Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

Android 4.1.2 Update For Samsung Galaxy Note II Leaked (Video)
Samsung and Golf GameBook Team up for a Digital Scorecard
Hacker convicted of stealing the personal data of 120,000 AT&T Apple iPad users
iPad Foosball Table
Vizio offers 70-inch Razor LED Smart TV for under $1700
Logic 3 Ferrari Cavallino T350 Headphones And Scuderia FS1 Bluetooth Speaker Dock
AT&T Rolling Out FaceTime Over Cellular To iOS Devices
HTC DROID DNA now available from Verizon
Mozilla Firefox OS Simulator Released, Enabling Mobile OS Testing On Your Desktop
Portal 2 Update Adds Split Screen Co-op Support And More
Groove Android Smartphone For Cricket Wireless Announced
Google Nexus 4 Owners Will get 50GB Of Free Box Storage
Razer Game Booster Launches Into Public Beta (video)
Nintendo Says There Are More Wii U Consoles On the Way
Rikomagic MK802 III Mini PC Updated With Bluetooth And More
Asus Working On Android 4.2 Jelly Bean Update For Tablets
Flip n’Grip Wallet Makes Paying More Fun (video)
Nokia Lumia 920 Sold Out In The US
Jolla MeeGo-based Sailfish OS First Look Unveiled (video)
Apple’s Space Ship Campus To Open On 2016
AOC i2367fh 23-inch Monitor Loses The Bezel (Almost)
Apple’s iPhone 5 Gets Two New TV Adverts (Video)
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch Notebook Revealed
Razer DeathAdder Mouse Upgraded With 6400dpi 4G Sensor And Grips
Windows 8 Pirates Get a Free Activation Key From Microsoft
Planetside 2 MMO FPS Launches (video)
Skype Version 3.0 For Android Launched (Video)
Google Working On Fix For December Bug In Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
Archos Arnova FamilyPad 13.3 Inch Android 4.0 Tablet (video)
Hulu Plus Lands On The Nintendo Wii U
Amazon Appstore Update Brings New UI And More

Android 4.1.2 Update For Samsung Galaxy Note II Leaked (Video)

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 06:44 AM PST

The guys over at Sammobile have managed to get their hands on a leaked update for the Samsung Galaxy Note II, the update is Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean for the device, which Samsung is currently testing at the moment.

Samsung are expected to release the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update for the Galaxy Note II some time either in December or early January, and it comes with a range of new features, have a look at the video below.

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Samsung and Golf GameBook Team up for a Digital Scorecard

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 06:41 AM PST

Samsung has teamed up with a company called Golf GameBook to develop the world’s first digital golf scorecard that is enabled with official signing. The app uses the functionality of the Galaxy Note II S pen for writing scores and for the digital signing. The Golf GameBook Apple selected as one of the small group of Samsung S Suggest applications.

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Hacker convicted of stealing the personal data of 120,000 AT&T Apple iPad users

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 06:40 AM PST

Here is the story of one hacker who got caught. On Tuesday, a Federal Court jury found 27 year old Andrew Auernheimer guilty of one count of conspiracy to access AT&T’s servers without permission, and one count of identity theft. Auernheimer and a co-defendant were accused of hacking into the carrier’s servers and stole email addresses and personal information belonging to 120,000 AT&T customers using the Apple iPad.
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iPad Foosball Table

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 06:39 AM PST

New Potato Technologies has created a fantastic and very unique iPad gaming case which has been designed to convert your iPad into a miniature Foosball Table. Allowing you to enjoy all the fun, but given a fraction of the space required for a full size Foosball Table.

The iPad Foosball Table is equipped with 8 two-axis control rods and can support up to 4 players, even though it might be a little cramped around the table.

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Vizio offers 70-inch Razor LED Smart TV for under $1700

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 06:32 AM PST

If you’re in the market for a new TV set, you might recognize the brand-name Vizio. The company is one of the biggest names in the HDTV market and has built a reputation for offering decent products at reasonable prices. You have to live under a rock to not know that Black Friday is this week and hordes of people will be setting out to the malls and stores to buy all sorts of products.

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Logic 3 Ferrari Cavallino T350 Headphones And Scuderia FS1 Bluetooth Speaker Dock

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 06:28 AM PST

Ferrari fans that are looking for a new speaker system or set of headphones might be interested in the new Logic 3 Ferrari branded products which have been added to their range this week.

The two new products to be added to the Logic 3 Ferrari range in the United States include the Cavallino T350 Headphones and Scuderia FS1 Bluetooth Speaker Dock which have been inspired by Ferraris GT road cars.

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AT&T Rolling Out FaceTime Over Cellular To iOS Devices

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 06:24 AM PST

AT&T previously did not support FaceTime over cellular on Apple’s iOS devices and now it would appear that AT&T has started rolling out the service to compatible devices running iOS 6.

According to a recent report by MacRumors, the service seems to now be available on a number of iOS devices which include the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 and the iPad 3 and 4.

