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Nintendo DS Games Coming To Wii U’s Virtual Console
Nintendo confirms that mobile apps are on the way
New PS Vita Slim Rumored for UK
Divoom Voombox-Outdoor Bluetooth Speaker Debuts
SwiftKey Note Smart Keyboard iOS App Launches With Advanced Word Prediction
HTC Desire 310 Leaked By HTC
Apple iOS 7.0.5 Update For iPhone Released
Blossom Project Creates World’s First Inflatable 3D Print (video)
The Elder Scrolls Online “Arrival” 8 Minute Cinematic Trailer Released (video)
Samsung’s Tizen Smartphone Turns Up On Ebay
Facebook Paper News Reading App Announced (Video)
Synology NAS Systems Receiving Chromecast Streaming Support
Lenovo ThinkPad 11e Rugged Laptop Range Unveiled Starting At $349
Sony PlayStation Vita Slim Lands In The UK 7th Feburary
Diablo 3 Reaper Of Souls Collectors Edition Available To Pre-order for $80
Samsung To Reduce Android Customization On Future Devices (Rumor)
Fingerprint Scanning Technology and WQHD Might Launch With Galaxy S5 (Rumor)
Lenovo Will Manufacture the Next Nexus Device (Rumor)
Oppo N1 Launched in India for Rs. 39,999
A New 8-inch Samsung Tablet with Model Number SM-T330 Spotted
Paypal And GoDaddy Respond To @N Twitter Hacking
Geeksphone Smartphone Will Feature Dual OS
White Xbox One To Launch Later This Year (Rumor)
Star Wars: Assault Team coming to Android, iOS, and Windows Phone 8 this spring
Android 4.4 KitKat for US HTC One Delayed By One to Two Weeks
Lil Nardo Arduino Leonardo Compatible Development Board (video)
New Samsung Galaxy Tab Is All About Education
Opto-pi Raspberry Pi Opto-Isolator Board Offers Easier Interfacing With Digital GPIO Pins (video)
Google Sold Motorola to Lenovo for $2.91 Billion
Lenovo ThinkPad 8 Launches For $429 With Intel Atom And 64GB eMMC (video)
Silencer Trigger Controlled Electronic Camera Follow Focus System Unveiled (video)
Dell Wyse Cloud Connect Android PC Stick Launches For $129

Nintendo DS Games Coming To Wii U’s Virtual Console

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 07:40 AM PST

Nintendo is going through some rough times, but don’t expect a cheaper Wii U console. That is not going to happen. Maybe they can release better games and pull some rabbits out of their Mario hat. They can also look to past success and see what worked. Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has also said that […]

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 07:19 AM PST

At an investor briefing yesterday, CEO and president of Nintendo Satoru Iwata, confirmed that the company is considering the release of an official mobile application for the company’s services. As we told you the other day, it is not going to be mobile versions of Nintendo’s games, but something similar to Sony’s PlayStation or Valve’s […]

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New PS Vita Slim Rumored for UK

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 07:06 AM PST

Sony hasn't exactly sold the existing PS Vita like gangbusters. The portable gaming system picked up a bit of steam late last year thinks to the PS4 remote play capability and a price cut. A rumor surfaced today that there would be a new version of the PS Vita released in the UK for pre-order […]

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 06:52 AM PST

A new rugged Bluetooth speaker has launched from a company called Divoom. The speaker is the Voombox-Outdoor and it is designed to provide high quality sound while being able to survive the elements. The portable speaker has a water resistant case that also protects form dust. The speaker promises advanced audio performance for a full […]

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 06:15 AM PST

iOS device owners might be interested in a new application which has launched today called the SwiftKey Note which has been created by SwiftKey the creators of the SwiftKey Smart Keyboard. The new SwiftKey Note iOS application has been created to make it even easier to create notes on either your iPhone or iPad devices […]

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HTC Desire 310 Leaked By HTC

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 06:00 AM PST

It looks like HTC is getting ready to announce a replacement for the HTC Desire 300, as a new device, the HTC Desire 310 briefly appeared on the company’s website. The HTC Desire 310 will come with a 4.5 inch display that will feature a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels, the device is powered […]

