Samsung Galaxy Note Review

Galaxy Note Review
The Samsung Galaxy Note was first launched near the end of last year, unfortunately we didn’t manage to review the device when it was released, so I thought it was about time to try one out.
The first thing you notice about the Samsung Galaxy Note is the size of the device compared to other handsets, the device is designed to be a combination device between a smartphone and a tablet,
 

Apple And Samsung Return To Court Today

Apple

Apple and Samsung have been battling it out in court for some time now, Apple were awarded $1 Billion in damages from Samsung back in August, and the two companies return to court today.

Apple are trying to get their damaged increased to $1.5 billion US dollars and Samsung are trying to have the damaged awarded overturned, Apple is looking to get a number of Samsung devices

 

Asus ROG Tytan CG8890 Transforming Overclocked Gaming Systems Launches (video)

Asus ROG Tytan CG8890

This week Asus have launched their new ROG Tytan CG8890 gaming system that was first unveiled back in June of this year at Computex.

The Asus ROG Tytan CG8890 is equipped with a number of unique features that allows it to cool your components, with a chassis that transforms when the system is overclocked. Watch the video after the jump to see

 

Apple Expected To Sell 10 Million iPhone 5s In First Week

iPhone 5Apple will officially announced the iPhone 5 at a special press conference on the 12th of September, and we told you earlier that Apple will put the iPhone 5 up for pre-order on the 14th of September, with an iPhone 5 release date of the 21st of September.

Now according to a number of analysts, Apple is expected to sell between 4 million

 

Exclusive: iPhone 5 Release Date 21st September, Pre-orders Start 14th September

iPhone 5

Apple will be officially unveiling their sixth generation iPhone, the iPhone 5 at a special press event next Wednesday the 12th of September at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.

Yesterday we heard some rumors that the iPhone 5 release date would be the 21st of September, and now we have received some information from a source that has confirmed that Apple

 

Asus Designo MX279H And MX239H Monitors Announced


ASUS Designo MX279H and MX239H Monitors
At the IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin this week, Asus has been busy announcing new additions to its range, and has now added two new displays.In the form of the Asus Designo MX279H And MX239H monitors, which have super slim profiles measuring just 14.5 and 17.5 millimeters in thickness.The sylish edge-to-edge bezel-free screens from Asus are

 

Samsung Galaxy Android Camera Officially Introduced

Samsung Galaxy Camera

Confirming rumours that Samsung would be unveiling their new Android powered Samsung Galaxy Camera at the IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin this week.Samsung has indeed introduced their new Samsung Galaxy Camera, that is equipped with a 16.3 Megapixel CMOS Image Sensor, powered by a 1.4GHz Quad-Core

 

Sony NEX-5R Mirrorless Camera Officially Launched

Sony NEX-5R Mirrorless Camera

Following on from the leaked images of Sony’s new NEX-5R mirror less camera last week. Sony has now officially announced their new camera, at the IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin this week.The Sony NEX-5R is equipped with a 16.1 Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor, and uses Sony’s new “Fast Hybrid AF” autofocus technology, together with the ability to run Sony’s

 

Asus Zenbook U500VZ Ultrabook Unveiled


Asus Zenbook U500VZ ultrabook


Asus has added a new ultra book to their range of products this week with the unveiling of their new Asus Zenbook U500VZ ultrabook.The Zenbook U500VZ ultrabook is equipped with a 15 inch display providing a resolution of 1920 x

 

Sony VAIO Tap 20 Family Touch PC

Today at IFA, Sony unveiled the VAIO Tap 20, hailing it as a Family Touch PC. Like the VAIO Duo 11, the Tap 20 will run Windows 8 so of course they want to take advantage of a touchscreen display. A 20” touchscreen display.
Aside from that it has a built-in kickstand and when attached with a keyboard and mouse, it can act as a kind of desktop. But when laid flat, you have a large tablet in the

 

iPad mini bill of materials suggest that Apple would price tablet at $299

By now we can be pretty certain that Apple is planning to unveil an iPad mini. This smaller, more compact, 7.85-inch tablet is likely going to have a separate event in October. Where is smoke there should be fire after all.
With the arrival of $199 7-inch tablets like the Nexus 7 and the Kindle Fire, there is a new price point where Apple needs a competing product of their own. But how

 

Samsung launching 64GB UHS-1 microSD in October

There was a time when high-end smartphones with expandable memory supported just 32GB, but now more of them are supporting 64GB microSD cards. And now Samsung is bringing a 64GB ultra-high speed (UHS-1) microSD card this October.
The ultra-high speed 1 (UHS-1) standard memory card supports read speeds of 104MB per

 

Sony HX950 Flagship HDTV With Intelligent Peak LED Backlighting Unveiled

Sony HX950

In Japan this week Sony has unveiled a new flagship HDTV in the form of the Sony HX950 HDTV, which is equipped with Intelligent Peak LED backlighting, and takes the top spot in Sony’s range over the previously released HX929/920 HDTV series.

