Given the ubiquity of the camera phone and their ever increasing quality, there are people who are perfectly content having their mobile device also serve as their only camera. I, for one, would likely experience something akin to severe withdrawal if I had to give up my dSLR and shoot exclusively with my cellphone. More »
This week it would appear that production of the Google Nexus 4 by LG has reached a whopping 1,000,000 units. Information leading to this revelation comes from the folks at XDA Developers Forums and specifically a post by the member known as draugaz with his de-coding of a serial code from Turkey which points to the 999,998th in a line of production units that continues to march on to this day. The code break-down was done several weeks ago when two different IMEI-reading websites appeared to help the Nexus 4 addicts amongst us discover more information about each individual unit.
The first site you’re going to want to check if you’re all about discovering the inner points of your own LG Nexus 4 is LG’s own. This CSMG site will have you plugging in the IMEI number (from the sales bars on your device’s original box) with the output giving you something like this: ATURBK 302KPSL999998 20130205 TURKEY.
Incidentally, that’s the code that draugaz is claiming to have, it showing the several of the finer points in discovering when this device and each other Nexus 4 was made. It also shows where it sits in line compared to the rest of the devices created since the beginning of production of the Nexus 4. This begins with 302KPSL999998, this being broken down as such:
The first number denotes year, with 1 representing 2011 through 3 representing 2013, making this code start with the year 2013. The next two numbers show month, this month being February (02). The fourth character shows where the device was manufactured, with both K and C appearing on Nexus 4 devices – this unit was manufactured in Korea. While no one yet seems to know what the next three letters represent (we’ve seen PHG, PSL, PRW,) the next set of numbers in this same string show how many devices have thus far been produced.
If you’d like to check this for yourself, you can also head to the website http://sndeep.info/ and drop in your IMEI number for a bit more of a “dummy” guide to what you’re seeing. You’ll there be able to see what color your device is (wow!), serial number decoded, manufacturing date, and “Made for” qualifications. Sound pretty good to you?
Now remember also that the intrepid masterminds at XDA have been tracking these production numbers for some time, finding that production has been ramping up in the last few months. These appear to be true based on the IMEI numbers submitted by several members:
October (2011): 70,00 Units
November: 90,000
December: 210,000
January: 550,000
February: 1,000,000+
That sounds like a rather healthy ramp-up to today when the Nexus 4 seems to be shipping quicker and quicker. We’ve heard from readers this week that they’ve received their Nexus 4 packages less than a week after ordering, even when Google’s online store says that ship times could be up to 4 weeks. Things are looking up!
Be sure to check out our full review of the Google Nexus 4 as well as our review of the T-Mobile Nexus 4 – basically the same device, sent to you from a different perspective. Both reviews have different authors and take on different points of view – thus is the importance of this device!
Thanks for the tip, John K!
Nexus 4 serial codes hit 1 million units: find yours now! is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Growing up I played plenty of Monopoly with my friends. Typically, a game started out the same way no matter who I played with, which is to say a fight over who got to be the racecar. No one wanted to be the hat, the shoe, or the incredibly lame iron.
The people at Hasbro recently held a vote to determine which of the existing Monopoly pieces would be booted from the game. While the voting was close – with the shoe and wheelbarrow in the running to be ejected from the game, the useless iron was the piece ultimately voted off the island Atlantic City.
The piece that will replace the iron in the set is a small cat.
The cat will be a good complement to the Scottie dog that is currently used as one of the pieces in the game. It was voted most popular during the online competition, and won out against a helicopter, diamond ring, guitar and a robot (which would have been cool.)
The iron isn’t the first Monopoly piece to be removed from the game. In the 50s a lantern, a purse, and a rocking horse were removed. New versions of Monopoly with the cat will be available later this year.
