Telstra Releases Nokia N9 MeeGo Smartphone

Folks in Australia are now able to buy the Nokia N9 MeeGo smartphone via Telstra. The smartphone has a 1GHz single-core processor, a 1GB of RAM, a 3.9-inch (854 x 480) Gorilla glass AMOLED display, an 8MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens and a choice of 16GB or 64GB of storage space. The Nokia N9 also supports penta-band HSDPA connectivity, GPS, Near Field Communications(NFC) and Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n. The 16GB version of Nokia N9 is priced at $840 outright.

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CLASH is an adorable, cloth-climbing roach-bot (video)

Generally the words "roach" and "adorable" don't get thrown together. But, one look at the video after the break and you'll understand. This six-legged successor to UC Berkeley's DASH scampers not just horizontally, but vertically - so long as the material it's climbing is cloth. All motion is handled by the bot's front four legs, while the rear two provide stabilization. The CLASH is able to adhere to cloth because its feet have small claws that allow it to grip the fabric, while its appendages scurry about at up to 34 strides per second.

Engadget, CLASH is an adorable, cloth-climbing roach-bot (video)

Nikon 1 Accessories

Available Lenses for Nikon 1 system include a new Silent Stepping Motor for whisper quiet operation: Kit lens - 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 lens (kit lens); Pancake lens – 1 NIKKOR 10mm f/2.8 lens; Zoom lens – 1 NIKKOR VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6 lens; Nikon's first power zoom (ideal for recording movies) - 1 NIKKOR VR 10-100mm f/4.5-5.6; SB-N5 Speedlight; GP-N100 GPS unit.

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Sony A900 Discontinued

Sony Japan has confirmed that their A900 full frame digital SLR camera has been officially discontinued. But not to worry, for those of you who want to own one, the Sony A900 is still available for purchase via Amazon for $2,699 (new condition).

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Samsung beats Q3 estimates on strong smartphone sales

Samsung issued pre-earnings guidance on Friday indicating it will beat profit estimates set by the Street for the third quarter thanks to strong demand for its smartphones. The South Korea-based company said its operating profit for the three month period ending this September will total roughly 4.2 trillion won ($3.6 billion), which bested estimates from a group of 28 analysts who collectively thought Samsung's profit slide in at 3.7 trillion won.

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Ice Cream Sandwich screenshots leaked

Normally, leaks concerning upcoming devices or perhaps the user interface of an operating system or program tend to be a blur, but hopefully with better camera sensors in devices these days (the iPhone 4S comes into mind), such occurrences will get rarer and rarer. We do hope to see screenshots that are similar in quality to the Ice Cream Sandwich shots you see above – it does seem as though plenty of hard work has gone into Ice Cream Sandwich, which is the operating system that intends to bridge the gap between Android 2.3 Gingerbread that is smartphone-specific, and Android 3.x Honeycomb that caters to tablets.

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AT&T: Our iPhone is better than your iPhone

. AT&T, Verizon Wireless and Sprint are all launching the iPhone 4S next Friday, but AT&T is doing its best to ensure consumers know that not all iPhones are created equal. The presence of HSPA 14.4 gives the iPhone 4S a theoretical download speed ceiling of 14.4Mbps, but only if you're on an HSPA network.

Boy Genius Report, AT&T: Our iPhone is better than your iPhone

Sprint's LTE plans detailed: phones, tablets and modems coming by 2012

If you were holding out hope that Tuesday's Apple announcement would be trumped by an exclusive iPhone 5 on Sprint, prepare to be disappointed. The company's confirmed that no new handsets would be shown off at its Strategy Event today. Instead, the carrier is focusing on how it intends to bundle all of those separate radios - CDMA, LTE, WiMAX - into a future device line up. Emphasizing the need for an enhanced user experience over 4G technology marketing, the operator stressed a commitment to supporting existing WiMAX subs.

Engadget, Sprint's LTE plans detailed: phones, tablets and modems coming by 2012

Audi's 'Road Frustration Index' plugs new A6

Audi's latest ad campaign for the new 2012 A6 claims to want to make the road "a more intelligent place," starting with asking drivers to pledge to be on their best behavior while behind the wheel. At the top of the German automaker's list of sins is driving while drinking a latte, leading us to perceive the effort as only half serious.

