ASUS PadFone Mini Is Now Official

It was just late last night when we talked about how ASUS' CEO mentioned that they will make their way to the US market by introducing a new mobile device with a major carrier next year. Well, some of us might not have that kind of patience, which could be why ASUS has also ensured that folks who love all things ASUS get some Yuletide cheer in the form of the ASUS PadFone mini.

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New Speck case for the iPad mini with Retina display

If you're giving or getting a new iPad mini with Retina display for the holidays, you're probably thinking about cases for it, too.  Consider the StyleFolio from Speck for a full-body protective case.  The StyleFolio has a “vegan leather” exterior, an anti-scratch interior, and a hard shell to cradle the mini.  It operates as a multi-angle stand for viewing or typing on the mini.  It doesn't have magnets to operate the mini's sleep/wake function; instead, it has a plastic buckle to lock the case closed so you don't have to worry it will pop open in your gear bag.

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Halo: Spartan Assault Headed To Xbox One Dec. 24 For $14.99

Microsoft announced its once exclusive Windows Phone 8 title, Halo: Spartan Assault, would start making its way across additional platforms. The title made its way to Windows 8 this past summer, and Microsoft announced it would be making its presence on the Xbox One and Xbox 360 this month. Well – we have some good news for Xbox One owners and some bad news for Xbox 360 owners regarding the title's release this month. Xbox One owners will be able to download Halo: Spartan Assault on December 24 for $14.99, Microsoft announced.

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LG G2 Mini Rumored

Have you ever wondered as to why certain companies like to roll out a “mini” version of a perfectly fine and working handset. Perhaps it is because they have already done their bit to position the brand of the smartphone in such a way where it might cost even more money to actually start branding a new kind of device, so why not save that dough with some of the work already completed, use a similar looking chassis at a smaller physical form factor with lesser specs, and rely on the same name, except that there is the suffix “mini” behind it.

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BioWare Hopes To Share More Mass Effect Details In 2014

The original conclusion of Mass Effect 3 left much to be desired, so much so that the developers had to release an update that extended the ending which hopefully gave players a better conclusion. Now if you were worried that would be the end of the franchise, it's not as BioWare has confirmed that a new Mass Effect game has been planned for either 2014 or 2015.

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Cellular Line CRAB Tablet Car Mount, Just Nice!

I have used this poduct for 6 months and I'm happy with it. Only downside is the ball swivel joint not firm enough and drops down slightly to keep the preferred angle of view. This lovely accesory allows me to position my tablet in either landscape or protrait modes and either on my cars windscreen or the dashboard.


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Openwave Mobility to provide Insights on NFV at Carrier Network Virtualization Conference

Openwave Mobility to showcase its award winning SDN/NFV-enabled VAS Platform and lead discussion on NFV REDWOOD CITY, Calif– December 9, 2013 – Openwave Mobility, a software innovator enabling operators to manage and monetize mobile data, today announced that it will be attending Informa’s Carrier Network Virtualization conference at Crowne Plaza, Palo Alto, California. The conference will take place from December, 9-11, at Palo Alto’s Crowne Plaza.The Carrier Network Virtualization conference is exclusively focused on Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software-Defined Networks (SDN).

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Shavlik Joins Microsoft System Center Alliance Program

Agreement marks new phase as Shavlik solidifies company’s vision to support System Center 2012 R2 Configuration ManagerUK December 9, 2013 – Shavlik, a business unit of LANDesk Software, and a recognized leader in agentless patch management capabilities, announced today that it has joined the Microsoft System Center Alliance Program.  As the first company to provide third-party patches to Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager customers, Shavlik has continued to refine its popular SCUPdates product and add supplementary products to enhance the features of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manage

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Movius Reacts To Roaming Cost Threat With An Autoprovisioning “App For That”

ATLANTA – December 9, 2013 – Reacting to an increasing trend of regulatory pressure and market movement towards scrapping European and international roaming charges, Movius Interactive Corporation has launched a new application to remove the threat of increasing costs for service providers. The new roaming app, based on Movius’ myIdentites suite, automatically provisions a new local number when a foreign roamer arrives in a network. This benefits the subscriber by lowering roaming costs and removing the need to change SIM or phone.

