New York Times now offers in-app subscriptions for the iPad

It looks Apple is winning the war against publishers who don't agree with Apple's policy of giving the company 30% of every in-app sale it makes. The New York Times, one of the companies that held out against Apple's strict policy has made a last minute change to its app to prevent its removal from the App Store. The New York Times was issued a warning by the Cupertino company to include in-app subscriptions on its iOS app by June 30th or face removal.

Ubergizmo, New York Times now offers in-app subscriptions for the iPad

Batman: Arkham City – New 12-Minute Gameplay Video

Here we have a new 12-minute gameplay video from Warner Brothers' upcoming Batman: Arkham City, showing a mixture of Batman and Catwoman gameplay. As a quick reminder, this action-adventure stealth video game will hit PS3, Xbox 360 and PC on October 18th.



TechFresh, Batman: Arkham City â€" New 12-Minute Gameplay Video

SleepWell System Puts Mobile Devices To Sleep To Conserve Power While Waiting On WiFi

With the explosion of smartphones and tablets in the market, followed by the increase in number of WiFi hotspots, sometimes it can be hard to get a decent connection for your downloads. Perhaps surfing the web at Starbucks is still passable, but try download a big file and you may be stuck there for an hour or so due to the sheer number of people hogging the connection. While the hogging is inevitable, the fact of the matter is that the longer you have your smartphone or tablet on to download a file, the more battery it will drain, which is why Duke University graduate student Justin Manweiler came up with the SleepWell system.

Ubergizmo, SleepWell System Puts Mobile Devices To Sleep To Conserve Power While Waiting On WiFi

Verizon 'iPhone Better4G Smartphone' merchandising material is a sham

The folks over at Droid-life recently got their hands on a snapshot of what appears to be a box of Verizon merchandising materials labelled "iPhone Better 4G Smartphone". Now first thing that would've come to mind for most people would be "Oh my god - it's the 4G iPhone!" but unfortunately the truth couldn't be further from that. Droid-life managed to take a gander at the contents of the box, but none of the enclosed material even made a single mention of 4G and the iPhone at all. What a way to pique the curiosity of everybody and then shoot it down. I wonder what Verizon was thinking when they decided to label a box in such a fashion.

Ubergizmo, Verizon 'iPhone Better4G Smartphone' merchandising material is a sham

Motorola MT870 is the world's first TD-SCDMA dual-core Android phone

Not too long after the announcement of the latest Motorola Milestone, Motorola has announced the release of a new Android phone in the same region of the world, the MT870. It is the world's first TD-SCDMA (China's version of W-CDMA) dual-core Android device. The Motorola MT870 packs a 1GHz dual-core processor, a 4" qHD display, an 8-megapixel camera with HD (1080p) recording, HDMI output, DLNA, WLAN and Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The phone will also come preloaded with Motorola's brand new mobile market: the Mobile Market-SHOP4APPS app store.

Ubergizmo, Motorola MT870 is the world's first TD-SCDMA dual-core Android phone

Samsung Files Complaint Versus Apple, Wants Importation Ban on iDevices

Looks like it is not over between Apple and Samsung as the latter has filed another complaint against Steve Job's megacompany. A report on the International Trade Commission website states that Samsung requests an import ban against all the iDevices (iPhone, iPad, and iPod). The investigation on this issue could last for up to 16 months, that is if the ITC decides to investigate the complaint. In case you are still out of the loop about this beautiful relationship gone sour, here's the gist of it: Apple started it. The iPhone maker filed a complaint back in April about how Samsung's products have blatantly copied Apple's gadgets.

Gadget.com, Samsung Files Complaint Versus Apple, Wants Importation Ban on iDevices

HTC Flyer coming soon to T-Mobile UK contracts

T-mobile UK is now listing the HTC Flyer Android tablet with a “July” release date attached to it, a device which will no doubt be promoted alongside its new unlimited mobile data tariffs. We're rather keen on the Flyer, with or without an update to Android 3.0, so a chance to pick one up on a decent subsidised contract is a winner. Here's the visual confirmation….
…plus the network will also be stocking the HTC Sensation from July.

