Friday, June 7, 2013

Amazon Storyteller Allows You To Work On Full Story Boards

Amazon Storyteller Allows You To Work On Full Story Boards

There is nothing quite like sitting around a campfire, roasting some marshmallows and sipping on hot cocoa as one person regales to the rest a riveting tale that is filled with suspense, romance, grief, and betrayal. Well, such a scenario is most probably a thing of the past, so it is interesting to hear that Amazon has just launched Amazon Storyteller, a computer program that will enable script writers to transform whatever they write into actual story boards.

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Ford Mustang hit by Moore, OK EF5 tornado lives to do another burnout

Ford Mustang hit by Moore, OK EF5 tornado lives to do another burnout

Oklahoma recently saw the destructive power of an EF5 tornado, but in the aftermath of the devastation, we've also been witness to the incredible resilience of the human spirit. Moore, OK resident Jack Haden survived the storm but found that his 2003 Ford Mustang wasn't quite as lucky. As you can see in the image above, the tornado's 200+ mph winds did quite a number on the car, but while most people would have likely called their insurance company and scrapped the car, Haden had other plans. After finding the car and seeing that its V6 still fired up, Haden spent a couple hours getting the car, um... roadworthy(?)...



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Nintendo's Fils-Aime Explains Why They Won't Be Holding An E3 Press Conference

Nintendo's Fils-Aime Explains Why They Won't Be Holding An E3 Press Conference

Nintendo announced it wouldn't be holding a press conference at this year's E3, instead, opting to offer a Wii U Software Showcase to those in attendance as well as live-streaming an E3-focused Nintendo Direct. Many gamers speculated this was due to the company not doing so well due to the ongoing issues Nintendo is having selling its Wii U, but Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime addressed concerns through a video published on Facebook.

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2014 Ford Fiesta gets fuel economy bump to 41 mpg

2014 Ford Fiesta gets fuel economy bump to 41 mpg

The 2014 Ford Fiesta is in showrooms now with refreshed styling and new performance ST model, but it's what isn't yet available that should help the Fiesta stand out from the growing crowd of subcompacts.

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Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Marks The End Of The Trilogy

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Marks The End Of The Trilogy

For every beginning, there must be an end. Having said that, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII would signal the end of the trilogy, where the entire shebang has taken four years to arrive at its conclusion. This would also mark the two year mark after Final Fantasy XIII-2 was released, and Lightning Returns will roll out on February 11 in North America, February 14 in Europe (seems to be a decent Valentine's Day gift then if your other half is a Final Fantasy fan), for both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. A trailer of it has been released, where Snow marks a return, and if nothing in the trailer made much sense to you, fret not.

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Thursday, June 6, 2013

Acer Aspire R7 Star Trek Limited Edition Being Auctioned Off June 14

Acer Aspire R7 Star Trek Limited Edition Being Auctioned Off June 14

Acer announced a number of new computers during an event in New York City last month, one of which was its notebook hybrid Aspire R7. During the unveiling, Acer announced its Aspire R7 was teaming up with Star Trek: Into Darkness, and as a result of their partnership, the company is announcing a Star Trek-inspired version of the notebook will be made available. The Star Trek version of the Aspire R7 offers the same specs available in the standard version, which includes a 15.6-inch Full HD display, 1.8GHz Intel Core i5 processor, and a 500GB HD with the inclusion of a 24GB SSD.

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The Gold Reveal Is A Beautiful Phone Case That Will Help Deflect Radiation

The Gold Reveal Is A Beautiful Phone Case That Will Help Deflect Radiation

We've all heard the stories and read the reports where it has been suggested that the radiation given off by our phones is harmful for our brains. We've also come across reports which has suggested that the radiation emitted from our phones is not strong enough to be harmful, but either way if you'd like to stay on the safe side, the folks at Pong and Ideo have teamed up to create a smartphone case called the Gold Reveal. Pong, for those unfamiliar, is a maker of smartphone cases, while Ideo is a design company.

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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Fujitsu - ESPRIMO FH78/LD - Windows 8 Touch panel built-in new FMV desktop PC

Fujitsu - ESPRIMO FH78/LD - Windows 8 Touch panel built-in new FMV desktop PC

Fujitsu is going to release the Windows 8 desktop PC “ESPRIMO FH78/LD” on June 7. “ESPRIMO FH78/LD” featuring 23 inch full HD LCD has high-power speakers (maximum output is 30W: 10W x 2 satellite speaker) with sub-woofer (10W sub-woofer), jointly-developed with Pioneer. It has built-in wide-viewing angle IPS technology, making beautiful images viewable from every angle.

