Thursday 30 June 2011

Developers Now Working with Google+ Social Gaming Team

You knew it had to happen, it was just a matter of, what it turns out to be as, hours. A few game developers who have thus far made their bulks of cash from working with Facebook for social gaming have spoken with the folks at Gamasutra on how they plan on working with Google as soon as possible to have their games interact to the maximum using the Circles functionality, in some way or another, on Google+ and their brand new burgeoning social media platform. Just busting at the seams with

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Olympus PEN E-P3: First impressions

The design of the new PEN E-P3 is very similar to that of the E-P2 and E-P1 with a few notable distinctions - including a pop-up flash.Firstly, the mode dial, which is rotated by the thumb of your left hand on the E-P2, has been moved to the right-hand side of the E-P3's top plate - as on the PEN E-PL2. This sits to one side of the shutter release button and on the other is the customisable Fn2 button.ABOVE: The Olympus PEN E-P2ABOVE: Olympus's new PEN E-P3Like the P2, the Olympus E-P3 has a

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Why I Can Live Without Blu-ray

There was a time in my life, not too long ago, that I thought I couldn’t live without the Blu-ray player sitting in my living room. I reasoned that since I’m such a big film and television buff, not having Blu-ray available to me would be a major issue.
But over the weekend, I had an epiphany.


I sat down on Sunday and decided to revisit Battlestar Galactica from the beginning of the series. But rather than go to my Blu-ray box set, I instead went to Netflix, found the episode I wanted to

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New PEN E-P3, PEN E-PL3 Lite and PEN E-PM Mini announced by Olympus

Introducing the Olympus PEN E-P3, Olympus PEN E-PL3 (also known as the PEN Lite) and Olympus PEN E-PM1 (also known as the PEN Mini), the new range will see the discontinuation of other PEN models, with the exception of the E-PL1 which will continue to be available at a low price-point to appeal to newcomers to the PEN brand.The PEN E-P3 will be known simply as the PEN.All three cameras have 12 million effective pixels.While sharing the same basic specs, the 3 new models are designed to appeal

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RIM’s Damage Control was Blandly Inevitable

What can you learn from how a company takes criticism? Headlines-a-plenty today, as an anonymous “senior RIM executive” takes the time to pen an eight part breakdown of where the Canadian company falls short and what steps it needs to take if it’s to reverse its dwindling market share. RIM arguably did itself few favors with its response, either, a terse and defensive blast that questions the letter’s authenticity – admittedly something we have to take on trust

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Latest Olympus PEN trio unveiled

Introducing the Olympus PEN E-P3, Olympus PEN E-PL3 (also known as the PEN Lite) and Olympus PEN E-PM1 (also known as the PEN Mini), the new range will see the discontinuation of other PEN models, with the exception of the E-PL1 which will continue to be available at a low price-point to appeal to newcomers to the PEN brand.The PEN E-P3 will be known simply as the PEN.All three cameras have 12 million effective pixels.While sharing the same basic specs, the 3 new models are designed to appeal

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Apple To Ship 12-14 Million iPad 2s In Q3

Despite all the fervor for the Apple iPad 2, the tablet actually shipped with disappointing numbers during its first two quarters of this year. Shipping estimates for the tablet were around 6.2 million units in Q1, but only 4.69 million were shipped. And in Q2 only 7 to 9 million units were shipped. This, however, wasn’t due to any lack of demand, but rather, a shortage of supply. With supply kinks worked out, new reports now suggest a much higher number expected for Q3.


Apple COO Tim

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Dark of the Moon Transforms 3D fortunes

Hollywood may have sounded the death knell for 3D a little early, with Michael Bay's Transformers: Dark of the Moon racing to the year's best opening day in the US. Although it opened on a Wednesday, with Bay's slightly desperate plea to watch it on the best 3D screen you possibly could ringing in people's ears, the action flick could apparently hit the $40 million mark inside 3 days. That's despite lukewarm reviews from critics – with TechRadar's Future stablemate Total Film awarding the

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Google+ Invite Work-Around Active Now!

We’re all really rather pumped up about the brand new program put out by Google to help everyone in the world be more social and have a great time sharing their interests and lives and whatnot with one another, this program called Google+ – I’m sure you’ve heard of it. I’m also pretty sure that you’d have heard about the fact that this program is still only open to those who’ve got invites to be a part of the program. Up until now these were only people

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Review: Packard Bell EasyNote NS44-HR-033UK

Packard Bell's EasyNote NS44-HR-033UK is small and portable laptop. While it's not as visually appealing as some other laptops, it offers a reasonable performance in a compact little chassis. A smaller screen and cheaper price make this the perfect starter laptop for anyone who feels they are likely to be on the move a lot. An understated pattern covers the white lid of the NS44. It's a nice design, but will put off anyone looking for a sleeker machine. Inside, the pattern continues, but is

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T-Mobile Samsung Dart Hands-on and Unboxing

Okay guys I have the Samsung Dart here to show you all, amazing I know. This little guy is absolutely what you would call a mid-range Android phone, and saying mid-range is being generous. Lately T-Mobile and Samsung have been pushing some decent little mid-range phones out this summer for all those kids and teenagers that are ready for summer and want a new smartphone for graduation or what not. Most have been pretty decent but this is the lower end of the bunch that is for sure.

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Review: AMD 990FX Chipset

The AMD 990FX is a new motherboard chipset, and the first two strapping motherboards are definitely aimed at enthusiasts. This means we'll get a clearer insight into exactly what this chipset is capable of. There is a problem, though - the 990FX chipset is all about adding support for AMD's formidably titled and mysterious Bulldozer CPUs. For the first time since 2003, AMD is building a CPU architecture from the ground up, and targeting Intel's i5/i7 2500/2600 range; the current cream of the

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RIM To Consider Splitting Co-CEOs

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) has just conceded to examining its leadership structure. The company has been facing mounting pressure since its disappointing earnings call that confirmed product delays and imminent layoffs. The co-CEO structure of Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis has long been criticized by shareholders and the company has finally responded with the possibility of splitting the co-CEOs.


An open letter from an anonymous senior RIM exec was revealed this morning

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Virgin Media responds to Spotify partnership rumours

Virgin Media has spoken to TechRadar about the recent rumours it is to partner with Spotify, saying that it is "working hard on a new music service".It neither confirmed or denied that its music service would involve Spotify but it does sound as if Virgin Media's music offering would be a major player in the market."We're working hard on a new music service and are in very encouraging and progressive talks with both major and independent labels," said a Virgin Media spokesperson."Our focus

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BlackBerry 6.0 Gets Google Search Update

Amidst the negativity, including a scathing open letter to RIM’s Co-CEOs this morning from another senior exec, the company’s BlackBerry platform saw some updates today that will improve the user experience. The BlackBerry Desktop for Mac app got a 2.1 version that now supports PlayBook syncing and now the Google Search for BlackBerry 6 also gets updated.


The announcement comes from Google Mobile Blog, revealing that several enhanced search features have been integrated that will

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Buying Guide: Top 10 creative apps for Mac OS X

The Mac App store holds loads of top apps to boost creativity. Here are 10 of the best.Aperture - £45 Apple Aperture is a real steal, especially for iPhoto users wanting to upgrade to something more powerful. It boasts top photo-management tools, including the ability to upload to and manage albums on Flickr, Facebook and MobileMe and manage images by Places and Faces. It also boasts intuitive RAW-editing features and a top-notch interface, making Aperture an essential buy. CameraBag Desktop -

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Apple App Store Hits 100,000 iPad Apps Milestone

Apple still dominates the tablet landscape with an ecosystem of apps that has yet to be beat. The App Store has reached a new milestone today, now listing over 100,000 apps designed for the iPad. That’s a huge difference from what competitors, such as Google’s Android tablets, have to offer.


The very first Apple iPad was introduced in April of 2010 with the iPad 2 released in March of this year. Apple did have quite a head start with the first competition-worthy Android tablets

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Microsoft unveils IE10 Platform Preview 2

Microsoft has announced the availability of Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview 2, as it continues to develop its next-generation browser. With IE9 all about bringing the 'beauty of the web' IE10 is aiming to add a little bit more makeup and maybe some blusher, with continued integration of HTML 5 and support for more interactive web applications. "With the second Platform Preview of IE10, developers can start working with several site-ready HTML5 technologies for building interactive Web

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Google Chromebooks On Virgin America For Passengers To Demo In-Flight

Google’s first commercially available Chromebooks were released earlier this month after being announced at I/O 2011. In a new effort to promote Chromebooks, Google has teamed up with Virgin America airlines to allow their passengers to test out the notebook at select airport gates as well as in-flight from July 1 to September 30.


The Chromebooks run a web-based platform called the Chrome OS with all software running in-browser and via the web. This idea of needing to be connected to

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Skype for Android gets video calling update

Skype has updated its Android app bringing video calling to the smartphone party. The new version, Skype for Android 2.0, allows HTC Desire S, Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Xperia Pro (good luck with that, it's not actually out yet) and Google Nexus S owners to make free video calls over both Wi-Fi and 3G. As well as calling other Skype-toting Android phones, you'll be able to video-chat with Skype users on iPhone, Apple Macs, Windows PCS and web-cam-enabled Smart TVs. Android VHSAlong with the

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BlackBerry Desktop For Mac Gets Official PlayBook Support

The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet was launched back in April and has since been in need of firmware updates to address bugs and missing features. Despite the recent string of bad news for RIM along with the rumors of a canceled 10-inch PlayBook, RIM has managed to continue updates with the release today of the BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac version 2.1.


The BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac allows Mac users who have BlackBerry smartphones and/or the PlayBook tablet to sync and backup data

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Review: Toshiba 42HL833

There's something refreshingly straightforward about the Toshiba 42HL833. The £700 set might be devoid of online features or streaming services and its Freeview tuner is strictly standard-def, but you won't find a cheaper full HD, edge LED set of its size in Toshiba's current lineup.Affordable TVs that eschew fancy features in favour of decent pictures should find an audience in these economically straitened times and the 42HL833 sits just above the HD ready EL833 series in the manufacturer's

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Smartphones Now Majority Of U.S. Cellphone Purchases, iOS Up, Android Flat, RIM Down

It’s getting more rare these days to spot one of your friends with a cellphone that doesn’t have a large touchscreen and run apps. According to a May survey polled by Nielsen of mobile consumers in the U.S., smartphones are indeed becoming increasingly more popular for consumers. Although the majority of mobile consumers still currently own feature phones, the majority of new purchases skew towards smartphones.


The Nielsen report shows that only 38 percent of current handset

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Web TV audiences to be measured by Barb

Web TV is to finally get an audience measurement system, with Barb (the Broadcaster's Audience Research Board) announcing that it will begin monitoring web TV viewing figures.Barb will initially trial the monitoring in 100 homes in 2011, but this will be rolled out in 2012 to 1,100 homes with this reaching around 2,500 viewers."The rollout of the web TV meter demonstrates our long-standing commitment to the development of TV audience measurement," said Bjarne Thelin, Chief Executive of Barb."We

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Hanako 2 Dental Patient Robot Gets Upgraded

It’s time again for news of freakishly human-like robots from Japan. We’ve seen plenty of very life-like humanoid robots in the past, such as with the Geminoids, but this one has a more defined purpose. The Hanako is a dental patient robot created for simulating real-life procedures for practicing dental students. Just recently, the robot got upgraded to Hanako 2 with major improvements in appearance.


The Hanako robot is made by Tmsuk to behave like a human dental patient that not

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Samsung Galaxy Z pics sneak online

A new smartphone from Samsung has been announced by Three in Sweden, the Samsung Galaxy Z.As Samsung hasn't revealed the handset itself we are not sure if this was a slip by Three, with the handset looking like a slightly less powerful variation of the Samsung Galaxy S2.Specs-wise, the Samsung Galaxy Z is dual-core, packing two 1GHz Cortex-A9 cores, it's powered by Tegra 2 and has a 5MP camera and can shoot 720p video.Considering the Samsung Galaxy S2 has a dual 1.2GHz processor, it is

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Get Google+ Invites from SlashGear!

As you may already be aware, Google has launched their latest social networking effort as Google+. This project exists as both a mobile application suite and a web-based program where you’re invited to share with all of your pals everything you’d normally share through other 3rd party systems. Google has here capitalized on the fact that already thousands and millions of people are connected to their network with things like Gmail and are pumping up the shares, video chat, interest

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Free Nikon Coolpix P300 with Nikon binoculars

Nikon has announced a new promotion entitling customers to a free Nikon Coolpix P300 with an RRP of £300 when purchasing any binocular from their EDG range.Until the 31st August 2011, customers will be able to claim a Coolpix P300 with purchases of one of the 5 models in the binocular range. The EDG binocular range features dielectric high-reflective multilayer prism coating.The Coolpix P300 is a premium compact, packing higher quality features into a small and lightweight body. A bright f/1.8

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Samsung Galaxy Z distills GSII spirit into cheaper model

Details of Samsung’s latest Android smartphone have emerged, with the Samsung Galaxy Z going up for pre-order in Sweden. The 4.2-inch WVGA smartphone is effectively a slimmed-down version of the Samsung Galaxy S II, bridging the gap between it and last year’s Galaxy S. It has a Super Clear LCD display, rather than Super AMOLED Plus, and a 1GHz dual-core processor, rather than 1.2GHz on the GSII.


There’s also a 5-megapixel main camera, complete with autofocus and an LED

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iPhone app for Google+ social network 'coming soon'

An iPhone app for the Google+ social network is on its way, with the search giant confirming that a native application is coming soon. With people still scrabbling for an invite to the Google+ social network, it is still early days for a new social network, although hopes are apparently high within Google that this will not go the same way as the disappointing Google Buzz. One of the key factors in success is a useful phone application and, although an Android (2.1 and up) version is, as you

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RIM ignores users and has lazy marketing accuses senior exec

The scathing open letter penned by what’s said to be a senior RIM exec has accused the company’s co-CEOs of ignoring end users, relentlessly chasing “slightly more volume” at the expense of innovation, and of being blinkered to how “painful” developing for the platform is in comparison to rival OSes. The letter, published at BGR – who say they have verified the exec’s identity – sets out eight key factors that need to change, including

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Review: Bang & Olufsen BeoVision 4-85

It's no surprise that Bang & Olufsen's first 3D TV also happens to be one of the most expensive sets ever produced.More likely to be found on a yacht or luxury custom installation than the average living room, the BeoVision 4-85 boasts an 85-inch plasma screen, a host of features and a price that would make Croesus himself blush. The display is the same as that behind Panasonic's TH-85VX200, so its pedigree isn't in doubt. Amazingly, though, the 4-85 is about to become the smallest TV in the

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HP TouchPad teardown finds it is easy to repair

We have already put up or review of the HP TouchPad tablet and found it wanting as far as hardware goes. I have also already mentioned that Vince reviewed the WebOS operating system separately and liked it well enough. If you are the sort of geek that likes to see your own flavor of gadget porn with teardowns of the new gadgets this is for you. TechRepublic has posted up its teardown the HP TouchPad for us to gander at.


The machine is packed tightly as most gadgets are today inside the case.

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HTC Desire Android 2.3 update enters testing phase

HTC has announced that its long-awaited Gingerbread update for the HTC Desire has entered internal testing. The update will provide the HTC Desire with a slightly stripped-down version of the software, with some apps having to be abandoned to free up memory required by the Gingerbread update. It's been a rollercoaster ride for Desire owners; HTC had originally promised the update, then decided it couldn't deliver it and then changed its mind again a day later, saying that it would be bringing

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HP TouchPad official pricing and launch date for UK confirmed

Vince reviewed the HP TouchPad today and in the end, he figures the hardware in the tablet is uninspiring. That seems to be a recurring theme with many of the tablets that hit the market recently. I bet a lot of people hoping that HP would knock it out of the park are disappointed today. We also posted up our review of WebOS and found that it was actually pretty good, just hampered by the hardware inside the TouchPad.


If you have checked out our reviews of the HP TouchPad and WebOS in its

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What's new in Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview 2

When IE head Dean Hachamovitch announced the first platform preview of IE 10 at the MIX conference in April he said further preview releases would be "between 8 and 12 weeks apart". Platform Preview 2 arrives after 11 weeks and adds features for web apps, including Drag-drop and File Reader; so you can drag objects around on a web page - look for a magnetic fridge poetry demo on the IE test drive site soon - or drag files into browser windows to upload them and have that happen in the

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Geeks find a way to get Netflix app on HTC Evo 3D

Netflix is one of the best ways to get your streaming video and TV fill online today. There are hoards of people that use the streaming service on computers, phones, and other devices to watch wherever they are. Netflix was one of the most desired apps for Android users. When the app finally landed, there were more than a few disappointed Android fans that found their smartphone would not run the app.


Those that picked up the Evo 3D and are Netflix loyalists were probably surprised to find

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Murdoch's BSkyB takeover inches towards completion

Rupert Murdoch's bid for BSkyB seems to be going rather well, with the UK's Culture Minister, Jeremy Hunt, provisionally agreeing to proposals for Sky News to become an independent company under the News Corps umbrella. News Corps is bidding for 61 per cent of BSkyB, which would mean that BSkyB would own the company outright as currently is has a 39 per cent stake. The new plan, which intends to give Sky News editorial independence from News Corps' other media outlets, is subject to a few

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MySpace sells for huge loss

News Corp has sold MySpace for a huge loss to a group of buyers that includes Justin Timberlake.
The new owners paid $35 million for the ailing site which is a huge loss on the $580 million News Corp paid for it six years ago.
Timberlake will have an office at MySpace's Beverly Hills headquarters and a staff of about a half dozen people working for him "around the clock" developing his ideas for the site, said Specific Media boss Tim Vanderhook.
"When we met with Justin and we discussed

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A Google+ Guide from Top to Bottom

What Google has just yesterday announced, (yesterday, that is, if you’re reading this the day we post it,) is Google+, a social ecosystem based in the Google world, where your G-Mail account, more than likely, will be your portal into the Google social sharing future. But it’s not just sharing, it’s all about connections. What Google has set up here is both a mobile sector and a web-based sector so that you’ll never have to be without your Google+ connections. All of

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Review: Sony VAIO VPC-EB3J0E/WI

Sony's VAIO brand has consistently turned out gorgeous-looking laptops and the VPCEB3J0E/WI is no exception. The design and usability are excellent and the reasonable price is great for a starter laptop that all the family can use. However, average storage space and poor battery life mean travelling users might want to look elsewhere. Lifting the solid silver lid reveals a stylish white chassis complete with a palmrest sprinkled faintly with glitter. It won't appeal to everyone, but we rather

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Dutchman Johan Huibers builds gigantic wooden Ark

I would wager no matter your religious views that we are all familiar with the biblical story of Noah’s Ark. The giant ship that god commanded Noah to build to save his family and a pair of each animal so that the world could start over after the flood. A Dutchman named Johan Huibers has constructed his second ark and this time he built the thing to the same dimensions that Noah used. The first ark was about half the size of the latest and Huibers chartered that ship charging $7 per

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Olympus: New 'Super' EVF to come next year

A new improved electronic viewfinder (EVF) will be coming sometime next year according to Mark Thackara, Consumer Products Marketing Manager for Olympus UK.Speaking exclusively to PhotoRadar, Thackara was unable to give details, but said that we can expect to be impressed by the improvements that will be made to the viewfinders next year and EVFs will be 'taken to the next level'. Olympus obtains its EVFs from Epson and we understand from an earlier interview with Panasonic (which also uses the

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Apple’s $49 Thunderbolt packs in chips to justify price

What’s inside a Thunderbolt cable? If you answered “wires, magic, and a direct route for $49 to rush from your wallet to Apple’s pockets” then you’re a cynic and we love you, but it turns out you’re actually getting more for your money. iFixit took their teardown tools to the official Apple Thunderbolt cable, and found chips-a-plenty lurking inside.


