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Thursday, July 5, 2012

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter


The Secret World MMORPG Launch Trailer (video)

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 05:47 AM PDT

Funcom has launched their new The Secret World today in the form of a MMORPG and has accompanied the launch with a new launch trailer, revealing what you can expect from the game.

The Secret World has been designed to bring a new style of game play to the traditional MMORPG and has a unique modern day setting in which to play, with an “unparalleled freedom of character progression” say Funcom, and the game has no classes or levels.

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UK Judge Says HTC’s Smartphones Don’t Infringe Apple Patents

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 05:20 AM PDT

HTC has won a patent ruling in the UK, where Apple was suing HTC for allegedly infringing on some of Apple’s patents, and now a UK Judge has ruled that HTC’s smartphones do not infringe on Apple’s patents.

Apple had previously alleged that HTC’s devices infringed on four of their patents related to touchscreen technology, the Judge dealing with the case Christopher Floyd has also said that three of the four patents in question are invalid.

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FlyGrip Makes One Handed Texting Easier (video)

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 05:15 AM PDT

If you are always fumbling around trying to text on your smartphone with one hand, you might be interested in a new gadget called FlyGrip that has been specifically designed to provide a grip to help you text using just one hand. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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Amazon Kindle Fire 2 Launching In August (Rumor)

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 05:10 AM PDT

We had previously heard a rumor that amazon’s new Kindle Fire 2 tablet would be launching this month, but now according to a recent report Amazon may be launching their second generation Kindle Fire tablet in August.

If the rumors are correct then Amazon has apparently ordered 2 million units of the Kindle Fire 2 from Chinese Manufacturer Quanta, and the device is expected to launch next month.

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Samsung Announces Galaxy Chat Android Smartphone

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:57 AM PDT

Samsung has announced its latest Android smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Chat, which features a QWERTY keypad and it will come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

The Samsung Galaxy Chat features a 3 QVGA inch touchscreen display plus a full QWERTY keypad, and it comes with Samsung’s ChatON messaging and a dedicated launch key.

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CERN Confirms Particle Consistent With Long-Sought Higgs Boson (video)

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:54 AM PDT

After a long search for the elusive Higgs Boson particle, CERN today held a press conference to announce that they had a new boson has been observed with a standard deviation of 5 (confidence of 99.9%).

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Sony Xperia Miro To Retail For £126 In The UK

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:43 AM PDT

Sony announced the Xperia Miro last month, when the device was announced we didn’t have any pricing, but the guys over at Clove have now listed the handset on their website for £26 including taxes SIM free.

The Sony Xperia Miro will come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and it features a 3.5 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 480 x 320 pixels.

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Google Closing iGoogle, Google Mini And Other Services In Latest Clean Out

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:40 AM PDT

Google has announced that it will be closing a number of its service in another clean-out from the search giant. Google services taking the chop this time include the Google Talk Chatback widget that allowed website owners to engage with their visitors.

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Motorola Photon Q Appears At The FCC

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:20 AM PDT

Some of our readers will remember the Motorola Photon Q that we heard about back in April for US mobile carrier Sprint, it looks like the device is getting ready to launch as it has just appeared at the FCC.

We still don’t have the full specifications on the device as yet, although it is expected to come with either a 4 inch or 4.3 inch display and a QWERTY keyboard plus NFC.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Gets Android 4.0 ICS Update

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:08 AM PDT

It looks like the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 is the latest device to get the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update, as according to the guys over at Sammobile the update is now available through Samsung’s Kies software.

It isn’t clear as yet which countries in Europe are getting the update at the moment, although a number of owners of the Galaxy Tab 7.7 in Austria have reported the update is available.

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Sky Go Android App Receiving Android 4.0 Support And On-Demand TV

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 03:55 AM PDT

Sky has revealed that their Sky Go Android App will soon be receiving support for Google’s latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) operating system.

As well as on-demand TV which have been available on iOS devices for some time, but the new update will now allow Android users to view on-demand content from Sky Movies and Sky Entertainment for the first time.

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Motorola RAZR And RAZR Maxx Getting Test Push Of Android 4.0 ICS In Europe

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 03:50 AM PDT

Motorola has announced that they have started testing the roll out of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in Europe, with some users in Germany, France and Italy getting Android 4.0.

So presume that if the test goes well, Motorola will start rolling out the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update to the rest of the Droid RAZR and Droid RAZR Maxx devices in Europe.

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L8 SmartLight Silent Illuminated Smartphone And PC Notification System(video)

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 03:44 AM PDT

The L8 Smartlight is a new device which has started it journey over on the Kickstarter website, and has been created to provide users with a way to be silently notified of alerts from your smartphone or computer.

L8 Smartlight provides a customisable illuminated notification system for Twitter messages, Facebook, e-mails, game results, outside temperature to name just a few. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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White EVO 4G LTE Coming To Sprint July 15th

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 03:40 AM PDT

It looks like Sprint will be launching a white version of the HTC EVO 4G LTE on their network in the US on then 15th of July, the handset will be available for $199.99 when you sign up to a new contract with the carrier.

The guys from TechnoBuffalo managed to get the following screenshot which shows the new White HTC EVO 4G LTE and the launch date of the 15th of July.

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YouView Next Generation Freeview Set Top Box Finally Launches

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 03:20 AM PDT

The next generation of Freeview set-top-box for the UK which has been under development for some time and was first expected to roll out in 2010. Has now been launched by Lord Sugar at the London Film Museum this morning.

The new YouView set-top-box has been in development by BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel Five, BT, TalkTalk, and Arquiva and has been in trials for sometime, ironing out technical difficulties with the new device.

