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- Hop! suitcase follows you (video)
- BBC announces YouTube original content channels focusing on science and nature
- Microsoft Introduces TypeScript Programming Language (video)
- Google Pulls Motorola Devices From German Stores
- Snapseed For Android Launching Soon?
- Samsung Galaxy S III Mini Appears On Retailers Website
- Chameleon 1.1 Smart Launcher For Android Unveiled (video)
- The M Lamp Rechargeable LED 2700 K Lamp Hits Kickstarter
- James Bond Sony Xperia T Skyfall Edition Smartphone Lands On O2 UK
- Notch Reveals First Glimpse Of 0x10c Game
- T-Mobile Says Samsung Galaxy S III Is Their Best Selling Smartphone Ever
- Google Accidentally Ships Out A 32GB Nexus 7 Tablet To A Customer In Japan
- Blizzard’s Mists of Pandaria Expansion Brings 1 Million Subscribers Back To WoW
- Razer Project Fiona High Spec Gaming Tablet Moves Into Production (video)
- Nokia Lumia 610 To Get Performance Update
- Larklife Wireless Fitness Tracker Announced
- Nokia Transport Beta App Updated For Windows Phone
- Facebook Android App In Final Testing
- iPhone Maker Foxconn Halts iPhone 5 Production Due To Staff Strike
- BBC iPlayer Radio Service And iOS App Launches, Android App Arriving Soon
- SIM Free HTC Desire X Now Available In The UK
- YouTube Expands Original Content With Additional Channels From Europe (video)
- Halloween Costume App Adds Awesome Digital Special Effect To Your Outfit (video)
- Samsung Galaxy Note II Source Code Released
- Smart Devices SmartQ U7 Android Projector Tablet
- Nokia Lumia 920 Headed To Rogers In Canada Next Month
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Our Last Hope Launch Trailer (video)
- Angry Birds Star Wars Launching November 8th (Video)
- Microsoft Windows 8 May Phase Out Points Payment Options For Cash
- SimCity Gameplay Unveiled In New 10 Minute Trailer (video)
- Samsung Galaxy S III Mini To Feature 800 x 480 Pixel Display
- Kindle Paperwhite Jailbreak Released
- Asus Padfone 2 To Feature LTE
- Parrot Zikmu Solo By Philippe Starck Launches For $999
- Motorola Kills Off Webtop Smartphone Accessory
- Edifier Esiena And Bric Bluetooth Speakers Announced
- HTC’s Profits Drop 79 Percent
- First Windows 8 PCs Go On Sale Before Launch
- Roku And 3M Streaming Projector Unveiled For $299
- Raspberry Pi WebIDE Alpha Unveiled By Adafruit, For New Programmers
- T-Mobile Now Offering iPhone 5 Nano SIM Cards
- Apple Orders 10 Million iPad Mini’s For Quarter Four (Rumor)
- Kindle Paperwhite Torn-down And Reassembled (video)
- ZTE And Huawei Apparently Pose A National Security Risk According To Report
- Apple’s iOS 6 Maps Gets Improvements
- LG Optimus G Nexus Smartphone To Launch At End Of October
- Apple Starts Shipping 30 Pin Lightning iPhone 5 Adapter
- Verizon Details Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android 4.0 ICS Update
- New iPad With A6 Based Processor Appears In Analytics App
- Apple Gives Previous MobileMe Users An Extra Year Of iCloud Storage
| Hop! suitcase follows you (video) Posted: 08 Oct 2012 08:36 AM PDT If only we could combine our suitcases with some R2-D2 technology. I mean, if that robot is going to pal around with Luke, the least he can do is carry his stuff. Well, the Hop! suitcase is a 'smart' suitcase that follows the owner around. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| BBC announces YouTube original content channels focusing on science and nature Posted: 08 Oct 2012 08:25 AM PDT Coming right after YouTube’s launch of 60 new original content channels, the BBC has now announced that it will be partnering with YouTube to present two of those channels. Great news for BBC fans. © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Microsoft Introduces TypeScript Programming Language (video) Posted: 08 Oct 2012 08:23 AM PDT S. Somasegar, Corporate Vice President of the Developer Division at Microsoft has this week announced and introduced a new programming language called Typescript. Which Microsoft has designed to take JavaScript development scale beyond the client, and make it even easier to create large-scale JavaScript applications. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Google Pulls Motorola Devices From German Stores Posted: 08 Oct 2012 08:18 AM PDT Back in September Apple won a patent ruling against Motorola in Germany, and now it would appear that Motorola has stopped selling a number of their devices in Germany on stores and also on their website. According to Florian Mueller from Foss Patents, a number of Motorola’s Android devices are no longer available in Germany, and Motorola’s own website now only lists three Android devices in Germany, all of them are smartphones, and tablets like the Motorola Xoom 2 are not available.