Eurodroid, HTC Flyer coming soon to T-Mobile UK contracts

Skype for Android hacked, does video on other Android handsets

Skype for Android's latest release apparently supports only a bunch of other handsets – the HTC Desire S, Sony Ericsson Xperia neo, Sony Ericsson Xperia pro and the Google Nexus S. Trust the ever enterprising spirit of mankind to hack said version to include video call support on all the other non-listed Android-powered smartphones. The particular version that we're referring to was released with the Samsung Galaxy S2 in mind, although the performance will not be limited to just that particular smartphone.

Ubergizmo, Skype for Android hacked, does video on other Android handsets

Olympus FL-300R Flash

Olympus is bringing you their newest flash ‘FL-300R' for Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds cameras. Powered by 2x AAA batteries, this extremely compact flash offers an approximately 75 degree angle of coverage and features a built-in wide panel that allows the flash to be used with ultra-wide lenses such as the M.Zuiko Digital 9-18mm f/4-5.6. The FL-300R sells for 140 GBP (about $224).

TechFresh, Olympus FL-300R Flash

BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac 2.1 gets PlayBook support

Research In Motion (RIM), the company behind the BlackBerry, has just announced that their latest BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac which is in version 2.1, will now be able to support PlayBooks when it comes to media synchronization. Previously, you were able to copy files over to the PlayBook over USB or Wi-Fi from a Mac, but with this new version, you can rely on Desktop Manager directly to synchronize the entire bunch of music, photos, and videos with iTunes and iPhoto over USB.

Ubergizmo, BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac 2.1 gets PlayBook support

DIY solar-powered walkway leads you home when it's dark

It's not often you find yourself struggling to find your way to your front door in the middle of the night - unless you live in a neighborhood with no streetlamps, in an area perpetually shrouded in darkness. But just in case you do - DepotDevoid has the solution for you. He created a walkway that's lit up by solar-powered lights. In the day time, the lights just reside on the ground, soaking up the rays of the sun, biding time until it's finally dark in the sky, when they can be put to good to use. While some people might deem it unnecessary, it never hurt anybody to place a few “green” lights out on your lawn.

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newtech, DIY solar-powered walkway leads you home when it's dark

Google And Virgin America Team Up To Offer Free Testing Of Chrome OS Notebooks On Certain Flights

If you've been following the news, then you know that airline companies are starting to attract customers by offering up the use of tablets on their airlines, for example the iPad 2 and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, although it does seem largely limited to business and first class passengers. Those sitting in coach will have to make do with the regular entertainment system (which isn't that bad honestly). Well now it looks like Google will be teaming up with Virgin America to offer up Chrome OS notebooks for testing, but only on certain flights.

Ubergizmo, Google And Virgin America Team Up To Offer Free Testing Of Chrome OS Notebooks On Certain Flights

SearchLion makes use of the empty space on the side of your display

If you've got a large monitor and wish you could make use of it more efficiently when you're browsing search results you now can; thanks to the folks at SearchLion. The company has officially launched SearchLion: a search engine that's touted as the world's first search browser. Confused yet. Don't be.
If you're tired of browsing tons of websites looking for something and yielding nothing fruitful in the end, SearchLion is here for you. SearchLion is basically a search engine that takes up the left screen of your web browser, leaving you with a large blank space on the right that you can use to make searching a much easier task.



Ubergizmo, SearchLion makes use of the empty space on the side of your display

PayPal hits 100 million active accounts

Have you ever bought anything online before. If you have, chances are that you've used PayPal - or at least you've heard of it. In case you didn't know PayPal is, it is a digital payment system that helps you pay or collect money for your online transactions. From its humble beginnings in the year 2000, PayPal quickly gained traction in the relatively unexplored market and set off to conquer the digital world. As of now, PayPal has over 100 million active accounts on the service.

