All you PC fans rejoice, Intel’s announced plans for Intel Atom Windows 8 smartphones. Next decide with us whether or not AT&T’s agreement with Apple being non-exclusive means that a T-Mobile iPhone is on the way. Have a sip of the ol’ joe thanks to your mobile phone as Starbucks now takes payments from mobile phones all across these United States. Then if you’ve got a Verizon phone that ISNT an iPhone 4 but were hesitant to switch, the company now has a deal that’s basically saying come on, pleeease? We’ll give you 200 bucks! Or perhaps you’d like to take a look at the numbers, the numbers that suggest Android users are the most loyal of the bunch? Finally, take a peek at the invite publishers have been snuck to a Samsung event that promises a Galaxy S replacement. All this and MORE on SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up!

R3 Media Network

Editor’s Choice
Notion Ink’s Adam slate ships today, Wednesday 19 2011 [JOYYY]
Samsung Mobile Announces both Mobile World Congress “next evolution” and a February 1st Tease [MY EYEBALLS HAVE FALLEN OUT]
T-Pain Booty Symphony app is chocked full of booty shakin’ fun [RUMP SHAKER]

SlashPhone
Samsung Will Not Be Charging Carriers For Android Updates
Android Gets New Update on RealPlayer
Verizon Giving Away $200 For Purchasing Their iPhone 4
T-Mobile Netherlands Offered to Unlocked iPhone For Free

Android Community
Verizon’s LG Ally Android 2.2 Froyo update gets early release
HTC ThunderBolt to Support Both Voice and Data in LTE Areas Simultaneously
PlayStation Phone XPERIA Play Due at MWC, PSP 2 on January 27
Samsung Vibrant 4G Passing Through FCC
Line2 VoIP/SMS app arrives on Android [Video]
T-Pain Booty Symphony app is chocked full of booty shakin’ fun
Official Starbucks mobile payment app in the works, third party app offered now
WebMD launches Android app for clinical reference for healthcare pros
Android owners most platform-tenacious claim researchers
Notion Ink’s Adam slate ships today, Wednesday 19 2011
Samsung Mobile Announces both Mobile World Congress “next evolution” and a February 1st Tease
Samsung Says They’re NOT Charging Carriers for Froyo Android Update

SlashGear
Nintendo 3DS Europe launch March 25
Sony BRAVIA HDTVs & Blu-ray players to get Opera browser
iPad 2 Retina Display rumors under fire: prototypes aren’t next-gen iOS tablet
Nintendo 3DS hits US March 27 for $249.99
Nintendo 3DS to get 30+ titles between launch & E3
Intel Atom Windows 8 smartphones on horizon
Apple’s new iPhone AT&T agreement is non-exclusive: T-Mobile iPhone ahoy?
Touch-n-go multi gadget charging thingy is cool and weird
Kinect adapted for robotic surgery
Entire Playboy back catalog coming to iPad
Windpower winners Vestas give $1.5m prize to runners-up
Western Digital adds new SAS HDDs for enterprise
Apple reveals All-Time Top App Store apps
MSI offers new N570GTX and N580GTX Twin Frozr II video cards
Starbucks now taking payments from mobile phones nationwide
Verizon offers some customers a $200 gift card for iPhone 4 upgrades
Himax unveils world’s first USB 3.0 pico-projector
Eurocom launches 15-inch Racer notebook
Spider Pocket Speaker E500 plays your tunes wherever you go
Puget Systems adds new rigs to Serenity Silent PC line
AMD Embedded G-Series puts Fusion APU in set-top boxes, SFF PCs, more
iPhone most satisfying smartphone but Android users loyal tips research
First HP webOS tablet shipping March tip insiders
Sony PSP2 due Jan 27 with PlayStation Phone at MWC 2011 tip insiders
Linksys E4200 is new dual-band flagship router
Samsung “Evolution is Fate” teases Galaxy S replacement at MWC 2011
Notion Ink Adam ships today
$100 Gets You a Mysterious Package Aboard Any Airplane (so Long as You’re a TSA Agent)

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We’re not sure about the Xbox 360 version yet, and it doesn’t appear that the PC version will come with any extra functionality to it, but the Playstation 3 version of one of the most cult-classic-great games we’ve ever played will be coming with both Mac and PC versions attached. This PS3 version of the game comes with full Steam integration which will allow you to continue the game wherever you left of no matter which platform you decide to bring your Portal 2 Blu-Ray disk to.

