Nintendo GameCube turns ten years dead, still in denial about the whole color purple thing

For many hardcore gamers, it wasn't so hard to say goodbye to the Big N's purple box of yesteryear. But for those of us who stuck by Nintendo's side in 2001 and embraced the quirky GameCube, today's 10th anniversary is all too bittersweet. Sure, the house that Mario built may have misfired when it slapped the wrong coat of paint on an otherwise competent chunk of hardware, yet let us not overlook the legacy of top-tier, first-party titles that led us bleary-eyed into the wee hours of the morning. Who could forget that first mischievous sacrifice, when you willfully slung a gaggle of Pikmin into the eager mouth of a Bulbor.

Engadget, Nintendo GameCube turns ten years dead, still in denial about the whole color purple thing

Nvidia Reveals NEW Tegra 3 Battery Saving Technology: DIDIM – Reduces Display Power Consumption

In case you wanted a little more bang for your battery on an upcoming Nvidia Tegra 3 device, a new little nugget of information regarding Nvidia's quad-core, Tegra 3 processor was revealed yesterday during the UBS Global Technology and Services Conference. Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun took the stage talk about a new technology Nvidia is calling DIDIM that boosts battery life in a device by reducing the main culprit of battery drain — the display. DIDIM essentially optimizes the backlight of a device's screen while performing functions like watching a movie.



Android Phone, Nvidia Reveals NEW Tegra 3 Battery Saving Technology: DIDIM â€" Reduces Display Power Consumption

The Samsung dream phone that Apple will be jealous of, and you can't buy it!

With tons of new smartphones coming out every month, it certainly isn't too often that a company comes out with an innovative design that blows other phones away. Concept phones on the other hand can come in all sorts of different shapes sizes and styles that a consumer could only dream of. This Samsung B&O concept is the perfect example, combining the successful Samsung Galaxy line with the slick style and performance of Bang & Olufsen. Designed by Antoine Brieux, the Samsung B&O concept features an incredibly thin and sleek design with a slight curve.

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Red Droid Incredible 2 Coming to Verizon Nov. 24

Verizon has a lot of new handsets for the holiday season, one of which would surely slip through the cracks if it wasn’t for its bold color scheme. Yes, Verizon is doing a second push for the HTC Droid Incredible 2 and this time the thing is slathered in red. The look reminds us of some of the initial leaks for the original Droid Incredible, when it was rendered to have a red battery cover similar to the one seen above. Other elements of the DInc2 remain the same with the new color scheme coming available beginning November 24th.

Android Phone, Red Droid Incredible 2 Coming to Verizon Nov. 24

Android Market Refund Policy Redux: 48 Hours to Get Your Money Back?

UPDATE: According to one developer responding to Android Central‘s initial report, the 48 hour refund window may have been misinterpreted. The text of the distribution agreement still maintains the 15 minute time frame for a user to request a refund. The 48-hour period apparently refers to the amount of time Google has to actually replace the funds in the buyer’s account. The Android Market’s original refund policy of 24 hours was more than a generous amount of time for users to decide whether or not an app was worth their cash.

Android Phone, Android Market Refund Policy Redux: 48 Hours to Get Your Money Back?

iPhone 4S Carrier Quality: AT&T Wins For Data Speed, Verizon For Call Reliability

AT&T provides the highest data speeds for iPhone 4S owners. Image: Metrico. The iPhone 4S is available on three major carriers, leaving potential buyers to wonder whether AT&T, Verizon or Sprint is the better network choice.


Gadget Lab, iPhone 4S Carrier Quality: AT&T Wins For Data Speed, Verizon For Call Reliability

Motorola Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media Edition launched in France

Already confirmed for the UK and Ireland, Motorola's two latest dual-core Android Honeycomb tablets - the Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media Edition - have been announced in France, too. According to Motorola, the new Xoom tablets will be available in France at the following locations: Darty, FNAC, Cdiscount, and Surcouf.

