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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter


Lenovo ThinkPad with Intel Ivy Bridge Processor Leaks

Posted: 01 May 2012 10:29 AM PDT

A photograph of the new Lenovo ThinkPad ultrabook computer has turned up online. The new machine is called the ThinkPad X230 and it’s an ultrabook rocking the Intel Ivy Bridge processor. This new processor supposed to save power and increase performance.

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Sega Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Set to Launch Later This Year

Posted: 01 May 2012 10:18 AM PDT

If you’re a fan of Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog, little blue dynamo is coming to market in a new video game later this year. The new game is called Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed is a racing game that will have the player playing various characters from Sega games over the years.

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RIM Gives Us A Look At BlackBerry 10 (Video)

Posted: 01 May 2012 08:16 AM PDT

RIM today officially unveiled their new BlackBerry 10 OS, and now the company has released a video which shows the latest version of their mobile OS in action.

In the video below we get a brief look at BlackBerry 10, which will come with a range of new features including a new camera app, a newly designed keyboard, Flow (multitasking) and more.

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Motorola Motoluxe officially announced in Canada

Posted: 01 May 2012 08:08 AM PDT

Europe has had the Motorola Motoluxe for a few months and now it is now officially headed to Canada, where it will be released before the end of June. As expected, the price will be on the low side, we just don’t have an exact price for Canada.
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Verizon releases the Samsung Gusto 2

Posted: 01 May 2012 07:38 AM PDT

If you’re looking for a basic phone, and we are talking really basic, then check out the Samsung Gusto 2. It was announced last month for $79.99, after a $50 mail-in-rebate with a 2-year contract. It is available today.
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Cubify 3D Printer Coming May 25th, Goes Up For Pre-order

Posted: 01 May 2012 07:38 AM PDT

Some of our readers will remember the Cubify 3D printer that was announced back in January, and it looks like the device is now available to pre-order for $1,299.

The Cubify 3D printer will start shipping on the 25th of May, and the $1,299 price tag gets you the printer and a single neon material cartridge, you can order additional cartridges in different colors at $50 each.

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Tons of new games coming for the Blackberry Playbook

Posted: 01 May 2012 07:24 AM PDT

If you have a Blackberry Playbook you’ve been playing new games like Angry Birds Space and Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, but if those aren’t enough for you, RIM's Anders Jeppsson has revealed today that there are many more games that will be headed onto the Playbook soon to keep you busy.
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BlackBerry 10 Camera App Will Come With Timeline Feature

Posted: 01 May 2012 07:14 AM PDT

RIM has revealed some details on their new camera app that will be available in BlackBerry 10 devices, and it comes with an interesting feature, described as a timeline feature it will take photos before hit the shutter button.

So if you take a photo, but miss something, or say someones eyes are closed in the photo, you can scroll through the cameras cache with a circular ‘timeline’ to pick the best frame for your photo.

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R/C dragon flies and breathes fire

Posted: 01 May 2012 07:09 AM PDT

If you have ever dreamed of having your own flying and fire breathing dragon, check this R/C beast out. Rick Hamel put this beast together and he calls it the Mythical Beast. Hey, what else would you call it?
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HTC One X Tegra 3 Version, Snapdragon S4 Version Benchmarked Side By Side (Video)

Posted: 01 May 2012 07:07 AM PDT

The international version of the HTC One X comes with a quad core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor, whilst the US version comes with a dual core Snapdragon S4 processor.

Now one YouTube users dannywinget has decided to compare the two devices side by side to see which is best, have a look at the video below to see the two devices benchmarked side by side.

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Star Trek: TNG Season 1 Blu-ray coming July 24th

Posted: 01 May 2012 06:55 AM PDT

You might remember that a few months ago Paramount released a sample Blu-ray with three Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes. Fans loved it, so the first season of Star Trek: TNG will be coming to Blu-ray on July 24th.
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Verbatin Store And Go V3 USB Drive Announced

Posted: 01 May 2012 06:54 AM PDT

Verbatim has announced the launch of a new version of their Store and Go USB drive, the new Verbatim Store and Go V3 features a USB 3.0 interface and offers data transfer up to two times faster than USB 2.0.

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RIM Unveils BlackBerry 10, And BlackBerry 10 Dev Smartphone

Posted: 01 May 2012 06:48 AM PDT

RIM has unveiled the latest version of its mobile OS, BlackBerry 10 at its BlackBerry World event in Orlando, its new OS is based on QNX, and now we finally get some details about the OS and the hardware.

The first BlackBerry 10 devices will launch later in the year, and RIM has shown off a BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha handset, which you can see in the photo below.

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Samsung Takes Top Spot In Smartphone Market Share

Posted: 01 May 2012 06:17 AM PDT

Research firm IDC has released its latest report on the smartphone market for quarter one of 2012, Samsung has taken the top spot with a 29.7 percent share of the smartphone market.

In second place is Apple with a share of 24.2 percent, apple shipped a total of 35.1 million smartphones in quarter one of 2012, this compares to Samsung shipping a total of 42.2 million smartphones for the same period.

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Samsung Canada Announces Android 4.0 ICS Update For Multiple Devices

Posted: 01 May 2012 05:19 AM PDT

Samsung Canada has announced that it will start rolling out the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update to multiple devices in Canada, and the list includes devices like the Samsung Galaxy Note, Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Samsung Galaxy S II.

