Pebble smartwatch outs SDK preview at Google I/O, gives developers a kickstart on apps

If you invested in the Pebble e-paper smartwatch - and who didn't. - you'll be happy to hear that the firm has unleashed a preview of the Kickstarter darling's SDK at Google I/O this week. That'll give developers a head start on creating apps for the ARM-powered e-paper device, allowing them to learn exactly how it receives data from Mountain View's robot OS. The company said the new kit supports multiple program languages to boot, allowing developers of all skill levels to create Pebble-enabled apps.

Engadget , Pebble smartwatch outs SDK preview at Google I/O, gives developers a kickstart on apps, Pebble smartwatch outs SDK preview at Google I/O, gives developers a kickstart on apps

HTC suggests Verizon's Droid Incredible 4G LTE will be launched next week

HTC USA has tweeted that they've got "some special fun" ready for next week, and it's going to be "incredible.". We've recently heard that Verizon's Droid Incredible 4G LTE would be released on July 5 - hence next week - so the tweet can certainly be seen as a confirmation of this.

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10 Gigabit per-second connection between US and China demoed

You, sir or ma'am, should probably not get too excited. Chances are, this trans-Pacific 10 Gigabit link won't do you any good, personally. On the other hand, researchers working together across the oceanic divide have tons to cheer about. The China Education and Research Network, the National Science Foundation and Indiana University worked together with BGI, one of the largest genomics organizations in the world, to christen the connection by transferring 24 Gigabytes of genomic data from Beijing to UC Davis in under 30 seconds.

Engadget , 10 Gigabit per-second connection between US and China demoed, 10 Gigabit per-second connection between US and China demoed

HTC teases something 'Incredible' for the US in July, we think a 4G LTE Droid might fit the bill

HTC has been leaving Verizon subscribers hanging on just when they would get the Droid Incredible 4G LTE ever since we saw it in New Orleans last month. The company just dropped a not-so-subtle hint that the wait is about to come to an end - a Twitter update from HTC's US branch is promising some "special fun" coming to us next week that will be "incredible," which we're pretty sure doesn't involve refurb sales of the 2010 original. While the clue is still a bit cryptic, it lines up with internal documents pointing to a July 5th release.

Engadget , HTC teases something 'Incredible' for the US in July, we think a 4G LTE Droid might fit the bill, HTC teases something 'Incredible' for the US in July, we think a 4G LTE Droid might fit the bill

Crowd-funded group building asteroid-mapping telescope, saving Earth (video)

Just when you're numbing to robot, zombie and nuclear apocalypse scenarios, some old-fashioned asteroid paranoia pops up to surprise you. The B612 Foundation, which gets funding from, well, anyone, has just announced plans to launch Sentinel, a space telescope which will wander the vacuum cataloging asteroids in our inner solar system. Their goal is to track asteroid orbits and predict large impacts up to 100 years in advance, giving us plenty of time to find a solution (or enjoy our final days).



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Google prepping Nexus 10 tablet, report claims

. Google is reportedly planning a 10-inch version of its Nexus 7 tablet, according to a report from Digitimes. The tablet's display panels will be supplied by Wintek and AU Optronics; Google previously ordered 500,000 touch panels from Wintek for its Nexus 7 tablet in June, the report claims. Google's Andy Rubin revealed earlier this year that the Mountain View-based company was doubling down on the tablet market in 2012. Google is betting big on its 7-inch slate and based on its performance, could quite possibly release a larger model to compete with Apple's iPad.

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Samsung Galaxy Note II to feature a 5.5-inch display, narrower body

. Previous reports suggested that Samsung was working on a sequel for its wildly successful Galaxy Note smartphone. The follow-up “phablet” was said to feature a larger unbreakable plane display and a quad-core processor. According to an anonymous source speaking with GSM Arena, the Note II will be equipped with a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display and a design inspired by Samsung's Galaxy S III smartphone. Despite the larger screen, the width of the device has reportedly been reduced.

