By retire, he doesn’t mean totally retire from working; he just wants to retire his current position. The man who is often dubbed “the father of video games” has apparently been saying in the office that he wants to retire so that he can focus more on development again and either work with some smaller developers or work on something that he can do himself.

Speaking to Wired.com Miyamoto said: “Inside our office, I’ve been recently declaring, ‘I’m going to retire, I’m going to retire. What I mean by retiring is, retiring from my current position. What I really want to do is be in the forefront of game development once again myself. Probably working on a smaller project, with even younger developers. Or I might be interested in making something that I can make myself, by myself. Something really small.”

There are many gamers out there who are probably sat, playing on their Wii and they have one man, and one man only to thank. That man is Miyamoto. He pioneered video gaming and without the likes of Zelda and Mario there would probably be many people out there who wouldn’t have even considered getting into gaming.

To many people, it doesn’t matter who designed, created and developed the games they play on just as long as they are there. You may be sat reading this thinking “Yeah, okay he was the man behind them originally but what has he done recently?”

Well, he’s the man who was tasked with supervising the development of some huge projects for Nintendo like Super Mario 3D Land and Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and now he wants to “be in the forefront of game development once again”.

Battlefield 3 which is officially EA’s fastest selling game ever after selling over 5 million copies in its first week, made it two weeks at the top of the chart after its release on the 25^th of October, but it is widely expected that the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will knock it off the top now that it’s finally released.

The game was released on the 08/11/11 and it has been predicted that 18 million copies of the game will be sold by the start of the next calendar year. There’s been a massive amount of hype surrounding the release of this game and it’s shown with the amount of people who were seen to have been queuing up outside 13,000 stores up and down the country.

According to Activision there were 1.5million people queuing up on the night of the game’s release. Obviously not all of these people would have turned into sales, but that’s a lot of people for just one game and that’s precisely why it’s the biggest entertainment launch of all time!

With Christmas just around the corner you can almost guarantee that the sales will continue to rise and we could see a record amount of games sold, who knows maybe even the most games ever sold, which would knock MW3’s predecessor Call of Duty: Black Ops off the top spot.

It’s safe to say that the iPhone 4S was a hit seeing as it sold over 4 million units in its first weekend of sales and on the first day of pre-order there was over 1 million units ordered, which smashed any previous record.

But the question everyone wanted an answer too was; “How good is the new iOS?” Well we have a review on the latest iOS to hit people’s iPads and iPhones. According to Apple there’s well over 200 new features on the new iOS. Don’t worry we aren’t going to list all of them for you, that would be ridiculous and would definitely take a long time to read through.

Notification Centre

First of all we’ll start out with the general feel of the new iOS. There’s a lot that’s had an overhaul, but there’s also a lot that hasn’t had any kind of change. There’s the all new notification centre which has been introduced to the iOS 5. Anything from Facebook and Twitter notifications to text and Whatsapp notifications will appear in the notifications centre.

It also has a new banner that appears at the top of your page when you get a notification. So if you’re busy killing pigs on Angry Birds, or slicing your way through fruit you won’t get interrupted by a big, horrible, blocky looking notification; instead it will be a sleek banner that rolls in and rolls out at the top of your screen. A lot smoother, less annoying and more aesthetically pleasing, we think.

Twitter Integration

The next big thing that has been introduced in iOS 5 is Twitter integration. It has been integrated into the heart of your handset and it allows you to Tweet anything from your phone, so if you’ve just taken a really cool photo, or maybe a stupid one of one of your friends then you can Tweet it directly from your photo library. We think this is pretty cool and it saves you constantly opening up your Twitter application.

Siri – iPhone’s Personal Assistant

If you have an iPhone 4S then you will be more bothered about how good, or as the case may be how bad Siri is. If you don’t have an iPhone 4S then for those of you who don’t know what Siri is then it’s pretty much your very own personal assistant.

You can hold a conversation with him, ask him to text or ring people for you, and he will even set alarms and reminders for you. Siri is sadly not available on the iPhone 4, but there have been a few people who have managed to port it onto a jailbroken iPhone 4.

iMessage – Apple’s Answer to BBM

There’s long been rumours of a cross platform app that allowed you to talk to people who used the Blackberry messaging system (BBM) but nothing ever materialised and it still hasn’t, however Apple have brought out their own version of BBM, iMessage.

This is where anybody who has an iPad, iPhone or one of the newer iPod touches with iOS 5 on it you can all talk to each other, cost free. It leaves behind the pin system used in BBM and it just recognises any iOS 5 registered Apple device. Pretty seamless and very sleek if you ask us, and definitely cool!

iCloud – Free Cloud Storage

With all the rave about how you can store things from your computer “in the cloud”, apple have decided to take that concept and bring it to their iOS devices. This brings you iCloud. Wireless back up, and “in the cloud” storage for all of your songs, apps, contacts and emails. You get 5GB free storage but if you’re upgrading the OS on say an iPhone 4, you will undoubtedly need to purchase some of the extra storage space.

