Monday, February 27, 2012

Oscars 2012: Zach Galifianakis and Will Ferrell Bring the Noise

Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis make a splash and a lot of noise at the Oscars 2012

If your partner Zach Galifianakis and Will Ferrell to present the award for Best Original Song Oscar in 2012, you should know to expect something a little unusual - and this is exactly what happened last night.

Two players were walking on the stage through the audience, because they hit the cymbals of gold to the tune of their entrance, looking mighty cool in white in a white tuxedo.

In addition, before going up on stage, they stopped in front of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to offer them a little more than their "music."

When they introduce themselves to the audience, what to expect but a little strange is revealed: it turns out, Zack Galifianakis also have a problem with the last name, just like everyone else.

In the end, Bret McKenzie won for "The Muppets," but not before the terrible duo make even more noise with cymbals, including dropping them on the floor a few times - completely by the (scripted) accident. -

Samsung Also Launches Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) Tablet

That Samsung has finally launched a new incarnation of the Galaxy Tab clear, but there does not seem to be anything very remarkable about the Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1).
After all the legal issues that the Galaxy Tab suffered because of Apple, Samsung may have decided that the tablet is already strong enough as it is.
After all, there must be some reason for most of the hardware specifications of the Galaxy Tab 2 bland 10.1.
Even if there are many value added features and services, dual-core CPU unnamed than 1 GHz away from the jaw-dropping.
Similarly, PLS TFT display of 10.1 inches, with a native resolution of 1,280 x 800 pixels, fail too prominent. For comparison, note Galaxy has at least 10.1 S-Pen.
Furthermore, when the camera on the back is a pretty good 3-megapixel model, the one on the front is a downgrade from the 2-megapixel camera with regular VGA / 0.3 megapixel.
That said, Samsung may spur for a lower price point, which means that these changes can only be a concession.
Unfortunately, no pricing or availability details yet, so we can not tell.
For those who want to learn what else it has to offer, there is a considerable list of so-called value-added features, such as chaton Samsung mobile communications services, the Samsung S Suggest (App recommendation service), Samsung Hub, Samsung Apps, Polaris document editor , Google Android Market, a variety of other Google mobile services, etc.
All this, and many more, are run by Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 operating system.
Finally, because this would not be a mobile tablet without proper connectivity, the company integrated Bluetooth technology v 3.0, USB 2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n Wi-Fi and Direct.
As for everything else, there is a microSD card slot (up to 32 GB), built-in NAND Flash storage (16/32 GB), 1GB RAM, accelerometer, digital compass, light sensor and GPS. Go here for all the info.

The Beatles Re-Mastered 2012” Served Via Spam

- The Beatles Box Set advertised via spam
One of the latest spam campaign advertises a DVD that allegedly contains every song ever made by The Beatles. Although there may be nothing dangerous about this email, purchasing "Box Set 2012" like buying a Rolex watch that only cost 99.99 from shady sites.

Graham Cluley reports that the email that advertises "The Beatles re-Mastered 2012 Box Set" is designed for Spanish speakers and they promote all types of materials, the Beatles, including a mini-documentary.

"In short, if you purchase this item you advertised via spam - you do not just encourage spammers to flood the inbox again, but you also prevent Mr McCartney and Starr, and Lennon and Harrison families from receiving legitimate income for their musical genius, "wrote Cluley.

Users are advised to not buy anything advertised via spam or other forms of aggressive marketing, not just because the product can be produced illegally, but also because of their low quality.

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Pelawak Sule Digugat Cerai?

Komedian OPERA VAN JAVA, Entis Sutisna atau akrab disapa Sule dikabarkan digugat cerai istrinya, Lina di Pengadilan Agama Cimahi, Bandung. Saat coba dikonfirmasi, Sule dengan tegas membantah kabar tersebut.

"Nggak ah, nggak benar itu, bohong. Harus saya sadari semua manusia pasti mendapatkan cobaan, tapi saya enjoy saja, karena saya tidak melakukannya. Kalau saya melakukan, berarti pemberitaan itu benar. Tapi karena nggak benar, jadinya ya biasa aja," ujar Sule saat ditemui di sela-sela syuting film SULE AY NEED YOU di Taman Menteng, Menteng, Jakarta Pusat, Sabtu (25/02).

Diakui oleh Sule kalau dirinya masih menjalani kehidupan rumah tangganya dengan harmonis. Meskipun hidup secara berjauhan antara Jakarta dan Bandung, Sule mengakui masih sering melakukan komunikasi.

"Namanya juga manusia. Saya sih heran sih ya. Coba cek deh, saya masih harmonis dan nggak ada masalah apa-apa dalam rumah tangga. Saya selalu komunikasi dengan istri saya. Dia juga tahu dengan siapa saja saya di lokasi syuting," ujar Sule.

Dengan adanya pemberitaan yang menyudutkan dirinya, Sule mengakui kalau dirinya mendapatkan support dari keluarga.

"Orang pasti bertanya. Kemarin kan beritanya habis menggendong dan mencium anak. Tapi tiba-tiba dapat kabar ini. Sampai sekarang istri saya tetap support dan mendukung saya, dan istri saya bilang nggak benar. Istri saya bahkan sudah membantah menggugat cerai. Orang tua juga cuek aja," pungkasnya.

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Friday, February 24, 2012

Plastic Surgeon Gives His Daughter Surgery at 10

Brittani and Charm Niccole, 23, have their own plastic surgeon – their dad

In the land of all possibilities, there is no such thing as too young for plastic surgery. Dr. Michael Niccole, guests on the latest segment of 20/20 on ABC with Barbara Walters, the only person to explain to you how it works.

A preview of the show is below, embedded at the end of the article.

Walters, is no stranger to plastic surgery alone (according to online reports), trying to cope with a very complicated question about the type of procedure: when too young to have one done, or is there an age limit for it?

In the video below, before introducing the case of a plastic surgeon in California, he said that, at this time, plastic surgery is no longer called as such, but more as a cosmetic enlargement, possibly in an attempt to create the impression that it is increasing, increasing, if you want, something that already exists.

Plastic surgery is also accompanied with a connotation of something cut to be changed, and it is no longer the case today: fillers, botox and other cosmetic procedures are performed without a scalpel.

This brought him into the story of one Dr. Niccole: not only is he a father, but he is also a private plastic surgery her daughter.

When Charm, which is now only 23, said that he was not happy about his navel, he's still him. He was only 10 at the time.

Another girl, Brittani, also 23, had her give her breasts bigger when he was 18, that is, he is of legal age.

Both girls get Botox, fillers and laser treatments on a regular basis, even though they are at an age when they would not need help with finding a smoother or younger in the face.

Asked whether he felt he was destroying his daughter to do enlargement procedures are so much on them at a young age, Dr. Niccole says otherwise, he helped them get a "maintenance."

"I have no doubt. I feel very comfortable in operation, and I always have a family," said Barbara.

If there is, he's the best surgeons qualified to perform work on his daughter because she was the only one who will put in extra effort to make sure they look their best.

"Who will give them time - which looks a bit extra for more surgery than I would? I do not change their appearance in any way. They want the maintenance. They do not want to grow old. They want to stay young," he said, defending his actions.

Clearly, experts do not agree with him.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Camelia Malik Ogah Komentari Penahanan Alba Fuad

Artis Camelia Malik, kerabat dekat dari Alba Fuad, artis dari era 80-an yang tertangkap dengan John Kei di Jumat, Februari 17, 2012 dan, tidak bersedia mengomentari penangkapan Alba.

"Maaf saya belum bisa wawancara karena semua masih dalam proses," kata Camelia, yang biasanya disebut Mbak Mia, dalam pesan singkat kepada Tempo, Rabu 22 Februari, 2012. "Saya berharap pemahaman Anda."

