Author: Shivaank Rana

Asus Transformer Pad To Get Android 4.2 Update Today In The US, Will Roll Out Globally This Month

Asus has started rolling out an update to Android 4.2 Jelly Bean for its Transformer Pad TF300 tablet.

The software update means that the Transformer Pad 300 is the first tablet to get Android 4.2 Jelly Bean aside from Google’s Nexus 7 and Nexus 10. Asus is rolling the firmware out in the US from today and other regions during March.

In a time where Android 4.2 is still a rarity for those who don’t own a Nexus device, ASUS has come along and, once again, put a lot of OEM to shame with swift action on the latest version of Android.

Along with all of the goods Jelly Bean 4.2 brings, including widgets on the lock-screen and user profiles for multiple users, ASUS will also have significant updates in tow for its App Locker, its virtual keyboard, the lock-screen and setup wizards. Users can grab the upgrade over-the-air so be sure to take a quick trip to the Settings > About Tablet menu where you’ll be able to pull this one down.

In related news, ASUS has confirmed several other tablets in its lineup that will get Android 4.1 in the second quarter of this year. These tablets include the Transformer Pad Infinity, the ASUS MeMO Pad Smart 10, and the MeMO Pad.

Good going Asus!

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Android 4.2 released for the ASUS Transformer Pad TF300

Improvements include enhanced performance, stability and multiple user account logins

Fremont, CA (March 4, 2013) — ASUS is excited to announce Android 4.2 is now available in the US region for the ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T. Android 4.2 will be released to Transformer Pad owners via a free over the air update starting today in the United States and will be available in other regions during March. This new version of Android enhances performance and stability, improves the user experience with new features as well as providing multiple user account logins.

The ASUS Transformer Pad TF300 is one of the most successful ASUS tablets to date and offers a full notebook PC experience when attached to the innovative mobile dock. ASUS is committed to providing the best customer experience, and is the first manufacturer to receive Android 4.2 for partnered tablets. The ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity, ASUS MeMO Pad Smart 10”, and ASUS MeMO Pad will receive Android 4.2 in Q2.

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March 4, 2013
Report : Google Testing Data Compression To Speed Up Chrome for Android

Google’s Chrome for Android team is experimenting with a new data compression proxy feature to speed up browsing similar to the methods used by Opera Turbo and Amazon Silk. The feature is currently optional but could one day be flipped on by default if Google deems it ready, significantly helping those on slow connections.

The latest build of Chromium, the open source browser project which Chrome is built upon, sports this new functionality. The feature was first spotted by developer Francois Beaufort, who talked about it in a Google+ post.

“Reduce data consumption by loading optimized web pages via Google proxy servers,” Google describes the feature.

The feature is still in early testing, users can enable it in Chrome for Android via a command line flag, which means they’ll need to be able to run a command like shell on their phones, either remotely via adb or via a terminal emulator on the device.

It’s unclear whether the technology actually works at this point or whether it’s just a placeholder.

There are several ways in which Google could lighten the load on the connection and speed up website loading. For one, as the name suggests, Chrome will connect to the Google cloud via SPDY, reducing some of the overhead.

What’s more, using the proxy means that Chrome will connect to the closest Google data center rather than to a server which may be halfway around the world. Popular websites would also be cached by Google ensuring faster load times.

Both Opera Turbo and Silk use pre-processing on their respective company’s servers to optimize a web page, reducing the amount of data that is sent to the browser by compression and other methods.

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March 4, 2013
First Samsung Galaxy S4 Teaser Trailer Released

Samsung has unpacked a video teaser ahead of its big Galaxy S4 launch later this month, but it’s giving nothing away.

Samsung’s upcoming Samsung Unpacked event at March 14th in New York City looks set to see the Galaxy S4 released then, but just what the heck is the Samsung Galaxy S4 going to look like? Sure, we have seen alleged specifications of it leaked out via an Antutu benchmark earlier this morning, but how about its physical aspects? The Galaxy S4 teaser video would help you salivate more over the upcoming flagship smartphone by building up the overall anticipation, but it did not reveal nary a bit on how it would look like.