Autoblog, Audi's 'Road Frustration Index' plugs new A6

Tweet Speaker app reads your tweets to you

What's the best way to go through the tweets on your timeline without having to read them. You get them read to you of course. Tweet Speaker, a recently released app for iOS devices does just that. Like its name, Tweet Speaker is a Twitter client that does more than just show you your tweets in a snazzy-looking interface. It reads your tweets to you so that you can focus on doing other things at the same time i.e. driving your car.

According to reviews so far, the app is said to have a executed the text to speech portion of the app pretty well, with a clear and easy to understand voice doing the dictation.

Ubergizmo, Tweet Speaker app reads your tweets to you

Bethesda Blaming RAGE PC Issues on Drivers

As reported, id Software's new shooter RAGE — and its first new IP since the release of Quake back in 1996 — launched on the PC with mixed reactions, as many gamers immediately faced technical issues that, for some, left the highly-anticipated shooter nearly unplayable. The biggest complaints described intense screen-tearing, poor texture loading and numerous glitches. But as Kotaku demonstrates, not every PC gamer is experiencing problems, and John Carmack even jumped on Twitter telling everyone to update to the latest drivers.

2DayBlog.com, Bethesda Blaming RAGE PC Issues on Drivers

Real Samsung Nexus Prime specs revealed?

Yesterday we wrote about the alleged specs for the Galaxy Nexus/Nexus Prime that were revealed by the folks over at BGR. Well, we have a post from GSMArena have posted a report saying that yesterday's specs were in fact wrong, and the phone is supposedly even more impressive than we thought. According to their tipster who was supposed to be a Google insider, when Samsung advertised the phone with the tagline “Something BIG is coming”, they really meant it.

Ubergizmo, Real Samsung Nexus Prime specs revealed?

Samsung Series 7 All-In-One PC

Samsung announced the Samsung Series 7 All-In-One PC, an easy-to-use desktop computer. Featuring an Intel® CoreTM i3 or Intel® CoreTM i5 processor and Windows® 7 Home Premium operating system, the Samsung Series 7 All-In-One PC was designed with luxury in mind. The 23-inch screen measures only 16mm thin, creating a stunningly sophisticated look when paired with the PC's sleek, metallic surface. The Samsung Series 7 All-In-One PC is scheduled to be available starting October 10, 2011.

Trendy Gadget, Samsung Series 7 All-In-One PC

Intellectual Ventures sues Motorola Mobility for patent infringement

. Intellectual Ventures has filed a lawsuit in Delaware against Motorola Mobility after failing to reach a licensing agreement with the phone maker, AllThingsD reported on Thursday. The suit names six different patents. “Intellectual Ventures has successfully signed licensing agreements with many of the top handset manufacturers in the world, and has been in discussions with Motorola Mobility for some time," chief litigation counsel Melissa Finocchio said. Intellectual Ventures' licensees include HTC, Samsung and Research In Motion, which signed a licensing agreement with the company earlier this year.

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Scientists might end up cloning humans next

Dolly the sheep was the first successful clone that made it to the news quite a while back, but that doesn't mean fascination with the cloning process has ended. No sir, in the background, work is still being done, perhaps with the vision of coming up with a Jango Fett human blueprint that might result in an army of clones. I don't think that day will come so soon though, although scientists from the New York, cell foundation Laboratory managed to clone human cells using the Dolly technique. This scientific progress half a year down the road after Dolly would point towards the possibility of human cloning.

Ubergizmo, Scientists might end up cloning humans next

Fed closes investigation into GM SUV fuel sensors

Owners of 2005-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier and Saab 9-7X SUV models with faulty gas gauges now have some recourse. According to a report in The Detroit News, General Motors will cover half the repair costs for select vehicles with malfunctioning fuel level sensors. According to a GM spokesman, that should mean paying less than $200 for the fix, provided the SUV in question has less than 120,000 miles on the clock. GM's offer stems from a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation that was launched in April, after GM and NHTSA received thousands of complaints of gauge failure.