Polda Metro Jaya resmi ditangkap Alba Fuad pada kasus penyalahgunaan narkotika dan obat (obat) pada Senin, Februari 20, 2012. Jakarta Juru bicara polisi Komisaris Senior kata Alba Rikwanto positif untuk metamfetamin ketika ditangkap, bersama dengan John Kei di Hotel C'one, Pulomas, Jakarta Timur.

Ketika dilakukan penggerebekan di kediamannya di kawasan Jagakarsa, Jakarta Selatan, polisi menyita setengah gram shabu bersama dengan obat-jenis perangkat plunger. Atas dasar penemuan bukti, polisi menetapkan Fuad Alba sebagai tersangka.

Fuad Alba tertangkap di kamar hotel itu menggunakan shabu. Alba tidak menargetkan Fuad polisi, tapi secara kebetulan dia teman sekamar dengan John Kei yang dicari polisi sehubungan dengan pembunuhan baja Daya Baja pabrik bos, Harry Tan Tantono.

Dia sekarang mendekam dalam sel berdekatan dengan Afriani Susanti, para tersangka di Xenia tabrakan mematikan.

Farah Quinn akhirnya angkat bicara

Koki indah, Farah Quinn akhirnya berbicara tentang perkembangan berita tentang dia dan peristiwa yang dipandunya, adalah 'Ala Chef' yang baru saja mendapat peringatan dari Komisi Penyiaran Indonesia (KPI) untuk menunjukkan gaunnya terlalu vulgar.
Farah yang sebelumnya memilih diam pada Selasa, Februari 22, 2012, Farah upload foto di atas dan menanggapi berita tentang dirinya itu.
"Hai teman2, kegemparan tentang? Saya tulis koq santai2. Diributin pakaian yang tampak seperti ini Anda tahu (gambar.red), olahraga pakaian yang saya juga sempet pake di WFQ. Biasa menulisnya? Jangan khawatir, aku gpp nyata , menulis bahwa berita lebay. "
Seperti diberitakan sebelumnya, 'Ala Chef' yang dipandu Farah tanggal 5 Februari 2012, menerima teguran dari KPI. KPI digunakan untuk menilai pakaian Farah yang terlalu terbuka di bagian dada. Selain itu, KPI juga meminta hak siar TRANS TV sebagai pemilik 'Ala Chef' untuk lebih berhati - hati dalam memilih program yang menampilkan host dengan pakaian tersebut.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Samsung Galaxy S Lightray 4G Coming Soon to MetroPCS

It looks like MetroPCS is prepping to launch LTE 4G-enabled device is a new, Lightray 4G smartphone Samsung Galaxy S.

The people over at Pocketnow has just published an official press shots of the smartphone, so if nothing is wrong, we can expect this device MetroPCS announced soon.

For the time being, no details about pricing options call or availability date, but you probably will appear in the following weeks.

At first glance, Lightray 4G Galaxy S follows the same pattern in 4G name Blaze recently launched Samsung Galaxy. However, the latter has better specs, but the former probably going to be cheaper.

For those unfamiliar with the lineup Sprint 4G, 4G Lightray Galaxy S is nothing but the Samsung 4G Conquer. This means that the smartphone will ship with Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system, but may get the Ice Cream Sandwich update later this year.

Samsung has not confirmed to Conquer 4G Android 4.0 upgrade, but it will be interesting to see if MetroPCS disclose additional information in its official announcement.

Clearly, a selling point Lightray S 4G Galaxy S is the support for LTE. In addition to the smartphone does not offer anything spectacular in terms of specifications.

Lightray Samsung 4G Galaxy S is equipped with single-core processor 1 GHz and 1 GB ROM package, 512 MB RAM and microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB). Sprint variant also comes with a 2GB memory card in sales package, but MetroPCS has not confirmed it as well.

Smartphone also sports a 3.5-inch touchscreen with a capacitive decent 320 x 480 pixel resolution, and dual cameras (3-megapixel photo snapper rear and 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera).

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Samsung Galaxy S III Coming to South Africa in Q3 2012

Although everyone is expected to launch Android smartphone Samsung Galaxy S its third generation at the end of this month, Korean companies make decisions and express surprise that the Galaxy S III will have its own launch event in the first half of this year.

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Rumor has it that Samsung is not satisfied with the huge gap between European and North American launch of the smartphone, so it decided to announce a bit later this year.

This means that the Galaxy S III may be seen the world roll-out shortly after the official announcement.

In this case, Samsung announced it will hold a press event on March 15 in the Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg,), where the company plans to reveal 2012 lineup of handsets.

It is possible that the Samsung Galaxy S III will be officially unveiled during this event, but we probably will know more as soon as Mobile World Congress 2012 trade fair closed.

Although the phone has not been announced it appears that operators worldwide have already said they will offer the Galaxy S III at some point during the year.

MyBroadband South-Africa reported that the main carrier MTN recently confirmed will offer Samsung Galaxy S III as an alternative to Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the carrier refused to add to its portfolio.

According to MTN, Galaxy S III have ranged, but the phone needs to follow a certain procedure, such as testing, pricing and advertising. Only after this process will complement the Galaxy S III will hit the shelves in the MTN.

Other South African carriers hope to be able to offer the Galaxy S III as well. Virgin Mobile expects to be able to bring smartphone from Q3 2012, while the C your more optimistic and predict they will begin offering the Galaxy S III from July.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

okia's MWC 2012 Lineup Leaks: Lumia 610, PureView 808, Asha 202 / 203 / 302

t looks like the Nokia read for something big at Mobile World Congress trade fair, which is set to begin on February 27 in Barcelona, Spain.

Although there is no word on any high-end smartphone that may be announced at the end of the month, unless the global version of Lumia 900, the word on the street is that the Finnish company will launch no less than six new devices at MWC 2012.

The guys over at Pocketnow find the names of the phones to be released in Barcelona at the end of the month, but they can not get the details on these devices.

According to them, Nokia plans to debut no less than six new phones at the show: two Windows Phone devices, a Symbian smartphone, and three feature phones.

In addition to the global version of Lumia 900, Nokia will announce a budget-friendly handset Lumia 610 Windows Phone. Nokia 808 PureView be released as well, perhaps with Nokia Belle on board.

Nokia 808 PureView previously been touted as the successor of the old camera phone Nokia N8. However, PureView 808 would probably boast better cameras and definitely touchscreen display.

Given the fact that the Nokia N8 offers 12-megapixel rear camera with Carl Zeiss optics, flash and autofocus Xennon, it would be interesting to see if Nokia PureView will come up with something better than this.

In addition, Nokia also will feature three new series of Asha feature phones. Nokia Asha 302, 203 and 202 Asha Asha will probably have the same features as their predecessors, Asha 200, 201, 300 and 303.

Unfortunately, no additional details on one sheet of mobile phones' specs, but more information may be leaked when Nokia decided to go official with these devices at Mobile World Congress 2012.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

CrossOver Games 10.3.0 Fixes Skyrim on Linux

CodeWeavers announced a new version of CrossOver Games popular software that allows users to run Windows games on Linux and Macintosh platforms.

Even if it was released a month ago, it's good to know that the developer CodeWeavers patched World of Warcraft and the game Skyrim to work on Linux systems.

On the other hand, it is also good to know that the previous release of CrossOver Games, version 10.2.1, bringing improvements to Team Fortress 2 game to no longer be displayed in black and white by default.

The new version of CrossOver Games also update the database built-in graphics cards, take out-of-the-box support for new video card.

If you want to install on Ubuntu 11.10 Skyrim see the video above!

Download CrossOver Games 10.3.0 right now from Softpedia.

Whitney Houston Has Died

Legendary singer Whitney Houston was found dead in his room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel just a few hours ago. Police have launched an investigation into the possible causes of death, but it seems overdose.

Whitney is only 48 years old and is one of the greatest voices of our time.

The singer was in town for the Grammy Awards tonight. Earlier this week, he looked out and about, and even photographed clubbing.

