Saturday, 20 October 2012

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter

Geeky Gadgets - Newsletter


Rockstar launches official Grand Theft Auto 5 Facebook page

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 07:15 AM PDT

We still aren’t sure if Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 5 will see a release before March 2013, but if you can’t wait and need a fix, Rockstar has launched the official Grand Theft Auto 5 Facebook page.
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Fujitsu Floral Kiss Ultrabook comes with pre-installed horoscope app

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 06:56 AM PDT

It’s funny what some companies will do to get women to buy their products. For instance, Fujitsu has just revealed its Windows 8 lineup for the Japanese market and the new “Floral Kiss” Ultrabook is claimed to be built “under the direction” of its female employees.
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FAVI Mini Bluetooth Keyboard Launches

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 06:53 AM PDT

FAVI has released a new Mini Bluetooth keyboard that would be ideal for the company’s SmartStick mini PC that was released last month. The new keyboard is Palm-sized and uses Bluetooth technology for connectivity. Because it uses Bluetooth for connectivity, it will work with anything supporting Bluetooth keyboards.

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Netflix Officially Available in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 06:43 AM PDT

Netflix announced that during the summer that it would be expanding streaming offering to certain Nordic countries. As of this week, Netflix streaming content has officially become available in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. Netflix says the 2 million broadband households within the Nordic countries can now access Netflix.

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Lytro Future Focus Camera Receiving 3D Parallax Effect Feature And More (video)

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 05:15 AM PDT

Lytro manufactures of the very unique Lytro light-field future focus camera, has this week announced that they will be rolling out new features to the camera including 3D display support and a 3D parallax effect feature.

The new parrallax-based effect update will be rolling out the Lytro camera by the end of the year, watch the video after the jump to see the Lytro 3D parrallax-based effect in action.

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T-Mobile Galaxy Note II To Retail For $300

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 05:04 AM PDT

T-Mobile recently announced that they would be offering the new Galaxy Note II smartphone on their network from the 24th of October, this is the same day that Samsung are holding their US launch event for the Galaxy Note II.

When the handset was announced for T-Mobile no pricing details were available, but now it would appear that the Galaxy Note II will retail for $299 on T-Mobile, the prices were leaked from Walmart and obtained by TMO News.

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Apple Update Removes Java From All OS X Web Browsers

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 04:58 AM PDT

Apple has this week rolled out a new update Java for OS X 2012-006, for its OS X operating system which has removed Java from all its OS X web browsers.

Once the new Apple update is installed users will be confronted with an alert when trying to load Java based web content, that now suggest they down load a new update from Oracle,

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Flight HUD Googles Unveiled For Base Jumpers, Skydivers And Wingsuit Pilots (video)

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 04:43 AM PDT

The week Recon Instruments has taken the wraps off a new product it is added to its range in the form of the Flight HUD Googles, which have been designed for use by skydivers, base jumpers and wingsuit pilots.

The new Flight HUD Googles has been specifically created to transmit real-time flight information to a head-up-display in front of the users eye. Watch the video after the jump to learn more about the Flight HUD Googles project and see it in action.

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Valve’s Steam Greenlight Starts Supporting Non-Gaming Software

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 04:16 AM PDT

Valve has this week started accepting non-gaming software it to its recently launched Steam Greenlight service through its Steam software distribution network.

Valve launched their Steam Greenlight servicea few months back, and has now also started allowing developers to post their games without paying the $100 fee normally required, within a new area called ” Concepts”.

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Asus Padfone 2 Headed To The UK Early 2013

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 04:04 AM PDT

Asus recently announced their new Padfone 2 smartphone, and when the device was announced Asus said that it would be available in certain European countries in December, unfortunately the UK was not on the list of countries at the time of the announcement.

Asus has now confirmed when thew new Padfone 2 will be available in the UK, unfortunately the device will not be available in the UK until early next year, Asus did not give a specific launch date.

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Microsoft Reveals Its Sold Over 70 Million Xbox 360 Consoles Worldwide

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 03:59 AM PDT

Microsoft has revealed this week that since its launch back in November 2005, its Xbox 360 gaming console has now sold over 70 million units worldwide.

Consolidating its position as the worlds second most popular gaming console after Nintendo’s Wii console which has amassed a massive 96.5 6 million sales, as of the end of June 2012.

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RIM Teams Up With 7Digitial For BlackBerry 10 Music

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 03:54 AM PDT

RIM will launch ts new BlackBerry 10 platform early next year, we have already seen a number of leaked BlackBerry 10 devices, as well as some details on the BlackBerry 10 OS.

Now RIM has teamed up with 7digitial, for BlackBerry 10, 7Digitial currently powers RIM music stores for its existing Blackberry smartphone and the BlackBerry Playbook tablet.

