Voiceover on iPhone.
○ Sharing is caring: Made it easier to tweet and share on Facebook, or to e-mail music and TV results.
Sony have released a second Making of video for BEYOND: Two Souls.
Here it is:
From the visionary mind of David Cage, director of the award-winning Heavy Rain, comes the most powerfully emotional experience on PlayStation 3. A singularly unique psychological action thriller delivered by A-list Hollywood performances, BEYOND: Two Souls takes you on a thrilling journey across the globe as you play out the remarkable life of Jodie Holmes.
Born with a connection to a mysterious entity with incredible powers, Jodie was different. In an adventure spanning 15 years of her life, your actions will determine Jodie’s fate as she faces extraordinary challenges, danger, and heart wrenching loss on a journey to discover the truth of who she is. Beyond promises an emotionally-charged journey unlike any video game before.
• Dive into a gripping and unpredictable psychological action thriller starring Academy Award-nominees Ellen Page and Willem Dafoe.
• Explore stunning and varied settings across the world in an epic journey through 15 years of a character’s life.
• Control Jodie and an invisible entity through spectacular action sequences and puzzles with unique controls.
• Experience cutting-edge technology from Quantic Dream in one of the best-looking games ever seen on the PlayStation 3.
BEYOND: Two Souls is due for release on October 10th 2013 on PS3.
In celebration of the highly anticipated launch of Pokémon X and Pokémon Y for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, the first of three Legendary character distribution events begins August 19th only at participating GameStop stores in the United States.
Players can get their hands on Shiny versions of powerful and hard-to-get Legendary Pokémon—Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina—starting with Dialga, which was featured on the cover of the Pokémon Diamond video game.
What makes this event extraordinary is that each of the distributed Legendary Pokémon, which are already difficult to get during gameplay, will be Shiny, meaning they have unusual colouring that is extremely rare. Each Shiny Pokémon will be available, one at a time, for only three weeks each, so Trainers will need to plan accordingly and head to a participating GameStop location if they want to add these extremely rare Legendary Pokémon to their Pokémon Black, Pokémon White, Pokémon Black 2, or Pokémon White 2 game. Once the Steel- and Dragon-type Dialga’s distribution ends on September 8th, Pokémon fans can get a Shiny version of the Water- and Dragon-type Pokémon Palkia, beginning September 9th, and a Shiny version of the Ghost- and Dragon-type Pokémon Giratina, beginning September 30th.
Both of the subsequent events are also taking place at participating GameStop stores in the United States.
Palkia is the Legendary Pokémon featured on the cover of Pokémon Pearl, and the Giratina players will receive is the same Legendary Pokémon that appears in both Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl. Fans who own Pokémon Black, Pokémon White, Pokémon Black 2, or Pokémon White 2 can bring their copy of the game and their Nintendo 3DS or Nintendo DS system to participating GameStop stores and get a Shiny Dialga, Shiny Palkia, and Shiny Giratina during the following dates:
Shiny Dialga: Monday, August 19th, 2013–Sunday, September 8th, 2013
Shiny Palkia: Monday, September 9th, 2013–Sunday, September 29th, 2013
Shiny Giratina: Monday, September 30th, 2013–Sunday, October 20th, 2013
Players will need to have the Pokédex within the game and have no more than 11 Wonder Cards in their possession.
In Canada, the Shiny Dialga character distribution event begins Friday, August 30th, at participating EB Games locations. Canadian players can get a Shiny Palkia beginning Friday, September 13th, and a Shiny Giratina beginning Friday, September 27th, at participating EB Games stores across Canada.
Xtreamer mobile has now just announced a new mobile called Xtreamer Ban-G with is a high-resolution 5.7″ screen and a powerful quad-core processor running advanced Android Jelly-Bean 4.2.1 OS ROOT access enabled.
With Tales of Xillia only weeks away from launch – 9th August to be exact Namco is bring two very rare and super limited editions to your attention. With only a limited number of each version having been produced, the saying “When they’re gone, they’re gone” has never been truer.
Tales of Xillia: Milla Maxwell Collector’s Edition
addition to the game itself, the Tales of Xillia: Milla Maxwell Collector’s Edition features a 21,5cm (including base) Milla figurine based on the artistic game artwork, the Original Soundtrack, and a high quality hardback art book, all included in a newly designed folded box.
Pre-ordering this exclusive edition will allow fans to get access to exclusive costumes for Jude and Milla and a special PS3 custom theme.
To pre-order Tales of Xillia: Milla Maxwell Collector’s Edition, please click any of the retailer links below:
In addition to the Collector Edition, an exclusive Day One Edition of Tales of Xillia will be available for the price of the standard retail version. This Limited Edition will include an art book, the Original Soundtrack and will come wrapped in beautiful limited edition packaging.
