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Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

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Netflix updates Android app with ‘WiFi only’ playback

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 07:50 AM PDT

Netflix is introducing a feature to its Android app that will keep viewers from tearing up their mobile data plan. Basically, in the settings menu, users will discover an option that restricts video playback to WiFi networks.
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Green House’s lantern runs on salt and water to power your gadgets

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 07:27 AM PDT

Japanese company Green House’s latest device is an interesting one. It’s the GH-LED10WBW, an LED lantern that runs on just water and salt. That’s right. No batteries required here.
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Madden NFL 13 Sells 1.65 Million Units in Seven Days

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 05:55 AM PDT

EA has offered up sales statistics for the first week of availability for Madden NFL 13. According to the game publisher, sell through for the latest title in the Madden franchise was up 8% year-over-year on HD platforms. EA says that it sold more than 1.65 million copies of the game in its first week of availability.

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Avengers Initiative is an Episodic Mobile Game from Marvel

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 05:49 AM PDT

Marvel and developer Wideload Games have announced that a new mobile video game called the Avengers Initiative is available on the iTunes App Store. The game costs $6.99 and will work on the iPhone and iPad. Marvel says that the game will come to Android users at later date.

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Tumblr iPhone And Android Apps Updated With New Notifications And More

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 05:17 AM PDT

Tumblr has today rolled out new updates for its Android and iPhone applications, adding a number of new features and enhancements to both, with the added capability to sign up directly with in the Tumblr app.

The latest Tumblr applications have also received the obligatory fixes together with new features such as, the ability to now find blogs to follow through both your contacts and Facebook account.

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Nokia Lumia 920 Headed To European Carriers In November (Rumor)

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 05:06 AM PDT

Nokia recently announced their latest Lumia smartphones, the Nokia Lumia 920 and the Nokia Lumia 820, which are Nokia’s first Windows Phone smartphones.

Unfortunately when the handsets were announced we did not get any details on when they would be available, and now according to a recent report from Reuters, the Nokia Lumia 920 is headed to Europe in November with a number of the mobile carriers.

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Apple Starts Prepping Yerba Buena Center For iPhone 5 Release Event

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 04:56 AM PDT

Apple is holding a special press event next Wednesday the 12th of September at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, where they will officially unveil their sixth generation iPhone, the iPhone 5.

It looks like Apple has already started getting ready fro the event, as the guys from 9 to 5 mac snapped the following photos, and it looks like Apple have already started prepping the Yerba Bunes Center.

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NVIDIA Quadro K5000 4GB GPU With 4K Support Arrives For Mac Systems

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 04:53 AM PDT

NVIDIA has today announced the launch of a new Quadro K5000 for Mac systems, which includes a number of great creatures and enhancements for designers and digital content creators.

The NVIDIA Quadro K5000 is the most powerful professional GPU ever created for Mac systems and will dramatically accelerate the power of Apple’s Mac Pro machines.

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EchoStar HDX-410 Android 4.0 Set-Top Box Unveiled

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 04:41 AM PDT

Echostar has this month unveiled a new addition to their range in the form of the new EchoStar HDX-410 Android based set-top box, equipped with a 5000DMIPS+ dual core application processor, supported by 4GB NAND Flash, 1GB SDRAM.

The EchoStar HDX-410 has been rested by Echostar to provide an Android powered high definition set-top box optimised for DVB and Internet delivered services, running Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) operating system.

 

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HTC 8X Accord Windows Phone 8 Smartphone Specifications Leaked

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 04:27 AM PDT

We heard about the new HTC 8X Accord Windows Phone 8 smartphone earlier in the week, and now it would appear that we have the full specifications on the handset, the details were posted to Twitter by Football4PDA.

The HTC 8X will come with a dual core 1.2GHz processor and will features a 4.3 inch touchscreen display, plus 1GB of RAM and 16GB of built in storage, it will also come with Beats Audio.

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Sony Xperia Tablet S Wi-Fi Arrive In The UK For £329 And £379

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 04:17 AM PDT

UK residents that are interested in purchasing Sony’s new Xperia Tablet S, which was unveiled at IFA 2012 at the end of last month. Will be pleased to learn that the new Wi-Fi version of Sony’s Android tablet has arrived in the UK priced at £329 for the 16GB version and £379 for the 32GB model.

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Apple Cutting Down On Samsung Components In iPhone 5

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 04:08 AM PDT

Apple will be officially announcing their new iPhone 5 next Wednesday the 12th of September at a special press event, we have been hearing a lot about Apple’s new iPhone over the last few weeks.

Now according to a recent report from Reuters, Apple is cutting down on Samsung components in the iPhone 5, apparently the reason for this is due to cost and not anything to do with the legal battles between the two companies.

