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Friday, November 2, 2012

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter


HTC Desire C Lands on the Cricket Wireless Network

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 10:19 AM PDT

Cricket Wireless has announced that it has a new smartphone for people shopping for a contract-free carrier might want to check out. The new smartphone comes from HTC and is called the Desire C. The phone promises a premium design coupled with an affordable price.

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Borderlands Legends Now Available to Purchase on iPad and iPhone

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 09:25 AM PDT

We mentioned last week that the iOS videogame called Borderlands Legends would be launching on October 31. As of yesterday the video game is officially available to download on the App Store for $4.99 on the iPhone and iPod Touch or $6.99 on the iPad. The game is specifically designed for mobile devices.

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MSI Wind Top AE2712 All In One PC Announced

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 08:23 AM PDT

MSI has added another new Windows 8 all in one PC to their range with the launch of the Wind To AE2712, which features a full HD 27 inch display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080.

The 27 inch display features 10 finger touch, and it comes with a choice of Intel Core i3 and Intel Core i5 processors as well as option NVIDIA GeForce GT630M graphics.

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Boxee TV Launches For $99

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 07:54 AM PDT

Boxee has launched their new Boxee TV, a cloud based DVR and streaming set top box, the device will be available exclusively through Wallmart as well as Boxee’s own website.

The Boxee TV retails for $99 and it comes with a HD antenna that will let you access terrestrial TV broadcasts and cable TV, it will also offer access to streaming services like Netflix and Vudu.

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LG Optimus G Goes Up For Pre-order At Sprint

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 07:31 AM PDT

Sprint recently announced that they would start offering the new LG Optimus G on their network in the US from the 11th of October, and they have now put the handset up for pre-order.

The LG Optimus G is available to pre-order of $199.99 when you sign up to a new two year contract with Sprint, and the handset comes with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

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Amazon Launches Air Patriots Android And iOS Game (Video)

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 07:20 AM PDT

Amazon has launched it first mobile game for Google’s Android platform and Apple’s iOS platform, the game is called Air Patriots, and it was developed by Amazon Game Studios.

According to the press release, Air Patriots is a new type of tower defense style game, which unique gameplay, have a look at the video of it in action below.

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Kim Dotcom Announces Megaupload Replacement Me.ga, Launching January 2013

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 07:02 AM PDT

Kim Dotcom has been talking about his replacement for Megaupload for a while now, and he has now unveiled that the new service will be called Me.ga, the news was posted to Twitter by Dotcom.

The Me.ga website is re-directing to Kim Doctom’s own website at the moment, and he has said that the new Me.ga service will launch in January of 2013, on the anniversary of when he was raided by the FBI and the New Zealand police.

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Wikipad Gaming Tablet Delayed

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 06:47 AM PDT

Some of our readers will remember the Wikipad Android gaming tablet that was due to launch yesterday, it would appear that the launch of the device has now been delayed, unfortunately there are no details on exactly when it will be available.

The team behind the Wikipad have released a statement, which you can see below, which explains why the launch of this new Android gaming tablet has been delayed.

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Apple In Trouble With UK Judge After Samsung Apology

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 06:44 AM PDT

Apple were recently ordered to publish an apology on their website and also in the UK press to Samsung, stating that Samsung’s tablets did not copy Apple’s designs for the iPad.

Apple published an apology on their website last week, although they tried to turn around the apology to their benefit, quoting the judge in the case as saying that Samsung’s tablets were not as cool as Apple’s, and now it would appear that the Judge dealing with the case is less than impressed with Apple’s apology.

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Amazon Launches Cloud Drive Photos App For Android

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 06:31 AM PDT

Amazon has launched a new app for Google’s Android platform, the app is called Amazon Cloud Drive Photos, and the app is designed to let you store your photos in the cloud and it comes with 5GB of free cloud drive storage.

The Amazon Cloud Drive photos app will let you directly upload individual photos and even albums direct from your Android smartphone or tablet, you can then share your photos direct from the Cloud Drive Photo app.