TMZ reports that he was found unresponsive in her hotel room. By the time they arrived at the location - just a few minutes - paramedics can no longer help him in any way.

"Our sources tell us the group members find it on the fourth floor of Whitney at the Beverly Hilton hotel room and called hotel security - who then called 911. When the paramedics arrived Houston was found unresponsive," said celebrity e-zine.

A publicist for the star has confirmed the tragic news.

"We told the police arrived to the scene within minutes and the fire was already there on an unrelated call. According to our sources, paramedics performed CPR but was unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at 3:55 PM," TMZ further said.

In a separate post, e-zine claims to have it on good authority that the prescription drugs found in Whitney's room, so the theory holds water from accidental OD.

However, the cause of death could have been drowned, TMZ notes.

"No drugs have been found in the hotel room where Whitney Houston dies - at least not yet - but prescription drugs are present, and it allows the singer drowned in the bathtub," said the same media outlet.

As mentioned above, only a few days ago, Whitney attended a pre-Grammy party, where she also performed. This will be his last show.

When he left the party, she was photographed by the paparazzi waiting looking for is not the best, who immediately drove tabloids to speculate that he may relapse into use heavy drugs.

Houston has a long history of drug abuse but, for now, the authorities could not say whether the overdose was the cause of death until toxicology results are in.

It is believed the Grammy Awards tonight will remember Whitney Houston as an artist, he's wonderful. He will be missed.

Saturday, February 11, 2012

HEVC Codec Milestone Prepares World for MPEG4 Successor, H.265

- Soon there will be 8K video support
There will be a new video codec in the city sooner or later, one of which will take over for the fourth incarnation of MPEG.

ITU-T Video Coding Experts Group (VCEG) and ISO / IEC Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) began work on H.265 in 2010.

H.265 is just an informal name, though, and the codec will only be completed in 2013.

When it finally passed the ratification, it will replace H.264 and will support resolutions up to 7680 x 4320 pixels, or 8K for short.

It is associated with data transmission up to 67% faster than the current standard. Efficiency will increase as well, with 35-40%.

The preliminary draft committee will be completed this week and will be followed by an international standard in July (would allow the company to start chip design) and form, is the end of January.

Nicolas Cage Addresses Vampire Rumors

Some time ago, one man found a very old photograph of a man who looks like Nicolas Cage, concluded that he must be a vampire has preserved its looks so good. On Letterman the other day, the actor laughed off rumors.

As the video above shows, Cage was a guest on Letterman, to promote the upcoming film "Ghost Rider 2."

Among other things, he talked about the accusation that he is a vampire, which he clearly denied, saying they are ridiculous.

While the above video is a fun, more fun is reading the comments for this video on sites like YouTube.

Of course he will deny he is a vampire, a fan with a healthy sense of humor says: it would be foolish if he admitted to immortality, because it will only make people come after him and push the stock through his heart.

"Of course he did not get along with Cher. Two perennial spend time together would pose too many questions," said one commenter, while another opines that the best way to check whether Cage is a vampire definitely bring a mirror to "test" him.

Luxury Electric SUV Introduced by Tesla Motors

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Tesla Motors introduces Model X SUV/minivan crossover

Officials at Tesla Motors introduced a new electric vehicle models on February 11, called Model X. SUV-class vehicles complete range of enterprise products, which also has the Model S and Tesla Roadster. The new SUV is expected to cost between $ 60,000 and $ 85,000 (up to € 64,400).

This is actually a crossover vehicle between an SUV and minivan. It can accommodate seven passengers in full comfort, and the most interesting feature is the back door. Instead of opening sideways, they swing like wings. Animation of how they work can be seen in its dedicated website.

Model X was introduced to the public by Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk, during a party held in Los Angeles. Musk is one of the co-founder of PayPal, and also CEO of Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), which has billions of dollars-worth of NASA contracts.

Tesla Motors is focused exclusively on the full development of electric vehicles. Roadster is a successful model, and its Model S treaded footprint. Now, the Model X is introduced to occupy a niche SUV, in a move that Musk referred to as the next logical step.

According to the CEO, the company's Fremont plant will be responsible for producing both models S and Model X. The first will go on sale this July, while the second is scheduled to be available by the end of next year.

Beautiful SUV will be available with one or two electric engines. The second variant will provide four-wheel drive, to assist traction in bad weather. A version of the vehicle performance is also expected to be available.

It will be able to reach 60 miles (100 kilometers) per hour in just 4.4 seconds, the performance is similar to the Tesla Roadster. Model that will be able to cover 230-300 miles (370-483 kilometers) on, a single report charges of Technology Review.

The reason why Tesla Motors has decided to hold a third model is due to competition from major car manufacturers, in the category of electric vehicles, is expected to intensify in the near future. Companies need to secure a foothold in the market as soon as possible.

It looks encouraging at this point, considering that Tesla Motors currently has about 8,000 pre-orders for the Model S, which means that they are sold out until March 2013.

Lionsgate Will Make More “Twilight” Films

Edward and Bella could return after “Breaking Dawn,” if Stephenie Meyer writes more “Twilight” books

It's almost official: "The Twilight Saga" does not end with "The Dawn, Breaking 2" coming out later this year. Provided that Stephenie Meyer wrote the fifth book, Lionsgate is open to making another film.

During a press call yesterday, Lionsgate Summit founder and now executive Rob Friedman, revealed that the studio is more than open to the idea of film over the Cullens, The Hollywood Reporter informs.

However, there is a big "if" involved: the studio will only make more films for the franchise if Meyer would return to the other characters and write a novel, one-fifth (for now at least).

"If he (Meyer) wants to do, we will be there to support him," said Friedman.

He was not a "suit" just to talk about the possibility of (high) over the movie "Twilight" good: some time ago, Lionsgate acquired after the summit, CEO Jon Feltheimer also said that the franchise will most likely not end in 2012, when the fifth movie came out.

At that time, he stressed that "Twilight" makes too much money to be put away, and that it may be back in some form or another, either on TV or on the big screen but in a slightly different form.

For now, Meyer has not said anything about his plans to return to the universe "Twilight" to pen another book, but he was sure that he left the door open in an older interview, in which he explained his decision to stop writing about the Cullens after " Breaking Dawn. "

"I am a little burned out on vampires now. I think I need a little rest. I might go spend some time with my aliens. I might do something completely different. I have to clean the palate," he told his fans.

"I might go back again. I envision it as a longer series. But I wrapped Breaking Dawn in a way that I feel satisfied with, so if the time does come, I'll be fine," he added.

At one point, he wrote "Midnight Sun", which is "Twilight" is told through the eyes of Edward Cullen. He dumped the project when the 12 chapters of an unfinished version leaked online.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

“The Bourne Legacy” Official Trailer and Poster

- Jeremy Renner is the next Jason Bourne in “The Bourne Legacy”

For all those of you wondering how the upcoming Bourne film might remember the story deal with Matt Damon is no longer in it, and neither is Jason Bourne, this is the first teaser trailer for it.

"The Bourne Legacy" starring Jeremy Renner as a leading man. Today brings the first official teaser, along with the first official poster.

You have to admit, "Legacy" relationship with the other Bourne films quite well: ". Jason Bourne is the tip of the iceberg"

In the words of the poster tagline, never just one.

One final word about Renner: many said he could not cut it as Bourne.

They may not know that he has a very physical quality about him on camera - and it is only suitable for the type of action film that "Bourne Legacy" promises to be.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Samsung Offers Free Apps to Android and Bada Users for Valentine’s Day

- Samsung Apps promo
Samsung Samsung attempt to make her favorite download spot market Apps for Android and Bada users. Korean handset maker has offered several promotions in recent months and now is back with another.

To celebrate Valentine's Day, Samsung has just started a new campaign that includes a lot of paid apps for Android and Bada platform. All these applications are now offered free of charge paid, but the offer may be different, depending on location.