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Point Gray FL3-U3-88S2C 4K Camera Connects to USB 3.0

While it has been easier to get a decent 1080p webcam these days, most people wouldn't search for a 4K camera – but maybe they should. Point Grey just came up with this very interesting pocket webcam that claims to record in 4K (4096×2160 pixels, or 8.8 Million pixels) over USB 3.0. This is huge and right now, very few displays would be capable of showing the images in their full glory, but even on a 2880×1800 display, which is the highest that consumers can get, it should look very nice. That said, there are hurdles to overcome. For one, there is the network matter.

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Adobe won't support Flash in Jelly Bean, installs end on August 15th

. The late Steve Jobs famously predicted the death of Flash more than five years ago, and barred it from the company's iPhone and iPad. One of the apparent advantages Android always had over iOS was Flash, but this will not be the case come August 15th when fresh installs of Adobe Flash will come to an end. “We will use the configuration settings in the Google Play Store to limit continued access to Flash Player updates to only those devices that have Flash Player already installed,” the company wrote on its website.

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Samsung brings out WB100 camera with 26x lens for zoom-loving Brits

Samsung has been quiet on the superzoom camera front, but it's leaping back into the fray with the WB100. The camera doesn't have the longest zoom we've seen, but with a 26x lens and a wide-angle 22.3mm minimum zoom, odds are that just about anything you come across during vacation will fit into the frame. A choice to use AA batteries instead of a lithium-ion pack also emphasizes that focus on travelers. We're otherwise looking at a very deliberately middle-of-the-road camera with a 16-megapixel sensor, ISO 80 to 1,600 sensitivity (3,200 if you like 3-megapixel photos) and 720p movie making.

Engadget , Samsung brings out WB100 camera with 26x lens for zoom-loving Brits, Samsung brings out WB100 camera with 26x lens for zoom-loving Brits

GP Bullhound advises Swedish Payson on its sale to Svea Ekonomi

GP Bullhound, the technology investment bank, has acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Payson on its sale to Svea Ekonomi completed on 20 June 2012. GP Bullhound worked closely with the company to articulate the key value drivers for the business and emphasise Payson’s unique market position.Launched in 2004, Payson is one of Sweden’s leading web payment solution providers with over 5,000 merchants and close to 2 million wallets. Payson offer card and direct bank payments as well as escrow and invoice services.

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Valve Source Filmmaker makes a movie out of any Source game, now you're directing with Portals

Creating machinima with a video game engine usually requires accepting one of two truths: either that it will require a lot of fudging or that it will have all the sophistication of playing with action figures. Valve Software isn't very happy with that dichotomy, which is why it's posting its very own movie-making tool, Source Filmmaker, as a public beta. Any game that runs on the Source engine, whether it's Left 4 Dead 2, Portal 2 or another in the family, can have gameplay run-throughs edited and dissected right down to custom facial expressions.

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Reuters: RIM could open up BlackBerry network to others, Ballmer

The Q1 earnings news from RIM of layoffs and a delay in its next generation of handsets has unsurprisingly led to some rumors from the usual "people familiar with the situation," according to Reuters. The options reportedly being considered by the board probably also won't shock you, like the possibility of following former co-CEO Jim Balsillie's plan to open up its network to others and / or or sell it outright. An alternative path comes from Microsoft and Steve Ballmer, who has reportedly been putting a full court press on the folks in Waterloo to pull a Nokia and bring their arms to the Windows OS camp.

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Apple posts $2.6 million bond to ban Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

. Apple on Wednesday evening posted a $2.6 million bond to ban Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet from being sold in the United States, FOSS Patents reported. The Cupertino-based company was awarded a preliminary injunction against Samsung's tablet on Tuesday. Soon after Apple posted the bond, Samsung appealed the ruling - the South Korean manufacturer has requested that the Federal Circuit court stay the injunction. Judge Lucy Koh of the U.S.

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Kouziro Frontier FRNP515 / D 15.6-Inch Notebook

Here comes another 15.6-inch notebook from Kouziro Frontier, the FRNP515 / D. The system features a 15.6-inch 1366 x 768 LCD display, a 2.50GHz Intel Core i5-3210M processor, an Intel HM75 Express Chipset, a 4GB DDR3 RAM, a 500GB hard drive, a DVD Super Multi Drive, an SD card slot, WiFi and runs on Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (SP1) OS. The FRNP515 / D is available now for 49,800 Yen (about $628).

