Friday, September 30, 2011

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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Thursday, September 29, 2011

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 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?

Source: http://gigaom.com/apple/whats-your-existing-iphone-worth/

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AnandTech Reviews Apple?s New Thunderbolt Display

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Kindle Fire features Amazon's 'cloud-accelerated' Silk Web browser

As part of the Kindle Fire unveiling on Wednesday, Amazon announced its new browser architecture, dubbed Silk, which does some processing and rendering in the cloud to speed up Web browsing.

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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Microsoft's botnet take-down helps protect Mac users

Microsoft's botnet take-down helps protect Mac users Mac users can thank Microsoft for taking down the small-but-dangerous Kelihos botnet. At the software giant's request, a federal judge ordered VeriSign to shut down nearly two dozen domains linked to servers that controlled the botnet.

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Apple Introduces World?s First Thunderbolt Display

Apple today unveiled the new Apple Thunderbolt Display, the world?s first display with Thunderbolt I/O technology and the ultimate docking station for your Mac notebook. With just a single cable, you can connect a Thunderbolt-enabled Mac to the 27-inch Apple Thunderbolt Display and access its FaceTime camera, high-quality audio, and Gigabit Ethernet, FireWire 800, USB 2.0, and Thunderbolt ports. The new display features a thin aluminum and glass enclosure and includes a MagSafe connector that charges your MacBook Pro or MacBook Air.

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Epic Games shares tips on playing Infinity Blade

Just in case you haven't mastered the great Infinity Blade game for iOS, Epic Games has posted some (spoilery, but the game's been out for quite a while now) tips over on its official blog. They start off with the best damage you can do for each kind of hit, and then move on to tips on specific enemies and how and when to block at just the right times. You may have figured some of this out in your normal playthroughs, but even if you're an amazing Infinity Blade player, there's probably something in here you'll find useful.

If you haven't picked up this Epic (literally) game yet, it's available in the App Store right now for $5.99 as a universal app. I would say you might as well keep waiting a bit longer, though -- it seems like there are sales on this one all the time, so odds are that if you're patient, you can get it for a little cheaper. That said, it's an excellent title that's well worth the money anyway, so if these tips intrigue you enough to want to play it, you might as well pick it up.

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10.7: Change the background effect in Launchpad

Launchpad uses a blurred version of your Desktop image for its background. Hitting Command+B while in Launchpad cycles through the original image, the blurred one, a black and white version and a blurred black and white version.


[crarko adds: A couple of people mentioned this. I don't necessarily see much use for it, but apparently one of the Launchpad developers thought it was a nice touch.]

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