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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter


Saints Row: The Third – The Full Package coming Nov 6

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 09:14 AM PDT

THQ has announced that a new special edition of the popular game Saints Row: The Third will be coming on November 6. The new edition of the game is called The Full Package. As the name implies, the special edition contains every single weapon, vehicle, outfit, and mission pack offered for the game.

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The Avengers Action Figure Flash Drives Hit Best Buy

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 09:00 AM PDT

We have talked about The Avengers flash drives in the past. Those flash drives were just the head or hand of some of The Avengers characters. If you like The Avengers and want the flash drive in a more geeky action figure, you’ll love these.

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FIFA Soccer 13 For iOS Now Available

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 08:02 AM PDT

Football fans with iOS devices will be pleased to know that FIFA Soccer 13 has now arrived in the Apple iTunes App stores and is available to purchase for £4.99 or $6.99

The new FIFA Soccer 13 for iOS developed by Electronic Arts, allows you to enjoy playing any of 500 licensed teams, in 30 leagues, with a massive 15,000 players to choose from.

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iPhone 5 Reservation System Now Live

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 07:46 AM PDT

Apple has now launched its iPhone 5 reservation system on its website, you can now reserve a new iPhone 5 online using Apple’s new service and then arrange to pick up the handset at an Apple store of your choice the next day.

The service is now available in the US and you will be able to reserve a new iPhone 5 between 10PM and 4AM and then pick up the device at an Apple store the next day.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 zombie mode teaser trailer

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 07:39 AM PDT

If you are a fan of the Zombie mode in the original Black Ops, you will be happy to know that the tradition continues in the latest Black Ops game.
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Twelve South HiRise Unveiled For iMac And Apple Displays (video)

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 07:34 AM PDT

Twelve South the creators of unique peripherals, add-ons and cases for everything Apple based, has today taken the wraps off its latest creation the Twelve South HiRise.

The Twelve South HiRise has been designed to provide elevation to your iMac or Apple Display, providing you with a more comfortable and ergonomic working environment.

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Kellogs lets you pay for snacks via Twitter

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 07:29 AM PDT

At one time updating your Facebook status and tweeting your thoughts was new and amazing. Now we just take it for granted. Some companies don’t take it for granted though. Companies know that a bad tweet or Facebook comment can negatively effect their brand. Then again, companies can use these services in novel ways to do something cool.
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iPhone 5 Shortages Due To New In Cell Displays

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 07:26 AM PDT

Apple’s new iPhone 5 uses new display technology, the new technology is called in-cell display and the touch sensors are integrated directly into the display rather than being in a separate layer like on the iPhone 4S.

Apple announced yesterday that they had sold 5 million iPhone 5′s in the first weekend, this was below what many analysts had been expecting, but Apple also noted that they had completely sold out of their initial supply of the iPhone 5.

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Jaguar F-TYPE Will Be Unveiled On Thursday (videos)

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 07:14 AM PDT

Jaguar fans who are looking forward to the unveiling of the new Jaguar F-TYPE on Thursday at the Paris Automotive Show this week. Are sure to enjoy this 40 second Jaguar F-TYPE teaser trailer which has been released by Jaguar in the run up to the the Jaguar F-TYPE launch.

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Apple Lightning Port Authenticator Chip Installed Inside Official Apple Adapters

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 06:59 AM PDT

Those of you that have already purchased Apple’s iPhone 5 smartphone, pre-ordered or are thinking about purchasing one. Maybe looking to purchase a handful of cheaper third party Apple Lightning port adapters to make your new iPhone 5 compatible with your older 30 pins docks and cables.

If you are you might be interested to learn that an authenticator chip has been discovered within Apple’s Lightning port adapter, that makes the Lightning connection function correctly.

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Facebook Stops Using Its Facial Recognition Tool In Europe

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 06:50 AM PDT

Facebook has been under investigation by the EU for the use of its facial recognition tool, the investigation is still ongoing, but now it would appear that the worlds largest social network has stopped using the tool in the EU.

Facebook has stopped using the tool in Europe after it received recommendations from Ireland’s Data protection Commissioner (DPC), although the DPC did not ask for the feature to be removed completely.

