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More Rumors of an Apple TV Set Surfacing in 2012
PSN Down Until Midnight PST Tonight
Nintendo’s 3DS Receives Free Access To 5,000 Hotspots Throughout Europe
Todays Apple OS X 10.7.3 Update Causing Problems For Some Users
NASA Launches Educational iPad And Facebook Games
Awesome Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Launch Trailer (video)
Avid Studio Video Editing App Arrives On The iPad
Corning And Samsung Form New OLED Glass Partnership
Polly Camera Trolley Helps Stabilise Your Recordings
Google Fined $660,000 In France For Offering Google Maps For Free
Nokia Lumia 900 Goes Up For Pre-order At Microsoft Stores
Pentax K-01 Mirrorless Camera Officially Launched (video)
Samsung Ships 700,000 Galaxy Notes In South Korea
Three UK Launches Web Cube 3G HSPA+ Broadband Alternative
HTC Confirms Some Of Its Android Handsets Are Leaking WiFi Passwords
HTC Sensation With Android 4.0 Launching In Europe March 1st
Reckless Racing 2 Launches On iOS And Android Devices (video)
Watch Videos With iOS, Android Device On SI’s Swimsuit Issue
DVDO Air Wireless HD Media Streaming System Unveiled
Evernote For Mac Update Brings Revamped Note Interface And More
Samsung Galaxy S Advance Hits The UK Later This Month, Up For Pre-order
Huawei Honor Appears At FCC, Headed To AT&T?
Google TV To Have Blu-Ray 3D Support, Chrome Improvements
Halo: Helljumper, Fan Made Film Series, First Episode Released (video)
Sony Xperia S Fast Charging Feature Detailed
Skyrim 1.4 Update Released With Creation Kit And Workshop Preview Trailer (video)
Samsung Galaxy S II Plus And Galaxy Note S Coming At MWC 2012?
Vizio’s 21:9 CinemaWide LED HTDV Coming In March
Android Google Docs Update Enables Offline Access To Documents
Raspbmc Transforms A $35 Raspberry Pi Into A XBMC Media Center (video)
ADzero Bamboo Android Smartphone Announced
Apple Releases OS X Lion 10.7.3 Update
Motorola Droid 4 Coming To Verizon February 9th For $199?
iPad 3 To Feature Quad Core A6 Processor?

More Rumors of an Apple TV Set Surfacing in 2012

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 10:53 AM PST

All those Apple TV set rumors won’t die, they just keep coming back around. Analyst Gene Munster from Piper Jaffray has issued another note this week again saying that he expects Apple to launch its own branded television set this year. Munster gets his data the conversation he reportedly had with a TV component supplier.

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PSN Down Until Midnight PST Tonight

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 10:39 AM PST

If you’re at work right now and are counting the hours until you can go home and spend some quality time with your friends on the PlayStation Network, we have some bad news for you. The PSN has been down since 6 AM this morning and will be down through midnight Pacific Standard Time tonight.

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Nintendo’s 3DS Receives Free Access To 5,000 Hotspots Throughout Europe

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 07:44 AM PST

Nintendo Europe has announced a new partnership with free-hotspot.com, that will provide 3DS users with a massive 5,000 free hotspot locations to jump on to throughout Europe.

To use the new service you will need to have a Nintendo 3DS Internet Browser to be installed. If you haven't already downloaded the Nintendo 3DS Internet Browser, you will need to perform a system update on your Nintendo 3DS gaming console.

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Todays Apple OS X 10.7.3 Update Causing Problems For Some Users

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 07:21 AM PST

Earlier today Apple rolled out their latest OS X 10.7.3 update for Mac systems. But after a few hours of use it now looks like the update is causing problems for a number of users. Shortly after its release a number of users started posting on the Apple support forums with problems ranging from nothing working at all, to problems being encountered with the 10.7.3 delta updater is resulting in app crashes.

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NASA Launches Educational iPad And Facebook Games

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 07:03 AM PST

NASA has two announced the launch of two new educational games for Apple’s iPad device and Facebook. The iPad game puts you in the position of an Air Traffic controller for Sector 33, where you must merge the arriving planes into a single traffic stream as they pass over Modesto, CA on the western edge of your sector.

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Awesome Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Launch Trailer (video)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 06:50 AM PST

If you are looking forward to the launch of the highly anticipated Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning game launch next week. Then this tasty launch trailer will definitely why your appetite a little more before it arrives on the 7th February.

