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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

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OrigAudio Designears Fully Customizable Headphones That You Design

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 10:29 AM PDT

OrigAudio has announced its latest product called Designears. This is the world’s first set of fully customizable headphones that allow the user to design them to their tastes. The company has previously offered several different speaker styles that buyers can customize, but no earphones.

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Bluetooth VIP Fridge Magnet Makes Ordering Pizza a Snap

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 10:14 AM PDT

If you hate having to go through all the trouble of calling up your local pizza place, waiting on hold, and then explaining what you want 16 times to the person who answers you are not alone. Pizza fans that like to order from Red Tomato Pizza in Dubai have a new and very easy way to order up their favorite pizza. All they need do is press a button on the Bluetooth enabled refrigerator magnet.

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Alesis iO Mix Four Track iPad Mixer Unit Announced

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 08:26 AM PDT

Alesis has this week unveiled a new addition to its range of iPad mixers with the launch of the Alesis iO Mix. The new iPad mixer accessory has been developed to provide you with a neat package to mix and record four channels of audio into GarageBand or any compatible iOS music application.

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First Video Of James Camerons Record Breaking 7 Mile Dive Released (video)

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 08:13 AM PDT

National Geographic has released the first video of James Cameron’s historic dive to the deepest point on earth. Cameron completed the dive yesterday in his Deepsea Challenger one-man mini submarine, which he used to dive down over 36,000ft.

During the dive Cameron hoped to bring back samples from the ocean’s floor but problems with his subs hydraulics systems forced him to come back empty handed this time.

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Google I/O Sold Out In Just 28 Minutes

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 07:50 AM PDT

Registration for Google’s I/O conference opened earlier today, and it looks like this years conference could be more popular than previous ones, as it took just 28 minutes for the conference to sell out.

The guys over at Droid Life are also reporting that many users were met with a ‘checking for tickets’ message, and quite a few were unable to buy them due to massive demand.

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Legend of Grimrock, Dungeon Master Inspired Game Arrives April 11th (video)

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 07:48 AM PDT

Legend of Grimrock the new dungeon crawler game soon to be launched next month. Has been inspired by Dungeon Master, Eye of the Beholder, Lands of Lore and Ultima Underworld.

Developed by Almost Human the release of their first title brings a dungeon exploring experience to players covering thousands of squares riddled with hidden switches, pressure plates, sliding walls, floating crystals, trapdoors and more.

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Sony Pulls Two PSP Games From PSN To Stop Vita Hacking

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 07:32 AM PDT

Sony has wasted no time pulling a couple of games from its PSN store, which could have been used to preform hacks on its new PS Vita gaming console.

The two games which have been pulled from the store are MotorStorm Arctic Rift and Hot Shots Tennis, named Everybody’s Tennis within European countries.

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Samsung HMX-QF20 WiFi Camcorder Announced

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 07:27 AM PDT

Samsung has launched a new camcorder in South Korea, the Samsung HX-QF20, which comes with a range of new features over the previous model, including an enhanced switch grip function.

The Samsung HMX-QF20 feature built in WiFi, plus an accelerometer than can automatically adjust the menu depending in which hand you are holding the device or if you are holding it vertically.

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New Marshall Fridge Is The Coolest Around (video)

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 07:20 AM PDT

If you are looking for an extra cool way to keep your drinks and snacks at the perfect temperature. You might be interested in this awesome Marshall fridge which offers 4.4 of chiller cabinet to store your supplies. Finished with authentic Marshall facing and logos. Watch a preview of the Marshall Fridge in the teaser video after the jump.

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LG Lucid For Verizon Gets Official, Lands 29th March For $79.99

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 07:12 AM PDT

We have been hearing about the new LG Lucid over the last few weeks, and now the device is official and is headed to US mobile carrier Verizon Wireless.

Verizon will be offering the LG Lucid on a two year contract from the 29th of March for $79.99, and the device comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, with a promise of an ICS update in the future.

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Novatech nFinity 14 Inch Ultrabook Announced

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 07:00 AM PDT

UK computer retailer Novatech has announced a new 14 inch ultrabook, the Novatech nFinity which comes with a 14.1 inch display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels and an Intel Core i3 processor.