Promo runs until February 21 and also includes a competition in which users who download free applications all have a chance to win a $ 5 voucher app.

Head over to the Samsung Apps for examining the application is now available for free on your location and the Android or Bada smartphone they support.

Vice President of “iEngineering”, David Tupman, Leaves Apple

David Tupman, who had been at Apple, AOS payroll for more than a decade now, no longer works for the computer giant's Cupertino, Calif.-based.

The reasons behind his departure are unknown. What is known for the fact is that Apple executives have been leaking like a sinking ship during the past year.

Tupman is Apple, AOS iPod and iPhone Vice President of Engineering. No need to show, you do not, AOT just leave this position without serious motivation.

Regardless of what motivated it (leaving his own way; forced out, get canned, etc.), Tupman seems to take an interest in the Nest, a delivery company with other techniques of former Apple guru - Tony Fadell.

Nest makes a thermostat that looks awesome to learn from the user, AOS temperature adjustment, the program itself to keep every member of the family comfortable, and save energy as well.

Apple did not just lose people who watched dozens of iterations iPod, but the company also lost an inventor whose name can be found stamped on about 70 patent applications filed by the Cupertino giant.

Some examples are given by 9to5Mac, including power management and battery life, noise-canceling ear buds, iPhone adapter minimalist power, and how to interact with the mobile device accessories.

Blog, the actual source of AOS Tupman said leaving Apple at the end of last year, but the news was breaking out just now.

Tupman loss will undoubtedly affect Apple, iPhone AOS business as well. The man was not only oversee the engineering of the iPod, but he reportedly also join the iPhone team like Steve Jobs is preparing to unveil the original version of the handset.

The company is now considering to replace Tupman with someone from within the limits of 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California.

Potential candidates include Steve Zadesky, VP of iPhone and iPod design, and Apple, Director of the iPod and iPhone AOS technique, Jakarta Alessi, who already has experience in iPhone and iPod engineering.

Skyrim High Resolution Texture Pack Now Available as Free DLC

- Skyrim now has an official high resolution texture pack
Bethesda has just deployed a massive Creation Kit for the successful Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim role playing games, as well as high-resolution texture pack officially available as free downloadable content through Steam on the PC.

Skyrim impressed millions of people with great gameplay and story, but many PC owners are more passionate about his support for user generated mods.

Now, after a long wait, the studio finally launches Creation Kit, a set of tools that should make the process easier modding.

In addition to the mod tools, Bethesda also released a batch of free downloadable content for Skyrim on the PC, in the form of a package of high-resolution texture officials.

Before you start downloading it, however, the studio warned that players must meet the recommended system specifications for Skyrim. This includes Windows Vista or 7 operating system, 4GB of RAM, video card compatible with DirectX 9.0c which has 1GB of RAM, and the latest graphics driver.

What's more, make sure you have plenty of free hard drive space, as the DLC weighs in at 3.1GB.

In celebration of the launch of the Creation Kit and High Resolution Texture Pack, Bethesda also offers discounts for Skyrim on Steam, cutting prices by 33% to Thusday.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Amazon Makes the Nikon V1 and J1 Cameras up to $150 (114€) Cheape

Nikon 1-Series interchangeable lens camera

Four months after V1 Nikon cameras and lenses interchangeable J1 reaches retail, Amazon began offering an important number of discount mirrorless snapper version of this kit, which allows users to buy them for up to $ 150 (114 USD) less than before.

The complete list of the 1-Series Nikon kit-based retailer that sells that are available here. Prices start from $ 599.00 (456 USD) for J1 Nikon with 10-30mm VR lens, and go all the way up to $ 999.00 (761 USD) for the V1 is bundled with 10-30mm lens is the same, but also with 30 - 110mm Nikkor VR zoom.

Introduced in September last year, Nikon V1 and J1 share almost identical specifications, with the former camera comes as a more feature-rich model of the two, thanks to some minor tweaks.

Secondly, however, including 10.1 megapixel CMOS sensor, dual-core processing engine EXPEED, 1200fps slow motion capture mode, 10fps shooting, 3-inch LCD for reviewing images captured and support for Full HD video capture.

Users have the option to choose between 1080/30p or 1080/60i, video files recorded with a maximum of 29 minutes.

Compared to the smaller brother, J1 also adds a built-in flash, auto-noise reduction in video clips and 73-point auto focus system, all mounted on the chassis of magnesium alloy.

10.1MP image sensor mounted on the camera packs a new form factor is introduced CX (13.2mmx8.8mm) with 2.7 x crop factor.

This is much smaller than the sensors used by Nikon competitors, most of them go to Micro Four Thirds or APS-C, whereas the ISO speed is limited to 3200.

In related news, Nikon UK also has initiated a program of cash back to 1-sereis camera, which potential buyers can save 50 pounds (about $ 79 U.S.).

Apple Deals: 32GB iPad (Wi-Fi) for Just $399

- Refurbished iPads
If you are looking for iPad to serve your web browsing, email, and needs watching movies, grab this one now from Apple for just $ 399.

This refurb iPad is a bargain at $ 399 ($ 100 off), although the tablet is almost two years. IPad first generation can still do almost all the iPad 2 is able to do, and this one comes with a cheaper price with storage double standard.

The 3 iPad might just around the corner, but some people just need a tablet computer as a convenient e-mail machine, or to watch an occasional movie on the train or during long flights.

Surfing the web is the first generation iPad is as fun as the netbook, probably even better. So why pay extra when all you need is right here in this 1.5-pound tablet computer slim?

There is also 3G-capable version for the same price, although it only comes with 16GB of storage capacity.

Windows Phone 8 to Allow More Handset Designs

With Windows Phone 7, things are quite simple, since most of the packaged devices only candybar form factor and only touch-enabled, but very few of them (like the Dell Venue Pro, or HTC 7 Pro).

Apparently, these factors form the new Windows Phone is in the works, and Microsoft will unveil them when Windows Phone 8 is launched.
New Windows Phone form factors to arrive with Windows Phone 8

New Windows Phone form factors to arrive with Windows Phone 8

Apparently, the Redmond-based software giant is determined to bring the mobile platform for a more form factors than ever before, and is considering the screen is smaller and great for that.

So, we might see Windows Phone loaded on each screen of the watches for a large tablet PC, a recent article on TechRadar notes.

News sites claiming that Microsoft itself confirmed plans for different devices like that. They quote Albert Shum, general manager of Windows Phone Design Studio, who showed them a slide that stated that.

"If you do well not only on the phone but on the PC and the tablet, then the ecosystem you can really live and breathe," he said.

Microsoft makes no secret of the fact that they are planning to have an operating system loaded on the tablet PC as well. In fact, the company launched into the world of Windows 8 plan on having a platform that is loaded on the tablet PC, while keeping Windows phone to smartphone area.

However, it appears that the mobile operating system may be loaded on a tablet PC which features a small screen in the range of 5 inches. The resolution also must be better than that offered by the HTC Titan, the smartphone packs a monster 4.7-inch screen of 480 by 800 resolution.

Smaller Windows Phones may also arise, and they should be priced lower than the current family of devices. Chances are that Microsoft will be more than that, loading Windows Phone - or streamlined shape it - at hand.

For now, the popular Windows phone candybar form factor remains full-touch. However, Microsoft may be set to bring some changes in this area soon, so stay tuned for more.

Sunday, February 5, 2012

THQ Still Has Big Future

Video game publisher THQ has announced worse than expected results for the fiscal quarter ended June 31 last year, show a loss of not less than 55.9 million dollars (42.5 million Euros), which simply increased when compared with a loss posted in the period the same in 2010.

Future proof

THQ has a big problem for a performance less than uDraw, the tablets which should allow the company to reach a new set of potential customers.

Paul Pucino, who was finance chief at THQ, said, "To provide a context for quarterly earnings will have more than doubled without uDraw."