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Does our government have too much power over our mobile and internet data?

We are communicating faster, better and more often than ever before. We can thank the internet and mobile communications for most of that, but with such power we must also be more careful. Laws on the matter are still evolving, making our internet/cellphone data the most valuable source of information for our government (and all others across the world). If you think about it, our smartphones and computers know everything about us. More so than even your spouse, sometimes.



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Facebook Videos Will Now Autoplay On Mobile

It was back in September when we first heard that Facebook was silently testing autoplay feature for native videos. Now the world's largest social network is rolling out the feature on mobile. Native Facebook videos will now autoplay on mobile devices, a move that's aimed at increasing interaction with videos uploaded to Facebook. Since the videos will automatically play in-line as users scroll, they won't be locked behind a play button as before.

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Mercedes E63 AMG wagon gets 838 hp thanks to Brabus

Generally speaking, the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG S Wagon is no slouch. It's considerably more sporting than some full-blown sports cars, all while being able to haul the kids to soccer practice or make a quick trip to the grocery store. What if you want more, though. Well, if the E63's 577 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque aren't enough to sate your appetite for power, the team from Brabus is just a phone call away, and now the German tuning house has turned its hand to the E63 Wagon.

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The perfect iPad accessory for the geek in your life this holiday season...

I think the Smart Covers Apple sells simply do not do their iPads justice. To create such a great tech-sexy piece of hardware only to cover/protect its screen with plastic is just tragic… and to charge $40 for it to boot. Well, as the story goes, I was dancing the Net looking for a worthy and unique leather alternative, and I came across the MakeThingsBetter page on Etsy.  It not only caught my attention enough to look through the site but write this up AND also add the Game of Thrones “Winter is Coming” iPad mini Smart Cover to my Christmas wish list.

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Kia continues run of Soul special editions with Red Zone

The 2014 Soul has come on strong since its introduction, going so far as to become the Korean automaker's top-selling model last month, but Kia isn't wasting any time in creating a little extra excitement for its boxy hatchback. Although the name is a little wonky, the Kia Soul Red Zone marks the first special-edition model for the second-gen Soul, and its styling is meant to mimic the 2012 Track'ster Concept, the showcar that inspired the design of the 2014 Soul. "Red Zone" Edition Soul Inspired by the Wild Track'ster Concept is First Special Edition Based on All-new 2014 Soul.

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This App Can Turn Your Smartphone Into A 3D Scanner

If you're into 3D printing as much as we are, then you're probably aware 3D scanners are pretty expensive. We've seen the affordably-priced Sense 3D scanner, which retails for around $400, but a smartphone app can make 3D scanning even cheaper as you'll be able to produce 3D scans straight from your device. Researchers at ETH Zurich have created an application that allows an everyday smartphone to be able to capture and display 3D models, which can then be fine tuned a bit to then be 3D printed.

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EA Stocks Dip After Announcing Halt On Battlefield 4 DLCs

Earlier we had reported that EA had announced that they will be putting a halt on future Battlefield 4 DLCs until they can fix the game, at least get it into a more playable condition. This is due to the numerous complaints and criticisms that EA and DICE have been receiving over how buggy the game is, which EA's VP admitted himself. Well it turns out that while EA's decision to halt future DLCs might sit well with gamers and showed that the company was dedicated to making and publishing great games, investors of the company seemed to think other, as EA's stocks took a dip after they announced their decision.

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MiniShock Are Detailed DualShock 2 Controller Smartphone Straps

Anyone who has been to Japan, or have been exposed to all things Japanese, would know that small and cute do seem to be a huge part of their culture. Anything cute, goes. While the world has already moved forward in terms of video games from the PS3 with its DualShock 3 controllers to the hot selling Sony PS4, it seems that the aged Sony PlayStation 2 still has a place in their hearts. The controller for the Sony PS2, known as the DualShock 2, has just been given the miniaturized treatment, where it has been turned into the MiniShock, which will function as a smartphone strap.