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DIY Hybrid Mini Rocket Engine Built Using Acrylic and Gaseous Oxygen (video)

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 06:42 AM PDT

If you have ever wondered how to build your very own jetpack, Valve engineer Ben Krasnow has created a video documenting how he created an awesome mini rocket engine using acrylic and gaseous oxygen. Watch the video after the jump to learn more about the hybrid mini rocket engine project and see it in action.

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Nokia Lumia 920 To Launch In Germany Next Month (Rumor)

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 06:29 AM PDT

We had previously heard that Nokia’s new Lumia 920 Windows Phone 8 smartphone would land in Europe some time in November, and now a couple of retailers in Germany have the handset up for pre-order with delivery dates of October.

One site has a shipping date listed for the Nokia Lumia 920 of the 17th of October, of course this date has yet to be confirmed by Nokia who have yet to announce their European launch dates for the latest Windows Phone 8 devices.

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Adobe Edge Developer Tools & Services Unveiled

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 06:25 AM PDT

As well as launching new version of its Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 and Premiere Elements 11 software today. Adobe has also unveiled a new developers suite of software tools called Edge.

Adobe Edge has been created to provide design and development professions tools based on web standards, and includes seven distinct tools, focusing on HTML5, CSS, JavaScript and workflow.

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Samsung Galaxy S Duos Headed To Germany

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 06:07 AM PDT

Samsung announced the new Galaxy S Duos back in August, the handset was scheduled to launch in certain European countries in September and now Samsung has revealed that the smartphone will go on sale in Germany for 350 Euros.

The Samsung Galaxy S Duos features Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and comes with dual SIM cards, and you can easily switch between the two SIM cards and take calls on one whilst the other is still active.

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iPhone 5 vs iPhone 4S Cameras Compared In Low Light Conditions

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 05:52 AM PDT

If you have been wondering what the camera differences are between the new iPhone 5 and the older iPhone 4S. You might be interested in these images that show the iPhone 5 vs iPhone 4S cameras compared in low light conditions.

As you can see from the image below which offers an iPhone 5 vs iPhone 4S camera comparison, the iPhone 5 camera offers a sharper and clearer image than the older iPhone 4S camera.

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Barnes & Noble To Launch Nook Video Service

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 05:48 AM PDT

Barnes & Noble has just announced that they are launching a new Nook Video service this fall and they will be offering videos and TV shows from a number of major studios which include NBO, Sony, STARZ, Warner Bros, Viacom and Walt Disney Studios.

The service will launch in the US in the fall and will also launch in the UK in the holiday season, and Barnes & Noble have said that they will also be making available content from other studios in the future.

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eBay Setify Collectors Service Rolls Out in Beta (video)

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 05:38 AM PDT

eBay has today rolled out a new service in a beta format called Setify, which has been created to help eBay users to create collections of items on eBay, as well as other sources.

Making it easier for collectors to monitor which items that already have or might require to complete a set. Watch the video after the jump to learn more about the eBay Setify project and see it in action.

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Lytro Light-Field Future Focus Camera Lands In Stores Next Month (video)

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 05:20 AM PDT

If you have been patiently waiting to get your hands on a new Lytro Light-Field Camera, that allows you to take a photograph and focus in on certain elements of it at a later date.

You will be pleased to know that the that unique camera will be arriving in Amazon, Target and Best Buy online stores next month, after only being exclusively available to purchase from the Lytro online store.

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown Playable Demo Lands On Steam (video)

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 05:11 AM PDT

Gaming fans of the XCOM series of games, might be pleased to learn that a new playable demo of the new XCOM: Enemy Unknown game has now landed on Steam and is available to download now for the PC.

2K Games made the announcement of the demos arrival on Steam this morning, for their new highly anticipated game XCOM: Enemy Unknown, which has already won over 20 E3 awards. Watch the E3 trailer from XCOM after the jump to see it in action.

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Sharp To Cut 11,000 Jobs And Sell $2.74 Billion Worth Of Assets

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 05:04 AM PDT

It looks like Japanese electronics manufacturer sharp is going to lay off 11,000 staff in a bid to cut costs, and return the company to profit, on top of that Sharp also intends to sell off some of its assets to raise cash.