Brian Farrell, THQ chief executive, adding that the company's initial forecast is too optimistic, adding "Unfortunately we were wrong. Success of Saints Row and WWE gave us confidence in our future."

Sales for THQ also fell, reaching 305.4 million dollars (231.9 million Euro) and the company says that apart from the uDraw it also failed to meet expectations when it comes to children, family-oriented and casual games.

Publisher also confirmed that the South Park-powered video game from Obsidian will be launched in the third quarter of 2012, alongside a new WWE game, and the Third Satan.

There are also two unannounced games are scheduled for 2013 launch date, and before March 2014 THQ also plans to launch the homefront 2, crazy, Dark Millennium Online and the other four games without notice, including the one created by Turtle Rock.

Launch schedule reflects a focus on the core properties, but THQ has announced a major problem for companies is that it seems to be scaling back of resources can be allocated to multiple projects.

Speaking to investors, Brian Farrell said the company is actively seeking partners to bear some costs Dark Millennium Online, a MMO is a very ambitious attempt to bring the world of Warhammer 40,000 into the competitive space online.

Friday, February 3, 2012

Apple About to Lose Its Crown in Support Quality

A new study conducted by Vocal Laboratories Inc. (Vocalabs) reveals that satisfaction with the support Apple has declined significantly in the last 18 months.

National Laboratory vocal customers' Services Survey (NCSS) to track the quality of customer service across different industries. NCSS will be paid for and conducted independently by Vocalabs (without the help of a private company).

What they do is a customer ring as soon as they end the conversation with their help desk seller.

After doing this phone interview with the company's customers, Cupertino CA, Vocalabls determined that Apple is still the leader of the pack, ahead of Dell and HP, the quality of customer service to telephone-based technical support.

Some 54% of Apple customers are "Very Satisfied" with their support calls during the last six months of 2011.

Dell scored 44% and HP have a customer 49% "very satisfied."

"The score of satisfaction of Apple fell 19 points from the first half of 2010, while Dell and HP generally remained stable over the last two years," said Vocalabs.

Less than 1% of Apple customers surveyed complained about the language skills of technician support. On the Dell camp, 8% complained about this aspect. HP is even worse, by 10%.

Another area where Apple saw fewer complaints are an additional cost of out-of-warranty technical support - "Approximately 1% of Apple customers voluntarily complaint costs in the study, compared with 6% of Dell customers and 6% HP customers," said Vocalabs.

"Despite a significant decline, Apple continues to lead in the overall quality of our survey support the technology," said Peter Leppik, CEO of Vocalabs.

"But where Apple uses advanced well in almost every measure of quality of service, now there are areas where Apple is bound to, or even behind, a competitor," said Leppik.

Vocalabs show will not be long before Apple finally lost the crown.

Statistics in this study are based on 4852 surveys completed between May 2008 and December 2011.

Huawei MediaPad Coming to AT&T on February 3, Only for Enterprise Users

Chinese handset maker Huawei and AT & T has just announced the upcoming availability of Android-based tablet MediaPad. Starting on February 3 enterprise customers will be able to buy MediaPad Huawei in various price points, depending on their business account.

Although Huawei confirmed last month that he would start giving MediaPads with Ice Cream Sandwich on board in Q1 2012, variants of AT & T will be sent to the Android 3.2 Honeycomb.

However, the Chinese company said that the tablet MediaPad who ran the previous version will receive the upgrade Android Ice Cream Sandwich during the first quarter of 2012.

Unfortunately, there's no telling exactly when AT & T and Huawei began to launch the latest version of Google's mobile operating system.

AT & T is an operator-based second to bring MediaPad Huawei. Currently, the slate is available for purchase from T-Mobile USA, as a stepping stone.

Slate is equipped with a small 7-inch IPS multi-touch screen, with support for 1280 x 800 pixel resolution and 262k colors. In fact, this will be the first 7-inch tablet to run Ice Cream Sandwich.

"We are committed to working with AT & T to create a powerful device that will give consumers the best experience on the AT & T," said Cui Jiangao, president of Huawei Devices United States.

Hardware-wise, Huawei MediaPad equipped with a 1.2 GHz core Snapdragon MSM8260 Qualcomm Adreno 220 processor and dual graphics processing unit.

In addition, the tablet pack 5.8GB of internal memory, 8GB ROM, 1GB RAM, and microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB).

On the back, Huawei MediaPad average quality sports slate-5-megapixel camera with autofocus, LED flash and full HD (1080) video recording, while in front there is a 1.3 megapixel photo snapper secondary for video chatting.

Other highlights of the tablet include: Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support, SRS sound enhancement, high speed microUSB to USB-on-the-go support, HDMI port and GPS with A-GPS.

Google TV Gets Android 3.2

Google TV has been updated to the new Android 3.2

Google TV is hanging in there. Google is trying to make the most of it, the platform does not take anything by storm, but the company has managed to convince the producers again to build the devices on it.

Existing owners will at least be happy that they've got a pretty big update, they now run the Google Android-based TV 3.2.

Google made the switch to Android 3.0 Honeycomb last fall in what has been labeled as a great Google TV 2.0 update, though not officially.

Updates coming up with a major change from the UI, new features, new content, third-party applications on the Android Market, a lot of things missing.

That did not stop the Logitech, which has gotten a little burned with Google TV, of making the Revue.

Most recently, the Android 3.2 update comes with some highlights. Google Chrome browser has been updated to a newer version.

Google TV now also supports hardware acceleration, so games and applications should get a boost in performance. HTTP Live Streaming is supported in the latest update.

With Android 3.2 from the road, the next big leap is to Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0. But do not get your hopes up for it too soon, it will likely be several months, if not more, before landing.

The emphasis for now is on improving the existing platform and put out more applications that work on Google TV. Another focus for Google should be in getting more partners to make devices that run the software.

Google boasts that more manufacturers are now working for Google TV-powered TV, but do not expect a flood of devices on the market in the near future. Motorola's acquisition could be a wildcard, as it is a major manufacturer set-top box.

Warren Spector Will Get Lifetime Achievement Award at Game Developers Choice Awards

- Ready for award
Warren Spector, who is the man behind the original Deus Ex and creator of Disney-published Epic Mickey, will be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Awards 12th Annual Game Developers Choice, in exchange for the contribution he made to the industry.

Warren Spector has worked in this business for almost 30 years and at Ion Storm and the second in his Junction Point well renowned for innovative ideas and for the way he insisted that the execution should be in accordance with the concept.

Meggan Scavio, who is general manager at UBM TechWeb GDC event, stated, "Warren, a rarified think 'big picture' and ideals have been doing a lot to the gaming industry, exemplifies the quality is right that a Lifetime Achievement Award recipients must have.

"In presenting him with this honor, we continue the tradition of highlighting individuals whose work stands as a benchmark for the next generation of developers."

DROID RAZR and DROID RAZR MAXX Getting Major Software Updates Soon

Verizon set up a major software update for its two top smartphone Android, and DROID DROID RAZR RAZR maxx.

Although the operator has issued an official changelog, the update has yet to be released on its airwaves. 6.12.173.XT912.Verizon.en.US software updates will be pushed OTA (over the air) in the coming days.

Keep in mind that the smartphone will receive the same software update, which means that DROID DROID RAZR maxx RAZR and will get the same bug fixes and new features.

This update leaked a few weeks ago, but no confirmation of whether the carrier planned to roll out updates at that time or not. Today, Verizon asserted that the final version of the update will be available for download soon.

Many improvements have been added, along with several new features and applications. Visual letter received the upgrade, while the V Cast app will come pre-loaded on the smartphone.

It is also worth mentioning that the battery life when using a headset Bluetooth Phone Book Access Profile has been greatly improved, along with the stability of the device while browsing among the panel screen.

