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Curiosity Rover Begins Its 6-Mile Journey to Mount Sharp

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 07:20 AM PDT

NASA’s Mars rover called Curiosity has begun rolling on what seems like a short six-mile trip to its main mission destination, Mount Sharp. The rover made to short jaunts on July 4 and July 7 completing the first two legs of the 6 mile trip to the base of Mount Sharp.

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Apple Slashes iPhone Production Claims Analyst

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 06:23 AM PDT

Reports continue to indicate sales of the iconic Apple iPhone are on the decline. An analyst from Wedge Partners named Brian Blair has announced that Apple has cut production of the iPhone by a fifth for the second half of 2013. The analyst says that the cutback in production is a response to slowing sales for the device.

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Super Fast SanDisk Extreme Micro-SDXC Cards Designed For Mobile Devices Now Available

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 06:23 AM PDT

SanDisk has this week unveiled a new SanDisk Extreme Micro-SDXC card which has been designed specifically for mobile devices and is currently being marketed as the world’s fastest storage card for mobiles.

The new SanDisk Extreme Micro-SDXC card doubles performance of transfer speeds when compared to the existing Mobile ULTRA micro-SDXC, offering users read speeds of nearly 80MB/s.

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Unlocked Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom Launches 11th July

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 06:22 AM PDT

UK mobile retailer Clove has announced that they will have the unlocked version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom in stock from this Thursday. The handset will retail for £442.80 including taxes.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom features a 4.3 inch qHD Super AMOLED display that comes with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels, the device is powered by a 1.5GHz processor and it also features 1.5GB of RAM.

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Apple iOS 7 Beta Bug Makes Stock App Disappear (Video)

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 06:21 AM PDT

Apple recently released Apple iOS 7 Beta 3, and now a bug has been discovered in the latest beta release of iOS 7 that makes Apple’s stock apps disappear.

The bug was originally discovered by @VBarraquito and the guys over at AppAdvice put together the following video showing the bug in action.

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The Last Of Us Game Sells Over 3.4 Million Copies

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 06:01 AM PDT

Shuhei Yoshida Sony worldwide studios boss has today announced that their new The Last of Us game has already sold 3.4 million copies since its launch on June 14th to 3rd July.

The Last of Us game has been able to keep its position as the number one game in the Uk charts for four weeks and Sony and the games developers Naughty Dog have hailed the game as a great success.

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HTC Butterfly Android 4.2 Update Lands In Taiwan

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 06:00 AM PDT

The HTC Butterfly Android 4.2 update has been released in Taiwan, the update comes in the form of Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and it has been released as an OTA update in two parts.

The first update is a small one of around 1MB in size, the second is the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update which is around 551MB, and it brings some new features to the handset.

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Nokia Chat beta launches

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 05:59 AM PDT

Nokia Chat beta, in case you didn’t know, is a Yahoo powered messaging service. It has now gone live for all Nokia devices including Lumia Windows Phones, Asha and other Series 40 feature phones and Symbian handsets. If you have been waiting, it is now live.
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O2 Trainer Offers Resistance Training For Your Lungs (video)

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 05:49 AM PDT

If you are looking to get even more from your workouts a new device called the O2 Trainer might be worth more investigation. The O2 Trainer has been specifically designed to provide a way to strengthen and increase the capacity of your lungs as you work out.

The O2 Trainer has been designed by Bas Rutten who explains a little more about the design and development of the O2 Trainer:

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Twitter For iOS Updated

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 05:47 AM PDT

The Twitter for iOS app has received an update, and it comes with a range of new features, which include the ability to sync your direct messages over multiple platforms, which include iOS and Android.

You can see a list of other new features included in the latest version of Twitter for Apple’s iPhone and iPad Below.

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No ZombiU Sequel Coming

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 05:41 AM PDT

Things just keep going downhill for owners of the Wii U console. When the console was first announced, one of the games that people wanted was Ubisoft's ZombiU. A zombie survival type of game that incorporates the features of the Wii U in interesting ways.
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Apple iOS 7 To Offer AirPlay In The Car

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 05:39 AM PDT

Apple announced a new iOS in the car feature when they announced Apple iOS 7 back at WWDC 2013, and now it looks like more details on this have been revealed by the latest iOS 7 beta which we heard about earlier.

The screenshot below was posted on Twitter by Hamza Sood, and it shows a new menu for ‘Accessory Developer’ in the settings menu in Apple iOS 7.

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Apple Mac Pro 2013 Glass Case Concepts Created By Martin Hajek

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 05:23 AM PDT

When Apple unveiled their new Apple Mac Pro 2013 system during their WWDC 2013 conference at the beginning of June, Apple showcased the internal workings of the new Apple Mac Pro 2013 within a glass case which showed off the custom built internal components to great effect.