According to a report by Japan’s Kyodo News, Sharp intends to generate $2.74 billion in cash by selling off some of its assets, the company previously announced that it would lay off 5,000 staff.

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Samsung Galaxy S III Remote Data Wipe Issue Revealed (video)

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 04:58 AM PDT

A potentially damaging remote data wipe hack issue has been discovered on the Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone, that requires only a single line of code to trigger a complete wipe of the device.

Once executed the single line of code on the Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone will trigger an unstoppable factory-reset, wiping everything from the phone, without the users constent. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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iPhone 5 vs Galaxy S3 Torture Tests (Video)

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 04:34 AM PDT

Yesterday we saw a video of the iPhone 5 vs the Galaxy S3 where the two devices were dropped to see which one would survive the best, well it looks like the guys from SquareTrade to decided to out the two smartphones through some more rigorous tests.

The video below shows the iPhone 5 vs the Galaxy S3 where the two smartphones have various object dropped on them from a torch to a bottle of beer, and they also decided to immerse both smartphones in water, have a look at the video below.

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Archos 97 Xenon Android Tablet Announced

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 04:26 AM PDT

Archos has today announced a new addition to their range of tablets with the launch of the new Archos 97 Xenon Android tablet.

The new Archos 97 Xenon will be supplied running Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) operating system, and is equipped with a 1024 x 768 pixel, 9.7 inch IPS screen.

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Samsung Galaxy Note II UK Launch Date Is October 1st

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 04:20 AM PDT

Earlier today we told you that the SIM free version of the new Samsung Galaxy Note II would go on sale in the UK, and now Samsung has just announced that the Samsung Galaxy Note II will be available in the UK from next Monday the 1st of October.

The Samsung Galaxy Note II will be available from Samsung’s brand store at Westfield, Stratford City and from all major mobile networks in the UK from next Monday.

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Gardner GoTab £59 6 Inch Android Tablet Announced In The UK

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 04:14 AM PDT

UK booksell Gardner Books has just announced one of the cheapest Android tablets that will be available in the UK, the Gardner GoTab, which is a 6 inch Android tablet that will retail for just £59 (about $96).

The Gardner GoTab will come with a 6 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels and will come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and a 1GHz processor.

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Mixing Liquid Nitrogen And 1500 Ping Pong Balls (video)

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 04:04 AM PDT

Have you ever wondered what happens when you mix liquid nitrogen, and 1500 ping pong balls together with a plastic dustbin?

If the answer has been always on your mind, you will be pleased to know that Professor Roy Lowry of Plymouth University has now carried out the experiment and recorded a video for all to see. Check out the results after the jump, but stand well back.

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Galaxy Nexus 2 I9260 Camera Samples Leaked (Rumor)

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 04:00 AM PDT

We are expecting Google to unveil their next Nexus smartphone sometime within the next couple of months, yesterday we heard a rumor that the device was being made by HTC, last years Galaxy Nexus was made by Samsung for Google.

Now it would appear that Samsung is working on another Galaxy Nexus device, as some camera samples have leaked which are reported to be from a new GTI9260 device, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus has the model number of GTI9250, so this new HTI9260 handset could be its successor, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus 2.

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Steve Jobs Madame Tussauds Wax Figure Created

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 03:51 AM PDT

Madame Tussauds is currently hard at work creating a wax figure of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, which will soon be on show at the Madame Tussauds exhibition in Hong Kong.

The arrival of the Steve Jobs wax figure at Madame Tussauds, will mark the first anniversary of his death, and will be on display from September 26th, 2012 to November 26th, 2012

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Smartphone Maker Huawei Working On Its Own Mobile OS

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 03:46 AM PDT

There have been rumors for a while that smartphone maker Huawei has been working on their own mobile operating system, this is something that the company has denied in the past.

Now Huawei have confirmed that they are in the process of developing their own mobile OS, although they have said that the OS is being built as a ‘back up’ in the event that other companies will not let it use their software.

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MySpace Social Networking Site Unveils New Website Design (video)

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 03:38 AM PDT

In an attempt to rekindle some of its lost membership the once the massively popular social network site MySpace enjoyed during the years 2005-2008.