The trailer is titled ‘Be ready 4 the next Galaxy’ and features Jeremy, the secret messenger of Samsung Unpacked 2013.

Unfortunately, the video contains no new info on the Samsung Galaxy S4 or even the tiniest glimpse of the new handset. Essentially a small boy is given the huge job of keeping the Galaxy S4 secret until the launch on 14 March in New York’s Times Square.

There’s only one phone on show during the short clip but it’s too small to see what it is. It’s likely to just be a Galaxy Note 2 phablet. Jeremy’s driver says: “I know this is going to be one of the most amazing products to hit the market since TVs went colour.”

Rumors have been swirling around the Samsung Galaxy S4. Among the features that might come to the device is an eight-core Exynos processor, a separate eight-core graphics processing unit, a 4.99-inch Super Amoled display, 2GB of RAM, a 13-megapixel rear camera with 1080p video capability, a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, and the latest version of Android, known as 4.2.2 Jelly Bean.

Check back in with iGyaan on March 14 for full coverage of Samsung’s event. Until then, here’s today’s teaser video:

March 4, 2013
Apple Blocks Older Adobe Flash Versions In Safari

It would appear that, regardless of browser choice, there’s a plugin to cause problems. Years ago the primary culprits would have been toolbars, but now it’s the turn of Oracle’s Java and Adobe Flash Player. If you use either, you’ll notice frequent updates to protect against vulnerabilities.

While Adobe has already fixed the flaws being exploited, Apple instituted the plug-in-blocking feature in its Safari web browser to safeguard users who may not have downloaded the latest patches. The change affects Macs running OS X Mountain Lion, Lion, and Snow Leopard.

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From Apple’s support document:

To help protect users from a recent vulnerability, Apple has updated the web plug-in-blocking mechanism to disable older versions of the web plug-in: Adobe Flash Player.

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Users who have not yet downloaded the most recent version of Flash, designated as version 11.6.602.171, will see a “Blocked Plug-in” alert in Safari. Selecting the prompt will bring up a pop-up window containing a link to download and install the most up-to-date version of Adobe’s software.

Apple is making this work through OS X’s inbuilt Xprotect malware scanner; maybe not an orthodox method, but it’s getting results for the company, driving down consumer problems simultaneously. Not everyone knows about Xprotect, and information about it is thin on the ground, but it certainly seems to be flagging outdated software effectively.

Earlier, Adobe rolled out an update to address three vulnerabilities in Flash, two of which supposedly targeted Mozilla’s Firefox browser.

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March 3, 2013
Judge Cuts $450 Million From $1 Billion Award To Be Paid By Samsung To Apple, Second Trial Ordered

A judge on Friday cut $450 million from the $1 billion award to be paid by Samsung in a landmark patent lawsuit from Apple, saying a jury had wrongly calculated the damages.

U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, today reduced the jury’s damages award by $450.5 million and said Samsung deserves a new trial on infringement claims over its Galaxy Prevail and other smartphones. Koh rejected Apple’s request to enhance the jury’s award, saying the amount Samsung owed was heavily disputed and the jury wasn’t bound to accept either side’s damages estimate.

[quote]“It is not the proper role of the court to second-guess the jury’s factual determination as to the proper amount of compensation,” Koh said in her ruling.[/quote]

The rulings are the latest twist in the global litigation war between Apple and Samsung. The case at issue covers a series of older Samsung products that Apple says violated its intellectual property. A second lawsuit is pending before Koh in which Apple makes similar claims against Samsung’s more recent smartphones and tablets.

[quote]”We are pleased that the court decided to strike $450,514,650 from the jury’s award,” Samsung said in a statement. “Samsung intends to seek further review as to the remaining award. We are also pleased that the court earlier found that Samsung had not acted willfully, denied Apple’s request for a permanent injunction, and denied Apple’s motion for increased damages.” [/quote]

While not an outright loss for Apple, the ruling is not the best news for a company that’s been on bit of legal losing streak.

