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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

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Pinterest NOPIN Code Aims to Avoid Copyright Issues

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:52 AM PST

If you’re a huge fan of Pinterest, changes may be afoot. There has been a lot moaning and complaining that the site allows people to steal copyrighted materials when they pin images to their profile board. It seems Pinterest has decided to attack these supposed copyright issues head-on with unveiling of new code that blocks users from pinning things from a website.

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Canonical Introduces Ubuntu For Android

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:44 AM PST

Canonical have today announced their new Ubuntu for Android, which is not an application that runs on Android but a fully fledged “Ubuntu for Android”.

The new Ubuntu for Android software runs side-by-side with Android using a shared kernel, allowing you to use Android on the smartphone whilst out and about. But then trigger the Ubuntu to start up once you put your device in to a dock connected to a monitor, keyboard and mouse. Enabling you to use all the features you would expect from a full Ubuntu desktop operating system.

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Taser and Looxcie Launch Axon Flex Camera

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:34 AM PST

You might be familiar with the company called Looxie that makes the point of view video cameras. Looxie has teamed up with Taser, the people who make the non-lethal weapons for police officers and self-defense. The resulting product is called the Axon Flex and it is a small camera designed for police officers to wear.

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New Nvidia GeForce Drivers Give Skyrim Players A Performance Boost

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:28 AM PST

Nvidia has rolled out a new set of GeForce drivers which will provide The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim who are running Nvidia graphic cards a nice boost to performance. The new GeForce 295.73 drivers now available to download offer up to two times the performance in Mass Effect 3 with SLI compared to 285.62.

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Sony Xperia S Leaked Promo Video Reveals New Android User Interface (video)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:17 AM PST

A newly Sony promotional video has been leaked which provide a glimpse of the new Android user interface that you can expect to see on Sony smartphones once its officially launched. The Xperiablog website were able to get there hands on the new Sony Android  promo video detailing the new user interface and its features. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

The video which you can view after the break, reveals a couple of interesting new features such as a new home screen, FM radio, lock screen, gallery, music player and widgets.

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Things Cloud Sync Finally Arrives And Enters Its Public Beta Development Stage

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:47 AM PST

Things the popular GTD to-do application for Mac and iOS devices, has today announced that their highly anticipated Things Cloud has now finally entered its public beta stage of development.

Allowing users to finally be able to sync their to-do lists within the Things application across multiple devices seamlessly. The cloud syncing features has been a long time coming and has caused a number of user of Things to find other to-do applications which already provided the cloud sync feature, such as Omnifocus and Firetask.

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Dragon Go! iOS App Update Adds More Features

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:35 AM PST

Nuance has rolled out a new update for its iPhone application Dragon Go! today. Which brings with it a number of new features including a few new things that even Apple’s own Siri can’t compete with.

Within the new update for Dragon Go! now comes with support for Expedia travel information. Enabling you to ask for travel information including flight times and details, Which Siri has problems trying to provide users with.

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MultiTunes iPhone App Enables You To Sync With Multiple iTunes Accounts

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:16 AM PST

If you have ever fancied being able to link to multiple iTunes accounts from a single iPhone. There is now hope for jailbroken iPhone owners with a new application that is available from the Cydia store called MultiTunes.

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Huawei MediaPad 10 Photos Leaked

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:05 AM PST

It looks like Huawei has a new Android tablet in the works, which we expect to see announced at MWC 2012, which kicks off next week, the Huawei MediaPad 10.

The photos below give us a look at the new MediaPad 10, which is reported to come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and will come with support for 3G and will feature a microSD card slot.

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Pepper Spray iPhone Case Provide Extra Personal Protection

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 07:59 AM PST

If you are looking for a little more personal protection from your iPhone case, then the SmartGuard iPhone case which is equipped with a handy pepper spray canister, might be worth more investigation.

The SmartGuard iPhone case has been developed by Swiss manufacturer Piexon and consists of a hard plastic casing, which has been designed to prevent the pepper spray canister going off in your bag or by mistake.

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Samsung Galaxy S II Headed to US Cellular

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 07:40 AM PST

The Samsung Galaxy S II has been an extremely popular device for Samsung, and now it is headed to another mobile carrier in the US, as US Cellular has announced that they will offer the device on contract in the coming weeks.

US Cellular will be offering the Samsung Galaxy S II for $230, after rebates, when you sign up to a new two year contract with the carrier, and it comes with the same specifications as the original Galaxy S II we reviewed a while back.