To pre-order Tales of Xillia: Day One Edition, please click any of the retailer links below:
http://www.game.co.uk/en/tales-of-xillia-d1-edition-180794 (Pre-ordering this Day One Edition from GAME will allow fans to get access to exclusive costumes for Jude and Milla and a special PS3 custom theme. This DLC is ONLY available from GAME.
505 Games, today announced the delay of the heavily anticipated Ashes Cricket 2013 video game. Originally scheduled for release on PC and the Wii U, PS3, Xbox 360 to coincide with the 1st Ashes series of 2013 in the United Kingdom, the release has been delayed to November 2013 when the return series starts in Australia.
Tim Woodley, Senior Vice President Global Brand & Marketing for 505 Games, said: “It is hugely disappointing that 505 Games has had to make this announcement today. We all had high hopes of bringing out a stellar cricket game during the first leg of this unprecedented Ashes year. But the fact of the matter is, we took a long hard look at the game as it stands and decided it simply wasn’t good enough in its current state. It was simply not worthy of the Ashes name.
“Unforeseen issues which developer Trickstar faced in latter stages of development have meant that they have been unable to do the requisite amount of polishing and fine-tuning which any game needs.
We owe it to ourselves, to our licensors, the ECB and Cricket Australia, but most of all to the dedicated cricket fans and gamers to put our best foot forward. “It is small compensation that we have the benefit of a second Ashes series in this unique cricketing year which affords us further time to work on the game and get it right for the return leg.
We are confident that the time between now and the second Ashes series will be enough to add the final polish we believe the game needs. We are committed, as we always have been, to releasing a great game and we are doing everything in our power to ensure this is the case.”
Codemasters has announced two game updates coming soon which have both been driven by that feedback. One is an extensive Community Patch which we hope will go a long way to improving everyone’s experience in the game. The other is a returning game mode from the original GRID which we’ll be releasing for free – we’re excited to let you know that Demo Derby is on its way to GRID 2!
Codemasters has really been listening to feedback immensely, for instance, in the previous patch your car ghosting when you’re applied with a corner cutting penalty is something that stemmed directly from feedback from the community. The next patch is full of further examples of features you’ve been asking for. We expect it to be released sometime in August, dependent on Submission timings and we’ll let you know a more specific date the closer we get.
But first, let’s talk about some of what will be coming in the Community Patch for the PS3,Xbox 360 and PC….
Custom Playlist
We want to make the Custom Playlist a more worthwhile experience and as such we’ve made a change that increases the amount of experience and money you get for participating.
This will ensure that you are no longer penalised for wanting to opt out of the Online Playlists and you’ll now be able to race the way you want to race, with no hindrance to your online progression. Hardcore Playlist
Codemasters has heard your feedback regarding the online playlists and once the patch hits there’ll be an additional playlist for you to select.
Called ‘Hardcore’, this playlist will remove the use of flashbacks and turn on full mechanical damage. It will also prioritise race events around circuits. Think you’re an elite racer? Go hardcore and prove it. Level Cap
If you’ve hit level 30 online you’ll be pleased to know that we’re now giving you the ability to progress even further. The online level cap will be raised to 99…good luck! Fastest Lap Times
The addition of fastest lap times is something we’ve heard come up again and again and as a result we’re pleased to confirm that they will now display at the end of an event on the race results screen while playing online. New Liveries
We’ve loved seeing what you’ve created so far with your custom liveries and you’ll soon have access to a host of new designs, including some of the AI designs from single player. Maximum Laps
We’ve heard a lot of feedback, especially from Clubs and Leagues, about the maximum number of laps you can set in a race. As a result we’ve increased the maximum from 5 up to 10. For those of you who want longer races we recommend using the Endurance game mode. Veto Weighting
Previously if you wanted to veto an event type or location it turned out it was difficult to get a passing vote. We’ve made some changes to the system so that vetos are now much fairer and only require 51% of the lobby to make the vote for a change to occur. Voice Option
As requested, you can now mute your own microphone. Country Flags
We know many of you enjoyed this feature in the original GRID and we’re pleased to confirm it will make a return. A player’s country flag will now be displayed next to their name plate while racing and on the event results screen. Clean Race Bonus
The amount of money rewarded for racing clean has been increased. Skip the Level up Graphic
We understand that not everyone wants to watch the ‘level up box’ at the end of each race and you’ll now be able to skip this at the press of a button.
Anti-Cheat
We’ve also made some changes to our anti-cheat system and while we won’t go into detail about how we’ve approached these changes, what we will say is that we’re hopeful the leaderboards within the game will now be free of those who have to use illegitimate means to succeed. Demolition Derby – The Return (and it’s free!)
