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Nokia Lumia 930 Hits The UK July 17th
Oculus Connect Virtual Reality Developer Conference Announced By Oculus VR
Command & Conquer Multiplayer Saved After GameSpy Closure (video)
LG G3 And LG G Watch Land On AT&T July 11th
Slyde Phish Handboard Offers A New Way To Surf (video)
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 To Come In Same Color Combination as Galaxy S5 (Rumor)
Cortana Not Coming To Windows Phone In The UK This Month
Skype 5.2 For iPhone Re-Enables Voice Message Listening
Nokia Lumia 930 Launches This Week
Pavlok Helps You Form Habits Using Electric Shock Treatment
Windows Phone To Get Android Apps (Rumor)
Amazon Launches New Wearable Technology Storefront
Mercedes Future Truck 2025 Is A Self Driving Truck
Xbox One Sunset Overdrive Game Intro And Gameplay Unveiled (video)
This Is What The iPhone 6 Could Look Like
Apple Confirms Calendar app Bug that Shows Wrong Holidays
Insomnia RPG Playable Tech Demo Now Available (video)
Chrome And Firefox Browsers Receive Virtual Reality Support
iPhone 6 To Feature 1900 mAh Battery (Rumor)
Half-Life 2 Mod NeoTokyo Launches As Standalone Game On Steam (video)
Bentley And Vertu Join Forces To Create Vertu for Bentley Luxury Smartphone Range
Xbox Live Issues Causing Problems For Gamers
Microsoft Surface Mini May Launch This Summer (Rumor)
Android 5.0 L Running On The Nexus 4 (Video)
Forza 5 Hot Wheels Car Pack DLC Now Available (video)
Acer Aspire E11 And V11 Laptops Now Available From $250
Sony Xperia Sefie Smartphone Leaked
Porsche 988 To Take On Ferrari 458
Playable Tetris T-Shirt Created For Tetris 30th Anniversary (video)
Sony To Launch New Selfie Smartphone Tomorrow
HTC Desire 616 Launched In Asia
Stay Awake And Focused During The Day Using The Spark Watch (video)
TSA Will Block Uncharged Smartphones And Tablets
YouTube Now Shaming Slow Internet Providers
Moto X And Moto G To Get Android 5.0 L Update
Kinect For Windows V2 Launches July 15th 2014 (video)
iPhone 6 May Be Made By Foxbot Robots At Foxconn
Nokia Lumia 1525 Headed To All Major Carriers
New Halo Master Chief Collection Terminal Trailer Released (video)
HEXO+ Autonomous Camera Drone Passes $1 Million In Funding (video)
Nokia Lumia Android Smartphone On The Way From Microsoft
Mac 512K boots up after 30 years in storage
LG G Pad 10.1 Launches In The U.S.
White BlackBerry Passport concept is beautiful
Sprint LG G3 To Come With 3GB of RAM and 32GB Storage
Samsung Gear Fit Available for $99 On Amazon
Sony Xperia Z3 Pops Up On AnTuTu, Scores Over 37,000
iOS 7.1.2 Comes With A Calendar Bug; Fix Will Be Released Soon
Samsung Galaxy F Poses For The Camera In All Its Glory

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 07:52 AM PDT

Earlier today we heard that Microsoft would start rolling out the Nokia Lumia 930 in Europe this week, and now the company has announced that the handset will launch in the UK on the 17th of July. Microsoft have said that the new Nokia Lumia 930 will be available from a range of mobile carriers, […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 07:51 AM PDT

Virtual reality developers and anyone else interested in the emerging VR market, might like to book a date in their calendar for the new Oculus Connect 2014 event which has been announced by Oculus VR this week. The Oculus Connect 2014 virtual reality developer conference will take place between September 19-20th 2014 at the Loews […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 07:38 AM PDT

Command & Conquer fans worried about the closure of the GameSpy servers and also EA cancelling the planned reboot of the Command & Conquer series. Are sure to be pleased to know that Command & Conquer enthusiasts have joined forces to launch a new server to help keep the multiplayer aspect of the C&C game […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 07:26 AM PDT

U.S. mobile carrier AT&T has announced that the LG G3 smartphone and the LG G Watch will be available on their network from the 11th of July. AT&T will be offering the LG G3 on AT&T’s Next offering, the handset will cost you nothing up front and then $24.17 per month over two years. The […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 07:20 AM PDT