Unwired View, Motorola Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media Edition launched in France

Will BMW's electric turbocharger end turbo lag?

Yes, apparently there is a replacement for displacement. If recently-uncovered patent filings are correct, BMW is working on an electrically-assisted turbocharger that combines a traditional turbo with an electric motor-generator. If it works, the system will let smaller engines produce more power, while performing virtually lag-free. Turbochargers have long been a way to employ “lost” energy, in the form of fast-moving exhaust gases, to create more power by stuffing more air into the cylinders to burn more fuel.

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Microsoft releases Bing app for Android, iOS, not Windows Phone 7

In a move that can be simultaneously described as puzzling and pragmatic, Microsoft has decided to bring its Bing for Mobile app to Android and iOS before launching it on its very own Windows Phone platform. The company announced the release in a blog post this week, highlighting the app's most noteworthy features, including a revamped maps module, a new deals service and real-time transit feeds. Interestingly enough, Redmond also based its app on HTML5, rather than Silverlight, in the hopes of providing greater continuity across mobile browser and app interfaces.

2DayBlog.com, Microsoft releases Bing app for Android, iOS, not Windows Phone 7

Android Overload: Firefox Adds Flash To Nightlies, Nook Tablet Limits Internal Storage to 1GB For Non-B&N Content and More

Good evening, fellow Phandroids. A good day of Android news is almost always accompanied by a hefty Android Overload — today, being one of those days. There was a good amount of articles that didn’t quite make the cut but we felt, deserved a second shot. If you find anything you find particularly interesting, don’t be shy and leave your thoughts in the comments. Have a great night everyone!

Samsung Galaxy S Glide arrives at Rogers Canada this Thursday for $150 on a 3-year agreement. [Electronista]Firefox for Android adds Flash to nightlies. Firefox team doesn’t understand why people want it.

Android Phone, Android Overload: Firefox Adds Flash To Nightlies, Nook Tablet Limits Internal Storage to 1GB For Non-B&N Content and More

Gamers Solve Real World Retrovirus Enzyme Secret

Video gamers may have opened the door a new AIDS drug. Researchers at the University of Washington challenged gamers to play Foldit and come up with the structure of a retrovirus enzyme – a task scientists could not solve over more than a decade. Well guess what. The gamers did it did it in three weeks.
“We wanted to see if human intuition could succeed where automated methods had failed,” said Firas Khatib of the University of Washington Department of Biochemistry. The enzyme in Foldit has a critical role in how the AIDS virus matures and proliferates, the research group said.

2DayBlog.com, Gamers Solve Real World Retrovirus Enzyme Secret

Intelligent T-shirt concept can monitor patients and athletes

Researchers at Universidad Carlos III in Madrid, Spain, have created what they call an “intelligent t-shirt”, which monitors body functions and provides the data for analysis. The fabric of the-t-shirt integrates electrodes that record bioelectric power, and there is a thermometer and an accelerometer as well as a periodically active localization device that is used to determine the position of a user.

2DayBlog.com, Intelligent T-shirt concept can monitor patients and athletes

Gametel Android controller steals the spotlight from Xperia Play, threatens to be vaporware

Xperia Play, Schmaschmeria Play - who needs it. Fructel's got an Android add-on that does away with Sony slider niche. The folks over at Pocket Gamer recently got hands-on time with this category-quashing controller, dubbed Gametel, that connects to handsets using clamps and a rubberized grip, no matter your mobile manufacturer of choice. Unfortunately, there's no analogue pad here, so it's not quite on par with its PlayStation Certified competition, but it will hold hands over Bluetooth with any Googlefied phones running Froyo and up.