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BBC iPlayer App For Android Receives Jelly Bean Update And More

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 03:50 AM PDT

The BBC has today rolled out a new update for their Android BBC iPlayer application which is brought with it support for Google’s latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system.

As well as adding support for Google’s Android 4.1, the BBC has also added tweaks and enhancements have been designed to improve the quality of the video playback from the Android iPlayer application.

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Sony Announces That Its Xperia T Is HD Voice Certified

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 03:44 AM PDT

Sony has announced that its latest high end Android smartphone, the Sony Xperia T is HD Voice certified, the technology is designed to reduce background noise and produce better quality voice calls.

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Photos Taken With Nexus 10 Tablet Appear Online

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 03:37 AM PDT

There have been a number of rumors that Google is working on a new Android tablet that will come with a 10 inch display, the device is expected to be called the Nexus 10, and rumored to launch in the first half of next year.

Now some photos have appeared on online, which have apparently been taken with Google’s Nexus 10 tablet, have a look at the second photo below, which has a 2560 x 1920 resolution.

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Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Episode 3 Live-Action Movie Released (video)

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 03:33 AM PDT

If you have been following the Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn live-action short movies being released, you will be pleased to learn that the third instalment is now available to view, offer another 15+ minutes of Halo action.

But don’t worry I have also dropped in the first two Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn episodes after the jump, for your viewing pleasure, just incase you have’t already had a the chance to watch them yet. Enjoy!

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Google Rumored To Unveil Android Key Lime Pie On 29th Of October

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 03:30 AM PDT

Google recently sent out invites to a press event which will take place on the 29th of October, and now according to a number of report Google is rumored to be announcing the next version of Android, Key Lime Pie.

As well as the next version of Android we are also expecting to see Google’s next Nexus smartphone, there could be just one device unveiled, which may be the LG Nexus 4 or we could see multiple Nexus devices from various manufacturers.

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TweetBot App For Mac Arrives In The App Store

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 03:23 AM PDT

After Twitter made some radical changes to its Twitter APIs which are used by developers, it was uncertain whether the likes of TweetBot would ever make the light of day, from developer Tapbots.

However after a little tweaking the new TweetBot application has now landed in the Apple Mac App Store. Enabling you to use multiple timelines to keep up to date with Twitter feeds.

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Droid RAZR HD And Droid RAZR Maxx HD Now Available From Verizon

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 03:19 AM PDT

Verizon Wireless has now started selling the Droid RAZR Maxx and the Droid RAZR Maxx HD on their network inn the US, both devices have similar specifications as both come with a 4.7 inch 720p HD display and a dual core Snapdragon S4 processor.

The Droid RAZR HD features 16GB of built in storage, this will be available for $199.99 when you sign up to a new two year contract with Verizon, the RAZR Maxx HD comes with more storage, in the form of 32GB.

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Mozilla Firefox Android Marketplace Opens To Developers And Early Adopters (video)

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 03:07 AM PDT

Mozilla has today released the latest Aurora version of Firefox for Android, and with it has opened the doors on its Firefox Marketplace to early adopters and developers.

The Mozilla Firefox Marketplace has been designed to offer a similar service to that of Google’s Web Store for Chrome, enabling users to browse the store and discover mobile web applications, which can be showcased by developers.

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Kyocera Dingo S Smartphone Annouced For Japan

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 02:59 AM PDT

Kyocera has announced the launch of another Android smartphone in Japan, the Kyocera Dingo S which features a 4.7 inch display and comes with android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

The Kyocera Dingo S features a 2,200 mAh battery, and according to the announcement, the handset will give you up to 18 hours of talk time, which sounds pretty impressive.

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Gigabyte Gigabyte Aivia Gaming Keyboard And Mouse

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 02:55 AM PDT

Gigabyte has announced the addition of two new gaming peripherals to their range of products this week, with the launch of the new Aivia Osmium Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, and Aivia Krypton Dual-chassis gaming mouse.

The new Gigabyte Aivia Krypton Dual-chassis gaming mouse, has been designed with a feature that allows you to remove or insert individual weights, allowing you to adjust the ergonomics of the gaming mouse to your exact requirements.

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UK Carriers Form Alliance For 4G LTE In The UK

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 02:48 AM PDT

Earlier this month we heard that the major UK carriers had come t an agreement to work together to deliver 4G LTE in the UK, and now the carriers, which include EE, O2, Vodafone and Three have formed an alliance, with a joint company called Digitial Mobile Spectrum Ltd.

The four major UK carriers will now be working together to roll out their 4G LTE services throughout the UK, and we can expect all of them to have something available by the spring of 2013.

