Bluetooth Game Controller for Smartphones

This Bluetooth Game Controller from Allputer works with iPhones and even iPads.  (Allputer says it has a known problem with Android devices running Android 4.0, but it should be compatible with devices running some other versions of Android.)  The controller has a telescoping holder at the top to hold your phone in place, or you can use it with a tablet.  It has a rechargeable internal battery for long game play, and it connects to phones or tablets via Bluetooth 3.0.  Allputer says it should be compatible with a variety of games; check the item's webpage for a list of games and how to set up the controller for various types of games.

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US ITC Judge Recommends Import And Sales Ban Of Samsung Products

A few months ago Apple scored a pretty big win over Samsung when a jury in California ruled in Apple's favor, ruling that Samsung should pay Apple over a billion dollars in damages. Now it looks like Samsung will be dealt another blow as an US ITC judge has recommended that Samsung's products should be banned from being sold and imported into the US, claiming that these products have infringed upon some of Apple's patents. The judge has also recommended that Samsung post a bond of 88% of the value of some of the devices that were named in his recommendation.

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Apple Guilty Of Copyright Infringement In China

Now this is an interesting bit of news that the China Daily has reported – that mighty Apple has been found guilty of copyright infringement in China, where they were accused of illegally publishing material by some of the most popular writers in the world's most populous country. Now, we did talk about this story a few days ago, and the fine imposed on Apple will certainly do nothing to hurt their stock price, but there are implications of this copyright infringement. Just what will this particular ruling mean for future lawsuits.

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GM, Volkswagen face off for China sales title in 2013

Automotive News reports General Motors and Volkswagen will vie for the the sales title in China next year. Buyers in the country have been keen to snap up Audi sedans, and the cars' popularity amongst Chinese bureaucrats has helped bolster Volkswagen in the region. Next year, analysts project the German automaker will sell 2.7 million vehicles in China through 2013, thanks in part to new or revised versions of the Volkswagen Santana and Golf as well as the Skoda Octavia and Audi Q3. Meanwhile, analysts project GM will move some 2.7 million units in China next year.

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How the demise of Lincoln's Town Car has kick-started a limo revolution

The deaths of the Ford Crown Victoria and the Lincoln Town Car have meant overhauls of three high-profile American fleets: police, taxi and livery car. Just as police fleets are more open to considering other options and a Nissan van is the new face of the NYC taxi, livery car companies are looking at replacements for the Town Car beyond The Blue Oval.

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GAEMS Halo UNSC Vanguard Personal Gaming Environment

Avid Xbox gamers would not always just be having fun playing right in the comfort of their own homes. There are times that they would need their dose of gaming fun while on the road. If it is mobility that Xbox gamers are looking for then this GAEMS Halo UNSC Vanguard Personal Gaming Environment will at least make it possible. The GAEMS Halo UNSC Vanguard Personal Gaming Environment is a handy and unique storage unit as well as a personal gaming environment. Designed after the Halo UNSC Vanguard, this self-contained unit can house your Xbox console safely and securely as well as store accessories and other items.

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Tomb Raider Will Feature Multiplayer Modes

Following up on a rumor that we reported yesterday, it looks as though GAME is kicking itself over leaking a huge surprise that was scheduled to be announced in the next issue of Official Xbox Magazine, or OXM. The new Tomb Raider title will have a number of multiplayer modes when it's released on March 5th. The confirmation comes from Crystal Dynamics Global Brand Director Karl Stewart as he decided to drop the multiplayer bomb on Twitter today:.
“OK, so after all the speculation..yes it's true.

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Parents Tracks Daughter's Phone, Receives Stalking Order

It seems that a court has slapped a pair of parents with a stalking order, after discovering that they have been stalking their daughter's phone. In this particular case that concerns 21-year-old Aubrey Ireland, who happened to be musically talented and hence, headed to the University of Cincinnati to further her studies, although without getting any scholarship money. Her parents footed the bill, and they were paranoid enough to leave her alone some 600 miles away from their hometown in Kansas so much so that it ended up with them dropping by unannounced to visit their daughter.

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NuForce Cube Speaker review

With the growing popularity of wireless speakers - both Bluetooth and AirPlay - many speaker companies have begun to release products that are redefining how we listen to music. Suddenly, there are very small speakers that can produce quality audio with decent bass. Until recently, this was almost unheard of. Jambox, Soundmatters, Braven, Scosche, Jabra, and a host of others have created a new market that is exploding in popularity. NuForce, a company that makes high-end home audio, has jumped into this market with their Cube portable speaker. However, NuForce has never been a company that follows trends.