Sony and Valve (creators of Portal and now Portal 2) have collaborated on this version to bring the gamer what they consider to be one fabulous game. Gabe Newell, cofounder and president of Valve notes: “We made a promise to gamers at E3 that Portal 2 for the PlayStation 3 would be the best console version of the product. Working together with Sony we have identified a set of features we believe are very compelling to gamers. We hope to expand upon the foundation being laid in Portal 2 with more Steam features and functionality in DLC and future content releases.”

In addition to instant game saves vis Steam for cross-platform play, players Steam friends will be visible and accessible for game invites and chat. This is all in one package, and the game already looks utterly fantastic, if I do say so myself. Take a peek at a trailer or two below. Portal 2 will be coming out on PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 in April 2011.

Also I’d be remiss in posting about Portal if I did so without making sure everyone heard the closing credits song as sung by the writer, Jonathan Coulton. Behold a masterpiece. I hope he’s involved in number 2.

[Via Ars Technica]

Hoax! Samsung Vibrant 4G Android phone for T-Mobile with Android 2.3 turns out to be Totally Faked! Then no fake! We’re having a heated debate on the effects of Consumer Reports hating on Verizon’s iPhone 4 – Good News for Android? See then another object ripe for debate: Intel IPAD – pre-dating the iPad by nine years! Then a product that’s making people get sick in a different way: Reports of 3DS users feeling ill surface after 3DS showcase in Japan. On the other side of the spectrum, Microsoft speaks with ChevronWP7 team, making them feel mighty healthy for their hacking of Windows Phone 7! Finally, take a peek at a couple reviews you may have missed last night – one for MacBook Air 11-inch and iPod Touch GelaSkins, the other for a lovely orange Lenovo U260 IdeaPad Notebook!

R3 Media Network

Editor’s Choice
Consumer Reports Cautious on Verizon iPhone 4 – Good News for Android? [HEAT]
Geek builds a better Nerf gun [KILLER]

SlashPhone
Amazon Offered EVO 4G For Only $99
Android Phone With Disney Theme Heading to Japan
Nokia to Stop Offering Free Music Download For Their New Handsets
CAZE Launch Zero 5 World’s Thinnest Case For iPhone 4

Android Community
G-Slate may hit Europe in a model lacking 4G
Acer set to bring Sandy Bridge tablets to market and phase out netbooks
Sprint $10 Premium Data smartphone fee coming Jan 30 2011
Epilepsy.com offers new Android app for people to track condition
Samsung Vibrant 4G for T-Mobile Poses for Photo, Shows Off Android 2.3 [Update]
T-Mobile G2 Now Free Online with 2 Year Contract
ATT Sends Out 4G Email Featuring Motorola Atrix 4G, HTC Inspire 4G, and Samsung Infuse 4G
Consumer Reports Cautious on Verizon iPhone 4 – Good News for Android? [FIGHT]
Google Looking to Hire a Tech Account Manager with NFC experience