MySpace has this week unveiled a new website design which provides users with a more intuitive interface design and cleaner lines. Watch the video after the jump to learn more about the MySpace redesign project and see it in action.

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Nokia To Sue HTC Over New Windows Phone Smartphones (Rumor)

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 03:34 AM PDT

HTC recently announced their latest Windows Phone 8 smartphones, the HTC Windows Phone 8X and the HTC Windows Phone 8S, both devices come with a new brightly colored design, and if you look at the photos below they look very similar to the designs of Nokia’s new Lumia Windows Phone 8 smartphones.

Nokia were less than impressed when the designs of the new HTC Windows Phone devices were revealed, and now according to a recent report, Nokia is considering suing HTC over the designs of these new devices.

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Aakash 2 $35 Android Tablet Finally Arriving Next Month

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 03:25 AM PDT

It’s been a long time coming but the Aakash 2 $35 Android tablet will finally be arriving in India next month. The Aakash 2 Android tablet formally known as the Ubislate 7+ or the DataWind was expected to arrive in India during April of this year.

But finally after a few months of delay the Aakash 2 Android tablet will be available to purchase for $35. The Aakash 2 will be supplied running Google’s Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system.

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Samsung SSD 840 Series Solid State Drives Announced

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 03:22 AM PDT

Samsung has announced the launch of a new range of solid state drives, the Samsung SSD 840 series which supports the SATA 6.0 gigagbit per second interface.

The Samsung SSD 840 series is available in a standard an pro version, with read speeds of up to 520MB/s and write speeds of up to 450MB/s.

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Sparrow For iPhone To Get Update To Support iPhone 5 Display

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 03:03 AM PDT

Sparrow was one of the best mail apps on the Mac and iPhone, the app was purchased by Google back in July, and we thought that would be the end of the updates for the app on Apple’s iOS devices.

Now it looks like the Sparrow for iPhone will be getting an update to support the new larger 4 inch display on Apple’s new iPhone 5, as Sparrow developer Dom Leca announced on Twitter that an update is on the way.

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UK SIM Free Samsung Galaxy Note II Starts Shipping Next Week

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:55 AM PDT

If you have been waiting to get your hands on Samsung’s new Galaxy Note II smartphone the wait is almost over as one UK retailer has announced that the SIM free version of the Samsung Galaxy Note II will start shipping next week in the UK.

The Samsung Galaxy Note II features a 5.5 inch HD Super AMOLED touchscreen display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, there is also a quad core 1.6GHz processor and it will come with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, there is a full list of specifications below.

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Huawei Launches White Ascend Y 201 Budget Android Smartphone With Tesco Mobile UK

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:46 AM PDT

Smartphone maker Huawei has announced the launch of a new Android smartphone in the UK, the white Huawei Ascend Y 201 which will be available exclusively through Tesco Mobile in the UK.

The white Huawei Ascend Y201 comes with a 3.5 inch IPS touchscreen display with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels and it is powered by a single core 800MHz processor and comes with a 4GB microSD card pre-installed.

Other features on the Huawei Ascend Y 201 include a 3.2 megapixel camera for photos and video, and it comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread plus Huawei’s own HAP 5.1 UI.

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Hitachi Quartz Glass Data Technology Unveiled, To Store Data Forever

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:37 AM PDT

Hitachi has developed a new data storage solution it has unveiled today, that uses a new quartz glass plate technology to store data indefinitely.

The new data storage solution is capable of storing the data on on slivers of quartz glass that can endure extreme temperatures and hostile conditions, without ever degrading the data stored within.

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Chrome For iOS Updated For iOS 6 And New Larger iPnone 5 Screen

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:21 AM PDT

Google has rolled out a new updated for its Chrome for iOS application Monday, which has added a number of new tweaks and enhancements for Apple’s new iOS 6 mobile operating system.

Apple launched their new iOS 6 operating system last week, replacing the awesome Google Maps app with their own, rough around the edges version of a mapping app. Which Apple has said is a work in progress and will improve over time.

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PassWallet Enables iOS 6 Passbook App On Android (video)

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:09 AM PDT

Attido Mobile has unveiled a new port they have created to take make Apple’s Passbook App available on Android devices, in the form of a new application called PassWallet.

