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- Ferrari F1 Wheel Integral T500 from Thrustmaster
- Radio Shack Slashes Blackberry Playbook Price
- iOS 5 Is Live, Available For iPhone, iPad And iPod Touch
- OS X Lion 10.7.2 Update Now Live
- Sprint Says No Unlocked Micro SIM In iPhone 4S
- LG Doubleplay Unveiled With Dual Screens
- MobileMount Firmly Fixes Your Mobile Device Just Where You Need it (video)
- iTunes Cloud Hits The UK Ahead Of iOS 5 Release
- Zynga Moves Away From Facebook And Launches Its Own Social Gaming Portal, Zynga Direct
- Apple’s Newsstand Goes Live Ahead Of iOS 5 Launch
- Panasonic Unveils BizPad Android Honeycomb Tablets
- Apple Launches Airport Utility Ahead Of iOS 5 Launch
- The Angry Birds Tablet, Wopad V7+
- Bose Unveils Redesigned OE2 Headphones
- Droid X2 Receives Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread Update
- Apple’s Find My Friends Goes Live Ahead Of iOS 5 Launch
- Sidekick Geo-Intelligent Laptop Settings Utility
- BlackBerry Outage Spreads To The US And Canda
- Samsung To Sell Modified Galaxy S II And Other Devices In The Netherlands
- Nyxio Venture MMV Eyewear Create A Massive 62″ Virtual Display
- Google Release Final Google TV Add-on For The Android SDK
- Minimox Double Exposure Camera
- Limited Edition Beats Studio Over-ear Headphones Announced By Dr. Dre And Monster
- Asus Eee Pad Transformer 2 Coming 7th November?
- iOS 5 Features Explained In 7 Minutes (video)
- Motorola Lapdock 100 Gets Official
- Asus Zenbook Ultraportables Land In The US
- Seagate GoFlex Cinema Multimedia Storage Hub
- Verizon And Sprint Will Unlock iPhone 4S For International Travelers
- Battlefield 3 Destructive Trailer (video)
- Google Nexus Prime And Android Ice Cream Sandwich Coming 18th October?
- Archos 101 G9, 10 Inch Android Honeycomb Tablet Launches
- Another Look AT Siri On The iPhone 4S (Video)
- Gran Turismo 5 Spec 2.0 Launches Today, Opening Movie Sequence Unveiled (Video)
- Sony Recalling 1.6 Million Bravia LCD TVs Worldwide Due To Melting Components
- Apple’s iCloud Goes Live Ahead Of iOS 5 Launch
- Samsung Ambushes Apple’s iPhone 4S Launch In Sydney
- Apple iCloud Website Prepares For Launch, Removes Beta Tag And Enables New Login
- Tesco Mobile iPhone 4S UK Price And Plans Revealed
- Twitter 3.5 iOS Update Readies for iOS5 And Enables Official Photo Uploads
- Google Nexus Prime, Samsung Galaxy Nexus Coming This Month?
- Xbox 360, 320GB Hard Drive Arriving This Month For $130
- ViewSonic ViewPad 10e Tablet Specifications Unveiled
- iPhone 4 Prototype Suspects Plead No Contest
- iPhone 4S Gets Reviewed
- Android Market Back Online In China
- Sony Locks Down 93,000 Online Accounts After They Were Compromised
- Apple Releases iTunes 10.5 Ahead Of iCloud And iOS 5 Launch
- Forget McMansions! Futuristic Roll House Is The New Standard
- BizzTrust Virtualization Software Might Soon Be Available For Smartphones
- Blizzard Selling World of Warcraft Gold Through Guardian Cub
- Levytator Concept Represents Huge Evolutionary Step Forward (Video)
- U-Boat Worx Mini-subs Now Available For Rent (Video)
| Ferrari F1 Wheel Integral T500 from Thrustmaster Posted: 12 Oct 2011 11:08 AM PDT Not too long ago Thrustmaster unveiled an add-on wheel that was designed to look like the wheel in a Ferrari F1 car. Thrustmaster has now come back, taken that wheel, placed it on a force feedback base, and added a sweet pedal set to go with it and called the set the Ferrari F1 Wheel Integral T500.