Engadget, Gametel Android controller steals the spotlight from Xperia Play, threatens to be vaporware

Gametel Is An Attachable Wireless Android Controller For All Devices – Get Your Game On

As much as I love gaming, I'd have to say that it can sometimes be a pretty painful task on my smartphone. Say what you will about virtual d-pads, analog sticks or buttons — they just ain't right. Try throwing a hadouken or making a head shot and you'll soon learn it's damn near impossible without tactile feedback. Not to mention your chubby fingers all over the screen, obstructing your view. Nothing — and mean nothing, will ever be able to replace good, old fashioned, physical buttons for the gaming enthusiast.

Sony Ericsson knew this fact and it's one of the reasons they launched the Xperia Play.



Android Phone, Gametel Is An Attachable Wireless Android Controller For All Devices â€" Get Your Game On

Galaxy Nexus “Getting Started” video teases Verizon availability

Verizon/Samsung have done a pretty good job at teasing US customers with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. While folks in the UK are already enjoying their brand new Android 4.0 handset, those of us in the US are left without a release date. To make matters worse, a "getting started" video for the Galaxy Nexus has been uploaded onto YouTube sporting none other than Verizon's logo.



Ubergizmo, Galaxy Nexus “Getting Started” video teases Verizon availability

First Galaxy Nexus sold in the UK came loaded with an older Android 4.0 developer ROM

Sometimes being the first in line doesn't always pay off, as Alex Ioannu discovered much to his dismay. He was the first in line to get his hand on Samsung's brand new Galaxy Nexus at the UK launch, but when he got home he discovered that this was not the device that he paid for as his device was loaded up with an older Android 4.0 developer ROM. What this mean for Alex was that he was missing some account setup options, which meant that he was unable to sync his Gmail account with his brand new phone.

Ubergizmo, First Galaxy Nexus sold in the UK came loaded with an older Android 4.0 developer ROM

Verizon Galaxy Nexus LTE Phone Official Videos – Part II

Besides bringing the all-new Android 4.0 OS onboard, the Galaxy Nexus brings some amazing features like Face Unlock: the ability to unlock your phone using Face Recognition, the Panorama mode on its 5 megapixel continuous autofocus camera, and Android Beam: the ability to share content wirelessly between two connected devices and much more. Head past the break to take a look at these interesting new features. We are sure you wouldn't have to regret doing so.







Technology Nerd, Verizon Galaxy Nexus LTE Phone Official Videos â€" Part II

Nokia Windows 8 Tablet Is Coming In June 2012!

Picture in focus: Nokia Windows 8 Tablet. Although the company has made no direct mention of their plans to launch the tablet, details surging in from multiple sources are suggestive of the same. The Nokia Windows 8 tablet will be released in June 2012, as speculations suggest.

Technology Nerd, Nokia Windows 8 Tablet Is Coming In June 2012!

SIM based NFC gains support from major carriers around the world

Countries like Japan have long been using NFC to help them in their daily lives, and not too long ago carriers in South Korea have announced that they will be offering SIM cards with NFC technology embedded into them. Now it looks like that standard will soon be adopted by some of the largest carriers in the world. Many companies are interested in NFC as they are hoping to integrate it into our smartphones and create a mobile payment system.

Ubergizmo, SIM based NFC gains support from major carriers around the world

Cadence Radian Watch is for math geeks

The Cadence Watch Company recently brought Chris Thompson, the designer of the Math Clock into the brand as Creative Director, and they've teamed up to create a new watch that will no doubt please math geeks worldwide. Called the Radian Watch, it eschews almost all the conventional features of a watch and replaces the traditional numbers with equations instead. “The Radian Watch combines the unit circle with the 12 hour dial. I hope you already know how to tell time, so we stuck 0 at the 3 o'clock position like it belongs and the radians count up counter clockwise.

Ubergizmo, Cadence Radian Watch is for math geeks

Acer leaks its upcoming Iconia Tab A700/A701 with Tegra 3 quad-core and Full HD touchscreen

With everyone and their dog launching Android-powered tablets these days, it's no surprise that we have yet another leak about such an upcoming product (or duo of products). What is a little bit less ordinary is when a manufacturer leaks the existence of such a device itself. That usually happens either by mistake or through negligence, and it's still a rare thing to see. Well, get ready for such a rarity. Acer has posted a profile of the Iconia Tab A701 on its servers. This was promptly found by HDBlog.it and made public. The profile lets us know that the tablet will come with Nvidia's new quad-core Tegra 3 processor.

