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Friday, December 21, 2012

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter


OnStar will Track Santa on Christmas Eve

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 10:08 AM PST

For number of years the only way that you could get OnStar in your vehicle was to purchase a General Motors car or truck. That isn’t the case anymore with OnStar offering a series of add-on mirrors that add the service to any vehicle you might own. Last year OnStar tracked Santa Claus and his movements on Christmas Eve for children.

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Vudu App Launches for Android Tablets

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 09:43 AM PST

If you own an Android tablet and you are a fan of streaming video, a new app has just launched. Vudu has finally launched an app that supports Android tablets allowing users to browse, rent, and watch videos on the tablet from Vudu.

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Yelp For Android Gets Yelp Talk & New Integrated Action Bar

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 08:22 AM PST

If you love to use Yelp on Android, we have some good news for you. The local directory service has just been updated to version 3.7. It comes just in time for the holidays.
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Oppo Find 5 not being released in Europe

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 08:07 AM PST

The Oppo Find 5 is what many people want in a new smartphone. It has a 5-inch 1080p screen on the front and a quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro. And it retails for $500 in the U.S. off-contract. However if you are in Europe, it looks like you’re out of luck.
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Tumblr iPad App Finally Launches

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 04:34 AM PST

If you have been patiently waiting for Tumblr to launch an iPad version of its application, you will be pleased to learn that today the company has finally launched it.

Tumblr has today rolled out a new updated to its iOS application which brings with it support for Apple’s iPad and iPad mini devices, which has been coded in native iOS rather than relying on HTML.

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Google Photo Sphere Features Demonstrated In Nexus 4 Advert (video)

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 04:24 AM PST

Google has released a new advert this week just in time for the holiday season, demonstrating their new Google Photo Sphere features on the Nexus 4 smartphone. Watch the video after the jump to learn more about the Google’s Photo Sphere feature and see it in action.

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Elite: Dangerous Teaser Trailer Released, Together With Paypal Pledging Option (video)

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 04:10 AM PST

Elite: Dangerous currently over on Kickstarter trying to raise £1.25 million to develop their new installment of a long series of epic space games, starting with “Elite” one of the most successful games of the 1980s, which I have found memories playing around my friends house a BBC Micro computer.

The latest instalment definitely has enhanced graphics compared to the 1908s version, and also builds on the same gameplay style as the original. Watch the video after the jump to learn more about the Elite: Dangerous project and see it in action.

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NIBIQU Super Thin iPad Keyboard Case Hits Kickstarter (video)

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 03:26 AM PST

We have featured a number of new iPad keyboard cases over the years here on Geeky Gadgets, but if you are looking for an iPad with a super slim design the new NIBIQÜ might be worth more investigation.

NIBIQÜ measures just 3.5 millimetres thick and has been designed to become an extension of your iPad. Watch the video after the jump to learn more about the NIBIQÜ project and see it in action.

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HTC Thunderbolt To Get Android 4.0 ICS Update ‘Soon’

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 03:17 AM PST

HTC have been promising to release the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for the HTC Thunderbolt for a while now, and according to HTC the update for the device should be available ‘soon’.

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Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 Trailer Released (video)

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 03:11 AM PST

Square Enix have released a new trailer for their upcoming Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII game, which takes place several years after Final Fantasy XIII-2, in a completely new setting.

Within the game players need to manage time effectively as the world is set to end in 13 days, and every action a player performs uses up precious time.

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BlackBerry 10 Headed To EE, Orange And T-Mobile

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 03:09 AM PST

Yesterday we heard from UK mobile carrier Vodafone that they will be offering the new BlackBerry 10 smartphones when the handsets launch early next year, and now UK mobile carrier EE has announced that they will also be offering the new BlackBerry 10 smartphones.

As well as EE, the new BlackBerry 10 devices will also be available with other UK mobile carriers which include Orange and T-Mobile, EE is a partnership between these two companies.

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HP ElitePad 900 Windows 8 Tablet Now Available To Pre-order For $649

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 03:02 AM PST

HP first announced their new HP ElitePad 900 Windows 8 tablet back at the beginning of October this year which is equipped with a 10.1 inch, 1280 x 800 resolution display and an active digitiser. But be aware that Windows 8 does require a 1366 x 768 resolution or higher for some features to work as designed.

Now HP has unveiled that the new Windows 8 ElitePad 900 tablet is now available to pre-order for $649 for the 32GB version and $699 for the 64GB ElitePad 900 tablet.

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Samsung Galaxy S II Premium Suite Lands In The UK

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 02:59 AM PST

Samsung has started rolling out their new Premium Suite software to their Samsung Galaxy S III in the UK, the update brings Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to the handset, plus Samsung’s Premium Suite of applications.

The Samsung Premium Suite brings a range of features to the handset, which include Multi Windows, the new Samsung Gallery, Paper Artist, and more have a look at the videos below.

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Samsung Demonstrating 5.5 Inch Flexible Phone Screens At CES 2013

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 02:53 AM PST

Samsung Displays have started whetting our appetites this week for flexible smartphone screen technology announcing that they will be showcasing their new 5.5 inch phone screen at CES next month.