The new Sony HX950 is available in two sizes either 55 inch or the larger 65 inch version, and both are fitted with Sony’s new Intelligent Peak LED backlighting.

However very few details are available at the moment on

 

Firefox 15 released

Man, we are up to 15 already. Time flies. It seems like only yesterday that Firefox came on the scene. Nevertheless, Firefox 15 has just been released, bringing some cool new features.
Background updates allows Firefox to download the update in the background, then you can follow up by applying it alongside the current installation, letting you maintain the updated version so that you can switch to it the next time the browser is started.

I haven’t used this new version myself, but if you want, you can let us know how you find this update. Do you love it? Hate it? Don’t care? We have a burning desire to know.

 

Samsung announces LED square display

It’s all happening at IFA 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Among the wonders on display is this LED square display from Samsung which is said to deliver a 1:1 ratio LED square display, It is model number UD22B. This LED square display is meant for commercial

 

New YouTube Moodwall Being Tested By Some Users

YouTube MoodwallAccording to reports circulating on the Internet, YouTube is currently in the process of testing a new way of viewing videos on its website, called Moodwall.

The new Moodwall service has been created by YouTube to provide users with a more

 

Adobe Revel 1.5 Update Rolls Out For Mac And iOS

Adobe RevelAdobe has rolled out a new version of their Revel photo cloud storage application over the weekend taking it to version 1.5 for Mac and iOS devices.

Adobe Revel 1.5 now includes a number of new tweaks and features including an improved user interface, as well as captions for your photos. Which has been requested by

 

Apple Wins $1.05 Billion In Damages From Samsung

Apple vs Samsung

The ongoing court battle between Apple vs Samsung over patent infringements has been a long and hard battle between the two technology giants.

But over the weekend after 21 hours and 37 minutes of deliberation following the three week trial, the jury ruled all but three of the devices listed within the court case infringed on

 

ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700KL heads to Germany

 

The ASUS Transformer Pad TF300 isn’t the only LTE enabled tablet headed to Germany. Germans will now have an extra choice when shopping for an LTE tablet. According to a press release from Vodafone, the ASUS TF700FL, a variant of the TF700, has also

 

Samsung teases transforming Windows 8 tablet/laptop

For awhile there it looked like Asus might be the only company that’s embracing the transforming tablet/laptop idea, but now it looks like Samsung may be jumping into the market. Samsung isn’t going with an Android device, this will be a Windows 8 device, at least

 

LG’s Optimus G caught on camera

 

It looks like all of those clues about LG’s new superphone are starting to come together into some actual facts. In fact, the folks at AndroidMx say that they have played with the phone. Most of the specifications they report coincide with what we’d already

 

Astronaut Neil Armstrong dies at 82

It’s a sad day for anyone who follows the exploits of the Astronauts and or mission to boldly go where no man has gone before. Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the Moon, has died at the age of 82 after complications from heart surgery three weeks earlier.

His greatest accomplishment makes anyone

 

World of Warcraft Remote service is now free

 

Fans of World of Warcraft have many options for playing the game. Some enjoy just meeting new friends, joining a guild and socializing while playing casually. Others go all out and have to raid every day. Others spend their time in the auction house buying and selling. Even though you can’t raid or participate in Arena on your mobile phone, you can still chat and check your Auction House purchases and sales using the World of Warcraft Remote app.

The remote service was originally attached with a subscription service, but it is now free for all current subscribers. If you haven’t checked it out yet, now is the time. The app lets you stay in touch with your guild mates, create, bid and collect gold via the Auction House.

It’s a handy tool for keeping up to date while not in front of your PC.

 

Radio Shack cuts Apple iPhone 4S to $125 starting Sunday, August 26th

 

The 6th generation Apple iPhone is rumored to be introduced on September 12th, the same day it might be available for pre-orders, so some carriers and retailers are beginning to cut the price of the Apple iPhone 4S so that they can clean out the inventory before the actual launch of the Apple iPhone 5.