March 3, 2013
Assassin’s Creed 4 Black Flag Cinematic Trailer Leaked

Even if Ubisoft officially confirmed Assassin’s Creed 4 Black Flag earlier this week, the leaks surrounding the game keep on coming, this time with a cinematic trailer appearing online, focusing on the brand new protagonist, Edward Kenway.

The trailer was leaked through GameRadar’s YouTube channel, and taken down soon afterwards, but to Ubisoft’s horror, many more copies of the videos took its place. It includes several cinematic shots of ship battles, pirates and trademark assassination moves by Kenway. It’s narrated by Blackbeard the pirate, who gives his “honest opinion” about the newest assassin.

“You ask me, can this new captain promise you a life of prizes, plunder and adventure?” he says. “Aye. For amongst all the gentleman of fortune sailing these west indies, he ranks among the most clever.”

“This man is a fearsome dog, a fiend of trouble and turmoil,” Blackbeard continues. “… Fighting like a devil, dressed as a man.”

Assassin’s Creed 4 Black Flag will be available on current and next-gen consoles. Earlier this week, Ubisoft released box art for the game.

It looks like Ubisoft can go ahead and cancel that “World Premiere Trailer” website they had designed and prettied up all for Assassin’s Creed 4 Black Flag. Besides getting a sneak peak at the game, and finding out its official release date is October 29th, there isn’t much else we know yet about the game. It is rumored that Assassin’s Creed IV will be taking place in either Jamaica, Bahamas, Cuba, Mexico, or England.

Check out the trailer below :

March 3, 2013
Microsoft Photosynth For Windows Phone 8 Devices Finally Here

Microsoft’s ever-popular panoramic app Photosynth has arrived on the company’s own Windows Phone 8 platform. The app had previously only been available for iOS devices (as well as WP7), but after being absent from Microsoft’s new mobile platform for several months after its release, Windows Phone 8 users can now capture Street View-esque panoramic images with their new Windows Phone devices.

The app was initially slated for the OS’ launch in late October, but Joe Belfiore, Windows Phone team lead, said he “asked them to ‘re-do’ their UI to be a terrific lens experience and they obliged.” In other words, the app had to be retooled to be successfully integrated into the new Lens system, a feature Microsoft has been touting as especially convenient for users.

Three main improvements include:

– Lens integration – Quickly capture and view panoramas by launching Photosynth directly from the camera.
– Ability to view shared panoramas—New sharing capabilities let other Windows Phone 8 users view your panoramas on their phone, and as always you can show off your panoramas by email, Facebook and Twitter.
– More camera controls – Adjust for various lighting conditions by using new exposure and white balance locking options.

One of the biggest criticisms of Windows Phone (as well as BlackBerry and other smaller phone systems) is that not as many apps are available as there are for Android and iOS. However, Microsoft has been steadily increasing the number of apps available for its newest smartphone operating system to catch up with its bigger rivals.

If you’re an avid photographer, download Photosynth for WP8 and stitch some scenes together.

March 3, 2013
Samsung Galaxy Fame Hands-On
At an event yesterday, Samsung launched its latest entrant in the budget smartphone segment, the Samsung Galaxy Fame.

The Galaxy Fame has a 3.5in 320×480 display which uses TFT rather than AMOLED technology, behind which is a single-core 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM and 4GB of storage – which, again, can be upgraded by up to 64GB using a micro-SD card. The device includes a five megapixel rear-facing camera with LED flash and VGA resolution front-facing camera, and runs Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean.

Samsung has packed a 1,300mAh battery inside.

Times have changed over the years, but never did we see the smartphones reach the consumer market with such a blow that feature phones would almost disappear.

Samsung Galaxy Fame
- Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean
- 3.5-inch 320×480 TFT display
- 1GHz processor single-core
- 512MB RAM
- 4GB of storage, externally expandable to 64GB
- 5MP rear camera, with LED flash
- VGA front camera
- 1,300mAh battery
Pricing and availability in India is yet unannounced and we’ll update you soon as soon as we get a hint of it. Till then, stay tuned.

