Hasta La Gadget!

This week we’ve had our fair share of surprises in the mobile universe, but today it appears that we’re going to be running smooth in the computing world – desktops and storage devices galore! That said, you’ll still want to start your journey off with Western Digital’s 802.11AC My Net router and bridge. Move on then to Google TV updates with voice search and PrimeTime guide reborn. The BlackBerry L-Series has been spotted in a photo shaking hands with an iPhone 5, imagine that!

There’s a fabulous sun-less planet out there this week (not that it wasn’t there before, but still), just staring at us, laughing. The CEO of Tesla Motors has made it clear that electric trucks and self-driving cars are in the future for the company. Google Mars has since 2009 become clearer than what Google is able to offer here on Earth – can you guess why?

Have a peek at any of several new reviews we’ve got up this week, starting with the two newest: the Olympus Stylus XZ-2 digital camera and the Otaku Camera app for iOS! Also take a peek at the new LG Optimus L9 and the Nokia Lumia 810, both of them out now for T-Mobile!

After the January reveal of the BlackBerry 10 platform, it’s been assured by the COO that there will be sales “not too long after”. There’s a Xiaomi Box out there this week getting pumped up about taking on Apple TV and Google TV. The Gibbs Quadski has begun production in Detroit.

Nintendo has added Wii U details to the fray and made it clear that there will be no Wii GamePad screen play. The project known as Projecto has been added to Kickstarter with intentions of making your Instagram into a Viewmaster. Nest has a competitor this week in Tado, a smartphone-controlled heating system.

Crytek is celebrating the fifth anniversary of the original Crysis game today – hooray! Samsung has made it clear that they have “no intention” of settling with Apple over legal matters. There’s a Skype hack out there that supposedly steals your account with no more than your email – stay tuned for a statement from Skype on this one.

SlashGear Morning Wrap-up: November 14th, 2012 is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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This morning we’re seeing our fair share of legal matters from over the weekend, two giants coming first from Apple. The Swiss rail clock they use in iOS 6 appears to have costed them a cool $21 million bucks while their HTC 10-year agreement is sure to go down in the record books as legendary. Then of course there’s the whole Samsung UK iPad note situation continuing on. For those of you looking to keep your eyes out of the legal universe, NVIDIA has your back with a lovely new set of details on Tesla K20, the newest most powerful GPU on the planet.

There’s a brand new Halo 4 playlist out there with SWAT and a new Spartan Ops episode for your enjoyment. Commercial licenses are now available for Microsoft Office 2013 RT. If you want DirectX 11.1, you’ll need to be using Windows 8. You know you’re a giant game when screenshots warrant a news release.

NVIDIA Tesla K20X-accelerated Titan supercomputer has been named the world’s fastest – and commands more computational power than the top 10 from last year combined! If you’re waiting for BlackBerry 10, you’ll be glad to year that it’s all about RIM’s big day on January 30 with two new phones on the books.

Apple has also been dealing with Samsung’s rising mobile processor costs – this of course having nothing to do with their legal war. Right? Get ready for the AMD FirePro S10000 server graphics card, ready for purchase soon. Windows Phone 8′s Skype preview is ready for action today. There’s a perfect cloaking device out there today as well, made by scientists for the greater good of Harry Potter enthusiasts everywhere.

SlashGear Morning Wrap-up: November 12th, 2012 is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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It’s time for Samsung’s first big plunge in with the Windows 8 universe with their mobile data connected Samsung ATIV Smart PC – dropping on the 9th of this month. You’ll be glad to find the Ubi Ubiquitous Computer up for pre-order now as well. A bit of a leak has occurred surrounding no less than Black Ops II.

The folks at HP have entered into Linux Foundation Platinum for $500,000 USD. Apple has announced that they’ve sold 3 million new iPads in their first weekend on the market – but they’re not saying which units sold how much. Steve Ballmer is insisting that Windows 8 will ramp quite quickly.

Check out the column called Why I’m OK with the Death of Consoles as written by Don Reisinger. Be sure to peek at our massive Nokia Lumia 920 review in all it’s glory.

