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- Nintendo Grabs SuperMario4.com
- Foxconn Brazil is now on Steve Jobs Avenue
- Raspberry Pi Computer Starts Shipping
- Asus Announces Ultrathin U32U Notebook
- Microsoft Investing $3.5 Billion In RIM?
- Google+ Android App Updated With Hashtags And Web Snippets
- Diablo III Monk Character Detailed (video)
- Whitespace Remover Plugin For Google Plus
- Chork: Your Two-Way Partner During Meal Time
- YouTube Partner Program Opens To All
- Valve Advertising For Specialist Electronics Engineer, Possible Steambox Development Position?
- Nokia Belle FP1 Incoming To 701, 700, And 603 Smartphones
- Apple Bid Fails To Restore Push Mail To German iCloud Users
- Xbox 720 To Be Equipped With 16 Core CPU?
- The Palm-Reading ATM For Your Cash
- Medal of Honor Warfighter Gameplay Trailer Released (video)
- Boeing Developing Secure Android Smartphone For The Military
- Massive Mass Effect Infiltrator iOS Update Rolls Out
- AT&T Says Nokia Lumia 900 Sales Exceeding Expectations
- Canon EOS-1D X DSLR Delayed Until June
- Google Focused On Lower End Android Tablet Market
- Kaspersky Lab Recalled Flashback Removal Tool After Causing Worse Issues For Mac Users
- Olympus OM-D E-M5 Starts Shipping
- Gaikai Starts Streaming Playable PC Game Demos Directly Into Facebook
- Toshiba WT200 Windows 7 Tablet Arrives At The FCC
- Ematic eGlide Prism 7 Inch ICS Android Tablet Launched For $160
- LG Viper Lands On Sprint April 22nd
- Sony’s SmartWatch Launched
- Mozilla Rolls Out Badges Beta To Enhance Your Online Identity
- SIM Free Nokia Lumia 900 Lands In The UK May 16th
- Nook Simple Touch With GlowLight Introduced By Barnes And Noble
- Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Delayed?
- Vodafone Samsung Galaxy S II Update Coming Today Via KIES, OTA Next Week
- Apple Release A Removal Tool Fix For Flashback Malware
- Braid Creator’s New Game The Witness Detailed
- Demon’s Souls Servers To Be Turned Off May 31st
| Nintendo Grabs SuperMario4.com Posted: 13 Apr 2012 11:02 AM PDT If you’re a fan of Super Mario from Nintendo you will probably be excited to hear that Nintendo of America has purchased a new domain called SuperMario4.com. The new domain will definitely be the place for the new videogame when it launches. Sadly, we have no idea when the game will launch. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Foxconn Brazil is now on Steve Jobs Avenue Posted: 13 Apr 2012 10:54 AM PDT The city of Jundiaí in southeastern Brazil is the location of one of Foxconn’s manufacturing facilities for Apple products that is outside of China. The day after Apple CEO Steve Jobs passed away, a bill was filed to change the name of the street where the Foxconn facility is to Steve Jobs Avenue. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Raspberry Pi Computer Starts Shipping Posted: 13 Apr 2012 06:21 AM PDT The Raspberry Pi Foundation who designed and built the amazing $35 Raspberry Pi Computer. Have today announced that the first shipments of their mini PC have now been certified and shipping out to RS Electronics and element14/Premier Farnell. Customers waiting to get their hands on one, myself included, should start receiving notifications from RS Electronics and element14/Premier Farnell announcing the very first Raspberry Pi Computers will be shipping over the weekend. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Asus Announces Ultrathin U32U Notebook Posted: 13 Apr 2012 06:07 AM PDT Asus has today introduced a new version of its U32U laptop to its range of portable notebooks. The new U32U notebook has bend assigned to be slim and lightweight in construction and is powered by an AMD processor. The Asus U32U measures just 0.9 inches thick and weighs 3.4 pounds. Its equipped with a 13.3 inch 1366 x 768 pixel display. Powered by a choice of an AMD C-50, AMD C-60, or AMD E-450 processors. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Microsoft Investing $3.5 Billion In RIM? Posted: 13 Apr 2012 05:51 AM PDT To say the RIM is having a troubled time at the moment would be an understatement. In the last couple of years RIM has seen its market share dwindle from a 44 percent in 2009 to less than 17 percent by the end of 2011. During which time RIM’s stock value has plunged a massive 75 percent. Now rumours are suggesting that Microsoft might be considering investing in RIM to the tune of around $3.5 billion. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Google+ Android App Updated With Hashtags And Web Snippets Posted: 13 Apr 2012 05:31 AM PDT Following on from the redesign of its Google+ website based site. Google’s Android application for Google+ users has also received an new update this week, with the addition of a number of new features for mobile devices. As well as the obligatory bug and performance tweaks you would expect in an update. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Diablo III Monk Character Detailed (video) Posted: 13 Apr 2012 05:17 AM PDT Over the last week Blizzard have started releasing videos detailing the characters that will be available in their new Diablo III game. When it launches on May 15th 2012, after a few delays along the way. Blizzard has already introduced us to the Demon Hunter and Barbarian classes, and now its the turn of the Monk. The Diablo III Monk character is a blend of the Assassin, Paladin and Barbarian from Diablo 2 game, and can be viewed in action in the video after the jump. