Update Includes Faster Safari Performance, iTunes Home Sharing, AirPlay Improvements & New Personal Hotspot

SYDNEY, Australia – 3 March 2011 – Apple® today introduced iOS 4.3, the latest version of the world’s most advanced mobile operating system. New features in iOS 4.3 include faster Safari® mobile browsing performance with the Nitro JavaScript engine; iTunes® Home Sharing; enhancements to AirPlay®; the choice of using the iPad™ side switch to either lock the screen rotation or mute the audio; and the Personal Hotspot feature for sharing an iPhone® 4 mobile data connection over Wi-Fi**.

“With more than 160 million iOS devices worldwide, including over 100 million iPhones, the growth of the iOS platform has been unprecedented,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “iOS 4.3 adds even more features to the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, across three blockbuster devices – iPad, iPhone and iPod touch – providing an ecosystem that offers customers an incredibly rich experience and developers unlimited opportunities.”

The Safari mobile browsing experience gets even better with iOS 4.3. The Nitro JavaScript engine that Apple pioneered on the desktop is now built into WebKit, the technology at the heart of Safari, and more than doubles the performance of JavaScript execution using just-in-time compilation. With the Nitro JavaScript engine, Safari provides an even better mobile browser experience working faster to support the interactivity of complex sites you visit on a daily basis.

New iTunes Home Sharing allows iOS 4.3 users to play music, movies and TV shows on an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch® from their iTunes library on a Mac® or PC over a local Wi-Fi network. With a simple tap you can enjoy all the media in your iTunes library wherever you are in your home. You can stream a movie from your Mac in one room to your iPad in another or stream an iTunes mix to your iPod touch from the office to the kitchen. With Home Sharing on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch you’ve got your entire iTunes library in your hands wherever you are in your home.

iOS 4.3 includes enhancements to AirPlay, the breakthrough wireless technology that allows users to stream music, photos and video to Apple TV®. With iOS 4.3 you can stream additional content including video from third party apps and web sites, videos from the Photos app and previews from the iTunes app to your TV.* AirPlay also allows you to bring photos to life on the TV screen by using one of the stunning new slideshow transitions, or shoot a video on your iPad 2, iPhone or iPod touch and stream it directly from the Photos app to Apple TV.

The new Personal Hotspot feature in iOS 4.3 lets you bring Wi-Fi with you anywhere you go, by allowing you to share an iPhone 4 mobile data connection with up to five devices in a combination of up to three Wi-Fi, three Bluetooth and one USB device.** Joining a Personal Hotspot is easy and once the feature is enabled a status bar displays how many devices are currently connected. Every connection is password protected and when not in use Personal Hotspot turns itself off to save battery life.

More than 10 billion apps have been downloaded from the revolutionary App Store? and more than 350,000 apps are available, including more than 65,000 native iPad apps, to consumers in 90 countries. Users of the more than 160 million iOS devices around the world can choose from an incredible range of apps in 20 categories, including games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel.

Availability
iOS 4.3 will be available to iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users as a free*** software update on Friday, 11 March. iOS 4.3 is compatible with iPad, iPad 2, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, plus third and fourth generation iPod touch. For more information please visit www.apple.com.au.au.

*AirPlay video requires second generation Apple TV running the latest software.

**Personal Hotspot requires supporting data plan. Customers should check with their carrier for availability.

*** Internet Access fees may apply.

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All New Design is Thinner, Lighter & Faster with FaceTime, Smart Covers & 10 Hour Battery

SYDNEY, Australia – 3 March, 2011 – Apple® today introduced iPad™ 2, the next generation of its magical device for browsing the web, reading and sending email, enjoying photos, watching videos, listening to music, playing games, reading ebooks and much more. iPad 2 features an entirely new design that is 33 percent thinner and up to 15 percent lighter than the original iPad, while maintaining the same stunning 9.7-inch LED-backlit LCD screen. iPad 2 features Apple’s new dual-core A5 processor for blazing fast performance and stunning graphics and now includes two cameras, a front-facing VGA camera for FaceTime® and Photo Booth®, and a rear-facing camera that captures 720p HD video, bringing the innovative FaceTime feature to iPad users for the first time. Though it is thinner, lighter, faster and packed with new features, iPad 2 still delivers up to 10 hours of battery life* that users have come to expect. iPad 2 is available in black or white and introduces the innovative iPad 2 Smart Cover in a range of vibrant polyurethane and rich leather colours.

“With more than 15 million iPads sold, iPad has defined an entirely new category of mobile devices,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “While others have been scrambling to copy the first generation iPad, we’re launching iPad 2, which moves the bar far ahead of the competition and will likely cause them to go back to the drawing boards yet again.”