Ubergizmo, PayPal hits 100 million active accounts

Hexagonal plate skin lets robots touch now

Having a robot around the home can be quite handy, just ask Anakin Skywalker in his younger days. Robots in science fiction movies seem to have gotten down the difficult part down pat – we're referring to the sense of touch as well as pressure, how does a robot know just how much pressure to apply when handling fragile items like champagne flutes and eggs, and when to tighten their grip enough to carry something heavy. Perhaps a sense of touch might help them along, thanks to the new hexagonal plate skin.

Ubergizmo, Hexagonal plate skin lets robots touch now

HTC says Desire Gingerbread update is in test phase build

For owners of the HTC Desire (which is a pretty spiffy phone in its own right, although it has already started to show its age for some time now), you must have gone through quite a lot, with word that there will not be any Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for said smartphone, followed up a 180-degree turn with word that the Gingerbread update will be gimped in some way. Here's what HTC says, “Hi all- We're excited to share that we are testing our build of Gingerbread for HTC Desire and will start doing quality assurance for it this week. When we have an update on availability we'll post another announcement.

Ubergizmo, HTC says Desire Gingerbread update is in test phase build

Haptic belt tells soldiers where to go

Soldiers are an extremely obedient lot, that much you can say. After all, when you ask them to jump, they will ask, “How high?” Obedience and unquestionable loyalty on the battlefield is something to be admired, since good leadership will be able to pull a platoon through, even in the most dire of situations when orders are followed to a ‘T'.

Ubergizmo, Haptic belt tells soldiers where to go

Facebook Valued at $70 Billion

We have heard plenty of rumored valuations of Facebook, some of which went as high as $100 billion. There is a more tangible number available as investment fund GSV Capital just bought 225,000 Facebook shares at an average price of $29.28 per share. Since Facebook currently has 2.4 billion outstanding shares, the purchase assumes a Facebook value of currently $70.3 billion. Not bad.

Back in January, Goldman Sachs invested about $500 million in Facebook based on a $50 billion valuation.

2DayBlog.com, Facebook Valued at $70 Billion

Sony sued for negligence over PS3 hack

It's been two months since the personal details of 100 million PSN and SOE users were stolen and Sony is still dealing with the fall-out. Sony has faced a lot of criticism over the monumental PSN hack that saw the data of millions of users compromised. Though the hack happened two month ago (and many more companies and agencies have been hacked since then), time has done little to calm those who feel Sony didn't do enough to protect user data.

2DayBlog.com, Sony sued for negligence over PS3 hack

Latest Windows 8 rumor says RTM by April 2012

Veteran Microsoft reporter Mary-Jo Foley of ZDNet has a tip about when Windows 8 will see release. The original belief was that Windows 8 would hit the release to manufacturing (RTM) in Q2/Q3 2012 following various beta previews and release candidates. The new rumor is that Microsoft is shooting to RTM by April 2012. What's more, rather than just RTM the two desktop and business editions; Microsoft is aiming to finish Windows 8 for x86, x64, as well as the ARM SoC and Windows 8 Servers all for a simultaneous RTM.

The rumor extends itself to say that there will be a beta release around the time of the BUILD conference this September.

2DayBlog.com, Latest Windows 8 rumor says RTM by April 2012

LG U+ (LG Telecom) and Samsung team-up with Android bases Galaxy SIP Home phone

The telecom operator LG U+ (LG Telecom) announced that it will offer from July first to its customers across Korea a new Android Based Home Phone thanks with Samsung's Galaxy 070 (Player). The Phone Operator LG U+ goal is here to offer not the a more Wireless Phone to its customers but a true All In One Device SIP phone that will give them the possibility to even use their handset away from home once connected to one of many LG U+ Wi-Fi Hot Spot. LG U+ Also announced that this solution will also support SMS within its network.