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Toshiba Launches Highly Sensitive 20MP BSI CMOS Image Sensor

Toshiba today announced that it will launch a new 20Mpix CMOS image sensor, the TCM5115CL, as the latest addition to its sensor line-up for digital still cameras. TCM5115CL offers the industry's highest resolution in the 1x2.3 inch optical format, using backside illumination technology (BSI) to improve sensitivity and imaging performance. Continued advances in the resolution offered by compact digital cameras - now in the range of 10- to 16MP - have brought with them the challenge of improving performance and picture quality with smaller pixels.

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ViSi Mobile Monitor Assists Doctors On Their Rounds

The world of science fiction is always a welcome sight, as it allows the more imaginative folks out there to literally run wild with their thought, without being bound by the current known limits in the realm of physics. Who would not like to have a bionic arm attachment, or how about body parts and organs that can be easily replaced with a minor surgery. Well, we are not going to touch on anything so complicated today, as our attention is focused on the ViSi mobile monitor that functions as a wearable health monitor, allowing doctors to check on their patient's condition remotely right from the smartphone itself.

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Forza Horizon announces January Recaro Car Pack with LFA Nürburgring Edition

Another month, another car pack for Forza Horizon. This time it's the Recaro Car Pack featuring a motley gang of cars and trucks: the 1983 GMC Vandura G-1500, 1995 Ford Mustang Cobra R, 2012 Cadillac Escalade ESV, 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLR, 2012 Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition and 2012 Lotus Exige S. It'll be up for download on Xbox Live on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 for 400 MS Points.



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China Legalizes Deletion Of “Illegal” Posts Or Pages

A couple of days ago it was reported that China was seeking to further tighten their control over the internet by having users register for internet access by using their real name. Now in a newly announced law, it seems that China has now legalized the deletion of pages or posts which have been deemed "illegal", and even going as far as requiring service providers to hand over the information to the authorities for punishment.  The reason offered up last time was to prevent potential rumors from spreading, although some think this is just a way for China to prevent its citizens from sharing political scandals with the world wide web.

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Ikei Laboratory demos unique Virtual Body Technology

The Ikei Laboratory of Tokyo Metropolitan University Graduate School of System Design is developing virtual body technology that utilizes the five senses. In addition to using conventional audio and video footage , this technology can recreate smells as well as the feel of the wind and of stepping on the ground. “This exhibition of a virtual body is for the purpose of having a vicarious experience. This technology aims to enable various experiences as if having assumed a different person's body.

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Can a Jaguar XKR-S be drifted while blindfolded?

Bring together a 550-horsepower Jaguar XKR-S and a rain-soaked skidpad, and it's almost impossible to not end up in a sideways drift. accidental or on purpose. With that in mind, the gang over at Autocar got a hold of the monstrous XKR-S for the latest installment of "Will it Drift?," only they raised the stakes a little by attempting the feat with a blindfolded driver. We've driven the XKR-S a number of times here at Autoblog (including a First Drive, Review and Quick Spin), so we weren't at all surprised to learn that blind drifting in the car is possible. But what is remarkable is the ease at which it happened.



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Goosinator Scares Pooping Geese Away

We all know about the Terminator movie series, but if you were a goose, surely you will hear of the Goosinator robot soon. No, this is not one robot that eliminates geese for fun, but rather, the Goosinator is a bright orange colored robot that is being tested at the moment to ensure that geese do not loaf around the same place for too long a time. Basically, a single goose is capable of dropping a minimum of one pound of poop each day, and when you multiply that by flock after flock, and it would have turned out to be a gross and expensive problem.

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The iPhone Finder

For the gadget-savvy people who seem to take pride in knowing everything there is to know about gadgets, the same cannot be said about the way they forget where they place them. Forgetfulness is a common curse that many people endure. They can easily forget where they place their keys or other devices, sometimes taking so much time trying to find them. It is a good thing for iPhone users that there is a gadget called the iPhone Finder that would help them locate their smartphone easily.
The iPhone Finder is a keychain device that can be paired with your iPhone via Bluetooth.

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Jelly Bean Update For T-Mobile's HTC One S In Beta Phase

Yesterday we reported that the global version of the HTC One S had begun to receive the Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean update, and we're sure that many of you guys stateside are wondering when will the update be arriving for the T-Mobile version of the device. Well the good news is that according to an email sent to a reader at TmoNews, it seems that HTC has begun selecting users who will be taking part in a testing phase for the Android Jelly Bean update for T-Mobile HTC One S devices.

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Organize your gear bag with the Cable Wrap from STM

If you carry electronics in your bag, you probably have cables, connectors, and chargers in there, too.  If the bottom of your bag looks like a nest of snakes, you could benefit from the Cable Wrap from STM Bags.  The wrap is made of water-resistant black canvas, and it rolls up into a 10.2″ X 5.9″ X 1.3″ package.  Inside are various sizes of pockets and a zipper pouch to organize headphones, cables, pens, and chargers.