Check out our hands on video below :

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March 2, 2013
Samsung Galaxy Young Hands-On
After launching the Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus earlier today, Samsung also launched two cheaper handsets aimed at younger or low-budget users, one of them being the Samsung Galaxy Young.

The Samsung Galaxy Young has a 3.27in 480×320 TFT display with a 1GHz processor and upgradeable 4GB of storage but with 768MB of RAM. Sadly, the camera has a measly 3.15-megapixel sensor, while there is no secondary camera. The Samsung Galaxy Young runs Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean.

Samsung has packed a 1,300mAh batterie to help users enjoy increased multimedia use and long talk time. Well, most of Samsung’s handsets are known for their decent battery life.

Pricing and availability in India is yet unannounced and we’ll update you soon as soon as we get a hint of it. Till then, stay tuned.

Looks like Samsung is not going to slow down. They’re releasing devices too fast and it’s getting hard to keep up with all these releases!

Check out the hands-on video below :

Galaxy Young
- Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean
- 3.27-inch 480×320 TFT display
- 1GHz processor
- 768MB RAM
- 3.15 MP rear camera
- 1,300mAh battery
March 2, 2013
Samsung NX300 – 3D-capable 20MP Mirrorless Camera Launched

Samsung has launched the NX300, its latest NX series mirrorless camera in India today.

Building on the solid 20.3-megapixel base, the Samsung NX300 specs sheet is packed with a high-end collection of components, with users to be able to view their snaps via the on-board 3.31-inch AMOLED touchscreen display that features a tilt mechanism for improved ease of use.

Running Samsung’s unique DRIMe IV imaging engine, the Samsung NX300 features list is further bolstered by 1080p Full HD video recording capabilities, integrated Wi-Fi connectivity for fast and easy image sharing, and a built in HDMI port. It has an ISO range of 100 to 25,600 and a new Hybrid Auto Focus (AF) system. It also has a maximum shutter speed of 1/6000 and a top speed of 8.6fps for JPG bursts.

Lining up at just 40.7mm thick and a comfortable 122mm in length, the Samsung NX300, which weighs in at 280g without the battery, supports SD memory card expansion.

Landing alongside the Samsung NX300, Samsung has officially launched the new Samsung 45mm 2D/3D lens with the F1.8 lens ligning up as the world’s first one-lens 3D system.

Pricing and availability coming up! Stay tuned!

March 1, 2013
Three New Colour Variants Of The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Launched

Samsung is known for releasing its smartphones in a wide array of colors, and now the company has launched its popular Galaxy Note 2 in three new shades.

We’ll see the 5.5-inch Android be splashed with Amber Brown, Ruby Wine and Topaz Blue.

The new colours are added to the Galaxy Note 2 range alongside the existing ‘Titanium Grey’ and ‘Marble White’ options, bringing the total model range to four. Interestingly, there’s no sign of a black model, despite Samsung having paraded a pre-production version at previous events.

The Galaxy Note II, with its 5.5-inch HD SuperAMOLED display, is slightly bigger than the original Galaxy Note, which had a 5.3-inch touchscreen. This device runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), the latest version of Google’s mobile operating system, layered with the company’s TouchWiz UI. The phablet has a quad-core 1.6GHz Cortex A-9 processor with 2GB of RAM and will come in 16, 32 and 64GB variants, with support for microSD card having capacity of up to 64GB.

Will any of our readers be hoping to snap up one of the new colours when they hit the mobile space?

March 1, 2013
Samsung Launches Series 7 Chronos And Series 7 Ultra Notebooks In India
Samsung has launched two lines of notebook is the new generation Series 7 Chronos and Series 7 Ultra.

The Series 7 Chronos sports a rather seek and elegant design in an aluminium chassis at just 20.9mm, only a little thicker than a comparable ultrabook. Though it is slightly heavy at 5.2 pounds.