Surrounded by an attending cluster of resistors are twelve chips of varying function, with the key components

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MySpace sold to Specific Media and Justin Timberlake

News Corp has finally managed to offload MySpace, a website it bought back in 2005 for $580 million, selling the site for just $35 million (£22 million).Specific Media, one of the rumoured buyers, is the company that signed on the dotted line for MySpace and it has been revealed that popstar turned actor Justin Timberlake will take an ownership stake in the flagging social network and push the music side of the business."There's a need for a place where fans can go to interact with their

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Nokia sells off Messaging service as Finns continue to slim

Nokia has scythed off another part of its business, selling its operator-branded messaging service – which provides email, IM and social networking systems to carriers including Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile USA – to Synchronica, a mobile messaging specialist based in the UK. The deal will see Nokia hand over multiple contracts for the white label service, along with the Nokia Messaging source code for clients and servers.


Currently around 6m users in North America are believed

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Olympus PEN P3: First impressions

The design of the new PEN P3 is very similar to that of the P2 and P1 with a few notable distinctions - including a pop-up flash.Firstly, the mode dial, which is rotated by the thumb of your left hand on the E-P2, has been moved to the right-hand side of the E-P3's top plate - as on the PEN E-PL2. This sits to one side of the shutter release button and on the other is the customisable Fn2 button.Above: The Olympus PEN P2Above: Olympus's new PEN P3Like the P2, the Olympus P3 has a long control

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Wednesday 29 June 2011

Samsung files ITC complaint against Apple as legal battle rages

The legal battle between Samsung and Apple is showing no signs of letting up. In fact, the legal feud is intensifying with new filings and stronger language with each new skirmish. Earlier this month, Apple filed a patent infringement suit in Korea against Samsung. As often happens in these cases Samsung turned around and field another complaint against Apple.


The complaint filed by Samsung was with the ITC and is complaint number 337-2824. It concerns certain product types like mobile

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New PEN, PEN Lite and PEN Mini announced by Olympus

Introducing the Olympus PEN E-P3, Olympus PEN E-PL3 (also known as the PEN Lite) and Olympus PEN E-PM1 (also known as the PEN Mini), the new range will see the discontinuation of other PEN models, with the exception of the E-PL1 which will continue to be available at a low price-point to appeal to newcomers to the PEN brand.The PEN E-P3 will be known simply as the PEN.All three cameras has 12 million effective pixels.While sharing the same basic specs, the 3 new models are designed to appeal to

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Google Launches Free Mobile Website Building Tool

Google’s been unleashing a lot of goodies lately. Just yesterday, the search giant released a new attempt at a social network with the Google+ project and then later offered through Google Labs an experimental Flash to HTML 5 converter called Swiffy. And now they’ve released a new mobile website building tool through Google Sites that targets small to medium sized businesses and is, as usual, completely free.


Google Sites has been offering solutions that allow anyone to easily

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Review: AMD A8-3850 Fusion APU

The AMD A8-3850 Fusion APU is the current top-end desktop Llano chip, and is a bit of a doozy. Last month saw the launch of the first Llano Fusion chips from AMD on the notebook side, the AMD A8-3500M, and if that isn't enough alliteration for you we've now got the release of the desktop Llano APU code-named Lynx. Before we go any further we ought to get into what the hell we're talking about when we're going on about an APU. It's an Accelerated Processing Unit, essentially that means it's a

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MySpace Sold For $35 Million To Specific Media

It’s official. According to an exclusive through AllThingsDigital, the once popular but now ailing social network, MySpace, has been sold. Yesterday, news came that News Corp. was looking to close a deal before the end of this week with low bids coming in between $20 to $30 million. It seems they managed to up the final sale price to $35 million with Specific Media being the “lucky” winner.


Sources familiar with the situation say that the deal is to be completed today,

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Nokia releases updates older Symbian handsets

Nokia has launched some software updates for handsets running Symbian 3.2 and Symbian 5.0, including an upgraded browser and Ovi Maps. Although Symbian^3 and its forthcoming Anna update are the most advanced of the Symbian crew, it's only available on newer phones like the Nokia N8; older phones are now getting a bit of update love. The Symbian update brings with it the Nokia browser v7.3 which is the same web browsing software that will be coming to the Anna update. This means faster browsing,

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Cisco Cius Android Tablet Priced, Enterprise Apps

Cisco is getting ready to release their very first Android tablet. But instead of attempting suicide by going head to head with the juggernaut that is the Apple iPad, Cisco has decided to stick to the enterprise crowd. The Cisco Cius tablet will take on a form factor optimized for voice and video collaboration and will get access to custom enterprise apps.


Unlike the majority of tablets on the market aimed at consumers for media consumption, entertainment, and light productivity, the Cisco

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Review: HP TouchPad

When HP bought Palm, it was widely considered to have been mostly fuelled by the desire to acquire the webOS operating system.The Pre and Pixi and phones all ran the software, but after the iPad was introduced, many people had hopes that it would soon make its way to tablets.In particular, the powerful and flexible multitasking that the Pre and Pixi were capable of was what got everyone so excited. We'll go into more detail later, but where multitasking has been something of an add-on to the

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Delkin Reveals Elite633 64GB SDXC Card, Fastest on Earth

Or so they say. While we’ve written about our fair share of SD cards in the past, it’s the SDXC cards we’ve got our eyes on now. Last card we reported on with the kind of size and speed this Delkin card is reporting on was the Lexar set, one of them at 128GB and the other at 64GB. Why in the world would I want this newer Delkin ELITE633 card with less than the most storage in the world on it? Because it’s the fastest! This card is able to record at speeds up to 45

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Delkin Reveals Elite633 64GB SDXC Card, Fastest on Earth

Or so they say. While we’ve written about our fair share of SD cards in the past, it’s the SDXC cards we’ve got our eyes on now. Last card we reported on with the kind of size and speed this Delkin card is reporting on was the Lexar set, one of them at 128GB and the other at 64GB. Why in the world would I want this newer Delkin ELITE633 card with less than the most storage in the world on it? Because it’s the fastest! This card is able to record at speeds up to 45

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Nokia releases updates for older Symbian handsets

Nokia has launched some software updates for handsets running Symbian 3.2 and Symbian 5.0, including an upgraded browser and Ovi Maps. Although Symbian^3 and its forthcoming Anna update are the most advanced of the Symbian crew, it's only available on newer phones like the Nokia N8; older phones are now getting a bit of update love. The Symbian update brings with it the Nokia browser v7.3 which is the same web browsing software that will be coming to the Anna update. This means faster browsing,

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Justin Timberlake To Bring MySpace Back?

The death of MySpace seemed near as News Corp. was rumored to either offload the platform or shut it down completely before this Thursday—its fiscal year end—to get the money losing property off its books. Thankfully, today a deal was reached to sell the property to Specific Media for $35 million, a disappointing number compared to the $100 million target and the original $600 million purchase price back in 2005. But, nonetheless, there is new hope today for MySpace, as it

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Windows Phone Tango update to follow Mango?

Microsoft's next Windows Phone update will be called Tango, according to inside sources. Although Microsoft has yet to announce any details of what will come after its uber-update Mango, which brings such things multi-tasking, improved keyboard and Twitter and Linkedin integration, Digitimes believes that this will be superseded by Tango and this will eventually be ousted by an update called Apollo.Mango, Tango, Quango?Now, we know what you are thinking, why isn't Microsoft continuing with the

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HP TouchPad Review

We’ve been demanding a tablet running webOS for years now, and it’s taken HP’s new stewardship of the software to guide just that onto store shelves. Palm’s mobile platform always seemed to good to be left solely to smartphones, and the HP TouchPad is the inevitable result. Problem is, the iPad has already made its presence well and truly known, dominating the consumer tablet market, and Android’s Honeycomb drive gains OEM support by the week. Can the multitasking

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Hands on: Sony VAIO Y Series review

Decked out here in a rather lurid pink, here's our hands on: Sony VAIO Y Series review.The new model replaces last year's Y Series with a major change, moving on from the low voltage Intel Pentium processor and replacing it with one of AMD's newish E-Series Fusion chips. That brings both graphics and processing on the same chip - something AMD calls an APU. It also means HD video playback won't be a problem through the HDMI port. The model we looked at here packed the E-350 clocked at 2.6GHz,

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Angry Birds To Invade China, 200 Merchandise Stores Over Next Three Years

There’s always new developments when it comes to the ridiculously popular Angry Birds game. Rovio, the developer, has just unleashed the game for the Windows Phone platform today and recently debuted the location-based Angry Birds Magic on the Nook Color. The popularity of the game certainly isn’t restricted to the West, as now there’s news that the company is set on opening over 200 Angry Birds merchandise stores throughout China.


The Angry Birds game has quite a cult

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Exclusive: Creative Commons: Music industry should follow our lead

The Creative Commons organisation has told TechRadar that the music industry should look to its modern model of managing digital content, rather than struggling to cling on to traditional pay models.Creative Commons is the now familiar organisation that – in its own words – develops, supports and stewards legal infrastructure that maximises digital creativity, sharing and innovation.CC Chief of staff Lisa Green told TechRadar that she was aiming to help give people a new way to profit from

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New MacBook Airs To Arrive Mid-July?

Apple’s refreshed MacBook Air has been rumored for several weeks now. Constrained supplies from global retailers and most recently low availability at Best Buy suggest that the new version of the popular ultraportable laptop would be hitting very very soon. Some reports predicted a June launch while others tipped that Apple may wait to ship the new MacBook Airs with OS X Lion. Now, new insider sources offer a more pinpointed time frame.