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HTC DROID DNA now available from Verizon

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 05:53 AM PST

If you like what the HTC DROID DNA has to offer, we have some good news. Verizon and HTC have kept to their word and it looks like the handset is now up for order via Verizon's website where it will cost you $199 on a two-year contract. Off contract it will cost you $599.
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Mozilla Firefox OS Simulator Released, Enabling Mobile OS Testing On Your Desktop

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 03:56 AM PST

Mozilla has released a new tool for developers this week, which has been designed to enable the ability to to install an .xpi extension inside of a desktop version of Firefox and check it out.

The new Mozilla Firefox OS Simulator has been named ”r2d2b2g”, or b2g for short and once its installed you will then see a dashboard allowing you to run the new browser simulator.

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Portal 2 Update Adds Split Screen Co-op Support And More

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 03:29 AM PST

Portal fans might be pleased to learn that Valve has this week rolled out a new update to its PC Portal 2 game which has brought with it a number of highly requested features.

The latest Portal 2 PC game update has now added the highly anticipated 2 controller splitscreen support for Standard Co-Op, which can now activated by pressing the “X” on the additional controller inside the first Co-op menu.

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Groove Android Smartphone For Cricket Wireless Announced

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 03:23 AM PST

Cricket Wireless has added a new Android smartphone to their range with the launch of the Groove, which will be available on Cricket’s plans and will retail for $129.

The Cricket Groove is made by ZTE and features a 3.5 inch HVGA display and it comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, there is also a 3.2 megapixel rear camera and a front facing 0.3 megapixel camera for video chat.

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Google Nexus 4 Owners Will get 50GB Of Free Box Storage

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 03:11 AM PST

Google recently launched their new Nexus 4 smartphone, which is made by LG for Google, and now it would appear that owners of the device will get 50GB of free Box storage.

Box announced previously that anyone purchasing an LG or Sony Android device would get 50GB of free storage, and it would appear that this offer also applies to the Google branded Nexus 4 smartphone.

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Razer Game Booster Launches Into Public Beta (video)

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 03:08 AM PST

Razer has this week announced that their new Razer Game Booster software which has been in a closed beta development stage for some time, has now been launched into a public beta test phase and is now available for all to download and install for free.

Razer has developed their Game Booster software to help gamers easily tweak the setting on their PC systems to get the most from their games and hardware, enhancing gameplay. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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Nintendo Says There Are More Wii U Consoles On the Way

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 03:05 AM PST

Yesterday we heard that Nintendo’s new Wii U console, which launched in the US on Sunday night had completely sold out in the US, and now it looks like Nintendo are working to deliver now consoles to stores.

A Nintendo executive has told Forbes that the company has more Wii U units on the way to stores, although there were no details given on exactly when the console will be available.

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Rikomagic MK802 III Mini PC Updated With Bluetooth And More

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 02:58 AM PST

Rikomagic has rolled out a new update for its MK802 III mini PC which was recently released, adding both Bluetooth support, and an ESD circuit for better stability, together with new support applications.

T re-cap the Rikomagic MK802 III mini PC is powered by a Rockchip RK3066 dual core processor in the form of a 1.6 GHz RK3066 ARM Cortex-A9, which is supported by 1GB of RAM and features quad core graphics.

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Asus Working On Android 4.2 Jelly Bean Update For Tablets

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 02:49 AM PST

Asus has confirmed that they are working on the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean update for its range of tablets, although they have not revealed much information on which devices will get the update.

What we do know is that Asus will be releasing the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean update for the Transformer prime TF201 tablet and this will be the first tablet to receive the software update.

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Flip n’Grip Wallet Makes Paying More Fun (video)

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 02:37 AM PST

Most wallets can be pretty boring and mundane to use, but a new wallet called the Flip n’Grip is looking to change that and add a little more fun to the process of paying, and carrying your credit cards.

The unique and fun Flip n’Grip Wallet is currently over on the Kickstarter website looking to raise enough money to make the jump from concept to production. Watch the video after the jump to learn more about the Flip n’Grip Wallet project and see it in action.

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Nokia Lumia 920 Sold Out In The US

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 02:33 AM PST

It looks like Nokia may have a hit on their hands with the new Nokia Lumia 920 smartphone, as according to a recent report by The Next Web, the Nokia Lumia 920 is sold out virtually everywhere in the US.

The Nokia Lumia 920 launched on US mobile carrier AT&T, and now both AT&T and also Amazon are showing the device out of stock, which would imply that the demand for the device is high.

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Jolla MeeGo-based Sailfish OS First Look Unveiled (video)

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 02:24 AM PST

As promised earlier in the year Jolla have this week released a new video providing a first look at their new Sailfish mobile operating system, which is based on MeeGo.

MeeGo was originally adopted by Nokia to use on their N9 range of smartphones, but was then quickly dropped by Nokia, who opted to use Windows Phone instead on the smartphone devices. The video after the jump demonstrates the new sailfish OS in action, and first impressions are good.