The device claims to be a multimedia powerhouse with quad-core Intel Core i-series processors with up to 16GB RAM and offering up to 1TB of storage, plus discrete AMD Radeon HD 8870 graphics.

The 15.6-inch display has a full 1,920×1,080-pixel resolution, which is what we’d expect from a modern multimedia laptop.

The Series 7 Chronos has a 15.6-inch multi-point full-HD (1920×1080) touch screen display and comes integrated with JBL speakers. The machine promises a battery life of up to 11 hours and quick boot times of less than 12 seconds.

Connectivity ports include four USB ports (2 USB 3.0 and 2USB 2.0), HDMI, mini VGA, headphones and microphone, a LAN port and security slot to help ensure the device is securely tethered when necessary.

The Series 7 Ultra runs on Intel’s Core i7 or i5 ultra low voltage processors and has AMD HD 8570M graphics that has 1GB of memory. It supports up to 16GB of RAM and Samsung claims that delivers 8 hours of battery life. The Series 7 Ultra is truly a portable workhorse as it weighs only 1.46Kg and measures at 18.9mm in terms of thickness. It also comes with JBL speakers.

Pricing and availability will be revealed soon!

Samsung Series 7 Chronos (2013) specifications
- 15.6-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) 10-point multi touch display with 300nit brightness
- Slim 20.9mm chassis
- Windows 8 OS
- Backlit Keyboard with clikpad
- RAM accelerator with 150 percent increase in speed for browsing and running app.
- Wakes up in two seconds and boots in under twelve seconds
- Intel Core i7 3635QM (2.40 GHz, 6 MB L3 Cache) processor
- 2GB DDR5 AMD Radeon HD 8870M Graphics
- Supports up to 16GB RAM and 1TB HDD
- 720p front camera
- JBL Stereo Speakers with virtual woofers
- 2 USB 3.0 ports, 2 USB 2.0 ports, Ethernet, 3-in-1 card reader and a VGA port
- Offers up to 11 hours of battery life.
Samsung Series 7 Ultra Specifications
- 13.3-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) with 350nit brightness, 178-degree viewing angle
- Full aluminum body
- Windows 8
- Backlit Keyboard with clikpad
- Intel Core i7/i5 ULV processors
- 1GB DDR3 AMD HD8570M graphics
- 720p front camera
- Supports up to 16GB RAM, up to 256GB SSD
- JBL Stereo Speakers
- 1 USB 3.0 port, 2 USB2.0 ports, HDMI, Ethernet, 3-in-1 card reader and a mini VGA port
- Offers up to 8 hours of battery life
March 1, 2013
Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus Launched In India

Samsung has been enjoying a really successful time of things in the last year or so in the smartphone market with a number of hugely successful products on offer. Its recent successes were arguably built on the Samsung Galaxy S2 that was released in 2011 and is still available today. Now though the company has revealed the Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus and we have the official specs and details for you.

Initially outfitted with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, the original S2 received an update to Android 4.0 last June and is finally due up for Android 4.1 sometime soon.

Otherwise, most of the tech specs between the S2 Plus and the original S2 are the same.

Like its predecessor the Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus will offer a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, and a 4.3-inch WVGA Super AMOLED Plus display. An 8-megapixel camera with an LED flash is on the back, while a 2-MP camera graces the front. But the rear camera now comes with a zero-lag shutter speed that can more easily capture fast-moving objects.

The Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus offers 3G in the form of 21Mbps HSPA+, dual-band Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 3.0.The Plus’s built-in storage has been trimmed in size to 8GB from the original’s 16GB or 32GB. But the new model’s SD storage can handle up to 64 gigabytes of data, while the original maxed out at 32GB. The Plus also includes an option for near-field communications support so people can use the phone for mobile payments.

We will be back with the pricing details and a hands-on video soon, so stay tuned!

March 1, 2013
Leaked : Huawei Ascend G710, 5-inch Smartphone

There’s a reason why Huawei has become one of the world’s top smartphone manufacturers, despite surprisingly flying under the radar: it continues to introduce all sorts of smartphones for consumers.