9to5 Mac was told directly by an insider source

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Gender’s Role in Facebook and Google+

I’m going to tell you absolutely nothing about myself that should matter to you. I am a male human. I was born with XY chromosomes, and my body parts hew to the genetic norms of a human male. I am heterosexual. My ex-wife was a female human, and I will seek out new partners who are also female humans (‘how romantic,’ I know). I prefer female humans to male humans when it comes to love and its various accoutrements. I am mostly masculine, though I do have some decidedly feminine qualities

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FA trials digital football ad hoardings replacements

The FA is looking into using digital technology to manipulate pitch side ad hoardings at high profile football matches.The new technology allows adverts to be digitally inserted into a live broadcast of a football match, so that the static advertising can be changed depending on what country you are viewing the match from.Digital insertsThe technology being used has the rather Ronseal-esque name of Digital Replacement Advertising and has been created by Supponer, a Finnish company.If the trials

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Happy 4th Birthday To The iPhone

Today is a special day for the iPhone. The “original” iPhone first went on sale June 29, 2007 making today its fourth birthday. And guess who camped out for 5 days back in 2007 to become one of the very first owners of that iPhone? It’s SlashGear’s Vincent Nguyen, who had his victory photo seen around the world. His iPhone gripping fist thrust proudly into the air a la Rocky Balboa style embodied the triumph and “revolution” that was to be Apple’s

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Samsung moves to block iPad, iPhone imports

Samsung has filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission in an attempt to halt the import of iPhone and iPad devices in to the US. It's a major move in the ongoing Apple/Samsung legal spat, which sees each accuse the other of infringing patents relating to their products. Samsung has been ordered to pony up some of its unreleased handsets for Apple's examination, while its reciprocal request to see the iPhone 5 and iPad 3 early was turned down by Judge Lucy Koh.My dad's bigger than

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TiVo Premiere Getting Multi-Room Streaming

TiVo is one of the most popular DVR options for consumers, and it’s about to make its viewing experience even more convenient. The TiVo Premiere DVR set-top box connects directly to your cable service, replacing your cable box. And not only can it record TV shows to its HDD for viewing later, it also adds on-demand video and other web entertainment to your TV. But one feature it lacked was a more streamlined way of transferring recorded content to other TiVos in your house.


Previously,

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EA 'blown away' by Wii U controller

Although the Nintendo Wii U was unveiled to mixed reactions, EA isn't shy about having taken quite a fancy to the upcoming console. Frank Gibeau, manager of EA Games, told Gamesindustry.biz that the company was 'blown away' by Nintendo's innovation on the Wii U's controller, which incorporates a tablet-style touchscreen, and confirmed that EA will have games available for the console at launch. "We were really blown away by the unique innovation that Nintendo brings with the Wii U controller on

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Google+ Mobile App Review and Hands-On [BETA]

We’ve been given the opportunity to take a look at the newest and greatest effort by Google to access the social landscape. Not that they weren’t there before, but now we’re fully dunked, if you know what I mean, in the ability to share directly with friends our photos, thoughts, and eventually our video and literally our faces talking back and forth. For now, though, we’ve got Google+ the mobile app and the app version of Huddle, a project that’s also set inside

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Review: Dell XPS 15z

Here at TechRadar, we had some serious geek chills when we reviewed the Dell XPS 15. Combining powerful Intel Core performance with a slick customisable body, beautiful screen and excellent usability, we defy anyone not to enjoy the impressive computing experience it offers.So when Dell came to our office with the shiny new XPS 15z, we immediately had to don the waterproof pants. The stakes have been upped with a surprisingly slender chassis, but Dell hasn't made any sacrifices in terms of

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Apple Officially Responds To Final Cut Pro X Complaints

Apple has been taking a lot of heat for its recently released video editing software update, Final Cut Pro X. What was initially excitement for the update quickly turned to anger and frustration as loyal users discovered a lack of backwards compatibility as well as many missing pro features. Today, Apple gives an official response to all the criticism with a new FAQ page and a rough timeline for upcoming fixes.


The new FAQ page groups the questions into the categories of importing, editing,

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HP admits webOS licensing talks

HP CEO Leo Apotheker has admitted that the company is in talks with external manufacturers who may license the webOS mobile operating system. The admission comes after Apotheker hinted that the company would be open to sharing the Palm-made OS with other companies earlier this month. "We are talking to a number of companies," Apotheker told Bloomberg. "I can share with you that a number of companies have expressed interest. We are continuing our conversations."Chit chatWhich companies these may

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HTC Status Announced on AT&T Officially – HTC’s Facebook phone comes to America!

Perhaps you’ve heard of the cool, fresh, and QWERTY toting HTC device known as the ChaCha, aka the Facebook phone whose close cousin is the no-keys HTC Salsa, another device we expect to be coming to the states soon? We’ve heard of it too, and in fact my associate Chris Davies over there in the Euro side of the world has had a real good look at it in a full review. Well guess what? HTC’s now got this device coming out on AT&T for real, USA style, in a style that’s

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Google+: everything you need to know

Google has announced a new project, Google+. And it's a big one. If you're confused about what it is and how it might fit into you life, read on to find out more, plus we've got full details on the services, when you can sign up and what it means for Facebook, Twitter and more. What is Google+?At a basic level, Google+ (or Google Plus) is an attempt by Google to reinvent the social network on mobile and one the web. Google+ is based completely around the concept of sharing – not just links

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HP confirms webOS licensing talks; Samsung tipped as suitor

HP is currently in talks over licensing the webOS mobile operating system, CEO Leo Apotheker has confirmed, and while there’s no official word on which companies may be interested, sources suggest Samsung has been present at the negotiating table. Apotheker revealed that “a number of companies have expressed interest” in an interview in Beijing, Bloomberg reports, but insisted that despite HP recently slashing its sales forecast by a whopping $1bn “there is no time

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HP confirms webOS licensing talks; Samsung tipped as suitor

HP is currently in talks over licensing the webOS mobile operating system, CEO Leo Apotheker has confirmed, and while there’s no official word on which companies may be interested, sources suggest Samsung has been present at the negotiating table. Apotheker revealed that “a number of companies have expressed interest” in an interview in Beijing, Bloomberg reports, but insisted that despite HP recently slashing its sales forecast by a whopping $1bn “there is no time

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Leaked Nokia 700 Zeta photos hit the web

An upcoming Nokia Symbian handset codenamed 'Zeta' has had its first photoshoot. Although yet to be officially unveiled, the sneaky spy shots show a red handset running an as-yet unannounced version of Symbian (known as Belle, the successor to the Anna update we're expecting to land any day now). Other spec-related clues include a 5MP rear-mounted camera complete with flash. Sherlock PhonesAs well as handset photos, a spec sheet has also surfaced, claiming the Zeta to be 'the thinnest

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Windows Phone Mango seeded to developers from today

Microsoft has announced an early access program for Windows Phone developers, giving them a taste of juicy Mango ahead of everyone else. According to the Windows Team Blog, as of today the first invites to test Mango are going out, with full distribution expected to be up and running in the next couple of weeks.


“This build of Mango should also be viewed as beta quality,” Microsoft warns, “so there are still consumer features missing.” However, it should still be

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LG Optimus 3D gets earlier UK release date

LG and The Carphone Warehouse have announced that the LG Optimus 3D will be coming to the UK a week earlier than expected.The new phone, which rivals the HTC Evo 3D in the forthcoming 3D phone war, was scheduled to go on sale from 8 July, but 20 Carphone Warehouse and four Best Buy stores will get stock a week earlier - with the rest of the nation now getting the phone from 6 July.Pricey dimensionsThe LG Optimus 3D will cost the princely sum of £35 a month on a two year contract - which is a

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Google launches it's answer to facebook

Google has released it's new social networking website, which it hopes, will rival the success of facebook.
Google+ allows individuals to share messages, comments and photos but will continue to integrate the company's maps and images to it's new service.
Google has previously dipped it's toe into social networking projects with the launch of Wave and Buzz, both of which proved unpopular with users.
The browsing giant, which handles approx. two thirds of internet searches, is hoping

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Fujifilm debuts small Mini 50S instant camera

When I was a kid, everyone used the Polaroid instant camera. The sound of those things spitting out a photo is ingrained in my memory. Today we all use digital photos and that is ideal in most instances. However, there are times when you want a photo right then that you can share. In this instance, you may be wishing for that old school Polaroid camera. Fujifilm has announced a new camera in Canada that is called the Instax Mini 50S.


The camera is a small square that has an instant print film

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Exclusive: Nokia: there's still hope for MeeGo yet

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop's comments about the Nokia N9 being the last MeeGo phone may have been misinterpreted, according to a statement sent to TechRadar.The Nokia N9 was recently announced with mostly positive first impressions, but according to Finnish site MTV3, Elop 'confirmed' that it would be the last MeeGo phone as the company looks to a new Windows Phone/Symbian era - although he was never directly quoted by the site.Game over, or game on?We spoke to Nokia to clarify the situation, and

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Razer Transformers collector’s edition gear isn’t more than meets the eye

The gaming geeks over at Razer have been making some of the best computer peripherals like mice and keyboards for gamers for a number of years now. The company has more recently taken to releasing special edition mice rather than completely new designs. The favorite mouse to get the custom collector’s edition touch from Razer is its DeathAdder mouse. In fact, the last time we talked about the DeathAdder it was getting dressed up in Dragon Age II livery.


Razer is back and that DeathAdder

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Video: HTC Evo 3D coming soon to Vodafone

HTC might have announced the new Evo 3D, but now we have confirmation that it will be available from at least one UK network.As usual, Vodafone has popped the soon-to-be-launched HTC phone on its coming soon page, which means no price or UK availability as yet.However, this does mean the July/August UK release date (depending on whether you believe the press release or HTC's execs) still seems highly likely.Is 3D enough?The key features of the HTC Evo 3D (apart from the fact it looks like a

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Nokia N9 photos look REALLY good

I am not a Nokia fan at all. The only Nokia device I have ever owned was a free phone a carrier gave me years, and years ago with one of my first wireless plans. I am still seeing little that would talk me out of my iPhone or an Android device for a Nokia today. What I will say is Nokia knows how to make a camera phone. The camera on my iPhone sucks to the point that I only use it in a pinch and then the photos are just not very high quality.