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Bing Maps Preview For Windows 8.1 Released

To preview the changes that Microsoft has planned for its mapping service, it released the Bing Maps Preview app for Windows 8.1 today. The company says that this app is a first step in “introducing a new way to explore the world.” The app has been built from the ground up, according to Microsoft, and that they have focused on detail, scale and clarity. To ensure that users are provided with the highest quality imagery possible, Microsoft is showcasing a focused list of more than 70 cities around the globe just to let users know what's to come from Bing Maps in the future.

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GM design boss Welburn says Lincoln isn't a Cadillac rival

General Motors Vice President of Global Design, Ed Welburn, had some dismissive words for a certain cross-town luxury brand during an interview with Car and Driver. When asked about his thoughts on Lincoln, Welburn deflected, before saying, "I don't consider Lincoln to be a competitor for Cadillac.". "They're not a global luxury brand. I don't consider them a competitor. Are they a competitor for Buick? Quite possibly. But not for Cadillac," GM's head designer explained.

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ABBYY Announces Professional OCR Tool for Mac Users

FineReader Pro for Mac Enables Document Scanning and Conversion Tasks of Any Complexity; Essential Tool to Edit, Share, Copy and Quote Information Sealed in Documents and ImagesTheale, UK (December 5, 2013) — ABBYY®, a leading provider of document recognition, data capture and linguistic technologies and services, today announced FineReader Pro for Mac, a professional OCR (Optical Character Recognition) application for efficient document scanning and conversion on the Mac platform.

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ETL’s New Dextra RF Range Offers Best Performance to Date

Professional RF splitters and combiners outperform more expensive models on the marketMadley, UK 05th December 2013 ETL Systems, a global designer and manufacturer of RF distribution equipment for satellite communications, has released a new range of web-enabled professional splitters and combiners to cover the L-band frequency range.The new Dextra series includes 4-way and 8-way splitters and combiners in both single and dual configurations and 16-way splitters and combiners, available as single units.

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LG: Flexible Displays Will Account For 40% Of The Market In 2018

It was only a few years ago that companies such as Samsung were demonstrating displays that were flexible, and while it was rumored for a while, the fruition of their efforts were realized this year with the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Round and the LG G Flex, both of which have gone on sale to regular consumers, as opposed to merely being prototypes or concepts. While both devices do feature pretty curved displays, they are still somewhat rigid and apart from novelty value, there really isn't much use to owning one at the moment.

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Automic Unveils Business Process Accelerator for SAP to Drive 100x Performance

Achieve Lightning Fast SAP Processes without Sacrificing Control5th December, 2013 - Automic, the world’s most proven and comprehensive platform in business automation, today launched Automic’s Business Process Accelerator for SAP (BPACC) to help customers unleash the full potential of SAP investments by making them 100x faster.For most organisations, the expensive hardware that runs SAP systems rarely nudges above 45 per cent utilisation.

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West Lancashire Borough Council Tenants To Reap Response Time Benefits From Mobile Workforce Technology Investment

Tenants and residents of West Lancashire Borough Council are to reap the benefits of a new scheme which aims to speed response times to the issues they raise. The Council is working with leading mobile technology company 1st Touch (www.1sttouch.com) to introduce a mobile working system for housing officers in its Estate Management Team.

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BMW and Mini shuffle NA management, McDowell to retire

BMW and Mini recently shuffled top personnel in their design departments, and now BMW of North America will reorganize its management to improve customer relations. Peter Miles (pictured), currently the executive vice president of operations, will take a newly created position, vice president of sales channel development and customer relations, while Jim McDowell, vice president of Mini of the Americas, will retire. Chris Koenders, president of BMW Group Netherlands, will move take Miles' spot as executive vice president of operations.

