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- Google & Apple App Store Privacy Policies Called For By Senator Franken
- Student-Made Solar Pizza Boxes Burn With Ingenuity
- Alien Ostrich Pillow Is For The Power Nap Set
- x86 Android Runtime To Bring Android Apps To Windows
- Yahoo Upgrading Its Email Service With Facebook Updates
- Xperia Play, Droid X2, More Coming To Verizon
- HTC Puccini 10 Inch Tablet Coming In The Summer
- Web Based Mango, Windows Phone 7 App Store In Development
- HTC Desire S Review
- Nokia Working On 2 Windows Phone 7 Devices
- Kingmax Unveils World’s First 64GB microSD
- Xperia Arc And Xperia Play Android 2.3.3 OTA Update Released
- XFX Triple Monitor Stand (video)
- Samsung SPH-D600 Sprint Android Smarpthone Leaked
- IDAPT i1 Eco Mobile Charger Supporting 4,000+ Devices, Now Shipping
- Samsung’s Chromebook Coming To Three UK In June
- ASUS Matrix GTX 580 And Mars II 3GB Graphics Cards Unveiled
- First 3D iOS Advert Arrives On the iPad
- New 3D Map Of Our Local Universe Took 10 Years To Build
- New PSN Status iPhone App Notifies You When Sony’s PSN Is Up or Down
- Skype Goes Down, Many Users Unable To Log In
- Awesome X-Wing Fighter Soapbox Derby Car
- Apple’s iPad 3 To Use AMOLED Display?
- Battlestar Galactica Online Registers 2 Million Players In Just Three Months
- BBC News App Lands On Android
- Google Adds A Personal Data Encryption Option To Its Chrome Browser
- Kenwood Launches New Media Keg MP3 Player In Japan
- Altec Lansing MIX iMT810 Digital Boombox
- Facebook And Spotify To Announce New Music Service
- Sony Unveils Call of Duty: Black Ops 160GB Playstation 3 Bundle
- Hasselblad H4D-200MS 200 Megapixel Camera, Yours For $45,000
- Evo 2 Android Gaming Console Soon Arriving
- Leica V-Lux 30 Compact Camera Announced
- Pioneer’s New AppRadio Adds iPhone Apps To Your Car
- Google’s Mobile Payment System To Be Called Google Wallet
- Hackers Release New Variant Of ‘Mac Defender’ Malware Called MacGuard
- Google Maps For Android Gets Updated
| Google & Apple App Store Privacy Policies Called For By Senator Franken Posted: 26 May 2011 10:26 AM PDT Democratic senator Al Franken has sent a letter to Apple & Google asking for additional privacy measures to be implemented for the app stores the two companies are operating. ”Unfortunately, neither of your companies requires that apps on your stores have a privacy policy. As a result, a significant portion and potentially a majority of apps on your stores lack privacy policies,” according to Franken.
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| Student-Made Solar Pizza Boxes Burn With Ingenuity Posted: 26 May 2011 09:48 AM PDT Leftover pizza are the orphans of great parties. What to do with the poor fellas the morning after? Eat them, of course, except that pristine yumminess might be gone after the stiff slices have been microwaved back to warmth. To curb energy use and be eco-efficient, a bunch of high schoolers built several crude solar heaters specifically modeled to hold pizza. Ah, the Youth. If this is the face of modern innovation, a bright future lies ahead. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us |
| Alien Ostrich Pillow Is For The Power Nap Set Posted: 26 May 2011 09:40 AM PDT If you’re the type who’s susceptible to napping during break time, this Ostrich pillow looks like the perfect accessory. Ostriches bury their head in the sand, right? Right. The same concept animates the sack pictured below that looks like a giant sucking alien devouring your brains. It’s weird and claustrophobic, but actually quite snug. However, if you’ve ever fallen asleep on top of a laptop or some hardcover book, the Ostrich pillow is a god-send. Lying on a hard surface, you drool, you get a stiff neck, etc. etc. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us |
| x86 Android Runtime To Bring Android Apps To Windows Posted: 26 May 2011 09:36 AM PDT A company called BlueStacks has apparently managed to do what Canonical tried and failed to do a while back: bring Android to the PC. Android apps have of course been able to run on Windows through emulation for a while now. What they haven’t been able to do is run on Windows natively, a problem which BlueStacks and their software have now remedied.