This is great news for the consumer. Radio Shack which is cutting the price of the Apple iPhone 4S by $75 to $125 with a 2-year contract starting on Sunday. That price is for the 16GB version. The 32GB model is cut to $225 while the 64GB model will cost $325. The two latter models will also require a signed 2-year contract.

The discount is good for new customers and existing ones. If you don’t want the newest model, this is a good time to get an iPhone.

 

More Grand Theft Auto 5 screenshots released

 

Earlier this week some screenshots of Rockstar’s upcoming Grand Theft Auto 5 hit the internet. Chances are that you liked what you saw. I know I was pretty impressed. Now Rockstar has released more screenshots from the game. They look pretty

 

Lexibook kids-tablet coming to the US

 

These days even young kids have their own tablets. It’s better that they play with their own than mess yours up. Now French educational tech maker Lexibook is bringing its eponymous kid tablet to the US starting next

 

Microsoft’s New Logo Unveiled (video)

Microsoft New LogoSince its start Microsoft has had a number of logo changes, but the last logo has been with the company for the last 25 years. That is until this week, during which Microsoft has unveiled a new bold logo for their company, to usher in a new operating system and a

 

Google Gmail Autocomplete Update Adds Support For 47 New Languages

Google GmailGoogle has today rolled out a new update to their Gmail service which has now added another 47 languages to the Gmail autocomplete function. Since may the Gmail autocomplete service has only been available in English but from today it can now be enjoyed in a
 

Dispatch Combines Several Internet Connections Together To Increase Browsing/Download Speeds (video)

DispatchWhen out an about its always convenient to jump on to a free Internet connection to download and browse the web, maybe in a coffee shop or similar. To do this we normally take a look at the available connections and choose the one with the strongest or fastest connection.
But wouldn’t it be great to combine a number of connections together from a single device to
 

Kodak to sell film business

 
It’s the end of an era for Kodak. The company is selling off its film arm in order to revive its fortunes. Kodak said on Thursday that it would sell its traditional off-the-shelf print-film business and several other businesses to raise additional cash as an
 

Samsung Galaxy S DUOS announced

Are you in the market for one of Samsung’s Galaxy devices? Check out the Samsung Galaxy S DUOS. The Samsung Galaxy S DUOS will be released sometime in September in Europe. After that it will roll out to other places around the

 

NVIDIA Announces Kai Platform For Quad Core $199 Android Tablets

NVIDIA KaiNVIDIA has revealed they are working on a new platform for Android tablets called NVIDIA Kai, which is designed to deliver quad core Android tablets for $199 or below.
NVIDIA is looking to offer Android tablets that are more powerful than Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet, but for the same $199 price point, according to the companies CEO
 

Sony Xperia S Android 4.0 Update Coming In June Not May

Sony Xperia S
We recently heard that Sony would be releasing the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the new Sony Xperia S some time in May, the news came from a Sony representative on a Sony forum.
Unfortunately it looks like the announcement was a mistake and Sony has now said that the Xperia S will get the Android 4.0 update in June and not May, according to the guys
 

HTC Releases New Android 4.0 Device Update List

HTC Sensation XLHTC has updated their list of devices which will be getting updated to the latest version of Google’s mobile OS, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and it looks like a few more devices should get Android 4.0 update over the next couple of month.
The target timeline for announced devices is below. Because of partner
 

Microsofts Steve Ballmer Says 500 Million People Will Have Windows 8 By 2013

Windows 8According to Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer, he is expecting Windows 8 to become extremely popular as he has announced that he estimates there will be over 500 million people using the new version of Microsoft’s Windows OS by the end of 2013.
Microsoft is expected to launch Windows 8 around October of 2012,
 

Samsung Blocking Leaked S Voice App

Samsung S VoiceEarlier this week we heard that the Android 4.0 ROM for Samsung’s new Galaxy S III smartphone had been leaked, and along with the ROM, Samsung’s new S Voice app, which is Samsung’s own voice activated virtual assistant was also leaked.
Samsung has now said that the app that was leaked was an initial test version,
 

Facebook Launches Group File Sharing Service

Facebook
Facebook has this week launched a new group file sharing service to a “small percentage” of users and will be rolling the features out to all members of Facebook groups shortly.
The new Facebook Group file sharing features allows users to upload files up to 25mb in size, which can then be shared with all users within that
 

SIM Free Nokia 808 PureView Headed To The US?