Nokia has been talking a lot about the camera

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Tweet marks successful white space trial

Trials to use the "white space" frequencies to carry data have been successful in the UK, with Cambridge Consultants confirming that it has sent a tweet in the unused spectrum between TV channels. The White Space frequency is seen as an area of the spectrum that can be tapped into to help in the struggle to provide rural areas with broadband coverage. The trial was carried out in Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, and as well as showing that social media tools could run, also underlined that this kind

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Windows Phone is first platform to get AmazonFresh app for grocery shopping

This app is sort of interesting, but the concept is certainly not new. There have been online grocery shopping services before and they have all eventually gone under. Amazon is trying the online grocery thing out again and looking to get the service onto smartens with a new app. You might think that the place to start would be to make the app for the iPhone or Android smartphones. Amazon has chosen Windows Phone as the place to start with the AmazonFresh app.


AmazonFresh is the name of the

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Buying Guide: Best iPad stylus: 5 reviewed and rated

As children, all of us shared great delight in covering our tiny paws with various coloured pigments to create fridgebound masterpieces. As you grow and develop into an artist, you're taught to pick up a brush, pencil or charcoal stick, and a whole world of mark-making opens up. Today, creating works of art is a single tap away with some mind-blowing iPad and iPhone art apps such as Brushes, ArtRage, SketchBook Pro and Penultimate, but for many artists, reverting to using a finger to paint is a

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“A Juicy Surprise for Tomorrow” says Microsoft’s Sr. Director of Communications for Windows Phone

If you are a big fan of Windows Phone 7 today is an important day for you with some really cool apps finally landing for the platform. WinPo 7 is finally getting some of the apps that other smartphone platforms have been enjoying for a long time now. Perhaps the most important of them is Angry Birds, which is now available for Windows Phone. Angry Birds is “the app” for many mobile phone users and Android fans have been known to buy handsets based on whether it will play that game

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Video: Apple iPhone 5 - what we want to see

TechRadar has been following the iPhone 5 rumours for some time now, and it's fairly clear that we are only going to get a selection of the things that we are hoping for in the next Apple handset. However, that's not stopped us from assembling a video wish list of the things that we desire in the iPhone 5, including the likes of NFC and the odds-on inclusion of the A5 chip that has wowed us on the iPad 2. So, check out what TechRadar is looking for in the new iPhone 5, and feel free to drop us

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Google's launches it's answer to facebook

Google has released it's new social networking website, which it hopes, will rival the success of facebook.
Google+ allows individuals to share messages, comments and photos but will continue to integrate the company's maps and images to it's new service.
Google has previously dipped it's toe into social networking projects with the launch of Wave and Buzz, both of which proved unpopular with users.
The browsing giant, which handles approx. two thirds of internet searches, is hoping

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Optimus Mini Six hits production; Popularis delayed (again)

Art Lebedev’s Optimus Project studios promised that the Mini Six companion keyboard – a compact accessory with six buttons each integrating a user-customizable display – would be here later on in 2011, and now the company has confirmed that it’s in the early production stage. In effect a doubled version of the Mini Three, the Mini Six does differ in that it uses new, more compact LCD displays for its keys.


Those displays, thanks to the relentless march of panel

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Nikon shows off four concept cameras

Nikon has shown off its ideas of future cameras, with the camera giant showing off four prototypes at the French 'Hello Tomorrow' show. Although concept designs are a common sight in the automative industry, a glimpse into the wacky minds of tech RnD labs is rarer - presumably because of the fear of giving the best ideas to competitors. However that hasn't stopped Nikon from showing off four designs at the show, including an i-Ball (see what they did) and the multi-ball. AtmosphericThe latter,

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Apple Issues Refunds After Final Cut Pro X Complaints

When Apple first previewed the next-gen flagship film editing software, Final Cut Pro X, back in April, it was touted as a “jaw-dropping” completely revamped 64-bit masterpiece. And, all for an amazing never before seen low price. However, since its debut last week, loyal users that went for the upgrade have indeed jaw-dropped but not in a good way. Luckily, many that complained were able to get refunds, something not typical of Mac App Store sales.


The new Final Cut Pro X quickly

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Tutorial: 12 disc burning tips

You could be forgiven for thinking that CDs and DVDs are outmoded technologies. With flash memory getting cheaper and the cloud becoming ever more pervasive, storing data on circles of plastic-coated aluminium seems little better than chiselling ones and noughts on slabs of stone. But it's not that simple. How will the cloud help if your PC won't boot? Is a thumb drive any use if you want to play a movie in your vintage DVD player? Like it or not, CDs and DVD still have their place in the

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Tuesday 28 June 2011

MySpace Heads To The Bargain Bin, Low $20-30M Bids

Ever since Facebook began picking up steam, MySpace steadily shrunk in popularity. Almost 50 percent of the MySpace staff have recently been laid off and now the site is up for sale. News Corp purchased MySpace back in 2005 for a whopping $600 million, but the latest bids for the site are coming in between only $20 to $30 million.


MySpace was one of the most popular social platforms back in the mid 2000′s. However, over the years it was impacted by negative news of sex-offenders on the

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Opera 11.50 adds Speed Dial extensions to the mix

Opera has announced a couple of new additions to its browser this week, with the launch of Opera 11.50.The updated browser now comes with Speed Extensions, which are essentially in-browser apps to make your web surfing that little bit swifter.Web apps made an appearance in Google Chrome so Opera isn't the first to use this type of browser app but it is hoping that its Speed Dial extensions will prove to be popular."We think Speed Dial extensions are a smarter way of getting to the content you

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Archos 80 G9 and 101 G9 Tablets hands-on [Video]

With the iPad dominant in both market- and mind-share, it takes something special to distract from Apple’s all-conquering slate. Archos reckons it has the answer with the 80 G9 and 101 G9 tablets, a pair of low-cost models announced last week and priced from just $279 despite a 1.5GHz TI dual-core OMAP4 processor. SlashGear grabbed some hands-on time with the two slates today, to see if they lived up to their lofty aspirations.


Based on specs alone, you can easily see why the Archos

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Google rolls out What Do You Love? for unified search

Google has snuck out a new service, dubbed What Do You Love?, which allows you to search for whatever you love across all of its various properties at once. So, telling Google that we love hats brought us images of hats, hat patents, nearby hats, news about hats and a quick and easy option to set up Google Alerts about hats or to email someone about hats.All this and more crammed onto one long dashboard-like page, with the various widgets changing order with every new search.'Awesomely

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Nook Color First To Get Angry Birds With Location-Based Magic Places

Rovio has been busy developing a new location-based feature for its immensely popular Angry Birds game. The new game format called Angry Birds Magic will have real-world tie-ins that let users unlock extra game content depending on where they’re physically located. Today, we find out that the lucky users of Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color e-readers will be the very first to try out Angry Birds Magic.


Angry Birds Magic works by using either NFC or GPS data to unlock special game

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Review: Asus N53SV-SX303V

Asus is best known for its dinky Eee PC netbooks, but also produces some excellent multimedia laptops. The N53SV-SX303V packs in an impressive specification for the price, making it a strong desktop replacement choice. If your needs are demanding – for instance, you wish to run complex design software that would make most computers weep – the Asus is a great solution. The Intel Core i5 Sandy Bridge processor can run several resource-hogging applications at once, backed up by 6GB of memory.

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Google Swiffy Transforms Flash Into HTML 5

Google Labs released an experimental web app today called Swiffy that lets developers convert Adobe Flash SWF files to HTML 5. Apple is well known for not supporting Flash in favor of HTML 5, which has made Flash content inaccessible to iOS users. This move by Google is a bit surprising since the search giant has a deal with Adobe to support Flash and even offer the plugin preloaded with its Chrome OS.

Flash files converted to HTML 5 using Swiffy will work on all Webkit browsers such as

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LG DM50D 3D monitor arrives

LG has announced the DM50D 3D monitor, using its Cinema 3D TV technology in a desk friendly form factor. LG suggests that the size and weight of current 3D monitors and the lack of 3D content for PCs was limiting consumer interest in adding an extra dimension to their computing. The LG DM50D is billed, a little inevitably, as the 'perfect platform for 3D gaming and movie watching'.Consumer research"Our consumer research showed that while interest in 3D monitors was high, there were certain

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HP Offers $50 TouchPad Mail-In Rebate For Pre And Pixi Owners

HP may be trying to make up for the upset they caused when they denied over-the-air updates for customers of older Pre, Pre Plus, Pixi, and Pixi Plus phones. Back in February when the company introduced webOS 3.0, they confirmed that phones older than the Pre 3 could not be upgraded. So now, it appears as a form of apology, HP is offering Pre and Pixi owners a special $50 mail-in rebate on the upcoming HP TouchPad tablet.


For some, that may suffice, but the majority of webOS loyals may see

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Twitter for Newsrooms: tweeting gets media savvy

Twitter has revealed a new portal for journalists and newshounds called Twitter for Newsrooms.The media section of the site breaks Twitter down to make it easier for journalists to use the micro-blog more productively.It's split into four new categories: Report, Engage, Publish and Extra. From here you can check out the recommendations Twitter gives to those who want to use the site as a story source.Tools of the trade"We want to make our tools easier to use so you can focus on your job:

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Toshiba Thrive Gets Cool Video Plus Giveaway Contest

The Toshiba Thrive was announced back at CES and it has taken its time to work out any kinks and find a good price range before hitting the market. Pre-orders for the tablet have just recently begun with a release scheduled for mid-July. As part of the promotions leading up to the launch, Toshiba has unleashed a neat little unboxing video full of special effects and also created giveaway contest for a free limited edition Thrive.