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| Yahoo Upgrading Its Email Service With Facebook Updates Posted: 26 May 2011 09:21 AM PDT The email wars have been over for a while now, but Yahoo keeps on fighting like one of those Japanese dudes in the Pacific. The latest volley is the addition of Facebook and Twitter features to Yahoo Mail, specifically the ability to tweet and post Facebook status updates. And if that doesn’t address your innermost email desires, check out the new 100 MB attachment limit, which… we have to admit is pretty damn cool.
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| Xperia Play, Droid X2, More Coming To Verizon Posted: 26 May 2011 09:03 AM PDT Four big hitters are making their way to Verizon’s line-up today at once, with the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, Motorola Droid X2, LG Revolution and the Windows 7-toting HTC Trophy. Well, make that three heavy hitters and a good sport. Verizon’s arsenal increase sees it covered on the gaming angle with the PlayStation branded Xperia Play and furhter bolsters the company’s 4G LTE offerings with the Revolution. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us |
| HTC Puccini 10 Inch Tablet Coming In The Summer Posted: 26 May 2011 08:45 AM PDT The inexorable march of the HTC tablets continues with fresh new rumors about the Taiwanese company’s new 10-incher joining the fray. Similarly to the newly released Flyer, the Puccini will feature a 1.5GHz MSM8660 processor. Unlike the Flyer though, this tablet will be running Honeycomb, though still stuck at 3.0.1 for the moment. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us |
| Web Based Mango, Windows Phone 7 App Store In Development Posted: 26 May 2011 08:25 AM PDT Microsoft has announced this week that its currently developing a new web based Windows Phone 7 app store to be launched in conjunction with their new Windows Phone Mango operating system, launching in the Autumn. The new Web based App Store has been designed to provide Microsoft customers with a new method for discovering applications and games and allow users to promote their favourites with friends, family, partners and social networks. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us |
| Posted: 26 May 2011 08:25 AM PDT Mid-level Android smartphones start to blend together after a while and the HTC Desire S is not one to stand out by much, at least visually. It's fairly light and moderately slim seeing how there's no keyboard, but the one word that perfectly describes it is generic. Join us, however, as we plumb the hidden depths of this seemingly innocuous smartphone, starting with the screen, a larger than average 3.7" 800×480 SLCD number, continuing the HTC trend of absolutely no AMOLED screens under any circumstances. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us |
| Nokia Working On 2 Windows Phone 7 Devices Posted: 26 May 2011 08:12 AM PDT We know that Nokia is working on their first Windows Phone 7 smartphone, and that it will com with the latest version of Windows Phone 7, Mango, now according to a recent report, Nokia has two Windows Phone 7 devices in the works. According to Reuters, Nokia will launch a touchscreen only Windows Phone 7 device and also a Touchscreen Windows Phone 7 device with a QWERTY keyboard, this would tie in with the previous information we heard that the first WP7 devices would the Nokia W7 and the Nokia W8.
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| Kingmax Unveils World’s First 64GB microSD Posted: 26 May 2011 07:56 AM PDT This week Kingmax has unveiled the worlds largest capacity 64GB class 6 microSD card which has been approved by various safety and environmental standards including CE, FCC, and RoHS. The new cards will now add even more storage to your mobile device and cameras, but don’t forget before you part with your hard earned cash that your camera or mobile will be compatible with 64GB microSD cards. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us |
| Xperia Arc And Xperia Play Android 2.3.3 OTA Update Released Posted: 26 May 2011 07:40 AM PDT We just got an email from the guys over at Sony Ericsson to let us know that they have started to roll out the Android 2.3.3 update to the Xperia Play and the Xperia Arc, and they have said it will be rolled out to selected markets first, we presume they mean the UK and Europe and other markets later this week (tomorrow) and the start of next week. The Android 2.3.3 update for the Xperia Play and Xperia Arc brings a range of new features, which include improved battery performance, general software stability, improved WiFi, HD Video recording performance (Xperia™ arc) and better Touch responsiveness. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us |
| XFX Triple Monitor Stand (video) Posted: 26 May 2011 07:38 AM PDT If you are looking to increase the size of your computer desktop or just raise the monitors you already have this new XFX Triple Monitor Stand might be worth a look as its capable of holding 3 x 24 inch monitors in your perfect formation. On the XFX Triple Display Monitor Stand each monitor can be independently adjusted for height, angle and rotation and the stand includes two USB ports at front facing audio ports. It also provides cable management channels to keep those unsightly wires hidden away. Watch the video after the jump to see a demonstration of this impressive triple monitor stand. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us |
| Samsung SPH-D600 Sprint Android Smarpthone Leaked Posted: 26 May 2011 07:24 AM PDT The guys over at Phandroid have got their hands on a new Android device that is headed to Sprint, the Samsung SPH-D600, which is a 4G Android device and it will come with Android 2.3 Gingerbread. So far we know if features a 480 x 320 resolution display, a 3.2 megapixel camera on the back and a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, unfortunately that is all the details that are available at the moment.
