Samsung unveils Hot Pink Galaxy S III for Korea

Everyone’s favorite color is coming to Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S III smartphone, at least for those in Korea. Since we know not everyone likes the standard black or white color options on their powerful smartphones Samsung’s here to the rescue. Offering their powerful quad-core smartphone in a cute color. More details below.

Recently Samsung has been loving the options though. After originally launching the Galaxy S III with just two color options, they’ve since announced 4 new ones bringing the total to 7 if you count hot pink. Now Samsung’s flagship smartphone is offered in Marble White, Pebble Blue, Amber Brown, Garnet Red, Sapphire Black and Titanium Grey.

Surely they have an elegant name for the pink option — but we haven’t heard it yet. I’m going with Berry Pink, or maybe even Lily Pink. Since the Galaxy S III was “inspired by nature” according to Samsung. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen pink color options from the South Korean company. Their Galaxy Note and Galaxy S II got the same treatment, but none ever made it to the states.

The all new Berry Pink Galaxy S III (yup, I’m going with Berry) will hit the streets in Korea starting next week, and we have no word on whether a US debut is coming but expect it to arrive around the holidays. Personally the new Titanium Grey color is my favorite on both the GSIII and the Galaxy Note II. Ladies, will you go for pink or are you set on that white iPhone 5?

[via GSMArena]


Samsung unveils Hot Pink Galaxy S III for Korea is written by Cory Gunther & originally posted on SlashGear.
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AMD Piledriver CPU pre-order pricing leaks out

AMD Piledriver CPU preorder pricing leaks out

It’s always just been a matter of “when” and “how much,” but it looks as if PC gamers looking to score a powerplant upgrade can start planning on specific amounts. AMD’s impending FX Piledriver CPUs are now up for pre-order at ShopBLT, an outlet that has proven reliable in the past when it comes to nailing down processor pricing. For those in need of a refresher, these are built using the Vishera design, with the range including between four and eight CPU cores. We’re expecting ’em to best the Bulldozer family, and if all goes well, they could be available to the earliest of adopters in October. Presently, the FX-4300 ($131.62), FX-6300 ($175.77), FX-8320 ($242.05) and FX-8350 ($253.06) are listed, but CPU World seems to think launch day quotes will actually be a bit lower. Only one way to find out, right?

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Google HQ opens for Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson’s movie crew

There’s tons of extra cameras and colorful chairs hanging around Google‘s Headquarters in California. That’s because it’s the set of what is surely going to be an awesome new movie — or a giant commercial for Google. The epic duo of Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson from Wedding Crashers are back, this time for a new movie called “The Internship.”

If you didn’t like Wedding Crashers then I don’t know what to tell you, because it was awesome. The duo are at it again shooting a new movie that while mostly was shot off of Google’s lawn, recently they’ve been right at the HQ having some fun. Since they couldn’t give up their entire office for months and months, the movies been shot at Georgia Tech, and bits and pieces at Google’s HQ. Awesome right?

That isn’t all either. We’re expecting tons of Googlers themselves to star as extras in the film. Those include Co-founder Sergery Brin, and top dogs like Hugo Barra, and more. This might not be quite like “The Social Network” but I’m betting it’ll be pretty awesome. Isn’t everything that Google does awesome? For more details you’ll surely want to check out this short video clip starring my man from Swingers, Vince Vaughn himself:

While Bloomberg reported that Google doesn’t have any financials involved with the movie, you have to wonder a bit with so many big hitters on the ground. Apparently Eric Schmidt interviewed Vince Vaughn for an employee talk (which should be online soon) and even Sergey Brin hosted a dinner and what surely was a fun party at his property in California for much of the movie crew. Here’s what Google had to say about the film:

We’re excited that Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson chose the Google campus as a backdrop for their first film together since ‘Wedding Crashers.’ We’re sure they’ll have a humorous take on life in Silicon Valley and look forward to seeing the result.”

So more on Google. Sergey Brin’s special Google Project X toys will apparently be making a few cameos during the film too. We are expecting to see Google Glass (which we’re excited about here) as well as Google’s Driver-less cars and more. Vaughn states he wrote the script without a major company in mind but after meeting a few from Google, decided to take that approach. Good stuff. I can’t wait to see it!

[via AllthingsD]


Google HQ opens for Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson’s movie crew is written by Cory Gunther & originally posted on SlashGear.
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This Cathedral of Junk Is the Most Beautiful Form of Hoarding [Video]

Vince Hannemann is the junk king, which means he has a whole lotta junk. Being the junk king is different from hoarding though, because instead of living in a cesspool of outdated crap and worthless technology, Hannemann actually created a cathedral with… outdated crap and worthless technology. It’s sort of beautiful. More »

Neurowear can geotag your feelings accurately

The ‘geotagging’ feature has been around for quite some time, being used to add locational information to photos on social networks. To take things a step further, you will soon be able to geotag your ‘feelings’ to let your friends see how you felt at a particular place.