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 05:50 AM PST

Apple has released a new software update for the iPhone, the update is iOS 7.0.5 and it is available for the iPhone 5S and also some models of the iPhone 5. The iOS 7.0.5 update is only available for certain models of the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C, specifically in the UK and Europe, China […]

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 05:49 AM PST

Richard Clarkson has created the very first inflatable 3D print for his Blossom Project which was inspired by a blooming flower and then created using a 3D printer. The Blossom Project is a manufacturing-based experiment which has pushed the current boundaries of 3D printing and created a unique 3D print than when inflated pushed air […]

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 05:27 AM PST

Bethesda has today released a new 8 minute cinematic trailer for their highly anticipated The Elder Scrolls Online game which is currently under development. The release of the latest Elder Scrolls Online trailer coincides with Bethesda’s unveiling of The Elder Scrolls Online Imperial Edition, a premium collector’s edition for the The Elder Scrolls Online game […]

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 05:25 AM PST

We have already seen a photo and a video of the Samsung SM-Z9005 which is a Samsung Tizen smartphone, believed to be a prototype device, and now the handset has turned up on eBay. The guys over at Gforgames spotted the Samsung SM-Z9005 on eBay, although now it would appear that the listing for the […]

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 05:12 AM PST

A couple of weeks ago we heard that Facebook was working on a new app for mobile devices called Paper, the app is now official and it will be available from the 3rd of February on the iPhone in the US. Paper is a news reading app from Facebook for mobile devices, and it will […]

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 04:09 AM PST

Synology has this week announced that they will be rolling out support to their NAS storage system for Google’s Chromecast streaming feature, which allows photos, audio, and video media stored on your NAS to be streamed to a TV. The new Chromecast streaming feature has been rolled out with the Synology DiskStation Manager 5.0 Beta […]

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 03:05 AM PST

Lenovo has this week unveiled details of a new range of rugged laptops it has created aimed at the student market in the form of the new Lenovo ThinkPad 11e series of laptops. The Lenovo ThinkPad 11e series consists of four different models offering different specifications and hardware depending on your requirements and budget, with […]

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 03:02 AM PST

Sony will launch the PlayStation Vita Slim on the UK next month, the console will be available in the UK from the 7th of February and it will retail for £180. The Sony PlayStation Vita Slim has previously been available in Japan only, and it will be made available to preorder in the UK from […]

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 02:55 AM PST

Details for the new Diablo 3 Reaper Of Souls Collectors Edition that will be released on March 25th 2014, have been published over on the Diablo Battle.net website. The Diablo 3 Reaper Of Souls Collectors Edition includes Diablo III helms & weapons, Spectral Hound Minion and Transmogrified Gear to keep you company on your epic […]

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 02:42 AM PST

Samsung’s smartphones and tablets come with a number of customizations over stock Android, which include applications and custom user interfaces. At CES earlier this month, Samsung showed of a new Galaxy tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Note Pro, with a new user interface called Magazine UX, which doesn’t really look anything like Android. According to a […]

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 01:43 AM PST

The upcoming Samsung Galaxy S5 has been leaked extensively in the past few months. The rumor mill predicted everything we could expect from the alleged handset. Recently, the well-connected @evleaks posted a few tweets that gives a sneak peak at some of the APKs of the purported Samsung Galaxy S5, suggesting it will come with […]

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 01:22 AM PST

Not too long ago, a rumor from Russian outskirts mentioned that Google will discontinue the Nexus family in 2015, which is not a very pleasant news to hear if its true. Also, Google might launch a couple of Nexus products this year before they discontinue the product line up. Recently, Eldar Murtazin, a Russian journalist […]

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 01:10 AM PST

The Chinese handset maker, Oppo, has launched it’s flagship Oppo N1 in regions outside China, including the US and a few European countries. They’re not the only markets that the Chinese OEM thought to be good for their handsets. Recently, Oppo released the Oppo N1 in India, one of the biggest smartphone markets in the […]

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 12:55 AM PST

Earlier this month, Samsung added a bunch of new tablets to its portfolio which also includes an 8.4-inch Galaxy TabPro, including a budget Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite. It seems Samsung is not done with it yet, and may have a bunch of more new tablets lined up to see the light of the day […]