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Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3 February Overwatch DLC Arrives (video)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 07:39 AM PST

Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3 gamerswaiting for the next DLC instalment to arrive will be pleased to know that the Overwatch DLC is now available and ready to download for Xbox 360 owners, who are also members of the Call Of Duty Elite program.

The third COD Elite map Overwatch arriving today provides players with a construction site which is situated on top of a New York City skyscraper. Providing you with two levels in a near symmetrical layout to battle it out on, as well as a central bridge which will provide a excellent area for rooftop battles.

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Skype For iPhone And iPad Gets Updated

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 07:30 AM PST

Skype for Apple’s iOS devices, which include the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch has been updated, and the latest version brings some new features to Apple’s iOS devices.

The latest version of Skype for the iPhone and iPad with a new design for the dial pad which looks more like Apple’s own dial pad on the iPhone than Skype’s previous version.

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Apple Patent Details New Water Damage Detection System

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 07:28 AM PST

Apple has been developing a new method of detecting water damage to smartphones and electronic devices, which has been detailed in a new patent Apple that has been discovered.

The patent describes the new water detection method as using a water soluble glue to cover internal electronics, which when the device is immersed in water would dissolve away. Apple has detailed a number of different methods for using the concept but all use the designed basic idea of water soluble glue.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 1.5GHz Gets Benchmarked

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 07:12 AM PST

The guys over at AnandTech have been testing out Qualcomm’s latest smartphone processor, the Snapdragon S4 MSM8960, which we saw some videos of yesterday.

Now we have some benchmarks on this new dual core 1.5GHz processor, which you can see below, and it was put through a number of tests which included Linpack, SunSpider, BrowserMark, Vellamo and more.

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Fluent Brings Sparrow Styling To Your Gmail Account (video)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 07:12 AM PST

Three former Australian Googlers who left Google’s employ after being frustrated with Google+ predecessor Wave got axed, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

Have now put their skills together and created a Sparrow styled web-based wrapper that can be used to help improve your email productivity and make it look a little more like the much loved Sparrow for Mac, and soon to be iPhone apps. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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Apple’s iTunes To Get New Design This Year?

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 06:59 AM PST

According to a recent report by 9 to 5 Mac, Apple plans to launch a newly designed iTunes store and new versions of iTunes for both the Mac and PC, later this year, this will be the first major design overhaul for iTunes since 2009.

The re-design of the iTunes store is apparently a top priority for Apple, and the design is reported to be even simpler and more user friendly than the current version of iTunes.

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DrawBraille Ultimate Braille Smartphone Concept

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 06:55 AM PST

Earlier this week we brought you an unique design which was app called the BrailleTouch which had been designed for smartphones to aid the visually impaired. In a separate vein to the application featured, a unique braille smartphone has been conceptualised in the form of the DrawBraille, which has been created as a natural solution for braille users.

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Google Signs Deal With London Stock Exchange To Publish Real-time Share Prices

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 06:41 AM PST

Google has today announced that it has signed a deal with the London Stock Exchange to distribute real-time “last trade price” data free of charge. Previously the data was only available with a 15 minute delay, bout the new deals now enables Google to publish the real-time live share prices, as part of LSEG's on-going commitment to making core real-time data as accessible as possible to retail investors worldwide.

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Artifact LED Watch Concept

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 06:24 AM PST

TokyoFlash is showcasing a new concept watch design called the Artifact which has been submitted too their website in the hope of gaining enough votes to help it make the jump from concept to productions. The very unique Artifact watch design has been submitted by Peter from the UK and consists of a LED watch face split into two triangular shaped screens, and at first glance looks like a pair of goggles.

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iPhone 4S Macro Lens Gives 8X Magnification

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 06:18 AM PST

The camera on the iPhone 4S does a great job at taking photos, and we have already seen a wide range of add on lenses that let you be a little more creative with your iPhone 4S camera.

The latest add on lens for your iPhone 4S was developed by Chris Ferguson, and it will help you take macro shot with up to 8x magnification on your iPhone’s camera, and the lens is compatible with both the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S.

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Barnes & Noble 8GB Nook Tablet Officially Launches For $199

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 06:11 AM PST

As expected Barnes & Noble have today launched their new larger 8GB Nook Tablet for $199. Cutting the prices of their existing Nook Color down to $169. The new Nook 8GB Tablet is fastest and lightest tablet in Barnes & Noble range and is equipped with a 7″ ultra-responsive colour touchscreen.

Powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor, supported by 512MB of RAM. Together with a new battery which has been designed to provide the new 8GB Nook with enough juice to keep it going for unto 11.5 hours, without needing a charge.

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Microsoft Office For The iPad To Launch Soon?

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 06:08 AM PST

Back in November of last year we heard a rumor that Microsoft would be releasing Office for Apple’s iPad, and now it would appear that Microsoft are getting closer to the launch of Office for Apple’s iPad.

The Daily recently got their hands on a working prototype of Office for the iPad, which you can see in the second photo below, and the UI is apparently similar to that of Microsoft’s OneNote iPad app.

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Samsung Galaxy S III To Be Announced March 15th?

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 05:46 AM PST

Samsung announced earlier this month that the Samsung Galaxy S III would not be launching at MWC 2012, which takes place next week, instead Samsung said the device would be launched later in the year at a separate event.

Samsung has now sent out invites to an event on the 15th of March, and whilst it doesn’t specifically mention the Galaxy S II, the invite, which you can see below says that Samsung will announced their line up of 2012 devices, so we suspect that will include the Galaxy S III.

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D-Shape 3D Printer Creates Complex Buildings From Sand (video)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 05:44 AM PST

We have featured a number of different 3D printers here on Geeky Gadgets which are sure to change the way we create object in our homes in the years to come. Enabling us to create small devices from printed plastic pieces up to the size of a loaf of bread.

But on the other end of scale Enrico Dini and Monolite UK has created a 3D printer called the D-Shape that is capable of producing 3D structures using sand, and the same principles as the smaller 3D plastic printers. Building the structures just one layer at a time.

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Moneto NFC Enabled microSD Cards For Android Go On Sale

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 05:31 AM PST

Last month we heard about a new service called Moneto, that would bring NFC payments to non NFC enabled smartphones, the service uses an NFC enabled microSD card and Moneto is being released for Android, and also Apple’s iOS device with an NFC enabled case.

Moneto has just launched the Android version, and the NFC enabled microSD card will set you back $30, with that you get a 1GB microSD card, an NFC signal boosting sticker, a prepaid debit card and $10 credit.

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Samsung S-Cloud Launch Significantly Delayed?

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 05:26 AM PST

Sources are stating that Samsung’s new S-Cloud storage services official launch might be significantly delayed. Korean newspaper ETNews has today run a story saying that Samsung’s competing service to Apple’s iCloud has now been delayed significantly.

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Sony’s Google TV Gets Rooted

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 05:18 AM PST

It looks like the guys from GTV Hacker have finally managed to root the Sony Google TV, which will give owners of Sony Google TV devices access to a range of new features on rooted devices.

In order to root your Sony Google TV, the device will need to be flashed to an earlier version of the software, and then upgraded to the current version with a new kernel and toot access.

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Amazon Launching 10 Inch Kindle Fire This Summer?

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 05:07 AM PST

Last week we heard a rumor that Amazon were working on the Kindle Fire 2, which is reported to feature a 7 inch display like the existing version, and now we have a rumor of a 10 inch version in the works.

We heard last year that Amazon were considering a larger Kindle Fire tablet, and now according to a recent report by Digitimes, Amazon has placed an order with their supplier Foxconn, for a new 10 inch Kindle Fire tablet.

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Half Life Barnacle Ceiling Lamp By Daniel Ritthanondh

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 05:00 AM PST

Half Life fans are sure to enjoy this addition to their homes in the form of a Half-Life Barnacle. Inn the Half Life game the Barnacle (Cirripedia donaldsonia) is the lovely stationary ceiling-dwelling alien, notable for its unique method of catching prey using its sticky “tongue”.

This life size Barnacle ceiling lamp of the alien from the Half Life game has been recreated by German artist Daniel Ritthanondh. Who has also created other household items such as his Half Life lamp.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 WiFi Gets Pre Alpha CyanogenMod 9

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:48 AM PST

The latest device to get a pre alpha build of CynaogenMod 9 is the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, the news was announced on Google+ by the CyanogenMod team.

According to the posting everything is apparently working on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 WiFi, except for the camera, although we suspect it wont be long before they get the camera working on the device.

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Skyrim Beta 1.4.26 Update Lands On Steam

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:42 AM PST

Bethesda has rolled out a new Skyrim 1.4.26 beta version for its Skyrim game but suggests that only gamers experiencing the issues listed after the jump should bother to download the update in its beta form.