Samsung Display will be exhibiting and demonstrating a pair of bendable screens at CES that could one day appear in a radically new smartphone or TV design, according to company representatives.

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iOS 6 Adoption Jumps After The Release Of Google Maps App

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 02:52 AM PST

When Apple released iOS 6, there was one thing that stopped some users of iOS updating to the latest version, the lack of Google Maps, which was replaced with Apple Maps in iOS 6.

Google recently released their own stand alone Google Maps application for iOS, and it would appear that this has prompted a number of users to update to iOS 6.

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HTC One XL Gets Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Update

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 02:42 AM PST

It looks like HTC has started rolling out the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update to another one of their handsets, the HTC One XL, and it would appear that the update is being rolled out to users in Asia initially.

Owners of the HTC One XL in Singapore and Taiwan have reported receiving the update, there are no details as yet on when the Android 4.1; Jelly Bean update will be rolled out to other regions.

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Steam For Linux Beta Rolls Out To All

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 02:35 AM PST

Valve has announced today that their have opened the doors to their Steam for Linux beta program to the public, allowing anyone with a Linux system to participate in the beta.

In return for access to the new Steam for Linux software, Valve is asking users to track Steam for Linux client bugs using GitHub, rather than the forums used in the closed beta.

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Ofcom Announces UK 4G Auction Bidders

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 02:31 AM PST

At the moment we only have one 4G LTE provider in the UK, EE, although that is set to change next year and now Ofcom has released a list of companies that will be bidding in the 4G auctions in the UK.

Ofcom has said that the auction of the 4G bands in the UK will increase the airwave’s available for mobiles in the UK by around 75 percent, you can see full details on the companies bidding for the 4G below.

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Evernote Food 2.0 Launches With New Design And iPad App (video)

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 02:25 AM PST

Evernote has this week launched a new update to their Evernote Food application taking it to version 2.0 and providing users with a new design and a brand new iPad application.

Evernote Food, launched last year and has been designed to enable you  to save and relive your meals and food experiences on iPhone and Android, and now iPad devices. Watch the video after the jump to see the new version and its features in action.

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Google Sells Motorola Set Top Box Division For $2.35 Billion

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 02:19 AM PST

Google has announced that they have sold off Motorola’s set top box division in a deal worth $2.35 billion in cash and stock, and Motorola Home has been purchased by the Arris Group.

Google will get about $2.05 billion in cash in the deal plus around $300 million in stock, which gives Google around a 15.7 share of the company.

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Nokia Lumia 920 Arriving At Vodafone UK In Early 2013

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 02:13 AM PST

Today Vodafone UK has announced that they will be stocking the new Nokia 920 in their stores from early in 2013. Previously anyone wanting to get a 920 on contract has been limited solely to EE via  its 4G network, and its two 3G brands, T-Mobile and Orange.

However that exclusivity arrangement with EE in the UK will soon come to an end Vodafone will then be able to offer the Nokia Lumia 920 to their customers.

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Acer V360 Poses For The Camera

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 01:49 AM PST

On Monday we saw a leaked press shot of the new Acer V360, and now it would appear that we have some actual photos of the device, which you can see below and the handset will come with Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean.

The Acer V360 will come with a 4.5 inch qHD display with a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels, processing will be provided by a dual core 1GHz processor and the device will also come with dual cameras.

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Google’s Santa Tracker Headed To Chrome

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 01:38 AM PST

Every year Google tracks Santa on his journey around the globe with Google Maps, and now this year you will be able to track Santa’s progress using a new extension for Google Chrome.

Google have created the Santa Tracker Chrome extension, which will allow you to track Santa whilst surfing the web, and the extension is available as a free download from the Chrome web store.

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White Motorola RAZR i Headed To The UK This Week

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 01:09 AM PST

Motorola launched their Intel powered RAZR i in the UK back in October, and now it looks like they are also launching a white version of the device which will be available from UK retailer Phones 4U from the 22nd of December.

The white Motorola RAZR i shares the same specifications as the existing model, which include a  4.3 inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display and it comes with an 8 megapixel camera which can record HD video, a BSI sensor, HDR and a 10 shot feature.

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“The War Z” Stripped From Steam Following Bad PR And Misleading Claims

Posted: 19 Dec 2012 06:32 PM PST

Zombie MMO “The War Z” has been taken down from Valve’s digital storefront less than a week after its release. The move comes in response to user backlash over questionable claims made by developers about game features. Promised features that never materialized are multiple maps extending over 100 – 400 sq. km (the game offers only one  much smaller map), private servers and Hardcore Mode to name but a few.

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THQ Bought Out For $60 Million, Files For Bankruptcy Anyway

Posted: 19 Dec 2012 06:16 PM PST

THQ’s well documented troubles have finally caught up with the company, leading to today’s bankruptcy filing. The good news is this will apparently have no adverse effects on THQ’s studios, pending games currently in development or more importantly its headcount. Granted, this might have something to do with the fact that THQ’s assets are being sold to Clearlake Capital Group for a cool $60 million, but a shake-up with no redundancies is more than even most companies can manage.

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