Autoblog, Fed closes investigation into GM SUV fuel sensors

Toshiba reveals 10-inch tablet just 0.303-inches thick

This week during CEATEC 2011, Toshiba revealed several upcoming products including its 55-inch glasses-free 4K2K 3DTV (originally unveiled during IFA), and an Android-based 10.1-inch tablet measuring just 0.303-inches and weighing around 1.23 lbs. Called the Toshiba Regza AT700, there's no indication of when this gadget will arrive here in the States (if at all), but it's expected to hit Japanese store shelves in mid-December 2011.

2DayBlog.com, Toshiba reveals 10-inch tablet just 0.303-inches thick

Top Mediabrands executive joins startup Tapit

October 6th, Sydney Australia. Former Digital Director of Initiative (part of Inter Public Group NYSE:IPG) joins Near Field Communications (NFC) startup Tapit as Agency Director.Part of Tapit's global strategy is to provide innovation opportunities to creative, digital and media agencies. In turn, agencies are able to offer their clients innovation using the latest mobile technology, NFC, combined with Tapit's infrastructure. Andrew has ownership of all Agency and Client relationships at Tapit and will be a key figure in Tapit's expansion.

Press Release Distribution, Top Mediabrands executive joins startup Tapit

Verizon may release the Samsung Prime on October 27

Now that the new iPhone frenzy has died down, it's time to turn our attention to Google, Android, Samsung, Verizon, and the phone which will be called Nexus Prime, Samsung Prime, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, or who knows what else. Anyway, it's the next Nexus we're talking about. Earlier today we showed you a teaser video that Samsung put up, and it's safe to say that expectations are growing by the minute. Google and Samsung are expected to unveil the next Nexus phone on October 11, so next Tuesday.

Up until then, the speculation will clearly hit new highs – at least for an Android-powered smartphone.

Unwired View, Verizon may release the Samsung Prime on October 27

Cleaned-Up Render Gives Us a Better Side View of the Nexus Prime

Here is something to feast your eyes upon. Reddit member Greyhaven7 took his Photoshop skills to a frame extracted from the recent Samsung Unpacked teaser, removing the blue glow and extraneous elements to provide us with what we believe to be a pretty darn good representation of what the Nexus Prime will look like from the side. Greyhaven7 took the liberty to slightly reduce what he saw as an exaggerated curve to the device’s screen, and we tend to agree with his artistic license.

Android Phone, Cleaned-Up Render Gives Us a Better Side View of the Nexus Prime

Rohm and Lumiotec create $450 OLED Hanger lamp, we go hands-on (video)

Four hundred and fifty dollars. Made out to Lumiotec, please. Really, that's all you need to know - this tiny purposeless OLED lamp costs nearly half a grand. But hot damn does it look good. If you have the cash and don't mind shelling it over, Lumiotec's OLED Hanger lamp is a mighty cool gadget to own. Until you realize that you're not really sure what to do with it. Do you hang it in a closet? Do you hang it over the door? Can you hang it anywhere at all? It is a hanger, after all.






Engadget, Rohm and Lumiotec create $450 OLED Hanger lamp, we go hands-on (video)

Cyberdyne HAL robotic arm hands-on (video)

If the name Cyberdyne doesn't immediately ring a bell, its HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) robotic suit sure will. Here at CEATEC, we bumped into these folks who kindly offered to strap us onto their latest prototype arm - a slightly smaller variant of the one installed on Cyberdyne's current suit. Most of the HAL's main part was strapped to the outer side of our upper arm with velcro, while our wrist was tied to the much smaller extendable piece; both parts were hinged together with a power unit.







Engadget, Cyberdyne HAL robotic arm hands-on (video)

What's Inside: The iPhone 4S Camera

One of the biggest improvements to the iPhone 4S looks to be the camera. Apple may have added three more megapixels to the iPhone's camera, but that's just about the least interesting, and certainly the least important part of the 4S camera upgrade. The big news is threefold. Lens, sensor tech and processing hardware.