There are also other models available with Intel core i5 and Core i7 processors and you get up to 4GB of RAM and a choice of either a 64GB or a 128GB solid state drive (SSD).

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Coby Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Tablets Now Available (video)

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 06:57 AM PDT

Anyone patiently waiting for the arrival of Coby’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich tablets, will be please to know that the budget tablets have now arrived in stores.

In total there are 6 to choose from range in size from a 7 inch capacitive multitouch displays up to 10 inches in size with a resolution of 1280 x 800. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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Google I/O 2012 Registration Opens In 15 Minutes

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 06:45 AM PDT

Developers and Students looking to register for this years Google I/O event will need to work fast if they are hoping to grab a ticket for this years event. Registration for the event will start in just under 30 minutes at 7am PST, and every year registration has sold out faster and faster. in the first year tickets sold out in 10 days but last years event was sold out in just 59 minutes.

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Refreshed BBC News Mobile Website Launched Today

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 06:30 AM PDT

The BBC has today launched a newly refreshed version of its BBC News Mobile website, which has now been re-designed to work on a larger range of mobile devices and screen sizes.

Whatever style of mobile device you might be using to surf the new BBC News site on. Whether it be a touchscreen device or a keypad or trackball, the mobile news site will now be tailored to your device.

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SIM Free White Motorola RAZR Hits The UK 29th Of March

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 06:24 AM PDT

The Motorola RAZR has been available for a while now, and there will also be a white version of the handset available SIM free in the UK from the 29th of March.

The white Motorola RAZR shares the same specifications as the existing model, which include a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels, there is also a dual core 1.2GHz processor and 1GB of RAM.

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iPad Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn Game Will Support Multiplayer

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 06:17 AM PDT

In a quick interview with Kotaku, Cameron Tofer, COO of developer Beamdog has revealed that the new Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn game currently in development for the iPad will provide around 80+ of gameplay, and will cost no more than $10 once it’s officially launched.

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Harry Potter Books Now Available As eBooks (Video)

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 06:14 AM PDT

Harry Potter fans will be pleased to know that JK Rowling has now started selling digital downloads of the Harry Potter books from her Pottermore website.

All seven of the books are now available to download as an eBook and they will apparently work with a wide range of digital eReaders in English, with other languages launching in the future.

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Raspberry Pi Gertboard Expansion Kit Rev2 Unveiled (video)

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 06:00 AM PDT

The Raspberry Pi Foundation have this week unveiled a new second revision to their Gertboard, which has been created to offer expansion capabilities to the $35 Raspberry Pi, which is currently in great demand.

Originally it was hoped the Gertboard would be launched alongside the Raspberry Pi. But with customers worldwide still trying desperately to get their hands on a Raspberry Pi computer, its probably a good thing it still being developed and yet to be released.

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3D Solar Towers Can Generate 20 Times More Power Than Standard Solar Panels

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:56 AM PDT

A team of researchers at MIT have developed a new range of solar 3D towers that are capable of generating up to twenty times more power than standard solar panels.

The solar towers are made up of cubes of solar panels and the cubes are extended upwards in three dimensional configurations, and they are capable of generating up to 20 times the electricity for the same surface area as standard solar panels.

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Battlefield 3 Dedicated Server Prices

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:47 AM PDT

The latest Battlefield 3 patch which has been released within the last 24 hours has now brought the ability for console gamers to setup and enjoy dedicated Battlefield 3 servers. DICE is currently implementing a soft launch for the servers, that won’t reach full capacity until next week.

The new Battlefield 3 patch is just over 1GB in size, and enables you to create both private and public dedicated Battlefield 3 server, and manage them from your console.

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Australian Government To Take Apple To Court Over 4G Claims On New iPad?

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:38 AM PDT

It looks like Apple could be in trouble the the Australian Government over the 4G claims on their new iPad, whilst the iPad comes with a 4G connection, at the moment this only works in the US and it is not compatible with Australia’s 4G network which runs on the 1800Mhz frequency.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has announced that they will be making a application to the federal court in Melbourne against Apple.