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| Radio Shack Slashes Blackberry Playbook Price Posted: 12 Oct 2011 10:57 AM PDT We all know that the Playbook was all but a failure. The tablet sold very poorly from the get go with a reported 200,000 units moved in its entire first quarter available. Many people expected Blackberry to kill the Playbook as HP did with the TouchPad that failed so miserably as well.
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| iOS 5 Is Live, Available For iPhone, iPad And iPod Touch Posted: 12 Oct 2011 10:07 AM PDT Apple has released the latest version of their mobile OS, iOS 5 and it is now available to download for the iPhone, iPod Touch and the iPad, and it brings over 200 new features to Apple’s iOS devices. iOS 5 is compatible with the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and the new iPhone 4S which will go on sale this Friday, plus the 3rd and 4th generation iPod Touch and the original iPad plus the new iPad 2.
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| OS X Lion 10.7.2 Update Now Live Posted: 12 Oct 2011 10:05 AM PDT Apple has now released an update to its OS X Lion, along with the release of its new mobile OS, iOS 5, and the update brings a range of new features to OS X Lion including Apple’s new iCloud feature. OS X Lion 10.7.2 brings apple’s new iCloud services to the Mac, and the service comes with 5GB of free storage, iTunes Cloud, Find My Friends and Find My iPhone, Calendar, mail and contacts, plus the ability to back up and store your content in the cloud.
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| Sprint Says No Unlocked Micro SIM In iPhone 4S Posted: 12 Oct 2011 09:24 AM PDT Earlier today we heard that both Sprint and Verizon will offer an unlocked micro SIM in the iPhone 4S, which would allow you to use your iPhone 4S abroad with a GSM SIM card. Now it would appear that this wont be the case from Sprint, and Sprint will instead support international roaming on GSM networks, which means you will probably end up having to pay high roaming fees when you use your iPhone 4S.
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| LG Doubleplay Unveiled With Dual Screens Posted: 12 Oct 2011 09:21 AM PDT A first glimpse of the new LG Doubleplay sporting its dual screens have been released today, and as you can see by the press picture below the new LG Doubleplay is equipped with a physical keyboard which is split down the middle by a neat rectangular extra screen. Which can be combined with its larger 320×480 HVGA screen to providing you with extra space and access to application icons. The LG Doubleplay will be arriving on the T-Mobile network and was originally announced four months ago by the carrier when it was labelled with the codename Flip II. This now seems to have changed to Doubleflip to incorporate the dual screen functionality into the name.
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| MobileMount Firmly Fixes Your Mobile Device Just Where You Need it (video) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 09:06 AM PDT We have featured a number of Kickstarter projects here on Geeky gadgets over the years and many have successfully made the jump from concept to production. Another new design hoping to do just that is the MobileMount. The MobileMount uses a set of ”Patent Pending” Twist-to-Lock suction cups to hold devices in place and is capable of doing this for weeks at a time rather than simply a few hours like other competing mounts, say its inventor. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.
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| iTunes Cloud Hits The UK Ahead Of iOS 5 Release Posted: 12 Oct 2011 08:49 AM PDT It looks like Apple has started rolling out iTunes Cloud outside of the US as the service is now available here in the UK, and has started to roll out to other countries around the world. We have just tried out iTunes Cloud here in the UK, and you can now download previously purchases iTunes music direct to your iOS device from the iTunes Cloud.
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| Zynga Moves Away From Facebook And Launches Its Own Social Gaming Portal, Zynga Direct Posted: 12 Oct 2011 08:37 AM PDT Games developer Zynga has today announced that it will be moving away from Facebook and will be opening a new portal of its own called Zynga Direct. From which it will start distributing its games directly to users both online and on phones and tablet devices Zynga is well known for its games such as FarmVille and CityVille which are played by around 230 million monthly users on Facebook, and have helped Zynga grow in a huge force in the gaming world. In July Zynga filed for an initial public offering that could value the company at around $20 billion.
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| Apple’s Newsstand Goes Live Ahead Of iOS 5 Launch Posted: 12 Oct 2011 08:20 AM PDT As well as other applications such as Apple Airport Utility and Find A Friend apps becoming available before the official launch of Apple’s iOS 5. Apple’s Newsstand has also launched and is now live as a stand alone application ahead of the big launch. Apple’s updated Newsstand application has been designed to pull in existing Conde Nast titles that are now using Apple’s own service and their icons will eventually free up a little space and remove themselves from your iOS device’s desktop.