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Lenovo LePhone K860 gets Samsung Exynos quad-core chip and Android 4.0

According to Japanese blog “Blog of Mobile“, the Lenovo LePhone K860 has been approved by China's ministry of Industry and Information Technology (the equivalent of our FCC, we assume). From a site linked to the Chinese government (login required for the good stuff), some interesting information can be dug out. If we believe the reports, the Lenovo LePhone K860 uses a quad-core Samsung Exynos 4412 chip at 1.4GHz, and comes with Android 4.0x. The display is said to be a huge 5″ one with a 720p (1280×720) resolution, although there is no mention of what “type” of display this would be.

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Google sends Chromebooks to some Best Buy and Dixons stores, starting today

Google is getting serious about spreading the reach of Chromebooks. At its day two I/O keynote, it just revealed that the Chrome OS laptops are in 100 Best Buy retail stores across the US, effective today. British stores are getting a similar amount of care with a Chromebook presence in Dixons stores throughout the UK. We're still waiting on more details, such as which models will grace shelves, but there's good reason to suspect that Samsung's Series 5 550 will be front and center.

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T-Mobile gives businesses the option of getting throttled or paying overage fees

. T-Mobile on Wednesday said that business users who consume more than their plan's monthly allotment of HSPA+ data now have two options: They can either have their data throttled down to lower speeds and pay no overage fee, or they can pay overage fees in exchange for keeping their standard HSPA+ data speeds. The overage-fee plans start as low as $19.99 per month for 500MB of data with a $0.10-per-GB overage fee and go as high as $74.99 per month for 10GB of data with a $0.02-per-GB overage fee. The throttled data plans, meanwhile, start at $24.99 for 500MB of HSPA+ data and go as high as $77.99 for 10GB of HSPA+ data.

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Google brings incremental app updates, added encryption measures to Android

Google has just announced a new feature for Google Play that's sure to please anyone who's sat through an app update that never seemed to end. It now offers what it calls “Smart App Updates,” which will let developers provide incremental updates to apps instead of forcing people to download a whole new APK for every minor update. On average, Google says those should be about a third the size of typical updates. What's more, the company has also announced that it is bringing added encryption measures to Android, which will let paid apps be encrypted with a device-specific key that makes them harder to rip and share.

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Smartphone Market To Grow 38% In Q2 2012, Qualcomm SDK Promises Consumers Reasons To Stick With Snapdragon & Foursquare Update Now Available For BlackBerry Users

Smartphone Market To Grow 38% In Q2 2012. Market research firm Strategy Analytics now projects that smartphone shipments will grow 38% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2012, although the firm cautions that growth could stall in the coming months due to economic conditions in the Eurozone, North America and Asia. However, the firm also expects smartphone shipments to bounce back later in the year when Apple releases the newest version of the iPhone and when more and more customers upgrade their current devices to devices with 4G LTE connectivity. BGR.

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Google's Project Glass gets some more details

Google's Project Glass has been one of the most anticipated and hyped projects to come out of Google in quite some time. After a rather epic demo the company finally gave us a slightly deeper look at the wearable computer of our (supposed) future. Inside is the usual set of components you'd expect inside any mobile phone. There's a “powerful” CPU and “lots” of RAM (though, there was no mention of specifics) alongside an accelerometer, gyroscope and wireless radios for pulling in data.

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Galaxy Nexus Android 4.1 Jelly Bean ROM leaked

Less than 24 hours after Google wowed the world with the announcement of their Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system update, here we are with a leaked version of the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean ROM for the Galaxy Nexus already making its rounds online. This leaked ROM is meant for ‘takju', which actually is the GSM-enabled version of the Galaxy Nexus that comes with Google Wallet compatibility, but it has been tested to run just fine ‘yakju', the standard issue device which is also from the GSM Galaxy Nexus stable – and both devices will run the leaked ROM without any known issues.