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BlueStacks App Player Beta Brings Android Apps To Windows PCs

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:34 AM PDT

Developers of the new BlueStacks application have today announced the roll out of a beta version of the software. BlueStacks App Player has been designed to enable you to run ARM Android applications on your Widows PC.

BlueStacks Beta which is now available to download uses new technology called LayerCake, which provides the correct environment on Windows to run ARM Android Apps.

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RIM Buys BlackBerry Spin Domain Name

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:24 AM PDT

It looks like RIM may have a new device or service in the works which will be called the ‘BlackBerry Spin’, as the company has recently acquired the blackberryspin.com domain name.

The new domain name was spotted by the guys over at Fusible, and we don’t as yet have any information what RIM has planned for the domain name.

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Assassins Creed III Weapons Revealed (video)

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:17 AM PDT

Ubisoft has rolled out a short teaser trailer for Assassin Creed III fans which shows a glimpse of the weapons that toy will be able to use during the new game once its officially launched later this year.

Ubisoft has already confirmed that their new Assassin’s Creed III game will be set during the American Revolution and will feature a new protagonist called Connor Kenway, but his birth name is Ratohnhaké:ton, pronounced Ra-doon-ha-gay-doon.

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HTC To Shut Down HTC Sense Backup Service

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:07 AM PDT

HTC has announced that it will be shutting down its HTCsense.com backup service from the 30th of April, and HTC also said that it will be replacing the service with ‘new and improved services’.

The service will stop on the 30th of April, and any data stored on it will be deleted after the 30th of April and you won’t be able to access you data after this date.

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Facebook Paints A 42ft QR Code On Its Headquarters Roof

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 04:54 AM PDT

Its already been done by a few companies to promote their services. But now Facebook has painted a massive 42ft square QR code on its headquarters roof, many other companies are sure to follow suit. If you are not familiar with QR or Quick Response Codes they have been around for some time and where first developed for the automotive industry.

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Nokia Lumia 900 To Retail For $450 SIM Free

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 04:44 AM PDT

Yesterday we heard that the Nokia Lumia 900 would be available with US mobile carrier AT&T from the 8th of March, and the handset will cost $99 when you sign up to a new two year contract with the carrier.

You will also be able to purchase the Nokia Lumia 900 SIM free, which means you can use the device without having to sign up to a new contract, and it will be available for $449.99 SIM free.

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EVE Online Players Can Now Use In-Game Credits To Purchase Real-Life Graphics Cards

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 04:40 AM PDT

If you are an EVE Online gamer you might be interested to know that CCP Games have this week announced details of a new deal they have struck with graphics card manufacturer NVIDIA.

The new deal will now allow EVE gamers to use their in-game currency PLEX from EVE Online to purchase real-life graphics cards from NVIDIA.

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Nokia Doesn’t Want To Use Apple’s Nano SIM Standard

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 04:33 AM PDT

Yesterday we heard that Apple is trying to get companies to adopt its new Nano SIM standard for smartphones, and the company will be licensing the patents relating to it for free.

Now Nokia has responded to Apple statement, claiming that Apple basically doesn’t hold any patents relating to the Nano SIM standard, in a statement to IDG.

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FabX Maxx Spectra Hand Strap iPhone 4/4S Case

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 04:05 AM PDT

There are plenty of iPhone cases on the market which have been designed to protect your Apple smartphone from drops and knocks. But FabX have created a more unique style iPhone 4/4S case called the Maxx Spectra.

The Maxx Spectra has been fitted with an elastic strap on the rear that uses two clips to allow you to slip your hand between it providing a hand strap.

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Amazon To Launch Three New Kindle Tablets This Year?

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 04:01 AM PDT

We have been hearing rumors for a while that Amazon are working on a new Kindle tablet to go alongside their already popular Kindle Fire tablet, and the new device is rumored to feature a larger display.

We have also heard previously that the company is expected to launch a new version of its Kindle Fire tablet which features a 7 inch display, and now it looks like they may also launch a third model.

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MOG Dedicated iPad App Now Available

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 03:52 AM PDT

This week MOG has launched a dedicated iPad application to accompany its paid subscription online music service and blog network. Allowing you to listen to your favourite tracks and catch up on worldwide music news.