It would appear that Huawei has another new smartphone in the works, the Huawei Ascend G710 which you can see in the photo above, posted online by the reliable @evleaks.

Like so many devices nowadays, the Huawei Ascend G710 is going to have a 5-inch display, but this one will purportedly have just 720×1280 resolution. That’s quite a bit lower than the previously-announced Ascend D2 from Huawei, which has a full 1080P panel. The G710 will have capacitive keys at the bottom of the screen though, which leaves physically more space on the screen than the D2.

No mention of which version of Android the Huawei Ascend G710 will be running, however we wouldn’t be surprised to see Android 4.1.2 installed on this device out of the box. It was noted as having GSM and CDMA support. Otherwise, based on the image we can see what appears to be a brushed metal backing with a speaker grill towards the bottom of the back.

The only other known spec is a 1.5GHz quad-core processor, which is a Huawei staple lately. No other specs, availability or pricing is coming out on this one just yet.

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February 28, 2013
Real Racing 3 Launches Worldwide On iOS And Android Devices (PR)

Real Racing 3 was released in the U.S. App Store tonight, after being tested in several international App Stores. Real Racing 3 is the highly anticipated followup to Real Racing 2, with real cars, photorealistic tracks, and online time shifted multiplayer gameplay.

Real Racing revolutionized mobile gaming by being the first game in its class graphically. Not only was it beautiful to look at, it was also fun to play. The follow up, Real Racing 2, was just as fun and had even more improved graphics.

[quote]”RR3 is the best in the series, sporting some of the most advanced multiplayer technology in the industry today,” said Tony Lay, GM of the Firemonkeys. “Time Shifted Multiplayer adapts everyone’s racing styles to competing cars on the track using leaderboards and previous times to emulate how they’d drive those courses. Now everyone will be able to battle against each other for bragging rights on the track anytime, anywhere in a more realistic manner.”[/quote]

The game is a whopping 3GB in size; so make sure you have a lot of free space on your device.

Praised for its console-quality graphics, Real Racing 3 displays dynamic reflections, persistent car damage and fully functioning rear view mirrors in real time to enhance the realism of the race day experience. Game features include:

Real Cars – The largest ever roster of cars available in a Real Racing title from all-new manufacturers like Porsche, Lamborghini, Dodge, Bugatti and Audi. Feel the intensity of an authentic race grid of 22 cars for the first time on mobile.
Real Tracks – A first for the Real Racing series. Burn rubber around a full lineup of real tracks in multiple configurations from top locations around the world, including Mount Panorama, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Silverstone, Hockenheimring, Melbourne CBD, and many more.
Real People – With Real Racing 3’s Time Shifted Multiplayer^TM (TSM) you can race anyone, anytime, even if they’re offline. Every single career event is filled with the fully interactive AI-controlled time shift doubles of your Game Center or Facebook friends, as well as other players from around the world.
More Choice Than Ever – Compete in 900+ events including cup races, elimination, endurance, and drag races. Upgrade a wide selection of different car parts to maximize car performance. See the action through a variety of camera angles and fine tune the controls to your personal preference.
The Premier Racing Experience – Persistent car damage, fully functioning rear view mirrors, and dynamic reflections enhance the realism of the race day experience. Real Racing 3 delivers a rich, next-gen racing experience in the most advanced cross-platform social and competitive racing community ever.

The game is available for download for free on both Android and iOS devices.

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EA Real Racing 3 Game Launched

Third Iteration of the Popular Real Racing Franchise Delivers the Ultimate Racing Experience on Mobile for Free

“By developing Real Racing 3 to be a freemium title, we’ve removed the barrier of entry, thereby expanding the game’s audience and making it easier to find multiplayer opponents, as well as giving players the freedom to enjoy the game when and how they want.”

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) announced today that Real Racing^TM 3 is now available for the iPhone ®, iPad ®, iPod touch ®, Google Play and Amazon Appstore. Developed by the EA Firemonkeys studio, the game delivers the most exhilarating handheld racing experience and features 46 licensed vehicles covering three classes, a 22 car grid across real world tracks, eight varied event types and over 900 events. Real Racing 3 is available as a free download–a first for the critically-acclaimed franchise–and was designed and developed from the ground up as a free-to-play experience.