With the new front and rear cameras, iPad 2 users can now make FaceTime calls to millions of iPhone® 4, iPod touch® and Mac® users so they can see family and friends anywhere there is Wi-Fi. Photo Booth lets you apply fun visual effects, including eight photo special effects like Squeeze, Twirl and Kaleidoscope, to photos captured by either camera.

iPad 2 comes with iOS 4.3, the latest version of the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, with new features including faster Safari® mobile browsing performance; iTunes® Home Sharing; enhancements to AirPlay®;** the choice to use the iPad side switch to either lock the screen rotation or mute audio; and Personal Hotspot to share an iPhone 4 mobile data connection over Wi-Fi.*** Additional iPad 2 features include a built-in gyro for advanced gaming; HSUPA support for enhanced 3G upload speeds on iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G, and HDMI Video Mirroring that lets users mirror their iPad screen on an HDTV using an optional adapter.

The innovative new iPad 2 Smart Cover provides protection for the iPad screen while maintaining its thin and lightweight profile. Designed with a unique self-aligning magnetic hinge that makes it easy to attach and remove, the new iPad 2 Smart Cover automatically wakes iPad 2 when it’s opened and puts it to sleep when it’s closed, and has a soft microfibre lining to help keep the screen clean. The Smart Cover also folds into a stand for typing or viewing videos and is available in vibrant polyurethane or rich leather in a range of colours, including a (PRODUCT) RED one which helps support the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa.

Apple also introduced two new apps: iMovie® and GarageBand® for iPad. With iMovie, iPad 2 users can shoot and edit videos right on their iPad and post their movies to YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo and their MobileMe? gallery; watch them on their iPod®, iPhone or iPad; as well as view them on their HDTV using AirPlay and Apple TV®. GarageBand turns your iPad into a collection of touch instruments and 8-track recording studio, allowing you to perform with onscreen keyboards, guitars, drums and basses using multi-touch gestures – even if you don’t play a musical instrument.

iPad 2 runs almost all of the over 350,000 apps available on the App Store and there are more than 65,000 native iPad apps available from an incredible range of apps in 20 categories, including games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel. The iTunes Store gives iPad users access to the world’s most popular online music, TV and movie store with a catalogue of over 14 million songs, and thousands of TV episodes and films including stunning high definition video. The iBooks® app for iPad includes Apple’s iBookstore?, the best way to browse, buy and read books on a mobile device.

Pricing & Availability
iPad 2 will be available in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK on 25 March; and in many more countries around the world in the coming months. Further international availability and pricing will be announced at a later date.

iMovie and GarageBand for iPad apps will be available from the App Store on iPad or www.itunes.com.au/appstore. Pricing will be announced at a later date.

*Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.

**AirPlay video requires second generation Apple TV running the latest software.

***Personal Hotspot requires supporting data plan. Customers should check with their carrier for availability.

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Based on the DC Comic and starring Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich and Helen Mirren, the action comedy box office smash, RED, is being released to Blu-ray and DVD March 30. Loaded with special features, RED is packed with explosions and wisecracks from start to finish. A Limited Edition Blu-ray and DVD will be available to buy for a short time only containing your very own DC Comic.

Sydney, Australia (March 2nd, 2011) — With its large multi-touch display and Intel® Core™ i5 processor, the ASUS Eee Slate EP121 delivers the ultimate combination of performance and portability in a tablet design. Powered by Windows 7 Home Premium, the Eee Slate runs the same software as any desktop or notebook PC, so it’s perfect for mobile users who need to both create and consume content.

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The Eee Slate EP121 is a powerful tablet computer that meets the needs of both consumers and business users. The fact it received an Innovations Award at CES 2011 is a clear testament to the innovation and technology behind it. “This unique PC provides a great combination of productivity, entertainment and social networking that we believe delivers a no-compromise mobile computing solution.”— Steve Guggenheimer, Corporate Vice President of the OEM Division at Microsoft Corporation.

Easy and Intuitive Input Options
The vibrant, high-definition, 12.1” screen makes the Eee Slate EP121 ideal for entertainment on the go and offers a number of input options to suit all users. The capacitive touch-sensor provides accurate fingertip control for more relaxed use, while the WACOM digitizer pen provides the world’s most sophisticated stylus experience. Advanced ‘pen and ink’ technology delivers the most natural writing experience available — handwritten notes can be stored in their original state or quickly converted into editable text.

The Eee Slate EP121 also ships with a sleek, full-size, Bluetooth keyboard that’s ideal for serious typing sessions and its built-in battery extends battery life to up to 4.5 hours (as tested with 3Dmark Reader mode).