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MetroPCS Releases ZTE Avid 4G

MetroPCS has just released a new Android 4.0 ICS smartphone from ZTE namely the ZTE Avid 4G. Specs-wise, the handset is equipped with a 4.0-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen display, a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, a microSD card slot, a 5MP camera with LED flash and video recording support, WiFi, Bluetooth, 4G LTE connectivity, a 1730mAh battery and runs on Android 4.0 ICS OS. The ZTE Avid 4G can be yours for just $149.99 (+tax) off contract.

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BMW i3 continues to shed camo as it whirs silently toward production

While BMW was parading around its high-concept i3 Coupe at the LA Auto Show this year, the engineers and test drivers have been hard at work honing the real deal on the mean streets of, well, someplace European. This is the same basic tester that we've seen in previous sets of spied images, though showing a bit more skin than in past outings. BMW has removed some of the obfuscating fake body panels from the i3, giving us a clearer view of the small car's taught and rather complex surfacing.

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ZAGG invisibleSHIELD EXTREME for the iPhone 5 review

I have considered ZAGG invisibleSHIELDs one of the Cadillac protective films on the market for sometime. A majority of my tech-gear has ZAGG‘s military grade films protecting them from what life's hard knocks throw at them. As their products have evolved and improved, I have reviewed many of them, so much so I thought I was done – that is, until ZAGG recently released their invisibleSHIELD EXTREME for the iPhone 5. The invisibleSHIELD EXTREME is engineered to not only protect your device from scratches and scuffs, but impacts and beyond.










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Senre Design Hand Strap Case for iPhone 4x4S

This new case from Senre Design is for the iPhone 4x4S. The Hand Strap iPhone Case  is a snap-on back cover that adds a comfortable strap to the back; slip your fingers under the strap for a secure, one-handed grip.  The case rises above your screen to protect it even if you should lay your phone face-down.  There's even a little extra room inside where you can store a little cash.

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CloudSigma Highlights Flexible, Elastic and Transparent Public Cloud IaaS Benefits in New White Paper

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - December 20, 2012What: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is the fastest-growing segment of the $109 billion public cloud services market, according to Gartner. So, naturally, more and more companies will soon be migrating their services to take advantage of the public cloud's flexibility, accessibility and scalability. But, in choosing an IaaS provider, it's crucial to understand what platform is best for each unique business case, as not all clouds are created equal.

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These UCube speakers resemble mini iMacs

If you're in the market for a set of speakers that will match your iMac, then the UCube speakers might be just what you are looking for. While we doubt that they will be able to offer the same type of clarity and tone one might expect from a high-end, audiophile-grade speaker, we believe that these speakers should be more than enough to get the job done. For starters, as you can see above, they have been designed to resemble the iMac - at least to a certain degree, and are made from brushed aluminum.

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Dragon Quest X Japanese Wii U Beta Mentioned

Dragon Quest is a RPG series that has its fair share of rabid fans worldwide over the years, and this Japanese MMO (Dragon Quest X) would be an exclusive to the Nintendo Wii, and it sure has a rather interesting evolutionary path outside of Japan. The version 1.2 content update saw its first trailer revealed today, where it was announced that Dragon Quest X, being made for the Wii U, would also see the Japanese Wii U beta begin in February that frankly, is not too long more to wait.

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CEO of Software Optimisation Services passes KPMG SAM Expert Assessment

Filipa Preston is the only SAM practitioner outside of Europe to meet strict criteria of new SAM Expert AssessmentPerth, Australia, 20 December 2012: Filipa Preston, CEO and founder of Software Optimisation Services, a boutique IT and Software Asset Management (SAM) consultancy practice, has become the first SAM practitioner outside of Europe to meet all of the requirements of KPMG’s SAM Expert Assessment, recognising her skills as an advanced SAM practitioner.As a globally recognised leader in SAM consultancy, KPMG launched its SAM Expert Assessment service in order to provide employees of Microsoft Certified SAM Partners (Silver/G

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2012 Jeep Patriot

Left In The Weeds, But Okay With That. Seventy years ago, the Jeep Patriot would have been amazing. In 1941, the year the original Jeep was drawn up, the power windows, air conditioning and automatic transmission in this Patriot Latitude were features only available in cars like Packards.
The Patriot has features and dynamic capabilities unheard of back when the Jeep was an idea, not a brand. Seventy years of progress, perspective and turmoil has a way of turning the formerly amazing into the mundane. Since its introduction, along with its Compass close relation, this Illinois-built crossover has been viewed as the Fauxlex of Jeeps.










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