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Apple’s Space Ship Campus To Open On 2016

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 02:16 AM PST

We first heard about Apple’s new space ship campus when it was presented to the Cupertino City Council back in 2011, by the late Steve Jobs, Apple has originally planned to open their new campus in 2015.

Now it would appear that the project has been delayed slightly, and the new campus is now scheduled to open in 2016 , which would mean that Apple will probably start building the campus some time in 2014.

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AOC i2367fh 23-inch Monitor Loses The Bezel (Almost)

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 02:10 AM PST

If you’re in the market for a new gaming monitor, or one that has a very slight bezel, you might be interested in the new edition to the AOC range of monitors in the form of the stylish AOC i2367fh.

AOC has designed the AOC i2367fh to be almost 100% screen, with a very slight bezel left in place around the edge which is finished in brushed metal.

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Apple’s iPhone 5 Gets Two New TV Adverts (Video)

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 02:08 AM PST

Apple is obviously hoping that their new iPhone 5 is going to be the smartphone of choice for holiday gifts this year, and they have now released two new TV adverts which you can see in the video below.

The videos show off the shared Photo Stream feature in iOS 5 as well as the microphones on the iPhone 5 which are apparently designed to reduce background noise, have a look at the videos below.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch Notebook Revealed

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 02:00 AM PST

It looks like Lenovo is getting ready to launch a new version of their X1 notebook, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch which has now appeared on Lenovo’s website, although there were not many details about the devices specifications.

According to the guys over at Engadget, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch will feature a 14 inch touchscreen HD+ display, no resolution was listed but it is expected to be around 1,600 x 900 pixels.

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Razer DeathAdder Mouse Upgraded With 6400dpi 4G Sensor And Grips

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 01:56 AM PST

Razer has rolled out a new version of its Razer DeathAdder Mouse to its range of gaming mice, which is now upgraded with a 6400dpi 4G Optical Sensor.

The 6400dpi 4G Optical Sensor now fitted to the Razer DeathAdder Mouse enables it to “Achieve high levels of performance while retaining the feel of the optical sensor most DeathAdder users have come to love.” says Razer.

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Windows 8 Pirates Get a Free Activation Key From Microsoft

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 01:52 AM PST

Before Windows 8 was officially released a final copy of the software was leaked online, and people were able to use the software bu activating it through a third party KMS server, this would allow users to use the software for 180 days.

After this period, the pirated copy of Windows 8 would need to be reactivated, but now it would appear that Microsoft has inadvertently given pirates the chance to turn their pirated software into a legitimate copy of Windows 8.

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Planetside 2 MMO FPS Launches (video)

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 01:43 AM PST

After being in its beta development stage for a number of months SOE has now launched their new Planetside 2 MMO FPS on schedule, allowing thousands of players to battle in an ongoing struggle for dominance.

Planetside 2 is the followup to Planetside which originally launched in 2003, and builds on the core features of the first game, enabling thousands of players in outfits and platoons to battle across three continents using, tanks, infantry, planes and tactics. Watch the trailer after the jump to see it in action.

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Skype Version 3.0 For Android Launched (Video)

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 01:40 AM PST

Skype has released a new version of their popular VoIP software for Android, Skype version 3.0and it adds in support for a number of Android tablets, which include the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, the Google Nexus 7, Acer Iconia, Asus Transformer Prime, Motorola Xoom and Sony S.

Skype have also added in support for their wideband audio codec, SILK, which is designed to provide better audio on the Skype app, have a look at the app in action below.

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Google Working On Fix For December Bug In Android 4.2 Jelly Bean

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 01:33 AM PST

The other day we heard about a bug that had been discovered in Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, where you could not add a birthday or anniversary to the to the people/contacts apps in Android 4.2 Jelly Bean if the date you wanted to add was in December.

Google has now acknowledged the bug, and have said that they are working on fixing it and that an update will be ‘coming soon’ which will fix the problem, you can see the statement from Google below.

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Archos Arnova FamilyPad 13.3 Inch Android 4.0 Tablet (video)

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 01:31 AM PST

Archos has announced this week that their slightly larger than average Arnova FamilyPad Android 4.0 tablet which has been designed to be used as a family device, will be arriving in stores next month throughout Europe.

The new Arnova FamilyPad Android tablet will be available in the UK for around £275 and throughout Europe for €300 including France, Germany, the Netherlands and Italy.

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Hulu Plus Lands On The Nintendo Wii U

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 01:26 AM PST

Nintendo recently launched their new Wii U console, and now Hulu has announced that their Hulu Plus service is now available in the Wii U, you can watch content on your HDTV and also allows you ton control Hulu Plus with the Wii U controller.

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Amazon Appstore Update Brings New UI And More

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 12:39 AM PST

Amazon has released a new version of their Appstore app, the latest version brings a number of bug fixes, improvements and an updated user interface to the Amazon Appstore.

The new Amazon Appstore now offers support for the latest version of Android, version 4.2 Jelly Bean, and as you can see below the UI has had a new look similar to that on the Kindle Fire HD.

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