MOG’s subscription based music service enables you to play tracks from its catalog on a variety of digital devices, including computers, handheld devices, Sonos system and television through MOG’s Roku channel. For more information on the service jump over to the MG website.

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LG’s 55 Inch OLED TV To Launch In May For $7,900

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 03:44 AM PDT

We first saw LG’s new 55 inch OLED TV at CES in January, and we previously heard that it would launch in the 2nd quarter of 2012, and now it would appear we may have a possible launch date.

According to a recent report LG will launch their new 55 inch OLED TV in May during the Cannes Film festival, and the device is expected to retail for 9 million Won which works out at around $7,900.

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O2 UK Samsung Galaxy S II Android 4.0 ICS Update Now Available

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 03:06 AM PDT

UK mobile carrier O2 has just announced on Twitter that the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Samsung Galaxy S II is now available for devices on their network.

You can get the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for your O2 Galaxy S II through Samsung’s Kies software, according to O2.

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Microsoft Windows Phone SDK Updated, Now Supports Tango Devices

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 02:57 AM PDT

Microsoft has released a new version of their SDK for Windows Phone, and it now supports Windows Phone devices which run the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile OS, Windows Phone Tango.

The Windows Phone SDK 7.1. now supports Windows Phone smartphones that have 256MB of RAM, and they have also updated it so that developers can use the WPSDK 7.1 on computers running Windows 8.

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Xbox 360 Comcast Xfinity TV, HBO Go And MLB.tv Apps Now Available

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 02:54 AM PDT

Today Microsoft has announced that a number of new video apps have now launched on their Xbox 360 including Comcast Xfinity TV, HBO Go and MLB.tv, as Microsoft continues to add more entertainment to their gaming console.

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Temple Run Game Launches On Android Devices (video)

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 02:36 AM PDT

Earlier this month it was announced that the great Temple Run game would be arriving on Android devices today, and as expected its now available to download for free in the Google Play Store. Watch a demonstration of the new Indian Jones style Temple Run game in action on Android after the jump.

The addictive Temple Run game has already been released in the Apple iTunes Store for iOS devices and has racked up over 40 million downloads since launch.

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New iPad Heat Levels Similar To Android Tablets

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 02:33 AM PDT

There have been a number of reports over the last few weeks that Apple’s new iPad runs hotter than the iPad 2, we even had a statement from Apple saying that this is normal.

Now the guys from PC world decided to compare the running temperatures of the new iPad against a number of different Android tablets, and it turns out that the running temperatures are very similar.

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Google To Bring Google Voice Integration To Other Carriers

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 02:22 AM PDT

Sprint is currently the only carrier that integrates Google Voice into its service, although it looks like this may be about to change, as Google has told Cnet that they are looking at partnerships with other carriers.

Vincent Paquet, who is the Group product Manager for Google Voice told Cnet that “We are having discussions with other carriers about this,”, although he didn’t give any specific information on which carriers Google were in talks with.

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Ultra Detailed Gears of War 3 Digger Launcher Replica

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 02:18 AM PDT

This fantastically detailed and very life like Gears of War 3 Digger Launcher, which is featured in the third Gears of War game. Has been created by husband and wife team Palser and Dena of Kronos Props.

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Angry Birds Creator Rovio Buys Futuremark Games Studio

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 02:04 AM PDT

It has today been announced that Rovio the company behind the phenomenally popular Angry Birds game, has just purchased the gaming arm of the Futuremark company, the PC benchmarking specialists.

Futuremark Games Studio have created games such as Unstoppable Gorg, Hungribles and Shattered Horizon, which have been developed for PC , iOS devices and Mac.

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Cardboard Berlin Boombox Created By Axel Pfaender

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 01:49 AM PDT

Over on the Kickstarter website a new smartphone/MP3 portable speaker concept called the Berlin Boombox is currently looking to excite enough backers to make the jump from concept to production.