SlashGear
Lenovo establishes Mobile Internet & Digital Home team for tablets, phones & more
Samsung passes 2m Smart TV App Store downloads
Nokia E7 Finnish pre-orders open ahead of Feb 2011 delivery
Samsung reportedly buys Liquavista e-paper specialists [Updated]
ASUS Sirocco netbook is Eee PC 1015PW?
Sprint adds $10 Premium Data smartphone fee from Jan 30
TiVo Premiere for iPad remote app now available
Roku adds first cable channel with WealthTV subscription
BenQ unveils pair of sleek new LCDs with the EW2430 and EW2430V
Pentax offers new firmware for K-7 and K-x DSLRs
Geek builds a better Nerf gun
Nokia N8 DIY Terminal Mode setup gets video demo
AIS unveils new 7-inch HMI panel PC with Atom power
Intel IPAD detailed as chipmaker recalls iPad forerunner [Video]
Silicon Power unveils new 32GB SDHC card
Green House offers up 15.6-inch LCD powered by USB alone
Reports of 3DS users feeling ill surface after 3DS showcase in Japan
Epson unveils new D6150, D6155W, and D6250 projectors
iCar Black Box is perfect for the accident prone
Moog OMG-1 custom synth is twin-iPad, twin-iPod touch and all awesome
Active Media Products Silver Bullet USB drive won’t keep werewolves away
Microsoft talks Windows Phone 7 homebrew with ChevronWP7 team
iASUS NT3 throat mic is aimed at drivers of convertible cars
Facebook freeze address & phone sharing as privacy advocates scream
Next Issue Media e-magazine launch imminent with Android tablet focus
Acer Sandy Bridge Android tablets due 1H 2011
12-15m CDMA iPhone 4 shipments predicted for 2011 as China, India & more eye Apple
Plastic Logic secures new funding; 2nd-gen factory due by 2014
Netflix pull “Add to DVD Queue” option from streaming devices
MacBook Air 11-inch GelaSkin Review and Hands-On (with Bonus iPod Touch Review!) [REVIEW]
Lenovo U260 IdeaPad Notebook [REVIEW]

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First, on the iPad 2 front, check out both a iPad 2 case pic and a Best Buy listing of three new iPad models “coming soon”. Find out why Ben Bajarin’s Kinect is getting some action in a column by the name of Why My Kinect is Not Collecting Dust, and why Don Reisinger’s streaming options just aren’t happening in a column called Call Me When Streaming Matches Blu-ray. Then on Android Community, we’re so pumped up about CyanogenMod 7 Nightlies being released, we did a CyanogenMod 7 Quadrant Benchmark on Nexus S! Then we find Sync Music in Android 3.0 Honeycomb, find out about the possibility of Notion Ink Adam’ non-Matte and Scratch Resistant Surface, and a big change to the future if the claims of Samsung Update Fees are true. It’s panning out to be an EXCITING DAY here on SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up!

R3 Media Network

Editor’s Choice
Sync Music Found in Android 3.0 Honeycomb [EXCLUSIVE]
Notion Ink Adam Clears FCC, Ships Wednesday [BRING IT]
Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc to Feature Unlimited Points Touch Screen [BONUS POINTS]
PlayStation Phone (XPERIA Play) McDonalds Review [SMELLS GOOD]
Best Buy lists three new iPad models “coming soon” [WANT ALL]
More iPad 2 cases leak for second-gen Apple slate [EXCLUSIVE]

SlashPhone
AT&T Branding Found on Nokia X7
Samsung Galaxy Suit and Galaxy Ace Pictures Get Leaked

Android Community
Samsung S5830 Revealed to be Galaxy Copper, Full Specs Discovered
Amazon will control prices for apps in its Android app store
T-Mobile puts up page for G-Slate Android tablet
TurboTax app comes to Android so you can do your taxes on the go
CyanogenMod 7 Quadrant Benchmark on Nexus S [EXCLUSIVE]
Samsung Galaxy Ace and Galaxy Suit Images Leaked
Notion Ink Adam Displays Solaro Functionality
Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc to Feature Unlimited Points Touch Screen
PlayStation Phone (XPERIA Play) McDonalds Review
Galaxy S No-Froyo Explained by Samsung Update Fees?
CyanogenMod 7 Releasing Nightly Builds NOW
Samsung Fascinate Update Axes SD Card Mounting
Notion Ink Adam Matte and Scratch Resistant Surface Disputed [PLUS Notion Ink Response]
Sync Music Found in Android 3.0 Honeycomb [EXCLUSIVE]
Notion Ink Adam Clears FCC, Ships Wednesday
Meizu M9 (iPhone Clone) ROM ported to HTC EVO 4G
Disney Themed Android Phone Hitting Japan
SwiftKey $1.99 For A limited Time
Mystery T225 Motorola Device Passes the FCC