Unwired View, Acer leaks its upcoming Iconia Tab A700/A701 with Tegra 3 quad-core and Full HD touchscreen

Samsung Galaxy S 4G gets Gingerbread (finally)

If you own T-Mobile's Samsung Galaxy S 4G and you're still waiting for the official update to Gingerbread, we've got some good news for you. The update for the phone is finally available for your phone. T-Mobile has announced that the update for the Galaxy S 4G will finally get the long awaited Android 2.3 update. The update won't be pushed out over the air, and users will need to update their phones via Kies (Samsung's desktop client for its Android phones).
In addition to Gingerbread, the update includes a Google security patch, camera enhancements, and WiFi enhancements.

Ubergizmo, Samsung Galaxy S 4G gets Gingerbread (finally)

Microsoft Socl social network revealed

Quite a few months ago, Tulalip (Microsoft's social network) leaked online and was taken offline quickly, but not before people caught a glimpse of it. Well, this week the folks over at The Verge managed to get an early look at the service and it looks like it's not going to be a typical social network ala Facebook/MySpace. It is now called Socl (no more Tulalip) and mixes search, discovery, and a social network. Users can sign in via Twitter of Facebook, and it has a design that resembles Windows Phone tiles aka Metro UI.

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Apple coughs up the truth on pollution problems at 15 Chinese plants

. Apple recently had a meeting with Chinese environmental groups during which it admitted that 15 of the plants it uses in its supply chain violate China's environmental regulations. The Cupertino-based company has typically ignored any accusations that its plants are over polluting. Apple reportedly made the admission during a three-hour discussion with the EnviroFriends Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Friends of Nature and the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs.

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RIM remains committed to their keyboard phone design

The purported Blackberry London BBX device was leaked not too long ago. If we are to believe the photo, it seems that RIM is headed in a new direction with a full touch screen device that's appears to follow in the footsteps of the iPhone and Android smartphones. So what will become of RIM's trademark keyboard phones. Well, Engadget reached out to one of their contacts in RIM and it seems that the company will still be producing keyboard phones.
The reply by their contact also left quite a bit to the imagination, as it was mentioned that RIM will maintain choice within its product portfolio.

Ubergizmo, RIM remains committed to their keyboard phone design

Qualcomm announces a slew of new Snapdragon processors, upgrades, mobile games

Oh, and there are games. The company is expanding its already voluminous Snapdragon GamePack to include titles like The Ball, Fight Game Heroes, and Galaga Special Edition - casual and console games aimed at showcasing its chips' abilities. The list also includes the introduction of Snapdragon GameCommand, an app aimed at showcasing those showcasing apps, making them easier to find and offering up gaming news. GameCommand will be hitting early next year. The new games will be available through the Android Market for handsets packing Snapdragon processors. Lots of press info after the break.

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University gets $188 million AMD-based supercomputer, free copy of Norton

It used to be that you only needed a bachelor's degree and elbow patches to be taken seriously as an academic, but now it's all about that 50-petaflop supercomputer with 500 petabytes of storage whirring away in the basement. The University of Illinois used to shop with IBM, but it's just about to have a brand new Cray XK6 installed instead, so it can continue providing computing power to the National Science Foundation's Blue Waters project.

Engadget, University gets $188 million AMD-based supercomputer, free copy of Norton

Olympus SH-21 16-megapixel Digital Camera

Olympus today released a new 16-megapixel compact digital camera namely the Olympus SH-21. The camera features a 24-300mm equivalent zoom lens with a backlit CMOS sensor to enable high-sensitivity shooting. The Olympus SH-21 also supports a special HDR mode, a 7fps High-Speed Continuous Shooting mode, a Hand-Held Starlight mode, and a Smart Panorama mode. Using this camera, you can also capture Full HD movies with stereo sound.