The Toshiba Thrive is a 10.1-inch tablet running Android 3.1

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In Depth: Will Windows, OS X and Android go 3D?

3D is everywhere. It's in the movies. It's in TVs. It's in gaming PCs. It's even rumoured to be coming to the iPad 3, although we're taking that particular rumour with a huge pinch of salt. One place 3D doesn't appear, though, is in our desktop operating systems - or at least, it doesn't appear in operating systems yet. Could Windows 9 be Windows 3D?Three kinds of 3DIn user interfaces, there are three kinds of 3D. There's 3D input, where sensors track an object - a mouse, or your hand - in

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T-Mobile Samsung Exhibit 4G Hands-On and Unboxing

What I’ve had the pleasure of working with today is a neat new phone for T-Mobile called the Samsung Exhibit 4G. We have mentioned this device in the past but today we have a little hands-on time to show you this little thing of joy. Apparently I’m colorblind and call it pink in the video but it’s more of a purple-violet color. What Samsung has delivered is a great mid-range Android phone for those that don’t need the best and today I’ll show you why.


The phone

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Competition: WIN! One of three Chromebooks from Google

Last month at Google I/O Google unveiled the new Chromebooks from Acer and Samsung. We've teamed up with the folks at Google to offer you the chance to win one of three Chromebooks from Google. The new machine features Google's new browser-based Chrome OS – all your details and apps are stored in the cloud so you'll never be without your files or settings. Google has worked with their expert puzzle master to design a puzzle that should keep you busy for a while. If you're up to the challenge

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T-Mobile Nexus S Finally Gets Google Talk Video Chat Over 3G/4G

Google Talk and Apple FaceTime both offer nice video calling services, but they differ in that FaceTime requires a Wi-Fi connection to work. Google’s offering was more ideal, but it didn’t quite pan out for T-Mobile customers. Since its launch back in May, Nexus S owners with the carrier have not been able to video chat over the cellular network. Well, that has changed today.


The video chat feature was first introduced in May for Android 2.3.4 devices, which meant the Google Nexus

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Sony Vaio E and C series laptops announced

Sony has taken the wraps off its latest laptop range, announcing updates to its Vaio E and Vaio C range.Although not in the same league style wise as the Sony Z series, both the E and C range add some texture and colour respectively to the laptop market.The Sony E Series consists of two screen sizes: 15.5-inch and 17.3-inch. The laptops have been given a textured finish - while we presumed this was so that you can find your laptop in a darkened room, Sony believes that the new texture makes the

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What Google+, Circles, Sparks, and Huddle will Mean for Me and You

Dear Google, you’ve been ever so kind in allowing me to keep all of my stuff in one place with Gmail. I had a tough time trusting you back when Gmail became a reality and I was so used to using my PC computer and the horrifyingly ancient desktop-based email client therein. But I learned, I learned quite well, and now I know that you are the true holders of all the keys. Today you’ve announced a program called Google+, this encapsulating several elements including Circles and Huddle

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Pentax launches orange version of WG-1

Pentax has announced an addition of a new shiny orange version of the PENTAX Optio WG-1 GPS waterproof digital compact camera range. The Optio WG-1 has unique GPS functions such as the recording and storage of positioning log data during travelling and is waterproof, shockproof, coldproof, dustproof and crushproof. The new Shiny Orange version was designed in response to demand from outdoor enthusiasts. Featuring a high-quality finish in brilliant-orange with an aluminium-alloy front panel, a

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BlackBerry Playbook 10-Inch Version Axed?

The BlackBerry Playbook was rumored to have a 10-inch version arriving later this year in time for the holiday season. But now, new insider tips say that RIM may be axing those plans to refocus efforts back on their QNX-based “superphone.” This news comes just shortly after RIM’s disappointing earnings call and layoffs.


RIM is in the process of transitioning to a new QNX platform and have had a “superphone” in the works. However, in an attempt to rush out the

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Google+ project goes after Facebook

Google has announced it is taking another leap into the social space, with Google+. This new project is a social network of sorts, which allows you to hook up with other people from around the web and share information with them.Google has already tried once to get in the lucrative social game. Buzz ultimately failed in bringing social networking to IM, but Google+ is quite a bit different.In a blog post, Google has tried its hardest to explain just what the Google+ Project is and believes it

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Video: Google+ project explained

Google has this week revealed that it is to try and crack the fickle social network market once more, with the launch of its Google+ project.Part Facebook competitor, part instant messenger, part social hangout, the service is still shrouded in some mystery, given that it is currently in the midst of a 'limited field test'.The good news is, that Google has created a number of videos to try and explain just what Google+ and its +you button actually does.As these are Google-made videos, however,

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SlashGear 101: What is Google+, Circles, Huddle?

Despite various failed attempts in the past, Google is taking another stab at creating a social platform to rival Facebook. Their latest creation is called Google+ and it hopes to bring the “nuance and richness” of real-life sharing and connections to our online world. Unlike Facebook, where all your connections are simply deemed as “friends” and the tools provided for making connections and sharing are very rigid, Google+ will allow for greater flexibility and

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Opinion: Violent videogames protected by US Supreme Court

The US Supreme Court has afforded videogames the same free speech protection as the First Amendment grants to literature and the movies, refusing to let California ban the sale of violent games to children.For the most part, this was an expected victory. The surprising part is just how overwhelming it was, with five out of seven judges ultimately backing gaming. In short, games are now officially integrated into modern society, and longer have to fear being treated as a special case by the law.

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Archos 35 Home Connect & Smart Home Phone hands-on

The two new Android 3.1 Honeycomb tablets aren’t Archos’ only new products to use Google’s open-source OS; the company also has the somewhat more unusual Archos 35 Home Connect and the companion Smart Home Phone, a chumby-style internet radio and a DECT cordless home phone. Announced last week, we rolled up our sleeves and had a fondle of them today.


Android was always intended to find its way into more than just smartphones and tablets, and Archos has taken Google’s

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Vodafone nabs exclusive red Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo

Vodafone is set to be the only network to offer the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo in fetching cherry red. The handset, unveiled by Sony Ericsson at Mobile World Congress 2011 in February, will be available on other networks in blue and is yet to receive its official UK release date, with Vodafone simply listing it as 'coming soon'. Not soon enoughThat means there's still a bit of a wait ahead for fans of the Xperia Neo, which seemed likely to go on sale way back in April. Unfortunately, supplies

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Ms. Splosion Man Releasing Early on July 13th!

Joy un-2 the new year! We’re getting Ms. Splosion Man earlier than we expected! This game which we’ve scantly spoken of since back in December was originally slated for sometime in the Fall of 2011. Now we’ve got word that it’s coming out in July – what a winner! This game, as it was originally noted to be, will come out on Xbox 360′s Xbox Live Arcade and is the direct sequel to the 2009 classic Splosion Man – get ready to Splode!


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BlackBerry Bold Touch UK release date revealed

Three and Carphone Warehouse have both estimated BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 UK release dates, suggesting that the touchscreen BlackBerry will arrive this summer. Three has listed the hybrid QWERTY handset as arriving in September, while Carphone Warehouse is a bit more optimistic, expecting the Bold Touch to land in August. RIM is yet to release a smartphone into the market this year, concentrating its efforts on the QNX-running BlackBerry PlayBook tablet instead. PotentialThe company's

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Pentax WG-1 GPS Now Available in Shiny Orange and Bright Beyond Belief

If there’s one thing I love, it’s multiple colorways, and what I mean when I say that is that if you make a device, and I’m talking to you OEMs, I love to see it in several different color combinations. Just yesterday we had a post up on Android Community about the onset of colors in the chassis of Android devices, now let’s talk for a moment about the Pentax WG-1 GPS camera – a device which we last spoke about back in February as a rugged alternative to the

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Office 365 debuts from £4 a month per user

Microsoft has announced the launch of its pro web services – all brought together under the snazzy title of Office 365.The headline feature of the suite enables collaborative working on Office docs in the cloud, but in reality that's just the tip of the iceberg. Microsoft SharePoint Online and Microsoft Exchange Online enable online document and email, while the suite also includes Microsoft Lync, the voice, IM and presence suite that's the successor to Office Communication Server. It may

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TAG Heuer LINK Released as Swiss Luxury $6700 Android Handset

There comes a time in every mobile OS’s life when someone makes a device for it that’s so luxurious that only Kanye West will own one. You’ve got your Galaxy S II our there right now for over $600 if you want it in the USA right this moment, but how about if you want to drop over $6k? How about speaking with Swiss watchmakers TAG Heuer? They’ve got a device coming out that’s called the LINK – made of 316L Stainless steel, Gold, Diamonds, Black PVD, Titanium,

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Hands on: Sony VAIO Z Series review

Top of the list in Sony's summer launch list is the Sony Z Series, a 1.2kg ultra-portable Intel Core i7 powerhouse with SSD storage (although, as you'll see from our pics, the display model we tried had a Core i5).The Sony VAIO Z Series UK release date is scheduled for late July 2011.The nippy VAIO Z does have a little trick up its sleeve in the shape of add-on accessory Power Media Dock, featuring Intel's Light Peak tech – marketed by Apple and Intel as Thunderbolt. But the actual port

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Alienware M18x crams new NVIDIA GTX 580M GPU inside

Alienware and NVIDIA have a long history of unveiling new computers that use the latest NVIDIA hardware inside. Alienware has announced a new notebook computer called the M18x that uses what NVIDIA claims to be the fastest notebook GPU ever. NVIDIA also says that the new GPU will come in the M17x notebooks soon too. The M18x is the first notebook to use the new GPU.