There’s the option of 10 GB, 20 GB and 50 GB. All of which you need to pay for but if you want the extra room to store all of your apps, songs and photos then you will more than likely pay for the extra room.

Last but not least, the new iOS is a massive improvement on the previous one. It’s an awful lot slicker, better looking and it operates a lot better than the old version of iOS. So, it seems that they’ve got a bit of a job on their hands when it comes to the next update of the iOS and we’d love to see how iOS 6 will look this time next year, and yes; iOS 5 is definitely worth the download!

There’s not much news out there about it as of yet, just that there’s set to be a trailer released on November the 2^nd and other than that, and that the “V” in the logo looks a little like it is relating to money, so that could be a big part of the game, as in every other game.

Also, Android has been accused of copying some of the features from Apple’s highly anticipated and eagerly awaited iOS 5. When asked about it, Hugo Barra, the product management director for Android at Google claimed to have not heard about what has been said in Steve Jobs’ biography where he “swore to destroy Android” and he was so annoyed at what he saw as blatant copying in the 2.1 version of Android that was released in January 2010.

There’s the sad news that ex Apple CEO and co-founder, Steve Jobs died the day after the new iPhone 4S was announced at Apple’s “Let’s Talk iPhone” event on the 4^th of October. His biography was released not so long ago and there’s been much controversy surrounding it and what is written in it.

Also, Blackberry users suffered a fair bit this month. The Blackberry servers suffered an outage meaning that Blackberry Messenger, internet services and a couple of other aspects of the whole Blackberry package were also unavailable. So as you may imagine, there may be a few people switching from Blackberry to Apple after this fiasco.

So, too summarise, you can say that it’s been an eventful month in the world of tech and also a sad one. Let’s hope that next month there’s no more sad news, just good, in the build up to Christmas!

There’s a lot of apparently “new” features on the iPhone 4S, but other than the obvious new and improved camera, the faster A5 processor, the all new iOS 5 and finally the big one that seems to be the main selling point for a lot of people, Siri.

What is Siri?

If you don’t know what Siri is, it is basically your own little assistant in your phone. You can ask it an abundance of different things and the vast majority of them it will carry out for you.

Ask it anything from setting your alarms in the morning for you, or setting a reminder for you. Siri can even find directions for you if you need it too, although I stress this is only available in the US at the minute.

There are many people out there, myself included, who are still the very proud owner of an iPhone 4 and I have no doubt that an awful lot of people have been wondering about how or even if you can get Siri on the iPhone 4. Well it’s not official that you can, but somebody, somewhere out there has managed to get Siri on to the iPhone 4 which just proves that the software is more than capable of running on the iPhone 4.

Will Apple roll this out officially?

We doubt Apple will officially roll this out across the iPhone 4 world as Siri is still only, according to Apple a “beta” version at the minute. That doesn’t mean to say that once Siri is up and running properly on the iPhone 4S that it won’t be made available on the iPhone 4. If you don’t believe that it’s been ported on to the iPhone 4 then why not check out this video and see for yourself!

Yes, it’s the same on the outside, but on the inside, under the bonnet it’s a totally different machine. The iPhone 4S comes with the all new Apple A5 Chipset, the main hub of the phone meaning that it is significantly faster than the iPhone 4. Another feature that the iPhone 4S has which sadly the very good iPhone 4 can’t boast is the 1080p HD recording. With its video stabilising, LED Flash and both photo and video geotagging it’s safe to say that the iPhone 4S has a lot more to offer on many more fronts.

With all the problems Apple had last year with the antenna problems when they released iPhone 4, this year with the iPhone 4S they have vastly improved signal quality as I imagine they don’t want a repeat of last year’s fiasco when they had to send out iPhone 4 bumpers to everyone who had purchased their new device.

One other thing on the iPhone 4S that is sure to capture the headlines is the new voice control software, Siri. For those of you who don’t know what exactly it does then you may or may not be blown away by it. It’s pretty much an app for your phone that means you can hold a conversation with it about anything from local restaurants to asking Siri to remind you to buy your wife a birthday card when you leave your workplace. Yes, it is that good that it knows when you leave work. For more on Siri see Apple’s YouTube video on how to use it and the things it is capable of here.

So all in all the iPhone 4S is no doubt a step up from the iPhone 4, but in theory it is only keeping up with the competition from the likes of Samsung and HTC. We do however expect to see many people lining the streets to buy their new handset when it is released later this week, especially seeing as though Apple managed to get people queuing outside their stores for a white version of a 9 month old phone!

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Recruitment Management Solutions

The combination of publishing job openings, cataloging applications and CVs, the communication ability provided between applicants, agencies and your company, and the retention of all data within the system provides a complete source for all hiring processes. This strategy will build your potential employee pool, as well as providing the talent that you are currently searching for. You also retain all the information on the candidates that has been collected. This puts you in the position to choose only the very best candidates for current and future job openings. This platform works just as well for IT recruitment solutions as it does for hourly personnel solutions recruitment.