The Wii U will be out in kiosks starting today – but wont be up for sale for a while yet (November 18th.) Sony has released their Sony Reader app for iOS – on the app store now! Alien life has been decidedly knocked down in all likelihood, so say scientists studying asteroids.

The Samsung Galaxy Camera has been priced and dated for the UK. The UK also has Skype pre-paid cards starting today. The dominance of the iPad has been tipped to slide as Samsung and Amazon ramp up. The PlayStation 3 is headed to China – maybe! The iPad mini has been torn down once again to show a price of $188 USD.

SlashGear Morning Wrap-up: November 5th, 2012 is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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This morning we’re living in the wake of the impact that both Microsoft and Samsung made with their events earlier in the week – and what a week it was! Microsoft brought on the fury with a massive Times Square showing of their Windows 8 launch family while Samsung brought Kanye West to their Galaxy Note II event. It would appear that the rules are being changed in the hacking world as well as the DMCA has made an exemption for smartphones in the jailbreaking world in a new ruling, but not tablets.

It’s time for Android to get serious about tablets, mind you, with 41% of the market hitting in the third quarter of this year – and they’ve set a cool world record, too. Samsung’s third quarter financial results have shown $7.4 billion in profits, well exceeding expectations. The Windows Store has been launched for Windows 8 and will indeed be selling ESRB “Mature” games like Call of Ducy: MW3 and Skyrim.

The Apple Store has begun selling iPad minis with sales and supplies being different depending on where you live. Apple also added 8 new currencies to their App Store and have adjusted prices globally.

The company has had to post its “Samsung didn’t copy” notice on its webpage in the UK, and it’s majorly passive-aggressive. Take a trip down supply numbers lane too to see if Apple got its supply right or if not one whole heck of a lot of people are buying an iPad mini. If you’re looking for a white iPad mini, you might be out of luck.

The most massive television you’ll ever have set your eyes upon is now available in the USA – that’s the LG 84-inch 4K for $20K. Samsung took home another win with reports that they beat Nokia again for the third quarter in a row after Nokia had held the record for 14 years previous. Researchers at Berkeley Lab have restored a 134-year-old recording that’s a lovely 78 seconds long and of the very first musical performance ever recorded. Listen to it now!

SlashGear Morning Wrap-up: October 26th, 2012 is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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This morning we’re jumping in on space with the NASA Curiosity rover swallowing its first cup of dirt from Mars. Verizon has been confirmed to be working with carrier billing for the Google Play store sooner than later, and we’ve got some Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX HD in some comparison hands-on action with the DROID RAZR HD for you – with battery results coming up quick! Google reports that they’ve sold up to 1 million Nexus 7 tablets, this news amid the rest of the undeniably terrible mistake made yesterday when one of their PR companies released their financial results yesterday early.

If you head down to your local Microsoft Store you could potentially get a Surface launch day reservation in your name. The Samsung Galaxy S III is coming to MetroPCS rather quickly. Sony will not be issuing any Jelly Bean updates inside the year 2012, and everything named Xperia before 2012 will not be getting an update at any time, no matter what. There’s a lovely time lapse video out there today showing the space shuttle Endeavour’s final mission.

The folks at Fujitsu are bringing the heat to Windows 8 with the Esprimo X913-T multitouch all-in-one as well as a collection of Windows 8 tablets. If you’re waiting for the Nissan Juke-R, you’ll be crying when you see the first one on the road soon. The new name for 4K TV sets is Ultra High Definition, or Ultra HD, according to the Consumer Electronics Association.

The game Marvel: War of Heroes has been launched for iOS and Android, both at once. The BBC iPlayer has received the coveted Jelly Bean upgrade this week. The game Skylanders Giants is set to be popping up by the 21st of October, right in time for the holiday season. The iCade 8-bitty from ThinkGeek is also out on the market – right this minute! Finally – but not least of all – you’ll be glad to know that an “expert” has said that the Microsoft Surface is not sharper than the iPad – check the details!

SlashGear Morning Wrap-up: October 19, 2012 is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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