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LG Odin Appears on AnTuTu Benchmarks
Samsung New Memory Chip Could Make 4GB RAM for Smartphones A Reality
Picasa for Windows and Mac Gets Google+ Auto Backup Application
LG webOS Smart TV to use Cards Interface
Minecraft For Wii U Not Happening
Samsung launches 110-inch Ultra HD television
HTC And LG Expected to Use Sapphire in Their Upcoming Flagship Devices (Rumor)
Report: LG Sold 3 Million Units of LG G2
Huawei Ascend Mate 2 Poses for the Camera Again
Xiaomi Mi3 With 3G WCDMA Support To Launch on December 31st
Micromax Expected to Release Android 4.4 Kitkat for Its Canvas Series
DashClock for Android Updated with New Design
Samsung Galaxy Note Pro To Launch on AT&T With Model Number SM-P907A (Rumor)
Samsung Sold Over 40 Million Tablets This Year, According to a report
iPad Is Leading In Sales In 2013, With Android And Windows Catching Up
Snapchat comments on alleged exploits
Sony Xperia Tablet Z WiFi Version Gets Android 4.3 Jelly Bean
Battlefield 4 Banned in China
Hey DJ! Going Free
Elemental Kingdoms Releases for Android
Where’s My Water 2’s Energy System is Abolished
Cold Alley Launches on Windows 8
Netflix Movies Leaving January 1st
NSA Can Bug Computers Before They’re Bought!
Delivery Reparations
Caught by Eye Reflection?!
False Memories?
Samsung Galaxy S5 Concept Design Emerges

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 10:41 AM PST

Several rumors suggest that LG is working on its own chip codenamed LG Odin, which is expected to be a part of LG upcoming flagship device know as LG G3. It seems LG is following the footsteps of Samsung, who’s manufacturing its own Exynos chips, which becomes a part of the flagship devices launched by […]

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 10:15 AM PST

Samsung has announced that it has manufactured industry’s first 8Gb LPDDR4 mobile DRAM chip, which is faster, denser and more energy efficient than other products which are already available in the market. The new 8Gb LPDDR3 is built on 20-nanometer (nm) class* process technology, and offers 1 gigabyte (GB) on a single die. Combining four of these […]

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 07:49 AM PST

If you’re a regular user of Picasa for Windows or Mac, you should know the developers have released Google+ Auto Backup for Windows and Mac, which comes as a part of the latest update of Picasa for Windows and Mac. It works in a similar fashion as it does on mobile devices, giving users the […]

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 07:24 AM PST

We’ve already been talking up the plans of LG that have slipped out so far about its smart TV plans at CES 2014. Reports indicate that at CES 2014 kicking off next week LG will be rolling out a new smart TV that runs webOS. You might remember webOS as the smartphone and tablet platform […]

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Minecraft For Wii U Not Happening

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 06:32 AM PST

There have been rumors that Minecraft would be appearing on Nintendo's Wii U platform in soon and Wii U owners have been pretty excited about it. After all, the Wii U's GamePad would allow gamers to perform a variety of Minecraft actions and it seems very suited to the game. Well, we have some bad […]

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 06:12 AM PST

The company just revealed a 105-inch curved Ultra HD television that it will be showing at CES, and now Samsung has gone and put a similar giant television on sale, for those who grow tired of seeing their walls. Right now it is only available in China and the Middle East. Obviously it will be […]

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 05:46 AM PST

Apple has set a new standard by implementing a fingerprint scanning technology in their latest iPhone 5S, followed by HTC One Max that also came with a fingerprint scanner in the rear panel. Well, a new rumor has it that upcoming flagship devices will be equipped with this technology, with HTC and LG Electronics planning […]

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 05:32 AM PST

There’s a lot of talk going on all over the internet about the sales figure for LG’s flaghip G2 smartphone. Some rumors point that it managed to sell almost 2.3 million units in four months, while others blame Google Nexus 5 to be the cause of the low sales as its launch was very close […]

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 05:19 AM PST

Last week, the successor of Huawei’s gigantic smartphone, Ascend Mate was caught in the spy photos, giving us a sneak peak at the handset. Recently, the alleged Huawei Ascend Mate 2 posted for the camera again, this time, with its predecessor. The pictures emerged from Engadget Chinese, and by looking at them, it seems the […]

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 05:04 AM PST

If you were eagerly waiting for Xiaomi to launch the 3G WCDMA version of its popular Xiaomi Mi3 handset, there’s a piece of good news for you. The device is expected to release on Tuesday, 31st December. Xiaomi Mi3 with 3G WCDMA support works on China Unicom’s 3G network, and most importantly, many other networks […]

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 04:23 AM PST

MicroMax is very popular Android manufacturer, who’s selling devices in India and gained a lot of fame thanks to their affordable handsets. Now, there’s some good news for those users who are using a Micromax Canvas handset. The OEM is reportedly working on the Android 4.4 KitKat update, which is expected to roll out in […]