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MediawavePC MW6110 Intel i7 Media PC Announced

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 04:03 AM PDT

This week MediawavePC have unveiled a new addition to their range in the form of the mini PC and media centre MW6110, with embedded hardware platform.

The MediawavePC MW6110 can be equipped with either a second generation Intel i3, i5, & i7 Core processor, with prices starting at around $500 for the basic model.

 

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Sprint Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S 4G Get Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Update

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 03:56 AM PDT

Yesterday we heard that Sprint would be releasing the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for two handsets on its network in the US, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and The Nexus S 4G.

Good news if you have been waiting for the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update on either device as the update has now started rolling out, although it looks like is being rolled out in phases.

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HTC One ST Dual SIM Android Smartphone Leaked

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 03:50 AM PDT

HTC are holding a press event on the 19th of September, where they will be announcing their latest Android smartphones, and now we have details of another new HTC device, the HTC One ST.

The HTC One ST comes with a 4.3 inch WVGA touchscreen display and a dual core 1GHz processor, there is also Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and the latest version of HTC’s custom UI, HTC Sense 4.0.

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Windows Phone 8 Devices Headed To Verizon In Q4

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 03:43 AM PDT

Verizon Wireless has confirmed to Cnet, that they will be offering Windows Phone 8 smartphones on their network in the US, the new came on the same day that Nokia unveiled their new Lumia Windows Phone 8 smartphones.

Verizon didn’t specifically announced that they would be carrying the new Windows Phone 8 handsets from Nokia, all they have said is that they will be offering multiple Windows Phone 8 devices in quarter four.

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Nokia Luna Bluetooth Headsets Updated With Wireless Charging (video)

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 03:35 AM PDT

Nokia has this week unveiled a newly updated Luna Bluetooth headsets which have now been updated with Wireless Charging technology.

With the unveiling of Nokia’s new flagship Nokia Lumia 920 smartphone earlier this week, the newly updated Nokia Luna Bluetooth headsets, would make the perfect companion. Watch the promotional video after the break to see them in action.

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HTC One SC Smartphone Announced For China

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 03:26 AM PDT

HTC has added another new smartphone to their One range, although this one is headed to China only, the HTC One SC, which comes with a 4.3 inch WVGA touchscreen display and a dual core 1GHz processor.

The HTC One SC will come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and HTC Sense 4, ot features 4GB of built in storage and an 8.85mm thick body, there is also 1GB of RAM and a 5 megapixel camera.

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Logitech Ultrathin White iPad Keyboard Cover Launched (video)

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 03:17 AM PDT

Following on form the recent launch of the Logitech Ultrathin iPad keyboard case in black. Logitech has this week launched a new version to match white iPad tablets.

The Logitech Ultrathin white iPad keyboard cover, is equipped with all the features of its black finished model. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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Cheetah Robot Sets New 28.3 mph Speed Record (video)

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 02:58 AM PDT

As the robot apocalypse edges closer and closer, you may have thought you would be able to outrun them, if the worst came to the worst. Unfortunately for most of us thats probably not going to be possible. As the Boston Dynamics’ Cheetah robot has now been tweaked, refined and improved, and is now capable of running at 28.3 mph, beating its previous record of 18mph.

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Amazon’s New Kindle Fire HD Tablets Run Android 4.0 ICS

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 02:52 AM PDT

Amazon recently announced its new Kindle Fire HD tablets, there are two versions,  a 7 inch Kindle Fire HD and an 8.9 inch Kindle Fire HD, both run a modified version of Google’s Android OS, and now we have some details on which version of Android these new Kindle Fire tablets run.

According to the guys over at Engadget, Amazon has confirmed to them that the new Kindle Fire HD tablets are running a modified version of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

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D-Link Cloud Storage 4000 NAS Server Unveiled

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 02:47 AM PDT

In a similar vein to Synology’s DiskStation DS413j Personal Cloud Storage NAS Server which was unveiled yesterday. D-Link has now unveiled their Cloud Storage offering in the form of the new D-Link Cloud Storage 4000 NAS Server.

The D-Link Cloud Storage 4000 NAS Server is capable of providing upto 16TB of storage for data, and is equipped with two Gigabit Ethernet ports on the rear.

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Facebook Nows Owns Instagram, As Deal Completed

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 02:44 AM PDT

In April of This year Facebook announced that they would be acquiring the popular photo sharing app Instagram, in a deal worth $1 billion US dollars, and after getting the various regulatory approval, both Facebook and Instagram have announced that the takeover how now been completed.

As of yesterday, Facebook now owns Instagram, and Mike Schroepfer, Facebook’s VP of engineering said that “Instagram will continue to serve its community, and we will help Instagram continue to grow by using Facebook's strong engineering team and infrastructure." .

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Assassin’s Creed III TV Commercial Unveiled (video)

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 02:29 AM PDT

Assassin's Creed fans who missed the airing of the TV commercial created by Ubisoft to advertise the launch of the new Assassin's Creed III game. Will be pleased to know it has now been uploaded to YouTube for your enjoyment.