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Google's Jelly Bean cup runneth over, kills grass in the process

Happy Google I/O week. Why not celebrate with a giant jelly bean or 12. The search giant clearly has some big, colorful plans for later this week, including, perhaps, another entry in its delicious parade of lawn-cluttering mobile operating system dessert foods. The above statue was spotted and posted to the Google Developers page on Google+, and it surely amounts to more than just a belated Easter celebration.

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Google teases more details about its Glass project

. Google Glass, Google's tantalizing glasses headset that projects images and data directly onto users' eyes, got its own segment at Google I/O Wednesday even though the product is nowhere near being released for public consumption yet. The Glass headset includes a camera that captures pictures, has a processor and memory to store data, a microphone to send and receive voice messages and multiple radios for mobile data communication. Google said today that Glass's display is actually positioned just above a user's eye so that it doesn't cause a distraction.

Boy Genius Report , Google teases more details about its Glass project, Google teases more details about its Glass project

Samsung Galaxy S III launching at Sprint on July 1

Sprint wasn't able to launch its Samsung Galaxy S III on June 21, as initially promised, although it did ship a limited number of units to those who've pre-ordered the handset. But now the carrier has finally announced the day when the S III will be truly available: July 1. On that day, the 16GB version of Samsung Galaxy S III will be launched via Sprint Stores, Web Sales, Business Sales, and Telesales, for $199.99 on contract. The 32GB version will be available only via Web Sales, Telesales, and Business Sales.

In case you're thinking you can pre-order the S III at Sprint's website, well, you can't.

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Oxygen-infused microparticles could keep patients alive with breathing

Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital were able to design tiny, gas-filled microparticles that can be injected directly into the bloodstream to oxygenate blood. These microparticles are reportedly made up of a single layer of lipids or fatty molecules that surround a tiny pocket of oxygen gas and are immersed in a liquid solution. According to Dr. John Kheir of the Department of Cardiology at Boston Children's Hospital, when these microparticles were infused into animals that have low blood oxygen levels, the blood oxygen saturated to almost normal in a matter of seconds.

Ubergizmo , Oxygen-infused microparticles could keep patients alive with breathing, Oxygen-infused microparticles could keep patients alive with breathing

See Google's Nexus Q dissected piece-by-piece courtesy of Wired

We generally have to wait for a device to hit the FCC or wind up with the likes of iFixit to see it thoroughly dissected, but Google has changed things up a bit for its new Nexus Q media hub. It's provided Wired with a complete teardown of its own that breaks the Made in the U.S.A. device down piece-by-piece with attention to every little detail. Hit the source link below for a closer look at what's inside the orb. Update: There's no pictures to be found, but the Q has now coincidentally just hit the FCC.

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Web privacy guru designing anti-spying iPhone app

. It seems there's a new app for iPhone users who feel like they're being watched. Per Technology Review, the new Silent Circle iOS app encrypts every call, text or email sent from users' iPhones and thus prevents them from being intercepted by third parties. The app is the brainchild of Phil Zimmermann, the Internet privacy pioneer who developed the Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) email encryption protocol all the way back in 1991.

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Chrome for Android out of beta, available now on Google Play

. Google is trying to end the debate over which mobile browser works best for Android by releasing the mobile version of its popular Chrome browser to the Google Play store on Wednesday. The Android version of the browser had been in Beta until Wednesday and is currently only available for devices that have Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or higher.

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Google I/O keynote roundup: Project Glass, Nexus 7, Nexus Q and Jelly Bean

Did you keep up with everything Google announced at today's I/O keynote. Believe us, we had a difficult time too. Covering everything from Jelly Bean to jumping out of perfectly good airplanes, there was plenty to keep the audience oohing and ahhing. It makes sense to have this plethora of news in one handy place, right.

Engadget , Google I/O keynote roundup: Project Glass, Nexus 7, Nexus Q and Jelly Bean, Google I/O keynote roundup: Project Glass, Nexus 7, Nexus Q and Jelly Bean

LittleBigPlanet Karting Beta on its way

Racing games are definitely not new, and I remember playing Death Track on the 8086 all those years ago, swapping floppies feverishly along the way. Well, you can say that Nintendo more or less popularized the idea of kart racing in a comical and cute manner with the Mario Kart series that is still going strong today across different platforms, and the Sony PS3 is not exempt from the karting mania as well with word that LittleBigPlanet Karting Beta is on its way to a release.