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Whitespace Remover Plugin For Google Plus Posted: 13 Apr 2012 04:25 AM PDT This week Google launched a new design layout for their Google+ social network. Bringing with some new navigation icons and lots of new features. But one of the downsides of the new Google+ design layout is the amount of white space that Google has added, particularly when viewed on larger wide screens. But don’t fret, if you find the white space a little too much to handle, there is now an option for users of Chrome and Firefox browsers. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Chork: Your Two-Way Partner During Meal Time Posted: 13 Apr 2012 04:23 AM PDT Your traditional spoon and fork partners at meal seem to have a new family member, the Chork. © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| YouTube Partner Program Opens To All Posted: 13 Apr 2012 04:11 AM PDT YouTube have today opened up their Partner Program to the masses allowing anyone within 20 countries where the YouTube Partner Program already exists to join up for free. Previously the YouTube Partner Program was exclusively available to content producers of popular content, but from today YouTube has now opened up the service to everyone. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Valve Advertising For Specialist Electronics Engineer, Possible Steambox Development Position? Posted: 13 Apr 2012 03:58 AM PDT Even though Valve firmly denied the company was currently developing or had plans to develop a hardware device along the lines of a Steambox, to run its Steam gaming network on. Valve has this week been busy advertising a new job position and is currently looking to recruit an Electronics Engineer. Details of the new Electronics Engineer position reveal that it will involve "work with the hardware team to conceive, design, evaluate, and produce new types of input, output, and platform hardware,". (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Nokia Belle FP1 Incoming To 701, 700, And 603 Smartphones Posted: 13 Apr 2012 03:33 AM PDT Nokia has today started rolling out a new firmware update bringing the Nokia Belle Feature Pack 1 to Nokia 701, Nokia 700 and Nokia 603 phones. The new update has been released over-the-air (OTA) and includes new features including homescreen widgets, improvements to the notification bar, an updated version of the browser (8.2), an improved multi-tasking view, Dolby Digital Plus functionality, and increases the speed of the processor from 1.0 to 1.3GHz. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Apple Bid Fails To Restore Push Mail To German iCloud Users Posted: 13 Apr 2012 03:17 AM PDT Unfortunately for German iCloud users Apple has failed in its bid to try and reinstate its Push Mail service to its iCloud platform. After the Mannheim regional court agreed with an earlier court decision, restricting Apple from delivering the service following a patent lawsuit from Motorola Mobility. On February 24th Apple was forced to suspend its Push email service via its iCloud in German after Motorola Mobility successfully won an injunction against Apple. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Xbox 720 To Be Equipped With 16 Core CPU? Posted: 13 Apr 2012 03:07 AM PDT Even though Microsoft has no plans to reveal there next generation Xbox gaming console at E3 later this year, its not stopped the rumour mills providing theories on what the new gaming console from Microsoft will include. Today Xbox World have reported that Durango developer kits were sent out last month by Microsoft, and even though they don’t resemble the finished product in design and appearance. The inner workings of the developer kits is still representative of the next generation Xbox 720 console. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| The Palm-Reading ATM For Your Cash Posted: 13 Apr 2012 03:02 AM PDT What more can you ask over instant cash-outs with just a card? When major and even entry level banks have incorporated the use of Automatic Teller Machines in their offered services, banking has been that easy. With these ATMs, you can now do basic money deposits and withdrawals in less than a minute in your own preferred time.
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| Medal of Honor Warfighter Gameplay Trailer Released (video) Posted: 13 Apr 2012 02:53 AM PDT EA has released a new gameplay trailer/teaser for their upcoming Medal of Honor Warfighter game currently in development by Danger Close Games. The new Warfighter game is a direct sequel to the last Medal of Honor game launched in 2010, and will be the 14th Medal of Honor instalment in the series. Medal of Honor Warfighter will use DICE’s Frostbite 2 engine the same one used in Battlefield 3. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Boeing Developing Secure Android Smartphone For The Military Posted: 13 Apr 2012 02:48 AM PDT Boeing has announced that it is working on an ultra secure smartphone for the military and defense sectors, and the device is being built with Google’s Android mobile platform and the first devices are expected to be available by the end of the year. Normally ultra secure smartphones command a hefty price tag with encrypted device retailing between $15,000 and $20,000 per handset, and Boeing is looking to reduce the cost of these secure smartphones significantly.
