Smartphone maker RIM has announced the launch of its own version of the Apple App Store, dubbed the BlackBerry App World.
The company says the store will allow BlackBerry users to “find tons of great applications designed for your BlackBerry smartphone in one convenient place - BlackBerry App World™. Personalize your BlackBerry smartphone with games, social networks, personal productivity applications and so much more. Message your best friend, track the stock market, or channel your inner rock god.”
Unfortunately, the App World applications will cost more than most applications in the Apple App Store (free to $9.99) and the service will only work in the US, the UK and in Canada.
You can register here for more information on release dates and pricing: Register now for BlackBerry App World
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In a press release issued today, Sony has announced that a few key games will be hitting the PlayStation 3 “throughout the year,” most notably God of War III and the massive multiplayer shooter MAG.
Although there were no specific release dates given, it is the first confirmation that GOW III will actually make it to gamers’ hands in 2009, quelling any rumors that production delays would push the game back to 2010.
Among other anticipated games coming this year are Uncharted 2, Infamous and Heavy Rain.
In the same press release, the company announced a new TV ad for Killzone 2, which it promises was “rendered entirely in-game.” The statement added: “We’re very proud that our game engine technology has reached the point where we don’t have to resort to software pre-rendering.”
The company was criticized over the last few years for a Killzone 2 teaser trailer that used pre-rendered action instead of in-game action.
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The large optical drive maker Lite-On has announced the launch of the industry’s fastest internal DVD writers, each capable of writing to DVD-R at 24x speeds.
Each of the three drives will also include Lite-On’s SmartErase technology which will allow users to erase sensitive data on both CDs and DVDs.
The company has added their LabelTag technology will be included in the high end iHAS624 burner. Lite-On adds that “the feature allows users to create label tags on the data side of any blank disc, allowing them to burn data after making the label in separate recording sessions.”
Price and exact release dates were not released but the cheaper iHAS324 burner will have a SATA interface and should be available next month.
The mid range iHAP424 has a PATA interface and will include standard LightScribe labeling capabilities.
