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Forged In Asgard, The Thor Ice Scraper
Hoodie Gone Wrong: Wookie Fur Chewbacca Furry Zip
TidyTilt iPhone Smart Cover, Kickstand And Earbud Tidy (video)
Classpad Enters Indian Tablet Market To Compete With Budget Aakash Tablet
Nokia Lumia 800 Headed To Sweden And Denmark Later This Month
Strain, A Unique Competitive Bio-Engineering Card Game
Asus Responds To Transformer Prime Locked Bootloader
HP Envy Spectre Ultrabook Leaked (Video)
MyPermissions Helps Manages Your Social Network App Permission
PostSecret Removes iPhone App From The App Store Due To Threatening Content
Eobot Concept Watch
HTC Flyer WiFi Gets Android 3.2 Honeycomb Update
New Olympus Camera Range Expected To Launch Next Month
Nintendo 3DS Hits 4 Million Sales In The US
Google+ Traffic Increased 55 Percent In December
Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Arc HD (Nozomi) To Be Announced Next Week?
Appgravity, A Powerful Alternative, Android Market Search Engine
Modern Warfare 3 Spawn Problems (video)
Remote Dictate Transforms Your iPhone 4S Into A Wireless Dictation Mic For Mac And PC
Chevron WP7 Windows Phone Unlock Tool Sold Out
ETY-Kids3 In-ear Headphones Revamped By Etymotic
Apple Had 52 Percent Of Mobile Browsing Share At The End Of 2011
India’s Akash $50 Budget Tablet Hits 1.4 Million Pre-orders In Two Weeks
Twine Raises Over $500,000 On Kickstarter (video)
Plug Hub Cable Organiser (video)
Nokia Lumia 800 vs iPhone 4S Browser Test (Video)
Researchers Unveil Living Neon Displays, Using Biopixels Made From Bacteria (video)
LG Connect 4G MS840 MetroPCS Android Handset Leaked
Ask Ziggy, Windows Phone Alternative To Apple’s Siri (video)
Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus Android Smartphone Announced
ReaderDock N-Station NOOK Speaker Dock (video)
Asus Transformer Prime Fans Launch Petition To Get Bootloader Unlocked
Another Steve Jobs Action Figure Appears Online
All BlackBerry PlayBooks Now $299
FilmOn Air Portable Tuner Brings TV To Smartphones, Tablets And PCs
The Drinkman Walkman Hip Flask
Commodore 64 Is 30 Years Old This Week
Retrode 2 Ultimate Retro Gaming PC Adapter
Wilson Unveils World’s First 4G LTE Mobile Signal Booster
Custom Mac Pro Shipping Dates Slip, New Model On The Way?
Over 1.2 Billion Android And iOS Apps Downloaded In Last Week Of December
ClockworkMod Tether Android Tethering App Released
Apple Holding Media Event This Month?

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 11:54 AM PST

Alright, kidding! Kidding! No terrestrial quasi-mythic Nordic entities were responsible for the creation of this handy tool. That was just done to grab attention. But the branding of this novel ice scraper from Quirky is definitely strategic. It was named Thor for a reason–to vanquish the encrusting ice from your car. Okay, fine, so scraping ice doesn’t cut it as an epic task but in this day and age of post-industrial consumerism, epic tasks are best found in video games. (Skyrim!)

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Hoodie Gone Wrong: Wookie Fur Chewbacca Furry Zip

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 11:28 AM PST

Seen below is an awful example of fashion sense gone wrong. (Jeans? he should have gone with furry pants!) As the saying goes, there’s no accounting for taste. Then again, some people might dig walking around in a Wookie Hoodie–and yes, it’s called the Chewbacca Furry Zip. It’s a hand wash susceptible 100% polyester garment that goes really well with not bathing for a few weeks and speaking in grunts.

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TidyTilt iPhone Smart Cover, Kickstand And Earbud Tidy (video)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 08:15 AM PST

If you are a fan of the Smart Cover which was released by Apple to compliment the iPad 2 when it was launched. You might be interested in this neat TidyTilt cover for your iPhone. Which tries to provide the same sort of features the Smart Cover case brings to the iPad 2 on your iPhone.