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| Snapseed For Android Launching Soon? Posted: 08 Oct 2012 08:05 AM PDT Snapseed the awesome iOS applications and photography filters created by Nik Software and which was recently acquired by Google, may be launching a new Snapseed Android version very soon. If images snapped in Snapseed and published to Google+ by Google's very own Vic Gundotra, are anything to go by, however no details on how the images was taken have been released as yet. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Samsung Galaxy S III Mini Appears On Retailers Website Posted: 08 Oct 2012 08:01 AM PDT Samsung is expected to announce a new version of their Galaxy S III smartphone this week, the Samsung Galaxy S III Mini, and we heard earlier today that the device would come with a 4 inch display which would feature a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. Now a couple of European retailers have listed the Samsung Galaxy S III Mini on their website, and it looks like the handset will be available in black, blue and white, the same colors as the original Galaxy S III.
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| Chameleon 1.1 Smart Launcher For Android Unveiled (video) Posted: 08 Oct 2012 07:51 AM PDT Teknision has rolled out a new video for its Chameleon 1.1 Smart Launcher application currently under development for Android this week, after a number of users requested that the application should include more widgets. The new Chameleon 1.1 now supports regular Android app widgets, even thought they are "extremely limited interactivity and poor adaptive layout" say its creators. Watch the video after the jump to see a sneak peak of the new Chameleon 1.1 software. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| The M Lamp Rechargeable LED 2700 K Lamp Hits Kickstarter Posted: 08 Oct 2012 07:36 AM PDT If you are looking for something a little more aesthetically pleasing than your current torch, you might be interested in the new M Lamp which has landed on the crowd funding Kickstarter website. The M Lamp has taken its inspiration from the olden day miners lamp, and has given the design a modern twist, together with some of the latest technology available. Watch the video after the jump to learn more about the M Lamp project and see it in action. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| James Bond Sony Xperia T Skyfall Edition Smartphone Lands On O2 UK Posted: 08 Oct 2012 07:32 AM PDT Last month we heard that UK mobile operator O2 would be offering a special edition of the Sony Xperia T Android smartphone, the Sony Xperia T Skyfall Edition, and the handset is now available from the carrier. O2 are offering the Sony Xperia T Skyfall Edition from free to £179.99 on their pay monthly contracts or for £429 on their pre-paid pay as you go contracts and the handset is now available from O2.
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| Notch Reveals First Glimpse Of 0x10c Game Posted: 08 Oct 2012 07:25 AM PDT Development of the new 0×10^C game from the creator of Minecraft is still in its early stage at the moment, but Notch the games creator has released a new video showing you a glimpse of the new game in construction. Check it out after the jump. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| T-Mobile Says Samsung Galaxy S III Is Their Best Selling Smartphone Ever Posted: 08 Oct 2012 07:14 AM PDT US mobile carrier T-Mobile has announced that Samsung’s Galaxy S III smartphone is their best selling smartphone ever, the news was posted on Twitter and you can see the tweet from T-Mobile below.
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| Google Accidentally Ships Out A 32GB Nexus 7 Tablet To A Customer In Japan Posted: 08 Oct 2012 06:51 AM PDT We have been hearing rumors over the last week that Google are getting ready to release a 32GB version of their Nexus 7 tablet, and now one person in Japan, who ordered a 16GB Nexus 7 tablet from Google actually received the new 32GB version. Twitter user @oppese thought that they had received a 16GB Nexus 7 tablet from Google, as the box showed a 16GB model, but when the device was powered up it showed it had 32GB of storage.