But what if the new Apple Mac Pro 2013 actually came supplied any clear glass case, how cool would that be. Well 3D modeller Martin Hajek has wasted no time recreating the Apple Mac Pro 2013 system complete with its own transparent glass case which makes the system even more awesome.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Lands On C Spire

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 05:18 AM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is now available on C Spire Wireless, the handset is available for $199 when you sign up to a new two year contract with the carrier.

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Pebble Smartwatch Update Corrects Android Issues But Some Still Remain

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 05:04 AM PDT

A new update has been rolled out this week by the developers of the Pebble Smartwatch in the form of version 1.9.1 which brings with it a number of enhancements together with bug fixes correcting issues that have been experienced by Android users using their Pebble Smartwatch.

The new Pebble Smartwatch update deals with the issues that caused the application to guide you through the setup screen multiple times and was originally added to make the setup and pairing process simpler.

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SolePower Charges Your Devices As You Walk (video)

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 04:19 AM PDT

A new and innovative in-sole has been created called SolePower which is a new kind of charger that generates energy as you walk and then be stored in a small battery.

The battery can then be connected to any of your mobile devices to help you keep them fully charged throughout the day. To learn more about the new SolePower charging in-sole watch the video below to see it in action.

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Latest Chrome Developer Tools Add Bluetooth, iTunes Integration To Packaged Apps

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 04:08 AM PDT

Google has this week rolled out some new Chrome development tools which are being designed to provide better OS integration in Chrome packaged applications.

The new Chrome Developer Channel release brings Chrome packaged applications enhanced access to Google services such as Analytics, Google APIs and Google Wallet.

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Sony PlayStation 4 DualShock 4 Rear Facing Light Cannot Be Switched Off

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 03:56 AM PDT

To the surprise of many this week it has been confirmed by Sony’s Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios head Shuhei Yoshida via Twitter. That the Sony PlayStation 4 DualShock 4 controller’s rear light bar cannot be switched off or dimmed.

Sony has designed the PlayStation 4 DualShock 4 rear light to be used in conjunction with the new PlayStation 4 Eye camera and assists the detection of emotion control in a similar way to the PlayStation 3 did with the Move controllers.

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Budget iPhone Poses For The Camera Again

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 03:56 AM PDT

Last week we saw some photo of the new Apple budget iPhone, and now it looks like we have some more, which were posted online by Taiwanese site Apple Daily.

As well as the photos of the budget iPhone there is also another photo, the second one below, which is apparently of the casing of Apple’s new iPhone 5S.

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Minix Neo X7 Android 4.2 Jelly Bean TV Set-Top Box Unveiled

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 03:41 AM PDT

If you are in the market for a new Android set-top TV box, you might be interested in the new Minix Neo X7 system which has been unveiled this week and will soon be arriving in stores priced at around $140.

The new Minix Neo X7 Android set-top box is powered by a Rockchip RK3188 ARM Cortex-A9 quad-core processor supported by ARM Mali 400 quad-core graphics and comes with 2 GB of RAM.

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No Motorola Moto X Announcement This Week

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 03:40 AM PDT

We had previously heard that Motorola and Google would be announcing the new Motorola Moto X this week, a Motorola event was rumored to take place this Thursday the 11th of July.

Now Motorola has put an end to the rumors by confirming that they are not holding a press event for the Motorola Moto X this week, so I guess we may have to wait a little longer to see the device.

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Sony PlayStation 4 No Longer Available To Pre-order At GameStop

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 03:33 AM PDT

Even though last month an internal GameStop memo was leaked which told its employees at the company would be taking and limited preorders for the Sony PlayStation 4 next-generation console. It seems that an unlimited quantity is not quite as many as it used to be.

As GameStop has now stopped taking still preorders for the next-generation Sony PlayStation 4 games console due to high demand.

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Windows 8.1 Release Date For Manufacturers Is August

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 03:30 AM PDT

Microsoft has announced that the Windows 8.1 release date for manufacturers will be in August, and the company’s OEM manufacturing partners will get their hands on Windows 8.1 RTM in late August.

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Sennheiser Unveils New Momentum Headphones

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 03:17 AM PDT

Sennheiser has this week announced the addition of three new headphones to its Momentum range with the launch of the blue, pink, green and cream Momentum headphones.

The new compact Sennheiser Momentum On-Ear headphones have been designed to provide users without compromise on sound quality and are equipped with high performance transducer system which offers uncompromising rich and detailed sound performance with a slight bass emphasis, says Sennheiser.