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| Massive Mass Effect Infiltrator iOS Update Rolls Out Posted: 13 Apr 2012 02:39 AM PDT BioWare has announced the release of massive update to its iOS game Mass Effect Infiltrator which was created as a companion application for the popular Mass Effect 3 game that launched a short time ago. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| AT&T Says Nokia Lumia 900 Sales Exceeding Expectations Posted: 13 Apr 2012 02:35 AM PDT Nokia’s flagship Windows Phone smartphone, the Nokia Lumia 900 landed in the US recently, and the device is expected to go on sale in Europe shortly, the US version is available exclusively through mobile carrier AT&T. Nokia and AT&T are betting big on the Lumia 900, with AT&T reported to have a hefty marketing budget for the device, and now AT&T has said that sales of the device are ‘exceeding expectations.
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| Canon EOS-1D X DSLR Delayed Until June Posted: 13 Apr 2012 02:27 AM PDT Canon has expected to start shipping their EOS-1D X DSLR at the end of March or the start of April, and now the company has announced that their new flagship DSLR is now delayed until June. The Canon EOS-1D X features a full frame 18 megapixel CMOS sensor and it also comes with a new DIGIC 5+ image processor and an ISO range of 51,200 which can expand to 204,800.
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| Google Focused On Lower End Android Tablet Market Posted: 13 Apr 2012 02:22 AM PDT We have been hearing rumors for a while that Google ate working on their own Android tablet, which is expected to be called the Google Nexus Tablet, we have also heard that the device is expected to be priced similar to Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet. Google’s Larry Page recently said that Google are focused on the lower end of the tablet market, and had the following to say during Google’s recent Q1 2012 earnings call.
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| Kaspersky Lab Recalled Flashback Removal Tool After Causing Worse Issues For Mac Users Posted: 13 Apr 2012 02:19 AM PDT Unfortunately for some Mac users who have tried to use the Kaspersky Lab Flashback removal tool, in some cases the software released by Kaspersky has caused more problems than its solved. Kaspersky originally released the tool to help Mac users after it was reported the Flashback/Flashfake malware, had already infected 670,000 computers worldwide mostly running OS X. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Olympus OM-D E-M5 Starts Shipping Posted: 13 Apr 2012 02:06 AM PDT The Olympus OM-D E-M5 micro four thirds camera was announced back in February, and the device went on sale in Japan at the end of March and it has now started shipping in the US and Europe. The Olympus OM-D E-M5 features a 16.1 megapixel Live MOS Sensor and TruPic VI image processing engine, it also features a high resolution electronic viewfinder, and a FAST AF, plus new 3D AF tracking. Price wise the The Olympus OM-D E-M5 is available for $999.99 for the body only and it is available with a number of different micro four thirds lenses from Olympus. Source Ubergizmo © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Gaikai Starts Streaming Playable PC Game Demos Directly Into Facebook Posted: 13 Apr 2012 02:03 AM PDT Gaikai has launched a new beta service in Facebook this week allowing Facebook users to play PC game demos, directly from within the social network. Without the need to download or install the game or any software on their local computer. The Facebook Gaikai gaming service is currently in a beta testing phase and available to Facebook users within the U.S. and Europe. Offering them the ability to enjoy 5 playable PC games. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Toshiba WT200 Windows 7 Tablet Arrives At The FCC Posted: 13 Apr 2012 01:46 AM PDT Toshiba’s WT200 tablet has been available in Japan and Canada for sometime. But it nows looks set to be released in the U.S. after a listing for the Toshiba WT200 tablet was spotted on the FCC website. Joining the new Excite range of tablets Toshiba is looking to launch in the U.S. next month. Specification for the Toshiba WT200 Windows Tablet include a 10.1 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display, which is powered by a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N2600 dual core processor, supported by 2GB of DDR3 800 MHz memory.