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 04:12 AM PST

DashClock is a fairly popular lock screen widget for Android devices running Android 4.2 and higher, which give users the ability to view many different things on the lock screen, including local weather, missed calls, messages, unread Gmail emails and scheduled alarms. Recently, the developers behind the popular application released an update, bumping it to […]

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 03:46 AM PST

Things are kicking off with the rumored Samsung Galaxy Note Pro which is expected to come with a gigantic 12.2-inch display. Recently, we heard that it might launch in two versions (SM-T905 and SM-P905), as well as a leaked image of what the device could look like. For those of you residing in the US, a […]

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 03:10 AM PST

The year is about to end, and it turns out 2013 turned out to be an impressive one for Samsung in terms of sales, not only of its smartphones, but also the tablets. According to a new report from Korean shores, Samsung has managed to sell over 40 million tablets this year along, with a […]

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 01:04 AM PST

It is the end of 2013, and now it is time to look at how well products like Apple and the rest have done throughout the year. And we now have that info, according to the folks at NPD, who have released the latest figures. Let’s take a look. It looks like Apple's iPads are […]

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Snapchat comments on alleged exploits

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 12:22 AM PST

Since August, Gibson Security has been trying to warn Snapchat about an exploit that could match the usernames of Snapchat users with their phone numbers. This hack could really hurt the company. Despite this, Snapchat did nothing, so on Christmas Eve, Gibson Security sent out a tweet containing Snapchat’s API and a pair of exploits […]

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 11:31 PM PST

Not too long ago, Sony began rolling out the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update for a bunch of its devices. including Sony Xperia Z, ZL, ZR and Tablet Z. The update did roll out for Xperia Tablet Z, but it was for the LTE variant of the tablet. If you’re a proud owner of the WiFi […]

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Battlefield 4 Banned in China

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 03:39 PM PST

Battlefield 4, one of the hottest AAA games currently out right now, has been banned in China. The Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China did so, saying the game is reportedly "an aggressive attack on its culture". Full reports read, "Ministry of Culture: Battlefield 4 is an illegal video game, with content […]

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Hey DJ! Going Free

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 03:35 PM PST

Hey DJ! is the name of a music player available on Windows Phone that allows you to play music simply by using your voice. It's essentially the same thing that Android users are already getting to experience with their voice recognition system. (I'm not sure if the iPhone can play music on voice command or […]

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Elemental Kingdoms Releases for Android

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 03:30 PM PST

Perfect World Entertainment is a company best known for free-to-play MMOs like Neverwinter and Perfect World. However, this year the company got into the mobile gaming business when it released Elemental Kingdoms back in October on iOS. The game is now available on Android and it's free-to-play. The game is an RPG card game that […]

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 03:26 PM PST

Where's My Water 2 is one of the more addicting mobile games on the market right now. Unfortunately it came with this free-to-play energy system that limited how much you got to play before you either had to pay money to continue or wait for the energy to recharge. After frustrating the gaming community, Disney […]

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Cold Alley Launches on Windows 8

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 03:22 PM PST

Microsoft released Cold Alley, a jet dogfighting game, for Windows 8.1 and RT. The game offers a full campaign mode and various other single player skirmish modes. Players can choose from a wide variety of aircraft to fly and fight with over scenic vistas as they complete their objectives. Players get to have a hand […]

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Netflix Movies Leaving January 1st

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 02:08 PM PST

Most people who watch movies and shows on Netflix are aware that the content it promotes isn't there to stay. Movies and television shows are constantly rotating as deals are made and concluded. Unfortunately, Netflix doesn't do a great job of letting us know just when something is going to get kicked off, but some […]

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 02:04 PM PST

Largely due to the public spectacle that was PRISM, the NSA is under careful scrutiny. (Oh the irony!) It seems like each week something is coming to light about how the NSA keeps tabs on people, and this week you may find the news a bit shocking. According to Spiegel, the NSA can install spyware […]

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Delivery Reparations

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 01:59 PM PST

Did all of your holiday shopping arrive in time for the holidays? While most delivery institutions are claiming they delivered most packages promised to arrive before December 24th before the deadline, a good bit didn't. Shipping couriers were busier than ever before, and now many companies have to shell out for their failure to meet […]

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Caught by Eye Reflection?!

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 01:56 PM PST

You've probably seen it happen in a movie or television show. The cops are at their wits end trying to identify a suspect but catch a break when they use surveillance footage of someone looking at the suspect to find out who the culprit is through the reflection of the witness's eye. It's an interesting […]

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False Memories?

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 01:52 PM PST

We all have that friend, or are that person, who remembers everything. It's a fact that some people have better memories than others and that everyone remembers things differently, but did you know that you can remember things incorrectly? Not that you forgot something, but your mind can turn a real memory into a false […]

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 10:38 AM PST

Rumor mill has picked up its pace in the past few days when it comes to Samsung Galaxy S5. We’ve seen all sorts of rumors, ranging from its specifications to its design. In terms of desing, many rumors suggested that the handset might see the daylight with a curved display, while some suggest it is […]

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Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

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