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| Panasonic Unveils BizPad Android Honeycomb Tablets Posted: 12 Oct 2011 07:58 AM PDT Panasonic Japan have unveiled and official launched two new Android tablets named the BizPads, which have been designed to take a few knocks and bumps during their daily use. The BizPads have been designed to be shock resistant, dust resistant and water resistant, and are equipped with easy to change battery packs. Just in case you get a little low on juice while out and about.
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| Apple Launches Airport Utility Ahead Of iOS 5 Launch Posted: 12 Oct 2011 07:33 AM PDT Further to the discovery of the Airport Utility application in the developer release of iOS 5 Apple has now rolled out the finished application ahead of its official launch of their new iOS 5, which is expected to arrive later today. The arrival of the new Airport Utility App has closely followed the launch of the Find My Friends App, and allows you to manage your AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express and Time Capsule base station right on your iOS device. Including being able to view which networks you are connected to, together with your router's IP address, serial number, firmware version, and how many clients are connected. The Airport Utility will also allow you to update the firmware on your Time Capsule directly from your iOS device.
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| The Angry Birds Tablet, Wopad V7+ Posted: 12 Oct 2011 07:28 AM PDT Angry Birds is probably one of the most popular mobile games of all time, we have seen plenty of Angry Birds merchandise, including some soft toys, and now we have the first Angry Birds themed tablet, the Wopad V7+. The Wopad V7+ comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread and a Cortex A8 processor, there is 512MB of RAM and 4GB of storage, and it features a 7 inch capacititive touchscreen display with a resolution of 800 x 450 pixels.
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| Bose Unveils Redesigned OE2 Headphones Posted: 12 Oct 2011 07:18 AM PDT Bose have unveiled their new OE2 headphones this week sporting a radically new redesign and are now available in either black or white. The new Bose on-ear headphones come in two versions the OE2 and OE2i. The main difference between the two is the inline microphone and inline remote and microphone compatible with Apple products available on the OE2i model.
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| Droid X2 Receives Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread Update Posted: 12 Oct 2011 07:01 AM PDT If you have been patiently waiting for the Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread to drop on your Droid X2 smartphone you will be pleased to know the wait is now over and Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread has apparently arrived and can be pulled down to your device now. Simply goto : Settings – About Phone – System updates .
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| Apple’s Find My Friends Goes Live Ahead Of iOS 5 Launch Posted: 12 Oct 2011 06:49 AM PDT It looks like we are getting closer to the launch of Apple’s iOS 5, earlier we heard that iCloud had gone live and now another new feature of iOS 5 has gone live, Find My Friends. Find My Friends will let you track your friends location on a map of your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, although it will only work if your friends share their location with you.
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| Sidekick Geo-Intelligent Laptop Settings Utility Posted: 12 Oct 2011 06:28 AM PDT If you use a Mac Book laptop in a number of different locations and are becoming a little tired of changing the setting for printers and settings depending on your location. A new geo-intelligent application called Sidekick might be able to help you. The Sidekick application uses the Mac OS’s built-in CoreLocation positioning service to get your position and then adjusts your settings to suit. Sidekick has the power to auto-adjust various laptop system preferences and application settings, such as open and close applications, turn Wi-Fi on or off, change the default printer and connect to server to name a few.
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| BlackBerry Outage Spreads To The US And Canda Posted: 12 Oct 2011 06:23 AM PDT It would appear that RIM is having more problems with their BlackBerry services for the third day in a row, and the problem seems to be spreading to other countries around the world. Yesterday we heard that BlackBerry Services were unavailable to some in Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa, and now according to a recent report the problem has spread to the US and Canada.
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| Samsung To Sell Modified Galaxy S II And Other Devices In The Netherlands Posted: 12 Oct 2011 06:04 AM PDT Samsung will sell a modified version of their Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone in the Netherlands, as well as other devices which have been modified including the Samsung Galaxy S and Samsung Galaxy Ace. Samsung has modified the devices in order to comply with a court ruling which would have seen the devices banned in the Netherlands for violating Apple’s patents, and the ban comes in to force tomorrow the 13th of October.