SlashGear
Consumer Reports cautious on Verizon iPhone 4
Kinect robot control hack gives you an aerobics buddy [Video]
Steve Jobs takes medical leave of absence
NEC Avio Thermo Mirror tells you you’re hot
PlayStation Phone gets another video preview
Project HiJack slurps power for smartphone audio port for sensors
Apple banning publishers from bundled iPad subscriptions?
Toyota developing new electric motor for hybrids to reduce need for Chinese rare earth
Fresh Fiber custom iPad cases look for startup funds on Kickstarter
Nokia semi-retire Ovi Music Unlimited
Dell Adamo 13 price sinks to $799
Thieves steal SIM cards from traffic lights in South Africa
World’s lightest material gets lighter
Tunnel Taxi of death concept is perfect for Faces of Death remake
60+ iOS apps sold per device as Apple locks-in users
Moneual Labs Dual-Screen PC case perfect for HTPC
NASA holds Balloonsat contest for high school students
Epson unveils new 13-inch R3000 printer for photographers
Sony Music & Universal “On Air, On Sale” policy targets impatient pirates
Gigabyte GA-H67N-USB3 Mini-ITX packs dual-HDMI for Sandy Bridge
ASUS Eee PC Sirocco to deliver hurricane speed?
Evolve III Maestro can’t choose between Windows 7, MeeGo & Android: picks all three [Video]
iPad 2 multicore SGX543 GPU tipped for 4x graphics boost
HP webOS netbooks tipped for phone/tablet ecosystem
Why My Kinect is Not Collecting Dust [COLUMN]
Notion Ink Adam display neither matte nor scratch-resistant? [Updated]
Call Me When Streaming Matches Blu-ray [COLUMN]
Best Buy lists three new iPad models “coming soon”
More iPad 2 cases leak for second-gen Apple slate [EXCLUSIVE]
Notion Ink Adam clears FCC ahead of midweek shipping
Sonos considering in-car and headphone systems
Microsoft cannibalizing MSN to drive Bing growth?
SanDisk Extreme Pro SDHC UHS-I card promises 45MB/sec
HTC 7 Pro finally on sale (in Germany)
Indonesian BlackBerry porn ban by end of week
RIM considering adding server support for non-BlackBerry devices

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Epic war! But first lets speak for a moment about what Christina Burlini columns as the Best iOS Apps for Students. After that, let yourself dream of a cloud of music in a column by yours truly called Syncing and Streaming on Android Community. Then there’s the war I promised you. The war to end all wars! Such important subject matter as to have never been trumped before or after – the people VS Samsung and T-Mobile over their Samsung Vibrant updates to Froyo — The Class Action Lawsuit, the simpler way of protesting – The #NeverAgain Twitter Campaign, and the inevitable Samsung Response. After that, it’s games, music, and more games on SlashGear – see if you can find the tags!

All this and MORE on The Daily Slash!

R3 Media Network

Editor’s Choice
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against T-Mobile and Samsung Over Lack of Froyo Update to Vibrant [NO MORE MISTER NICE CUSTOMER]
TeleNav GPS Navigator 6.2 for Android Live Today [BETTER GPS MEANS QUICKER ACCESS TO FOOD]
Stop DavinciDevelopers! [APP THIEF!] [THIS IS NO ONE DAY BATTLE]
Rapper 50 Cent tweet about Sleek by 50 headphones causes a ruckus [A DOLLAR'S WORTH OF RAPPER HEADPHONES]
Sculpteo makes 3D figures of your whole family [AHHH]
Apple Patent Application Suggests Hover Sensing [iTOUCHLESS]
Dreamcast Collection Coming to Xbox 360 [DEEELITE!]
Macintosh Plus + iPad = Daft Punk alternative helmet [Video] [GODLY!]
Phones 4u Will Exclusively Stock the Armani Samsung Galaxy S [CLASSY?]

