Live from Microsoft’s TGS 2010 press event

It’s a stormy, miserable day in Tokyo. The rain is falling sideways and the wind is whistling its way through the sea of vending machines, but inside the Makuhari Messe convention center it’s warm and dry. That’s good, because that’s where the games are, and that’s where we are, hanging out with Major Nelson and the crew from Joystiq. Microsoft is about to kick off the 2010 Tokyo Game Show and we have the blow-by-blow waiting for you just a click away.

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Live from Microsoft’s TGS 2010 press event originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Live from Samsung IFA 2010 press event

The room is utterly packed at Samsung’s IFA presser, and it’s not hard to figure out why: Samsung typically goes wild at this show, and with the Galaxy Tab leading this year’s lineup, it looks like we’ve got another winner on our hands. Follow along after the break!

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Apple announces iTunes 10 with Ping social network

Not a huge surprise here, but Apple’s just announced iTunes 10 alongside all those new iPods, complete with a brand new logo that finally ditches the CD. What is something of a surprise, however, is the standout feature of iTunes 10: Ping. That’s Apple’s take on a music-centered social network (think Last.fm), which will let you follow people (including artists), establish a “circle of friends,” post comments, check out custom song and album charts, and even find over 17,000 concert listings (which you can of course let folks know your attending). What’s more, Ping is also making the jump to the iPhone and iPod touch, and it’s available with iTunes 10 today. Head on past the break for the full press release.

Gallery: iTunes 10

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iPod nano redesigned: smaller, lighter, better and costing $149 for 8GB or $179 for 16GB

Apple has just revealed its 6th generation iPod nano, which has been outfitted with just about the boldest redesign the portable media player has experienced yet. Gone is the clickwheel, to be replaced with a touchscreen interface and a shuffle-esque square form factor. It’s now 46 percent smaller and 42 percent lighter. Hard volume buttons on the side and a clip on the back provide the minimal hardware accouterments to that multitouch touchscreen, while the inside provides enough juice for 24 hours of audio playback. Seven total color variants will be up for grabs, including a Product RED option, with prices set at $149 for 8GB of storage or $179 for 16GB and pre-orders being taken today.

P.S. — If you were looking for that awesome camera the nano used to have, stop. It ain’t there anymore. We’ve also noted that there’s no video playback to be found anymore, either.

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Apple ships 120 million iOS devices since iPhone’s launch

Steve Jobs just dropped a few numbers on us. Firstly, that big one above, 120 million iOS devices — that’s iPhones, iPod touches and iPads, for the forgetful in the class — have been shipped since the original iPhone made its grand debut back in 2007. 230,000 is the next number of significance — that’s the tally of daily iOS activations. Moving down to even more granular stats, Apple says 200 apps are being downloaded every second, which has resulted in the mind-bending 6.5 billion total downloads of iOS applications. This is from a catalog of over 250,000 total apps, with 25,000 of them being available for the iPad. Yeah, Apple’s just blowing its horn, but it sure is a big one, isn’t it?

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Apple’s fall event happens today at 10AM PT / 1PM ET, and we’ll be there live!

So it’s just around the corner. What are we going to see? Some new iPods? A revamped Apple TV? Updates to iTunes? iOS 4 for the iPad? A fix to your heartbreaking antenna problem? New, brightly colored iShoes? Or all of the above? It’s hard to say, but luckily Engadget will be covering Apple’s latest event live with up-to-the-minute coverage. As usual, we’ll be providing the best liveblogging in the business, so you can just kick back with a cool drink and enjoy the show.

Tune in at this URL at the times below today for all the action!

07:00AM – Hawaii
10:00AM – Pacific
11:00AM – Mountain
12:00PM – Central
01:00PM – Eastern
06:00PM – London
07:00PM – Paris
09:00PM – Moscow
02:00AM – Tokyo (September 2nd)

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Apple’s fall event is tomorrow, and we’ll be there live!

So it’s just around the corner. What are we going to see? Some new iPods? A revamped Apple TV? Updates to iTunes? iOS 4 for the iPad? A fix to your heartbreaking antenna problem? New, brightly colored iShoes? Or all of the above? It’s hard to say, but luckily Engadget will be covering Apple’s latest event live with up-to-the-minute coverage. As usual, we’ll be providing the best liveblogging in the business, so you can just kick back with a cool drink and enjoy the show.

Tune in at this URL at the times below on Wednesday, September 1st for all the action!

07:00AM – Hawaii
10:00AM – Pacific
11:00AM – Mountain
12:00PM – Central
01:00PM – Eastern
06:00PM – London
07:00PM – Paris
09:00PM – Moscow
02:00AM – Tokyo (September 2nd)

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Apple holding a media event September 7, says Bloomberg

Not sure how exactly this slipped our neural net, perhaps it was added in a later update, but yesterday’s Bloomberg revelation about a potential Apple TV show rental service now also includes the following tip: Steve Jobs et al plan on hosting an event in San Francisco on September 7. This just so happens to be on a Tuesday and meshes perfectly with Apple’s annual Mac plus iPod touch promotion (which ends on the same day). Of course, we could’ve told you Apple would be holding an early September iPod refresh event this time last year — the real question is what else might be revealed during the keynote?

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Live at Sony’s E3 2010 keynote!

Had enough gaming news today? Hardly. We’re on-hand here at Sony‘s E3 keynote in Los Angeles, eager to be world’s away from the smog just outside of the door. So, what’s Sir Howard have in store for us? A legitimate PSP2? An unthinkably large PlayStation 3? The return of Saturn? Keep it locked right here — we’ll be bringing you the blow by blow as soon as things commence.

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Live from Nintendo’s E3 2010 keynote!

Here we are, day 2 of E3 2010. If your existing Xbox 360 is doing just fine, and you’ve always been partial to things that grow in Mushroom Kingdoms, you’re in the right place. The Big N is just about ready to take the stage here in LA, hopefully bringing a three-dee DS and a Wii console with — gasp — 1080i output. Just kidding about that last one. Sadly.

We’re going to get started at 9AM Pacific, 12PM Eastern. Don’t miss it, you’ll be sorry!

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Live from Nintendo’s E3 2010 keynote! originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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