Lens

The iPhone's lens now has a maximum aperture of Æ'2.4, which not only lets in more light but also allows for a greater separation between subject and background. This shallower field of focus won't rival an SLR because depth-of-field is also a function of sensor size.

Gadget Lab, What's Inside: The iPhone 4S Camera

Corsair announces 8GB DDR3 memory modules

Corsair has crammed 8 GB of DRAM onto one stick which in turn could provide up to 32 GB of DDR3 memory for desktops, and up to 16 GB of DDR3 memory on laptops, depending on the number of slots. Tuesday Corsair officially added 8 GB DDR3 memory modules to both its Vengeance and Value Select product lines. According to the company, the Vengeance version operates at 1.5V for compatibility with the new 2nd generation Intel Core processor family, and is guaranteed to operate at 1600 MHz.


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Deaf woman hears herself in greater clarity than ever before

For those of us who are not deaf or hard of hearing, have you ever wondered how is it like to live a silent life. Since a picture speaks a thousand words, just check out the emotion the lady above displayed after she described herself in a short excerpt, “I was born deaf and 8 weeks ago I received a hearing implant. This is the video of them turning it on and me hearing myself for the first time ”. Technology, when used for good, is clearly something that is heart warming as you can see above.

Ubergizmo, Deaf woman hears herself in greater clarity than ever before

FCC wants GPS connectivity in all phones by 2018

The idea of having a phone which does not have GPS connectivity might be rather mind boggling to some – considering how comfortable we've become with our smartphones that have everything but the kitchen sink these days. Well, the FCC has our best interests at heart always, hence their intention to make it compulsory to include GPS connectivity in all phones by the time 2018 rolls around. The FCC says that all telephone service providers, including those who offer VoIP services, must come with GPS capability by 2018.

Ubergizmo, FCC wants GPS connectivity in all phones by 2018

First Glimpse Of The Samsung Nexus Prime Revealed [Video]

I’m trying everything in my power to keep my composure right now but — WE FINALLY HAVE THE FIRST GLIMPSE AT THE SAMSUNG Nexus Prime . Samsung has just uploaded a teaser video for their upcoming Google announcement at this year’s Unpacked 2011 event being held at CTIA in San Diego, CA. Aside from being overly charming (and cleansing our palates of today’s earlier announcement) at the very end of the video we finally get a side-view of what we believe to be the Samsung Nexus Prime.




Android Phone, First Glimpse Of The Samsung Nexus Prime Revealed [Video]

T-Mobile's fall roadmap leaks, cornucopia of mobile goods on the horizon

It's no back to school roadmap because, hey, you're already there. Still, this leaked sales sheet from TmoNews shows Magenta stacking its shelves for an abundant fall mobile harvest. So, let's dive right in as there's a lot of two-year contracted bounty to cover. Starting things off on October 19th are a trio of high-end, 42Mbps-capable 4G handsets: the HTC "Ruby" or Amaze 4G at $259, Samsung Hercules (that would be this) at $229 and the Huawei Wayne at $99 (which comes pre-loaded with Spaghetti Westerns, we presume).

Engadget, T-Mobile's fall roadmap leaks, cornucopia of mobile goods on the horizon

Unreal Engine runs in Flash

Wow, just when we thought Flash was being shunned by everyone in favor of HTML5, it looks like a lot of companies still have faith in it. Earlier today at the Adobe Max event, Epic Games' Tim Sweeny announced that the Unreal Engine could run in Flash. To prove his point, he showed off a demonstration of Unreal Tournament 3 running in a web browser using Flash. He was also quoted as saying, “It turned out to look even better than the version we shipped on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, with improvements like global illumination, better shadows, and god rays!”.

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iPhone 4S vs. the Best of the Rest: How Apple's New Handset Stacks Up

At its iPhone 4S event on Tuesday, Apple boasted of its new phone's specs by comparing it to a number of Android competitors. But as much as newly minted CEO Tim Cook raved about the 4S, the question remains: Does the 4S truly stack up to the rest. For the sake of comparison, we've taken some of the latest and greatest handsets across today's most prominent mobile operating systems and broke them down relative to the new iPhone. First, we have the Droid Bionic, Motorola's latest and greatest 4G smartphone offering. There's also the Samsung Galaxy S II, the much-anticipated sequel to the popular Galaxy line.