Android Community
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against T-Mobile and Samsung Over Lack of Froyo Update to Vibrant
Carriers and Manufacturers ranked on Froyo updates: HTC & Verizon winners
Droid Pro and Samsung Fascinate Receive Maintenance Update from Verizon
Android NFC apps appear
Compal says most tablets it ships to use Android and use ARM chips
TeleNav GPS Navigator 6.2 for Android Live Today
CompanionLink hosted sync comes to Android
AT&T Dell Streak Froyo reportedly delayed again: “A couple of more weeks at least”
Froyo Source for Samsung Fascinate 3G+ on Telus Released
Japanese Build Human-Sized Android with Android Brain
Android App Development Course Offered at New Jersey Institute of Technology
ATT Motorola Atrix 4G Possible Launch Date March 1st
Android Developers Outline World Tour
XPERIA Mini Model Line Continuation Confirmed by Sony Ericcson
Swype Sends Distribution Rules to XDA
Stop DavinciDevelopers! [APP THIEF!]
Skype Acquisition of Qik Completed
How to Buy an Android Device at the Worst Possible time
Verizon to Support 4G in 140 Markets by year’s end
SIM Unlock Your Galaxy S With One Application
Samsung Responds to Vibrant Android 2.2 Froyo Hold
Android Developers Set World Record for Blinkenlights
NOOKcolor Overclocked to 950Mhz STABLE, 1Ghz CHOKIN
Canada Doesn’t Care About the New Galaxy Tab
Syncing and Streaming: Will Android 2.4/3.0 Bring Your Whole Music Library to Any Device? [Or a Music Store?]
Samsung Android Customers Initiate #NeverAgain Twitter Campaign
Newegg Goes Mobile With New Android App
Sony Ericsson PlayStation Phone Gingerbread UI Demoed On Video
LG Optimus 2X Rocks Quadrant Benchmark
90-Percent of Compal Tablets Will Use Android This Year
LG Axis Hitting Alltel Wireless
Phones 4u Will Exclusively Stock the Armani Samsung Galaxy S
Android OS Outgrows Competitors 2 to 1 Through 2011 Says Canalys [ANDROID GET STRONG!]
Huawei Ideos X6 Android Smartphone Revealed in FCC Filing
T-Mobile G-Slate Honeycomb Tablet in FCC Application?
Playstation Phone Xperia Play to be Carried by Orange UK?
Samsung Galaxy Mini Pictured in Clear Photos
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against T-Mobile and Samsung Over Lack of Froyo Update to Vibrant