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EU Rules Digital Games Can Be Resold

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 02:52 AM PDT

Some major news has come out of Europe this week for gamers, with the Court Of Justice of the European Union ruling that digital downloaded games are now allowed to be resold by their owners. The ruling was a result of Oracle taking German company UsedSoft to court for reselling licenses to Oracle products

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HTC One V Lands On US Cellular For $130

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 02:36 AM PDT

The HTC One V is now available with US cellular, the handset is available for $10 after a $100 mail in rebate when you sign up top a new two year contract with the carrier.

US Cellular are also offering the HTC One V on their pre-paid plan, although there is a higher upfront cost on this of $250, the device comes with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

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New Assassin’s Creed 3 Rise Trailer Released (video)

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 02:31 AM PDT

Ubisoft has released a new Rise trailer for they upcoming Assassin’s Creed III game which is currently in development and will be officially launching October 31st 2012, and is now available to pre-order for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.

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Android Transporter For Raspberry Pi Transforms TVs Into Android Displays (video)

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 02:16 AM PDT

A new use for the Raspberry Pi $35 mini PC has been published over on the Raspberry Pi website, showing how you can use the mini computer and Android Transporter software to transform any TV into a display for your Android device.

If you haven’t come across Android Transporter before its a piece of software which has been created to enable you to wirelessly stream your Android devices display to an external display. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action with the Raspberry Pi.

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MSI Wind Top AE2281 All-in-One PC Introduced

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 02:02 AM PDT

MSI has announced the launch of a new all-in-one PC this week in the form of the MSI WindTop AE2281/AE2281G with a new ID design, integrated screen and processor unit.

The MSI WindTop AE2281 provides users with an Intel 3rd Generation Core processors supported by upto 8GB of memory, and sports a 17.3″ Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution LED backlight screen.

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iPad Mini Launching In October (Rumor)

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 01:57 AM PDT

Ever since Apple launched the first iPad we have been hearing rumors that Apple would launch a smaller version of their tablet, it is that time of the year again and the iPad Mini rumors have re-surfaced.

According to a recent report by Bloomberg, Apple intends to launch a new smaller iPad later this year, and the device will come with a display between 7 and 8 inches, we have been hearing rumors of a 7.85 inch iPad for some time.

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Samsung EX2F Smart Camera Unveiled With F1.4 Aperture

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 01:39 AM PDT

Samsung has this week taken the wraps of a new point-and-shoot camera its created in the form of the Samsung EX2F, which is equipped with a F1.4 aperture.

The Samsung EX2F is also equipped with a 1/1.7-inch sensor, 12.4-megapixel CMOS and comes with a f/1.4-2.7 24-79mm 3.3x lens and ISO 12,800 extended feature.

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Indoor Google Maps Launches In The UK

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 01:26 AM PDT

Back in November of last year Google launched indoor mapping, the service was only available in the US and Japan at launch, the service later expanded to Switzerland and Canada.

Now Google has launched their indoor maps here in the UK, and there are a total of forty different venues across the UK which are included in Google’s indoor mapping.

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History Of The Formula 1 Car In 60 Seconds (video)

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 01:23 AM PDT

Rufus Blacklock has created an awesome video showcasing the changes that have been made to Formula 1 cars design and shape over the last 60 years.

The stylish video shows an animated timeline of all F1 seasons from 1950-2012 showing each car is the winning chassis from the respective seasons, all compressed down into 60 seconds for your enjoyment.

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US Judge Denies Samsung Galaxy Nexus Appeal

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 01:08 AM PDT

Earlier we heard that Google had pulled the Galaxy Nexus from their Google Play Store, and now it appears that Samsung’s appeal to have the ban of the Galaxy Nexus lifted in the US has been turned down.

Judge Lucky Koh has denied Samsung’s appeal, and sales of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus are now banned in the US, this is what she had to say about the ruling.

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iFixit Repair Manual Android App Now Available

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 01:06 AM PDT

If you prefer to try and fix problems with your electronic devices yourself you are probably already aware of the wealth of repair manuals available over on the iFixit website.

Today iFixit have launched their new free repair manual application for Android devices. Providing you with step-by-step repair instructions for a vast range of consumer electronics.

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New BBC Interactive Live Player Announced, Providing 24 Live Olympic Streams

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 12:49 AM PDT

In preparation for the upcoming 2012 London Olympics, the BBC has today announced the launch of a new interactive video player, which has been in beta testing for sometime.

The BBC has sole video rights for the Olympics in the UK, which allows them to offer users live video from every venue on every day of the 2012 London Olympics Games.

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Toshiba Fined $87 Million For LCD Price Fixing

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:23 PM PDT

Toshiba has been fined a massive $87 million for LCD price fixing, the company was found to be guilty of price fixing by a jury in San Francisco, and the fine is made up of monies to be paid to manufacturers and also consumers.

Toshiba has been found liable to the tune of $17 million for manufacturers and $70 million for consumers, although Toshiba has said that it doesn’t expect to pay the fines as other defendants in the lawsuit have already paid settlements which are more than the fine.

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Verizon Galaxy S III Launches July 10th

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:14 PM PDT

Verizon has finally announced the launch date of the new Samsung Galaxy S III on their network in the US, the handset will land on Verizon on the 10th of July.

Verizon will be offering the Samsung Galaxy S III for $199.99 when you sign up to a new two year contract with the carrier, they will also be offering the handset without a contract for $599.99.

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Google Pulls Galaxy Nexus From Google Play Store

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:09 PM PDT

We recently heard that  Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus smartphone had been banned from sale in the US, after a recent court ruling, Samsung is appealing the decision, but it looks like Google have now removed the Galaxy Nexus from their Google Play Store.

According to the guys over at The Verge, who spoke to Google, the Galaxy Nexus has indeed been removed from sale from the Google Play Store, although Google wouldn’t give any specifics on why it had been removed.

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