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is a new single-player action role-playing game for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, which has been developed with the help of the Ken Rolston, the lead designer of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, who has been the games executive designer. Watch the trailer for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning after the jump for a glimpse of what you can expect.

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Avid Studio Video Editing App Arrives On The iPad

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 06:30 AM PST

Avid has launched a new video editing iPad app, which it hopes will give Apple’s iMovie a run for its money, and is Avid’s first prosumer video editing app for the iPad. Avid Studio for the iPad enables you to quickly arrange your clips in the Storyboard, make precision edits using the Timeline, and add high-quality transitions, effects, and soundtracks to your movie footage.

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Corning And Samsung Form New OLED Glass Partnership

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 06:28 AM PST

Corning is well know for producing the majority of glass that is found in our smartphones, Samsung uses it in many of its devices, as do a range of other manufacturers.

Now Samsung and Corning are forming a joint venture where the two companies will manufacture special OLED glass substrates, which will be made up of Corning’s lotus Glass substrates and Samsung’s OLED displays.

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Polly Camera Trolley Helps Stabilise Your Recordings

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 05:57 AM PST

We have featured a number of devices designed to help provide a more stable and smooth platform for camcorders and cameras here on Geeky Gadgets. Including the awesome CineSkates Camera Slider which started its journey on Kickstarter not so long ago. Now a new design has been launched by Polly Systems called the Polly, which uses a flywheel driven chassis to hold your camera and keep everything stable as your record.

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Google Fined $660,000 In France For Offering Google Maps For Free

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 05:56 AM PST

A court in France has fined Google a total of $660,000 for offering Google Maps for free in France, according to the court ruling Google is abusing its dominant position in mapping by offering Google Maps for free.

A company called Bottin Cartographes filed a lawsuit against Google, the company produces a paid mapping service for businesses and has clients like Louis Vuitton, Airbus and more.

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Nokia Lumia 900 Goes Up For Pre-order At Microsoft Stores

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 05:41 AM PST

Nokia recently announced their first 4G LTE smartphone for the US, the Nokia Lumia 900, which is expected to go on sale in March, and now it would appear that Microsoft Stores have started taking pre-orders on the handset.

We still don’t have an official launch date for the device, although the last thing we heard was the 18th of March, and the device can now be pre-orderd at Microsoft Stores for a $25 deposit, you will also have to sign a new two year contract with AT&T.

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Pentax K-01 Mirrorless Camera Officially Launched (video)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 05:29 AM PST

Today Pentax has officially announced the new highly anticipated Pentax K-01 mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera. Which is equipped with the same K-mount lens mount used by Pentax’s DSLR lenses. The design for the new Pentax K-01 has been created by Australian industrial designer Marc Newson, featuring a rubberised, ribbed grip covering on an aluminium frame.

The Pentax K-01 has been built around a 16-megapixel APS-C sensor, providing roughly 13 times the size of the 1/2.3-inch-type sensor found in the Pentax Q. ISO settings range from ISO 100 to ISO 25,600, and burst mode provides 6 frames per second capture at full resolution, and the camera will capture 1080p video at 24 fps, 25 fps, and 30 fps, as well as 720p video at 60 fps.

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Samsung Ships 700,000 Galaxy Notes In South Korea

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 05:27 AM PST

Samsung will be making a big push on the new Galaxy Note in the US this weekend, as the company is showing off a special Galaxy Note advert during this Sunday’s Super Bowl.

Samsung recently announced that they had sold over 1 million Galaxy Note devices around the world, and now the company has announced that they have sold over 1 million Galaxy Note smartphones in their home country of South Korea.

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Three UK Launches Web Cube 3G HSPA+ Broadband Alternative

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 04:50 AM PST

UK mobile carrier Three has just announced the Three Web Cube, which is basically a mobile alternative to broadband for your home, and the device is HSPA+ enabled.

According to Three the Web Cube will offer typical download speeds of between 2Mbps to 5Mbps with a maximum speed in excess of 10 Mbps, and you can also connect up to five different devices to the web cube at once.

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HTC Confirms Some Of Its Android Handsets Are Leaking WiFi Passwords

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 04:46 AM PST

HTC has confirmed that a number of its mobile Android handsets may leak security credentials on Wi-Fi networks, and has now issued a fix to help correct the problem.

