Lego's Life of George game merges iOS, real bricks

Lego, the brick-building toy game for kids, has just introduced a new game that requires an iOS app, Life of George. Included is a gaming mat that a combination of 144 blocks can be arranged on, which also doubles as a green screen of sorts. Gamers are tasked with recreating an image on the iPhone/iPod screen with the block on the gaming mat, then taking a photo of their creation using the EyeCue feature....

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Amazon CEO: if just building a tablet, you won't succeed

Most of those who have failed at tablets and other home electronics were too focused on the hardware alone, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said in an interview following the launch of the Kindle Fire tablet. He explained to TechCrunch that Amazon would do well with the Kindle Fire because it treated the Android slate as an "end-to-end service," not just an isolated design. It was the software and the content that defined a tablet, and those who didn't create a complete effect have struggled....

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Samsung intros Exynos 4212, fast 64GB flash, mobile cameras

Samsung used its self-run Mobile Solutions Forum to show a slew of new chip and memory technology. The headliner was its Exynos 4212. The dual-core chip is primarily a clock speed boost and jumps from 1.2GHz to 1.5GHz, helped in part by a new 32 nanometer process. While already seen in the Galaxy S II LTE, it's now known to have a new graphics core with 50 percent faster 3D rendering than the earlier chip....

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Foxconn's $12 billion iPad deal in Brazil threatened by local shortcomings

The $12 billion deal to produce Apple�s iPad in a new Brazil-based Foxconn factory is now in doubt as the parties involved are reportedly unable to reach consensus on several matters.

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Sprint drops 1-year contract, BTA ahead of likely iPhone 5

Sprint is planning more subscriber policy changes in what's increasingly seen as preparation for the iPhone 5 next week. One sighting from Sprint's Playbook guide for employees has shown that it will drop one-year contracts for new customers as of October 2. Android Central's copy showed that anyone in an existing contract would be untouched, although New For You upgrades would also be affected....

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T-Mobile wants to prevent U.S. ban on Samsung products

T-Mobile USA wants to submit a "friend of the court" brief aimed at preventing a preliminary injunction sought by Apple against the sale of Samsung's Galaxy S 4G smartphone and Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in the U.S.

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What?s your existing iPhone worth?

The iPhone is definitely a hot commodity. There is no secret that the smartphone is in no small part responsible for Apple's growing market cap, so we have a good idea what the iPhone is worth to Cupertino, but what is your iPhone worth to you?

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