Fujifilm FinePix JZ700 Digital Camera

It was not too long ago when we saw new digital camera releases from Japanese manufacturer Fujifilm, and this time around, we come face to face with the Fujifilm FinePix JZ700 digital camera which will be the latest addition to their JZ long zoom compact camera range. The FinePix JZ700 has been touted to be the ideal all-round-stylish camera, targeting those who look forward to fast response times.

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Android Design Head Praises Facebook Home's Attention To Design

Facebook Home for Android was launched to much fanfare, though it hasn't received the best of reviews so far. Regardless of the fact that it was downloaded half a million times in the first week alone, its popularity on Google Play Store has reportedly dipped, with most of the downloaders leaving a one-star review. That hasn't stopped Google from praising Home, first it was Eric Schmidt who said that Facebook Home is a testament to the openness of Android. Now Android Design Head, Matias Durate, is singing its praises.

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HTC 608t Shows Up In China's Phone Database

A couple of weeks ago we reported about a mysterious HTC device that had been spotted in the Chinese phone database, the model carried a HTC 606W moniker. It was believed that this particular smartphone is going to be HTC M4 which ships without Facebook Home pre-installed, but its not. This device is expected to be released only in the Chinese market but in the U.S. it would definitely make for a good mid-range device. Now yet another unreleased HTC phone has showed up in China's database.
It bears striking resemblance to the HTC One SV and carries the 608t moniker.

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Rumor: new Samsung tablets include 11-inch Octa-Core Nexus, 8-inch Galaxy Tab

With the Samsung Galaxy S4 now available and the third edition of the Samsung Galaxy Tab announced, the South Korean OEM seems to be on a roll. With those devices out of the way rumors regarding a few more have popped up. According to SamMobile, Samsung is working on two new 11-inch tablets. This would mark the first time a Samsung tablet has exceed the typical 10.1-inch mark that has become so popular in the big slate game.
Dubbed the Galaxy Tab 11, it'll supposedly sport a dual-core A15-based Exynos 5250 chipset, an 8 megapixel rear camera with a 2 megapixel front camera, and a microSD card slot.

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No Monster Hunter Planned For The PS Vita

Capcom's Monster Hunter was available on the PSP handheld console, which is why many rightfully assumed it would eventually make its way onto the PS Vita as well, or will it. Unfortunately for PS Vita owners, it seems that if you want to enjoy Monster Hunter on your handheld console, you're out of luck unless you don't mind settling for Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, which is essentially a PSP port, and while the game itself is by no means bad, we're sure Vita owners were hoping for something a little more exclusive and perhaps high-def.

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The White House Now Has An Official Tumblr Page

The White House, through its official Twitter account, has announced that it now has an official Tumblr Page. It also promises that there will be GIFs, though doesn't elaborate what kind of GIFs will be uploaded to this page. Perhaps we will get to see President Obama fist bump White House staffers? We've also been promised amazing pictures of Bo, who is the first family's dog, “wonky charts,” some iconic quotes from the President and details of interesting things going on inside the White House that can be publicly shared. This administration is in no way a stranger to social media.

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Japanese government chides Mitsubishi over recall delays

An official with the transport ministry in Japan has some stern words for Mitsubishi, taking the carmaker to task for not being more proactive and honest about its recalls. An investigation into The Tri-Star last December found Mitsubishi was tardy investigating problems and didn't explain itself forthrightly to the transport ministry about the issues.

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2015 Volkswagen GTI (video)

The 911 Of Hot Hatches Takes The Compact Game To New Levels. North American car buyers get a bit of a slap in the face when it comes to delivery schedules for new the Volkswagen Golf and pumped-up GTI models. We'll just repeat the old chestnut: It's worth the wait. even though it still stinks. This time around, Western Europe is taking deliveries of the new Golf as we speak, and GTI deliveries start between May and July.










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Intel Haswell Prototype Has Automated Screen Size Switch In Tablet Mode

At CeBIT last month, we managed to get a hands on of the Intel Haswell prototype, and here we are with additional information concerning this computing device. This Haswell-powered North Cape prototype from Intel is able to pull one rabbit from its seemingly bottomless proverbial hat, that is, to have its 13x1080p display adjust itself to a 11.6" display whenever it is detached from the keyboard base, as you use it like a tablet device.

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Living with Google Glass, Day One: the reveal

So how did I get here. Did I post an inspirational video online pledging why I should be an Explorer. Nothing that aspiring, sadly. As you may recall, Google first started accepting pre-orders very nearly a year ago at its I/O developer conference. After being wooed by skydivers and extreme bikers, I stood in line like everyone else and walked away with my own little individually numbered Lucite cube. This week, nearly 10 months later, I got an email. My time, it seemed, had come. Enthusiastic Google employees will ensure every aspect of Glass is perfect before letting early Explorers start exploring on their own.



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Nintendo Wii U Miiverse Now Accessible On PC, Smartphones

The last we heard of the Nintendo Wii U's Miiverse was when the company announced its mobile features would be made available to smartphone and PC users “in a few weeks.” It looks like those few weeks are now behind us as Nintendo has officially launched Miiverse onto smartphones and PCs. This version of Miiverse isn't a dedicated application, so smartphone users shouldn't go looking in their respective app stores for an app. Instead, Nintendo launched the Miiverse website which can be accessed on your computer as well as your smartphone to view your Activity Feed, friends list and notifications.