Akihabara News, LG U+ (LG Telecom) and Samsung team-up with Android bases Galaxy SIP Home phone

Nokia C5-00 smartphone updated on the quiet

Nokia's C5-00 smartphone has just received an update, where it is now known as the Nokia C5-00 5MP. Those who are extremely familiar with technical jargon surrounding handsets would know by now that the 5MP suffix is a dead giveaway concerning the camera's resolution. Suffice to say, the Nokia C5-00 5MP will come with a 5.0-megapixel EDoF (enhanced depth of field) camera, which is superior to its earlier 3.2-megapixel version. The camera isn't the only enhancement thrown into the mix though, as you will get an internal storage boost from 50MB to 270MB, while the RAM amount has also doubled to 256MB.

Ubergizmo, Nokia C5-00 smartphone updated on the quiet

Virtual Grocery Shopping Can Be Found In Korean Subway Stations

Doing your grocery shopping online isn't exactly the newest thing in technology, but there are times when you have to go out of the house and perhaps you need certain groceries delivered to your house ASAP but you just don't have the time to make a pit stop at the supermarket. Well it looks like Tesco (or better known as Home Plus in South Korea) has heard the plight of the South Korean citizens and have come up with a way to bring the shopping to the people instead.



Ubergizmo, Virtual Grocery Shopping Can Be Found In Korean Subway Stations

Sony Introduces New G Series Micro Hi-Fi In Europe

If you're a fan of Sony's audio products, then perhaps Sony's latest offering of the G series micro Hi-Fi's will be something that you might be interested in. The two new models that Sony will be introducing in Europe are the CMT-G2BNiP and the CMT-G1iP, and both models will come with support for USB playback, enhanced Mp3 playback, FM Radio and DAB Radio. The only difference between both models is that the CMT-G2BNiP will come with both WiFi and DNLA support.

Ubergizmo, Sony Introduces New G Series Micro Hi-Fi In Europe

ZTE Blade Sells 2 Million Units Worldwide

The ZTE Blade might not be a device you're all-too familiar with but it's quietly making a strong impression. Some of you may know the ZTE Blade as another name: Orange sells the device as the Orange San Francisco. Worldwide, ZTE has sold 2 million units of the handset- not a bad number AT ALL. Furthermore, ZTE seems to be doing pretty well for themselves, planning to sell 80 million more handsets in 2011 for a grand total  of 60 million more handsets than 2010.

Android Phone, ZTE Blade Sells 2 Million Units Worldwide

World of Fourcraft transforms New York City into Risk game

Remember the board game Risk that required you to place plastic armies on a map so that you can conquer the world without much bloodshed, but with plenty of dice rolls in your favor. Well, the phenomenon that is known as Foursquare has met with Risk, thanks to the "World of Fourcraft" which relies on Foursquare and Google Maps APIs to transform New York City into a giant game of Risk. You will be able to decide on just which team you are on by swearing allegiance to one of New York City's five boroughs. Once you check into a neighborhood on Foursquare, it will be equal to placing a plastic man on a country in the board game.

Ubergizmo, World of Fourcraft transforms New York City into Risk game

Nikon shows off concept cameras in France, inspiration probably came from a mosquito micro shot

Nikon engaged in a bit of conceptual product show-and-not-as-much-tell at the French Cité des sciences et de l'industrie exhibit, Hello Demain (Hello Tomorrow). The four prototype cameras on display ranged from the clearly defined — a fully customizable SLR that swaps the lens, grip and LCD screen at your whimsy — to the mysterious webcam dongle-ish i-Ball of unknown purpose, to a mundane six-inch screener. But the real étoile of this forward-facing soirée is that Multi-Ball cam — guaranteed to be a panoramic morning-after hit (or cause for much hungover consternation).