The focus with GRID 2 was all about racing in a new world of competitive motorsport, both on and offline. But it’s fair to say many of our ‘old-school’ GRID players were disappointed about the lack of a Demo Derby mode in GRID 2. Today we’re pleased to tell you that we are currently working on this mode for GRID 2 we’ll be making it available for free, across all platforms.
Some things you may have missed lately:
We’ve made available the following three new cars for free:
Namco Bandai has announced in addition to the ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 2 PS3 full game, Namco Bandai Games Europe offers to ONE PIECE’ fans numerous exclusive add-ons with ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 2- ROBIN’S EDITION:In thisDay Onedigital edition, players will enjoy two new exclusive scenarios; “ZORO & SANJI” and “PACIFISTA & WAPOL”; Where they will be able to fight against ZORO, SANJI, FRANKY, USOPP & many more! In addition, this exclusive digital edition offers 3 prequel costumes for ROBIN, SANJI and ZORO and 2 new outfits for ROBIN inspired by The Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors series. And those who pre-order it on PSN will get two additional exclusive costumes for Nami from Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors series, it is now available to pre-order now your ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 2- ROBIN’S EDITION on PlayStation Network.
Developed by Omega/Tecmo Koei, ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 2 will come packed with piratical new features such as the brand new mode “Pirate’s Log” that will allow players to experience a three way fight between Pirates, the Marines and the STRAW HAT PIRATES in a parallel world. Players will step into the shoes of LUFFY, SANJI, ZORO and the latest popular characters from the One Piece series for all new adventures based on the popular NEW WORLD and SKYPIEA to fight against ENERU and other foes for the first time ever on PS3.
ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 2 for PlayStation3 is coming on the 30th August 2013. For more information about NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe and its entire line up of games please visit http://www.namcobandaigames.eu/ and www.OnePiece-Game.com.
Available now from nowtv.com, the compact and easy-to-use box connects your TV wirelessly to the internet. Once connected, homes with the NOW TV box will enjoy convenient and contract-free access to BBC iPlayer, Demand 5, BBC News App and Sky News, plus NOW TV – offering instant access to Sky Sports and Sky Movies. They can also access other popular online services such as Facebook and Spotify – all delivered over broadband to the big screen TV.
From launch, the NOW TV Box will let people access:
Sky Sports: Experience the best sporting action from Sky Sports with the Sky Sports Day Pass. In the next month alone, sports fans can enjoy the climax of The Ashes series, the return of the Premier League and Football League, Formula 1® Belgium Grand Prix™, the start of Andy Murray’s defence of the US Open title and much more, across 6 channels all for just £9.99 a day.
Sky Movies: Sign up for a Sky Movies Pass to access hundreds of films from Sky Movies – the UK’s most popular subscription service – including more of the latest and biggest movies 12 months before Netflix or LOVEFiLM Instant. New customers can also take advantage of a 30 day free trial of the Sky Movies Pass and enjoy the likes of Skyfall, The Dark Knight Rises and Argo in the next month.
Sky News: Stay up-to-date with all the latest breaking news from Sky News. Access a 24/7 live feed of Sky News’ award-winning coverage including all breaking news from home and abroad, as well as dedicated business, political and entertainment coverage. In addition, catch up on specific stories at any time of the day via an exclusive on demand news library.
BBC iPlayer: The BBC’s popular video on-demand service which received 2.32bn programme requests in 2012 gives you the option to catch up on your favourite BBC programmes when you want to – and now on your TV set through the NOW TV Box.
BBC News app: Giving viewers access to BBC news reports, interviews and videos at the touch of a button on their TV.
Demand 5: Catch-up on a wide selection of Channel 5 shows for at least 7 days after they first broadcast.
Spotify, Facebook and flickr: Listen to music, catch up with friends and even share your photos all through your TV set.
What’s in the Box?
The box contains the NOW TV box itself, some manuals, an HDMI cable, a power connector and a remote control, with batteries.
A Closer Look
As you can see, the remote fits into your hand – it feels a little plasticy but let’s not forget the whole thing costs under a tenner!
The rear of the box has an HDMI port, an A/V Out port, a reset switch and the power in. There is no on/off switch as the unit itself draws very little power and is expected to be left on all the time.
Unboxing and Configuring the NOW TV box (Video)
To show just how quick and easy it is to unbox, setup and configure, I made a short video:
Final Thoughts
If you looked at the NOW TV box and thought it looks a lot like a ROKU box you wouldn’t be wrong – it is a ROKU box. It does look a little plasticy (just like the remote control) but again, the overall cost is £9.99 (which includes postage and packing) so it doesn’t really have to look spectacular. It is very small though, measuring 84mm x 84mm x 24mm and weighing hardly anything at all!