SlashGear
BlackBerry Storm 3 leaks with specs; to launch Q3 in Torch line?
LG underwhelmed by Windows Phone 7 launch
Alesis StudioDock for iPad turns tablet into pro-audio system [MUSIC]
Spotify US plans perk with talk of Sony Music deal [MUSIC]
Android Froyo update progress rated: AT&T and Sony Ericsson slated
HannStar Display president charged with LCD conspiracy
Laser popcorn cooking is awesome (but time consuming) [Video]
Apple “A8? processor & Qualcomm baseband for iPhone 5?
New iRiver U100 DAP unveiled [MUSIC]
White BlackBerry Torch headed to UK as Vodafone exclusive
TeleNav GPS Navigator 6.2 Live Today on Android for ATT
Liquid Image unveils new Impact Series HD camera goggles
Medical server hacked to host Call of Duty Game [GAME]
Brazilian online game gets Paris Hilton virtual goods [GAME]
Korg nanoSERIES2 USB controllers outed [MUSIC]
Nintendo had two top selling game consoles in US [GAME]
Survey finds adults research gadget purchases more than their doctor
No iPhone Dev Team unlock until iOS 4.2.5 & 4.3 are public
Rapper 50 Cent tweet about Sleek by 50 headphones causes a ruckus [MUSIC]
Korg KAOSS Pad QUAD mangles audio with 4-effect touchpad control [MUSIC]
DigiPower iPad accessories launch
Angry Birds plush characters announced [GAME]
Sculpteo makes 3D figures of your whole family
Virgin Mobile to throttle $40 unlimited MiFi after 5GB
Eurocom crams new NVIDIA GTX 480M into Panther 2.0
AT&T Motorola ATRIX 4G due March 1?
Verizon was “never in the running” for first iPhone admits CEO
Samsung S5830 “Galaxy S Mini” leaks
ARM-based Google TV STBs “coming soon” tips insider
App Stores present dangerous “chokepoint” says Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales
News Corp “The Daily” delayed over iOS subscription API issues
1m BlackBerry PlayBook tablets incoming in Q1 2011
Apple Patent Application Suggests Hover Sensing
iPad 2 with High Res Screen, SD Card Slot and iPhone 5 with A5 Processor?
Best iOS Apps for Students [COLUMN]
Man Busts Through Wall to Steal GameStop Merchandise, Gets Arrested [GAME]
Yacht Concept Shows That Huge Boats Can Fly [Video]
OnLive’s Playback Beta Open to All Users Free of Charge Until January 31st [GAME]
Dreamcast Collection Coming to Xbox 360 [GAME]
T-Mobile and Samsung Facing Class Action Lawsuit for Lack of Froyo Update to Vibrant
THQ’s Homefront DLC Debuting on Xbox LIVE, One Map Exclusive at Launch [GAME]
NASA Showcases Airplane Designs for 2025
TagCandy Uses Augmented Reality to Change the Way we Eat Candy [Video]
InteraXon Demonstrates Controlling an iPad with Your Thoughts [Video]
Sony NEX-5 Gold Edition Digital Camera Announced for Japan, Lands February 10th
EA Announces Bulletstorm Demo Landing on Xbox LIVE and PSN January 25th [GAME]
ScentSciences ScentScape Lets You Smell the Movies You Watch, the Videogames You Play [GAME]
Apple Counts Up to 10 Billion App Downloads, Offers $10,000 Gift Card as Thanks
AT&T Nokia X7 could launch this month?
Macintosh Plus + iPad = Daft Punk alternative helmet [Video] [MUSIC]

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It looks like the exclusive practices for developers and publishers is still going strong. Not that anyone should expect it to die out. Publisher THQ has announced that the first DLC map pack for their upcoming title Homefront, developed by Kaos Studios, will be debuting on Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE. Following in the footsteps of Call of Duty, in a path that many gamers may not be a fan of.

THQ has partnered up with Microsoft to bring the upcoming title’s first DLC to the Xbox 360 first. But, that’s not all. Major Nelson, or Larry Hryb, at the THQ presse event for the game itself announced that the deal extended to all future DLC made available for the game. That means if Kaos Studios adds anything to the game after launch, it will be made available on the 360 first.

To sweeten the deal for 360 owners, a single map, called “Suburbs” will be an exclusive to the Xbox 360 version. This map will be available at the launch of the game, but won’t be available for anyone who purchases the game for the PlayStation 3. Homefront will be released on March 8, 2011, and will retail for $59.99.

[via Joystiq]

Bulletstorm is one of those rare titles that, even if you see all the videos and read all the reviews on it, you still need to actually play it to get a sense of what the game is about, and why it’s so unique in its place amongst all of the other First Person Shooter (FPS) titles out there. From developer People Can Fly and published by EA Games, Bulletstorm is a shooter that mixes in over-the-top action, along with plenty of creative combinations that players can use to score points.

EA has officially announced that gamers will get their shot at trying out the game before it hits retail shelves in late February. The title will hit both Xbox LIVE Worldwide and Sony’s PlayStation Network in the United States on the same date: January 25th, which is a Tuesday. The demo will feature a single “snippet” of Echo Mode, which is a competitive addition to the title that will pit gamers against their friends, as they try to rack up the highest score. They’ll be able to do that with the “skillshot” system, which is a classy title for stringing together kills with over-the-top actions, and combinations.

The demo will be made available for PlayStation Network users in Europe on January 26th. There’s no mention of a PC demo coming any time soon, unfortunately. The game will officially ship on February 22nd, 2011, and have a price tag of $49.99 for the standard edition. But, if you opt-in for the Epic Edition, you’ll have a chance to play Gears of War 3 online Beta. Full press release below.