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Chrome For Windows Gains Additional Password Security

Security on your computer is of utmost importance, but as we have mentioned many a time, a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. In fact, it was just yesterday when we talked about how researchers have managed to come up with a proof-of-concept malware that can spread through audio signals alone, putting to death the notion that a computer that is not linked to the Internet or network in any way is safe from such malicious programs. Earlier this morning, a botnet attempt managed to see the leak of over 2 million passwords that could offer access to multiple online services.

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Hastings Direct chooses Eptica’s Multi Channel Customer Email & Knowledge Management Platform

Reading, 4 December 2013, Fast growing insurance retailer Hastings Direct wants to enhance customer service and provide improved channel choice for its 1.3 million customers, while increasing efficiency across its contact centre operations by deploying Eptica’s multi channel customer service platform.The company will use Eptica to centralise knowledge and make it available across email, telephone and web self-service channels. Initial implementation is planned to commence in December 2013 at its head office providing staff with access to the most up to date information for resolving customer enquiries.

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Nokia's New Video Highlights How The Lumia 1520 Was Made Using Recycled CDs

The Nokia Lumia 1520 is the Finnish company's latest handset, and also its biggest with a display measuring 6" in size. Just like the rest of Nokia's lineup, save for the Lumia 925, the Lumia 1520 features a polycarbonate body. Some have criticized Nokia's choice of using plastics, instead of more "premium" materials like glass and aluminum, but it turns out that Nokia's choice has to do with sustainability as well. The company has recently released a video on YouTube in which it illustrates how Nokia has given CDs a new lease on life by recycling them, transforming them into polycarbonate, which is then used in devices like the Lumia 1520.

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WaterField Designs goes skinny with new Victor Wallet

WaterField Designs is one of my all time favorite soft gear companies. I love their bags, sleeves and wallets. I currently carry one of their Finn wallets and love the zippered design. If you prefer a thinner, more minimalist style wallet, WaterField has you covered there now too. Their brand new Victor Wallet is a slim leather wallet with space for bills and slots for cards, all held securely in place with a stretchy nylon strap.

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Amphiro A1 Self-Powered Smart Water Meter

Depending on your bathing habits, you might actually use up a whole lot more water in a shower than in a bathtub. Well, enter the Amphiro A1, which has been proclaimed to be the first self-powered shower monitor that will actually engage users, all in order to save an average of 23% of one's thermal energy. This would mean the ability to actually save up to $135 each year, all without having to give up your comfort. Just where will the Amphiro A1 fit in.

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Samsung Galaxy J Could Be Announced In Taiwan On December 9th

The Samsung Galaxy J has been leaked and rumored for a while now, although it has since been launched in Japan. However if you're looking forward to getting the handset and you're not in Japan, Samsung has started to send out invites to an event in Taiwan for the 9th of December in which the Samsung Galaxy J could be officially announced for other markets. The handset was first sighted in a leaked brochure for Japanese carrier, NTT DOCOMO, which initially led some to believe that it could be a Japan-only release.

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Student Advantage Program Launched By Microsoft

Just like how membership has its privileges, students too, happen to have some privileges of their own in this day and age. For instance, there are restaurants and cafes that offer discounts for students, while they also experience cheaper prices when it comes to watching movies and attending selected courses, depending on which area you live in. Microsoft has a love for students, and they have expressed their affection for this particular consumer group most recently by launching the Student Advantage program.

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Over $1.2 Billion Spent Online This Black Friday

Nobody will be surprised when they hear that a lot of people spent a lot of money on online shopping this Black Friday, it has become a yearly tradition. According to the latest data released by comScore, over $1.2 billion was spent online this Black Friday, making it the first holiday day this season to cross the billion dollar mark. Black Friday 2012 saw a total of $1.04 billion being spent online, which is roughly a 15 percent year-over-year increase that translates into an additional $156 million being spent on online shopping this Black Friday.