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Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal Launches With Web Apps And More

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 02:44 AM PDT

Ubuntu has today released their new Ubuntu 12.10 operating system which brings with it a wealth of new features, together with the addition of web based applications.

The new editions to the Ubuntu 12.10 software have been developed in the open by a trusted community of developers, who are looking to take the Ubuntu software beyond the desktop and into the cloud.

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Google Chromebook With 3G To Retail For $330

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 02:40 AM PDT

Earlier today we showed you Google’s new Chromebook notebook, the device will go on sale next week for $249, and now it would appear that there will also be a 3g model of the Chromebook available.

The 3G Google Chromebook has turned up on Amazon and Also Samsung’s own website, and it looks like it will retail for around $330, and it looks like it will be available with Verizon and will come with 100MB of free data per month included in the $330 price tag.

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Sony Cuts 2,000 Jobs, Closes Factory In Japan

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 02:32 AM PDT

Sony announced a while back that they would be cutting around 10,000 jobs, the company recently reported a loss of $6.4 billion back in April of this year, and now Sony has announced that they will be cutting more jobs next year.

Sony will lay off another 2,000 staff by March of 2013, and now Sony is also closing their Minokamo factory in japan, the factory produces camera and mobile phone lenses, and also looks after customer services for Sony’s mobile phone division.

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Patriot Memory Gauntlet 320 Portable Wireless HDD Unveiled

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 02:28 AM PDT

Patriot Memory has announced a new addition to their range of external hard drives this week, with the unveiling of their new Gauntlet 320 portable wireless hard disk drive.

The new Gauntlet 320  hard drive from Patriot Memory is equipped with an internal lithium ion battery, that allows it to provide access for up to 5.5 hours of continuous media streaming, from its 320GB storage.

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ZTE To Launch Windows Phone 8 Smartphone Early Next Year

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 02:22 AM PDT

We have already seen some photos of a new Windows Phone 8 smartphone from ZTE, and now the company has confirmed that they will be launching a new Windows Phone 8 smartphone early in 2013.

ZTE recently teased some of these Windows Phone 8 devices, and we can expect the first one to launch early in quarter one of 2013, so it could possibly be some time in January.

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Verizon Motorola Droid Bionic Gets Android 4.0 ICS Update

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 02:14 AM PDT

Whilst many devices are waiting for the new Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update, there are still some devices which are waiting for the previous version of Google’s mobile OS, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

One of those is the Verizon Motorola Droid Bionic, and now Verizon has announced that they have released the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Motorola Droid Bionic.

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Halo 4 Official Launch Trailer “Scanned” Released (video)

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 02:08 AM PDT

Halo fans waiting for the official release of the new Halo 4 game, are sure to enjoy this new official Halo 4 launch trailer which has been released by 343 Industries.

Within the new trailer Master Chief’s mind is violated by a powerful new enemy, who in searching for Chief’s weaknesses, finds the source of his strength. Enjoy!

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Planetside 2 Launch Date Announced (video)

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 01:45 AM PDT

Today Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) has announced the official launch date for their awesome new Planetside 2 MMO FPS, which will now be officially launching on November 20th 2012 for PC gamers.

Planetside 2 has been in beta testing for some time, and builds upon the excellent gameplay created in the first Planetside game which was launched back in May 2003, offering gamers massive battles between 2,000+ players simultaneously.

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Google Lose $19bn In Value After Results Error Causes Shares To Be Suspended

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 01:16 AM PDT

An error by printing firm RR Donnelley, who mistakenly published Google’s third-quarter results early, has wiped $19bn off the value of Google, seeing Google’s shares plummet  a massive 9 percent  before trade was suspended, yesterday.

Trading in Google shares was suspended for 2.5 hours after the Googles third-quarter results had been filed early by RR Donnelley, without Google’s authorisation.

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Huawei Ascend W1 Windows Phone 8 Press Shot Leaked

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 12:11 AM PDT

We have already seen a photo of the new Windows Phone 8 handset from Huawei, the Ascend W1, and now we have a press shot of the device which was posted to Twitter by @evleaks.

@evleaks has been responsible for leaking a number of different smartphones over the last couple of months, what we heard previously is that the Huawei Ascend W1 will feature a 4inch WVGA mulit-touch display.

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Google And Samsung Announce New $250 Chromebook

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 11:38 PM PDT

Google and Samsung have announced a new Chromebook laptop and it comes with some impressive specifications for the price, the new Google Chromebook will retail for $249.

The $249 Google Chromebook features an 11.6 inch display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, the device is just 0.8 inches thick and weighs in a 1.1kgs, processing is provided by a Samsung Exynos 5 dual core processor and it also comes with 16GB of built in storage.

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