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| Blizzard’s Mists of Pandaria Expansion Brings 1 Million Subscribers Back To WoW Posted: 08 Oct 2012 06:44 AM PDT Blizzards World of Warcraft has been out for some eight years now after being originally launched back in November of 2004, but recently the huge MMORPG, which once had 12 million players had recently started to lose players, losing over 1 million subscribers in the past three months. However with the launch of their new WoW Mists of Pandaria expansion for the game, Blizzard has now been able to entice players back and has just added another million subscribers to its books. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Razer Project Fiona High Spec Gaming Tablet Moves Into Production (video) Posted: 08 Oct 2012 06:32 AM PDT Earlier this month Razer set fans of its Project Fiona gaming tablet a goal to Like the Facebook page Razer setup with 10,000 Likes/Shares. On hitting the goal Razer would then consider moving the Razer Project Fiona gaming tablet into production. Well Razer got its 10,000 Facebook fans an is now looking to more the production of their high specification gaming tablet to the next stage. Watch the video after the jump to learn more about the Razer Fiona project and see it in action. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Nokia Lumia 610 To Get Performance Update Posted: 08 Oct 2012 06:24 AM PDT Nokia has announced that they will be releasing a performance update for their Lumia 610 smartphone, they also noted that this is not the Windows Phone 7.8 update for the Lumia 610, but a separate update. According to Nokia the performance update will bring a range of enhancements to the device, which will include overall system performance, camera imporvements and usability.
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| Larklife Wireless Fitness Tracker Announced Posted: 08 Oct 2012 06:18 AM PDT Lark the company that originally created the Lark fitness tracker, has today announced the arrival of a new device called the Larklife, which has been designed to track and record your diet, fitness, and stress. The Larklife system consists of two tracking wristbands and a free iOS application, that records the data from the wireless wristbands and then guides people to be more productive everyday. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Nokia Transport Beta App Updated For Windows Phone Posted: 08 Oct 2012 05:56 AM PDT Today Nokia has released a new update for its Nokia Transport beta application on Windows Phone, which brings with it a number of new addition, tweaks and fixes. Major new updates include the addition of a newly designed users interface together with more intelligent auto-predictions of likely destinations, and now the beta app prioritises transport stations in its search results for users. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Facebook Android App In Final Testing Posted: 08 Oct 2012 05:53 AM PDT It looks like Facebook could be getting closer to releasing a native application for Google’s mobile OS, ad according to Engadget, the native app is in the final testing stages. Engadget apparently received the information from a source within Facebook, although no details were given on exactly when the app would be released to the Google Play Store.
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| iPhone Maker Foxconn Halts iPhone 5 Production Due To Staff Strike Posted: 08 Oct 2012 05:28 AM PDT Apple’s iPhone 5 is already in short supply due to the huger demand for the handset, and now it is possibly that there could be even more shortages of the iPhone 5, as staff at the factory in China which produce the iPhone 5 have walked out. Foxconn have been forced to halt production of the iPhone 5, as staff are now protesting against working conditions at the factory, this is something that has come under criticism in the past, although Apple looked into the working conditions and reported that they were satisfactory.
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| BBC iPlayer Radio Service And iOS App Launches, Android App Arriving Soon Posted: 08 Oct 2012 05:23 AM PDT The BBC has today launched a new radio only web service in the form of the new BBC iPlayer Radio website, which will provide users with access to a dedicted pages for all the BBC’s radio channels and shows. The new BBC iPlayer Radio Service includes individual home pages for each radio station with catch-up features for each, to make sure you never miss out on your favourite radio program again. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| SIM Free HTC Desire X Now Available In The UK Posted: 08 Oct 2012 05:10 AM PDT The HTC Desire X was announced back in September, and now the SIM free version of the handset is available in the UK with a number of retailers, and it retails for £218 including taxes. The HTC Desire X features a Dual-core 1 GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S4 processor, plus a a 4 inch LCD touchscreen display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels .sporting a resolution of 480 x 800.