Neurowear intends to accomplish precisely that. With the help of the neurowear gear, you can have an app automatically discern your mental states and geotag them accordingly on a map. For instance, if you felt happy at a dinner, the app would show that on the map through a happy cartoon face. (more…)

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: This cat tail accessory will wag according to your brain waves, LG Tone+ Bluetooth stereo headset claims better call experience over 4G networks,

Wii U’s slow CPU “a challenge” for one launch developer

These days, we have a better idea of what the Wii U is packing under the hood. While there are some aspects of the Wii U that are clearly better than the Xbox 360 or PS3, the CPU isn’t one of them. We don’t know everything about the Wii U’s CPU just yet (clock speed, for instance, is still a mystery), but we do know that it comes from IBM and features three Power PC cores.


That underwhelming CPU is giving one Wii U launch developer some trouble. During the Tokyo Game Show, Eurogamer sat down with Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper producer Akihiro Suzuki, who says that the Wii U’s CPU tends to have some issues when there are multiple characters on screen, which is pretty much always the case when playing a Dynasty Warriors game. “One of the weaknesses of the Wii U compared to PS3 and Xbox 360 is the CPU power is a little bit less,” Suzuki said. “So for games in the Warriors series, including Dynasty Warriors and Warriors Orochi, when you have a lot of enemies coming at you at once, the performance tends to be affected because of the CPU.”

Suzuki followed up by saying that dealing with those performance issues can be “a challenge,” but did also point out that as far as sheer graphics power is concerned, the Wii U has the 360 and PS3 beat. Not only does the Wii U feature what is believed to be a custom AMD 7 series GPU, but it’s been confirmed to house 1GB of RAM that is dedicated to games, which is twice the amount the 360 and PS3 can boast. This means games which are more GPU-intensive will shine on Wii U, while those that require some significant CPU power risk falling flat.

It’s important to keep in mind that as time goes on, developers will figure out how to squeeze the most power out of the Wii U’s CPU. All you need to do is look at this generation to see that much is true – compare titles like The Last of Us or Uncharted 3 to games that launched at the beginning of the generation, and you’ll surely notice a sizable boost in overall quality. It seems safe to assume that we can expect a similar progression with games on Wii U, so this is just probably one of those launch hurdles that most developers have to deal with. Check our story timeline below for more on the Wii U!


Wii U’s slow CPU “a challenge” for one launch developer is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Vizualized: Bay Area bids adieu to Space Shuttle Endeavour (update: video)

Vizualized Bay Area bids adieu to Space Shuttle Endeavour

NASA and the US government may have moved on from the shuttle program, but it’s clear that the American people are still in love with our nation’s cosmic cargo planes. An estimated 20,000 people showed up at the Ames Research Center/Moffet Air Force Base in Mountain View, California this morning to see Endeavour buzz the tower. With so many folks itchin’ to see Endeavour’s farewell tour firsthand, the line to get in was lengthy, but we braved the crowds to bring you some shots of the action. Enjoy.

[Thanks to Chris Williams for helping with some of the crowd shots]

Update: Canon/RED guru and LA-based DP Vincent Laforet caught the shuttle’s final approach and landing at LAX. You’ll find the slow-motion clip, shot at 5K resolution on a RED Epic at 96 frames-per-second with an 800mm Canon f/5.6 lens, just past the break.

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Fighting Game Decals + Wall: Super Combo Finish

After wowing us with his fake fireplace and fake secret passage decals, James Bit can now turn your walls into virtual arenas with these fighting game decals. Each set comes with life bar or hit point indicators and classic fighting game terms like KO, Player 1, Player 2 and more.

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The decals are also removable and reusable, so you can actually adjust your life bar as necessary.

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You can get the wall decals from James Bit’s Etsy store for $48 (USD). They’re nice, but I think it would have been more awesome if he used the font and life bar from Street Fighter II. Come to think of it, it would be neat to have huge wallpapers of the stages from the game.

[via Nerd Approved]


Tiny Wold Story, Chameleon Launcher, and More [Android Apps Of The Week]

It’s that time again—here’s another round of the best Android apps of the week. This time, we’ve got a voice control tool, a concert app, and much more. More »

Sneakpeeq, Stowaway, and More [Ipad Apps Of The Week]

We’ve got a pocket full of new apps we’re throwing your way in this volume of the best iPad apps of the week. Between a shopping app and a musical title, there’s something for everyone. More »