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 12:41 AM PST

Yesterday we heard that Naoki Horoshima has his ‘@N’ twitter account stolen, it was stolen when someone managed to get information from PayPal and then take over his GoDaddy domain account which hosted his email. Now both PayPal and GoDaddy have responded to the story, which appeared virtually everywhere yesterday, you can see a statement […]

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 12:16 AM PST

Geeksphone are working on a new smartphone that will feature a dual OS, the handset will come with Google’s Android OS and also an alternative OS. The handsets main OS will be Android, the second OS will be an auxiliary one that you will be able to dual boot into, the second OS will be […]

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 12:01 AM PST

According to a recent report by The Verge, Microsoft will release a white Xbox One console later this year, at the moment the device is only available to Microsoft employees. The White Xbox One will apparently be released with the launch of Sunset Overdrive in October, and Microsoft will apparently release a 1TB version of […]

Posted: 29 Jan 2014 11:55 PM PST

If you are eager for a new Star Wars mobile game, Disney has announced one, called Star Wars: Assault Team. A post on the company’s blog describes the title as a turn-based combat game for mobile devices. Its all about strategy, along with card battles. I know, lightsaber combat doesn’t seem that exciting when fought […]

Posted: 29 Jan 2014 11:50 PM PST

Last week, it was reported Android 4.4 KitKat update for the HTC One has entered carrier certification in th US and it won’t be too long before the lucky HTC One owners receive the update notification on their screen. If you are waiting for the roll out to begin, there’s some bad news for you. […]

Posted: 29 Jan 2014 11:41 PM PST

Arduino hackers, hobbyists and developers that are looking for a smaller less expensive Arduino Leonardo compatible development board, might be interested in the Lil’ Nardo. The Lil’ Nardo is an open source board equipped with a ATmega32u4 microcontroller and operates via a 5V power supply, with 32 KB (ATmega32u4) of which 4 KB used by […]

Posted: 29 Jan 2014 11:40 PM PST

Last year, Samsung said that it is going to focus more of its energy on tablets this year, and one sub-market to focus on is education. Today, the company announced plans to launch a new Samsung Galaxy Tab exclusively developed especially for the education sector. This tablet will be available for K-12 school deployments by […]

Posted: 29 Jan 2014 11:28 PM PST

Raspberry Pi owners looking to use higher voltages with their mini PC, might be interested in this new opto-isolator board called the Opto-pi which has been specifically designed to be used with the awesome Raspberry Pi mini PC. The Raspberry Pi Opto-pi board has been created to make interfacing with the 8 digital GPIO pins […]

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Google Sold Motorola to Lenovo for $2.91 Billion

Posted: 29 Jan 2014 11:26 PM PST

Motorola has done a commendable job after being acquired by the search engine giant back in 2011. The two smartphones, Moto X and Moto G, have made a small dent in the Android ecosystem (not as big as other big players, but still). Recently, Google has confirmed about selling Motorola Mobility to the Chinese OEM […]

Posted: 29 Jan 2014 11:13 PM PST

After unveiling their new Lenovo ThinkPad 8 tablet at this years CES 2014 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Lenovo has today announced the availability of the Lenovo ThinkPad 8 with 64GB eMMC of onboard storage for $429. The Lenovo ThinkPad 8 tablet is powered by a Intel Atom Z3770 Processor 2MB Cache, up to […]

Posted: 29 Jan 2014 10:47 PM PST

24SHOTS based in New York has this month unveiled their new Silencer electronic camera follow focus system, which is the first of its kind to be controlled by a trigger system for improved accuracy and control whilst focusing. Silencer has been designed to both be simple to use and provide professional results, and the trigger […]

Posted: 29 Jan 2014 10:23 PM PST

Dell first announced their new Dell Wyse cloud connect device as Project Ophelia and since then have developed the Android PC stick finally launching it this week for $129 after it successfully navigated its way through the FCC. The Dell Wyse Cloud Connect Stick PC and cloud connect device has been designed to provide users with a […]

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