The TidyTilt attaches to your iPhone also using magnets but you need to attach a metal strip around the edge of your iPhone first. But it does bring some added bonus features, like the ability to now attach your iPhone to any metal surface, such as your fridge or similar. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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Classpad Enters Indian Tablet Market To Compete With Budget Aakash Tablet

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 07:54 AM PST

A new tablet has entered the India tablet market from Classteacher Learning Systems called the Classpad. Which is now looking to give the Aakash $50 budget tablet a little competition. The Aakash has already started well though and has already chalked up 1.4 million pre-orders in just two weeks.

The new Classpad tablet for $140 is priced at nearly three times the cost of the budget Aakash tablet, and can rise to a hefty $265 if you take all the higher specifications.

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Nokia Lumia 800 Headed To Sweden And Denmark Later This Month

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 07:44 AM PST

It looks like Nokia is getting ready to launch their flagship Windows Phone smartphone in some other European countries this month, the device is already available in the UK, Germany Spain, France, Italy an the Netherlands.

Both Denmark and Sweden will get the Nokia Lumia 800 later this month, with the device launching in Denmark on the 20th of January and in Sweden on the 23rd of January.

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Strain, A Unique Competitive Bio-Engineering Card Game

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 07:31 AM PST

If you are looking to try something a little different to the mass of digital games out there. Going back to a more old school card game. Strain, a family game of competitive bio-engineering, might bring a unique gaming experience back to your house. Up to seven players can play and the name of the game is to create the mightiest micro-organisms.

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Asus Responds To Transformer Prime Locked Bootloader

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 07:19 AM PST

It looks like Asus intends to release an official statement regarding the locked bootloader on the Transformer Prime that we heard about yesterday, as the company has now posted the following on their Facebook page.

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HP Envy Spectre Ultrabook Leaked (Video)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 07:10 AM PST

It looks like HP has a new Ultrabook in the works, the HP Envy Spectre, which will probably be unveiled at CES next week, which you can see in the video below that was sent to the guys over at The Verge

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MyPermissions Helps Manages Your Social Network App Permission

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 07:09 AM PST

Social network users, who have multiple accounts across the major players may be interested in a new service called MyPermissions. Its been created to help you manage your social networking site, permissions and let you keep your privacy a little more secure from application you might use to access the networks.

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PostSecret Removes iPhone App From The App Store Due To Threatening Content

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 06:55 AM PST

PostSecret has removed their iPhone app from Apple’s App Store, after some users of the application decided to post threatening and abusive content using the application.

This has left the developers of the app with the only option or removing the app, as they were unable to moderate all the content posted by the application due to the sheer volume of content submitted, the statement below from Ron Warren, the founder of Post Secret explains why the app was removed.

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Eobot Concept Watch

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 06:49 AM PST

A new watch called the Eobot is currently taking votes over on the Tokyoflash website, hoping to become reality and make it to production. The concept drawn below resembles a robot in shape and has a robotic red eye similar to the Cylons in Battlestar Galactica, which moves back and forth.

To tell the time on the watch the coloured lights are used to display hours and minutes. The first 4 vertical rows of lights indicate the 4-digit time and date and in each row one of the lights is illuminated in either green or blue.

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HTC Flyer WiFi Gets Android 3.2 Honeycomb Update

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 06:38 AM PST

Last month HTC released the Android 3.2 Honeycomb update for their HTC Flyer tablet, the update was only available for the WiFi and 3G version of the HTC Flyer, and now it would appear that the update has now been released for the WiFi only version.

The Android 3.2 Honeycomb update for the HTC Flyer brings a range of new features to the device, and a number of users have also reported some performance improvements on their device.

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New Olympus Camera Range Expected To Launch Next Month

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 06:25 AM PST

Olympus is expected to launch a new range of cameras in early February according to rumours that are currently circulating. The new range is expected to be unveiled by Olympus just after this months CES show and may reveal a new line incorporating weatherproof sealing and in-built viewfinders.

Concepts images of the new range have already been circulating the Internet, but no official information about the new range of cameras specifications has been released by Olympus as yet. The image below is a an imaginary Micro Four Thirds camera with build-in viewfinder created by Livedoor.

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Nintendo 3DS Hits 4 Million Sales In The US

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 06:18 AM PST

Nintendo has announced that they have now sold more than 4 million units of their Nintendo 3DS console in the US, since the device went on sale last year, and they also revealed that the 3DS has been a faster seller than the Nintendo Wii was in the first 9 months since the device was launched.