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Polaroid Z2300 Instant Digital Camera

The Polaroid Z2300 instant digital camera is able to print 2″ x 3″ photos using Polaroid's ZINK paper. For your info, the camera adopts the ink-free Zero Ink Printing Technology to deliver a vibrant and highly saturated photos. The Polaroid Z2300 also features a 10-megapixel sensor and a 3-inch LCD display. This instant digital camera will be launched in August 2012 for $159.99 a pop.

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Fisker loan spurs more questions from senators

Um, about that $337 million. Fisker Automotive and its pending federal government loan has spurred a letter from two U.S. senators to Energy Secretary Steven Chu questioning the appropriateness of the loan, The Detroit News reports.
In their letter to Chu, senators John Thune (R-South Dakota) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reportedly question the $529 million loan in part because of Qatar's ownership stake in the plug-in hybrid automaker.

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Ascribe Recognised as 2012 Microsoft Public Sector Health Partner of the Year Award

Bolton, Lancashire — June 27, 2012 — Today, Ascribe proudly announced it has won the 2012 Microsoft Public Sector Health Partner of the Year Award. The company was honoured among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology. “I am delighted that this award recognises Ascribe as leaders in delivering innovative and valuable software to the health and social care market.

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Dead or Alive 5 pre-order and Collector's Edition bonuses get detailed

If you haven't played the Dead or Alive series before, you might have at the very least seen some screenshots or even the movie, which to be honest focuses more on the hot girls rather than on the action. That being said, while DoA 5 will not be offering additional characters for their DLCs, what they appear to be offering are some bonus items that users will be able to get if they were to either pre-order the game or were to purchase its Collector's Edition, with the game itself expected to be released on the 25th of September.

Ubergizmo , Dead or Alive 5 pre-order and Collector's Edition bonuses get detailed, Dead or Alive 5 pre-order and Collector's Edition bonuses get detailed

NTT DoCoMo unveils the Drive Cradle 02 that turns your tablet into a jumbo GPS

NTT DoCoMo is announcing its Drive Cradle 02 that turns five-to-seven-inch tablets into GPS units. Pairing up with the network's Drive Net navigation service, the hulk of plastic will pair with NEC's Medias Tab N-06D, the Galaxy Note and the 7-inch Galaxy Tabs to help you reach your destination - assuming you don't get caught sneakily playing some Angry Birds at 80mph.

Engadget , NTT DoCoMo unveils the Drive Cradle 02 that turns your tablet into a jumbo GPS, NTT DoCoMo unveils the Drive Cradle 02 that turns your tablet into a jumbo GPS

Smart bringing electric scooter to U.S. in 2014, will be part of Car2go

In a blink-and-you'd-miss-it announcement during an event in Berlin, the head of marketing and sales for Smart, Martin Hülder, told us that the third model in the Smart e-Mobility range – after the Smart ForTwo Electric Drive and eBike – will be the Smart electric scooter (or "smart scooter"). To be fair, the original announcement happened in mid-May at a shindig in Davos, Switzerland, but Daimler had some new news for us in Berlin.

Autoblog , Smart bringing electric scooter to U.S. in 2014, will be part of Car2go, Smart bringing electric scooter to U.S. in 2014, will be part of Car2go

Judge Koh stops US sales of Galaxy Tab 10.1, puts a smack down on Samsung (updated)

Thought Samsung was out of the woods when it defeated Apple's attempt to prevent it from selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 stateside. Well, Apple appealed that decision and was given a second crack at banning Sammy's slate last month - and it looks like Cupertino made the most of the opportunity, as Reuters reports that Judge Koh has granted Cupertino's request to enjoin the sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1. Details are scarce at the moment, but we do know it's only a preliminary injunction, meaning if Samsung's ultimately victorious in the case, the injunction will lift and it'll be free to peddle its wares once again.


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Google Nexus tablet cited at $199, to appear at Google I/O Conference?