Surfers and watersports enthusiasts might be interested in a new water sport device in the form of the Slyde Phish handboard that allows you to surf using just one hand with a miniature surfboard attached to it. Watch the video after the jump to learn more about the Slyde Phish handboard project and see it […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 07:06 AM PDT

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has leaked extensively in the past few weeks. The handset is expected to see the light of the day in September. According to a new rumor, the purported Samsung Galaxy Note 4 will offer the same color options as the recently-announced Galaxy S5. Samsung Galaxy S5 went on sale a few […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 07:02 AM PDT

We were expecting Windows Phone in the UK to get Microsoft’s Cortana last month, the update never arrived, after a number of hints from Microsoft, and the updated was then expected to be released in July. Microsoft has now confirmed on Twitter, that their voice activated virtual assistant, Cortana, will not be headed to Windows […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 06:56 AM PDT

Skype has this week released a new update to its iOS application with the launch of the new Skype 5.2 for iPhone which brings with it a number of new tweaks, enhancements and features for Apple smartphone users to enjoy. The new Skype 5.2 for iPhone should be arriving very soon in the Apple iOS […]

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Nokia Lumia 930 Launches This Week

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 06:34 AM PDT

Nokia has announced that the new Nokia Lumia 930 will launch this week in a number of countries, the handset will be available in Europe, the Middle East and Asia this week and will then be rolled out worldwide, excluding the US. The Lumia 930 comes with the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile OS, Windows […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 06:12 AM PDT

Anyone who is trying hard to form a new habit or break an bad one, but has been failing to make it stick, might be interested in a new device called Pavlok which is currently over on the AngelList website looking for investors to help bring the device to market. Pavlok takes the form of […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 06:11 AM PDT

Earlier today we heard that Microsoft is working on a new Lumia Android smartphone, the company recently released a new Android smartphone the Nokia X2, which is the first Android device under Microsoft’s ownership. The Nokia Lumia smartphones have previously been Windows Phone only devices, and we did wonder why Microsoft would think of releasing […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 05:44 AM PDT

To help you stock up on all the latest wearable technology from manufacturers such as Sony, Garmin, GoPro, Fitbit, Misfit and Polar to name a few. Amazon has this week unveiled a new storefront they have created specifically created for wearable technology. Allowing you to easily find smart devices capable of tracking, connecting and enhancing […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 05:36 AM PDT

We have seen quite a lot of news about self driving cars over the last few months, there are various self driving cars on the way, and now we have some details on a self driving truck, the Mercedes Future Truck 2025. The Mercedes Future Truck 2025 is designed to help truck drivers on their […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 05:31 AM PDT

Insomniac Games have this week released two new trailers for the upcoming new Xbox One game Sunset Overdrive, which will be officially launching later this year on October 28th exclusively for the next-generation Microsoft Xbox One console. During the E3 game developers conference in Los Angeles earlier this year Microsoft unveiled a first look at […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 05:19 AM PDT

We have seen numerous leaked parts for the iPhone 6, plus a range of photos of mockups of the handset based on leaked schematics. Now two designers, Tomas Moyano and Nicolas Aichino have put together some cool concepts of the iPhone 6, which are based on the leaked details, and they give us an idea […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 05:13 AM PDT

If you rely on the Calendar app on your iPhone or iPad to show you holidays, there is a bug that affects users in certain countries that Apple has recently confirmed. The bug affects users with their home country listed as Lithuania, Latvia, or Estonia. In those three countries, the holidays shown on the Calendar […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 05:01 AM PDT

Studio Mono has this week announced the availability of a playable demo for their new 'brutal dieselpunk universe' called Insomnia an RPG which is currently over on the Kickstarter crowd funding website. The team of Insomnia RPG developers are looking to raise $70,000 to help reduce their single player/cooperative role-playing game which is being designed […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 04:40 AM PDT

Developers that already own virtual reality headsets such as the Oculus Rift or similar, can now use their VR hardware within both Chrome and Firefox browsers, thanks to developers of the browsers adding support for virtual reality hardware. The new VR code now enables users to surf the web using virtual reality hardware and visit […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 04:40 AM PDT

We have some more rumors about the new iPhone 6, this time it is about the battery on Apple’s next iPhone, and we have details on what size batteries will come with both the 4.7 inch model and the 5.5 inch model of the iPhone 6. The current iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C smartphones feature […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 04:23 AM PDT

First-person shooter video game fans of the Half-Life 2 mod NeoTokyo will be pleased to know that this week it has been launched as a standalone game via Valve's Steam games network. NeoTokyo is an awesome modification of the iconic Half-Life 2 game which transports players into a futuristic world setting and was originally launched […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 04:12 AM PDT

