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MakerBot Replicator 2 Limited Edition 3D Printer Package Created With Adafruit

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 05:33 AM PDT

Makerbot and Adafruit have announced a new collaboration which has created a limited edition MakerBot Replicator 2 3D printer, which offer accustom build plate and three Adafruit MakerBot Replicator 2 kits to enjoy.

The Limited Edition MakerBot Replicator 2 3D printer comes supplied with the three kits which including Tiimesquare DIY Watch Kit ($29.95), MintyBoost Kit ($19.50), and the Raspberry Pi ($39.95) kit for users to enjoy.

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Quadricopter Drone Fitted With Claw Provides Glimpse Of Apocalyptic Future (video)

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 05:12 AM PDT

If you are worried about the world being taken over by robots as depicted by Hollywood in numerous movies of the years, you might want to look away now. As the next evolution of the humble Quadricopter drone is already with us.

We have already seen Quadricopter drones fly in formation, toss and catch sticks between them and now they have been equipped with claws enabling them to grab objects with precision at extreme speed. Watch the video after the jump to see the Quadricopter in action.

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Verizon BlackBerry Z10 Goes Up For Pre-order

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 04:44 AM PDT

Yesterday we heard that the Verizon BlackBerry Z10 would launch on Verizon Wireless on the 28th of March, and now Verizon has put up the new BlackBerry Z10 up for pre-order, and the handset retails for $199.99 when you sign up to a new two year contract.

The BlackBerry Z10 comes with the latest version of BlackBerry’s mobile OS, BlackBerry 10 and it features a dual core processor with a clock speed of 1.5GHz, the handset also comes with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of built in storage, plus a microSD card slot that can take up to 32GB cards.

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Refurbished iPad And iPad Mini 4th-Generation Tablets Now Available From Apple

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 04:37 AM PDT

If you are looking to pick up an Apple iPad tablet for a little less than the full selling price, you will be pleased to learn that Apple has now started selling refurbished iPad and iPad mini tablets from its Apple online store.

Allowing you to now pickup an refurbished iPad Mini fro $30-$40 less, than the full price. As well as being able to purchase a refurbished iPad for $449, discounted by $50 less than if you were to buy the iPad brand new.

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Philips DesignLine TV Range Unveiled With Seamless Glass Pane Design (video)

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 04:20 AM PDT

Phillips has this week unveiled a new range of HD TVs in the form of the Philips DesignLine TV range, which have been designed to provide users with a slightly more innovative way to display their TV.

Phillips has incorporated a seamless glass panel design in to their new Philips DesignLine TV range, which gives the appearance that the TVs are simply propped up against a wall, when installed. Watch the video after the jump to learn more about the Philips DesignLine TV project and see the final results.

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Microsoft Resumes Windows Phone 7.8 Update

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 04:10 AM PDT

Microsoft recently started rolling out the Windows Phone 7.8 software update to Windows Phone devices that were running Windows Phone 7.5, but the update had a few issues and Microsoft paused it.

Now it looks like Microsoft has resumed the Windows Phone 7.8 software update, and we presume the new version has fixed the previous bug that users were experiencing with live tiles.

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Splinter Cell Blacklist Trailer Reveals Night Vision Mode (video)

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 04:01 AM PDT

Gamers looking forward to the launch of the Splinter Cell Blacklist game in August for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles, are sure to enjoy this development trailer which reveals a little more about the new Splinter Cell Blacklist night vision goggles mode.

Within Splinter Cell Blacklist there will be certain times throughout the game when you will have to rely on the features provided by the night vision goggles.

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Samsung Says There Isn’t Much Demand For Windows Devices

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 03:57 AM PDT

We recently heard that Samsung were cancelling their Windows Rt devices in some European companies, and now Samsung’s JK Shin has said that there is not much demand for Windows based devices.

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Sony Xperia ZL Smartphone Arrives At The FCC (video)

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 03:48 AM PDT

If you are patiently waiting for the new Sony Xperia ZL smartphone to be available in the US, you will be pleased to learn that the Xperia ZL has now arrived at the FCC ready for approval for AT&T.

The Sony Xperia ZL smartphone is equipped with a 5 inch full HD display sporting a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and is powered by a quad core 1.5GHz Qualcomm S4 Pro processor.

 

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Benchmarks (Video)

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 03:42 AM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy S4 will be available with different processors in different countries, the US version of the handset will features a quad core Qualcomm processor with a clock speed of 1.9GHz.

Now we have a video of the Samsung Galaxy S4 benchmarks being run on the quad core version of the Samsung Galaxy S4, have a look at the video below to see how the device performs.

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Samsung Game Pad Prototype Unveiled (video)

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 03:35 AM PDT

As well as launching their new Samsung Galaxy S4 yesterday, Samsung has also unveiled a prototype gaming devices in the form of the wireless Samsung Game Pad.

Currently Samsung doesn’t have an official name for the new Samsung Game Pad, but its been designed to provide users with physical buttons to enjoy gaming from the new Samsung Galaxy S4 without the need to use touchscreen controls.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 UK Release Date Is April 26th

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 03:32 AM PDT

Samsung has now announced the Samsung Galaxy S4 UK release date, the handset will go on sale in the UK on the 26th of April, and it looks like it will launch in the US at the same time with the global roll out of the device slightly later.

Samsung have yet to announce any pricing details for the Samsung Galaxy S4 here in the UK, although we suspect we will get some more information on this soon.

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GCW-Zero Retro Handheld Games Console Arriving In May For $159 (video)

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 03:23 AM PDT

Game Consoles Worldwide (GCW) has this week announced that their new GCW-Zero Retro handheld games console will start shipping in May 2013 for $159.