[via BBC]
Bundles are inevitable with new consoles and the Wii U is naturally no exception. Nintendo has today officially announced its first such package for the console — a $389.99 set that will get you the standard Wii U Deluxe console, along with the ZombiU game, a black Wii U Pro Controller and a collectible booklet featuring artwork from the game and developer commentary. One slight difference from the launch bundles: Nintendo Land now comes as a downloadable game instead of a packed-in disc. You can look for this one to hit stores in the US and Canada on February 17th.
Via: Joystiq
Late last week, Google decided to pay $82 million to French publishers that would help their websites make money off of online advertisements. However, it seems there’s a little bit of jealously going around with other European countries. The European Publishers Council isn’t too happy about the exclusivity with France, so the EPC’s director, Francisco Pinto Balsemao, is asking Google to compensate publishers in all European countries, not just France.
Balsemao claims that search engines, like Google, get over 90% of revenues from online advertising, and a lot of that comes either directly or indirectly from news or entertainment content that’s available for free. He says that “this use is carried out without the authorization from copyright holders or without any payment in return,” which basically means that Google, and other search engines, should pay up.
The EPC represents 26 of the main media outlets that are operating in Europe, so that organization definitely has a some authority when it comes to this kind of stuff, and since ad revenue is falling throughout Europe, the group is wanting search engines to pay up a chunk, since the’re believed to essentially be taking ad revenue away from these European outlets.
Advertising revenues in Portugal fell by 90 million euros in 2012, down to 526 million euros, which is the country’s lowest since 1997. Google has declined to speak about on the situation, but according to TechCrunch, a source close to Google said that the EPC’s claim that the company gets over 90% of its revenue from web advertising is untrue.
[via Reuters]
Google asked to pay all European countries for content use is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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There was a time when cloud storage was more or less just that. A digital locker for those files you need on the go. As more and more apps and services fold this functionality into their general operation, the cloud part needs to be increasingly transparent. Something Google is tackling with the latest change to its Drive service. Starting today, you will be able to connect Drive-enabled apps to the main interface. So, next time you want to create something with Pixlr Editor, or Ujam, or want to open a file in such an app, you can do that right from the comfort of your Google account page. Not only does this mean that your favorite Chrome tools can be brought right into your workflow, Google clearly hopes it might inspire more developers to “elevate” their apps with the same functionality. Apps already sporting the integration, however, should be available to connect immediately.
Source: Google Developers Blog
With the upcoming Star Trek: Into Darkness ready to storm into theaters this May, we’re getting ready for whatever sort of merchandising may come along with the flick. One of the first items to pop onto our radar screen is this awesome looking model of the Starship Enterprise.
This 1:500 Revell scale model (#04882) is based on the latest U.S.S. Enterprise (aka the JJPrise) presumably before its smashed into the ocean as shown in the ominous trailer.
The model was shown off in Revell’s booth at the recent Nuremberg Toy Fair, and is due for release in May, at the same time that the movie hits theaters. The expected retail price is €34.99 (~$47 USD), which is way cheaper than the only other model I know of the new Enterprise.
[via HobbyMedia and The Trek Collective]
Take three minutes of your life to listen to Dr. Jeff Norris, one of the science rock stars at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. He talks about how NASA is working to democratize space exploration by using robots, holodecks and 3D technologies so we can all see space with our own eyes using space probes that will travel to other planets and stars. More »
Put some pants on, David!
Modest residents in the Japanese town of Okuizumo are none too pleased with two additions to Minari Sports Park. Replicas of Michelangelo’s David and the ancient Greek sculpture Venus de Milo, erected in the public park, have some locals demanding that the all-too-revealing statues be covered up, according to local reports.
Michelangelo’s David, sculpted in the early 1500s, depicts a completely nude male, while Venus de Milo features a topless woman.
Shooting suspect Christopher Dorner addressed Anderson Cooper and other cable news hosts in a chilling manifesto prior to killing three people on Thursday.
Dorner, a former LAPD officer, killed a police officer and two others in a shooting rampage on Thursday. The LAPD is now on a manhunt for the suspect, who previously penned a manifesto threatening to harm police officers and their families.
Dorner also included notes to numerous media personalities, TVNewser reported. He wrote:
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