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Sony’s officially announced their PlayStation 3 Slim that retails for $100 less than the current PlayStation 3 fat, which is also getting a price cut.

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The slim will come with a 120GB drive, and will be 32% smaller and 36% lighter than the standard PlayStation 3, as well as using 34% less power. The $300 price will apply to all PlayStation 3s starting tomorrow. The Slim will be available everywhere by the first week of September.

Here are some more details. The 80GB PS3 (current model) will be discounted to $300, whereas the 160GB PS3 will be $400. There will be a new PS3 logo as well as modifications to the official name from PLAYSTATION 3 to PlayStation 3 as to not be shouting all the time.

It’ll also have a BRAVIA Sync feature that’ll allow you to control the PS3′s XMB with your Sony TV remote as long as they’re connected via HDMI. And the TV will automatically turn off the PS3 when the TV goes off.

There’s also a vertical stand retailing for $24 on September 3. Whether or not you can stand it up vertically for long periods of time without the stand is unknown. Sony also says that they’re eliminating the feature of installing other operating systems on the Slim, so no more Linux.

Oh, and there will only be two USB ports.

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Nintendo has announced the Facebook integration in their DSi console. A firmware updates enables this integration in the DSi. This will enable users to upload pictures to their Facebook profile.

The new feature, which was announced by Nintendo at this year’s E3 and rolled out in Europe, Japan and Australia at the end of July, enables users to upload photos taken with their DSi directly to their Facebook profile.

Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of sales and marketing said,

“Facebook and Nintendo DSi build on the trend of personalisation that is so important to consumers, We’re giving people the tools to express themselves in creative new ways and show off the results to their friends and family on Facebook.”

According to GI.biz,

“the update means that when users are reviewing photos they have stored in their DSi camera album, they see a Facebook icon on the touchscreen which, when tapped, instantly transmits the photo to the user’s Facebook profile.”