The fix should automatically roll out to patch the issue, but HTC does states that some of its Android smartphones will require the user to manually load the fix on to their devices. HTC suggests that users should check its site for more details on how to perform the update.

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HTC Sensation With Android 4.0 Launching In Europe March 1st

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 04:34 AM PST

The HTC Sensation has been available for some time, we reviewed the handset last year, and now HTC has announced that they will launch an ‘Ice White’ version of the HTC Sensation on the 1st of March in Europe.

What makes the announcement interesting is that this new version of the HTC Sensation will ship with the latest version of Google’s Mobile OS, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

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Reckless Racing 2 Launches On iOS And Android Devices (video)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 04:28 AM PST

Reckless Racing 2 the highly anticipated sequel the the great original game developed by Polarbit, has now launched on to iOS and Android devices and is available to download from the iTunes App Store for $4.99 and the Android Market. Reckless Racing 2 was originally expected to arrive in the App Store and Android Market back in December.

The new Reckless Racing 2 application brings gamers a selection of 18 highly detailed cars to choose from whilst playing, ranging from small dirt buggies to high speed supercars, and with 24 new routes in a variety of flavours on both dirt and tarmac to test your skills.

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Watch Videos With iOS, Android Device On SI’s Swimsuit Issue

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 04:15 AM PST

Here’s another reason to look forward to Valentine’s Day. If watching videos or reading magazines on your Android or iOS device has become part of your daily routine, then mark February 14 on your calendar as DirecTV is working with Sports Illustrated to bring the latter’s annual swimsuit issue to smartphone and tablet users and release it on that day.

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DVDO Air Wireless HD Media Streaming System Unveiled

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 04:15 AM PST

DVDO has this week unveiled a new addition to their product range with the launch of the DVDO Air. A wireless HD streaming solution that will enable you to stream HD quality video and audio from a cable/satellite box, Blu- ray, DVD, AVR, etc. to another wirelessly.

The wireless AIR system has been created by DVDO to transfer full, uncompressed 1080p HD, enabling you can watch 3D Blu-ray movies and enjoy full 7.1 channel surround sound without the need for the player and HDTV to be near each other.

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Evernote For Mac Update Brings Revamped Note Interface And More

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 04:03 AM PST

Evernote has today rolled out a new update 3.0.6 to their Mac application, which brings with it a newly revamped user interface for notes, together with range of enhancements to checklists, tables and more.

The newly designed note panel has been design to save space and provide a much easier to understand interface. Evernote has also added what they are calling “Intelligence” to the header of the notes. Showing both the date the note was created and updated.

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Samsung Galaxy S Advance Hits The UK Later This Month, Up For Pre-order

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 03:59 AM PST

Samsung recently announced the Samsung Galaxy S Advance, and now we have some details on when the handset will be available in the UK, the device will launch in the week of the 27th.

The guys over at Clove have just put the Samsung Galaxy S Advance up for pre-order, and a SIM free version of the handset is available for £354 including taxes, and it will ship near the end of the month.

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Huawei Honor Appears At FCC, Headed To AT&T?

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 03:40 AM PST

The Huawei Honor was first announced on September of last year, we also got a look at the device in a hands on video, and now it appears that it could be headed to US mobile carrier AT&T.

The Huawei Honor was recently spotted in an FCC filing, and the device was listed with AT&T’sn 3G and HSPA+ bands, so it is possible that the handset could be headed to AT&T.

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Google TV To Have Blu-Ray 3D Support, Chrome Improvements

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 03:37 AM PST

If you have a Sony Internet TV or have one of those Sony Blu-ray players with Google TV functionality, you’ll be glad to know that Google has confirmed upcoming Chrome improvements and Blu-ray 3D support in its next update to Google TV.

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Halo: Helljumper, Fan Made Film Series, First Episode Released (video)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 03:36 AM PST

Halo fans will be please to know that the first episode, of the Halo fan film Halo: Helljumper has now been released and is ready to view. Halo: Helljumper is a short series of films adapted from the short story, "Dirt," by Tobias S. Buckell. That follows the life of one human ODST from his enlistment in the UNSC before the Human-Covenant War to around the Fall of Reach. Watch the first episode of after the jump.

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Sony Xperia S Fast Charging Feature Detailed

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 03:13 AM PST

We recently heard that Sony’s latest Android smartphone, the Sony Xperia S would come with a fast charging feature, although at the time we didn’t have any information on how this would work.