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| Nyxio Venture MMV Eyewear Create A Massive 62″ Virtual Display Posted: 12 Oct 2011 06:02 AM PDT Nyxio has this week announced their new Venture MMV Virtual video display eyewear which have been designed to enable you to watch your favourite movies, read e-Books and play your favorite video games, all in the privacy of your own virtual movie theatre in high-resolution complete with audio to provide a fully immersive experience. The new eyewear provides a 62″ 16:9 wide screen virtual display and can be folded when required in to their travelling case to provide on the move cinema screen quality wherever you might be.
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| Google Release Final Google TV Add-on For The Android SDK Posted: 12 Oct 2011 05:28 AM PDT Google has today released the final version of their Google TV SDK to developers following up from the preview build which was released back in August. The announcement was made via the Google TV Developers twitter account "googletvdev", in a tweet announcing the release of the final Android SDK add-on for Google TV. The differences between this and the version released back in August are minor says Google, but now that the final version is now available to developers it will be interesting to see what applications will be developed for Google TV over the coming months.
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| Minimox Double Exposure Camera Posted: 12 Oct 2011 05:13 AM PDT If you are looking for ways to add that something special to your photos rather than just using the same old filters from your mobile camera application. A new digi cam called the Minimox has been recently launched and might well be worth a little more investigation. The pocket size Minimox camera has been designed to create a double exposure in a single frame when you take a photograph, which will help you create some very unique results. Its equipped with a 3.2 megapixel camera providing a 2048 x 1536 resolution or video footage at 640 x 480. On the rear there is a small 1 inch LCD viewer and storage for photographs is provided via a SD card. Up to 8GB cards can be supported.
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| Limited Edition Beats Studio Over-ear Headphones Announced By Dr. Dre And Monster Posted: 12 Oct 2011 04:54 AM PDT If you are looking for a pair of headphones that are a little more unique to your style, Dr. Dre and Monster have announced a new limited edition line of Beats Studio headphones finished in a range of colours: pink, blue, red, white, orange, purple, and silver. The specification are the same as the standard Beats Studio high definition powered isolation headphones but the colours are more along the lines of something you would expect Colorware to create.
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| Asus Eee Pad Transformer 2 Coming 7th November? Posted: 12 Oct 2011 04:43 AM PDT Asus confirmed a while back that they are working on a second generation of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer, the Asus Eee Transformer 2, and we heard recently that the device may be getting ready to launch, and now it would appear that we may have an actual launch date of the 7th of November. According to the guys over at the BGR, and online store has listed the Eee Pad Transformer 2, with the model number TF201-1I020A, which is a model number we heard previously with reference to the Transformer 2.
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| iOS 5 Features Explained In 7 Minutes (video) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 04:37 AM PDT If you are still a little in the dark regarding the features the new Apple iOS 5 upgrade will be bringing to your iOS devices once it officially launches later today. You might be pleased to know that the team over at the Lifehacker website have put together a great video guide. Taking you through all the new features of Apple’s iOS 5 in just over 7 minutes.
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| Motorola Lapdock 100 Gets Official Posted: 12 Oct 2011 04:28 AM PDT We have been hearing about the new Motorola Lapdock 100 for a while now, it is now official and the Lapdock 100 will be available for Sprint, AT&T and Verizon Motorola smartphones in the US. The Lapdock 100 will be compatible with the Motorola Atrix 2, the Motorola Photon 4G and the Motorola Droid Bionic, and it basically turns your smartphone into a laptop.
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| Asus Zenbook Ultraportables Land In The US Posted: 12 Oct 2011 04:18 AM PDT Asus announced their new ultraportable notebooks a while back, in the form of the Asus UX21 and UX31, and now they have gone on sale in the US, and Asus are calling them the Asus Zenbook ultraportable range. There are a total of five different models available, two with 11.6 inch displays and three models with 13.3 inch displays, and the come with a range of Intel Core i5 and i7 processors, solid state drives and more.
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| Seagate GoFlex Cinema Multimedia Storage Hub Posted: 12 Oct 2011 04:12 AM PDT If you are looking for a convenient way to store all your media files ready for playback on your HDTV without the need for a PC. The newly unveiled Seagate GoFlex Cinema system might well be worth a look and has been designed to provide you with a multimedia storage hub for a huge variety of file types and is available in either 1TB, 2TB or 3TB capacities. The Seagate GoFlex Cinema also allows you to transfer files and photographs directly to it from your camera via a USB 2.0 port and also has stereo audio output, and an S/PDIF digital optical audio output.
