Apple announced the new iPod nano yesterday (1st September). It has received a revamp. Click the video below for a hands-on video and the source link for more images of this device.

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As with all of my short posts, the title says it all. The two teams featured in the demo are the Indianapolis Colts and New York Jets.

The full game is due to be released on the 10th of August

Microsoft has done it again! A new Limited Edition designed Xbox 360 bundle. And this time is for Halo: Reach. This bundle will be available on 14th September.

“The Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo: Reach” Bundle features:

• An exclusive silver design
• Two custom Xbox 360 Wireless Controllers with artwork inspired by the game
• A Standard Edition copy of “Halo: Reach”
• A token for the Limited Edition Elite armour set, an episode of “Halo Legends”
• A “Halo: Reach”-themed Xbox 360 wired headset.
• As an added touch, the specially designed console in the Xbox 360 Limited Edition “Halo: Reach” Bundle not only captures the look and feel of the game, but also features custom sound effects from the “Halo” universe.”

Source: GAME

There will also a bundle of the Kinect Motion Controller and the New Xbox 360 console with 4GB storage and ‘Kinect Adventures’ (kind of like the Xbox 360′s version of Wii Sports) for £250 ($300).

The most reliable UK source in terms of pricing to pre-order the Kinect and the Kinect bundle from (for now) is play.com.

Click the gallery below to get your ogle on:

The iOS 4.0.1 update that is supposed to accurately display the iPhone 4 reception status is now rolling out. Whether it fixes the antenna issues (which is unlikely with this update) or not, it is always a good idea to keep your gadgets up-to-date. Head over to your iTunes to grab your update.

It seems as though Rockstar has followed in Treyach’s footsteps and will be introducing a new zombie mode (as well as others) into Red Dead Redemption as Downloadable Contents for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Hopefully this will prove as successful for Rockstar as it did for Treyach. A total of four DLCs have been announced however, these new game modes will not free. The first in the series DLCs, the ‘Legends and Killers Pack’ will be released in August.

All four of the download packs will be 800 Microsoft points (Xbox 360) and $10 (Playstaion Network) each.

Legends and Killers Pack

New active map locations, characters and more:
- Release date: beginning of August 2010;
- 9 new multiplayer map locations — more than doubling the amount of territories in the multiplayer competitive modes;
- 8 new multiplayer characters — play as characters from Red Dead Revolver;
- Introducing a new projectile weapon: the Tomahawk, with corresponding challenges for single-player and multiplayer gameplay;
- New achievements and trophies;
- Pricing: $9.99 (PlayStation Network), 800 Microsoft Points (Xbox LIVE).

Liars and Cheats Pack

New competitive modes, multiplayer mini-games in Free Roam, and more:
- Release date: TBC;
- Attack and Defend multiplayer competitive mode and challenges;
- New multiplayer horse races, complete with mounted combat;
- Play as the heroes and villains of Red Dead Redemption, as well as 8 additional multiplayer characters;
- Multiplayer versions of Liars Dice and Poker from the single-player game;
- Introducing a new weapon: the Explosive Rifle, with associated challenges available in single-player and multiplayer gameplay;
- New achievements and trophies;
- Pricing: $9.99 (PlayStation Network), 800 Microsoft Points (Xbox LIVE).

Free Roam Pack

Delve deeper into the world of Red Dead Redemption with new modes, challenges and gang hideouts to discover:
- Release date: TBC;
- Additional Free Roam challenges;
- New action areas and defensive placements;
- Posse scoring and leaderboards;
- New anti-griefing measures in Free Roam;
- Pricing: TBC.

Undead Nightmare Pack

Ghost towns and cemeteries come alive in a West gone horribly wrong:
- Release date: TBC;
- Brand new single-player adventure, challenges and quests;
- 8 new multiplayer zombie characters;
- Additional animals unleashed in the world;
- New dynamic events and more;
- Pricing: $9.99 (PlayStation Network), 800 Microsoft Points (Xbox LIVE).

Source: IGN

It seems the much dreaded Red Ring of Death which plagued the classic and elite Xbox 360s will not be an issue for the new Xbox 360 owners. The main reason why so many Xbox 360s got the Red Ring of Death was due to overheating. But with the new Xbox 360, this is no longer an issue.
The first reason, which is obvious from the post image, is the preventative measures that come with the new Xbox. If the Xbox overheats a message pops up letting the owner know the Xbox will be shutting down and can only be turned off when it has cooled back down.
The second is a very simple one. There are no more red L.E.D lights on the power button of the Xbox. So even if your Xbox were to have the same issues that caused the Red Ring of Death, it will most probably just flash a green light.

How Steve Jobs wants us to hold the iPhone 4

It should be pretty well known by now that the iPhone 4′s antenna is located on the bottom left hand side of the phone. And when this part of the phone is held, the reception on the phone dramatically drops and even in some cases the call is dropped (see image).
Well, an iPhone 4 owner sent an e-mail to Steve Jobs regarding this issue. See below for the response.

Source: Engadget

HARDWARE

Being the owner of the HTC HD2 with its huge 4.3″ screen and the iPod Touch 2G with its 3.5″ screen, every time I handled my iPod Touch after using my HD2, it felt like I had a lot of free space in my hand which I didn’t like the feel off. I was expecting the same feeling with the iPhone 4 which has the same screen size. I was however pleasantly disappointed. It felt very nice to the touch and very durable (although proven otherwise by iFixYourI).

SOFTWARE

What can I say about the iOS 4 that hasn’t already been said? It looks good, is very smooth, responsive and packed full of features. It has to be said, regardless of how much you may dislike Apple, they do know how to make things we’re already used to look, a lot better.

FEATURES

• Front facing VGA camera with ‘FaceTime’ video calling, which only works from one iPhone 4 to another over Wi-Fi only. This may be temporary but there is no concrete evidence to prove otherwise.
• 5 mega-pixel rear camera capable of recording 720p HD videos which take up a ton of space. A 42 second video I recorded took up 50MB of space. But I suppose that is to be expected from a HD recording.
• 1GHz A4 processor (the same processor found in the iPad).
• Apple’s version of multitasking.

FINAL THOUGHTS

• The most obvious is its price: 16GB is £499 and 32G is £599 on pay-as-you-go and around £180 on the cheapest contract deals.
• Multitasking isn’t actually multitasking. It’s Apple’s strip down version which is very limited. This is understandable as enabling “full” multitasking would drain battery life if used abusively.
• The 720p recording takes up too much memory especially if an iPhone 4 owner has a lot of music on the device. (17gigs worth in my case)
• The famed loss of reception, which can lead to dropped calls when holding the bottom left part of the phone (see proof in the post image)
• Although the iPhone has two speakers at the bottom of the device, only the right one is used for music playback. Very weird.

There is a lot more to say about the iPhone 4 but I’ve tried my best to cover the most important parts. The iPhone 4 is a very good product but I do have a few issues with it.

In my honest opinion I think there are a lot more reasonable devices for my use (and I use my phone intensively) in other HTC Devices. Either way, there are a few more snapshots of this new device for you to ogle at below.

Video Source: Engadet