2DayBlog.com, Nikon shows off concept cameras in France, inspiration probably came from a mosquito micro shot

Belle will arrive after Anna as Nokia continues to work on Symbian, still no signs of last hurrah

GSM Arena was tipped by an anonymous of a new prototype Nokia called Nokia 700, aka Zeta. The phone is said to be powered by a 1GHz processor inside (unconfirmed), and the successor to Symbian Anna, called Belle. The Nokia 700 has a 3.2″ nHD AMOLED screen, which points to this being a Nokia C6-01 replacement. The Nokia 700 is also reportedly quite light (a bit over 80g) and measures 110 x 51 x 10mm, which doesn't quite mesh with the “thinnest smartphone ever” claim, but those measurements may change as its design is still being developed.

From the photo, you can see that the camera is a 5MP unit and has a LED flash.


2DayBlog.com, Belle will arrive after Anna as Nokia continues to work on Symbian, still no signs of last hurrah

Apple throws a wrench in Jailbreaking for iOS 5

While iOS 5 may bring about MANY welcome changes to the Apple handheld experience, it looks like Apple may have just rained a monsoon on the jailbreaking community's parade. With the new iteration of iOS, Apple have axed the ability to save SHSH blobs, which is what allows users to downgrade to previous iOS firmware through iTunes.  Heck, even the iPad 2 doesn't have an untethered jailbreak at this moment. What this means is that if you are looking to downgrading your OS, you'll be limited to pre iOS5 firmware. This is not just a problem for potential jailbreakers.

2DayBlog.com, Apple throws a wrench in Jailbreaking for iOS 5

Swiffy makes Flash content iOS-friendly

It looks like Google is pretty intent on killing off Flash. The company has just released a new tool that lets users easily convert Flash files into HTML5-compliant code that can be pretty much viewed on any device including iOS devices. To use Swiffy, all users have to do is upload the Flash files in SWF format to the Swiffy website. The file is then processed by the website which then generates a JSON file. A client-side JavaScript runtime loads the JSON file and renders it using HTML, SVG and CSS.

At the moment it can only convert simple Flash files, so don't expect to be porting over complex games to HTML5.

Ubergizmo, Swiffy makes Flash content iOS-friendly

Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro Lens Released In The US

Sigma has just announced the availability of their 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro lens in the US. First introduced back in February, the Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro comes with a maximum magnification ratio of 1:1, a Super Multi-layer Coating to reduce flare and ghosting, a HyperSonic Motor (HSM) for quiet auto focus and Sigma's own Optical Stabilizer to combat motion blur resulting from shaky hands. The Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro has an MSRP of $1,400.

TechFresh, Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro Lens Released In The US

Raytrix Offers World's First Plenoptic Camera Series

Germany-based Raytrix introduces what they claim is the first plenoptic camera series in the market, stealing the thunder from other companies interested in developing their own, including Adobe and even Lytro. A plenoptic camera, also known as light-field camera, uses a microlens array to capture 4D light field information about the photograph's subject. This data can be used to improve the solution of computer graphics-related problems.
The cameras range from the entry-level Raytrix R5 that shoots photos at one megapixel, to the high-end R11 (pictured) that captures images at three megapixels.

Gadget.com, Raytrix Offers World's First Plenoptic Camera Series

Kanex AirBlue Portable Bluetooth Music Receiver

The Kanex AirBlue is a portable Bluetooth-based music receiver that simply enables you to wirelessly play, listen and control all your favorite media from your iPod touch, iPhone or MP3 player through your home stereo or speakers. You just need to connect the receiver to your home stereo system with the included cables, and then pair your device to the AirBlue. The AirBlue receiver uses Bluetooth v2.1 with EDR to provide you with high fidelity and premium sound. The AirBlue has a rechargeable battery that provides up to 10-hour of operation time.




TechFresh, Kanex AirBlue Portable Bluetooth Music Receiver

HP TouchPad beats iPad to Facebook app

We have heard whispers of the iPad finally getting a dedicated Facebook app (can you actually believe that something so popular still lacks what some deem to be a basic necessity when it comes to apps on the iPad?), but as the saying goes, the proof of the pudding is in the eating, HP's TouchPad has beat out the iPad when it comes to getting a dedicated Facebook app. Leaked images showing off the first official Facebook app that runs on the webOS-powered HP TouchPad has been making their rounds online, and first impressions seem to receive more bouquets than brickbats. .

