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Thursday 19 April 2012

"Phillips 20 Year Life LED Lightbulb Launching This Week"


A revolutionary new lightbulb which has been designed by Phillips and recently won the U.S. Department of Energy’s L Prize, will be finally available to purchase in stores this weekend. 
Phillips LED Lightbulb
The Phillips LED lightbulb has been deigned to last and provide light for 20 years, burning only 10 watts of power. The new LED lightbulb was originally was priced at $60, and has
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"Logitech Ultrathin New iPad 3 Keyboard Cover Announced"


Logitech has today announced the arrival of a new ultrathin keyboard case, designed for Apple’s new iPad 3 tablet. The Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover has been designed for both the iPad 2 and the new iPad 3, and provides you with an ultrathin screen protector and built-in keyboard, transforming the tablet into a notebook style device.
Similar to Apple’s Smart Cover case for its iPads, the Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover uses a magnetic clip to secure its self to your iPad. Offering the same features with an instant on/off and automatically waking your iPad when you open the cover.
The Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover
Its also equipped with handy function keys and using the keyboard for around 2 hours a day, its internal battery will provide you with enough juice to keep it running for six months.
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"(video) of Raspberry Pi $35 Computer Impressively Runs Quake III"


Now that the Raspberry Pi is rolling out into the hands of eagerly waiting customers. Owners are having a chance to test out the tiny PCs capabilities and test out its hardware a little more. One thing thats on my mind and I am sure many other people is how well will the Raspberry Pi will handle games.
Quake 3 Raspberry Pi
Well Raspberry Pi user Liam who received his new Raspberry Pi computer yesterday, has already been able to compile a version of Quake III Arena and load it up for you to see.
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" (video) of iPad Padcaster Case Adds DSLR Lens Support To Your Tablet"


If you are looking to shoot some video footage or take images with your new iPad 3 tablet, you might be interested in this new iPad Padcaster case. Which has been designed to allow you to use DSLR camera lens directly with your iPad and even stream the footage in real-time.
Using the additional Lenscaster mount Padcaster creator Josh Apter is able to mounted a Carl Zeiss lens onto the iPad providing him with a large focusing range and depth of field.
iPad Padcaster
The team over at the Verge website have already been able to have a play with the new Padcaster case, and put together a quick video which you can view below.
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" (video) of FlipSteady Origami Style iPad Stand And Case"


A new iPad 3 and iPad 2 case/stand design called the FlipSteady has arrived on Kickstarter, and has been designed by New Pencil, to enable you to prop, wedge or hang your iPad in countless ways.
Flip Steady iPad Case And StandThe FlipSteady is constructed from aluminium stiffeners that are precisely laminated between a layer of Toray Ultrasuede soft fabric and Majilite Marine grade upholstery fabric.
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"Handmade Particle Accelerator Unveiled At Milan Design Week"


During the Milan Design Week this month, Super/collider and designer Patrick Stevenson-Keating, have created a handmade Particle Accelerator kit to promote science through the creative industries.
Handmade Particle Accelerator
The project was commissioned by Hacked, and comprises of a series of organically shaped hand blown glass bulb with tubing attached, creating a vacuum inside which then enables a
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"Facebook Plans To Go Public On May 17th 2012"

It now looks like Facebook has finally penciled in a date for the company to go public. According to sources close to Facebook has now planned the date for its IPO as  May 17th 2012. As long as Facebook can ready all the necessary paperwork for both its IPO and its recent purchase ofInstagram for a cool $1 billion, ealier this month.
Facebook IPO
Facebook is currently valued at around $100 billion suggest sources, and its thought that Facebook is looking to raise $10 billion or less on the $100 billion valuation.
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"Ubisoft Sued Over Assassin’s Creed By Disgruntled Writer"


Writer John Beiswenger has filed a suit accusing Ubisoft of lifting concepts like the Animus and an assassin war being fought over it from his novel Link. His book reportedly details “the conception and creation of a link device and process whereby ancestral memories can be accessed, recalled, relived, and re-experienced by the user.”
He’s asking for $1 million if infringement is proven to have been unintentional and $5 million
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"Arqball Spin App Create 360 Video Images Using Your iPhone 4S"


Have you ever wanted to create 360 degree video images of products or objects quicky and easily? If you have you might be interested in a new application called Arqball Spin, that is now available for free from the iTunes App Store. It has been created to provide you with a simple way to capture, create and edit 360 degree spins with your iPhone 4s. Watch the video after the jump to see the process in action.
Arqball Spin
The Arqball Spin website can then be used as a platform for creating and sharing “spins” that can be interactively rotated 360 degrees and zoomed in or out.  Once captured the
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"Google Outs New Campus Bike Design"


Check out Google’s new GBike, created by some engineers from the company from about 35 to 40 submissions in a design competition. It looks pretty neat and very retro. For the competition, Google had just 4 design criteria that had to be met: easy production, affordable, comfortable and secure.