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| Ematic eGlide Prism 7 Inch ICS Android Tablet Launched For $160 Posted: 13 Apr 2012 01:34 AM PDT Ematic have unveiled their new eGlide Prism 7 inch Android tablet this week, which is now available for around $160. The Ematic eGlide Prism runs Google’s latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) operating system, but is equipped with only a single-core 1 GHz processor and 8 GB of Flash memory and has a 7-inch (800×480) capactive LCD screen. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| LG Viper Lands On Sprint April 22nd Posted: 13 Apr 2012 01:29 AM PDT Yesterday we heard that the LG Viper had gone up for pre-order with mobile carrier Sprint in the US, and now it looks like the device will be available on Sprint from the 22nd of April. The LG Viper will be available for $99.99 when you sign up to a new two year contract with the carrier, and the devices comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and features a 4 inch touchscreen displays with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels.
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| Posted: 13 Apr 2012 01:24 AM PDT Sony unveiled their new Android powered SmartWatch back at CES in January, and the device has now launched and it will retail for $150, it is designed to connect to your Android smartphone. The Sony SmartWatch connects to your Android smartphone via Bluetooth and you can manage a number of your smartphones function direct from the watch, including reading text messages, email, and even managing calls.
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| Mozilla Rolls Out Badges Beta To Enhance Your Online Identity Posted: 13 Apr 2012 01:20 AM PDT This week Mozilla has launched their Open Badges service into public beta. Mozilla has been developing Open Badges since 2010 when they first announced the service. Since then the Open Badges Infrastructure has been used by companies such as NASA, Disney-Pixar and 4H developing for the program. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| SIM Free Nokia Lumia 900 Lands In The UK May 16th Posted: 13 Apr 2012 01:15 AM PDT The Nokia Lumia launched in the US last weekend, and now it looks like we have a launch date for the SIM free version here in the UK, according to the guys over at Clove they will be offering the SIM free Lumia 900 in the UK from the 16th of May. The SIM free Nokia Lumia 900 will be available for £460.80 including taxes, and the device has already gone up for pre-order at a number of retailers in both SIM free and monthly contract options.
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| Nook Simple Touch With GlowLight Introduced By Barnes And Noble Posted: 13 Apr 2012 01:02 AM PDT Barnes & Noble has launched a new addition to their range this week, announcing the arrival of their new Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight. A new variation on their Nook Simple Touch e-reader, that is now equipped with 8 LEDs embedded into the reader’s top bezel edge, providing users with the ability to read their Nook Simple Touch in the dark. Apart from the added GlowLight LEDs little else has been changed with regards the e-readers specifications. Both illuminated and non-illuminated versions of the Nook Simple Touch are fitted with a 6 inch e-ink display, 802.11n Wi-Fi, 2GB of internal storage and a SD card slot for expanding storage when needed. Barnes & Noble explain that the new Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight will last around a month on a charge with wireless turned off, being used for around 30 minutes of reading a day with the GlowLight switched on, or 2 months without using the GlowLight. The Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight is expected to starter shipping in May and will be available to purchase for around $140. Source: Barnes & Noble © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Delayed? Posted: 13 Apr 2012 12:58 AM PDT Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 10.1 back in February at MWC and we were expecting their new tablet to launch soon, but according to the guys over at The Verge the launch of the tablet may be delayed. The reason for the delay is that Samsung are looking at changing the specifications of the device, and it may end up getting a more powerful processor, possibly a quad core version.
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| Vodafone Samsung Galaxy S II Update Coming Today Via KIES, OTA Next Week Posted: 13 Apr 2012 12:49 AM PDT We heard earlier in the week from Vodafone UK that they would be releasing the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Galaxy S II, and now Vodafone has announced that the update will be available today via Samsung’s Kies software. Vodafone has also said that the update will be available as an over the air update, although this wont start rolling out until next week on Tuesday the 17th of March.
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| Apple Release A Removal Tool Fix For Flashback Malware Posted: 13 Apr 2012 12:46 AM PDT Further to the news that Apple was developing a fix to prevent the Flashback malware taking hold on mac computers. Apple has now released a new update for its OS X which has been designed to protect your system from infection. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Braid Creator’s New Game The Witness Detailed Posted: 12 Apr 2012 05:12 PM PDT Video games must be making a cultural impact if the Atlantic is taking notice. An in-depth look at the man behind 2008 indie stunner Braid and his current work reads more like a textured character piece about the likes of Lester Bangs or Hunter S. Thomson than anything you might expect to read about a video game programmer. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Demon’s Souls Servers To Be Turned Off May 31st Posted: 12 Apr 2012 04:52 PM PDT With its polished if not decisively superior sequel out and about for close to a year, Demon’s Souls multiplayer servers weren’t long for this world. The supremely difficult but very well received action RPG paved the way for asynchronous multiplayer in mainstream games, allowing players to help or mislead others in the course of completing quests. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
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