The HDD is 3TB and CPU is Intel Core i7-4700MQ.
Fujitsu - ESPRIMO FH78/LD - Windows 8 Touch panel built-in new FMV desktop PC

Fujitsu - ESPRIMO FH78/LD - Windows 8 Touch panel built-in new FMV desktop PC


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Sony Xperia Z support documents spotted on T-Mobile website, upcoming release confirmed yet again

Sony Xperia Z support documents spotted on T-Mobile website, upcoming release confirmed yet again

Look, the Sony Xperia Z is launching on T-Mobile. This hasn't been officially announced yet, but it's becoming pretty obvious. The rumors have been going at it for the past couple of months. The handset even passed through the FCC about a month ago, and a few days ago Sony's CEO confirmed that his company's latest flagship offering is indeed headed to one US carrier – but declined to name it. Today though it's clear: that carrier loves the color magenta.

Support documents for the Xperia Z have been spotted at T-Mobile's own website by G4Games.

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Chrysler taking big risk snubbing NHTSA

Chrysler taking big risk snubbing NHTSA

Maker Insists Feds Overstate Risk Of Fires With Grand Cherokee, Liberty Models. It's not often that recall stories make it above the fold, in that old newspaper parlance, but when one shows up as the lead story on the network evening news programs, you know it's something big. And so it is with Chrysler snubbing its nose at a request by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to recall 2.7 million Jeeps the feds insist are at risk of potentially catastrophic fuel tank fires in a rear-end collision.

For its part, the automaker insists that "the vehicles are safe and not defective," adding that "incidents...
Chrysler taking big risk snubbing NHTSA

Chrysler taking big risk snubbing NHTSA


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Samsung Outsells Apple In U.S. Thanks To Galaxy S4 [Analyst]

Samsung Outsells Apple In U.S. Thanks To Galaxy S4 [Analyst]

An analyst, Michael Walkley, at Canaccord Genuity claims that Samsung outsold Apple smartphones in the U.S. in May. The claim is based on data that Walkley collected from store surveys. Apparently the Galaxy S4 was the top selling smartphone at Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint. On AT&T it was the second best selling smartphone, second only to Apple iPhone 5. The Korean manufacturer has seen overwhelming demand for this smartphone, which actually is the fastest selling Android smartphone of all time.

The credit for this feat doesn't exclusively go to Galaxy S4.

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Apple iWatch Trademark Reportedly Sought In Russia

Apple iWatch Trademark Reportedly Sought In Russia

Wearable technology is the next big thing, so it seems. Google is already making waves with Glass, and it hopes to have it over the public's heads by next year. For a long time now we have been hearing chatter of Apple working on a smartwatch dubbed iWatch. Obviously the company has not acknowledged its existence, but there have been plenty of rumors about it. Izvestia, a Russian newspaper, reports that Apple has sought a trademark for iWatch in Russia, sparking speculation about the release of Apple's addition to the wearable technology niche.
If Apple really has filed for a trademark, it can mean two things.

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Eutelsat and OneAccess Win ‘Business Service Innovation’ Award for Provision of Advanced Enterprise Services on KA-SAT Satellite

Paris, London 5 June, 2013 – Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and OneAccess Networks have won the Business Service Innovation Award at the 2013 Global Telecoms Business (GTB) Innovation Awards for radically transforming the landscape for satellite-based enterprise communications across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Pentax Efina Digital Camera Gets Pricing In The UK

Pentax Efina Digital Camera Gets Pricing In The UK

The new Pentax Efina digital camera has just been priced in the UK. This compact camera will be sold in the UK for 79.99 GBP (about $122). First introduced back in January, the Pentax Efina sports a 14MP 1x2.3″ CCD image sensor, a 5x optical zoom lens, a 2.5-inch 230K-dot LCD screen, an SD/SDHC card slot and 720p HD video recording capabilities.

