Currently the two PS3 models available are with a 120GB or a 250GB hard drive. Considering the amount of downloadable content on PSN, these hard drives might prove insufficient for some people. As a result Sony has revealed two new PS3 systems.

The first one is a 160GB model which will replace the 120GB model at the same price of  $299. Te 160GB model will ship worldwide immediately whereas the second 320GB model will ship on 19th September. Unfortunately the model is not available separately and can only be bought as a bundle  worth $399. In that bundle you get the console itself with a 320GB hard drive, PlayStation Move controller and PlayStation Eye Camera as well as Sports Champion and a demo game on Blu-ray discs.

The new bigger hard drives are a good step forward, the 160GB model now gives you 40GB more space for the same price as the 120GB model. The $399 bundle also holds great value considering the extra stuff included however it would still be better if the 320GB model is offered separately as everyone would not want to use PlayStation Move. In my opinion this is a move to increase PlayStation Move sales, as offering a bundle increased the number of people who would use the motion sensing technology.

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Since the PlayStation 3 came out in late 2006, it has been very popular especially among developers since the PS3 offered the first true anti-piracy measure for game developers. Even though the number of games made for the PS3 continues to grow over the past 4 years, reports suggest Sony is planning on developing a new generation PlayStation 4 which will probably be released in the next few years.

According to Game Informer Australia (Issue no. 9) developers are working on developing games for the PS4. Since it takes about 2 years on average to make a game it is possible the new console gets released sometime in between 2012-2014. However these are still rumors and Sony officially still hasn’t confirmed anything.

Still the news looks promising and if it is true it will be interesting to see what new features and enhanced hardware the PS4 brings to the console market.

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Apple has released the update for iOS4. iOS 4.0.2 update patches the PDF exploit used by JailbreakME software (developed by iPhone Dev team).

You can update your iPhone/iPod Touch with the new software, however it will not be jailbreakable as hackers haven’t yet found an exploit in this new version of IOS4. However if you are still interested in updating to the software you can do that through iTunes. Next time you connect your iPhone/iPod Touch you will see a message in iTunes that allows you to update your phone.

Shortly after the update got released, there were reports regarding some devices still being jailbroken. For now Apple iPhone 3G and non-MC models of iPod Touch 2G are still jailbreakable on iOS4.0.2 using the latest version of Redsnow. You can also unlock the iPhone 3G on iOS4.0.2 since the update does not make any changes to the baseband.

Apart from iOS4.0.2 update, Apple has also released iOS3.2.2 update for the Apple iPad. The update patches the PDF exploit for JailbreakME so if you can’t live with legit softwares its best to avoid this update for now.

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The Apple iPod Music Event is to be held soon in September and news is coming in regarding a rumored upgrade to the Apple TV. For those of you who don’t know about it, its basically a Digital Media Receiver made by Apple which can output video to your HDTV in High Definition.

The Apple TV is rumored to get iOS this September and a cloud-based iTunes store for getting media. The device will be renamed as iTV and will have a small form factor similar to that of the iPhone 4.

A trusted Engadget source asserted that the gang in Cupertino would be releasing a $99 version of the set top box, similarly sized and packed with internals akin to that of the iPhone 4 (A4 CPU, 16GB of flash storage), and will introduce new iTunes streaming services the box could take advantage of.

The update should have made this device more interesting for potential buyers however there is a major flaw in the device. Potential buyers who would go for the iTV would almost certainly have a HDTV or a big LCD to play Hi-Def content, however iTV can only play videos in 720p. The lack of 1080p support will make watching movies a bit less enjoyable on large screens which in my opinion  rather spoils the point of the iTV.

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A well known issue with buying expensive gaming headphones such as the Logitech G35 and the Razer Carcharias has been that these headphones are specifically deisgned for gaming and don’t work too well compared with proper headphones designed for music.

Razer though aims to solve this issue with the Razer Orca headphone. This headphone is designed for music as well as gaming which should make i an ideal choice for gamers that want decent headphones but can’t afford seperate headphones for music and gaming. The headphone even comes with two cables. A braided 2 meter cable is intended for use with desktop PCs whereas a smaller cable works well when you’re on the go.

The headphones have a lightweight circumaurel design similar to that of the Carcharias gaming headphone. The headphones will cost $60 and are available in the US from August and worldwide sales will begin sometime in Q3 2010.

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ECS is developing a new high-end motherboard called the P55H-AK. As the motherboard has been listed on ECS’s website its evident that it will be released soon.