Setting up the NOW TV box was simple and fast (just look at the video above) and I was streaming away in no time at all. One thing I was impressed with before I even plugged it in was that there was an HDMI cable in the box. This may not seem like a big deal but a lot of considerably more expensive devices don’t include one in the box, and so that just adds to the costs, thankfully not it this case.
The box is wireless only – which is great if you have a really strong wireless signal in the room you want to use it, but not great if you don’t! Because everything is streamed to the box over the Internet if you have a poor wireless signal you will get a lot of buffering, which will ruin your viewing pleasure.
If you don’t want to buy a subscription to Sky Sports or Sky Movies you don’t have to. You can use all the free services such as BBC iPlayer and Sky News. You can also easily add other services from the vast catalogue, all at the touch of a button on the controller.
If you do want to watch Sky Sports you can easily by a day pass for £9.99 a day, and Sky Movies is currently £8.99 a month, which will rise to £15 month, although there is a free 30 day trial as well.
I really liked the NOW TV box, it is extremely good value for money, easy to setup and use and breathes new life into your older TV. The only disappointment for me was that the maximum resolution is 720P, but for older TV’s this probably won’t be an issue as the older TV may not be able to go any higher.
So for £9.99 its a bargain and I highly recommend buying one today.
With The Bureau: XCOM Declassified out in a few weeks, I visited 2K Marin in San Francisco to see more of the game, and managed to sneak out a series of exclusive gameplay videos to share with you.
The year is 1962, JFK is President and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear – but a far more powerful and insidious enemy than communism is threatening America. Known only to a select few, a top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating and concealing a series of mysterious attacks by an otherworldly enemy. As special agent William Carter, players call the shots, pull the trigger and lead their squad in a gripping third-person tactical shooter set within a high-stakes, covert war to protect humanity. The Bureau has been erasing the truth for decades. The time will come for the truth to be revealed.
Here is part three of our exclusive gameplay footage video, and it takes us to the end of the first mission:
We also recently interviewed Alyssa Finley from 2K Marin when she was in London, so over to Alyssa:
For anyone who’s new to Arduino and not sure how or where to begin, Arduino For Dummies andArduino Projects For Dummies are the ideal companions and we have 2 copies of each to give away.
The Arduino is a cheap and readily-available hardware development platform based around an open source, programmable circuit board. It’s being used in workshops, classrooms and homes around the world for fun, for art, for science and even for profit.
Just published, Arduino For Dummies does not assume any prior knowledge or skill on the part of the reader, and provides all the information needed to get up and running.
In his book, John Nussey guides the readers on key areas such as: where to buy Arduino; installing Arduino; creating basic projects that produce light, sound and motion; getting data in and out of the Arduino; connecting the Arduino to servos and sensors; and extending the capabilities using shields and specialist hardware.
Arduino Projects For Dummies is authored by Brock Craft, who introduced Arduino into the UK along with its creator, Massimo Banzi.
Starting with a quick refresher on the basics, it features 11 projects which are fun to build and introduce different aspects of the Arduino board. These include: Building an Arduino clock; Automating your garden’s watering system; Constructing a Keypad Entry System; Creating an RFID reader; Installing a tweeting cat flap; Automating the home; and Building a robot car.
What you have to do to win
So all you have to do to win a both Arduino books is to click on the Contact Us link here or at the top of the page and tell us what you would like to do with Arduino.
Usual contest rules apply, and the two winners will be selected at random and will each get a set of the two books. This contest is open to anyone in the world, just make sure you tell us where you are! And you can enter more than once, just only one entry per day will be accepted.
The contest closes Saturday 3rd August, so good luck.
Good luck and thanks to our friends at Wiley for the books.
The Arduino is a cheap and readily-available hardware development platform based around an open source, programmable circuit board and Arduino Project For Dummies has recently been published.
For those who want to find out more about the Arduino and make the most of its incredible capabilities Arduino Projects For Dummies is the perfect starting point.
The Arduino is a cheap and readily-available hardware development platform based around an open source, programmable circuit board. It’s being used in workshops, classrooms and homes around the world for fun, for art, for science and even for profit.
Arduino Projects For Dummies is authored by Brock Craft, who introduced Arduino into the UK along with its creator, Massimo Banzi.
Starting with a quick refresher on the basics, it features 11 projects which are fun to build and introduce different aspects of the Arduino board. These include: Building an Arduino clock; Automating your garden’s watering system; Constructing a Keypad Entry System; Creating an RFID reader; Installing a tweeting cat flap; Automating the home; and Building a robot car.
Primarily aimed at designers, hobbyists, engineers, developers and scientists, Arduino Projects For Dummies will take the user gently through the basics, then show them the awesome possibilities of this tiny blue board.
Arduino Projects For Dummies is available now, priced £17.99.
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