Yes, it looks like a Google bike should look, sporting the necessary colors. Some other submissions that they received were a BMX-style bike and even a 19th century old Penny-
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"Olympics 2012 Athlete Social Hub Launches Allowing Fans Behind The Scenes"


Today the International Olympic Committee(IOC) have launched the new online athletes’ headquarters. Which has been designed to provide a social hub for athletes and fans to meet online, and to provide a behind the scenes look at the final preparation for the London Olympic 2012 games.
Olympics 2012
The Olympic Hub has been launched with exactly 100 days remaining before the start of the
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"Asus Padfone And Trandsformer Pad 300, Infinity TF700T, Prices Announced for Europe"

Asus have today unveiled the European pricing for their new Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T that will cost €599 which will be arriving in stores June 10th. The price doesn’t include the additional key board dock and the TF700T will be Wi-Fi-only and come with 64 GB of built-in storage.
Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T
Asus’s new Padfone is priced at a massive €699, but does include the “tabet dock”, now
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"Alienware M18X R2 With Ivy Bridge Details Leaked"


Even before Dell has been able to officially announced the specifications for their new Alienware M18X R2 gaming laptop. The systems specifications have been leaked online, revealing that the new range will come equipped with options for either Ivy Bridge i7-3610QM,2.3GHz, Ivy Bridge i7-3720QM,2.6GHz, or Ivy Bridge i7-3820QM,2.7GHz processors.
Alienware M18X R2
As well as options for dual Radeon HD 7970M (CrossFire) or dual GeForce GTX 675M (SLI)
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"Microsoft unveils four new versions for Windows 8"


Microsoft has finally revealed more about its much anticipated Windows 8 Operating software that is due to be launched in the very near future. In a new blog post,Microsoft announced four new versions of the next edition of Windows.
The blog post reads: Windows 8 has the flexibility you need – whether you’re on an x86/64 or a WOA PC. You can use a touch screen or a keyboard and mouse – and switch anytime.
The company has a lot riding on Windows 8 which will be a significant successor to Window 7. The software giant hopes that the launch of Windows 8 tablets and smartphones will help it deal with rival Google. Google’s Android smartphones and tablets have been a big success and Microsoft, which is a late comer to the field hopes to give it some serious competition.
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The subtext is, Microsoft is making sure that Windows tablets and desktop/laptop interaction won’t be a pain for users. But will it really be that easy and smooth? That remains to be seen.
Windows has often proven to be a pain for hardcore tech users, with security remaining a critical issue. Since tablets and smartphones are so dependent on the internet, Windows 8 will have to ensure
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"Halo 4 and Master Chief to return to consoles on 6 Nov"


Microsoft has announced that the fourth installment in its iconic Halo series will be launched worldwide on 6 November, ending a wait of over four years.
Halo's iconic Master Chief returns to face an ancient evil that threatens the fate of the entire universe
In a statement Microsoft said, “Halo 4″ marks the return of legendary hero Master Chief, named by Fast Company as “one of the most popular characters in gaming history”.
Set four years after the events in “Halo 3,” Master Chief returns to confront his destiny and face an ancient evil that threatens the fate of the entire universe. Developed by 343 Industries, “Halo 4″ marks a new beginning for the landmark
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"IKEA’s latest offering: TVs integrated with furniture"

Already the one-stop shop for smart and compact
home furnishing, IKEA is venturing into the
world of technology — with the IKEA TV. AP

Stockholm: Already the one-stop shop for smart and compact home furnishing, IKEA is venturing into the world of technology — with the IKEA TV.
The new furniture range, named UPPLEVA, the Swedish word for experience, integrates an LED TV, a sound system with wireless bass speakers, an internet connection and CD, DVD and Blu-ray players — all in one self-assembly piece.
Although the TV and the other electronics are made by Chinese manufacturer TCL, IKEA has built everything around them, hiding the masses of cables that can be a nuisance and make a living room look shabby.
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"Twitter pledges more employee control over patent litigation‎"

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter said on Tuesday that it would structure its patents so they could not be used for offensive litigation purposes without permission from the people who developed them.
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"How Zuckerberg quietly struck the Instagram deal"

Instagram deal: Zuckerberg didn't tell the board. Getty Images
According to aWall Street Journal story published today (subscription only), CEO Mark Zuckerberg, kept Facebook’s board in the dark during the company’s acquisition of Instagram. The shocker in the story seems to be that Zuckerberg led and concluded the deal himself in just three days and the board did not vote on the deal.
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"Microsoft, Google win Indian developer awards for innovative products"

Bangalore: Global software major Microsoft and global search engine Google bagged the Great Indian Developer Awards 2012 for innovative products and applications at the IT developers’ fifth annual summit here Wednesday.
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 has been selected in the development environment category and Google Android in the mobile development category for the prestigious awards, instituted by Saltmarch Media, a platform of professionals from diverse sectors with an objective of informing, networking and serving them with information, evaluation and guidance to excel in their jobs.

Reuters
The awards recognise the product and innovation excellence of software products and tools that aid developer productivity across 11 categories in terms of functionality, usability, bleeding-edge quotient and feedback from the developer ecosystem.
“India like many countries skipped the mainframe, PC and internet revolution but went directly to mobile. The role of mobile and telecommunications has a direct
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"New ‘affordable’ BlackBerry Curve 9220 at Rs 10,990"

New ‘affordable’ BlackBerry Curve 9220 at Rs 10,990
Riding on the popularity of BlackBerry’s entry level smartphone, the BlackBerry Curve 8520, Research in Motion on Wednesday launched a new BlackBerry smartphone in India, calling it its “most affordable” phone.
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