The board supports CrossfireX and 3 way SLI. The board has 3 PCI-E x16 slots and two PCI-E x1 slots as well as one PCI slot. It has all the latest features including USB 3.0 and SATA 6GB/s. There are two onboard USB 3.0 controllers, two USB 3.0 ports are on the back and two have an internal header making them 4 in total. There are 8 SATA slots, 2 of which are at SATA 6GB/s whereas the rest are SATA 2 GB/s. Other features include, 12 USB 2.0 ports (8 on back panel) , 8 Channel audio, eSATA and dual Ethernet ports. The board supports DDR3 memory in dual channel configuration over 4 DIMM slots.

The board has an onboard Nvidia Nforce 200chip builtt-in which provides 16x-8x-8x bandwidth when three GPUs are used, and 16x-8x when two GPUs are used. The board is based on the P55 chipset and supports LGA1156 based processors like the Core i5 and Core i7 8xx series.

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Xigmatek has introduced an interesting new addition into the CPU cooler market.

The Xigmatek Aegir SD128264 incorportes a single tower design with two 120mm white LED fans in a push-pull configuration with speeds between 1000-2200rpm and a noise level of 20 Decibals. The cooler weighs 630 grams and measures 120 x 120 x 25mm (W x H x D).

The most interesting  thing about the cooler is its design feature. This cooler is what Xigmatek calls a DLHDT cooler, which means Dual Layer with Heatpipe direct touch. Instead of using the normal HDT design where heatpipes directly touch the CPU base, Xigmatek has gone one step forward and added another two heatpipes that directly touch the 4 heatpipes (2 8mm and 26m) below it. This should improve effeciency over the normal HDT design since heat will be transferred much more quickly through the 4 heatpipes and some of it will be off-loaded to the 2 heattpipes above it. However nothing can be said about the performance until the cooler gets some reviews.

The cooler supports, LGA 1366/1156/775 and AM2(+)/AM3 sockets. Pricing has not bee revealed yet.

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According to Digitimes Apple is planning on revealing some new iOS baseed devices in early 2011. By far the most important of those is a CMDA version of the iPhone 4 on Verizon which would finally free US based Apple Customers from AT&T. Other than that there are reports of the Apple TV getting iOS as its operating system and two new iPads, a 9.7″ version and a 7″ version powered by a Cortex A9 processor with 512mb RAM. The 7″ version will feature an IPS panel.

Apple is set launch an upgraded 9.7-inch iPad adopting a new ARM Cortex-A9-based processor and 512MB RAM in the first quarter of 2011. Meanwhile, the company will also launch a 7-inch iPad using the Cortex-A9 processor and an IPS panel with a resolution of 1024×768, according to Digitimes Research senior analyst Mingchi Kuo.

As for the CDMA iPhone, Pegatron Technology is expected to start mass production in December and will supply to both US-based Verizon Wireless and China-based China Telecom. The CDMA iPhone’s back plate will be forged from metal materials and will feature an integrated antenna, according to Digitimes Research.

Verizon is expected to announce the product at CES 2011 and will start shipping in January 2011. The sales ratio of GSM and CDMA iPhones in 2011 is expected to reach 65:35, Digitimes Research out.

In addition, Apple is also set to launch a new Apple TV using AMD’s Fusion solution and will not include a hard drive. The new device will adopt a user interface similar to the iPhone with support for social networking websites, network multimedia and the App Store. Mass production of the device will start in December, Digitimes Research noted.

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According to rumors, HTC’s first Windows Phone 7 based handset to be launched will be the HTC Schubert.  Specifications for the device have not been revealed but the minimum Windows Phone 7 specifications are pretty strict which include a 1GHz processor, 256MB of RAM and a 5MP camera at least. The device will have an aluminium body with a touch sensitive screen and buttons at the bottom. The Schubert and Windows Phone 7 will launch on the same day.

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Apple’s iPhone 4 had been the talk of town for many months before it’s release and people were desperate to get hold of it when it got released. Unfortunately many iPhone 4 users found out that the iPhone 4 had an antenna issue which made the phone loose signals whenever the antenna band was touched.

Now the man responsible for the hardware of the iPhone 4, Mark Papermaster has left Apple. Since he wasn’t present at the Apple Media Event either its very likely he was kicked out and didn’t leave himself. Mark Papermasters has now been replaced by Bob Mansfield. ( Senior Vice President of Macintosh hardware engineering).

Although this is a wild guess, the replacement could be possibly due to the development of the rumored iPhone 5 which MIGHT be revealed at the next Apple Media event.

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