It has been announced this week that luxury automotive manufacturer Bentley and luxury smartphone manufacturer Vertu are joining forces for the next five years to create a range of luxury smartphones in the form of “Vertu for Bentley". Unfortunately at the current time very little is known about the range of luxury smartphones that are […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 03:53 AM PDT

It seems that gamers are experiencing a few issues across the Xbox Live service that are causing problems for both Xbox One and Xbox 360 gamers accessing services such as Twitch and Netflix. Together with a few issues on the Purchase and Content usage side of the Xbox Live service, reports the Xbox Live status […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 03:51 AM PDT

The new Microsoft Surface Pro 3 tablet launched last month, before the handsets official unveiling and release, there were rumors of a Microsoft Surface Mini tablet. Microsoft were previously rumored to announced their new Surface Mini tablet at their BUILD developer conference, although we heard reports that the company changed their mind, and shelved the […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 03:39 AM PDT

Last week Google released the Android 5.0 L Developer Preview for more Nexus devices, the list of devices now includes the Nexus 5, the Nexus 4, the Nexus 10 and the 2012 and 2013 versions of the Nexus 7. We have already seen a video of Android 5.0 running on a Google Nexus 5, and […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 03:35 AM PDT

Xbox One Forza 5 gamers will be pleased to know they can now added even more cars to their choice of vehicles in the Forza Motorsport 5, thanks to this week's launch of the new Hot Wheels Car Pack DLC. The Forza 5 Hot Wheels Car Pack brings with it 10 new vehicles, 7 of […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 03:22 AM PDT

If you are in the market for a new Windows 8.1 laptop and are looking to keep your costs down. You might be interested in the new Acer Aspire E11 and V11 fanless laptops that are available this week with prices starting from just $250. The Acer Aspire E11 is now available to purchase in […]

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Sony Xperia Sefie Smartphone Leaked

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 03:21 AM PDT

Earlier we told you that Sony will be announcing a new Sony Xperia Selfie smartphone tomorrow, and now it looks like we have some actual picture of the handset, ahead of its official unveiling. As you can see from the photos, there is a large camera sensor on the front of the handset, next to […]

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Porsche 988 To Take On Ferrari 458

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 03:13 AM PDT

Porsche is apparently working on a new supercar, the new supercar is codenamed the Porsche 988, and the company is looking to take on Ferrari and the Ferrari 458. The company is apparently looking to address the concerns of many Porsche engineers, that the six cylinder Porsche 911 can not compete against the eight cylinder […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 03:05 AM PDT

The 30th anniversary Tetris T-shirt has been created using 128 LEDs and is powered by an Arduino Uno development board together with 4 x AA batteries. Check out the video after the jump to see the Tetris T-shirt in action. As you can see from the video it's probably easier for someone other than the […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 02:49 AM PDT

Sony has a new Android smartphone on the way, the handset will be part of the Sony Xperia range, and the device is said to be a selfie smartphone. Sony just posted a teaser on Twitter hinting at this new Sony Selfie smartphone, unfortunately we do not actually have any specifications on the device. As […]

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HTC Desire 616 Launched In Asia

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 02:39 AM PDT

We heard about the HTC Desire 616 a while back, and now HTC has launched the handset in Asia, the device is a mid range smartphone. The HTC Desire 616 comes with dual SIM card slots, and the handset features a 5 inch HD display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. Under the […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 02:30 AM PDT

If you have trouble staying awake during important presentations, work, meetings or even when driving, you might be interested in a new wrist worn device called the Spark watch which has been specifically designed to help you stay alert and focused. Blanc Watches have created the Spark watch to help users overcome tiredness, fatigue and […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 02:29 AM PDT

If you are traveling to the U.S. from international airports, then you will need to make sure that your smartphone or tablet is charged, and your device can be turned on, this is due to new rules introduced by the TSA. The TSA will block people from traveling to the U.S. if their smartphone or […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 02:11 AM PDT

YouTube has now started following the likes of Netflix and has started publicly shaming Internet providers that might be restricting YouTube videos from playing back smoothly to users. When a YouTube movie has problems streaming, a new notification will appear at the bottom of YouTube movie, and provides information on possible streaming problems. The new […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 01:56 AM PDT

It looks like both the Motorola Moto X and the Motorola Moto X will be getting the Android 5.0 L update. The new version of Google’s mobile OS was recently announced at Google IO and it comes with a wide range of new features. According to the guys over at Android Origin, Motorola have confirmed […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 01:51 AM PDT