The GCW-Zero Retro handheld games console is powered by a Ingenic JZ4770 1 GHz MIPS processor, supported supported by 512MB of RAM, and a Vivante GC860 graphics chip, capable of OpenGL ES 2.0 and has been designed to run Linux 3.x OpenDingux.

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Digg To Build RSS Reader With Google Reader API

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 03:12 AM PDT

Google has recently announced that they will be shutting down the Google Reader RSS reader on the 1st of July, and now Digg has announced that they will be building a new RSS reader based on Google’s Reader API.

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OS X 10.8.3 Update Adds BootCamp Support For Windows 8 And 3TB Drives

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 03:06 AM PDT

Apple has today released a new version for its Mac OS X operating system with the release of the latest OS X 10.8.3 update which now provides Boot Camp support for Microsoft’s latest Windows 8 operating system.

The new OS X 10.8.3 update also brings with it support to run Boot Camp on Mac with hard drives larger than 3TB, which until now would not accept the Boot Camp software created by Apple to run Windows OS on your Mac system.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 gets torn apart

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 03:03 AM PDT

Okay, so now we’ve officially seen the Galaxy S 4 unveiled, so it is time for a look inside to see what makes it tick. It is standard operating procedure to see a device autopsy as soon as it arrives.
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Hands On (Video)

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 03:02 AM PDT

The new Samsung Galaxy S4 comes with some impressive features and specifications, and now we have a hands on video of the Galaxy S4, courtesy of the guys over at Phandroid, which give us a good looks and Samsung’s new flagship Android smartphone.

Thge Samsung Galaxy S4 features Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and a  5 inch Full HD Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, the device will use different processors depending on the country.

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4K Streaming Will Be Available From Netlfix In 1-2 Years

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 02:52 AM PDT

Netflix has this week been discussing the rollout of its new Ultra HD service, which will provide users with Netflix 4k streaming, and is expected to launch earlier than you would have thought.

Netflix Chief Product Officer Neil Hunt explained the the Verge in an interview this week that Netflix is looking to make the new Netflix 4k streaming service available to its subscribers inside “a year or two”.

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Google Reader Petition Close To 100,000 Signatures

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 02:51 AM PDT

Yesterday we heard that Google had decided to close down their RSS reader, Google Reader on the 1st of July, a petition appeared online, and had hit around 40,000 signatures by lunch time yesterday.

The number of signatures on the Google Reader petition has now doubled and it is getting close to 100,000 people asking Google to change their mind about Google Reader.

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Samsung announces 4 different covers and cases for the Galaxy S4

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 02:46 AM PDT

If you look at the Android market, each device tends to have a relatively small amount of available accessories. Samsung wants to make sure that there are plenty of accessories for the Galaxy S 4 and they are doing it firsthand. They have announced 4 different covers and cases.
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BlackBerry Gets Order For 1 Million BlackBerry Smartphones

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 02:44 AM PDT

It looks like things are finally looking up for BlackBerry, the company recently launched their first BlackBerry 10 smartphone, the BlackBerry Z10, which has seen strong sales since launch.

And now BlackBerry has announced that they have had an order of 1 million BlackBerry smartphones from one of their customers, and this is apparently the largest order they have ever had.

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YouTube Capture iOS App Update Adds iPad Support

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 02:38 AM PDT

Google has released a new update for it to YouTube Capture iOS application, which brings with it new support for Apple’s iPad tablet range.

If you haven’t already used the Google YouTube Capture by iOS application, its been created to provide users with an easy way to capture and publish YouTube footage direct from your iOS devices.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Headed To Vodafone UK

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 02:26 AM PDT

UK mobile provider Vodafone have just announced that they will be offering the new Samsung Galaxy S4 on their network in the UK, although they did not revealed any details on pricing and a launch date for the S4 on Vodafone.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Launch Event (Video)

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 01:50 AM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy S4 was officially announced at a Samsung Unpacked event in New York yesterday, the event was live streamed on YouTube and also in Times Square, and now Samsung has posted a video of the launch event online.

You can see the Samsung Galaxy S4 launch event in the video below, the video last for around 50 minutes, and it shows all of the features of the new Samsung Galaxy S4 as the handset was announced.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Specifications

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 01:30 AM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is Samsung’s new flagship Android smartphone, and we have all the details on the Samsung Galaxy S4 specifications as well as the new features that have been introduced with the launch of this new smartphone.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 specifications include a 5 inch full HD Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels at 441 pixels per inch, processing comes in the form of different processors by region.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Gets Official (Video)

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 01:03 AM PDT

Samsung has officially announced the smartphone we have been hearing so much about over the last few weeks, the Samsung Galaxy S4 and it comes with some impressive specifications.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 comes with a 5 inch Full HD Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, and it features Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, the handset will feature different processors in different markets as we heard previously.

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Thief 4 Protagonist Art Direction Aiming For “Mainstream”

Posted: 14 Mar 2013 06:10 PM PDT

The hero of the newest entry in the Thief franchise will necessarily look different than the original, but it doesn’t sound like his personality will change much. Despite trying to keep as true to the original as possible though, Garrett is looking decidedly darker, perhaps even edging towards the goth persuasion.

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SimCity Modder Runs Game Offline, Places Highways Outside City Bounds

Posted: 14 Mar 2013 05:59 PM PDT

Despite Maxis claiming servers are crucial to the core functionality of the game, a modder seems to have succeeded in running SimCity offline. The enterprising individual has also managed to remove city limits for highways and to display the actual population of a player’s city instead of the game’s artificially inflated headcount.

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