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| IDAPT i1 Eco Mobile Charger Supporting 4,000+ Devices, Now Shipping Posted: 26 May 2011 07:08 AM PDT IDAPT have today announced that their new IDAPT i1 Eco Mobile Charger, that’s capable of charging over 4,000 different devices has now started shipping. The new IDAPT i1 charger is equipped with two charging points, one being a USB port and the other being a tip port, which allows different recharging tip ports to be fitted to accommodate over 4,000 different devices. The eco-friendly device is constructed from recycled materials, meets Energy Star standards, and minimises the user's carbon footprint while charging most electronic devices, and no chemical painting is used during the manufacturing. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us |
| Samsung’s Chromebook Coming To Three UK In June Posted: 26 May 2011 06:59 AM PDT We heard recently that UK mobile operator Three would start seling the new Samsung Chromebook later this year, and they have just announced that the Samsung Chromebook will be available from Three in June. Three will sell the Samsung Chromebook with 3G connectivity, and users will get a free SIM card, with 3GB of data which can be used over the first three months, after this users will have to pay for what data they use.
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| ASUS Matrix GTX 580 And Mars II 3GB Graphics Cards Unveiled Posted: 26 May 2011 06:38 AM PDT This week Asus have unveiled their latest graphics card in the form of the ASUS Matrix GTX 580 and MARS II. The Matrix GTX 580 GPU comes in two differnet versions, a Standard and Platinum which are both equipped with 1.5GB of RAM and equipped with a couple of impressive cooling fans, ready to add a little extra noise to your system. Its also equipped with a 19-phase power designed for overclocking, and a a Safe Mode button enabling ‘worry-free overclocking’ One thing to also be aware of is the new ASUS Matrix GTX 580 takes up three PCI-e slot not your regular two as with other power packed graphics cards. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us |
| First 3D iOS Advert Arrives On the iPad Posted: 26 May 2011 06:04 AM PDT Cooliris has just launched the first 3D advert designed specifically for the iPad. The new creation was commissioned to promote a new series for The Weather Channel called "From the Edge" which features award winning photographer Peter Lik. The new 3D iPad advert allows users to view the Grand Canyon is glorious 3D and by tilting your iPad in different directions, you can move around the image to view it from different angles. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us |
| New 3D Map Of Our Local Universe Took 10 Years To Build Posted: 26 May 2011 05:31 AM PDT Astronomers have created the most complete 3D map of our local universe to date, which took 10 years to create, by scanning the complete night sky in near-infrared light and using data from the Two-Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS) Redshift Survey (2MRS). The detailed map of our Universe map shows all the visible structures out to about 380 million light-years, which includes about 45,000 of our neighboring galaxies, as the diameter of the Milky Way is around 100,000 light-years across. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us |
| New PSN Status iPhone App Notifies You When Sony’s PSN Is Up or Down Posted: 26 May 2011 05:17 AM PDT If you have both an iPhone and a PS3 a new application has been developed to help you get up to date with the status of Sony’s PSN gaming network. As you should already know Sony has been having a hard time of it lately with hackers targeting both its gaming servers and now its Eshops. The new free PSN status iPhone application has been designed by Sean Nicholls to notify you when either Sony’s PSN goes down or is available to play, perfect for these times when you just never know what’s going to happen to Sony from day to the next. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us |
| Skype Goes Down, Many Users Unable To Log In Posted: 26 May 2011 05:13 AM PDT Updated 14.04 PM (GMT) 26th May 2011 Skype has now issued a fix for the problem, anyone able to sign in can find instructions on how to get Skype working again on both Mac OS X and Windows, you can find out full details here. We just tested it on both Windows 7 and Mac OS X and it works, managed to get signed into both. Skype haven’t as yet released any details on the outage, we will keep you updated when we get some more information. If you use Skype, then you probably know that Skype is now down for many, with many users unable to log in to Skype, and it seems to be quite a major outage as many reports are coming in from all over the world about users being unable to use the service. Skype just announced on Twitter, that they are aware of the problem, although they haven’t as yet provided any information on a possible fix for the problem. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | 37 comments | Add to del.icio.us |