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| YouTube Expands Original Content With Additional Channels From Europe (video) Posted: 08 Oct 2012 05:06 AM PDT YouTube has this week added a number of new original content channels from Europe, expanding its already existing and growing line-up of original content. The new YouTube channels too be added to the list include topics such as sports, music, comedy, news, animation, local cuisine, health and wellness. Adding to the already 100 original channels available to YouTube viewers and increasing it to 160 channels. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Halloween Costume App Adds Awesome Digital Special Effect To Your Outfit (video) Posted: 08 Oct 2012 04:54 AM PDT If you are still wondering what to wear this Halloween, this awesome Halloween Costume iPhone App might be able to help you make up your mind. Watch the video after the jump to learn more about the the Halloween iOS app and see the effects it can create. The awesome Halloween application for iPhone has been created by Digital Dudz and comes with a number of Tshirts and extras you can purchase. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Samsung Galaxy Note II Source Code Released Posted: 08 Oct 2012 04:49 AM PDT Samsung has now released the source code for the latest Android smartphone, the new Samsung Galaxy Note II, and the code includes Android 4.1 Jelly Bean plus the latest version of Samsung’s custom UI, TouchWiz 4.0. The Android 4.1 Jelly Bean source code for the new Samsung Galaxy Note II will allow developers to create custom ROM’s for the Galaxy Note II.
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| Smart Devices SmartQ U7 Android Projector Tablet Posted: 08 Oct 2012 04:32 AM PDT Smart Devices has this week unveiled a new addition to their range in the form of a tablet equipped with a integrated projector in the form of the SmartQ U7 Android Projector tablet. The SmartQ U7 Android Projector tablet is equipped with a 7 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, and is capable of projecting a 50 inch, 854 x 480 pixel image on your a screen or wall for viewing. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Nokia Lumia 920 Headed To Rogers In Canada Next Month Posted: 08 Oct 2012 04:27 AM PDT Last week we heard that the Nokia Lumia 920 would be available exclusively in the US with AT&T, and now Rogers in Canada have announced that they will be the exclusive carrier for the handset in Canada, and the device will launch in November. As a reminder the Nokia Lumia 920 comes with Windows Phone 8 and features a 4.5 inch HD display with a resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels, processing is provided by a dual core Snapdragon S4 processor.
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| XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Our Last Hope Launch Trailer (video) Posted: 08 Oct 2012 04:10 AM PDT Developer Firaxis Games and publisher 2K Games has released a new launch trailer for its XCOM: Enemy Unknown game which, shows a different side the games gameplay. Check it out after the jump. XCOM: Enemy Unknown is launching tomorrow in the US and on October 12th in Europe and Australia, and is currently available to pre-order for $50. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Angry Birds Star Wars Launching November 8th (Video) Posted: 08 Oct 2012 04:02 AM PDT On the weekend Rovio Mobile teased a new version of their Angry Birds game, Angry Birds Star Wars, and no we have some more details on when the game will be available as well as a quick teaser video. Angry Birds will be launched on Apple’s iOS, Google’s Android OS, and the PC on the 8th of November, and as well as the game for mobile devices there will also be some Angry Birds Star Wars themed table games. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 May Phase Out Points Payment Options For Cash Posted: 08 Oct 2012 03:49 AM PDT As Microsoft’s Windows 8 launch edges closer and closer, it has now been revealed that Microsoft maybe planning to phase out it points system within Windows 8 returning to hard cash as the main currency. Currently Microsoft Points are used to purchase items such as music downloads and movie rentals or purchases in Windows 8, however it now looks as though Microsoft is enabling payments options via credit card within Windows 8. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| SimCity Gameplay Unveiled In New 10 Minute Trailer (video) Posted: 08 Oct 2012 03:36 AM PDT The new SimCity game which was unveiled at Gamescom this year and involves a newly update simulation for city-building and urban planning, will offer players a wealth of new advances over previous SimCity games. Watch the video after the jump to learn more about the SimCity project and see it in action. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Samsung Galaxy S III Mini To Feature 800 x 480 Pixel Display Posted: 08 Oct 2012 03:33 AM PDT Samsung are expected to announce a new smaller Galaxy S III smartphone this week, the device is rumored to be called the Samsung Galaxy S III Mini, and Samsung are expected to announce the handset on the 11th of October. The Samsung Galaxy S III Mini is rumored to feature a 4 inch display, and now according to the guys over at Sammobile, the device will feature a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels.
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| Kindle Paperwhite Jailbreak Released Posted: 08 Oct 2012 03:19 AM PDT Owners and possible new users of the new Amazon Paperwhite E-Ink eReader might be interested to learn that a new jailbreak has been released for the new device. The latest Amazon Kindle Paperwhite jailbreak, builds on the previous jailbreak which was created for the older Kindle 4/Touch, and has been created with few tweaks and a new delivery system. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Posted: 08 Oct 2012 03:11 AM PDT Asus are holding a press event next week where their will announce their new Padfone smartphone, the Asus Padfone 2, last week we heard some rumored specifications on this new handset, and now it looks like the device will feature LTE. It looks like the Asus Padfone 2 has received approval from the Global Certification Forum, and the device will be available with support for LTE connectivity bands 3, 7 and 20, which are for European, Asian and Latin America.