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Nokia Lumia 1020 Press Photos Leaked

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 03:13 AM PDT

Yesterday we had confirmation that the Nokia EOS would be called the Nokia Lumia 1020, and now we have what appears to be some press shots of the handset leaked a couple of days before it is unveiled.

The Nokia Lumia 1020 is a Windows Phone 8 smartphone, the handsets main feature will be its camera and it will feature a 41 megapixel Nokia PureView camera with a Carl Zeiss lens, like the Nokia 808 PureView.

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World War Z Behind The Scenes Look At The Zombie AI (video)

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 02:41 AM PDT

The new World War Z movie starring Brad Pitt launched into theatres a few weeks ago, bringing with it own special bread of multiple zombie hordes for Brad to dodge.

Now during an interview with Wired behind-the-scenes footage has been revealed detailing how the zombie hordes were created and their artificial intelligence used to create the very realistic and massive zombie apocalypse scenes which included thousands of zombies climbing over one another. Check out the video after the jump to see how the London-based Moving Picture Company digital special effects company created it.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Confirmed By UAProf

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 02:32 AM PDT

It looks like the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has been confirmed by the UAProf of Samsung’s website, and we get confirmation on some of the specifications on the new Note 3.

We had previously heard that the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 would feature a full HD display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, this is the resolution that has been confirmed by the Samsung UAProf.

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Awesome Nerf Sentry Gun Will Keep Intruders Away (video)

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 02:31 AM PDT

If you enjoy a good Nerf gun battle then you are sure to want to get your hands on one of these awesome Nerf Sentry Guns which has been created by Instructables user BrittLiv.

The Nerf Sentry Gun consists of a Nerf Vulcan gun, a stand, a motor and a laptop, and is reminiscent of the laptop controlled auto sentry guns which we used by the Marines in the Aliens movie. check out the BDO after the jump to see the awesome Nerf sentry gun in action.

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Lenovo ThinkCentre M93p Mini Desktop PC Unveiled

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 02:22 AM PDT

As well as launching their new Lenovo T440S Haswell powered ultrabook and a new Lenovo ThinkCentre M93z all in one desktop PC, Lenovo has also unveiled their new Lenovo ThinkCentre M93p mini desktop PC this week.

The new Lenovo ThinkCentre M93p mini desktop PC has a number of options available for users to choose from and can be equipped with Intel’s 4th generation Haswell Core i7 processors.

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Unlocked Samsung Galaxy S4 Active Lands In the UK For £495

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 02:13 AM PDT

We just got an email from UK mobile retailer Unlocked Mobiles to let us know that they now have the unlocked Samsung Galaxy S4 active in stock in the UK. The handset is available for £494.98 including taxes.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active comes with a a Full HD 5 inch TFT LCD display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and 443PPI, processing is provided by a quad core 1.9GHz processor and features 2GB of RAM.

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Squito Throwable Ball Camera Granted Patent (video)

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 02:08 AM PDT

Over the years we have featured a number of throwable cameras which have been developed to capture extraordinary and very unique lines of sight not available whilst using a hand-held camera.

Now US-based inventor Steve Hollinger has been granted a second US patent for his Squito throwable ball camera which has been under development for some time. Check out the video after the jump to learn more about the very unique Squinto throwable ball camera.

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Android 4.3 Jelly Bean Ported To Sony Xperia Z

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 02:04 AM PDT

We recently heard that Android 4.3 Jelly Bean for the Google Play edition of the Samsung Galaxy S4 had been leaked, and now it looks like some of the guys from the XDA developers have managed to port Android 4.3 to some other devices.

Developer Taylor Swift, from the XDA Developers, has ported Android 4.3 Jelly Bean to the Sony Xperia Z, and he has now made the ROM available to download so you can try it our yourself.

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Tizen App Challenge Offers A Prize Fund Of Over $4 Million To Developers

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 01:53 AM PDT

Over the past few weeks it was rumoured that the Tizen operating system which is open source and backed by Samsung and Intel had come to the end of its development life and was dead.

However yesterday Intel issued a statement regarding the Tizen open source operating system explaining that it was still alive and under development. Following on from this statement today Samsung and Intel, have announced the launch of Tizen App Challenge which is offering app developers a prize fund of over $4 million.

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Sprint Samsung Galaxy S4 Update Released

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 01:46 AM PDT

Sprint have released a software update for the Samsung Galaxy S4 on their network, the update is designed to give you extra space on your Samsung Galaxy S4 and comes with the ability to store the apps on your SD card.

The Sprint Galaxy S4 update is available as an over the air update, it is around 375MB is size, and you can see what else is included below.

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Cube TV Kit Transforms Android Tablet Into Set-Top Box

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 01:41 AM PDT

Cube the Chinese manufacture has this month unveiled a new project they have been developing called the Cube TV Kit which allows you to transform your tablet into an Android set top box.