The one minute TV commercial shows a good glimpse of the story within the game and at what you can expect from the new title once its officially launched later this year.

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Raspberry Pi Production To Move From China To The UK

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 02:23 AM PDT

The Raspberry PI, which is a small $35 computer that has become extremely popular has been made in made in China, the device was designed in the UK, and now it also looks like it will be made the the UK.

The Raspberry Pi was initially made in China to keep the cost of the device down, but now the Raspberry Pi Foundation, has made an agreement with the Sony UK technology Centre and Electronics distributor Premier Farnell to produce the hardware here in the UK.

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PS Vita Hacked?

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 02:16 AM PDT

Developer and reverse engineer Yifan Lu, who was responsible for jailbreaking Amazon’s Kindle device and the Sony’s PS Xperia, has this week announced he has hacked the Sony PS Vita.

Explaining he is close to finishing a homebrew loader for Sony’s PS Vita handheld gaming console, that will allow developers to load homebrew software. Tifan has found an exploit which is is developing that is still in the early stages and requires the help of several other developers.

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Kindle Fire HD Lands In The UK October 25th For £159

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 02:11 AM PDT

Amazon recently announced their new Kindle Fire HD tablets, and now we have some details on when they will be available in the UK, the 7 inch version will go on sale in the UK in October, with prices starting at £159 for the 16GB version and £199 for the 32GB version.

Amazon also announced a new 8.9 inch version of the Kindle Fire HD, which will go on sale in the US in November, unfortunately we do not have any details on when the tablet will land in the UK.

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Apple To Announce New iPod’s Along With iPhone 5 Next Week

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 02:03 AM PDT

We have been hearing a lot about Apple’s new iPhone, which will be officially announced next Wednesday the 12th of September, but we really haven’t heard very much about Apple’s new range of iPods.

According to a recent report by 9 to 5 Mac, Apple will also be releasing some new iPods, in the form of a new iPod Nano and a new iPod Shuffle, it is also possible that we may new a new iPod Touch at the same time.

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Amazon Serials : Stories Published In Episodes, Introduced By Amazon

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 01:31 AM PDT

In Amazon’s press event last night which unveiled their new range of Kindle devices in the form of the Kindle Fire HD. Amazon also announced a new service called Amazon Serials that allows users to purchase a title once and then receive all future instalments to the text, as the story unfolds.

Serialised ebooks are not new to the industry, but it now seems that the ebook giant it looking to take them main stream. Allowing readers choose how the story is going to go, in a similar vein to the chose-your-own path adventure books such as The Warlock of Firetop Mountain created by Steve Jackson.

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Wikipad Android Gaming Tablet Launching At GameStop For $499 On October 31st

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 01:14 AM PDT

Gamers patiently waiting for the arrival of the Wikipad Android handheld tablet and gaming console, will be pleased to learn that the new gaming device will be launching on October 31st and will be available from GameStop, and is now available to pre-order for $499.

The Wikipad is equipped with a detachable set of gaming controls, and runs Google’s latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system. Its also PlayStation Certified, allowing it to run PlayStation Mobile titles.

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Apple To Take On Pandora With New Web Radio

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 12:02 AM PDT

It looks like Apple has plans to expand its music ambitions beyond iTunes, according to a recent report by the NYT, Apple is working on their own web radio service to take on the likes of Pandora.

Apple has apparently been negotiating with the major record labels for its new web radio service, and it is expected to come in the form on an app that will be pre-installed on Apple’s iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad.

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Amazon Announces X-Ray For Movies On Kindle Fire Tablets

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 11:45 PM PDT

Amazon has teamed up with IMDB to bring a new feature to its movies on its Kindle Fire range of tablets, which include its new Kindle Fire HD tablets, the feature allows you to view information from IMDB in the movie, without having to go to a web browser.

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Amazon Announces New Kindle Paperwhite E-Reader

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 11:40 PM PDT

As well as announcing its new range of Kindle Fire HD tablets, Amazon also introduced a new e-reader, the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, which Amazon calls their most advanced e-reader.

The Amazon Kindle Paperwhite features a 6 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels, and it also features its own built in light for reading in the dark.

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Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 Inch And 8.9 Inch Tablets

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 11:22 PM PDT

Amazon has announced two new Android tablets which make up the Kindle Fire HD range, there is a 7 inch model and an 8.9 inch model, the 7 in Kindle fire HD features a 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, whilst the 8.9 inch model features a 1920 x 1200 pixel resolutions.

The 7 inch Kindle Fire HD features a dual core 1.2GHz TI OMAP4470 processor, whilst the 8.9 inch Kindle Fire HD features a dual core 1.5GHz processor.

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