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smarthouse.com.au - 3/30/2009

Big PS3 Announcement Tipped This Week

— smarthouse.com.au — Sony Computer Entertainment is set to make a global announcement this week regarding the PS3 which has... witnessed three months of declining sales with Tuesday, March 31 which is Wednesday in Australia set to be the big day. (more) Big PS3 Announcement Tipped This Week

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maximumpc.com - 4/7/2009

Build Your Own Multitouch Surface Computer

— maximumpc.com — It all started while we were researching an article on future user interfaces. Touch interfaces are hardly... futuristic at this point, but multi-touch hardware like the Microsoft Surface or the iPhone is just starting to become a big ... (more) Build Your Own Multitouch Surface Computer

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reuters.com - 4/6/2009

Sony PS3 outsells Nintendo Wii in March in Japan

— reuters.com — TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp's ( 6758.T ) PlayStation 3 outsold Nintendo Co Ltd's ( 7974.OS )... Wii in March for the first time in 16 months in Japan thanks to hot new PS3 titles from Sega Sammy ( 6460.T ) and Capcom ( 9697.T ), a game magazine publisher ... (more) Sony PS3 outsells Nintendo Wii in March in Japan

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New PS3 Firmware Adds 16-Person In-Game Chat, Video Back Up [Firmware Watch]
Kotaku — ... , well, you can do that too. We'll throw a note up when firmware 2.70 hits. PS3 Firmware (v2.70) Update [PlayStation.blog]

PS3 firmware 2.70 brings 16-player in-game text chat
Joystiq — ... Congratulations: your PS3 is about to receive another firmware update. Sony has just announced the details for firmware 2.70, which includes in-game text chat for up to 16 people at a time. Check out the video after the break to see how it works. Additionally, you can now ...

PS3 2.70 firmware adds in-game text chat, video backup
Engadget — ... Sony's just released the details for its upcoming PlayStation 3 2.70 firmware update, and while it's nothing that'll knock your socks off, they are some goodies here to look forward to. Additions include text chat for letting you make the best of that new ...

PS3 firmware bumped to v2.70
Tech Ticker —   PS3 has got yet another firmware update. The v2.70 firmware now brings in text chat feature with PSN friends, in-game text chat and an option to add 15 people to a conversation. The update will also allow users to sort their friends according to their name or status, increased attachment size up to 3MB and a backup option for the videos which can be copied on an external HDD. [Via PSblog] Advertisement: Samsung Hub - ...

PS3 Firmware upgrade brings new Text Chat feature
T3.com All — ... devices in order to free up space. Sounds great, if only we were allowed to, y know, purchasevideos from the UK PlayStation Store. Oh well. All in all though, it s a decent upgrade for the PS3. The addition of Text Chat has solved one of the more pressing problems of trying to organise games with multiple friends, but without an equivalent voice chat system, getting on the phone is still going to be the quickest way. There s always Firmware v2.80 though, eh? Link : PS3 (via PlayStation.blog ) Related links: [image]

PS3 Firmware upgrade brings new Text Chat feature
T3.com News — ... purchasevideos from the UK PlayStation Store. Oh well.   All in all though, it’s a decent upgrade for the PS3. The addition of Text Chat has solved one of the more pressing problems of trying to organise games with multiple friends, but without an equivalent voice chat system, getting on the phone is still going to be the quickest way. There’s always Firmware v2.80 though, eh?   Link: PS3 (via PlayStation.blog)

PS3 v2.70 Firmware Available Now, Brings In-Game Chat, External Video Storage [PS3]
Gizmodo — Another PS3 Firmware update, another modest set of new features. In 2.70, there are only two you'll notice: system-wide text chat and portability for your PlayStation Store video purchases. You can learn more-or-less all the is to know about the new text chat feature from the short video below; it's not an overly complicated system, and there aren't that many ways to use it. Basically, you can chat, either one-on-one or in a group of up to 15, through the same single window. The chats run in the background, which is to say they can be used in-game, ...

PS3 Firmware v2.70 Update released
PR News: — ... There is a video demo of the new feature over on the PS Blog and it looks great in action. We think in-game communication is going to be a lot more easier now. There are also some other improvements included in the update, head to the link above to check out the full update. Enjoy. ...

Sony PS3 firmware v2.70 released: chatrooms, video backup
SlashGear — ... Sony have released the PS3 v2.70 firmware update, presumably the “significant global announcement” they had ...

Sony and Microsoft update respective game console firmware
CrunchGear — ... Late last night, Sony and Microsoft pushed out releases for their respective game consoles. Firmware v2.70 for the PlayStation 3 adds text chat support for up to 16 players while in and out of gameplay and you can be in up to three chat rooms at once! A few other additions are included. ...

PS3 firmware 2.70 arrives with 16-way chats
Obsessable News Feed — ... ) to fix problems or add new features. The latest is version 2.70, just released yesterday. It leans more to the "add new features" purpose, with five notable changes — all related in some way to the ...

Sony PS3 Firmware Update Released
The Gadgeteer — ... Sony announced today the release of Firmware Update v2.70 for the PS3. This update includes a new text chat feature that allows users to chat with networked friends in game or in chat rooms. The friends list will appear on the XMB (XcrossMediaBar). The new update also allows for external backup of purchased media, a feature sorely needed and much overdue. For more on the firmware update, head over to Sony, or just boot up and get it! ...