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| Parrot Zikmu Solo By Philippe Starck Launches For $999 Posted: 08 Oct 2012 02:58 AM PDT The new speaker creation called the Parrot Zikmu Solo designed by French designer Philippe Starck, and first unveiled at CES earlier this year, is expected to land in the US next month priced at $999. The Philippe Starck Parrot Zikmu Solo speaker has been designed to create a stereo musical image from a single speaker that pumps out 100W of music power. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Motorola Kills Off Webtop Smartphone Accessory Posted: 08 Oct 2012 02:47 AM PDT Motorola announced their Webtop smartphone accessory back in 2011, the device was an add on for smartphones that was supposed to give your handset similar functionality to a notebook. It looks like the Motorola Webtop did not end up being very popular, as Motorola has now confirmed that they have decided to kill off the Webtop, including the software and accessories.
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| Edifier Esiena And Bric Bluetooth Speakers Announced Posted: 08 Oct 2012 02:44 AM PDT Edifier has this week announced two new additions to its range of Bluetooth speaker systems, with the unveiling of the Edifier Esiena And Bric, which have been designed to be used with iOS devices. The new Edifier Esiena Bluetooth speaker has been designed to provide you with “big system sound quality” and is equipped with a USB/SD Reader, iPod /iPhone docking station, digital clock with alarm and FM radio (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Posted: 08 Oct 2012 02:39 AM PDT HP has announced its lowest quarterly profit since 2006, HTC’s profits have dropped by 79 percent for the third quarter of 2012 to 3.9 billion New Taiwan Dollars, about $133 million. This has dropped 79 percent from the previous year where they had profits of 18.64 billion New Taiwan Dollars, and their overall revenue dropped 48 percent from the previous year.
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| First Windows 8 PCs Go On Sale Before Launch Posted: 08 Oct 2012 02:17 AM PDT Microsoft will launch Windows 8 on the 26th of October, and various manufacturers will launch their new Windows 8 devices on the same day, although it would appear that one retailer has already started selling Windows 8 devices. According to ZDNet, the Home Shopping Network started offering Windows 8 PCs over the weekend, with a total of five different Windows 8 PCs available, and apparently the devices are ready to ship once ordered.
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| Roku And 3M Streaming Projector Unveiled For $299 Posted: 08 Oct 2012 01:51 AM PDT Roku And 3M have partnered to create a new Streaming Projector that is available via Amazon for $299. The new creation is small enough to be portable but projects a 120 inch picture, and is equipped with a battery capable of providing enough juice for up to two and half hours of use. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Raspberry Pi WebIDE Alpha Unveiled By Adafruit, For New Programmers Posted: 08 Oct 2012 01:46 AM PDT Raspberry Pi owners who would like to start programming their new $35 mini PC, but have had no prior programming experience, might be pleased to learn that Adafruit has released a new software specifically designed for the Raspberry Pi computer to make programming a litre easier to learn. Adafruit who have also previously released and developed the Raspberry Pi Education Linux Distro, and has now created the WebIDE (Web Integrated Development Environment), crested to run on the Raspberry Pi computer. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| T-Mobile Now Offering iPhone 5 Nano SIM Cards Posted: 08 Oct 2012 01:35 AM PDT US mobile carrier T-Mobile doesn’t sell Apple’s iPhone 5, although you can now use one of the new iPhone 5′s on T-Mobile’s networks, as the company is now offering the new Nano SIM cards for the iPhone 5. If you buy one of the unlocked iPhone 5′s from Apple, you can get yourself a Nano SIM card from T-Mobile and use the handset on their network, although you won’t be able to use 4G on T-Mobile as their 4G network is on a different band to the iPhone 5 in most areas. T-Mobile are offering the Nano SIM cards on their various plans, and the cheapest one will set you back $69.99 a month, this comes with unlimited texts, talk and data. T-Mobile has started to offer iPhone 5 compatible 4G in Seattle, Las Vegas and New York, they are expected to expand the service to other cities in the US although they haven’t announced details of which cities will be getting it next. Source The Verge © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| Apple Orders 10 Million iPad Mini’s For Quarter Four (Rumor) Posted: 08 Oct 2012 01:25 AM PDT Apple is expected to send out invites this week to a special event where they will reportedly unveil their new iPad Mini, the invites are expected to be sent out this Wednesday the 10th of October and the event is rumored to take place the following week on the 17th of October. Last week we heard that manufacturers had already started supplying Apple with parts for the iPad Mini, and now according to a recent report Apple has ordered around 10 million iPad Mini’s for the fourth quarter of 2012.
