The team behind iCreate magazine have launched the ultimate online portal for iPhone users, iPhone Kung Fu.com. Dubbed, “The path to iPhone enlightenment”, visitors will find reviews of apps and accessories, free ringtones as well as receive daily news and video tutorials on one easy-to-use page.

The site can be viewed on existing web browsers and the iPhone’s own Safari. As it continues to develop, the site will provide a free iPhone application via Apple’s iTunes Store as well as other exciting new features for iPhone users.

www.iPhonekungfu.com

EA will release a Time Trial downloadable content pack for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 toward the end of January. Much like the VR missions from Metal Gear Solid, the new levels will be made up of geometrical shapes, with the PS3 set to get an exclusive extra level for free. The DLC is set to cost $10 on the PSN or 800 Microsoft Point via Xbox Live Marketplace, but a European release date/price has yet to be confirmed.

Capcom is bringing it’s high definition redux of Street Fighter II Turbo to the Xbox Live Arcade, or the new ‘Xbox Experience’ as it will be, on November 26. The 2D beat ‘em up features new high res graphics for it’s bow on the next gen consoles, although Sony has remained mum about when the fighter is likely to hit the PlayStation Network. With Thursdays currently the day of the week for PSN updates, it could be Nov 27. We’ll keep you posted.

An independent study has found that HDTV owners out there have been favouring Blu-ray as the preferred viewing format over that of downloads. Beaten by a margin of nearly ten to one over seventy percent of voters cited this Blu affiliation is a product of actually owning a physical disc.

Conducted by market researchers SmithGeiger on behalf of The Digital Entertainment Group, more than one thousand HDTV owners throughout the USA participated in the survey along with five hundred in Japan and the United Kingdom respectively.

US peer-to-peer video streaming service Vudu is all set to take on Netflix at their own HD game, following acquisition of 1,000 titles in its own HDX format. Adding around 150 titles a week since the start of October, the site now features titles such as Iron Man, Journey to the Center of the Earth and Mongol  in its library. “We’re certainly proud to offer the largest HD library on the planet, but the motivation to accomplish this really sprang from our customers, retail partners and home theater installation professionals, all of whom were asking for more HD content. This is only the beginning of our effort. Our goal is to maintain a leadership position in offering the best picture quality.” said Edward Lichty, Vudu’s executive VP of content.