Samsung has said that the update will be rolled out to various devices throughout the quarter, you can see a full list of the devices that will be getting the update below.

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RIM Announces New BlackBerry Music Gateway

Posted: 01 May 2012 05:01 AM PDT

RIM has announced a new version of their BlackBerry Music gateway, and the new model comes with a range of new features which include NFC, the device also comes with a microUSB port and a it also features a 3.5mm stereo output.

The new BlackBerry Music Gateway measures 60mm by 40mm by 12mm and it weighs in at just 28 grams, and you can connect your BlackBerry device to the Music Gateway with NFC by tapping the two devices together.

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Jawbone Announces Big Jambox

Posted: 01 May 2012 04:55 AM PDT

Some of our readers will remember the original Jambox that Jawbone launched back in 2010, well the company has now launched a new super sized version called the Big Jambox.

The Jawbone Big Jambox is about twice the size of the original version and it measures 10.1 inches by 3.2 inches by 3.7 inches, and features a built in battery that will give you up to 15 hours of usage.

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Skyrim Kinect Voice Update Coming Today (Video)

Posted: 01 May 2012 04:29 AM PDT

We recently heard that Skyrim would be releasing a new update for the Xbox 360 that would add over 200 voice commands to the game, and Bethesda has now announced that the English language update is coming today.

Bethesda have also said that they are working on the update for other languages, which include French, German, Italian and Spanish, they haven’t given a release date as yet but have said that those versions are in final testing.

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Facebook Adds Organ Donor Status To Timeline

Posted: 01 May 2012 04:22 AM PDT

Facebook has added a new feature to individuals timeline, you can now add your organ donor status to your Facebook page, and you can also share your story about when and where you decided to become an organ donor.

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Huawei MediaPad Gets Android 4.0 ICS Update

Posted: 01 May 2012 04:13 AM PDT

Huawei announced back in January that their original MediaPad tablet would be getting updated to the latest version of Google’s Mobile OS, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Good news if you own one of the Huawei MediaPad tablets as the company has now released the official Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the device.

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Sony Xperia Sola Lands In Hong Kong

Posted: 01 May 2012 04:06 AM PDT

Some of our readers will remember the Sony Xperia Sola which was announced a while back, Sony have yet to give an exact launch date for the device, although it looks like it is now available in Hong Kong for about $387.

The Sony Xperia Sola features a 3.7 inch Reality Display with Sony's Mobile BRAVIA Engine, and the handset is powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread,with an ICS update promised for the summer.

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Microsoft Announces Union Jack Themed Xbox 360

Posted: 01 May 2012 03:56 AM PDT

Microsoft has announced a new Xbox 360 console, this one comes with the Union Jack on it and it is called the Xbox 360 Special Edition 4 GB Kinect Celebration Pack.

As you can see from the photo the Xbox 360 Special Edition 4 GB Kinect Celebration Pack includes an Union Jack themed Xbox 360 console, controller and a Microsoft Kinect.

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iPad 4G Claims Come Under Scrutiny In The UK

Posted: 01 May 2012 03:43 AM PDT

When apple launched the new iPad it was advertised as being 4G capable, even in countries where there were no 4G networks, the device came under scrutiny in Australia and now it looks like the same thing is happening here in the UK.

According to a recent report by the BBC, the Advertising Standards Authority are looking into Apple’s 4G claims for the new iPad after they have received a number of complaints.

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New Dark Knight Rises Trailer Revealed (Video)

Posted: 01 May 2012 03:27 AM PDT

The final movie in the Dark Knight saga is scheduled to be released in a couple of months, and now we have another Dark Knight Rises trailer this is the third official one to be released to date.

You can see the trailer below, and from the looks of it, it would appear that this is going to be the best Dark Knight movie to date, it will launch on the 20th of July.

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iTunes Match Launches In Austria, Greece And Italy

Posted: 01 May 2012 01:36 AM PDT

It looks like Apple is expanding their iTunes Match service as MacRumors is reporting that the service has now launched on some additional countries, which include Austria, Greece and Italy.

Apple has yet to announce the launch of iTunes Match in any additional countries, and it isn’t clear whether it is just Italy, Austria and Greece that the service is now available or whether any more countries are being added as well.

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Nokia Lumia 800 Gets Firmware Update, Fixes Audio Volume Bug

Posted: 01 May 2012 01:24 AM PDT

Nokia has released a new firmware update for their Lumia 800 Windows Phone device, and the latest update is firmware version 12072 and it is a minor software update which is designed to fix the audio volume bug that users reported previously.

The update also apparently comes with an updated camera app with updated camera settings and more including automatic detection of 50Hz and 60Hz flickering using flicker reduction.

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RIM Not Samsung Responsible For ‘Wake Up’ Protest At Apple Store (Video)

Posted: 01 May 2012 01:11 AM PDT

Last week we told you that Samsung had staged a protest outside an Apple Store in Australia, in some sort of viral marketing campaign, well it turns out that Samsung had nothing to do with it.

RIM was behind the wake up campaign, and they have confirmed to MacWorld that it was part of a campaign which will be revealed on the 7th of May, have a look what they had to say below and also the video which we showed you last week.

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