Ubergizmo, HP TouchPad beats iPad to Facebook app

Porsche and LaCie team up to deliver USB 3.0 hard drives

LaCie has been well known to churn out hard drive models that not only look good, but are speed demons in their own right (and time) as well. The latest bunch of hard drive models to emerge from LaCie's stable received some help from Porsche – the German-based automaker that rolls out extremely desirable sports cars, resulting in the expansion of the exclusive P´9000 electronics category, which would see the addition of the LaCie Porsche Design Mobile (P'9220) and Desktop (P'9230) Hard Drives. Both models will sport extremely speedy USB 3.0 technology, housed within a sleek aluminium frame and a purist design.

Ubergizmo, Porsche and LaCie team up to deliver USB 3.0 hard drives

Mitsubishi LCD-22BLR500 records content out of the box

Nowadays it's pretty much standard to have a home theater system decked out with a Blu-ray player, an internet connected TV, and a DVR, sometimes even more. Wouldn't it be nice to have all of those features in one package instead of having to purchase separate devices. Well, Mitsubishi has just announced the LCD-22BLR500 - an LCD TV that does everything short of making you a sandwich to go along with your favorite TV show.

Ubergizmo, Mitsubishi LCD-22BLR500 records content out of the box

European HTC EVO 3D now official, to start selling in July

Well it is official, folks - the European version of the HTC EVO 3D has just been officially announced. And it will only take Europeans until July to be able to actually purchase one of those. The HTC 3D pioneer comes with a couple of 5 MP snappers on its back and a hardware two-position shutter button, which is pretty rare for an Android. Speaking of which, the EVO 3D comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, which is the latest version of the Google OS designed for smartphones.
There's a dual-core 1.2 GHz Snapdragon processor under the hood and a qHD (540x960) 3D screen, using the parallax barrier technology on top.


GSM Arena, European HTC EVO 3D now official, to start selling in July

iOS 5 beta 2 now available for developers

Hi there curious cats out there, guess what. This may be slightly late, but it seemed that iOS 5 beta 2 is now available for your downloading pleasure, and from what we understand, it ushers in wireless syncing for Macs running iTunes 10.5 beta 2.

2DayBlog.com, iOS 5 beta 2 now available for developers

US FCC found a Nokia N950 with 12-Megapixel camera sensor

Nokia said that their developer phone the N950 with MeeGo will feature an 8-megapixel shooter, which the Finnish firm touted as “different” than the unit in its older brother. But surprisingly the US FCC managed to get hold of the phone submitted by Nokia for checking and approval, and somehow they spotted a 12-megapixel camera sensor within. Perhaps the "difference" is the extra 4-Megapixel. Is Nokia going for a last minute component change. Well it seemed that Nokia is still going with their old habit of awful phones with huge-ass sensors.

2DayBlog.com, US FCC found a Nokia N950 with 12-Megapixel camera sensor

Nevada gives A-OK for driverless cars

Nevada, the Silver State that plays host to Sin City, is proud to be on the record books for being the the first state in the US that has approved the use of driverless cars. Driverless cars sounds like something from the far flung future, but it is nearer to us than you think – after all, even Google has already been working on something like that to go around for some time already. Nevada state legislators passed a law that instructs the Nevada Department of Transportation to work out rules including safety standards, insurance requirements and testing sites.

Ubergizmo, Nevada gives A-OK for driverless cars

Breaking: Monster Tajima smashes 10-minute mark at Pikes Peak, ascends in 9:51.278

Monster Tajima sets new record at Pikes Peak - Watch video










Autoblog, Breaking: Monster Tajima smashes 10-minute mark at Pikes Peak, ascends in 9:51.278