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| Verizon And Sprint Will Unlock iPhone 4S For International Travelers Posted: 12 Oct 2011 04:01 AM PDT Apple’s new iPhone 4S will be available in three networks in the US this Friday, AT&T which uses GSM and Verizon and Sprint, which uses CDMA, and the Phone 4S will run on both GSM and CDMA networks. It looks like Sprints version of the iPhone 4S will come already unlocked, so this will mean you will be able to us it on GSM networks when you are abroad, and CDMA networks when you are in the US.
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| Battlefield 3 Destructive Trailer (video) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 03:50 AM PDT As you might already know the new Battlefield 3 game will allow you to destroy certain buildings during gameplay and to show you just how much damage one solider is capable of causing a quick 1 minute trailer has been released packed full of buildings being flattened. Together with the odd aircraft and chopper hitting the dust. Enjoy!
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| Google Nexus Prime And Android Ice Cream Sandwich Coming 18th October? Posted: 12 Oct 2011 03:39 AM PDT Earlier today we heard a rumor that Google may be set to unveil the Google Nexus Prime or Samsung Galaxy Nexus some time this month, and now more details have been revealed which could mean that Google will unveil Android Ice Cream Sandwich and the Google Nexus Prime on the 18th of October. According to the guys over at Droid Life, Google may unveil their next generation Nexus smartphone and the next version of Android in Hong Kong on the 19th of October at 9AM, which is the 18th of October at 6PM in the US.
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| Archos 101 G9, 10 Inch Android Honeycomb Tablet Launches Posted: 12 Oct 2011 03:34 AM PDT Archos have today launched their new Archos 101 G9 1o inch tablet following on from the launch of their smaller Archos 80 G9 tablet. The new Archos 101 G9 tablet comes equipped with a 10 inch capacitive multitouch display at 1280 x 800 and is powered by a Dual-core 1GHz ARM CORTEX A9 OMAP4 processor with 8Gb of internal memory for storage.
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| Another Look AT Siri On The iPhone 4S (Video) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 03:19 AM PDT Yesterday we saw a video of Siri running on the new iPhone 4S, today we have another video showing Siri in action, and the latest video gives us a more in depth look at Siri and its features. The video below was put together by the guys from Mac World, and as you can see from the video Siri doesn’t always get things right when you ask it a question.
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| Gran Turismo 5 Spec 2.0 Launches Today, Opening Movie Sequence Unveiled (Video) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 03:19 AM PDT Today Gran Turismo 5 developers Polyphony Digital have launched the biggest update for Gran Turismo 5, that the racing game has ever seen, called Spec 2.0. Which comes with a new opening sequences that plays for around 5.15 minutes. The new Spec 2.o update brings with a number of new features that allow you to save game progress during lengthy racing events, and also adjust weather conditions for races using a slider functions to control the intensity of the elements. Watch the new Spec 2.0 intro after the jump. Enjoy!
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| Sony Recalling 1.6 Million Bravia LCD TVs Worldwide Due To Melting Components Posted: 12 Oct 2011 03:04 AM PDT Sony has today announced an massive worldwide recall of its LCD TVs after several sets have experienced melting components and smoke emitting from their Bravia TV sets. 11 incidents have been reported in Japan but the same configuration of components could affect Sony TVs worldwide. The recall will will involve around 1.6 million Sony LCD TVs that were manufactured during 2007 and 2008 and were mainly sold in Europe and the United States.
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| Apple’s iCloud Goes Live Ahead Of iOS 5 Launch Posted: 12 Oct 2011 03:00 AM PDT Apple is expected to release the latest version of its mobile OS, iOS 5 later today, and it looks like Apple’s new iCloud service has gone live, although you wont be able to use it until Apple releases iOS 5 and the update to OS X Lion later today, unless you have the iOS 5 GM. Earlier we heard that Apple had released iTunes 10.5, and they will also be releasing an update to OS X Lion later today at the same time as iOS 5 is released, which we are hoping should arrive soon.
