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Game devs looking to enhance “engagement” (read: monetization) for their mobile titles now have an ally in Amazon. The Bezos-backed company has just made plug-ins available free to Kindle Fire developers using the popular Unity game engine. Now those devs will have access to APIs for In-Game purchasing and GameCircle which, in the latter case, allows for the addition of Achievements, as well as the ability to Whispersync across devices. So, what does this mean for you, the end user? Well, aside from the ability to continue playing from where you last left off on any of the company’s tabs, it also brings mobile gaming that much closer to the console experience. But mostly that you can look forward to a future bill filled with micropayments.

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LOS ANGELES — Although Mike D’Antoni still can’t jump, pivot or move on his surgically replaced knee with his usual enthusiasm, he felt plenty strong enough to start work with the Los Angeles Lakers.

D’Antoni also knows it’s usually quite comfortable to be Kobe Bryant’s coach.

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Nokia might at long last have a hit on their hands – and in the hands of many people who have already picked up the Lumia 920, which we have already posted a review of it as well. It seems that should you want to purchase the Lumia 920 in a myriad of colors from Amazon’s mobile store, you would be faced with a delay that ranges anywhere from one all the way to a couple of weeks. Of course, the situation is no better on AT&T’s website as well, where the only Lumia 920 model which is not listed as ‘Out of Stock’ would be the white colored version.

This bodes well for Microsoft as well, as it shows that the market is open to Windows Phone 8 – assuming that the other factor of Nokia churning out enough units of the Lumia 920 to meet anticipated market demand is not a paltry sum. Well, the Lumia 920 does see stiff competition on paper from HTC’s 8X handset , but it seems that the Lumia 920 has enough firepower in its hardware to deliver strongly among the average consumer. Let us sit tight and see where this adventure ends up in.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Nokia Lumia 920 Review, AT&T to offer Nokia Lumia 920 for $49.99 on contract on Black Friday,

The Nihon University has come up with a spanking new kind of blood pressure meter which is capable of measuring one’s blood pressure simply by touching it with a finger. First displayed at Medica 2012 in Dusseldorf, Germany, this particular blood pressure monitor will measure your blood pressure sans the traditional cuff, meaning it is a whole lot easier to deliver readings of blood pressures of babies and elderly people. All it requires is for one to touch a button-shaped small area on the meter, where embedded LEDs and photo transistors in the area will get to work – the former emits light that is then reflected on a finger, where the photo transistors will take over from there and detect whatever reflected light.

There was no disclosure on the measurement method’s details, but it was mentioned that the blood pressure meter was developed based on a technology which is known as “Phase Shift Method”, thanks to the hard work of Sadao Omata, professor at the College of Engineering, Nihon University. The Phase Shift Method does not need any external power supply, and it drives a system by using sensed signals.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Withings Blood Pressure Monitor turns your iPhone into a medical instrument, HoMedics MiBody 360 gives comprehensive health readings,

To be completely fair, Pandigital officially called it quits back in July of this year, when it handed the remaining of its assets to a liquidator in order to comply with the don’t-call-it-a-bankruptcy process. Now, however, the creator of that 7-inch Novel slate has been contacting former customers — that are experiencing tablet woes — to let them know it will no longer be able to offer such customer service, noting that “due to this liquidation process any further requests for warranty replacements cannot be honored.” Given its earlier filing with the Credit Management Association, the notice doesn’t exactly strike us a surprise, but it does tell us not to expect the Supernova maker to splash a comeback any time soon. You’ll find the original email sent to troubled customers right after the break.

Due to this liquidation process any further requests for warranty replacements cannot be honored.

Please be advised that Pandigital, Inc (the ‘Company’), executed a General Assignment for the benefit of its creditors in favor of Credit Management Association on July 13, 2012 (the ‘General Assignment’). A general assignment is a common law means of concluding the affairs of an insolvent debtor as an alternative to the Chapter 7 bankruptcy process. Pandigital is currently in the process of liquidation by the Assignee.

You are receiving this email as you have recently been shipped a warranty replacement for a Pandigital product.

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