The remainder of the detailed change log below:

Application:

- Mobile Hotspot will now be managed to allow other devices to connect to all Internet sites;
- Improved security Mobile Hotspot;
- VZ Navigator has been updated with the latest fixes 3D map;
- Renewal of Visual Voice Mail: Mail Visual Voicemail can be marked as read; Visual Voicemail message playback resumes when the switch audio to the speaker; Visual Voice Mail will successfully subscribe or unsubscribe to temporarily connect to Wi-Fi; Successfully press the key again after playback Visual Voice Mail in without error;
- Step-by-step installation MotoCast been improved for easier use.

Data Connectivity:
Motorola DROID RAZR

- Improved stability data connectivity after Mode disabled aircraft;
- Increased data throughput performance at low signal-4G environment.

Device Operation:

- Successfully storing multimedia ring tones;
- Favorite Contacts widget has been updated;
- Improved stability when the device is moved between screen panel;
- Icon Email has been updated to improve visibility;
When doing a long update (OTA) air, right screen will show the download time remaining;
- CMAS (Commercial Mobile Alert Service) features have been added.

Verizon should not take more than a few days to begin to roll out software updates are consistent and DROID DROID RAZR maxx RAZR, so wait for further updates on the matter.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Download The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Patch 1.4 Final Now Out on Steam for PC

The final version 1.4 update for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has been released on the PC platform via the Steam digital distribution service, bringing many changes and most importantly, support for the upcoming workshop system.

Skyrim is Softpedia Games of the Year in 2011. Although the gameplay is great and in-depth story, it's quite a few problems, even after developer Bethesda deployed some patches for the game.

Now, after two beta versions, update 1.4 for Skyrim finally available for download on the PC platform, through Valve's Steam digital distribution service.

In addition to fixing many bugs and many of the problems associated with a particular query, patch 1.4 also adds support for systems Skyrim upcoming workshop, which will be used to provide mods for the game, after Creation Kit released this month.

For the full changelog things that are included in patch 1.4, check the list below, which highlights improvements for the PC version of the game, as well as for the PS3 and Xbox 360.

NEW FEATURES
Skyrim launcher support for Skyrim Workshop (PC)

BUG FIX
General memory and performance optimization for
Fixed occasional problems with the armor and clothes are not displayed correctly when placed on a mannequin in the home player (PS3)
Long-term play for memory optimization and performance (PS3)
Improved compiler optimization settings (PC)
Optimization of memory associated with the scripting
Fixed a problem with the script does not hang properly clearing of memory
Fixed crashes related to pathing and AI
Fixed crash in "Shame Haemar" if the player is finished "Daedra Best Friend"
Fixed rare crash with loading saved games
Fixed problem with accented characters do not appear correctly on the end of the line
Fixed an issue where the dragon mask priest will not make it right
Fixed issue where quest will progress correctly after reloading save
Fixed problems with placing and removing a book from the bookshelf at home players
Shelving books in the home's optimized script that players will sometimes block other scripts from firing properly
Fixed an issue where weapon rack and the plaque will not work correctly at home player if the player immediately visit their homes before buying any upgrades
Fixed issue where player's house in Windhelm will not clean properly
Fixed crash associated with giant attack and absorb spells
Fixed a problem with a pile of ash is not properly cleaned
Fixed an issue where occasionally overwrite an existing save will fail
Fixed memory crash with a menu container
Fixed infinite loop with bookshelves
Fixed an issue where the transformation back to human from a werewolf will occasionally fail
Bow and dagger will display properly when placed on a gun rack
Fixed an occasional audio problems that will play sound effects louder than intended
Fixed bug related to the hitching between cell boundaries
Teachers trophy achievements / Criminal open either in French, German, Spanish and Italian
Fixed an issue where the trap in Maze Shalidor will not work well in French, German, Spanish and Italian versions

QUEST OF REPAIR
Gem is unusual that in the Embassy Thalmor can now be accessed after completing "Diplomatic Immunity"
In the "Security Breach", the search token is no longer necessary to receive a fortune reading from the weak Olava
Fixed an issue where Galmar will not solve Joining Stormcloaks true if the "Endless Summer" is an active search
Fixed an issue where starting "The Endless Summer" after completing "Joining the Stormcloaks" will prevent "Jagged Crown" from the start right
Fixed an issue where progress through the "Message to Whiterun" while "The Endless Summer" is still open will block the development of a second quest
In the "Endeavor Arniel's" problem, keep a journal in which the search will trigger a few times
In "Forbidden Legend", amulet fragment can no longer disappears after the player left the jail without taking it
Fixed a rare problem in the "Legend of the Forbidden" where Gauldurson Mikrul killed while sneaking will make his corpse unaccessible
In "The bottle of White", the bottle can no longer be lost if the player left the jail without taking it
"The bottle of White" will now start properly if the player already has a heart briar in their inventory
Player can no longer get stuck in Misty Grove after completing the "Night to Remember"
Fixed issue where left Riften for "A Chance Settings" will prevent the search of progress
In "Return of the Dark", a door will open Twilight Tomb true if the player left the jail for a period of time before completing the quest
In "Revealing the Unseen", if a player leaves Oculory for a period after placing the crystal and re-focus, the search will continue with the correct
"Demand Onmund" will now start properly if the player has found Enthir staff before accepting this quest
Fixed instance where Tonilia will stop buying stolen goods, and also will not give Armor Guild Leader
"Improvements bottle" will start properly if the player already has unmelting giant snow or ivory in their inventory
Finding Flute Pantea Pantea before talking to no longer prevent the quest from updating
In "The Break of Dawn" for example, seldom remain where the search object will spawn one at Katariah during Regards Sithis
Fixed a rare problem in "The Mind of Madness" in which players are not able to complete the Wabbajack
Fixed problem in "Pieces of the Past" where Mehrunes Dagon Razor would not trigger properly if the player leaves the cell for a period of time before activating
"Honorary Blood" will start properly when you visit and complete Driftshade and long time elapsed before starting the search.
Fixed rare problem where "wetted Spirits" will not start properly
Fixed an issue where players will not be able to become Thane of Riften if they buy a first home
Fixed issue where guards murder in Cidhna Mine will block the progression to "No One Escapes Cidhna Mine"
Many problems remain with "Blood on Ice" does not trigger the right
In "Blood on Ice", Calixto can now be killed if the player has a home in Windhelm
In "The Cure for Madness", then raised him to kill Cicero no longer impede the progress of the search
Fixed a rare problem in "To Kill Empire" in which the NPC will fail to die right
Ridge Clearing knifepoint before starting the "Champion Boethiah was" no longer prevents the search from scratch.

Patches are now available on the PC platform and will arrive on PS3 and Xbox 360 later this month, because the update is already in testing with Sony and Microsoft.

iPad 3 Prototype Reveals Its Secrets via iBoot Utility

A prototype iPad 3 devices have produced a number of photos that contain enough information to confirm that the device is based on quad-core chip A-series and that, at least in one version of the tablet PC, it will be able to LTE connectivity.

The images come from someone who claims to be in possession of a prototype 3 iPad. Originally published by BGR, the photographs show details about the next revision of Apple's tablet, such as device model, and some other hardware characteristics.

To obtain and display these details in a way that is readable for everyone, these people reported their prototype 3 iPad connected to a computer running the development and debugging tool called iBoot.

Thanks to iBoot, the following information is disclosed:

1 - the model number of the J1 and J2 (iPad3, 1 and iPad3, 2) - the title that shows little variation between the two devices of the same generation. For example, should be 3.1 WiFi-only version of 3 iPad, while 3.2 should be a model LTE-capable.

2 - By the way, one model does seem to have Wi-Fi and GSM / CDMA / LTE capabilities

3 - Finally, the next iPad will be based on quad-core processor A6. S5L8945X model number. For comparison, A4 and A5 are S5L8930X is S5L8940X, according to BGR.

This is not the first time it was speculated that the iPad will boast three quad-core chips are even more powerful than the A5 is currently stored on the iPad 2. In fact, it's just the next logical step for Apple.