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| Samsung Ambushes Apple’s iPhone 4S Launch In Sydney Posted: 12 Oct 2011 02:49 AM PDT Samsung and Apple aren’t exactly the best of friends at the moment, with more than 20 different court cases taking place around the world, and now it would appear that Samsung has decided to Ambush the launch of the new iPhone 4S in Australia. According to the guys over at The Next Web, Samsung have rented a pop up store just a few doors down from the Apple Store in Sydney, Australia, and Samsung are offering the Galaxy S II to the first 10 people in line between now and Friday for $2.00.
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| Apple iCloud Website Prepares For Launch, Removes Beta Tag And Enables New Login Posted: 12 Oct 2011 02:46 AM PDT As the launch of iOS 5 draw closer Apple have been busy today preparing their new iCloud website for launch and have now removed its Beta tag and enabled a new login for users. iCloud will be launching later today alongside Mac OS X 10.7.2 and have already rolled out iTunes 10.5 in preparation last night.
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| Tesco Mobile iPhone 4S UK Price And Plans Revealed Posted: 12 Oct 2011 02:28 AM PDT UK mobile provider Tesco Mobile has announced their iPhone 4S pricing and details of their plans, the company will be offering the iPhone 4S on a range of 12 and 24 month contracts. Tesco Mobile will be offering the iPhone 4S for £335 for the 16GB model on their 12 month contract which costs £25 a month, £425 for the 32GB model and £495 for the 64GB model, there is also a £35 a month 12 month contract where the 16GB model costs £235 up front, the 32GB model £300 and the 64GB model £370.
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| Twitter 3.5 iOS Update Readies for iOS5 And Enables Official Photo Uploads Posted: 12 Oct 2011 02:06 AM PDT Twitter has rolled out a new update for its iOS application in preparation for the immanent launch of Apple’s new iOS5. The new iOS5 integration provided with the Twitter 3.5 update now makes it even easier for you to signup and in to Twitter and also brings a number of performance and stability enhancements as well as a few bugs fixes. The new Twitter 3.5 update also has enabled full integration with Twitter's picture sharing service pic.twitter.com into the new application. Even though Twitter's photo sharing is the default choice when upgrading, you are able to change the settings to use third-party photo sharing options like TwitPic if you would prefer.
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| Google Nexus Prime, Samsung Galaxy Nexus Coming This Month? Posted: 12 Oct 2011 01:52 AM PDT Samsung and Google were scheduled to launch the Samsung Galaxy Nexus or the Google Nexus Prime yesterday, both companies announced last week that they had postponed the launch event, and we heard a rumor that it could possibly launch on the 3rd of November. Now it would appear that the Google Nexus Prime (Samsung Galaxy Nexus) could actually launch before that date, and we may see it some time this month.
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| Xbox 360, 320GB Hard Drive Arriving This Month For $130 Posted: 12 Oct 2011 01:27 AM PDT If your Xbox is straining at the seams for space and you are looking for a little extra storage space for your games and media. You will be pleased to know that later this month a new 320GB hard drive will be launched for $130. The new 320GB hard drive is compatible with all Xbox 360 S models and will be available from your favourite Xbox 360 retailer and will be available worldwide
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| ViewSonic ViewPad 10e Tablet Specifications Unveiled Posted: 12 Oct 2011 01:13 AM PDT Viewsonic have this week unveiled a new tablet they have added to their range in the form of the new ViewSonic ViewPad 10e. The ViewPad 10e tablet has been designed for the budget conscious and is powered by a single-core 1Ghz Cortex A8 processor supported by 512Mb of DDR3 memory together with an internal storage supply of 4GB which can be expanded via microSD cards to 32GB if desired.
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| iPhone 4 Prototype Suspects Plead No Contest Posted: 12 Oct 2011 01:06 AM PDT It looks liker the case against the two individual who allegedly found the original iPhone 4 prototype last year, and then sold it to Gizmodo is coming to an end, as the to individual have pleaded ‘No Contest’ in the case against them. Brian Hogan, who allegedly found the iPhone 4 prototype and his friend, Sage Wallower, who allegedly helped Hogan sell the iPhone 4 prototype have pleased ‘No Contest’, wand the judge has sentenced the pair to 40 hours of public service, 1 years probation and each has to pay a $250 fine.
