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300: Rise of an Empire trailer brings Sparta back to the big screen

Chris Burns, Jun 13th 2013 Discuss [9]

It'll be several more months until this film will be able to be seen in full, but here the film 300: Rise of an Empire begins its march with a full-length trailer. No teaser trailer, no news release for a teaser - straight into a two minute and thirty second epic. Here we'll have essentially the same cast and crew behind and in front of the camera too: less 299 soldiers, of course. Read The Full Story

Nintendo US boss: making great games will cut down on used game sales

Craig Lloyd, Jun 13th 2013 Discuss [1]

There's been a lot of talk about used games recently, mostly due to the fact that Microsoft officially complicated the process of used games sales. This was the first time in gaming console history that used games received an ever-so-slight denial in the gaming industry. However, Nintendo doesn't really see what the problem is, as long as developers are making good games. Read The Full Story

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Microsoft Surface 2 with Snapdragon 800 LTE tipped in testing

Mac Pro 2013 USA assembly tipped for Fort Worth

Chris Burns, Jun 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Down in Texas this year, it would appear that more than just Motorola will be pushing a hero product through a Fort Worth production facility. Puzzle pieces were put together soon after it was announced that the 2013 iteration of the Mac Pro would be assembled in the United States - could it be that Tim Cook's chat with the US Senate let it be known where Apple would be putting this machine together? It's down in Flextronics' relatively new facilities with Alliance that we're looking at today. Read The Full Story

Google Street View updates with over 1,000 new locations

Craig Lloyd, Jun 13th 2013 Discuss [1]

Google announced a huge update for its Street View feature in Google Maps. Over a thousand new locations around the world are getting Street View imagery for the first time, including parts of Asia, Europe, Latin America, Canada, and the US. Singapore, specifically was given a fairly large addition, allowing users to explore more of the city and its various hot spots. Read The Full Story

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Samsung Galaxy NX press photos leak: interchangeable lens Android

Chris Burns, Jun 13th 2013 Discuss [15]

It would appear that the Samsung Galaxy NX is all-but revealed now that press photos have leaked in full, right on top of tipped information on specifications for release later this month. At the June 20th event in London we’ll quite likely be seeing this machine up close – for now we’ll have to make a few guesses at what it’ll have inside.

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Windows Stores enter Best Buy for Apple and Samsung store battle

Craig Lloyd, Jun 13th 2013 Discuss [4]

Best Buy seems to be the go-to place for many companies to feature their products, which isn't too surprising since Best Buy is one of the most popular electronics retailers in the US. Both Apple and Samsung have set up shop in a number of Best Buy stores, and now Microsoft is moving in to become roommates with the two other companies. Read The Full Story

Angry Birds Star Wars Lando update totes thermal detonator

Chris Burns, Jun 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

The Star Wars iteration of the Angry Birds collection of apps has been updated this week with the dapper Lando Calrissian in bird form. This character is bringing along with him the ability to blast three bolts as his closest associate Han Solo bird, but instead of them being shot one after the other all in the same direction, they're let loose all at once: two diagonals and a straight-on shot. This update also brings on a collection of power-ups activated in a similar way to the Millenium Falcon attack. Read The Full Story

New Xbox 360 teardown cracks open the “offline gamers” console

Craig Lloyd, Jun 13th 2013 Discuss [3]

During Microsoft's E3 2013 press conference where they mostly focused on Xbox One games, the company also outed a new and redesigned Xbox 360 to hold gamers over until the Xbox One launch in November. Naturally, though, it was immediately bound for the iFixit teardown waitlist, and it's finally on the surgery bed getting its guts splayed out. Read The Full Story

Nokia “Zoom Reinvented” event confirmed: EOS PureView likely star

Chris Davies, Jun 13th 2013 Discuss [3]

Nokia has fired out invites for a New York launch event, teasing with the tagline “Zoom Reinvented” in what could be the official reveal of the Nokia EOS PureView. The event, taking place on July 11, will be a chance to “see more from Nokia” according to the invite, and judging by the magnifying glass and the teaser, we’d not be surprised if some lossless digital zoom magic in the manner of the original 808 PureView was on the cards.

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Samsung Galaxy Camera NX leaks with full-sized body: may not replace original [UPDATE]

Chris Burns, Jun 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

If you were thinking that the Galaxy Camera NX was going to kick out the original Samsung Galaxy Camera at the London event later this month, you might have to think again. What we're seeing here is a leaked photo and a bit of info suggesting that the Samsung Galaxy Camera will not be replaced by this model, but will instead be split in one direction - up towards this larger model - and in another - down toward the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom. Read The Full Story