No-Compromise Tablet Computing
A powerful Intel® Core™ i5 processor, combined with either 2GB or 4GB of RAM, means the Eee Slate EP121 can multi-task with ease. Windows 7 Home Premium means it can run the same applications as a desktop or notebook PC too, whether it’s Microsoft Office, Intuit Quicken or Adobe Photoshop Elements. Support for 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, USB 2.0 and HDMI also make connecting to wireless networks, peripherals and high-definition displays easy.

Entertainment for All
The Eee Slate EP121’s 12-inch screen makes sharing HD movies and photos with other people a pleasure. Its Advanced Fringe Field Switching (AFSS) technology delivers superior brightness and colour range to similar IPS (In-Plane Switching) displays, along with an ultra-wide 178° viewing angle. The 1280 x 800 resolution makes the Eee Slate EP121 ideal for both productivity tasks and enjoying multimedia, while the tough Corning® Gorilla® Glass construction means the screen can easily cope with the rigors of mobile life.

Movies, TV shows and games have never looked as good as on the Eee Slate EP121 and, since this is a full PC, there’s the same wide choice of multimedia content and software as any desktop or notebook PC. The Eee Slate EP121 runs Adobe Flash too, so it gives access to the whole of the web, with no restrictions.
 
Stay Connected with Content
Windows Live Mesh keeps files automatically synchronised across other Windows 7 PCs, so users can be sure to have access to the files they need, no matter where they are. They can also connect to other PCs remotely with the Eee Slate EP121 using nothing more than built-in software and a high-speed internet connection. 

The Creepy Spooksville pinball machine, a conversation seat, a coat inspired by a babushka doll and the graphic design for the flagship vehicle of ‘Oatomobile’ porridge are just some of the outstanding works featured in Top Designs 2011. 

In its 11^th year at Melbourne Museum, Top Designs showcases the works of some of Victoria’s most exceptional emerging designers. Featuring 122 works by 108 students from government, Catholic and independent schools across Victoria, the exhibition includes everything from furniture and fashion to graphic design and photography.

“It’s exciting to see such a diversity of works by talented and imaginative young designers”, said Brett Dunlop, Manager, Melbourne Museum. “Top Designs represents an amazing opportunity for students to exhibit their work in the museum and for visitors to get a look at the future of design in Australia”

All the works on show were produced as part of VCE studies in the disciplines of Media, Design and Technology, Food and Technology, Visual Communication and Design, Systems Engineering and VET Interactive Digital Media. 285 students were shortlisted for the exhibition from over 1,500 applications, with the exhibitors selected by six specialist panellists.

Folios and design plans are exhibited alongside the works, providing visitors with an insight into the development of each design from the original concept, design options and trialling of materials to the finished product and evaluation.

“Over its 11 years Top Designs has featured the works of more than 1200 young designers, inspiring thousands more. It’s especially important that all students receive free admission to the exhibition so that we can continue to encourage and support our next generation of designers,” said Dunlop.

“The VCAA welcomes the partnership with Melbourne Museum, one of Victoria’s key cultural institutions. Together we are providing an engaging series of education programs aimed at this year’s VCE student that will greatly enhance the educational role of the exhibition” said Mr John Firth, Chief Executive Office of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.

Visitors are also encouraged to vote for their favourite work in the exhibition as part of the Eckersley’s People’s Choice Award.

Top Designs is a major component of the VCE Season of Excellence, managed by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.

Top Designs

Melbourne Museum

26 March to 26 July 2011

Included with Museum entry (FREE for students)  

Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street, Carlton. Open 10.00am to 5.00pm daily. $8 Adults, FREE children and concession.  For further information, visit museumvictoria.com.au or phone 13 11 02.

Multi Award-Winning, Metacritic Storming ‘PAC-MAN™ Championship Edition DX’ Available for One Week Only at Half Price on Xbox Live® Arcade 

If you haven’t already (and why haven’t you?), now is the time to get your hands on one of the best arcade games ever and arguably the finest reinvention of one of video gaming’s greatest brands.

From today to March 8^th 2011, leading NAMCO Generations title PAC-MAN™ Championship Edition DX is available as part of the ‘Deals of the Week’ promotion on Xbox Live® for 400 Microsoft points instead of the usual 800.

PAC-MAN™ Championship Edition DX has kept its Metacritic position as the highest rated Xbox 360® game since its 2010 release, with a score of 93% and 100% positive reviews.

The game also recently scooped every single IGN Best of 2010 award for which it was nominated, including Most Addictive Game, Best Retro Design and Best Quick Fix for Xbox 360®, and Most Addictive Game for PlayStation®3. 