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Holiday Shoppers Prefer Tablets As Retina iPad Mini Supply Eases Up

A research note from Brian White, an analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald, reveals that more than 39 percent of online shoppers over the holiday weekend were interested in purchasing a tablet. With nearly $2 billion being spent over the weekend online, customers are bound to have purchased a significant amount of tablets as well apart from a wide variety of other products. Tablets were at the forefront of the consumer electronics segment, with Walmart and Target both revealing that the iPads were the top sellers on Black Friday.

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Gift ideas - Five accessories for the iPad and iPhone user

Julie asked me to suggest some gift ideas for the iPhone and iPad users in your life.  I thought about how I have used my original iPad mini, the new iPad Air I owned for a short while, and the iPad mini with Retina display I replaced the Air with, and I came up with five things I use daily and love.  I have a mixture of accessories and apps, and none of them is very expensive.

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YouTube Makes Its Way Onto The Nintendo 3DS

Good news Nintendo 3DS owners, if you wanted to take a break from gaming and perhaps surf some YouTube to watch some videos or listen to music, you might be pleased to learn that YouTube for the Nintendo 3DS is finally available, and while it might be already obvious, it will not come with support for 3D which we're not sure is a good or bad thing. YouTube for the Nintendo 3DS joins the likes of Netflix which was released back in 2011, and Hulu which was released for the 3DS just in October a few months ago. The YouTube app for the 3DS console is available via the Nintendo 3DS eshop for North America and Europe markets.

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Samsung Reportedly Working On 20MP Camera Modules For 2014

While more megapixels does not necessarily mean a better camera, it is unfortunately still heavily marketed by companies. After all to the average consumer, bigger numbers usually means better, right. In any case it seems that Samsung could be working on a 20MP camera module that is set to debut in the second half of 2014. This is according to Korea news website, ET News who claims that Samsung Mobile's Advanced Development Team has begun working on such modules.

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CVXP-DC48 Digital Binocular Camera

Get up close to the action with Chinavasion's digital binocular camera ‘CVXP-DC48′. Powered by 2x AA batteries, the device is equipped with a 1.3MP CMOS image sensor, a 25mm wide-angle lens, a 10x digital zoom, a microSD card slot (up to 32GB), a mini USB port and has the ability to capture both 640 x 480 VGA video and up to 1280 x 960 digital still images. The CVXP-DC48 sells for just $25.63.

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PSN Suspends Redemption Of Vouchers

If you are a gamer who intends to redeem your vouchers on the PlayStation Network (PSN), but somehow or rather still continue to run into issues that prevent you from doing so, that is because your account has experienced a suspension. The thing is, you do not need to freak out at all, since the redemption of vouchers has been suspended. This particular bit of news was announced over on the PlayStation Blog by Sid Shuman, who also happens to be a social media manager at Sony.

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Survey says $25k barrier is a problem for EVs

The majority of consumers are more or less priced out of the market. Meanwhile, Navigant's Electric Vehicle Survey found that 67 percent of those surveyed had a favorable opinion on hybrids while 61 percent thought positively of EVs, meaning that while consumers might be interested in purchasing an EV, the majority of consumers are more or less priced out of the market. According to the project's principal research analyst, Dave Hurst, the EV will become more accessible, but it's going to take time. "Batteries make up half the cost of vehicles.

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In a world of hurt? Let the Fubar Baby help pry you out of that situation

In the world of consumerism, we like to get the most bang for our buck. Take pocket multi-tools for example, we think the more things we can use it for the better and in most cases I would agree. But one designer has seen a short coming in one prominent feature of the pocket multi-tool, the pry bar feature and he has done something about it. The Fubar Baby, a kickstarter project by Scott Howard is a simple, single function pry bar.

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TVee One Speaker Base review

One thing that's almost certain is that the quality of the sound from flat screen TV speakers rarely equals the quality of the picture.  It's understandable, considering the size and location of the speakers.  You can of course invest in a surround-sound system and wire up your TV viewing room, or there is the option of the sound bar.  Boston Acoustics has taken a different approach with their TVee One Speaker Base.  Setting it up was a snap and it sounds good too.The acoustic base works for TVs up to 60 lbs and with base dimensions not greater than 21.5″ X 13″.