The new Skyrim 1.4.26 beta update is now available from Steam and brings with it fixes for issues with downloading mods when you are subscribed to more than 50 mods, together with fixes for crashes when loading a subscribed mod in Skyrim which has been removed from the Steam Workshop by its author.

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Google Building 1,000 Acre Satellite Antenna Farm In Iowa

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:13 AM PST

Google has this week revealed that it is currently laying the foundations to build a Google Fiber satellite antenna farm in the small city of Council Bluffs in Iowa. Once completed the satellite farm would receive feeds from broadcast networks and even be bundled with the high-speed fiber service. With each proposed station set-up to receive-only, with one covering C-band and the other Ku-band.

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Is This The iPad 3 Casing?

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 03:57 AM PST

We have been hearing a number of rumors about the new iPad 3, which is expected to be announced early next month, the main one is that it will feature a higher resolution display than the iPad 2.

We recently saw some photos which were reported to be of the new iPad 3 camera, along with some other photos which were reported to be of the iPad 3 processor and now we have some which may be of the actual casing of the iPad 3.

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Pulse Surface Controller Turns Any Surface Into A Playable Midi Controller (video)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 03:55 AM PST

The Pulse Controller is a new device which has been created and developed by musician Stephan Vankov, that has been designed to transform any flat surface in to an instrument.

Once attached to a surface the Pulse software then reads impulses it hears when the surface is hit to tapped. Enabling you to transform your table in to a drum set or piano.Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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Proview Looking To Negotiate With Apple Over iPad Trademark?

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 03:38 AM PST

Yesterday we heard that a court in China had ruled that Apple’s iPad be removed from stores in certain parts of China, although the ruling was deliver by a lower court in China, and there is a case going on between Apple and Proview in the High Court in China.

Now it would appear that Proview may be looking to negotiate with Apple over the ownership of the iPad trademark in China, according to the Times of India, although the court cases will still continue for the moment.

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iPhone 5 Coming In September Or October?

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 03:05 AM PST

Apple normally releases the iPhone around June or July, last year was the exception with the iPhone 4S being launched in October, and now it would appear that Apple may follow the same pattern for this years iPhone.

According to a recent report from Macotakara, Apple intends to launch the next generation iPhone, which may be called the iPhone 5, although the iPhone 4S is the fifth generation iPhone, in either September or October of 2012.

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Nokia Lumia 719 Leaked By Bluetooth SIG?

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 02:53 AM PST

It looks like Nokia will be launching another new Windows Phone smart phone at Mobile World Congress next week, as details have been leaked on a new device, the Nokia Lumia 719.

The Nokia Lumia 719 has just had approval for the Bluetooth SIG, and the device is destined to be launched in North America, South America and Asia.

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RIM Launches BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 02:32 AM PST

We recently heard a rumor that RIM would be launching the latest version of their PlayBook OS today, and now has confirmed that BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 is available from today.

BlackBerry PlayBook OS brings a range of new features to RIM’s PlayBook tablet, which include new email, calendar and contacts built in to the OS, as well as a range of social network integration.

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LG Prada 3.0 Lands On T-Mobile UK

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 02:23 AM PST

The LG Prada 3.0 or the Prada phone by LG has been available SIM free in the UK for over a week and now it is available with one of the UK’s mobile carriers, T-Mobile.

The LG Prada 3.0 features a 4.3 inch multi-touch touchscreen display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, the device is powered by a dual core 1GHz processor.

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iPhone 4S Headed To China Telecom In March

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 02:11 AM PST

The iPhone 4S recently went on sale in China, and now it is headed to another mobile carrier in the country as China Telecom has announced that they will start selling the iPhone 4S on the 9th of March.

China Telecom is the second carrier in China to carry Apple’s iPhone 4S, China Unicom previously had exclusive rights to sell the smartphone in China.

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Mass Effect 3 Kinect Commands Revealed

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 02:10 AM PST

If you are looking forward to playing the new mass Effect 3 using your Kinect motion controller. You might be interested in this new Kinect commands sheet sheet which has been discovered ahead of the games official launch.

** Warning: There might be very slight spoilers in the commands. You have been warned! Check it out after the jump.

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HISS App Integrates Growl Into OS X Mountain Lion Notification Centre

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 01:56 AM PST

Apple’s developer preview release of OS X Mountain Lion has only been out a few days. But already developer Collect3 has been hard at work investigating and developing new apps for the yet officially unreleased new Apple OS X operating system, set to replace Lion shortly.