NVIDIA points out that the machine will work in SLI modem inside the gaming notebook as well for blazing fast performance. The

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Google faces fines over app refund row

Google has been fined Tw$1,000,000 (£21,620) by officials in Taipei after refusing to change its app return policy. Taiwan has a stringent consumer protection law in place, specifying that customers must get a seven day cooling off period after buying any product online during which they can return it for a full refund.Google, however, only gives customers fifteen minutes to return an app after buying and deciding they don't want it. App-athyOn 8 June, the city government ruled that Apple, as

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TomTom HD Traffic service lands for iPhone app

The TomTom app has been around for the iPhone for a while now offering navigation to wherever it is you need to go. TomTom has announced that its HD Traffic Service is now available on the TomTom App for iPhone. The HD traffic upgrade allows the app to route the driver around heavy traffic and more. The update for HD Traffic is available in version 1.8 of the iPhone app.


The traffic information claims to be the most accurate and captures more traffic jams than ever before to help drivers

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Review: HP Compaq Presario CQ62-220SA

Manufacturing giant HP has its own entry-level Compaq Presario range, which offers home and business machines at unbelievably low prices. The Compaq Presario CQ62-220SA is a cheap and perfectly serviceable budget portable.An Intel Celeron 900 processor provides basic performance, but good enough for browsing the web and running simple office applications such as word processors. However, if you think you'll need to run several applications at once, you'd be better off with the Acer Aspire

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Boingo now offers users access to Gogo internet in flight

Boingo has announced that it has teamed up with Gogo to offer the users of the Boingo extended roaming network access to Gogo internet service on select commercial airlines. The access will be available on over 1,100 aircraft with nine different carriers with internet access available above 10,000 feet altitude. Gogo is the premier in-flight WiFi access provider on commercial flights today.


To get access to the Gogo network the Boingo user will need to have the latest version of the Boingo

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Slinky Sony Vaio Z Series unveiled with media dock

Sony has revealed its latest Vaio laptop in the form of the Vaio Z Series; a 13.1-inch notebook complete with special media dock.Every notebook and its USB cable is being lauded as super thin, super stylish and super light these days, and the Vaio Z Series is no exception. But it actually is pretty slim with its 'full flat' body just 0.05mm thicker than the fattest point of a MacBook Air and weighs in at 1.2kg, which is about half the weight of the 15-inch MacBook Pro. And styling… well, it's

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Intel Cloverview to hit at same time as Windows 8, Intel vs. ARM matchup coming

It seems like Windows 7 from Microsoft just hit the market and already we are talking about Windows 8. Generally when Microsoft launches a new OS you can count on it being tied firmly to Intel processors and other x86 offerings on the market. With Windows 8, Microsoft is breaking away from its past of putting the bulk of its weight behind Intel platforms and will make Windows 8 work with other platforms like ARM-powered tablets and laptops.


Intel is apparently going to launch its new

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Acer Iconia Tab A500 gets the snip down to 16GB

Acer has unveiled a new version of its Iconia Tab A500, coming with 16GB of internal storage as opposed to the original model's 32GB. It also comes with a shiny new price tag, available for £350 – that's undercutting the 16GB iPad 2 by £50. The Iconia Tab A500 is an Android Honeycomb tablet, and the new iteration still comes with a 10.1-inch display, 1080p output, HDMI port and aluminium casing. Bulky bearWith a dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, it should still provide the solid 3.5 star

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Over 500,000 Android devices activated daily tweets Rubin

Fans of Android will recognize the name Andy Rubin as the father of Android. Rubin cooked up Android and then sold the OS to Google back in 2005. Google was slow to catch on but today the OS is booming and is the most popular for mobile devices in many areas. Rubin has taken to twitter to share some information on just how good Android is doing today and the information is very impressive to say the least. Rubin has offered details on how many Android devices are activated daily.


According to

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Accused LulzSec hacker bailed but banned from the internet

Ryan Cleary, the teenager arrested last week under suspicion of involvement with the now-disbanded LulzSec, has been bailed on the condition that he stays offline. As well as the internet ban, Cleary's internet-enabled gadgets have been confiscated, including his computer, iPhone and PlayStation 3. Cleary denies the five charges against him, which include using DDoS attacks to take down various websites. LulzSec, which has now called it a day, also denied that Cleary was involved in the

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PSP-3000 Value Pack in new limited edition colors coming to Japan

Sony is offering up some PSP-3000 value packs in Japan as a bit of a last hurrah for the system ahead of the launch of the PS Vita. Considering the PSP-3000 hasn’t sold in droves I don’t see a couple new colors being that big of a draw. The packs will land on July 28 in Japan and sell for 17,800 yen with tax included. The piano black looks like the same color Sony has always offered. The other two colors are cool looking though.


The colors include vibrant blue and blossom pink. I

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Review: Toshiba Satellite Pro C660-15z

Toshiba's Satellite range, like Acer's Aspire series, covers the entire spectrum of laptops, from good-value portables to powerful media machines. The Satellite C660-15z is one of the cheapest Toshiba laptops you can currently buy and proves to offer great value with very few flaws. Design is rather functional, but the plain black chassis is commendably solid. The lid is especially tough and can withstand some punishment, while the textured surfaces are resistant to dust and marks. While this

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Gadmei P83 PMP does 3D with no glasses on the cheap

I would have to say that this is one of the more interesting items that Brando has ever had on its website. Generally the company has cheesy USB gear that is of questionable value. This PMP, which looks more like a tablet, certainly won’t beat out many of the more popular and well-known PMPs in most minds, but the thing is cool nonetheless. It’s called the Gadmei P83 3D PMP.


It has a big 8-inch screen and a resolution of 1280 x 768 and can show 3D content without needing any glasses.

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Google “What do you love?” launches at WDYL.com

A new Google search portal has been discovered ahead of its official launch, with “What do you love?” offering an aggregated selection of results and services based on a single search term. Currently found at www.wdyl.com, the new site pulls in news, books, shopping, photos, search and other results, as well as links to Google’s services like Picasa and Blogger.


Google is yet to publicly announce WDYL.com, though we’re guessing that will happen later on today. Its

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Sony VAIO Z Series: 13.3″ Ultraportable with Thunderbolt dock

Sony has unveiled its latest performance ultraportable, the Sony VAIO Z Series, tipping the scales at under 1.2kg but still offering – thanks to a Thunderbolt docking station – solid graphics performance with an external video card. The new 13.1-inch 1600 x 900 notebook runs up to a Core i7-2620M 2.7GHz processor paired with up to 8GB of DDR3 memory and up to a 256GB SSD, while the Sony Power Media Dock VGP-PRZ20C/VGP-PRZ20A packs an AMD Radeon HD 6650M graphics card with 1GB of

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Monday 27 June 2011

DARPA XC2V crowd-sourced combat vehicle is complete and awesome

Crowd-sourcing for a design is nothing new. It’s done for all sorts of things. Typically those things have nothing to do with the military though. It often takes years and years simply to get a design approved by the military and then takes more years to get a functional prototype and it can take a decade or more before a fully functional prototype is in the field and production version rolls off the line. DARPA wanted to find a new military ground vehicle and decided to test a new method

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Solar Sinter uses sand and sun for 3D printing

A student named Markus Kayser created an awesome project for a MA Design Products project. I hope he graduates with honors simply for the coolness of this project. Kayser created a device that can take advantage of the two unlimited resources out in the desert – sun and sand. The project is dubbed Solar Sinter and is a 3D printer powered by the sun and it uses the sand as the medium to create the objects it prints.


The Solar Sinter was completed in the middle of May and then Kayser and

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Vizio hops into LED lighting industry

I would wager most readers are familiar with the Vizio brand. The company has a great line of HDTVs that are the best selling in the US market thanks to the performance and the price of the sets. The company will also soon get into the Android tablet market with a new offering that sounds very nice for the price. Vizio is also now looking to get into a new market to make use of its LED prowess and I hope that it can bring the same low price and quality to this new market.


Vizio has announced

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iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 could both drop in late Q3 tip analysts

The next-gen iPhone rumors continue to come thick & fast, and building on the talk of there being two devices in the wild right now – an iPhone 4S to give developers a taste of the Apple A5 dual-core processor, and the advanced iPhone 5 with more groundbreaking specs – there’s now word from analysts to expect both to go on sale. According to Deutsche Bank’s Chris Whitmore, Fortune reports, investors should count on seeing both devices hit the market in September, as

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Supreme Court strikes down California law aimed at barring some video games from sale to minors

Most of the time legal battles that have to do with technology and the sale of certain items are decided in lower courts. On a few occasions the fight goes all the way to the top court in the land with the Supreme Court being the place when the final decision is made. That is where the legal battle between Brown v. Entertainment merchants Association was finally decided. The case centered on a California law that would restrict the sale of violent video games to minors.


The plaintiff argued

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In Pursuit of Brand Me

We are a social animal. That doesn’t exactly demand a psych degree to figure out. Yet we’re also a private one; there’s a little of the Gollum about us, clutching close our “precious” secrets and inside-knowledge. It’s no surprise that one of the recurring entries on the periodic “top ten ways to annoy people on social networks” lists is the “mysterious update.” You know the sort: “Big changes afoot…” or “Oh ffs,

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Fring 4-Way Video Chat App Now Supports iPad 2

Fring is one of the most popular video chat apps that works on both iOS and Android platforms. It is a rival to Skype but brings something new to the table with a 4-way chat feature that lets you video conference with up to three other friends. Today, the app got an update that optimizes it for the iPad 2.


Interestingly, this update comes just after the leaked video of a new Skype app made for the iPad. Up to this point, Skype users have had to use the iPhone version on their iPads, which

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Competition: WIN! An Xbox 360 slim and new MLG Vault

TechRadar has teamed up with Calibur11 to give away a fantastic Xbox 360 Slim and four cool MLG Vault cases.Calibur11 has been creating gaming cases for the Xbox 360 for a while now and the MLG Vault range of console cases are built to enhance your gaming experience and improve the efficiency of your humble Xbox 360 Slim.And the best thing about the cases is that they are customisable. When you plug in the MLG vault you are given the power to light it up, or play it low key. The

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Windows Phone Mango Won’t Require Physical Buttons?