Gadget Lab, iPhone 4S vs. the Best of the Rest: How Apple's New Handset Stacks Up

Apple iPhone 4S makes its way through the FCC?

Well, well, what have we here. Hot on the heels of being unveiled to the world, the latest and greatest iPhone appears to have landed with the feds to get the FCC's stamp of approval. That's right, an Apple phone bearing model number A1387 has just made it through the commission's myriad tests unscathed. We can't say for certain it's the 4S, but given the timing of its appearance, it sure seems like Uncle Sam's officially on board with the new iPhone.

Engadget, Apple iPhone 4S makes its way through the FCC?

Audi takes DTM title in spectacular style

This season marks the end of an era for DTM. Next year the German touring car series switches to new regulations, the new cars will all be coupe-based (or at least look like coupes) and BMW joins in on the action. And with this chapter in DTM history closing, Audi has gone down in history as the undisputed champions. Or at least one of its drivers has. With one round still to go, Martin Tomczyk holds such an unassailable lead in the standings as to be crowned champion a race early.

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Apple updates iPod nano with multitouch display, starts at $129

. During the “Let's Talk iPhone” keynote on Apple's campus in Cupertino, California today, Apple updated the iPod nano with a new touchscreen display. Building on a number of watchband accessories that were made available for the last-generation nano, Apple has also created 16 different clock faces on the media player. Users also do not need to purchase additional accessories to take advantage of the nano during workouts; it will automatically begin tracking your walk or run. The new nano is available now and Apple is stocking 7 different colors.

Boy Genius Report, Apple updates iPod nano with multitouch display, starts at $129

Adeptra appoints new managing director for EMEA operations to drive revenue through unrivalled products and services, while strengthening client relationships

Jeremy Young brings extensive experience in product sales and client management to cloud-based automated communications leader AdeptraReading, UK and Norwalk, CT - 4 October 2011 - Adeptra, the leader in auto-resolution technologies that span the consumer lifecycle, has appointed Jeremy Young as its new managing director for Adeptra EMEA.Based out of Adeptra's EMEA headquarters in Reading and reporting to Adeptra's CEO Lou Venezia, Jeremy will immediately take direct responsibility for EMEA sales and client management.

Press Release Distribution, Adeptra appoints new managing director for EMEA operations to drive revenue through unrivalled products and services, while strengthening client relationships

Microsoft pulls plug on Zune hardware

. Following a premature 21-gun salute on Monday afternoon when Microsoft accidentally erased the Zune player from its Zune webpage a bit early, the Redmond-based company has now confirmed that the Zune player has been laid to rest. First released just ahead of the holidays in 2006, Microsoft's Zune player was a clear attempt to divert dollars from Apple's iPod line and in that respect, it failed somewhat epically. The Zune player is survived by Zune software, however - a multimedia experience that will live on in Windows Phones, on the Xbox 360 and on personal computers around the world. Rest in peace, little buddy.

Boy Genius Report, Microsoft pulls plug on Zune hardware

iPhone 5 live

Apple's “Let's talk iPhone” event is going to start in a few hours, and we will post live updates for those who just can't wait one more minute to learn about the latest features, services and availability information of the next iPhone. Head to live.ubergizmo.com to follow the live event, then come back to ubergizmo.com to get the details.

Ubergizmo, iPhone 5 live

HTC will fix Android security holes

Remember yesterday's news that mentioned about the private data backdoor leak that is very apparent across a slew of HTC smartphones that run on the Android operating system. We are glad to hear that HTC did not deny any wrongdoing on their part, having admitted to a flaw on several Android handsets that might end up letting malicious applications read your location and account details. Good thing HTC has reassured users that they are already working on a fix which should be out pretty soon once said fix is properly tested.

Ubergizmo, HTC will fix Android security holes