They also released some details for their other consoles, with a total of 3.4 million units of the Nintendo DS being sold in the US in 2011.

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Google+ Traffic Increased 55 Percent In December

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 06:07 AM PST

Google+ is still a long way fro threatening the likes of Facebook, but reports are now confirming that Google+ received its biggest increase in traffic during December last year. Seeing traffic jump a massive 55 percent last month, recording 49 million visits. But to put this in perspective Facebook around half a billion users visit their Facebook account on a daily basis.

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Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Arc HD (Nozomi) To Be Announced Next Week?

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 05:49 AM PST

We have already seen some leaked photos and specifications of Sony Ericsson’s upcoming HD Android smartphone, which is rumored to be called the Xperia Arc HD, and now it would appear that we may actually get to see the device next week.

Sony Ericsson posted the following photo (2nd photo below) on their Facebook page, along with the the following note, which gives us the impression that we will see this new HD Android smartphone announced next week.

Sony Ericsson's Xperia Arc HD

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Appgravity, A Powerful Alternative, Android Market Search Engine

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 05:37 AM PST

Using the provided Google Android Market search feature is great if you know roughly what you are looking for. But if you prefer to have a good rummage around in the Android Market. The new Appgravity Android Market web application might well be worth more investigation.

The Appgravity Android Market search engine provides you with additional search filters making it easier to find exactly what you looking for. Or if you don’t will provide a good list of apps that meet your search criteria.

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Modern Warfare 3 Spawn Problems (video)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 05:22 AM PST

Most online first person shooter games experience a little spawn camping during gameplay. But the video after the jump reveals that spawn camping could become a big problem in the new Modern Warfare 3 game if it’s not controlled.

One player has been able to notch up a massive 144 kills and just 4 deaths in one game on MW3 over the holiday period. Using all his cunning spawn camping skills to the max and hiding behind a concrete wall. Watch him and his amazing skills in action after the jump.

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Remote Dictate Transforms Your iPhone 4S Into A Wireless Dictation Mic For Mac And PC

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 05:10 AM PST

Remote Dictate is a new iPhone application which has recently launched and has been designed to provide you with the ability to transform your iPhone 4S into a wireless dictation microphone for your computer. Enabling you to enter text on your computer by just speaking into your iPhone 4S.

Remote Dictate is compatible with both PC and Mac computers and provides free speech recognition software and a wireless microphone. For those looking to save their cash after the holiday season, and not have to fork out for the traditional expensive dictation software.

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Chevron WP7 Windows Phone Unlock Tool Sold Out

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 05:04 AM PST

It looks like you wont be able to get your hands on the Chevron WP7 unlock tool for Windows Phone devices from the moment, as the developers of the application has confirmed that they have sold out of the app.

When the Chevron WP7 team agreed a deal with Microsoft, they ended up getting agreement for 10,000 tokens, which meant that they could sell 10,000 of the Chevron WP7 app.

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ETY-Kids3 In-ear Headphones Revamped By Etymotic

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:50 AM PST

Etymotic has this week unveiled their newly revamped ETY-Kids3 in-ear headphones, which have been specifically designed with children in mind. The ETY-Kids3 have been created to provide children with a safe way to listen to Apple devices and are fitted with volume limiters to protect children’s ear drums.

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Apple Had 52 Percent Of Mobile Browsing Share At The End Of 2011

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:35 AM PST

According to a recent report, Apple’s iOS device took around 52 percent of the mobile browsing share at the end of 2011 in December, in second place was Java ME with a 21.7 percent share.

Third place goes to Google’s Android OS with a 16.29 percent share, and next is Symbian with a 5.76 percent share, and after that we have BlackBerry with a 3.51 percent share, whilst other devices made up just 1.07 percent.

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India’s Akash $50 Budget Tablet Hits 1.4 Million Pre-orders In Two Weeks

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:22 AM PST

We recently heard about the latest budget Android tablet from India, which is called the Akash, and now it looks like the device is going to be extremely popular as the manufacturers, Datawind have received over 1.4 million pre-orders in the first two weeks.

Datawind is stepping up production of the Akash to meet the massive demand, and will be opening a new factory to produce enough units to keep up with the orders.

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Twine Raises Over $500,000 On Kickstarter (video)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:00 AM PST

You might remember back in November we features a new device called Twine, which was looking to make the jump from concept to production over on the Kickstarter website. Well today the Twine device has made that jump raising a over $500,000 in pledges since its appearance on the Kickstarter website.