PassWallet for Android works in a similar way to Apple’s Passbook and uses the ".pkpass" mime type embedded within digital receipts. Watch the video after the jump to learn more about the PassWallet application and see it in action.

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Google Nexus 7 Tablet Launches In Japan

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 02:05 AM PDT

Google has now launch their new Nexus 7 Android tablet in Japan, and along with the launch of the Nexus 7 in Japan Google has also started selling downloadable content in Japan.

The Google Nexus 7 comes with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and features a 7 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, processing is provided by a quad core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor and it also comes with a 12 core GPU.

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Steam Workshop Support Coming To Left 4 Dead 2

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 01:49 AM PDT

Valve has announced this week that support for their Steam Workshop will be arriving on Left 4 Dead 2 during the middle of October 2012.

The new Steam Workshop support will roll out for PC, Mac and Linux versions of Left 4 Dead 2, and allows players to rate, and install community created add-ons.

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Google Has Not Submitted Google Maps App To Apple According To Eric Schmidt

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 01:45 AM PDT

Ever since Apple replaced Google Maps on iOS 6 with their own Maps app we have been hearing that Google has submitted their own Google Maps app to Apple’s app store for approval.

Google’s Eric Schmidt had the following to say on Google Maps on iOS when asked if they had submitted a new app to Apple for approval, according to Bloomberg.

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Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 And Premiere Elements 11 Launch

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 01:39 AM PDT

Adobe has today launched new versions of its Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements software, with the launch of version 11, which is now available to purchase both online or within retail stores.

Photoshop Elements 11 has been created to provide users with a complete suite of tools for editing, organising and sharing their photographs.

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Woz Says Apple’s iOS 6 Maps Are ‘Disappointing’

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 01:35 AM PDT

Apple’s iOS 6 Maps launched last week with the launch of iOS 6 and the iPhone 5, it has replaced Google Maps on Apple devices running iOS 6, and has come under quite a biz of criticism since it was released.

Now Apple’s co-founder, Steve Wozniak, as described the new iOS 6 Maps as disappointing, and in in interview with ZDNet he has the following to say about iOS 6 Maps.

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Nokia Asha 308 And 309 Smartphones Introduced (video)

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 01:20 AM PDT

Today Nokia has introduced two new handsets to its Asha range of smartphones, in the form of the Nokia Asha 308 and Nokia Asha 309.

Both devices have been designed by Nokia to provide customer with an affordable capacitive touchscreen experience, and are both 2G enabled. Watch the videos after the jump to see more details and the phones in action.

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Root Case Book Like Wooden iPad Case

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 01:11 AM PDT

We have featured quite a few different iPad cases here at Geeky Gadgets, the latest one is from a company called Root Cases, and it is a book like case for your Apple iPad.

The Root Case wooden iPad case is compatible with the iPad 2 and iPad 3 and it will be available in a choice of different woods which include bamboo or walnut.

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Sony Unveils Portable Smartphone External Battery Packs

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 01:08 AM PDT

Sony has today unveiled a new line of external portable battery packs they have developed to hep keep smartphones and tablets juiced up whilst away from the grid.

The new Sony battery range is available in a variety of models and capacities ranging from smaller 2,000 mAh capacity cylinder shaped models up to more substantial flat shaped 7,000 mAh solutions.

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Tokyoflash Kisai Logo LCD Watch

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 01:01 AM PDT

The guys from Tokyoflash have released their latest geeky watch, the Tokyoflash Kisai Logo LCD watch, which comes with a mirrored LCD interface, which is used to display the time and date.

The Tokyoflash Kisai Logo watch features a stainless steel and acetate case and strap and it come with a backlit LCD display and a built in alarm, plus it will also display the time in binary.

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iPhone 5 Vs Galaxy S3 Displays Compared

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 12:36 AM PDT

We have already seen a couple of comparisons between various features on the iPhone 5 vs the Galaxy S3, and now the guys over at DisplayMate have put the two smartphones displays to the test, along with the display on last years iPhone 4S.

According to the tests that DisplayMate ran on both devices, they both have excellent displays, although they have said that the display on the new iPhone 5 is slightly better than that of the display on Samsung’s Galaxy S3 smartphones.

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