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Twelve South Announces New HiRise MacBook Stand

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 06:21 AM PDT

Twelve South has announced their latest accessory for Apple MacBook, the new HiRise MacBook stand that is designed to use your MacBook at different heights making it more comfortable to use.

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OUYA Games Console To Come With Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 06:14 AM PDT

Some of our readers will remember the OUYA open source gaming console that we featured on the site a while back, the device was expected to launch with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Now the developers behind the OUYA console have announced that it will come with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean out of the box, and they have also released some more details on the consoles hardware for developers.

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Apple’s iPad Mini Gets Taken Apart

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 06:02 AM PDT

Apple’s iPad Mini hasn’t gone on sale yet, it launches tomorrow, but the guys over at iFixit managed to get their hands on the new iPad Mini and have already taken the device apart to see what was inside.

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US Cellular Expanding LTE To 30 More Markets On 5th November

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 05:39 AM PDT

US mobile carrier US Cellular has announced that it is expanding its LTE network in the US, and the expansion includes a total of 30 new markets in the US, the service will launch in these new areas on the 5th of November.

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Huawei Ascend G300 On Vodafone Gets Android 4.0 ICS Update

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 05:21 AM PDT

Some of our readers will remember the Huawei Ascend G300 that launched on Vodafone earlier in the year, the handset came with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, well good news if you own one as Vodafone has now released the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Huawei Ascend G300.

In order to install the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Huawei Ascend G300, you will first need to install a smaller update to the devices existing software, and then you can update the device to Android 4.0.3 ICS.

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UK’s EE 4G LTE Gets Reviewed

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 04:55 AM PDT

EE which is a joint venture between two of the UK’s mobile operators, T-Mobile and Orange launched the UK’s first 4G LTE network this week, and at the moment they are the only provider of 4G LTE in the UK.

The other networks are working on their 4G LTE services, which are expected to launch within the next six months, and EE’s 4G LTE service is only available in 11 cities at the moment.

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Apple’s New Fusion Drive’s Will Work With Older Mac’s

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 04:36 AM PDT

When Apple announced their new range of iMacs, they also announced their new Fusion Drive storage, which is a combination drive that is made up of a solid state drive and a normal hard disk drive.

Apple’s Fusion Drive comes with a 128GB SSD and a 1GB or 3GB HDD, and now it would appear that these Fusion Drive’s will work with older versions of Apple’s Macs and not just their new iMacs.

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Angry Birds Star Wars Han Solo And Chewie In Action (Video)

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 04:16 AM PDT

Rovio Mobile is obviously hoping that their new Angry Birds Star Wars game is going to be a hit with Star Wars fans, we have already seen a couple of video of the gameplay on Angry Birds Star Wars, and now we have another.

The latest Angry Birds Star Wars teaser video feature Han Solo and Chewbacca, have a look at them in action below.

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Samsung Galaxy S III Mini Launches In The UK 8th November

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 04:01 AM PDT

Samsung has announced that their new smaller Galaxy S III Mini smartphone will launch in the UK next week on the 8th of November, the handset will be available with all of the major mobile networks in the UK from next Thursday.

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Angry Birds Star Wars R2-D2 And C-3PO Gameplay Revealed (Video)

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 03:33 AM PDT

On Tuesday we got our first look at what some of the gameplay would be like in the new Angry Birds Star Wars game, and now Rovio Mobile has released another teaser video.

The latest Angry Birds Star Wars teaser video is called ‘Angry Birds Star Wars: R2-D2 & C-3PO – exclusive gameplay’, have a look at it in action below.

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Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 Live Action Trailer (Video)

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 03:21 AM PDT

Activision has released a new trailer for their upcoming game, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, the game is set to launch later this month on the 13th of November, and this new trailer was directed by Guy Ritchie.

As well as a famous director, this new Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 trailer also has a famous actor staring in it, Robert Downey Jr., have a look at the video below.