| Awesome X-Wing Fighter Soapbox Derby Car Posted: 26 May 2011 04:43 AM PDT We love anything to do with Star Wars here at Geeky Gadgets, and have featured a number of cool Star Wars themed creations over the years, the latest is this awesome X-Wing Fighter Soapbox Derby Car. The X-Wing Fighter Soapbox Derby Car is the creation of one of the guys over at Instructables, and as you can see from the photos it is a pretty detailed replica of an original X-Wing Fighter.
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| Apple’s iPad 3 To Use AMOLED Display? Posted: 26 May 2011 04:32 AM PDT The iPad 2 was only recently announced a couple of months back, and now we are starting to hear rumors about the iPad 3, the latest one is that the iPad 3 will feature an AMOLED from Samsung. According to a recent report, Apple’s COO, Tim Cook recently visited Samsung’s Gen 5.5 plant which produces AMOLED displays, and discussed the possibility of using them in the next generation of the iPad. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us |
| Battlestar Galactica Online Registers 2 Million Players In Just Three Months Posted: 26 May 2011 03:58 AM PDT Since its launch the new online Battlestar Galactica Online Game has been attracting more than 20,000 new players everyday. The free-to-play, browser-based space combat MMOG which combines high-quality 3D graphics and intense gameplay, which is proving to be a big hit with MMOG fans. Since its launch new updates have provided players with new Colonial and Cylon ships, and a new Merit system which players earn through gameplay such as helping to destroy enemy outposts, the Merits then allow the purchase of high-value items such as nuclear missiles to use in battle. Together with the ability for players to take control of their faction’s capital ships, the Battlestar Pegasus or Cylon Basestar, to aid in the online warfare. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us |
| Posted: 26 May 2011 03:48 AM PDT The BBC News App has been available on the iPhone and iOS devices for a while now, good news for Android users as it is now available in the Android Market, and you get the same features as the iPhone version.
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| Google Adds A Personal Data Encryption Option To Its Chrome Browser Posted: 26 May 2011 03:37 AM PDT Until now only your passwords within Google Chrome browser were encrypted while it was sent to the cloud on Google’s servers, but in a newly released update it now looks like Google is going to help us keep all our personal data safe by allowing us to encrypt everything that is sent via Chrome to the cloud. The new option has arrived in the latest build of Chromium code, and is access within the ‘Personal Stuff’ option within the Chrome settings. As displayed in the image below.
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| Kenwood Launches New Media Keg MP3 Player In Japan Posted: 26 May 2011 03:27 AM PDT Kenwood has launched a new MP3 player in Japan, the Kenwood Media Keg MG-G608, which is the latest addition to their Media Keg MP3 player range, and it comes with 8GB of built in storage. The Kenwood Media Keg MG-G608 supports a range of file formats, which include MP3, WMA, AAc, WAV, JPEG and BMP, it comes with Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, a USB 2.0 port, and a microSD card slot.
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| Altec Lansing MIX iMT810 Digital Boombox Posted: 26 May 2011 03:11 AM PDT Today Altec Lansing has announced that there are new remote control digital boombox has begun shipping. The digital MIX iMT810 boombox is equipped with a 5.25 inch subwoofer together with a 5.25 inch passive radiator pump and will support all Apple’s iPods and iPhone’s including the iPhone 4. The system comes equipped with a blue LCD display that allows you to access a digital seven band graphic equaliser and comes supplied with a number of factory presets at your disposal. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us |
| Facebook And Spotify To Announce New Music Service Posted: 26 May 2011 03:08 AM PDT According to a recent report by Forbes, Facebook has teamed up with Spotify and will be launching a new music streaming service for Facebook users, and it could launch in as little as two weeks. The report claims that the Facebook Spotify music service will be built into Facebook and users will have a Spotify icon on the left side of their new feed, along with the normal icons.