The Twine device which has generated so much interest from the Kickstarter community, is low-power 2.5″ square that works with real-time web software to make networked physical computing simple and versatile. Twine is the simplest possible way to get the objects in your life texting, tweeting or emailing. Watch a video after the jump to see it in action.

Twine Internet Connector

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Plug Hub Cable Organiser (video)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 03:42 AM PST

If you are looking to take a little more control over the clutter of cables under neath your desk then the new Plug Hub might be worth more investigation. The Plug Hub has been designed to neatly conceal your power adapters and provide you with a cored management allowing you to store any extra cable that might not be require, out of sight. The Plug Hub has been invented by Jared Joyce and designed-by-comittee on the Quirky website.

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Nokia Lumia 800 vs iPhone 4S Browser Test (Video)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 03:28 AM PST

If you are wording how Nokia’s new Lumia 800 Windows Phone smartphone compares to Apple’s iPhone 4S, a video has been released which compares the browser on both devices.

The video below shows the browser benchmarks for the Nokia Lumia 800 compared to the Apple iPhone 4S and also the Apple iPhone 4.

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Researchers Unveil Living Neon Displays, Using Biopixels Made From Bacteria (video)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 03:17 AM PST

A research team comprising of biologists and bioengineers at UC San Diego, have been able to create a living neon sign using bacterial cells that periodically fluoresce in together, just like blinking light bulbs.

The living neon displays are created using millions of living fluorescent Escherichia coli, a rod-shaped bacterium that live in our intestines. Watch the video after the jump more a demonstration.

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LG Connect 4G MS840 MetroPCS Android Handset Leaked

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 03:14 AM PST

It looks like a new Android smartphone from LG is headed to MetroPCS, the LG Connect 4G, which you can see in the photo below, and the device features a 4 inch WVGA NOVA touchscreen display.

Processing on the LG Connect 4G is provided by a dual core processor, and it features 1GB of RAM and 4GB of built in storage plus a microSD card slot.

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Ask Ziggy, Windows Phone Alternative To Apple’s Siri (video)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 02:35 AM PST

Windows Phone users looking to add a personal voice assistant, similar to Apple’s Siri to their Windows smartphone. Might be interested in the new ‘Ask Ziggy’ application which has been created for Windows Phone and seems to provide an impressive alternative to Siri for Windows Phone users. The Ask Ziggy application is free to download and can be seen, being put through its paces, in the video after the jump.

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Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus Android Smartphone Announced

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 02:35 AM PST

Samsung has launched a new version of their Samsung Galaxy Ace smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus, and it comes with a range of new features and specifications over the existing model.

The Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus comes with a single core 1GHz processor, plus a 3.65 inch HVGA touchscreen display with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels, plus Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

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ReaderDock N-Station NOOK Speaker Dock (video)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 02:21 AM PST

NOOK owners looking for a speaker dock for their NOOK reader/tablet, might be interested to learn that ReaderDock has just unveiled its new N-Station which is expected to launch later this month. The N-Station NOOK Dock incorporates a pair of speakers and allows you to tilt and position your NOOK for perfect viewing.

Whilst docked in the N-Station your NOOK can be recharged and its compatible with both the NOOK Colour and NOOK Tablet. Watch a quick promotional video created by ReaderDock after the jump.

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Asus Transformer Prime Fans Launch Petition To Get Bootloader Unlocked

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 02:19 AM PST

Yesterday we heard that Asus’s new quad core NVIDIA Tegra 3 tablet, the Transformer Prime comes with a locked bootloader, which means developers won’t be able to create custom ROM’s for the device and it will only be able to run packages signed by Asus.

The developer community are less than pleased with Asus, and they have now launched a petition to both Asus and Nvidia in an attempt to get the locked bootloader removed.

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Another Steve Jobs Action Figure Appears Online

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 02:03 AM PST

We have featured a number of different Steve Jobs action figures here at Geeky Gadgets, the latest one is probably the most realistic looking to date, and it is made by a company called Inicons.

We presume that Apple will try and stop this Steve Jobs figure going on sale, as you can see from the photos below, the box it comes in is obviously inspired by Apple’s packaging.