After thirty years in the game, has PAC-MAN still got what it takes? Oh yeah.

PAC-MAN™ Championship Edition DX for Xbox 360® and PlayStation®3 is available now via Xbox Live® Arcade and PlayStation®Network.  For more information on NAMCO BANDAI Games and its entire line up, please visit www.namcobandaipartners.com.au .

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Final seasons of THE HILLS & THE CITY & Season One of the much loved RULES OF ENGAGEMENT & the highly anticipated 90210 all hit the shelves on April 7th.

THE HILLS, SEASON 6 – Final Season!

The Hills returns for its sixth and final season as Kristin starts to regret making enemies in Los Angeles. Her attempts to patch things up with the girls are hampered by rumours of wild partying and drug abuse… and the fact she abandoned them in Miami. Meanwhile Heidi faces the disapproval of her family after her extensive cosmetic surgery, Audrina has a new man in old friend Ryan Cabrera and Stephanie begins to get over her DUI. You’re gonna miss it when it’s gone.

Starring: Kristin Cavallari, Audrina Patridge and Heidi Spencer, The Hills Season Six contains all 12 episodes across 3 DVDs and also includes a must see featurette: “From The Beginning”.

THE CITY, SEASON TWO – Final Season!

Whitney, Roxy, Olivia and Erin are back for the second and final season now available on DVD. As Whitney’s fashion career takes root, she is forced to make a choice between her friendships and her future. Meanwhile Olivia and Erin’s feud at the offices of Elle Magazine has hit an all new low and Erin is forced to think that if the two can’t work together, then perhaps it is time to get rid of the b!tch.

Starring Whitney Port, Olivia Palermo, Roxy and Erin, The City Season Two contains all 12 episodes across two DVDs and also includes The City’s Guide to NYC featurette.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, SEASON 1

Rules of Engagement, now five seasons in in the US, has become a modern sitcom staple alongside the likes of Two and a Half Men. Season one starts at the very beginning when Jeff and Audrey learn that their neighbours Jennifer and Adam have just got engaged and Jennifer tries to fix up Russell in the misguided hope that the right woman could transform him from… well… grotty little mongrel.

Starring Patrick Warburton, Megyn Price, Oliver Hudson, Bianca Kajlich and David Spade; Rules of Engagement Season 1 contains all seven episodes from the shortened first season as well as a featurette on the making of an episode, a set tour with Oliver Hudson and a blooper reel.

90210, THE FIRST SEASON

The reboot of a nineties icon, 90210 comes to DVD and a new generation of friends explore life in the world’s most glamorous post code. In season one, the Wilson family move from Kansas to California as Harrison Wilson accepts the role of Principle at West Beverly Hills High. Replete with good guys, bad girls, jocks, bloggers, ex drug addicts, teenage pregnancies and alcoholic movie stars – 90210 is back baby.

Starring: Shenae Grimes, Tristan Wilds, AnnaLynne McCord, Ryan Eggold, Jessica Stroup, Michael Steger, 90210 THE FIRST SEASON contains all twenty four episodes, including episodes not yet seen on Australian TV, across six DVDs as well as featurettes on the fashion and music of 90210, set tours, a day in the life of Ryan Eggold and a mini-feature on the show’s revival.

Barracuda® XT Combines Highest Desktop Storage Capacity Ever Available with High-End Performance

SINGAPORE — March 2, 2011 — Seagate (NASDAQ:STX) today began shipments of the industry’s most elegant, easy-to-install 3TB desktop drive – the Barracuda® XT hard drive – a product that eliminates the need to purchase extra hardware or software to overcome the 2TB barrier. The Barracuda XT hard drive delivers the highest available capacity for home servers and workstations, high-definition video editing and production systems, high-performance PC gaming systems and desktop PCs.

Legacy PC BIOS designs and device drivers and older operating systems such as Windows XP are incapable of using hard drive capacities beyond 2.1TB. The upshot is that existing desktop drives with more than 2.1TB of storage capacity must be deployed with additional software or hardware and may also require extra device drivers to overcome this limitation.

The Barracuda XT hard drive with free Seagate DiscWizard™ software is a complete, easy-to-deploy solution. DiscWizard software makes it simple to configure the computer operating system and device drivers to access the full 3TB of capacity on legacy systems using Windows XP and PC BIOS and on personal computers equipped with newer versions of Windows or the new UEFI BIOS. The new DiscWizard software is available for free download at www.seagate.com/beyond-2TB.com.