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| Sony Unveils Call of Duty: Black Ops 160GB Playstation 3 Bundle Posted: 26 May 2011 03:02 AM PDT This week Sony has unveiled their new Call of Duty: Black Ops 160GB Playstation 3 bundle which will be arriving on May 31st and be available at retailers nationwide for $299.99. The Limited edition PlayStation 3 comes with a copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops and a handy 160GB of storage, but also comes with a new First Strike Content Pack, featuring five new multiplayer maps together with the new zombie experience. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us |
| Hasselblad H4D-200MS 200 Megapixel Camera, Yours For $45,000 Posted: 26 May 2011 02:30 AM PDT Hasselblad’s latest medium format camera is now available, the Hasselblad H4D-200MS, which will set you back a massive 32,000 Euros which works out at around $45,000. The Hasselblad H4D-200MS is capable of snapping 200 megapixel shots, although it features a 509 megapixel sensor, it uses multi shot technology to combines six shots into one.
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| Evo 2 Android Gaming Console Soon Arriving Posted: 26 May 2011 02:27 AM PDT If you have enjoyed playing Android games on your on your smartphone then you might be interested in the new Evo 2 Android gaming console that is set to arrive this Autumn and has been created by the Envizions Computer Entertainment Corporation. The EVO 2 will be the first Android gaming console two offer users a real time gaming playlist and social friend connections. Under the hood the new Android console is powered by a Samsung 1.2 GHZ processor, supported by DDR2-512MB of memory, and runs a modified version of the Android 2.2 operating system. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2011. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us |
| Leica V-Lux 30 Compact Camera Announced Posted: 26 May 2011 02:10 AM PDT Leica has added another compact camera to their range with the Launch of the Leica V-Lux 30, which comes with a 15.1 megapixel sensor, 16x zoom, and integrated GPS. The Leica V-Lux 30 also features a new 3D mode which will let you take 3D photos, plus it is capable of record HD video in 1080i, there is also a 3 inch touchscreen display.
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| Pioneer’s New AppRadio Adds iPhone Apps To Your Car Posted: 26 May 2011 01:11 AM PDT Pioneer has launched a new car stereo, although this one is a little different than your standard car stereo as it will enable you to use iPhone and iPod Touch apps in your car, the Pioneer AppRadio. The Pioneer AppRadio is an in dash device that is connected to your iPhone or iPod Touch, and the apps can be displayed on the AppRadio’s screen, although the apps will have top be modified slightly in order to run on the display, but according to Pioneer this is easy for developers to do.
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| Google’s Mobile Payment System To Be Called Google Wallet Posted: 26 May 2011 12:45 AM PDT We are expecting Google to unveil their new mobile payment system later today, and now according to a recent memo obtained by the former Engadget team over at This is My Next, the new payment service will be called Google Wallet. It looks like Google Wallet will be launched this summer, and Google will be testing out their new contact less payment with some special payment terminals in selected stores and retailers.
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| Hackers Release New Variant Of ‘Mac Defender’ Malware Called MacGuard Posted: 26 May 2011 12:33 AM PDT Yesterday Apple announced an update to Mac OS X that would be released over the next few days which is designed to get rid of the Mac Defender malware, and now it seems the hackers behind the Mac Defender malware have released a new variant. The new malware is called ‘MacGuard’ and it is designed to be installed on your Mac when you visit an infected website, and it looks like this one is potentially more dangerous than the last as it doesn’t require an administrator password to be installed.
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| Google Maps For Android Gets Updated Posted: 26 May 2011 12:25 AM PDT Google has updated its Google Maps for Android, the latest version is Google Maps 5.5 and it comes with a range of new features, which include making in easier to check in and out of places, rate various locations and get travel information. The latest version of Google Maps for Android adds check in and rate and review buttons to Places, and you can now also edit your home and work address for latitude.
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