It features hundreds of hours of gameplay, making it one of the most robust mobile games available to date. All of the game’s content is available for free without players needing to pay to progress. In-game monetization will enable players to accelerate their experience and speed up car servicing and upgrade wait times by spending virtual currency, which can either be purchased or earned through racing events, levelling-up, obtaining trophies and competing with friends.

“With Real Racing 3’s console-quality graphics, realistic gameplay and unparalleled depth of content, the Real Racing franchise is once again raising the bar for mobile games,” said Nick Earl, Senior Vice President & General Manager EA All Play Label. “By developing Real Racing 3 to be a freemium title, we’ve removed the barrier of entry, thereby expanding the game’s audience and making it easier to find multiplayer opponents, as well as giving players the freedom to enjoy the game when and how they want.”

The ability to play against friends whenever and wherever is key to one of its new features, Time Shifted Multiplayer^TM (TSM). This new mode of competitive multiplayer allows players to race against their friends, even if they have different devices or if they’re offline.

“RR3is the best in the series, sporting some of the most advanced multiplayer technology in the industry today,” said Tony Lay, GM of the Firemonkeys. “Time Shifted Multiplayer adapts everyone’s racing styles to competing cars on the track using leaderboards and previous times to emulate how they’d drive those courses. Now everyone will be able to battle against each other for bragging rights on the track anytime, anywhere in a more realistic manner.”

Praised for its console-quality graphics, Real Racing 3 displays dynamic reflections, persistent car damage and fully functioning rear view mirrors in real time to enhance the realism of the race day experience. Game features include:

Real Cars – The largest ever roster of cars available in a Real Racing title from all-new manufacturers like Porsche, Lamborghini, Dodge, Bugatti and Audi. Feel the intensity of an authentic race grid of 22 cars for the first time on mobile.
Real Tracks – A first for the Real Racing series. Burn rubber around a full lineup of real tracks in multiple configurations from top locations around the world, including Mount Panorama, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Silverstone, Hockenheimring, Melbourne CBD, and many more.
Real People – With Real Racing 3’s Time Shifted Multiplayer^TM (TSM) you can race anyone, anytime, even if they’re offline. Every single career event is filled with the fully interactive AI-controlled time shift doubles of your Game Center or Facebook friends, as well as other players from around the world.
More Choice Than Ever – Compete in 900+ events including cup races, elimination, endurance, and drag races. Upgrade a wide selection of different car parts to maximize car performance. See the action through a variety of camera angles and fine tune the controls to your personal preference.
The Premier Racing Experience – Persistent car damage, fully functioning rear view mirrors, and dynamic reflections enhance the realism of the race day experience. Real Racing 3 delivers a rich, next-gen racing experience in the most advanced cross-platform social and competitive racing community ever.

To download Real Racing 3 for free, please visit http://www.firemonkeys.com.au/downloadR3. For more information on Real Racing 3, watch the launch trailerhere and please visit http://www.facebook.com/RealRacing. Additional assets including screenshots are available at http://info.ea.com.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) is a global leader in digital interactive entertainment. The Company delivers games, content and online services for Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones, tablets and social networks. EA has more than 275 million registered players and operates in 75 countries.

In fiscal 2012, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.1 billion. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, EA is recognized for a portfolio of critically acclaimed, high-quality blockbuster brands such as The Sims^TM, Madden NFL, FIFA Soccer, Need for Speed^TM, Battlefield^TM and Mass Effect^TM. More information about EA is available at http://info.ea.com.

Real Racing, Time Shifted Multiplayer, The Sims and Need for Speed are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. Mass Effect is a trademark of EA International (Studio and Publishing) Ltd. Battlefield is a trademark of EA Digital Illusions CE AB. John Madden, NFL and FIFA are the property of their respective owners and used with permission. iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and iTunes are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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February 28, 2013