According to reports coming from a Japanese blog that relates to Apple rumors, Apple will be holding events this month and another event in March. This is the final event which will see 3 iPad launch, according to the source.

Download Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Alpha 2 Screenshot

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Alpha 2
As you all know, Canonical releases a few minutes ago the second Alpha version of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to come (anteaters Precise) operating system, which we had brought for a test drive and reported its highlights.

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Alpha 2 is powered by Linux, kernel 3.2.2 and GNOME 3.2.2 Mozilla Firefox 10.0 features as the default web browser and Mozilla Thunderbird as the default email client 10.0.

For the full release notes, with all the highlights, please check out our official announcement for the new release of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Alpha 2 development. Enjoy the screenshot tour of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise anteaters) Alpha 1, below!

Download Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Alpha 2 right now from Softpedia. Remember that this is an alpha release and should NOT be installed on production machines. It is intended to be used for testing purposes only.

Download Firefox 10 and Thunderbird 10 Arrive on Ubuntu 12.04

- Firefox 10 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Preparing for the second alpha release of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to come (anteaters Precise) operating systems, Canonical updated last night its default web browser and email client for Firefox and Thunderbird 10 10, respectively.

As you all may already know, Mozilla has officially released later last night, January 31, the highly anticipated 10.0 Mozilla Firefox web browser and Mozilla Thunderbird email client 10.0.

10 Firefox brings interesting features, such as the forward button hidden (at least until you navigate back), the implementation of the Anti-Aliasing for WebGL, support for CSS3 3D-Transforms, Full Screen API, the new CSS Style Inspector and IndexedDB API.

On the other hand, Thunderbird 10 includes the ability to allow users to search the Web, and to create a new email account (in a relationship with AOL, Hover.com and Yandex), as well as several email improvements and preparation of a better email search.

Come back tomorrow for an in-depth article about Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Alpha 2 (anteaters Precise) release!

King Arthur II – The Role-Playing Wargame

King Arthur's original strategy game from Neocore Games is one of the surprises when it comes to year end 2009, and other follow-up seems to be a solid game that will occupy many hours of gaming for those looking for some strategy and role playing to give to during the months early 2012.

I have played about five hours of the game with a prologue campaign Legions Dead, which is offered as an incentive for pre-order, and with the early stages of the campaign's core, and this seems to be the core concept of revolution is seen in the first game in the series rather than a revolution bigger.

The basic structure is the same, with a layer of turn-based strategy focuses on heroes, location and management of the unit and the components of real-time battles where quick thinking, tactics, magic and the control region is essential for success.

The story is set just after the first game, with Arthur now injured and dark new threat to take over the land. The addition of a new fantasy to the world, including some units flying, dragons and a host of magical powers.

There are also many text-based adventures, some of them linked organically to the battle sequences.

The battle was more interesting than the first installment, especially since there is less emphasis on controlling a variety of places on the map and Artificial Intelligence are better able to assess the weaknesses of the players (they go after the archers like crazy, even though their overall ability to destroy all enemy units have been limited).

Engagement seems to be much more assertive, and clever use of special abilities can really influence the course of the fighting and heavy infantry seems to be a pre-requisite for success.

King Arthur II also seems to have a very limited interest in the concept of surrender, as the battles tend to end up with all the enemies on the ground dead.

Video of King Arthur II - Role-playing Wargame shows good intro to the game and one of the first battle.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Samsung Galaxy S Advance Now Up for Pre-Order in the UK

Samsung Galaxy S Advance
Inaugurated last week, Samsung Advance Galaxy S has been confirmed in England by three major carriers. However, the carrier has not revealed the exact release date and pricing options phone.

However, customers who prefer to buy Advance Galaxy S can open pre-order through the store MobileFun smartphone for not less than 349.95 pounds (555 USD or 420 USD).

Unfortunately the retailer does not say when exactly it will start shipping the Samsung Advance Galaxy S, although rumor has it that the smartphone will be available starting February 6.

The Samsung Galaxy S features a large 4-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display with Corning Gorilla glass layer. This phone is powered by the Android 2.3 Gingerbread with TouchWiz UI on top of 4.0.

Inside, the smartphone packs a dual core processor 1 GHz clock, as well as 8GB of internal memory, 768MB RAM, 2GB ROM and a microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB).

Jenna Fischer Embraces Her Post-Pregnan

New mom Jenna Fischer glows on the red carpet at the SAG Awards 2012

With some Hollywood mothers who bounced back to pre-pregnancy weight within 3 months, Jenna Fischer, known for her role in "The Office," said he in no hurry to get there - not if it means putting himself and her baby at risk.

Scenario Fischer Lee Kirk married in 2010 and, four months ago, gave birth to her first son, Weston.

He did not lose much weight since then and, despite looking curvier on the red carpet at the SAG Awards 2012, he said he was very pleased with the way she looks.

He has every reason to: he's healthy, healthy Weston and, although he claimed different, she looks stunning (photos).

"Let me please stand in solidarity with all women who are not size 2 six weeks after leaving the hospital," said the actress 37 years of Us Weekly on the red carpet at the awards show.

He bought all he had read in magazines about the woman's shed some weight after the baby, but she struggled to reach its target.

"I think, you read all the magazines like, 'Oh, I'm breastfeeding my baby and I am so thin now." I breastfeed my baby and I do not get any thinner "said Mother.

In the end, Jenna happy with the way things are now - he has things that are more important to focus on, now baby here, from this figure.

"I think I'm just going to be a little bigger for a little longer, and that's fine with me," he said.

At the awards show, Jenna wore a custom-made blue Max Azria Atelier gown, which, he says, "make me look the least maybe I can see now after only having had a baby."

He also revealed that, while he felt bad at first to leave Weston at home and go out, he plans to have a good time, especially since he was there with her husband and they want to make this outing a night date, kind of.

"I am pleased to be a family. I love going from two to three people, and has deepened the bond between me and my husband. We love being together, the three of us. Our little unit," he added, talking about how she has changed.

Nokia Lumia 710 Now Available at Rogers for $255

Rogers was the first Canadian carrier to debut Windows Phone devices manufactured by Nokia. However, the operator repeatedly confirmed that sales of Nokia Lumia 710 will begin the week starting on February 6.

The good news is that Rogers decided to make Lumia available 710 days earlier than expected. People in MobileSyrup just received a letter from Nokia Canada confirmed that the 710 Lumia is available for purchase.

Although carriers do not lists the smartphone on its website, some Rogers stores have started selling Lumia 710. This smartphone is available for as low as $ 49.99 (38 USD) with a new three-year agreement.

Customers who want to avoid are bound by long-term contracts will have to pay $ 254.99 (195 USD) in advance. Additional pricing options include the following offerings: $ 99.99 (75 USD) with a new two-year contract, $ 149.99 (115 USD) at a period of one year.

Rogers plans to launch 900 Lumia also. However, rumor has it that the smartphone will only be available in Canada in May

Until then, fans can grab the Windows Phone Lumia 710, which may be much cheaper at the Lumia Nokia intros 900 in this country.

Nokia's most affordable devices Windows Phone, Lumia 3.7-inch 710 features excellent Nokia ClearBlack capacitive touchscreen with support for a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels, as well as coatings Corning Gorilla Glass.

This phone is powered by a single-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 clocked 1.4 GHz, which is equipped with Adreno 205 GPU.

Inside, the smartphone embeds 8GB of internal memory and 512MB of RAM. There is also a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash back.

Rogers offers the only Lumia Nokia 710 in black, but additional color schemes can be introduced in the following weeks.

Office 15 Won’t Sport the Metro UI on Windows 8

Yesterday, Microsoft announced the availability of the Technical Preview the next generation of its productivity suite, code-named Office 15.

This software is promised in the sense of a public beta in the summer sometimes (just a little luck will get a taste now), and possibly hitting the market later this year, most likely at the same time with Windows 8.

