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No 3G/4G for Google Glass

, Jun 28th 2012 Discuss [3]

Google Glass will not have a cellular data connection, at least initially, meaning wearers of the augmented reality system will need to rely on WiFi or tethering to get online. The headset demonstrated at Google IO yesterday includes only WiFi and Bluetooth technologies, not 3G or 4G despite early rumors, with senior industrial designer on the Google Glass project Isabelle Olsson confirming to ABC News that users out of hotspot range will need to tether to their smartphone for WWAN access. Read The Full Story

Sony PSN a more reliable revenue stream than Xbox Live

, Jun 28th 2012 Discuss [9]

Sony has been monetizing its online gaming network at a stronger rate than its biggest competitor. That is, if you don't count the cost of Xbox Live or PlayStation Plus. We're only talking about payments for individual pieces of content, like game add-ons, full game downloads, TV shows, and movies, and other pay-per-title forms of media. More than 15% of PS3 owners have paid for a piece of digital content on their console. Read The Full Story

Modbook Pro makes MacBook a serious tablet

, Jun 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

Back before Apple announced the original iPad, the Modbook team set out to take existing MacBook Pros and turn them into standalone tablets. The idea was to take the internals and add a touchscreen into the mix, giving you a powerful yet relatively portable tablet running full blown OS X. Now the company is back, and has today announced the Modbook Pro, taking the current-generation 13-inch MacBook Pro and runs with the tablet conversion. Read The Full Story

Google Nexus 7 guidebook details Jelly Bean

, Jun 28th 2012 Discuss [3]

We know you’re itching to get your hands on the Nexus 7, trawling the internet for every scrap of information you can find, but why not get all the details directly from Google? The company has thrown up a Guidebook to the Nexus 7 on the Play Store, containing around 90 pages of technological goodness. It’s not just a guide for the tablet either, featuring some in depth information on Jelly Bean. Read The Full Story

Coca-Cola’s power-free vending machines keep stuff cool for hours

, Jun 28th 2012 Discuss [5]

As part of the “Apollo” ultra-energy-saving vending machine development project, Coca-Cola parterned with Fuji Electric Retail Systems to develop the “A011” peak-shift vending machine that can keep products cool without using power for up to 16 hours per day. The vending machines shift their use of power for cooling away from peak daytime to nighttime hours when power capacity is high. Read The Full Story

Google IO 2012: Jelly Bean, Nexus 7, Google Glasses and Nexus Q

, Jun 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

Google’s IO 2012 keynote has been and gone, and while the developer event as a whole isn’t over, you can certainly tell where the focus is by what made it onto the opening agenda. I’d already laid out my expectations for IO over at the Google Developers Blog, but there have been some surprises along the way too.

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Panasonic updates Toughbooks with Ivy Bridge

, Jun 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

Panasonic has announced an update to its line of Toughbooks to include Intel’s new Ivy Bridge processors. The Toughbook CF-31 will be available in two configurations, Standard and Performance. The Performance model will come with a Core i5 3360M processor clocked at 2.8Ghz as well as AMD’s Radeon HD 7750M discrete GPU. The notebook can switch between the discrete graphics and Intel’s integrated HD 4000 GPU to balance power versus performance. Read The Full Story

Dinosaurs are hot say palaeontologists

, Jun 28th 2012 Discuss [13]

The long-standing belief that dinosaurs were cold-blooded may have been premature, if new research into herbivorous mammals is anything to go by, potentially overturning dino theory. Dinosaurs had long been assumed cold-blooded because bone microstructures identified in fossilized remains showed portions of slowed development also seen in lizards and crocodiles today. However, Nature reports, a new study has discovered that same pattern in warm-blooded animals. Read The Full Story

Acer adds three new monitors to V5 LCD series

, Jun 28th 2012 Discuss [1]

Ready for some more LCD monitors from Acer? The company has taken the wraps off additional entries into the V5 series, bringing the total number of monitors up to six. The three new sizes on offer include 18.5-inches, 20-inches, and 23-inches. Acer say that the V5 series is perfect for those who don’t have a lot of room to play with, and you’ll find all the usual array of ports. Read The Full Story

Apple coughs up $2.6m to block Samsung tablet sales

, Jun 28th 2012 Discuss [8]

Apple has opened its purse and swiftly paid the $2.6m bond required to block sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the US, after a court granted a preliminary injunction against the Android slate. The bond - a drop in the ocean given Apple's current financial status - will be subject to forfeit to Samsung should the injunction be subsequently deemed improper. However, Samsung has requested that the block on sales be held off until its appeal can be heard. Read The Full Story

Consumer Google Glasses due less than 12 months after developer version

, Jun 28th 2012 Discuss [7]

Google aims to get its Google Glasses augmented reality headset shipping to consumers within a year of the $1,500 Explorer Edition arriving with developers, the company has confirmed. That consumer version will be "significantly" cheaper than the Explorer Edition prototype hardware, Google co-founder and Glass project lead Sergey Brin told TechCrunch, though this won't be a race to the bottom. Read The Full Story

Google Nexus Q hacked to run games

, Jun 28th 2012 Discuss [2]

Google unveiled the Nexus Q streaming device yesterday alongside the Nexus 7. Taking a look at the specs, you might see an all too familiar processor, with the device featuring a dual-core OMAP4460 CPU - the same chip that's inside the Galaxy Nexus - along with PowerVR SGX540 graphics and 1GB of RAM. Google also hinted at the Q's hackability thanks to the inclusion of a microUSB port, and it looks like developers are starting to see what the device can really do. Read The Full Story
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