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All BlackBerry PlayBooks Now $299

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 02:02 AM PST

Anyone considering purchasing a BlackBerry PlayBook will be pleased to know that RIM has now reduced all its models down to one price of $299.99, for the 16GB, 32GB and 64GB versions.

RIM has been tweaking its BlackBerry PlayBook pricing for sometime, but the new deal only seems to be on the official BlackBerry Store. As other resellers are still pricing the PlayBook at $499 and above.

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FilmOn Air Portable Tuner Brings TV To Smartphones, Tablets And PCs

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 01:48 AM PST

This week FilmOn the Internet based Virtual cable service has announced that from February this year they will start shipping a FilmOn AIR device for free to all it’s yearly US based subscribers. Allowing them to enjoy the FilmOn service from their mobile devices and computers.

The FilmON AIR device is a small adapter that plugs directly in to the most popular smartphones, tablets and PCs and is compatible with Windows, Mac, Android and Apple iPhone, iPad, iPod iOS.

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The Drinkman Walkman Hip Flask

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 01:47 AM PST

The Drinkman is a hip flask which is designed to look like a Sony Walkman from the 1980′s, and it comes with a range of fake buttons and a cassette spindle graphic which makes it look like a real Walkman.

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Commodore 64 Is 30 Years Old This Week

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 01:34 AM PST

Thirty years ago this week the original Commodore 64 was announced, and it came with a massive 64KB of RAM, and ended up being very popular with sales of around 17.5 million units.

The Commodore brand was resurrected last year and you can now buy a PC with the latest components which is also called the Commodore 64, although it features quite a bit more RAM than the original 64KB.

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Retrode 2 Ultimate Retro Gaming PC Adapter

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 01:14 AM PST

Gamers who are looking to play a few retro games on their PC systems. Might be interested in a new adapter unveiled by Retrode, that will allow you to use cartridges from your old, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and Nintendo SNES/SFC, together with Access ROM and SRAM.

The Retrode 2 is also equipped with ports for Sega and SNES controllers to be connected and the Retrode 2 connects to your PC via a USB 2.0 connection. You will need to install an emulator on to your PC to be able to play the games, watch the video after the jump to see the Retrode 2 in action.

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Wilson Unveils World’s First 4G LTE Mobile Signal Booster

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 12:58 AM PST

At CES this year Wilson Electronics will be showcasing their new 4G Mobile Signal Booster, which also happens to be the worlds first of its kind, according to Wilson.

If you use Verizon Wireless LTE services the new Sleek 4G-V Mobile Signal Booster will help you stay connected with a stronger LTE signal, boosting LTE, 3G and 2G cellular signals on 700 MHz, 800 MHz and 1900 MHz frequency bands, and has been designed to be used in vehicles.

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Custom Mac Pro Shipping Dates Slip, New Model On The Way?

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 12:38 AM PST

Apple’s Mac Pro is definitely due a refresh, and it could be possible that we could see a new Ma Pro announced shortly, as the guys from Mac Rumors have noticed that the shipping dates on the custom Mac Pro range has now changed to one to three weeks.

The standard Mac Pro’s are still showing in stock, but if you make a simple upgrade, for example increasing the amount of RAM in the Mac Pro then the shipping date slips to one to three weeks.

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Over 1.2 Billion Android And iOS Apps Downloaded In Last Week Of December

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 11:33 PM PST

According to a recent report by analytics firm Flurry, in the last week of December there were more than 1.2 billion Android and iOS apps downloaded, this is an increase of around 60 percent from earlier in December.

According to the report, Christmas day was the largest single day for new device activations for both Android and iOS devices, and the period after this there was a significant increase in new app downloads.

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ClockworkMod Tether Android Tethering App Released

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 11:18 PM PST

Android developer Koushik Dutta has released a new free tethering app for Android devices, called ClockworkMod Tether, and what makes this app different is that it is apparently undetectable by the mobile carriers.

The app only works over USB at the moment, but according to the guys from the Verge is is simple to setup and just requires you to install some additional software on your computer as well as the app on your Android device.

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Apple Holding Media Event This Month?

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 11:05 PM PST

According to a recent report by Kara Swisher from All Things D, Apple has a media event planned this month which will apparently be held in New York, and the event is reportedly related to “a media-related announcement”.

If the report is correct then we wont see Apple announced their iPad 3 or their Siri powered HDTV, so instead it could be something related to publishing or advertising or possibly software.

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