We now have some details on how the fast charge feature on the new Sony Xperia S will work, you will be able to plug your device in for 10 minutes and this will give you one hour of talk time on the Xperia S.

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Skyrim 1.4 Update Released With Creation Kit And Workshop Preview Trailer (video)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 03:07 AM PST

Skyrim gamers looking forward to the new 1.4 patch being rolled out by Bethesda, will be pleased to learn that its now been released and is available to download through Steam.

Unfortunately console gamers are going to need to wait just a little while longer for the patch, which is hoped will arrive for Xbox 360 and PS3 within the week. The new Skyrim 1.4 patch is hoped to solve a number of issues that PS3 players have been experiencing that causes the game to lag.

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Samsung Galaxy S II Plus And Galaxy Note S Coming At MWC 2012?

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 02:59 AM PST

Samsung recently announced that they wont be launching the new Samsung Galaxy S III at this years MWC 2012, which takes place in Barcelona later this month.

We know the company will be launching some other new smartphones, plus some new tablets, but now it would appear that they may launch updated versions of two existing devices.

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Vizio’s 21:9 CinemaWide LED HTDV Coming In March

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 02:40 AM PST

Vizio showed of a number of cool new products at CES 2012 last month, one of those was their new 21:9 aspect ratio LED HDTV, and now the company has announced that the device will launch in March.

The Vizio 21:9 CinemaWide LED HDTV will retail for $3,500 when it launches in March, and the device will let you watch widescreen movies without the need for the black bars that you get on standard HDTV’s.

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Android Google Docs Update Enables Offline Access To Documents

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 02:34 AM PST

A new update to Android Google Docs application has rolled out this week bringing with it a new feature that provides the ability to store documents on your devices for offline access when required. Google has added the new offline Docs feature to help you when an internet connection might not always be available, enabling you to always be connected to files.

Once back online again via a WiFi connection Google Docs automatically updates your offline files. If needed you can also manually update files anytime via a data connection by opening the file or tapping 'Update' from the Offline section of the app.

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Raspbmc Transforms A $35 Raspberry Pi Into A XBMC Media Center (video)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 02:13 AM PST

A new Raspbmc operating system has been announced this week which has been designed to transform a $35/£25 Raspberry Pi mini computer into a XBMC media centre. XBMC had already been tested on the Raspberry Pi but the release of the new Raspbmc operating system makes installing a breeze.

If you haven’t already heard about the new $35/£25 Raspberry Pi computer, its a tiny palm sized PC thats equipped with a ARM-based processor originally designed for educational institutions, but has captured the hearts of hobbyists and geeks worldwide. Watch the video after the jump to see team XBMC member Keith walks us through the Raspberry Pi device, demonstrates XBMC functionality in this proof of concept port, and plays some 1080p videos.

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ADzero Bamboo Android Smartphone Announced

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 02:07 AM PST

A company called ADzero has developed a Bamboo Android smartphone, and the device is expected to launch later this year, the handset was developed by the company and a UK student at Middlesex University, Keiron Scott Woodhouse.

The design started out as a concept, and it was then picked up by ADzero, who have developed it into an Android smartphone, and the device features a casing which is made from bamboo.

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Apple Releases OS X Lion 10.7.3 Update

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 01:45 AM PST

Apple has released a new update for its Mac OS X software, the latest version is OS X Lion 10.7.3 and the update comes with a range of improvements and bug fixes.

The OS C Lion 10.7.3 update adds in support for a range of new languages, which include Catalan, Croatian, Greek, Hebrew, Romanian, Slovak, Thai, and Ukrainian, as well as a range of bug fixes.

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Motorola Droid 4 Coming To Verizon February 9th For $199?

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 12:50 AM PST

Verizon and Motorola announced the Droid 4 last month, and now it looks like we may have a possible launch date for the device, the 9th of February, which is next Thursday.

According to a recent report the Motorola Droid 4 will be available on Verizon Wireless from February the 9th for $199 when you sign up to a new two year contract with the carrier, although this has yet to be officially confirmed by Verizon.

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iPad 3 To Feature Quad Core A6 Processor?

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 11:14 PM PST

We have been hearing rumors about the iPad 3 for the last few months, the device is reported to come with a new Apple A6 processor, and now it would appear we may actually have some information about the A6 processor.

According to a recent report by the Boy Genius Report, Apple’s iPad 3 will feature a quad core A6 processor, as they have apparently obtained some information on the hardware in an iPad 3 prototype.

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