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| Posted: 12 Oct 2011 12:52 AM PDT Apple’s iPhone 4S will go on sale this Friday the 14th of October, and it looks like some of our fellow technology sites have already got their hands on the new iPhone 4S, and the reviews have started to appear online. The iPhone 4s shares the same design as last years iPhone 4, the internals of the device have changed and it now uses the same a5 processor that can be found in the iPad 2, plus there is a new 8 megapixel camera which can record full HD video in 1080p, plus Siri, which we saw a video of yesterday.
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| Android Market Back Online In China Posted: 12 Oct 2011 12:27 AM PDT The other day we reported that the Android Market was inaccessible to anyone in China, and it was reported that the Chinese Government had blocked access to the Android Market in China. It would appear that the Android Market it now back online in China, and according to Google, the reason it was offline was due to a technical issue during a software update, which has now been fixed.
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| Sony Locks Down 93,000 Online Accounts After They Were Compromised Posted: 11 Oct 2011 11:27 PM PDT It looks like there is more trouble for Sony, after the various hacks on their PSN and other services earlier in the year, yesterday Sony has announced that around 93,000 of their online accounts may have been compromised. According to a recent blog post, Sony has said that they have detected attempts to gain access to the SEN, PSN and SOE services, and they have now locked down a total of 93,000 individual accounts and users of the accounts will have to do a secure password reset.
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| Apple Releases iTunes 10.5 Ahead Of iCloud And iOS 5 Launch Posted: 11 Oct 2011 11:17 PM PDT Apple has released the latest version of iTunes, iTunes 10.5, which was released yesterday ahead of todays launch of their new iCloud service and the latest version of their mobile OS, iOS 5. If you are upgrading to iOS 5 you will need to download iTunes 10.5, which will allow you sync your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch over WiFi with iTunes, it will also store all your purchases in the cloud.
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| Forget McMansions! Futuristic Roll House Is The New Standard Posted: 11 Oct 2011 10:45 PM PDT If the past few years are anything to go by, real estate sucks. The idea that anyone can live bigger, larger, and more affluent even if they couldn't afford it was an awful myth that duped a lot of people. The worst of it happened in the United States, of course, but the shockwaves reverberated around the world. A new standard for human habitation is badly needed. One that’s both aesthetically sensible and an inspiration for moderate lifestyles.
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| BizzTrust Virtualization Software Might Soon Be Available For Smartphones Posted: 11 Oct 2011 10:35 PM PDT A lot of cool stuff goes on at the Fraunhofer Institute. No wonder the lab has been a fixture here at Geeky Gadgets for ages, whether it’s some super strong material or futuristic medical tool. But their latest innovation seems to have all the trappings of a hit. The whizzes over at Fraunhofer have just developed a virtualization Android app that splits a smartphone in two different OSes. This is supposed to address the growing trend in corporate circles of maintaining information security on smartphones.
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| Blizzard Selling World of Warcraft Gold Through Guardian Cub Posted: 11 Oct 2011 02:44 PM PDT If you thought the backlash following Blizzard’s announcement that Diablo 3 loot will be salable for actual currency has done anything to curb its experiments with turning 1s and 0s into real life cash or the other way around, then this will come as a bit of a shock. Despite sustained efforts to stop gold sellers in World of Warcraft over the years, the company has just turned around and revealed the first official way to buy and sell gold with its blessing. Kind of.
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| Levytator Concept Represents Huge Evolutionary Step Forward (Video) Posted: 11 Oct 2011 01:33 PM PDT Before the good stuff comes pouring forth, here’s a minor activity to tease the brain: Try guessing the name of the guy who invented the Levytator. The answer is pretty obvious, but let it remain a mystery for now. Seen below is what amounts to an innovation in the movable staircase species. Detailed explanation and a nice video after the jump.
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| U-Boat Worx Mini-subs Now Available For Rent (Video) Posted: 11 Oct 2011 01:20 PM PDT Ah, U-Boat Worx. They are certainly no strangers to Geeky Gadgets. In fact, last time they were featured was 11 months ago. So, almost a year since they unveiled their mini-sub line, U-Boat Worx proudly announced that a budding Captain Nemo’s with enough dough can now charter their aquatic ride(s).
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