In fact, it appears that Office 15 is built with support for Windows 8, and that he has a load optimization touches, like the radial menu system.

Office 15 in Windows 8 without the Metro UI

Office 15 in Windows 8 without the Metro UI

The only lack is the UI is said to Metro, which will create true Windows applications 8.

A new article on the Verge of claims that Microsoft Office applications that will come will actually display more white space, and that it will be f more ocused on content from previous versions.

Basically, however, Office 15 will compenents traditional Windows applications, which should keep them very used on non-touch Windows devices.

A source in the known quoted claiming that Office 15 will run on ARM in ARM mode 8 restricted the Windows desktop that should improve power efficiency significantly.

Apparently, Microsoft is planning the release version of the Metro Office, but had to postpone the plan, as the team behind it is supposed to overhaul the entire suite for it.

There will be a Metro-style Windows application built using Office 8 WinRT, namely OneNote and Lync, who both had to make an appearance in the upcoming Windows Store.

We have been expecting for some sort of Windows 8 integration in future versions of Office, but it seems that Microsoft is not ready to make this step.

However, Metro version of the entire Office suite may indeed arrived, because Microsoft has made a similar move with Office Mobile on Windows Phone. Until more on this arise, we should expect additional details on Office 15 will be launched in the summer, when the beta version of the application arrives.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

AMD Launches Radeon HD 7950 Graphics Card

January 31 2012 is finally here, so that Advanced Micro Devices stepped up and made the original introduction of the second council of the series Radeon HD 7000.

Radeon HD 7950 graphics adapter is supported by the graphics processing unit the same as HD 7970 (GPU codename Tahiti).

Based on 28nm manufacturing process technology, it is the latest achievements and the second largest, company Sunnyvale, Calif.-based, on the video market.

Specifications are people who rumors, reports and a preliminary list of clearly spelled out some time ago.

By operating at 800 MHz GPU, memory, 3 GB of GDDR5 VRAM, has a clock speed of 5 GHz.

That said, the board features two mini DisplayPort outputs, and DVI connectors, as was common at this time, an HDMI output as well.

Moved, the developer applied to AMD graphics hardware architecture and PowerTune Next Core AMD and AMD Power ZeroCore technology.

What's more, the HD 7950 supports PCI Express Gen 3.0 interface and, naturally, CrossFire technology and HD3D too.

All in all, AMD cards can reach 2.8 TFLOPS of compute power and up to two times the basic performance of the dual-GPU configurations.

"With the arrival of AMD's Radeon HD 7950, AMD has set the bar very high for 28nm graphics technology and performance," said Matt Skynner, corporate vice president and general manager, GPU Division, AMD.

"From the cover of the immersion made possible by AMD multi-display technology and AMD Eyefinity technology HD3D stereo 3D experience, incredible realism of today's games DirectX 11 capable, we provide an unparalleled experience to gamers. AMD's Radeon HD 7900 series of products in class their own. "

Of course, with the release of the way, various AMD partners are expressing their own models, both custom-designed and not. Stay tuned for more.

The official price is $ 450, but Newegg lists starting at $ 459. European prices should be around 420 Euros.

Monday, January 30, 2012

LG Showcases 165-Inch 3D Display at ISE 2012

- LG 165-inch 3D FPR display at ISE 2012
LG has been preparing for something "big" for this year's ISE 2012 fair, the 165-inch super narrow bezel FPR 3D display that uses the company's proprietary 3D technology.

Developed by LG, Film-type Patterned Retarder technology, the FPR for the short term, using plain old glasses curved lenses, similar to that found in ordinary glasses, which is much lighter, cheaper and healthier than their active counterparts shutter.

Move back to the screen that is presented on the show, it actually consists of nine 55-inch display that is installed in a 3x3 configuration to make a rather impressive display.

It goes without saying that the amount and form fitted display can be adjusted depending on the application, so that even larger screens can be created if the client wants.

Unfortunately, no info on pricing made available by LG, but winning the lottery would be necessary if you want to build such a setup in your home.

Samsung Galaxy Note on ‘Coming Soon’

Bell Canada is one of the operators who are confirmed will offer the Notes Galaxy. This phone has just appeared on the Bell site with 'Coming Soon' tag attached to it.

Exciting as this may, the smartphone will not hit shelves earlier than mid-February. At least this is what Bell officially declared earlier this month. Details on smartphone pricing options yet to be unveiled as well.

Just like AT & T variant, note the Galaxy will have the same layout design, including grid-like pattern on the back cover and four touch-sensitive buttons that replace large D-pad that comes with the European version.

Included in the sales package, S Pen stylus allows users to sketch, draw or write emails, memos and text messages in the free form handwriting. Another thing that is available in the package include: standard battery, travel charger, USB cable, stereo headset, and Quick start guide Safety and warranty guide.

The phone comes with a full LTE support for 700 and 1700 MHz band networks, and global access. DLNA, Mobile Hotspot, Wi-Fi and HDMI through SFM is also available.

Although smartphone powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread at the launch of Samsung has confirmed plans to use an Ice Cream Sandwich to upgrade Notes Galaxy in Q1 2012.

However, the selling point of the phone is super stunning 5.3-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display that supports resolutions of 800 x 1280 pixels and 16 million colors. The display features Corning Gorilla Glass for a layer of protection against scrapes and scratches.

Hardware-wise, Note Galaxy is equipped with dual-core processor 1.5 GHz, an Adreno 220 graphics processing unit, 16GB of internal memory, 1GB of RAM and a microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB).

Other highlights of the phone include: 2500 mAh Li-Ion, 8-megapixel rear camera, 2-megapixel front-facing camera, and a built-in GPS with AGPS support and GLONASS.

Next Assassin’s Creed Takes Place During American Revolutionary Period

A source claims that the next installment in the long-running series of Assassin's Creed from Ubisoft will take place during the period of the history of the American Revolution, although it is unclear whether the main character will be completely revolutionary.

Image credits: Ubisoft

American heroes

The source, who claims to have the knowledge of the development process for video games, has told CVG that the French publisher aims to provide a first look at the next Assassin's Creed at some point before the end of the current fiscal year, which means before March 31.

Ubisoft has put a poll that asks fans to tell the franchise development team when they want to see the next game in progress and the American Revolution is one of the options offered.

Mythology game universe Eden also stated that Apple is now in the hands of George Washington, the man who led the troops of the newly independent United States of America during their battle against the British.

A piece of downloadable content released for Assassin's Creed is: Brotherhood, called Da Vinci Disappearance, also has a number of coordinate points to New York as a possible destination for the series.

Ubisoft has promised that the next Assassin's Creed video game will wrap the core story of the franchise and will give gamers all the answers they longed for since the first game, starring Altair launched.

The company also promised that it would be the largest in the gaming world seen in the series and it seems that the main character will no longer Ezio.

It is unclear whether the move into the era of the American Revolution will also mean a big change for the core mechanics of the series, despite the move towards a more dominated combat firearms can not be avoided.

An official announcement from Ubisoft will definitely happen before the E3 show in June 2012.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Jennifer Aniston Mocks Good Friend Chelsea Handler Behind Her Back

- Jennifer Aniston tapes cameo on Chelsea Handler's show, mocks her
Chelsea Handler and Jennifer Aniston go a long way back. In fact, they were such good friends that they were even able to have fun at the expense of each, as happened earlier this week.

Aniston taped a cameo for Chelsea E! show, which saw him talking to writers about the people, a horrible boss and comedian he is.

You can see the video below.

Despite pretending to be good when Chelsea was still in the room, Jennifer said she was not funny, not good-looking and not really a lot of writers - just a little differently worded.

"And then he's clean ... have you seen this? To be honest, when we were in Cabo, he never showered! He will be like, 'What? I went in the pool'. It's dirty!" Says he.

Check out the cameo and let us know what you think about it.