Strategic Recruitment Solutions

These recruitment solutions allow you to use strategies in your hiring and human resources that engender peak efficiency and the maximum in cost savings. All data is contained permanently in the core HR system, making it easier to communicate information to other applications that require specific data on an individual employee, such as payroll. Out sourcing for services such as payroll are virtually eliminated. A fully integrated HR system saves time, aids in proper compliance and efficiently avoids the disastrous failure to communicate, so prevalent with outdated HR procedures. When you have an efficient, effective and cost saving strategy, your organization grows and prospers.

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The integrated HR system allows you the luxury of discovering the very best in talent for filling key personnel positions. It can provide you with a global network of sources to pull candidates from. Fully integrated HR systems also put your company’s best face forward; showing a modern progressive image for your company, along with a positive image of attention to detail. Recruitment today is a monumental challenge to procure the right match in a candidate’s personality and qualifications, to fill the openings you have available in your organization. An integrated HR system can remove the stress, the complications and much of the cost of finding the talent that your company requires to thrive in today’s marketplace.

The rumours have been rife over the last few months about whether we’re going to see a new iPhone or just a tweaked version of the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, but with people claiming to have “leaked” news about the imminent arrival of the iPhone 5 I think the vast majority of people would be surprised to see no iPhone 5 being released.

There are also “leaks” that there is going to be another iPhone device announced. There’s some photo’s doing the rounds from a factory in Brazil. In these pictures apparently is the new iPhone 4S device. This does wash seeing as the device in question does look pretty much exactly the same as the iPhone 4. Could we be seeing two new iPhones?

There are many out there who hope that Apple will be unveiling not one, but two new iPhone handsets. Obviously this would be a first for Apple as they have previously only released one handset at any one time, but there are a lot of things doing the rounds in the rumour mill that there’s going to be an iPhone 4S and 5 released. Also, someone out there is obviously a bit of a big iPhone fan, as they’ve made their own iPhone 5 prototype device.

They will also be talking a little bit about the new iOS which is no doubt going to be on the new handset. The new iOS in question is aptly named ‘iOS 5’ which you would think points to the fact that there’s going to be an iPhone 5 released.

Also, iTunes new beta version which is set to be released on Friday has leaked the iPhone 4S. In its description tag it has the product name ‘iPhone 4S’ which again may throw many people out there off as there’s no mention of the iPhone 5.

So it seems that there’s still no clear news as to what devices are going to be released, so I suppose all we’ll have to do now is wait. Not like we have to wait long though, it’s announced tomorrow!

Also, there may be a glasses-less 3D TV soon to be launched which may be a cheaper TV than the ones that are already out on the market which then means that they will be much more affordable to your average Joe who wants to buy him, or herself a nice, snazzy, new 3D TV without burning a hole in your pocket.

Obviously lots of people would like to have the latest, flashiest and most up to date products in their house but not everyone can afford it so therefore a cheaper option, like the one that is in the pipeline from Toshiba, if they do get released soon then there could be plenty of happy people around!

Who knows, some more big name companies like Sony and Panasonic could jump on the bandwagon and start to release some of their own cheap, cost effective 3D TV’s and it could drive the prices down even further if there is more competition for the likes of Toshiba.

So who knows, there could a really cheap 3D TV just around the corner!

The new Corsair line of USB 3.0 sticks are already proving to be some of the best USB sticks on the market. The Flash Voyager GT USB 3.0 gives a whopping four times the speed of regular USB 2.0 drives and up to two times the speed of the standard 3.0 flash drives. The 64GB version of the branded memory sticks has a top read speed of 135 MB/sec and a maximum write speed of 83MB/sec.

This new flash drive is also backwards compatible with USB 2.0 and when used in this way is one of the fastest USB 2.0 drives on the market. Its rubber design also makes the memory stick water proof and the housing makes it ideal for regular PC and USB users who need to quickly access important data and transport it in a safe and secure way.

Corsair have also taken into account the overall design of the product, making the Voyager USB stick just 73MM long (as compared to 100MM of their last product) and skinny 22M in width (in comparison to 26MM) giving the new models a much sleeker and slim design that is less cumbersome to carry and use than previous products.

The flash survivor USB 3.0 uses the same style that is tried and tested from previous models, with the anodized aircraft-grade aluminium shell being water proof to 200m and with the added feature of it being shock and vibration resistant to help further protect the stored data on your USB stick.

All three of the new models are backwards compatible to USB 2.0 and work directly with Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux without the need for any drivers or special installations.

Corsair said about their new 3.0 models:

“Our new lines of USB 3.0 flash drives offer great choices for performance enthusiasts and on-the-go professionals.” said Thi La, Vice President of Memory Products at Corsair. “The Flash Survivor and Flash Voyager families are known for their ruggedness, reliability and superior ergonomics, and USB 3.0 speed makes them even better.”