Press Release

Epic Games and EA Kick-Start the New Year With a Demo for Bulletstorm
Get a Taste of One of 2011′s Most Anticipated Games Starting on January 25

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– People Can Fly, Epic Games and Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced a demo for Bulletstorm, the highly anticipated new action shooter from the makers of the award-winning Gears of War and Unreal series of games. Starting on January 25, the demo will give players a taste of the guns, action and attitude Bulletstorm has to offer, with Entertainment Weekly describing Bulletstorm as “an intense, outrageous shooter,” and Seth Schiesel from the New York Times stating, “the name should say it all; big guns, lots of lead and over-the-top mayhem.”

Bulletstorm ships with three game modes: the pulp sci-fi, single-player campaign; Anarchy multiplayer mode; and Echo mode, a unique experience that tracks and compares players’ scores while they play through locations found in the campaign. The Bulletstorm demo introduces a slice of Echo mode in which players traverse a collapsed building on the deadly paradise planet Stygia as ex-Dead Echo leader Grayson Hunt. Players will utilize the “Skillshot” system in Bulletstorm as they crush enemies in increasingly creative ways to rack up points using an arsenal of powerful weapons, from a futuristic assault rifle called the Peace Maker Carbine, to the Flail Gun, which fires two grenades linked by a chain, and the Screamer, a powerful revolver that turns enemies into human fireworks.

From highest score to total number of skillshots performed, players can compete with their friends for bragging rights in Echo mode as they decimate enemies with over-the-top combat moves using some of the most innovative weapons ever seen in a first-person shooter. With more than 45 skillshots in the demo, players are encouraged to “Kill with Skill” in Bulletstorm, finding stylish and ever imaginative ways to take down anyone that stands in their way. The Bulletstorm demo also allows players to unlock platform-specific upgrades* to use in the game’s Anarchy mode, from the Crimson Leash to Stealth Armor, when they purchase the full game.

The Bulletstorm demo will be available for download January 25 on Xbox LIVE™ Marketplace Worldwide and the PlayStation®Network in North America. The demo will be available on January 26 on PlayStation®Network in Europe. Poised to be one of 2011′s most original games, the Bulletstorm Epic Edition will be available for the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system and grant early access to the Gears of War 3 beta as well as additional bonus content in-game**. The Bulletstorm Limited Edition will be available for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PC and will also offer additional bonus content in-game**. Bulletstorm will be available on Feb. 22, 2011 in North America and Feb. 25, 2011 in Europe. For more information on Bulletstorm, please visit www.bulletstorm.com and www.facebook.com/bulletstorm or follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/bulletstorm.

* Content subject to availability.

** Conditions and restrictions apply. Whiles supplies last. See back of pack for details if and when available.

About People Can Fly

People Can Fly, an Epic Games studio, creates visually and technically superior action games for PC and console entertainment systems. Founded in 2002 and based in Warsaw, Poland, People Can Fly is developing “Bulletstorm,” an original, Unreal Engine 3-powered onslaught of ‘kill with skill’ gameplay and blockbuster moments to be released in 2011 by Electronic Arts. People Can Fly made its mark on the shooter genre with its award-winning “Painkiller” series of games for PC and Xbox prior to shipping Epic’s “Gears of War” for PC. Additional information about People Can Fly can be found at www.peoplecanfly.com.

About Epic Games

Founded in 1991 and based in Cary, N.C., Epic Games develops cutting-edge games and cross-platform game engine technology. Epic’s “Gears of War” series has sold more than 12 million copies and won more than 50 Game of the Year awards. Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 is the five-time winner and Hall of Fame inductee for Game Developer’s Best Engine Front Line Award. Unreal Engine 3 has also won three consecutive Develop Industry Excellence Awards, and consequently Develop magazine has dubbed it the number one game engine. Visit www.epicgames.com and www.unrealtechnology.com.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA™, EA Mobile™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2010, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.7 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million units. EA’s homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA’s products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.

EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile, and POGO are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. “PlayStation” is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. People Can Fly and Bulletstorm are trademarks or registered trademarks of People Can Fly Sp z o. o. in the United States of America and elsewhere. Epic, Epic Games, Gears of War, Gears of War 3, Unreal, Unreal Engine, UE3, and Unreal Tournament are trademarks or registered trademarks of Epic Games, Inc. in the United States of America and elsewhere. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Watch out for the law, it’s gonna git ya! A fellow who believes he and his brothers and sisters united in Android have been wronged by T-Mobile and Samsung – and what to Americans do when we’re wronged? File a class action lawsuit of course! On a different side of the world, the Android community is getting along a little better – see Japan build a human-sized android with an Android brain – and light-up eyes! Over on SlashGear we’re popping popcorn with lasers, feelin pretty healthy hosting a game of Call of Duty on a medical server, and rocking relatively hard with the amount of music-related posts we’ve got up – see if you can spot em! All this and MORE on SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up! OH- and Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales says App Stores are the worst!

R3 Media Network

Editor’s Choice
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against T-Mobile and Samsung Over Lack of Froyo Update to Vibrant [NO MORE MISTER NICE CUSTOMER]
TeleNav GPS Navigator 6.2 for Android Live Today [BETTER GPS MEANS QUICKER ACCESS TO FOOD]
Stop DavinciDevelopers! [APP THIEF!] [THIS IS NO ONE DAY BATTLE]
Rapper 50 Cent tweet about Sleek by 50 headphones causes a ruckus [A DOLLAR'S WORTH OF RAPPER HEADPHONES]
Sculpteo makes 3D figures of your whole family [AHHH]
Apple Patent Application Suggests Hover Sensing [iTOUCHLESS]

Android Community
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against T-Mobile and Samsung Over Lack of Froyo Update to Vibrant
Carriers and Manufacturers ranked on Froyo updates: HTC & Verizon winners
Droid Pro and Samsung Fascinate Receive Maintenance Update from Verizon
Android NFC apps appear
Compal says most tablets it ships to use Android and use ARM chips
TeleNav GPS Navigator 6.2 for Android Live Today
CompanionLink hosted sync comes to Android
AT&T Dell Streak Froyo reportedly delayed again: “A couple of more weeks at least”
Froyo Source for Samsung Fascinate 3G+ on Telus Released
Japanese Build Human-Sized Android with Android Brain
Android App Development Course Offered at New Jersey Institute of Technology
ATT Motorola Atrix 4G Possible Launch Date March 1st
Android Developers Outline World Tour
XPERIA Mini Model Line Continuation Confirmed by Sony Ericcson
Swype Sends Distribution Rules to XDA
Stop DavinciDevelopers! [APP THIEF!]

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See! As a possible new Samsung GT-i9023 – a possible Nexus S with Android 2.4, Hits FCC! The furtherance of this rumor shall be unfolding today, just you wait! We’ve got a hunch over at Android Community. See! The Sony PSP2 power up to levels equal to the PS3 and the PS3 Hacker Case continue to unfold! What about the PlayStation Phone? Just you wait. See! As a fabulously sleek looking Mystery Verizon Phone is found in Latest HTC Sync Update! Will it have a colorful background on it when you take it out of the box? You can bet on that. All this and MORE on SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up!

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Sony has decided to voraciously go after the people that offer up hacks and mods for the PS3 console this week after some hacks have surfaced that render existing Sony security on the PS3 moot. The latest hack of the PS3 came from Geohot and landed him in hot water with Sony suing him for circumventing the security on the console despite the fact that bypassing security doesn’t mean the user is a pirate.

Some have speculated that if a user hacks their PS3 using the Geohot or other hacks to bypass security, as long as they don’t connect to the PSN Sony will have no way to know that the console has been hacked and therefore won’t be able to ban the console. As it turns out there is evidence that this is not the case.

A user going by the name NeoGAF has posted that when port sniffing his machine he found that the PS3 contacts Sony servers if there is a web connection as soon as the machine is turned on. That would allow Sony to know that the console has been hacked and ban the machine if wanted. There is also some speculation that Sony could push updates to all consoles as well. Sony has already said that it plans to fix the security breach these hacks take advantage of with a series of updates.

Via Computer and Video Games