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Google Has Now Activated Over 190 Million Android Devices

Posted: 15 Oct 2011 12:08 AM PDT

Google announced its recent financial results they other day, and Google’s CEO Larry Page announced some more details on how Google’s Android OS is doing, and it would appear that Android is doing pretty good as he announced that Google has now activated over 190 million Android devices worldwide.

He also talked a little about the latest version of Google’s Android OS, Android Ice Cream Sandwich, which we are expecting to launch next week at the same time as the Google Nexus Prime.

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Scientists Develop Wireless Bike Braking System

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:54 PM PDT

Computer scientists at the Sarland University have developed a new wireless braking system for bicycles, and instead of cables and levers to activate the brakes, it is all done with a range of wireless devices.

The wireless braking system for bicycles is made up of a a wireless transmitter on the hand grip and a motorized disk brake caliper, when the hand grip is squeezed, the data is transmitted to the caliper and the brakes are applied.

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Google Nexus Prime (Samsung Galaxy Nexus) To Cost $299 On Verizon

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:32 PM PDT

Samsung and Google are holding a special event next week, where they are expected to unveil the latest Google smartphone, which will either be called the Google Nexus Prime or the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

The Google Nexus Prime will be the first Android device to come with the latest version of Google’s mobile OS, Android Ice Cream Sandwich, and we have heard some of the rumored specifications previously.

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iPad 3 Headed To Production, According To Reports

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:03 PM PDT

We haven’t heard any iPad 3 rumors for a while, and now that the iPhone 4S has gone on sale the iPad 3 rumors have started again, this one comes from the guys over at All Things D.

According Susquehanna Financial analyst Jeff Fidacaro, the iPad 3 is headed into production, and it is based on checks of Apple’s supply chains, which if correct could mean that we will see the iPad 3 launch in early 2012.

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Siri Gets Ported To The iPhone 4

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 10:35 PM PDT

Yesterday Apple’s fifth generation iPhone went on sale, the iPhone 4S, and one of the devices features is a virtual, voice activated assistant called Siri, which we tested out yesterday.

Siri is only available for the iPhone 4S, one developer, Steve Troughton Smith has managed to port Siri over to the iPhone 4, he was able to do this after installing the iPhone 4S and Springboard files on an iPhone 4, the video below shows it in action.

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Gamestop Giving Out Batman Arkham City Catwoman Codes With Used Copies

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 03:35 PM PDT

Today is the day future video game historians will mark as the apex of the battle over used game sales. It will take more than your online passes and one use DLC codes to intimidate Gamestop, publishers? You like single use codes packed in with new copies of games? Gamestop’s got your single use codes right here. If by here you mean the inside of every used copy of the game.

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