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| Kindle Paperwhite Torn-down And Reassembled (video) Posted: 08 Oct 2012 01:17 AM PDT Anyone interested in seeing the technology that makes the new Amazon Kindle Paperwhite e-Ink eReader function, is sure to enjoy these videos showing how to teardown the new eReader and also more importantly put it back together again once in pieces. (...) © Geeky Gadgets, 2012. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2012 |
| ZTE And Huawei Apparently Pose A National Security Risk According To Report Posted: 08 Oct 2012 12:55 AM PDT Two Chinese firms, which make smartphones, Huawei and ZTE apparently pose a national security risk according to a recent report by US lawmakers, both companies are know for producing Android smartphones as well as many other devices. According to a recent report by the WSJ, the House intelligence committee, in the US, which has been investigation the two companies has said that, they pose a risk to the US because their equipment could possibly be used for spying on Americans.
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| Apple’s iOS 6 Maps Gets Improvements Posted: 08 Oct 2012 12:39 AM PDT Apple’s iOS 6 Maps, which replaced Google Maps, has come under of lot of criticism since it was released, we even had a public apology from Apple’s CEO TM Cook, who promised that Apple were working hard to improve the application. Now according to the guys over at Mac Rumors, some users are starting to see improvements to Apple’s Maps, with some reporting improvements to 3D Maps and more.
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| LG Optimus G Nexus Smartphone To Launch At End Of October Posted: 08 Oct 2012 12:30 AM PDT Last week we heard that Google has apparently handed out some of their new Nexus smartphones to employees, the device is apparently based on LG’s Optimus G handset, and now it looks like this new Nexus phone will launch by the end of October. According to a recent report from Cnet, the device will come with Android 4.2 and it will be unveiled around the end of the month, and it is expected to feature very similar hardware to the LG Optimus G.
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| Apple Starts Shipping 30 Pin Lightning iPhone 5 Adapter Posted: 08 Oct 2012 12:06 AM PDT Apple’s iPhone 5 comes with a new smaller Lightning dock connector, this means that if you want to use any of your old accessories, like iPhone docks, car chargers etc, with the new iPhone then you will need to buy an adapter from Apple. It looks like Apple has started shipping out the new 30 pin Lightning adapters to customers, as some people in Australia have had notification that their dock adapters are on the way.
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| Verizon Details Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android 4.0 ICS Update Posted: 07 Oct 2012 11:54 PM PDT It looks like Verizon Wireless is getting ready to release the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 on their network in the US, as Verizon has now released details on the update. The update will bring Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, and you can see full details of what is included in the update over at Verizon at the link below.
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| New iPad With A6 Based Processor Appears In Analytics App Posted: 07 Oct 2012 11:36 PM PDT According to the guys over at MacRumors, a new version of Apple’s iPad have shown up in an app developers analytics, the device has the reference iPad3,6, which is a model of the iPad that has yet to be announced. The device seems to be running either an A6 processor or a variation on Apple’s custom A6 design, the current iPad model numbers are iPad3,1, iPad 3,2 and iPad 3,3, it looks like this new device is possibly a tweaked version of the existing iPad 3.
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| Apple Gives Previous MobileMe Users An Extra Year Of iCloud Storage Posted: 07 Oct 2012 10:49 PM PDT When Apple replaced its MobileMe service with iCloud last year, it gave users of MobileMe, who had purchased extra storage on MobileMe the same storage on iCloud for an extra year. I was a previous mobile me user, and when iCloud was released I was given an extra 20GB of storage on iCloud, this was due to run out at the end of September, but Apple sent out emails on the weekend to say that the extra storage had been extended, you can see the email I received below.
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