NGP/PSP2: The full list of game engines and tools

There are over a dozen development tool and game engine firms that have thrown their weight behind Sony’s upcoming handheld, the PSP2 aka:NGP.

Right below is the full current list of PSP2 middleware and engine providers, of each whose tech is available to external studios.

Game Engines
* Blitz Games
* Crytek
* Epic Games
* Terminal Reality
* Trinigy
* Vicious Cycle

Physics/AI/Animation
* Havok
* NaturalMotion
Audio
* Audiokinetic
* CRI Middleware
* Firelight Technologies
* RAD Game Tools
User Interface
* AiLive
* Scaleform

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Samsung Galaxy S Wifi 4.0 Is Official

Samsung has release official information about the uber cool Galaxy S II Wifi  at the MWC in Barcelona.

VoIP 

Samsung's Galaxy S Wifi will be powered by WiFi 802.11 b/g/n and the Android 2.2 “Froyo” operating system. The Galaxy S will support Skype for video calls and free phone calls to Skype customers.

HD Video Imaging

The Samsung GALAXY S WiFi 4.0 will support DivX HD, allowing high-definition video playback in 1080p on it's amazing SuperClear LCD screen. Support for various codec standards including MPEG4, H264, DivX,XviD, WMV codecs will also be available right out the box

Audio

The Samsung GALAXY S WiFi 4.0 will have a “Smart Player” for premium sound. Samsung's SoundAlive™ technology is suppose to provide unrivalled sound quality, with deeper bass and greater tone articulation.

Samsung GALAXY S WiFi 4.0 Product Specifications

OS	Android 2.2 Froyo
Display	4.0-inch 800x480 WVGA Super Clear LCD
Processor	1GHz Processor
Camera	Main(Rear): 3.2-Mega Pixel Camera AF Front: VGA
Video	Codec : MPEG4 /H.264 / DivX/ XviD/ WMV Playback : 720p HD Video @ 30fps
Audio	MP3, WMA9, Ogg, Flac, AAC 3.5mm Ear Jack & Stereo Speaker Stereo FM Radio, Voice Recorder
Value-added Features	Android Market™
	Receiver
	Full Google Mobile Services
	ThinkFree : Document Viewer / Editor
	GPS
Connectivity	Bluetooth 3.0 USB 2.0 WiFi 802.11 (b/g/n)
Sensor	Accelerometer, Digital Compass
Memory	8 / 16 / 32GB + microSD (up to 32GB)
Size	123.7 X 64.2 X 9.9 mm
Battery	1200mAh

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Apple iPad 2 May Get 7-inch Little Bro In September

ITProPortal is reporting, iPad 2, which is set to be released within weeks now, is going to have a little brother launched later this year, one which might turn up in a 7-inch form factor.

Supposedly this ties up with a mysterious photo ITProPortal received about what looks like a 7-inch Apple iPad tablet device as well as rumours that were published last week.

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Sony Ericsson’s Aino for PS3

With the recent release of the PS3 Slim, comes another new piece of Sony hardware. Sony Ericsson’s Aino is the world’s first mobile phone able to access video and music stored on the games console’s hard disk or on any device connected to it. It’s a very interesting device that is clearly part of a broader strategy by Sony to put the PS3 at the center of an Digital HD 3D do it all, multimedia device.

Once the phone has been registered with a PS3 running on a broadband home network — a procedure much like pairing two Bluetooth devices — you can connect with the console over the internet from anywhere in the world. The PS3’s distinctive XMB “crossbar”, a menu that will be familiar to users of the console, is reproduced on the screen of the phone, allowing you to take control of the PS3 remotely.

This lets you, for example, command the PS3 to scroll to the video folder so you can choose a film. Select play and the console compresses the video to the size of the phone’s 3in display, streaming it over the net to the handset, with no apparent time delay.

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