There has been some proof of a Nexus tablet that will make an appearance at Google I/O Conference later tomorrow morning, not to mention having some specifications details listed as well in recent memory. Well, a new report has surfaced, where folks who claim to be “in the know” have informed Bloomberg that the co-branded tablet (Google and Asus) will be announced at Google I/O Conference.

Ubergizmo , Google Nexus tablet cited at $199, to appear at Google I/O Conference?, Google Nexus tablet cited at $199, to appear at Google I/O Conference?

Apple DOJ eBook trial set for next summer

. Judge Denise Cote of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has set the date for Apple's eBook antitrust trial, Reuters reported. The Department of Justice filed an antitrust suit against the Cupertino-based company and five other major book publishers - Simon & Schuster, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Macmillan and Penguin - in April that alleged the companies were conspiring to fix eBook prices.

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Huawei pushes Ascend D Quad production to August, pins it on processor hiccups

Those of us yearning to bring Huawei's Ascend D Quad on summer vacation will have to file that dream away for next year. The company's consumer division chief, , has pushed back the phone's volume production from this month to August. Blame for the setback rests squarely on that custom-developed K3V2 processor - there have been "technical problems" getting it ready, if we go by Huawei's less than precise explanation. The timing certainly isn't what we'd call ideal: now that the Galaxy S III and One X are both common features of the smartphone landscape, the Ascend D Quad's performance won't be turning nearly as many heads when it arrives.

Engadget , Huawei pushes Ascend D Quad production to August, pins it on processor hiccups, Huawei pushes Ascend D Quad production to August, pins it on processor hiccups

BioWare: More Mass Effect 3 DLCs coming your way

Yes, the Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut DLC was released today just like how we speculated yesterday, and for those who feel that they are still not satisfied, how about a little bit of good news to help you end your Tuesday evening on a high note. Producer Mike Gamble from BioWare tweeted earlier today, that there will be future DLCs coming your way for Mass Effect 3 – and the team at BioWare are certainly working on developing that aspect even further at the moment. “Would now be a good time to talk about how we're doing more DLC in the future?” was his first tweet, followed by “That was a trick question.

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Motorola patent win might result in US import ban for Apple

Hmmm, long and drawn out affairs in the court room is definitely not something that companies would want to go through, but Apple and Motorola have had their fair share of legal spats in the past. One of the latest developments see the U.S. International Trade Commission announce that it will review an April ruling which decidedly targeted select Apple products to have infringed upon a Motorola Wi-Fi patent, and this might just result in an import ban on products that make use of this bit of technology.

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Apple releases iOS 6 beta 2 for developers

Apple released the first version of the iOS 6 beta for developers during the WWDC keynote on June 11. Now, two weeks later, the second beta is being seeded to those installed the first on their iOS devices. The update brings several bug fixes and performance updates, including fixes for the Address Book, Game Center, iCloud, iMessage and FaceTime, Maps and Safari. You can find the entire exhaustive list in the source link below.

One minor feature that has been noted is that when you are downloading this update, the Settings icon you see on the side is animated, so you can see the gears moving within.



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Facebook's Find Friends Nearby: GPS lets you give nearby mobile users a Friendshake

A mobile Facebook feature called Find Friends Nearby, previously code-named Friendshake, is coming out of development and will soon be on its way to your iOS or Android phone. Perhaps springing from the social network's acquisition of ambient social app Glancee, it's still fairly primitive, merely navigating to a browser page on your device, where it will show you a list of other users within a given, undisclosed radius. Presumably, the benefit is to let you quickly add someone in your purview like Find my Friends, although we're interested to see what privacy settings are on offer. You never know, Mr.

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Cisco rolls its first Linksys 802.11ac WiFi router and bridge, kicks off Connect Cloud app platform (video)

Cisco won't be the fastest out of the gate with an 802.11ac WiFi router, but it's certainly one of the most ambitious. The dual-band Linksys EA6500 and a companion, single-band Universal Media Connector network bridge hike the bandwidth up to 802.11ac's 1.3Gbps peak, each of them carrying their own quartet of gigabit Ethernet jacks. A pair of USB ports on the EA6500 should make sharing storage that much faster as well. If you ask Cisco, however, the real highlight is the new Cisco Connect Cloud app platform.






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