The Berlin Boombox has been designed by Studio Axel Pfaender and is constructed using a flash packed cardboard outer shell. The case is screen-printed with bold black and white graphic art designed by Axel Pfaender and contains speakers and amplifier. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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NFC Enabled Smartphone Shipments Hit 30 Million In 2011

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 01:44 AM PDT

Last year we saw quite a few NFC (near field communication) enabled smartphones launch, and we can expect to see many more this year, now according to a recent report we get some information on how many NFC enabled handsets were shipped last year.

According to research firm Berg Insight, there were around 30 million NFC enabled mobile phones shipped in 2011, and these are expected to increase dramatically over the next few years.

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Logitech UE Air, Airplay Speaker Unveiled (video)

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 01:33 AM PDT

After announcing their new BCC950 ConferenceCam yesterday Logitech have also now taken the wraps of their new Logitech UE Air speaker. Which is equipped with Ultimate Ear branding and comes complete with Apple AirPlay support.

The UE Air speaker is Logitech’s first Airplay equipped speaker system and comes fitted with dual tweeters and woofers. The AirPlay support allows you to stream music from your Apple iOS devices directly to the speaker system wirelessly.

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The Cloud To Offer Free WiFi To London Overground Stations

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 01:26 AM PDT

Earlier this month we heard that Virgin Media would be offering free WiFi on the London Underground this summer for the 2012 Olympics, and now another provider, The Cloud has announced that they will also offer free WiFi to London’s overground stations.

The service will launch this summer in time for the Olympics, and commuters will get up to one hour of free WiFi when they are at a station, after this time they can purchase more time if they need.

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Apple’s Siri Becoming More Popular According To Report

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 12:48 AM PDT

It looks like Apple’s voice activated virtual assistant is becoming more popular according to a recent report by consulting firm Park Associates, who surveyed iPhone 4S owners of their usage of Apple’s Siri.

According to the report, 87 percent of the iPhone 4S owners use Apple’s Siri at least once a month, and people seem to be using Siri for making phone calls and sending text messages.

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Murdoch Company Allegedly Used Hacker Website To Kill Rival Pay TV Company

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 12:41 AM PDT

According to a BBC Panorama report, which I watched on TV last night, one of Rupert Murdoch’s companies allegedly used a hacker website to put rival pay TV service ITV Digital out of business.

ITV Digital, which originally started out as On Digital here in the UK was a pre-paid TV service, that became popular, and one of Murdoch’s companies, NDS allegedly used hacker site Thoic, or The House of Ill Compute to put ITV digital out of business.

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Google Adds Play Store To Homepage Navigation

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 12:21 AM PDT

Google recently re-branded its Android Market as Google Play, and now it looks like Google are trying to attract more users to its apps, music and movies service.

If you go to Google’s homepage today you will notice that the navigation bar has changed, and you will now see a listing for Google Play, with the word ‘new’ next to it in red.

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Microsoft To Launch An Xbox Lite In 2013?

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 11:21 PM PDT

We know that Microsoft is working on a new version of their Xbox console which is rumored to be called the Xbox 720, but now it would appear that Microsoft may be working on a stripped down version of their current console.

The new comes from MSNerd, who posted the information on Reddit, and the Xbox Lite would be a stripped down version of the Xbox which would be capable of playing Xbox Live games, and running Kinect apps.

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Apple’s New iPad Can Run For 25 Hours As A 4G Hotspot

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 11:06 PM PDT

Apple’s new iPad comes with a much larger battery than the iPad 2, it also comes with 4G LTE, which is the main reason for the new larger battery, and now it looks like the device can be quite useful as a 4G mobile hotspot.

The guys over at AnandTech have been testing the battery life out on the new iPad and they have tested the device as a 4G mobile hotspot on Verizon’s 4G network.

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Animal Footprint Shoes: Seem Like Bears Are Roaming The Cities

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 10:44 PM PDT

One of the common outdoor activities typically done right after a snow drizzle especially for kids, is playing and forming invented imagery with snow.

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Take A Ride In This Killer Whale Submarine

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 09:22 PM PDT

Way back in 1914s, during the World War 1, a conventional bunch of submarines are typically used by Militaries as a defense measure in attacking the enemies' ships on sea surfaces. But now, it seems that the traditional watercraft operational machine is now becoming an awesome trending tag to one's digital play.

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