One of the discoveries within the new developer preview release of OS X Mountain Lion. Was it’s new Notification Centre feature which had been added by Apple to reflect similar functionality found on its iOS devices that use the feature.

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Samsung Galaxy mini 2 Android Smartphone Announced

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 01:41 AM PST

As well as announcing the new Samsung Galaxy Ace 2, Samsung also added another new Android smartphone to their range with the launch of the new Samsung Galaxy mini 2.

The Samsung Galaxy mini 2 will come with a single core 800MHz processor and it features a 3.27 inch HVGA TFT display with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels.

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Asus Equips Latest Netbooks With Instant On Technology

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 01:39 AM PST

Asus has announced that it will be equipping its latest Intel Atom-powered netbooks with “Instant On” technology. Which is currently used in the Asus Zenbook UX31, enabling it to resume from sleep nearly instantaneously.

The Asus Instant On technology will be appearing first on the Eee PC 1025C and 1025CE netbooks, and will help them resume from sleep in around 3 seconds. Both will be available later this month for $299 and $319 respectively,

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Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 Android Smartphone Announced

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 01:32 AM PST

Samsung has announced a new version of its Galaxy Ace Android smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2, and the device comes with a range of new features over the previous model.

The Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 features a 3.8 inch WVGA multi-touch PLS TFT display with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels and it will come with Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

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Origin Unveils Dual Graphics Card EON17-X3D 3D Monster Gaming Laptop

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 01:24 AM PST

Origin has this week unveiled a monster of a gaming laptop in the form of their new Origin EON17-X3D. Which is the first ever 3D laptop equipped with dual graphics cards in SLI.

The beast of a laptop is powered by an Intel X79 Chipset with 2nd Generation Intel Hexcore processors supported by up to 32GB 1333MHz Corsair Quad Channel Memory. The graphics power is provided by a pair of overclocked NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M graphics cards in SLI, with up to 3TB of storage.

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Epic Mass Effect 3 : Take Back Earth Launch Trailer (video)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 01:10 AM PST

With the launch of the third Mass Effect game edging ever closer, BioWare has this week released a new trailer. Whetting our appetites even further in the run up to the Mass Effect 3 official launch on March 6th in US for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC and on March 9th globally.

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LG L-Style Android Smartphones Announced

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 01:07 AM PST

LG has announced a new range of Android smartphones, called the LG L-Style, and there are three different models in the range, the LG L3, the LG L5 and the LG L7.

All three of these new Android smartphones come with LG’s new ‘floating mass display’ technology, and the LG L7 will feature a 4.3 inch multi-touch display whilst the LG L5 features a 4 inch multi-touch display.

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Official Skyrim Interactive Map App Lands On iOS

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 12:53 AM PST

Skyrim is one of the most popular games for the PC, Xbox, and PS3, and we have already seen a number of Skyrim apps for iOS and Android and now Bethesda has released an official Skyrim Map app for Apple’s iOS devices.

The app is available as a free download, and with that you get the official world map of Skyrim and 9 capital cities, you can also make in app purchases of other Skyrim maps, with a total of 160 interior maps available.

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Microsoft Reveals SkyDrive Metro App For Windows 8

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 12:42 AM PST

Microsoft has released some more information about its SkyDrive service for Windows 8, the company will launch a SkyDrive Metro style application for Windows 8 that will come with a range of features.

The SkyDrive Metro application will be available with the Consumer Preview of Windows 8, and the application is designed to make it quick and easy to access your files, and you will be able to access the files from any Metro style application.

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Tokyoflash Kisai Stencil Watch

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 11:21 PM PST

The latest geeky watch from the guys over at Tokyoflash started out as a concept design, by Heather Sable, a math teacher, the Kisai Stencil watch, and this is the latest concept design to go into production.

The Tokyoflash Kisai Stencil watch comes in a choice of either black or silver with a range of different display colors which include blue, green, red, pink or a mirror display, as usual we will let the Tokyoflash guys explain how it works.

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Lenovo Starts Selling IdeaPad U300e

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:49 PM PST

If you’ve been waiting for the Lenovo IdeaPad U300e Ultrabook, the company has just put it up for sale on its website.

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PS Vita Firmware Gets Update

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:31 PM PST

With the upcoming release of the PlayStation Vita in the US, Sony is making sure that buyers will have more apps on the device. Sony has just rolled out a software update for the PS Vita, which will officially go on sale on Wednesday in the US.

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