“Seagate is squarely focused on delivering the storage performance, capacity and innovation to ensure that technology transitions remain seamless for our customers,” said BanSeng Teh, senior vice president and managing director of Seagate Asia Pacific and Japan. “The Barracuda® XT hard drive epitomizes our commitment to providing end-user customers and PC manufacturers with the world’s most advanced storage solutions.”

The Barracuda XT hard drive combines a 64MB cache that optimizes burst performance in cache-intensive applications such as PC gaming and nonlinear video editing with Serial ATA 6Gb/s – an interface that delivers the highest system throughput – to enable the highest performance available in a desktop hard

drive. The 3.5-inch, 7200RPM drive’s 3TB of storage capacity gives desktop PC users the most space ever available for videos, games, photos and files.

The Barracuda XT 3TB hard drive launch comes only months after Seagate introduced the Barracuda® Green hard drive, another Seagate desktop drive that streamlines technology transitions to simplify drive installations for PC makers and consumers. The eco-friendly Barracuda Green hard drive features Seagate’s SmartAlign™ technology to enable all the benefits of the new 4K sector standard while simplifying drive installation. SmartAlign technology works by eliminating the need for utilities often required to ensure optimum drive performance.

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2K Sports Announces Demos for Major League Baseball® 2K11 and Top Spin 4 Now Available

Be the first to experience the most authentic tennis and baseball games to date with Top Spin 4 & Major League Baseball 2K11 

Sydney, Australia – March 2, 2011 – 2K Sports today announced that the free demo of Top Spin 4 is now available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft through Xbox LIVE®  and from March 3^rd for PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system through the PlayStation®Network.

The free demo of Major League Baseball® 2K11 is also now available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft through Xbox LIVE®

Major League Baseball 2K11

The Major League Baseball 2K11 demo arrives two weeks prior to the game’s launch on March 18, 2011. Download the demo for a sneak peek of the completely revamped fielding system; Total Control Pitching, that enables pitchers to paint the corners with pinpoint ac­curacy; and improved player models, which provide authenticity like never before. The Major League Baseball 2K11 demo will also offer players an opportunity to relive the exciting 2010 World Series® by playing a 3-inning game as either the San Francisco Giants or Texas Rangers at AT&T Park in San Francisco.

Major League Baseball 2K11, is the next edition in the popular Major League Baseball 2K series developed by 2K Sports’ Visual Concepts studio.

Major League Baseball 2K11 is rated G by the Australian Classification Board and will be available on March 18, 2011 in Australian and New Zealand, exclusively for the Xbox 360.

For more information, please visit www.2ksports.com/games/mlb2k11 and follow 2K Sports on Twitter at @2KSports. 

Top Spin 4 

The Top Spin 4 demo, which is available two weeks prior to the game’s March 18, 2011 launch, offers gamers an early opportunity to experience all of the intense action of professional tennis with a new, intuitive control system that is accessible and rewarding to gamers of all skill levels. Players will also get a glimpse of Top Spin 4’s breathtaking player models, each complete with their own Signature Style, and a new TV broadcast presentation that brings tennis to life with pre-match animation sequences, diverse crowd reactions and dynamic broadcast style camera angles.

The Top Spin 4 demo, will also allow gamers to recreate some of tennis’ most exhilarating moments with the top pros, including Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Ana Ivanovic and Serena Williams at such world-renowned tournaments as the US Open or the French Open in a tie-break match to seven points.

Developed by 2K Czech, Top Spin 4 redefines the way you experience the game of tennis. Innovative controls make for pick-up-and-play accessibility, which will also be deep and satisfying for tennis experts who want to plan their attack, target their opponent’s weaknesses and become an unstoppable force on the court. The most feature-rich title of the Top Spin franchise, Top Spin 4, puts you front and center of the professional tennis experience with the deepest player roster to date complete with 2K’s Signature Style, an enhanced Player Creator with new Coaching and Development systems, an incredibly immersive Career mode, all-new visually stunning TV Broadcast presentation elements, and a fully online World Tour Mode. For more information, please visit www.2ksports.com/games/topspin4 and follow 2K Sports on Twitter at @2KSports.

Top Spin 4 is rated G by the Australian Classification Board and will be available in Australia and New Zealand on March 18, 2011 on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system and Wii.

2K Sports is a division of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

About Take-Two Interactive Software

Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a global developer, marketer and publisher of interactive entertainment software games for the PC, PlayStation®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii^TM, Nintendo DS^TM, iPhone®, iPod® touch and iPad™. The Company publishes and develops products through its wholly owned labels Rockstar Games and 2K, which publishes its titles under 2K Games, 2K Sports and 2K Play. The Company’s common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit our website at www.take2games.com.

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