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iPad Mini Comes With Stereo Speakers

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 03:12 AM PDT

Apple’s new iPad Mini launches tomorrow, and when the device was announced Apple just listed the speaker on the device as a ‘built in speaker’, Amazon recently published a comparison between the Kindle Fire HD and the iPad Mini noting that the device only comes with a single speaker.

According to Joshua Toplosky from the Verge, the iPad Mini does in fact come with a pair of stereo speakers, after he confirmed the details with Apple, and Apple has also confirmed this to other people as well.

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Apple’s iTunes Now Taking Donations For American Red Cross

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 03:01 AM PDT

Apple has set up a new page on its iTunes store that allows you to make a donation to the American red Cross, towards the relief effort for hurricane Sandy and the donation page is available through the desktop version of Apple’s iTunes Store.

The donation page is also available through the app sore app on Apple’s iOS and you can make donations of $5, $10, $25, $50, $100 and $200, and 100 percent of all donations will go directly to the Red Cross.

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SIM Free Nokia Lumia 820 Lands In The UK Next Week For £400

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 02:51 AM PDT

Yesterday we heard that Nokia’s new Windows Phone 8 smartphone, the Nokia Lumia 820 had gone up for pre-order with some of the mobile retailers here in the UK, and now we have some details on when the SIM free version of the Nokia Lumia 820 will be available.

According to UK retailer Clove, the SIM free version of the Nokia Lumia 820 will be available in the UK some time next week, around the 8th or 9th of November, and the device will retail for £399.98 including taxes.

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Samsung Galaxy Note II Gets A Smart Dock

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 02:46 AM PDT

Details have appeared online on a new accessory for Samsung’s new Galaxy Note II smartphone, the Smart Dock, which comes with a range of connections and features.

The Samsung Galaxy Note II Smart Dock features three full USB ports, a full sized HDMI port, a microUSB port and a 3.5mm audio jack, and the Smart Dock can be used with Samsung’s Galaxy Note II Flip Cover.

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Google Nexus Q Removed From Google’s Nexus Website

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 02:29 AM PDT

Some of our readers will remember the Google Nexus Q that was announced back in June, Google then announced in August that shipping of the device had been delayed, and we have not heard anything about Google’s Android media player since then.

Now it would appear that Google has removed the Nexus Q from their Nexus landing page on their website, the device is however still listed on their Google Play Store, although it comes with the message that the device is not available at the moment.

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Windows Phone Connector For Mac Updated With Windows Phone 8 Support

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 02:24 AM PDT

Microsoft has released a new version of their Windows Phone connection software for Apple’s OS X, the new version has been re-branded to Windows Phone and it is version 3.0.

Windows Phone connector for Mac is now compatible with the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile OS, Windows Phone 8, and it is also compatible with Apple’s new Retina display range of Mac’s.

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Sony Xperia S Tablets Sales To Resume This Month

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 02:15 AM PDT

Sony announced last month that it was halting sales of its Xperia S Tablet due to a manufacturing defect, and now it would appear that the problem may be fixed as Sony has announced that sales of the tablet will resume this month.

The Sony Xpera S Tablet will go back on sale around the middle of November, no specific date has been given, and Sony is also offering to inspect any existing devices to see if there is an issue, and rectify the problem.

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iPad Mini Gets Unboxed Early In France

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 02:07 AM PDT

Apple’s iPad Mini launches tomorrow the 2nd of November, but it would appear that some people have already started to receive their iPad Mini pre-orders a little earlier than expected.

The following photos were posted to french website Igen.fr, which were sent in by one of their readers who received his iPad Mini, and decided to take some unboxing photos.

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RIM Testing BlackBerry 10 With 50 Carriers

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 01:55 AM PDT

RIM are scheduled to launch the new version of their mobile OS, BlackBerry 10 in the first quarter of 2013, and now RIM’s CEO Thorsten Heins has announced that RIM are testing out BlackBerry 10 with around 50 different mobile carriers.

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