The new Cube TV Kit  includes a wireless remote control with an adapter that lets you control your Android tablet without the need to attach the screen to navigate its applications.

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Google Releases Android Update To Fix “Master Key” Exploit Issue

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 01:33 AM PDT

Following on from last week’s revelation that Bluebox Security found a vulnerability in the security model of Android that could affect 99 percent of all Android applications allowing them to be transformed into Trojan malware and has been around since the release of Android 1.6.

Google has today rolled out a new update to fix the security vulnerability which has been referred to as the "Master Key" exploit issue and explained that the security hole has now been patched with the latest update which is being released to the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers).

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Apple iOS 7 Beta 3 Released

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 01:32 AM PDT

As well as releasing the third developer preview of OS X Mavericks, Apple also released Apple iOS 7 Beta 3, and the latest release comes with a number of bug fixes, new features and improvements.

It looks like apple has redesigned the fonts slightly in iOS 7, as they have been tweaked in a number of applications and change from Helvetica Ultra Light to Neue Regular.

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Apple OS X Mavericks Developer Preview 3 Now Available

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 01:24 AM PDT

Apple has released the third developer preview of OS X Mavericks, the latest release comes just two weeks after OS X Mavericks developer preview 2.

The latest developer version of Apple OS Mavericks is available as a software update from the app store for developers who previously installed the developer preview 2.

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IRS leaks tens of thousands of Social Security Numbers

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 01:19 AM PDT

This is bad news for a lot of people. The Internal Revenue Service has leaked tens of thousands of Social Security Numbers. The security failure comes from the agency failing to adequately redact sensitive details held in a new online database, listing the filings of Section 527 political organizations in a $1.5 trillion non-profit industry.
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Microsoft Power BI Unveiled And Office Store Rolls Out To 22 New Markets

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 01:19 AM PDT

Microsoft has this week announced at its Worldwide Partner Conference it is rolling out its Microsoft Office Store to 22 new markets around the world as well as adding a new tool called Power BI to its Office 365 suite of tools.

Microsoft Power BI is a new business intelligence tool that Microsoft is adding to its Office 365 cloud-based suite of tools and services, which has been built largely on top of Excel to provide users with data modelling, interactive charting, mapping and enhanced data query.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Range Now Available In The US

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 01:18 AM PDT

The new Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 range of tablets is now available in the US, there are 3 models in the range, the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, Tab 3 8.0 and Tab 3 10.1.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 is now available for $199, it features a 7 inch display with a 1024 x 600 pixel resolution, processing comes in the form of a dual core process and it features Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and 8GB of built in storage.

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Sony Xperia C In Action (Video)

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 01:08 AM PDT

The Sony Xperia C was announced last month, the handset comes with a 5 inch qHD display with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels, the device is powered by a dual core 1.2GHz MediaTek MT6859 processor and also comes with 1GB of RAM.

The video below gives us a quick look at the new Sony Xperia C which will be released in China with mobile carrier China Unicom.

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Lenovo T440s Haswell Powered Ultrabook Unveiled

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 01:06 AM PDT

Lenovo has this week added a new addition to their range of ultrabooks, in the form of the newly launched Lenovo T440s which is equipped with 4th generation Intel Core processors.

The Lenovo T440s is now the lightest and thinnest ThinkPad T series ultrabook Lenovo has created and measures less than 21mm thick weighing just 3.5lbs.

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Lenovo Unveils ThinkCentre M93z All-in-One Desktop PC

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 12:56 AM PDT

Fans of All-in-One PCs have another new option. The Lenovo ThinkCentre M93z All-in-One Desktop PC is powered by the 4th generation Intel Core processors and offer good performance in a sleek package. The ThinkCentre M93z AIO sports a full HD 23-inch LED display with a wide viewing angle, anti-glare and there’s also an optional 10-point multi-touch screen.
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Android Jelly Bean Now On 37 Percent Of Devices

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 12:43 AM PDT

Google has released its latest Android distribution figures, Android Jelly Bean is now on more devices that Gingerbread, which a total of 37.9 percent on all devices.

Android Gingerbread is on 34 percent of Android devices, which is then followed by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, this is now on 23.3 percent of devices.

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ZTE U988S Tegra 4 Android Smartphone Leaked

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 12:03 AM PDT

Some photos have been leaked of a new Android smartphone from ZTE, the device is called the ZTE U988S and it is powered by a NVIDIA Tegra 4 processor.

The ZTE U988S will come with a 1.8GHz NVIDIA Tegra 4 processor and will also feature 2GB of RAM, it will come with Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean.

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