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More than four years after winning a contract (along with Space X) to resupply the International Space Station, Orbital Sciences has finally docked its Cygnus capsule with the space outpost. The achievement makes it the second private outfit to have run a resupply mission to the station, with Musk and Co. beating them to the punch last October. Achieving the rendezvous with the ISS didn’t go without a hitch, however: a data format bug delayed the planned September 22nd berthing until a software fix was applied. Once Monday morning rolls around, the craft’s hatch will be opened to reach 1,300 pounds worth of supplies, which include clothing, food and student experiments. In 30 days’ time, the cargo vessel will detach and head for a destructive reentry over the Pacific Ocean.

[Image credit: NASA, Instagram]

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Lenovo is reportedly going to launch a new tablet next month. Called the Yoga tablet, apparently it will be thinnest tablet in the world. Not much is known about the tablet at this point in time, this is actually the first time that there’s been any indication of Lenovo working on such a tablet. The revelation was reportedly made by a Lenovo VP, Chen Xu Dong, on Sina Weibo, which is China’s equivalent of the popular microblogging network Twitter.

Dong apparently said that the tablet will “revolutionize” the tablet market. It is said to have two small stands on the sides which will set it apart from the competition. No details about the specifications have been provided, though it is said to be powered by an Intel Bay Trail processor. The OS hasn’t been confirmed. The Yoga tablet is also said to have the “longest” standby time. Lenovo hasn’t confirmed as yet if and when the tablet will be released. It remains to be seen when the tablet will make its way to North America, if it is indeed announced and officially launched next month, that is. The company hasn’t said exactly when the announcement will be made next month. [Image via CNMO]

Lenovo Yoga Tablet Will Reportedly Be World’s Thinnest, To Launch Next Month original content from Ubergizmo.

I’ve never been a fan of garden gnomes, honestly they are little disconcerting. I always had the sense that they’re watching me and is waiting for nightfall when they’ll creep into the house and stuff Tic-Tacs up my nose until I suffocate. For some reason I don’t find these zombie garden gnomes nearly as creepy as the regular ones – go figure.

These would be perfect decorating your garden for Halloween. ThinkGeek has four different zombie garden gnome styles including the survivor, zombie, rising, and evil versions. Each individual zombie garden gnome is between nine and 11.4-inches tall and made from resin.

The only exception is the zombie version (the one with the blue outfit), which is actually made from terracotta.

I particularly like the survivor gnome because he has a machine gun and it says “Say hello to my little friend” underneath. The gnomes sell for $19.99(USD) each, or you can get the survivor and zombie version in a bundle for $29.99. We’ve seen some other zombie gnomes in the past, but ThinkGeek has machine guns (plus they’re cheaper.)

Nokia has long been rumored to be working on a Windows powered tablet of its own. Despite the fact it has agreed to sell its core phone business to Microsoft, the company seems adamant to pump out a few devices before the deal is finally closed. One of those devices is believed to be Nokia’s tablet, codenamed “Sirius.” Apparently the mystery RX-114 Nokia device that the FCC just approved is the much rumored tablet. The folks at Engadget have gone through the 167 page filing and found certain details which are said to confirm that the device is in fact a Nokia branded tablet.

It has been rumored that perhaps this tablet will be called Lumia 2520. It is expected to tout a 10.1 inch full HD 1080p display, a 6.7 megapixel rear camera as well as a quadcore processor by Qualcomm. Alleged renders and full specification list has already been leaked. Not much is known about availability or pricing just yet. Though it is believed that perhaps Nokia might make the announcement at Nokia World 2013, which has been scheduled for October 22nd in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The Finnish manufacturer hasn’t said anything as yet about its tablet, hopefully it will break its silence at the aforementioned event.

Nokia ‘Sirius’ Tablet Apparently Gets Approved By The FCC original content from Ubergizmo.

Reuters and Ipsos surveyed 1,297 people online last week and found that 26 percent of them were likely to purchase the Sony PlayStation 4 over the Xbox One. Out of the 1,297 people surveyed, 15 percent said that they would go for Microsoft’s console. Only 3 percent of the people surveyed currently play games on the Wii U, whereas 20 percent each were with the Xbox 360 and PC while 18 percent were on Sony’s PlayStation 3. Both next generation consoles are going to be released in the U.S., and select international markets, this November, right around the time of the holiday shopping season boom.

A poll conducted between September 23rd and September 27th revealed that 41 percent of the 408 people below the age of 40 polled were for the PS4, while 27 percent were tilting towards the Xbox One. Obviously these numbers aren’t enough to form a judgement right now about the relative success and failure of each console. There has been much debate over Xbox One vs PlayStation 4, and both sides present tough arguments. Sony did pull one up on Microsoft as it announced that it has received more than one million pre-orders for the PS4, while Microsoft has only said that pre-orders for its latest console have exceeded that of the Xbox 360, which was first released nearly eight years ago. We’ll only know for sure where consumer demand stands once both consoles hit the market.

PS4 Apparently More Popular With U.S. Shoppers Than Xbox One [Survey] original content from Ubergizmo.