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Pagani Zonda Revolucion unveiled packing 800 hp

Pagani Zonda Revolucion unveiled packing 800 hp

Pagani has released the next iteration of its Zonda: the Revolucion. This new machine boasts a carbon-titanium monocoque chassis, slimming the machine's curb weight to a feathery 2,358 pounds. Engineers managed to pull an astonishing 800 horsepower from the craft's 6.0-liter V12, and torque now resides at 538 pound-feet. Gear shifts come courtesy of a six-speed sequential transmission, and Pagani says the box is capable of swapping cogs in as little as 20 milliseconds.

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Zynga Sheds 18% Of Workforce

Zynga Sheds 18% Of Workforce

There is no continuous growth rate for any company, as there has to come a point where even the fastest growing figures would hit the proverbial wall before a correction is made. It is one of those laws of life, and when it comes to what used to be the darling of news journalists everywhere covering technology start ups and the next best thing since sliced bread, Zynga has certainly lost much of its lustre, although it is still far away from being a pushover in the industry.

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ASUS' ET2702 all-in-one is its first with a 2,560 x 1,440 screen

ASUS' ET2702 all-in-one is its first with a 2,560 x 1,440 screen

Zach Honig contributed to this report.

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Porsche Australia price cuts in excess of $36,000 irks customers

Porsche Australia price cuts in excess of $36,000 irks customers

Have you ever gone to the store, only to become irked after learning that the new [*insert widget here*] that you bought just last week has gone through a price drop. If you're particularly thrifty, even if it's only a couple of bucks, you probably brought in your receipt to see if the store would issue you a credit for the difference. Now, imagine that the widget in question isn't a minor purchase, it's a Porsche – and the price drop isn't just a few bucks – it's thousands. That's the unhappy scenario that recently faced a number of Australian luxury car buyers and the uncomfortable conversation awaiting the German automaker.

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Monday, June 3, 2013

Toshiba unveils new Excite tabs featuring Tegra 4 CPU, 2560x1600 high-res display, Wacom pen, Android 4.2.2

Toshiba unveils new Excite tabs featuring Tegra 4 CPU, 2560x1600 high-res display, Wacom pen, Android 4.2.2

The Android onslaught continues, with Toshiba now jumping into the fray wielding 3 all new Android tablets — the Toshiba Excite Pro, Toshiba Excite Pure and Toshiba Excite Write. All the tabs share the same plastic shell, along with HDMI and micro USB ports, micro SD card slot, and run on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. But that's where the similarities end. Both the Excite Pro and Excite Write are Toshiba's high-end tabs, featuring 10-inch 2,560×1,600 resolution displays (300ppi) covered by Gorilla Glass 2, NVIDIA Tegra 4 CPUs, 32GB of internal storage, 8MP cameras, thumpin' Harmon Kardon speakers, and proprietary charger.
Toshiba unveils new Excite tabs featuring Tegra 4 CPU, 2560x1600 high-res display, Wacom pen, Android 4.2.2

Toshiba unveils new Excite tabs featuring Tegra 4 CPU, 2560x1600 high-res display, Wacom pen, Android 4.2.2


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Qualcomm announces new Snapdragon 400 quad-core CPU's with integrated 3G/4G LTE and new Reference Design tablet

Qualcomm announces new Snapdragon 400 quad-core CPU's with integrated 3G/4G LTE and new Reference Design tablet

Computex 2013 is kicking off in Taipei and where we were already bombarded with a handful of new ASUS devices, it's now Qualcomm's turn to step into the spotlight and show us what they've been working on. The San Diego-based chip manufacture is announcing the latest addition to their Snadragon 400 lineup with the mid-tier MSM8926. Clocked at 1.2GHz, this quad-core CPU comes with a 3G/4G LTE modem built right in.

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Nissan Leaf resale value expected to take a hit

Nissan Leaf resale value expected to take a hit

Nissan Leaf resale values may take a tumble, according to Kelley Blue Book. The vehicle evaluation resource said the 2013 Nissan Leaf will retain around 35 percent of its MSRP after three years; that's down five percent from what KBB gave the 2012 Leaf at the end of 2011.

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Android firmware versions for May: Jelly Bean rises to 33%, Ice Cream Sandwich drops to 25.6% of active devices

Android firmware versions for May: Jelly Bean rises to 33%, Ice Cream Sandwich drops to 25.6% of active devices

It's that time of the month when Google has taken out the time to update their famous Android distribution chart. This chart tells us (and developers) the percentage of active Android devices and the current version of Android they're running. We'll try and make this quick. For the month of May 33% of active Android devices — those that have recently visited the Google Play Store — are running Jelly Bean, up from last month's 28.4%. Ice Cream Sandwich takes a dip to 25.6% from 27.5% in April, letting us know that a few ICS devices may have recently saw an upgrade to Jelly Bean.