When Microsoft and Nokia first unveiled their new relationship it was said that Nokia would have certain privileges over other Windows Phone manufacturers. Microsoft has been placing hardware design restrictions on its manufacturers including the requirement of specific physical buttons. Hence, when Nokia’s “Sea Ray” was leaked, the absence of buttons was assumed to be an exercise in their special privileges. But word comes now that this may not be the case.


Industry insider

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Michael Bay: Please watch new Transformers in 3D

Michael Bay has urged moviegoers to watch his latest movie Transformers: Dark of the Moon in 3D, insisting that he is glad that legendary directors Steven Spielberg and Jim Cameron convinced him to film using the latest technology. Hollywood is currently going through a good deal of soul searching on 3D films, and whether the technology really constitutes the future for their industry. Director Bay has joined a list of major luminaries, including Spielberg and Cameron as well as the likes of

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Pew Reports E-Reader Ownership Growth Stronger Than Tablets

Ever since the iPad debuted, e-readers were thought to be a dying breed with Amazon’s Kindle on the preemptive attack with commercials touting its glare-free e-ink display as opposed to the iPad’s glossy screen. However, a new report from Pew shows that so far e-readers are still going strong. In fact, their survey shows that e-readers not only have a greater ownership percentage but also a stronger growth rate when compared to tablets.


The report surveyed 2,277 adults over the

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Apple iTV Tipped in March 2011 Patent Listing, Full Fledged Apple Television Again Questioned

When it comes to Apple products working with the television, it’s generally either hit or miss – for example I, personally, have it in my column signature that I use an iPad for a VCR, playing Netflix shows with it all day long (that is, before and after work, of course.) Up until recently, the app didn’t function well unless you had it turned to portrait mode. Recently an update fixed this and it’s perfect. Similarly, I’ve got a friend who purchased an Apple TV

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Review: Advent Zuni

With tablets taking over the world, the humble netbook has been kicked aside like an unpopular Christmas present. This isn't to say that they're obsolete, as they're still a cheap and portable means of accessing the internet and your Office applications, but the Advent Zuni stumbles at a vital hurdle.The main problem is battery life. We've tested a lot of netbooks in our time, and models such as the Dell Inspiron Mini make us expect them to run for at least five hours between charges –

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Microsoft Demos Tighter Xbox Kinect And Windows Phone Integration

These days it’s apparent that offering a complete ecosystem of services with strong developer support that connects users and all of their devices is the key to platform success. Although lagging behind, Microsoft has been busy building up their own ecosystem of services centered around Xbox LIVE, which will be the link between Windows 8, Windows Phone Mango, and Xbox 360. Recently, the company released a demo video that shows a tighter integration between Windows Phone and Xbox

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HTC Evo 3D unveiled for UK

HTC has finally deigned to reveal its UK version of the HTC Evo 3D, a dual-camera-toting Android 2.3 media superphone. The handset has been designed to put the camera back into cameraphone, with a big unmissable shutter button and handy 2D to 3D slider on top of the sizable chassis. On the back sit the two 5MP cameras for photographing and videoing in 2D and 3D, with dual LED flashes joining the photographic party. The cameras are slightly better quality than the HTC Sensation's lone snapper

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Verizon Claimed As Fastest Mobile Network For 2011, AT&T Strong In Rural America

We all know by now that not all 4G is created equal. And with more and more of us relying on fast and reliable data connections these days as our lives revolve around accessing the internet and staying connected while on the move, its important to know how our network options stack up against each other. PC Mag took this to task with their road test of eight 3G and 4G networks in 21 U.S. cities.



The road test aimed to find out which network is the fastest for where you’re located.

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Report: Microsoft seeking free-to-play Xbox Live games

Microsoft is reportedly set to try out a free-to-play service for its Xbox Live service which will be funded through the use of micro-transactions. Develop is quoting Microsoft sources who suggest that discussions have been opened with developers who are willing to open their games out to the masses and take a chance on micro-transactions in the hope that small payments from a much larger potential audience will increase profits. It's a model that has proven to be a massive success in the apps

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Mouse Pad Travel Pouch Raises Question of Mouse Longevity in our Modern Mobile Culture

When was the last time you used a mouse? The last time I used a mouse, it was the late 1990s and I was playing the MMORPG Diablo II. Sidenote: Diablo III is coming out soonish, (within the next year, we hope,) and I may need a mouse – any suggestions? Since then, essentially every person I know, my age or otherwise, has been using a laptop for all their computing needs. A desktop replacement, rather, with a trackpad and no need for a mouse. The manufacturing and distribution group

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CDs still dominant but digital music growing fast in UK

The Official Charts Company has revealed that CDs still account for some 80 per cent of the music market, although digital album sales have now reached 10 million. Digital sales are clearly growing, with the likes of Adele's 21 head and shoulders above its peers in gaining 600,000 downloads. According to the OCC figures, digital record sales in the UK have risen 4.2 per cent year on year. 60k a day"These figures amount to 59,000 digital albums a day on average this year, compared to 42,000 in

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iPhone 4 Titanium Case Costs As Much As The Phone Itself

Although we all know the iPhone 5 and 4S are on there way, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t treasure your current iPhone 4. And instead of saving up for the next-gen iPhone, you might splurge on a new protective case, well, at least that’s what accessories maker Case-Mate is hoping for. The company has recently introduced a new premium case for the iPhone 4 made with titanium.


The Titanium iPhone 4 case takes on the same form as the company’s Jett Metal Case series that

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Tutorial: How to fix Mac network and internet problems

Network problems can be a total pain. Thankfully internet problems on the Mac are rare, but you can easily sort them out with a few short steps.Here's our guide to the most common Mac network and internet problems along with some suggested solutions."Why can't I connect my Mac to the internet" Most connections work by your Mac connecting to a modem/router, which connects to the internet. Things could be wrong between your computer and the router, or the router and the internet. Check the lights

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LaCie And Porsche Design Partner For Next-Gen Hard Drives

LaCie is well known for its high-end external hard drives that pair great design with top-notch functionality. They will be one of the first to introduce Thunderbolt-enabled portable hard drives, with their Little Big Disks, using the Apple and Intel proprietary technology that promises up to 10Gbps transfer speeds. But today, they have partnered with Porsche Designs to introduce a new luxury lineup of hard drives that feature USB 3.0 technology.


The lineup includes the LaCie Porsche Design

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Samsung Galaxy S II Plus 1.4GHz Upgrade Tipped as Global iPhone 5 Competitor

As the Android world reels in awe of the awesomeness of the new king of Google mobile OS power, the famed Galaxy S II appears now to have an upgrade coming at or before the USA release. If you’ll look below the second paragraph in the post you’re reading now, you’ll see a benchmark run on the standard Galaxy S II that’s out on the world market right this moment. This benchmark shows that the Galaxy S II as it exists today is the clear forerunner for most powerful Android

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Samsung Galaxy S II Plus 1.4GHz Upgrade Tipped as Global iPhone 5 Competitor

As the Android world reels in awe of the awesomeness of the new king of Google mobile OS power, the famed Galaxy S II appears now to have an upgrade coming at or before the USA release. If you’ll look below the second paragraph in the post you’re reading now, you’ll see a benchmark run on the standard Galaxy S II that’s out on the world market right this moment. This benchmark shows that the Galaxy S II as it exists today is the clear forerunner for most powerful Android

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA Neo Review

The Sony Ericsson XPERIA Neo arrives with something of a personality problem. Where the XPERIA Play was resolute in its gaming ambitions, and the XPERIA Arc promised to put Sony’s living room prowess into a pocket-friendly package, the Neo takes on the competitive mid-tier mainstream segment, Android for the every-man. With luminaries like HTC’s Desire S keeping the masses connected, can the Neo carve its own niche? Check out the full SlashGear review after the

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Sony hacker takes up a job at Facebook

George Hotz, a hacker who managed to jailbreak the PS3, is now working for Facebook and it seems he will be helping the social network on its iOS app output.This is according to SlashGear, which has figured out through various Facebook posts and a shout out in a developer podcast that GeoHot (to give him his hacking name) is now working under the tutelage of the social network.As it hasn't been made official, it is not yet understood quite what Hotz is working on. It does look as if he will be

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Microsoft Grabs Android Patent with OEM General Dynamics Itronix for Future Wins

As you may recall from back in May 2011, a story broke on the fact that HTC, one of the biggest manufacturers behind the wave of Android devices that has been sweeping the world since the inception of Google’s mobile OS, is paying Microsoft $5 for every single Android device the company sells. Keeping that in mind, note that Microsoft is now agreeing on a patent licensing deal with another OEM by the name of General Dynamics Itronix. Is this the first block to fall in a wall of signings

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Samsung-made Google Nexus Prime incoming?

Supposed details of the next Google Nexus handset have been leaked, suggesting that the handset could be a Samsung-made phone.What we previously suspected would be called the Google Nexus 3 could in fact be dubbed the Google Nexus Prime, featuring a "Super AMOLED HD" display. The presence of Super AMOLED anything makes it pretty clear that the manufacturing partner will be Samsung, which made the Google Nexus S, rather than LG as popular rumours speculated. Mr WhippySpeaking to BGR, sources

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Apple to dump Samsung for TSMC in A6 chip production snub?

Apple and Samsung’s ongoing legal rumpus could see the Korean company lose the manufacturing contract for the next-gen Apple A6 processor, with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) the likely benefactor of the supply chain shakeup. According to both a Taipei Merill Lynch analyst and an Ars Technica source, Apple and TSMC are currently in talks with the entire A6 production deal on the table.


Although rumors of Apple negotiating with TSMC are not new, until now it had been

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BT child abuse site blocker to be used by MPA

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) is looking to the courts for an injunction to force BT to use its child abuse site blocking tool against a file-sharing website. BT's Cleanfeed content blocking system was developed to block abusive content featuring children, using a list of bad sites provided by the Internet Watch Foundation. It has only been used to stop BT users from accessing the specified abuse-related sites so far.No to NewzbinIf granted, the injunction will force BT to blacklist

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