Kinect developers or those of your looking to start developing Kinect based apps for Windows with the launch of the new Kinect For Windows V2. Will be please to know that is being made available later this month by Microsoft on July 15th 2014. The latest version of the Kinect motion sensor has been specifically […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 01:48 AM PDT

iPhone 6 production is expected to start this month, with the handset rumored to launch in September, and now it would appear that one of Apple’s largest manufacturing partners, Foxconn, may use robots to make the new iPhone 6. Foxconn is in the final stages of testing their new Foxbot robots, and the company is […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 01:24 AM PDT

On the weekend we heard about a new Windows Phone smartphone that is headed to T-Mobile in the U.S., the Nokia Lumia 1525. The handset was rumored to be exclusive to T-Mobile, although it looks like it will be headed to other mobile carriers. According to @evleaks, the Nokia Lumia 1525 will also be headed […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 01:23 AM PDT

Halo fans looking forward to the release of the Halo Master Chief Collection which will be arriving in stores on November 11th 2014, are sure to enjoy this new teaser trailer that has been released by 343 Industries called 'Terminal'. The new Halo Master Chief Collection includes the Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2 Anniversary, […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 01:07 AM PDT

With still over eight days left to run on their Kickstarter campaign Squadrone System based in Palo Alto California has raised over $1 million in funding, from over 1,900 backers to help make their HEXO+ autonomous camera drone become a reality. When launching their Kickstarter campaign the development team were aiming to raise $50,000 to […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 12:59 AM PDT

Nokia recently released their second Android smartphone, the Nokia X2, this is the first Android device to be released by the Nokia mobile division under Microsoft’s ownership, and now there are rumors of a Nokia Lumia Android handset. Nokia’s flagship smartphone, under their Lumia range, come with Windows Phone, the latest ones come with Windows […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 12:39 AM PDT

If you are a computer geek from way back, you probably have a lot of old computers in storage collecting dust. It is understandable. You love these devices even after they become obsolete. You have fond memories of using them. Even if it is just collecting dust at this point. Well, this original Mac 512K […]

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LG G Pad 10.1 Launches In The U.S.

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 12:33 AM PDT

LG has announced the global launch of their latest Android tablet, the LG G Pad 10.1. The tablet will launch in the U.S. first and then it will be rolled out globally. The LG G Pad 10.1 features a 10.1 inch WXGA display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, processing comes in the […]

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 12:23 AM PDT

It has been awhile since there has been any significant buzz about an upcoming BlackBerry handset. The BlackBerry Passport is set to be released this September. While we don’t have any confirmations about its specifications or features, we have rumors. Rumor has it that the entire keyboard functions as a trackpad. The unusual design of […]

Posted: 06 Jul 2014 02:16 PM PDT

Earlier this week, Sprint announced the LG G3, and started taking pre-orders for the device. The carrier announced the flagship device from LG will hit retail from July 18th. However, the carrier failed to mention which model it will sell — either the one with 3GB RAM/32GB storage or the one with 2GB of RAM […]

Posted: 06 Jul 2014 01:54 PM PDT

Back at the Mobile World Congress 2014, Samsung unveiled their fitness tracking wearable device dubbed as the Gear Fit, with a $199 price tag. If you were thinking about purchasing the Samsung Gear Fit, but didn’t since you thought it’s a little overpriced, there’s a piece of good news for you. Amazon is selling the […]

Posted: 06 Jul 2014 01:37 PM PDT

The alleged Sony Xperia Z3 with a model number D6653 has leaked quite a few times in the past few weeks, alongside with his little sibling, the Xperia Z3 Compact. Recently, the purported Sony Xperia Z3 with the same model number was spotted on AnTuTu benchmarks, and managed to score 37,169. Not too long ago, Sony […]

Posted: 06 Jul 2014 12:58 PM PDT

Not too long ago, Apple released the iOS 7.1.2 update for iOS devices, which came with mostly bug fixes and enhancements. However, it also came with a few bugs, which shouldn’t be surprising. According to a new report, iOS 7.1.2 has some sort of a calendar bug which doesn’t list the correct holidays, even if […]

Posted: 06 Jul 2014 04:03 AM PDT

Recently, we saw a close up image of the purported Samsung Galaxy F, showing it may come with an aluminium frame similar to the iPhone. The purported device has seen its fair share of rumors in the past few days, and it if those were not enough for you, the often-correct @evleaks has posted another […]

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