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There are a lot of TVs from major television manufacturers that feature MHL technology allowing users to directly connect their mobile device to watch content on the big screen. The problem for a lot of people is that many these TVs are rather expensive putting them out reach a budget shoppers. TV maker Sceptre has announced that it has a some new LED and LCD TVs that feature integrated MHL technology coming soon.

The company is set to begin integrating MHL tech into its line of LED backlit HDTVs starting with 32-inch units up to its 58-inch units. Currently the company is offering both a 32-inch and a 47-inch LED backlit TVs that come equipped with MHL tech. The inclusion of that technology means that the TVs support 1080p high-definition video and surround sound from the mobile device while simultaneously charging the device.

The display mirrors the mobile device screen allowing users to utilize the same menu to play movies, listen to music, and stream video. The MHL tech in the Sceptre TVs also allows you to control the connected device using the TVs remote control.

Sceptre did not offer any details of what specific models of TVs it produces support MHL at this time. It’s typical range of 32-inch TVs cost somewhere around $600. It’s nice to see some cheaper television offerings featuring MHL technology to help you get your streaming content from your smartphone or other device onto your big-screen TV.

Sceptre unveils new TVs with integrated MHL technology is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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We’ve all heard the horror stories behind children who rack up hundreds, if not thousands of dollars on in-app purchases on Apple’s iTunes App Store, leaving parents furious, and even more so when Apple refuses to refund them. While Apple is currently working on helping certain customers get their refund on accidental/unintentional in-app purchases, they have refused to refund the purchases of a 13-year old boy who managed to rack up a bill of around $5,600. Taking place in the UK, Apple refused to give the family a refund, causing the kid’s dad, Doug Crossan, to take rather drastic measures.

According to Crossan, Apple argued that it was the responsibility of the parent to lock their iOS device to prevent such things from happening, and with parental controls available as part of iOS, to a certain extent we can see Apple’s point. So what Crossan did was he reported the action to the Action Fraud Hotline, and what this means is that his son could possibly be arrested and face charges. The goal here is to lodge the complaint as criminal so that his credit card company would have to foot the bill, instead of himself.

A spokesperson at the Home Office who runs the Action Fraud stated that it does not sound like fraud has taken place, and according to the Daily Mail’s legal source, they doubt that prosecutors would bother charging the kid anyway.

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It was only a few versions of iOS ago that Apple introduced the app switcher. While it was a welcome addition, there are definitely some changes that could be made to make it more useful and efficient, and this iOS 7 app switcher concept by Jesse Head might be worth taking a look at. It seems that according to the YouTube comments, some of these features can already be had if you were to jailbreak your device, but then again we wouldn’t be surprised if Apple borrowed some ideas from the jailbreak community.

So basically what this concept involves is that instead merely display icons at the bottom, the apps can be viewed in tiles with a live preview, so that users will be able to swap between apps and see where they left off, or if there are changes. Swiping up will close the app, making it a quicker solution compared to the press and hold technique, and there will be toggles and controls, such as to toggle WiFi, Bluetooth, music controls and etc. It’s pretty cool and if you’ve got a couple of minutes, check it out in the video above.

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T-Mobile confirmed that the Blackberry Z10 will launch on the 26^th of March, and if you were thinking of getting your hands on the device, being first in line has its benefits. According to the reports, T-Mobile is apparently giving away tickets to Alicia Keys’ concert and $25 off for the first 10 Blackberry Z10 customers. It’s pretty generous and the good thing is that if you’re not a fan of Alicia Keys, you could always sell those tickets off, ultimately reducing the amount you spent on the Blackberry Z10 in the end. If you are a fan, we guess this could be considered a win-win situation. Of course considering that this is only for the first 10 customers, we expect you’d probably need to get there really early. So, any T-Mobile subscribers out there planning to get their hands on the Blackberry Z10 tomorrow?

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There’s a serious financial crunch in Washington DC and all around the United States. The federal government is reducing the money it is spending on a number of programs around the country including budget cuts at NASA. The problem with budget cuts at NASA is that any funding lost at the space agency means less exploration and research can be conducted.

A campaign has turned up on Indiegogo seeking the funds required to place a short commercial highlighting NASA and space exploration in front of the blockbuster movie Star Trek Into Darkness. The campaign is backed by the Aerospace Industries Association and the commercial is called We Are The Explorers. The 30 second commercial will be cut down from a video NASA produced that is narrated by Peter Cullen.

Cullen voiced Optimus Prime in the Transformers movie franchise. The problem for NASA is that as a federal agency its barred from purchasing ad space for commercials leaving it up to other people to drum up interest in the space program. The goal of the campaign is to raise the money to edit NASA’s movie down to 30 seconds and purchase ad space needed to run the commercial in 50 movie theaters around the country.

The people behind the campaign want to start running commercial during the premiere of Star Trek Into Darkness. The campaign is seeking $33,000 and has 37 days left to go. So far it has only raised $725. A pledge of $10 will get you a digital copy of the trailer estimated delivery in June of 2013. A pledge $100 will get the backer an authentic space shuttle mission patch. A pledge $1000 will get each of four backers one replica space program model.

[via Indiegogo]

Indiegogo campaign wants to place a commercial for NASA in front of Star Trek film is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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