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Final Fantasy IV hits Android (critical hit!) for $16

Final Fantasy IV hits Android (critical hit!) for $16

If there's a way to prepare for Active Time Battling, you should probably get on it - Final Fantasy IV is now available on the Google Play Store. That said, you may want to grab a Phoenix Down before we tell you the price: an ice cold $15.99. At very least, it's the same price carried by its iOS counterpart, and a good bit less expensive than various Sony and Nintendo portable versions. It's also got the upgraded graphics and new localization enjoyed by iOS players - as far as we can tell, it's identical to other mobile versions.

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IRL: the iPad mini and racing the Lexus IS with Google Glass

IRL: the iPad mini and racing the Lexus IS with Google Glass

Like every good sitcom family, we've got friendly neighbors who sometimes drop in to say hello. This week, at least, that neighbor is none other than SlashGear Editor-in-chief Vincent Nguyen, who played wingman to Darren Murph as he attempted to use Google Glass to film a first-person test drive in the 2014 Lexus IS. Also after the break, Andy Bowen makes a case for why the 4G iPad mini makes a better hotspot than a run-of-the-mill MiFi device. Racing the 2014 Lexus IS, as captured by Glass

I'll confess: I have an open invitation to spend $1,500 on Google Glass due to my presence at I/O 2012. After using the set that Mr.
IRL: the iPad mini and racing the Lexus IS with Google Glass

IRL: the iPad mini and racing the Lexus IS with Google Glass


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Thales showcases high assurance data protection for Microsoft solutions

Key management and tamper-resistant security at TechEd North America 2013TechEd North America, New Orleans, LA – June 3, 2013 – Thales, leader in information systems and communications security, is showcasing its line of high assurance data protection solutions at Microsoft TechEd North America, New Orleans, June 3-6, 2013.Thales hardware security modules (HSMs) enhance the security of Microsoft identity management and data encryption collaboration systems as well as a wide range of commercial and custom applications built on the Windows platform.

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Sunday, June 2, 2013

Olympus E-P5 PEN Mirrorless Digital Camera (Body Only) Available For Pre-Order

Olympus E-P5 PEN Mirrorless Digital Camera (Body Only) Available For Pre-Order

The new Olympus E-P5 PEN mirrorless digital camera (body only) is now available for pre-order in the US via B&H Photo. The camera retails for $999 and will begin shipping from June 27th. To refresh your memory, the E-P5 PEN sports a 16.1MP Live MOS Sensor, a built-in flash with wireless capability, a 3.0-inch tilt touchscreen display, a TruePic VI Image Processor, 5 Axis Image Stabilization with IS Auto, 9fps Burst Shooting, WiFi connectivity and 1080p Full HD video capture in MOV and AVI formats.

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Acer announces the Liquid S1: a 5.7-inch smartphone with a near-stock Android experience (hands-on)

Acer announces the Liquid S1: a 5.7-inch smartphone with a near-stock Android experience (hands-on)

Sure, an earthquake might have distracted us mid-way through our time with the smartphone, but the Liquid S1 has plenty of notable points that are worth elaborating on. As we mentioned earlier, the software experience is very similar to the Nexus 4. In fact, the offscreen soft buttons (one of the visible differences from Google's stock offering) are even assigned the same way: back, home and multitask. However, hold down on that multitask button and a pop-up window offers several shortcuts to app windows - floating widgets that can offer functionality while running on top of any app.

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HTC One Nillkin Super Frosted case review

HTC One Nillkin Super Frosted case review

The Nillkin Super Frosted Case is a very nice case that offers minimum protection.  If you are looking for Otterbox like protection, this is not the case for you.  The Otterbox is well known for maximum protection.  However, the trade off with that maximum protection comes in the form of extra bulk and thickness.  If you are looking for a case to maintain the slimness of your HTC One, then this case is definitely worth looking into.

Price: MSRP $25.49, you can purchase the Nillkin Super Frosted Case from Mobile Fun.

The one I will be reviewing today comes in the black color.

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