808 PureView
The Nokia 808 PureView will launch in selected countries this month, Nokia had previously said that they had no plans to launch the handset in the US, and whilst it won’t be available with any of the US carriers it is possible a SIM free version will launch in the US.
The news comes from Nokia’s US President, Chris Weber, who  recently told PCMag that
 

Video shows off Samsung Galaxy S III gestures

The Samsung Galaxy S III was unveiled last week and it was impressive, showing off several nice features. Now some video has shown up showing off a few phone gestures that we hadn’t known about before. There are three gestures shown in the video.
The first gesture looks useful, but unfortunately it didn’t really very well

 

Samsung Galaxy S III Service Manual And Specifications Leaked?

Samsung Galaxy S III
The guys over at Sammobile have got their hands on a service manual which is apparently for the new Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone, and if this turns out to be the real deal ten we get a look at the final specifications on the handset.
According to the leaked specifications the Samsung Galaxy S III will
 

RIM To Launch First BlackBerry 10 Smartphone In October?

BlackBerryWe know that RIM is working on devices that will run the next version of their mobile OS, BlackBerry 10, and according to a recent report by the guys from N4BB, RIM will launch their first BlackBerry 10 smartphone in October.
RIM has already said that they will launch their first BlackBerry 10 device in
 

Sony Patches PS Vita PSN Game Hack, Same Hack Found In Others

After news that two of its games allowed the PS Vita to run homebrew software, Sony pulled Hot Shots Tennis and Motorstorm Arctic Rift from the PSN store to patch up the Vita firmware to 1.67 . However, the two games were seemingly not the only ones harbouring the vulnerability, as a new video has sprung up of a Vita running the hack post-patch, but using a different
 

Alienware M11x Gaming Laptop To Be Discontinued

Alienware MX11
Further to the news that Alienware are launching a new range of larger gaming laptops in the form of the M14x, M17x and M18x. Dell has also revealed today that it will be discontinuing the smaller 11 inch version in the Alienware range, the M11x.
The removal of the smallest laptop from the Alienware range will now
 

Awesome Slo-Mo Footage Captured With $100K Phantom Flex Camera

Phantom FlexSome of you might remember when we first featured the super slo-mo Phantom Flex $100,000 camera back in April last year. The Phantom Flex camera has been designed to capture and record video at an amazingly high frames per second slowing the world to a crawl.
This slo-mo features has been put to great use before but the footage captured for the Danish
 

iPhone Boom Mic

iPhone Boom MicIf you are looking to add a little more professional audio to your iPhone videos. You might be interested in this new Boom Mic which has been created specifically for Apple’s iPhone.
The Boom Mic measure just 4 inches long and is super lightweight. It attaches to the iPhone’s headphone jack and adjusts to hold on to the back of your iPhone, and can be used
 

Alienware M14x, M17x and M18x Laptops Updated

AlienwareAlienware has today released details about its new range of gaming laptops, and their updated components. The refreshed 2012 range of Alienware laptops will include the M14x, M17x, and M18x which Alienware has now made even more flexible providing 4x graphics choices, 2 x single core, 2 x dual-core, 23 x storage options, 7 x memory choices, 2 x optical
 

Facebook Plans To Go Public On May 17th 2012

Facebook IPOIt 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 of Instagram for a cool $1 billion, ealier this
 

Grand Theft Auto V May Be Delayed

GTA 5 will arrive at some point, but will it be before the end of 2012? The jury is still out on that. Their focus right now is likely on making sure that Max Payne 3 is perfect before release in May. A few new rumors may shed some light on when we might see the latest Grand Theft Auto game.
Dutch site GameLiner cites a ‘freelancer’ who says that GTA 5 has been postponed
 

Facebook Update For PS Vita Adds Photo Uploading, Support For Languages

Many users were no doubt disappointed with the Facebook app for the Vita. You can’t please everyone. Well, now some of you should enjoy it more now that version 1.01 has arrived. It offers some important new functionality.

There is a lot of good news here. Now you can finally upload images, which comes
 

New Chromebooks Boot In 5 Seconds With Open Source BIOS

We already have some “instant on” options, but they are hardly instant. The good news is that we are getting closer. An updated Samsung Chromebook recently shown off at IDF in Beijing, can do a cold boot in just five seconds. Now that’s fast and much closer to “instant”.

That time is very impressive. especially when you consider that current
 

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