There’s a lot of violence in movies and TV shows. Guns, blood and murder are welcomed into the family living room by the bleary eyes of desensitized souls. But it’s entertaining! But it’s also pretty ridiculous how un-shocking it is to see. We can pass violent ads without giving it a second look. This artist wants us to hilariously think different.
It was not too long ago that Foxconn chairman Terry Gou was tipped off to have mentioned that the new BlackBerry smartphones which are manufactured by his company would end up on the Mobile World Congress showfloor in Barcelona, Spain, later in February. Apparently, it seems that one of these new and upcoming smartphones would be known as the STJ100-1 where model numbers are concerned, as the Bluetooth SIG had already approved a handset which sports this particular model number, and it has been specially designed to run BlackBerry OS 10.2 – an operating system version that we have heard about for quite some time already, where it has also made its mark in recent days.
Foxconn-Made BlackBerry With OS 10.2 Certified original content from Ubergizmo.
The folks over at Samsung Poland have officially removed whatever cloth there is left that covered the Galaxy Note 3 Neo, where we now know that this particular device would arrive with a couple of variants – the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo 3G as well as the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo LTE+. Why the LTE+ suffix? Well, that is because this bad boy is capable of playing nice with LTE Cat 4 150/50Mb/s. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo is tipped to roll out globally this February, where you will be able to choose from three different colors – black, white and green.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo 3G And Galaxy Note 3 Neo LTE+ Spotted original content from Ubergizmo.
Intel’s AppUp is shutting down
Posted in: Today's Chili Intel is shuttering the virtual doors of its PC app store, AppUp, on March 11th. Launched in 2010, the store was designed to be a Windows app superstore in the new age of Ultrabooks, and came preinstalled on a number of Atom PCs.
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Here’s the newest addition to iiyama’s mid-tower desktop PC line-up, the MD7000-i7-WXB. Priced at 193,179 Yen (about $1,890), the system is packed with a 3.40GHz Intel Core i7-4770 processor, an Intel Z87 Express Chipset, an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB graphics card, an 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 1TB hard drive, a DVD Super Multi Drive, a 700W 80PLUS certified power supply and runs on Windows 8.1 64-bit OS. [Product Page]
Pioneer will also launch their latest 16x internal Blu-ray writer, the BDR-209JBK. Corresponding to Windows 8.1 operating system, the BDR-209JBK comes with a 4MB of buffer memory, a SATA connection interface and BDXL support, and promises to provide write speeds of up to 16x for BD-R. The BDR-209JBK will begin shipping from late January for unannounced price yet. [Pioneer]
NEC is preparing to release a new business Android tablet, the LifeTouch L. The tablet will become available from February 20th for 59,115 Yen (about $578). Running on Android 4.1 OS, the tablet sports a 10.1-inch 1280 x 800 10-point capacitive multi-touch display, a 1.5GHz OMAP 4460 HS dual-core processor, a 1GB RAM, a 16GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, dual cameras (1.2MP front & 5MP rear), WiFi (secure wireless LAN connection support), Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, a micro-HDMI output port, stereo speakers and an 8200mAh battery. [NEC]
Buffalo hits back with a new line of USB 3.0 flash drives, the RUF3-HSL. Coming in 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB capacities, these capless flash drives feature a slide-out USB 3.0 connector, a built-in AES 256-bit hardware encryption and are backed by a one-year warranty. The 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB models will start shipping from mid-February for around $87, $129, $173 and $228, respectively. [Buffalo]
RAIJINTEK RHEA CPU Cooler
Posted in: Today's ChiliRAIJINTEK has come out with their new CPU cooler, the RHEA. Supporting Intel (LGA1150/1155/1156) socket, this side-flow CPU cooler is equipped with three 6mm direct touch copper heatpipes, an aluminum heatsink and a 92mm Sleeve Bearing PWM fan that operates at 800 to 2200 RPM. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing and release date yet. [Product Page]
Terrifying. Skydiving is already brown your pants scary when you’re conscious. Imagine being unconscious while you’re falling from 12,500 feet in the air. Think about all the horrible things that could happen. That’s what happened to skydiver James Lee. Luckily, miraculously, thankfully, impossibly, he survived the fall.