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Deal Alert! Nexus 7 2013 for $189 on eBay

Been waiting for some really good deals on Nexus devices. eBay has you covered, at least in the case of the 16GB Nexus 7 2013, offering this amazing little tablet for just $189, with free shipping. Considering buying from Google only gets you a $25 Play Store card, I think it's pretty clear which of the two is a better deal.

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JVC GZ-HM45BUS Full HD Camcorder

Finding yourself a new Full HD camcorder. Why don't you take a look at this JVC GZ-HM45BUS. This compact camcorder sports a 1.5MP Konica Minolta CMOS image sensor, a 40x optical zoom lens, a 2.7-inch LCD touchscreen, an 8GB of internal flash memory, an SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot, advanced image stabilizer, face recognition and 1080p Full HD video recording capabilities. The JVC GZ-HM45BUS sells for $129.

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Nokia Guru Could Be The BH-121 Touch

Just last month, we did bring you word of a possible new peripheral from Microsoft-owned Nokia, which is the Nokia Guru, where there was a leaked image that accompanied it. That leaked image (courtesy of @evleaks) arrived in a shade of cyan blue, where it has been nicknamed Guru for one reason or another. Heck, it might just be known as the BH-121 Touch, as the ‘Touch' bit would stand for the integrated NFC compatibility.

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iiyama 15H7010-i7-JGB 15.6-Inch Notebook

Here's the newest member to iiyama's notebook line-up, the 15H7010-i7-JGB. Priced at 114,980 Yen (about $1,127), the system is packed with a 15.6-inch 1920 x 1080 Full HD display, a 2.40GHz Intel Core i7-4700MQ processor, an Intel HM86 Express Chipset, an NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 2GB graphics card, an 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 128GB SSD (Plextor M5M), a 1TB hard drive, a DVD Super Multi Drive and runs on Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (SP1) OS.

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DIY Cellphone Is Back Again

It was last year when we brought you David Mellis' DIY Cellphone, and it seems that he has been up to more tinkering this time around with yet another DIY cellphone which, from the name itself, you know you are able to make one up with your two hands if you have the necessary amount of time and technical know how. The DIY cellphone is capable of making and receiving phone calls and text messages, in addition to storing names and their corresponding numbers. Oh yeah, did we mention that it can also tell the time. Sounds pretty much like a standard issue featurephone from Nokia of yore, no.

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Seattle Restaurant Ejects Patron For Wearing Google Glass

Google Glass is relatively new technology and has slowly started to make its way into the mainstream through early adoption by developers as part of Google's Explorer program. That being said society has yet to adjust itself to the notion that one day Glass could become as commonplace as smartphones or tablets, and lately it seems that one particular restaurant in Seattle, the Lost Lake Café & Lounge, decided to give a patron by the name of Nick Starr who wore Google Glass in the establishment, an ultimatum in which he could remove his Glass or leave the restaurant.

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DSS Sues Apple For Patent Infringement

Apple has more often than not been the party that brings someone else to court, but this time around, they are on the receiving end of a lawsuit after being sued by patent company DSS Technology Management. The reason for this lawsuit. DSS claims that Apple has allegedly infringed a couple of patents of theirs that have something to do with using wireless peripheral devices. Oh yeah, just so that everyone is on the same page, DSS stands for Document Security Systems.

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Samsung's Marketing Budget Stands At $14 Billion

The advertising industry certainly has its fair share of ups and downs, but one thing's for sure – there is plenty of money to be made in this particular industry. From what we know, Samsung is tipped to spend a whopping $14 billion in 2013 alone when it comes to advertising and promoting its consumer electronics to the masses. That would make Samsung be on top of a list that they most probably would not want to, that is, having the largest percentage of revenue compared to any of the other top 20 companies (by revenue) when it comes to splurging on advertising.

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