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HP redesigns its Envy laptops, announces the Envy 15, 17 and 17 3D (video)

Just last month, we off-handedly said that HP's Envy laptops were among the most shameless MacBook impersonations we've seen. Looks like we spoke too soon: the company just introduced a redesigned Envy 15, Envy 17 and Envy 17 3D, and we have to say: the interior here is just uncanny. If you ask company reps, they'll tell you the old taupe design was too masculine (despite the divets arranged in a floral pattern!), and that the new aesthetic is more gender-neutral. Fair enough, we suppose, though we defy you to tell us that touchpad, silvery aluminum chassis and black, chiclet-style keyboard aren't familiar.










Engadget, HP redesigns its Envy laptops, announces the Envy 15, 17 and 17 3D (video)

Ricoh CX6 Compact Superzoom Camera

Ricoh is preparing to launch a new compact superzoom camera for the mass market. Called the CX6, the camera sports a 10-megapixel back-illuminated CMOS image sensor, a 28mm wide-angle lens, a 10.7x optical zoom lens, a 3.0-inch LCD display (1.23 million dots), an SD/SDHC card slot, a USB 2.0 port, a micro HDMI port and 720p HD video recording capabilities. The CX6 will start shipping from early December for 259.99 GBP (about $411).

TechFresh, Ricoh CX6 Compact Superzoom Camera

Optimus 3D Gingerbread update coming, world shrugs, stares wistfully at Ice Cream Sandwich

So we thought an update was coming last month, but like those three-dimensional phantasms the Optimus 3D is capable of conjuring, it appears it wasn't really there. LG now plans to lump the 2D to 3D app convertor, camera upgrades and some more nuggets into its feet-dragging Gingerbread upgrade, starting this month. Alongside 3D video editing and automatic image-stabilization, the customized version of Android 2.3 will unleash a speedier HSPA+ connection boosting maximum download speeds to 21Mbps, and "advanced copy/paste" - something we're very excited about.

Engadget, Optimus 3D Gingerbread update coming, world shrugs, stares wistfully at Ice Cream Sandwich

Apple iPhones Claim Two Top Spots, Android Bags Three!

Picking up a bunch of top 5 smartphones would be a little difficult but not when you have a research-based report for assistance. A well known organization called NDP Group has revealed the top 5 smartphones in US for the third quarter, and as you expect, it packs Apple's iPhone. Actually, iPhones – there are two of them.
The first two spots are claimed by iPhones — iPhone 4 and (surprisingly) the relatively older iPhone 3GS too! — while the other top 3 feature Android phones.


Technology Nerd, Apple iPhones Claim Two Top Spots, Android Bags Three!

iPad demand said to be fading as competition heats up

. Demand for Apple's iPad tablet is said to be in decline as competition finally heats up thanks to the $199 Kindle Fire from Amazon, and investors could be in for a disappointing fourth quarter as a result. In a recent research note, Goldman Sachs analyst Bill Shope suggested Apple's firm grip on the global tablet market may finally loosen unless the Cupertino, California-based company lowers its pricing. Read on for more.

“New Hon Hai forecast implies more limited upside to iPad units, which is disappointing for a December quarter,” Shope wrote.


Boy Genius Report, iPad demand said to be fading as competition heats up

Nine Connections: Smart News Delivery Application – Private Beta

Content curation and news reader applications are created by the dozen every day, to address the need of filtering online content in a better way that what Google can offer. Knowing that humans are smart in part because they are lazy, creating automated systems to push the most targeted content to internet users is also the key for a news application to succeed. Additionally, people are starting to consume content and news directly from social networking sites, replacing traditional search engines by friends' recommendations.


Ubergizmo, Nine Connections: Smart News Delivery Application â€" Private Beta