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Kia calls reports of second US plant 'groundless'

In discussing how Kia planned to use a focus on quality to raise its brand perception and take the fight to BMW and Audi instead of Toyota, a recent article in Automotive News Europe said one of the primary constraints was production capacity; Kia simply doesn't have the ability to make enough cars to meet its aims with the plants it has. The CEO of Hyundai-Kia is said to be reluctant to build more plants because of that focus on quality and the fact that its suppliers are stretched to the limit.

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USB Utility Charge Tool - A pocket gadget charging multi-tool

The USB Utility Charge Tool looks like multi-tool or pocket knife, but it's really a multi-bladed charging tool. There are several “blades” that you can use to charge your gadgets, including a 30 pin connector for the iPhone or iPod, a micro USB and a mini USB connector. There's also a USB adapter to connect it your computer. The only thing that isn't clear is if you can plug more than one gadget in at one time for multiple charging.

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Confirmit Honours the 2013 ACE Award Winners for Best Use of Feedback Solutions

Outstanding Achievement by 21st Century Insurance, Akamai Technologies, Best Buy, Citicorp Customer Services SL, Farmers Insurance and Siemens Industry, Inc.London, UK and Oslo, Norway and New York, US: - April 25, 2013 – Confirmit, the leading global software provider for Customer Experience, Employee Engagement and Market Research, today announced the winners of the 2013 Confirmit ACE (Achievement in Customer Excellence) Awards for Best Use of Feedback Solutions, recognising the organisations that best use its feedback (EFM) solutions to drive positive business results.

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Google X Phone With Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie Spotted (Rumor)

There was a rumor earlier on concerning the Motorola X Phone arriving in 20 different colors, which would be a range that would even put Nintendo and their collection of 3DS XL models to shame, and it would be a throwback to the heydays of Nokia when they rolled out as many colors as there were models. Well, it seems that a new device has been spotted on an AnTuTu benchmark, where it described the device simply as the "Google X", and not a Motorola X Phone or the X Phone, so it remains to be seen whether this device in question is the same X Phone from Motorola or not.

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HTC One will transition to a new microphone component to avoid legal trouble with Nokia

For the past few days we've been covering the legal drama between HTC and Nokia over an STMicroelectronics high-amplitude microphone found inside the HTC One. Apparently, there was a slight mix up on STMicro's part, selling the component to HTC before their exclusivity agreement was up with Nokia. Many were left wondering what this meant for the HTC One who, all things considered, is riding a lot on HTC One sales, no matter the market.

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Flexiant Named 2013 Gartner "Cool Vendor" in Cloud Management

Gartner recognizes Flexiant has an innovative cloud orchestration and management solutionLondon, UK – 23 April 2013 – Flexiant, a leading international provider of cloud orchestration software, today announced it has been included as a “Cool Vendor” in the Cloud Management, 2013[1] report by Gartner, Inc.

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Audi supercar not yet approved, R4 not quite dead, still room for an MPV

According to a report by Autocar, all we thought we knew of the in-development Audi supercar we might not actually know. A piece in Car and Driver, not even a month old, said the diesel-hybrid halo car was in the design stages, would get the engine from the R18 E-Tron Quattro and its carbon fiber tub. Now we get word that that while the coupe is indeed being designed, it hasn't yet been signed off and there's no business case for it yet.

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Nintendo 3DS Sells 13.95M Globally In 2013 Fiscal Year

It wasn't all bad news today for Nintendo as earlier today, the company reported its Wii U only sold 390,000 units in its previous quarter. Nintendo's handheld business is still doing well in comparison, although Nintendo still isn't completely satisfied with its performance. Of course, we're talking about the Nintendo 3DS as the company announced it had sold a total of 13.95 million 3DS units and 49.61 million software units in the last fiscal year globally. Even though those could be considered to be good, Nintendo is still not satisfied with how the handheld is performing outside of Japan.

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Tinubu Square Develops Bespoke Credit Management Programme For Inapa

European paper distributor deploys comprehensive system for managing credit24 April, 2013 – London, UK  – Tinubu Square, the trusted source of credit risk solutions for trade credit insurers, has announced it has worked together with Lisbon-based paper distributor, Inapa, to develop a customised cloud-based solution based on its Tinubu Risk Management Center (RMC SaaS). The system, which was originally deployed at Inapa’s French subsidiary, is now being rolled out amongst additional offices in Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium and Luxembourg.

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ThoughtWorks tackles world poverty by living below the line

Custom software experts take on the Live Below the Line challenge and the development of the charity’s website24th April 2013, London – To raise awareness of the Global Poverty Project, custom software experts, ThoughtWorks, will take part in the 2013 Live Below the Line challenge and take on the development of the charity’s online platform. The ThoughtWorks team will join 20,000 others from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the USA and the UK to live below the line for five days and increase the number and effectiveness of people taking action against extreme poverty.

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2013 Audi RS6 Avant (video)

Latest, Greatest Autobahn Bomber Will Not Be Denied – Except To Us. Back in 2008, I was fortunate enough to test the second-generation Audi RS6 Avant in southern France on the supremely well-sorted circuit at Le Castellet, a.k.a. Paul Ricard. I was thrown out there with the 572-horsepower bi-turbo 5.0-liter V10-equipped behemoth behind one of Audi's DTM pros and was convinced in short order that the flaming hippo in my hands was going to get the better of me on one or another of the track's tight esses.










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Nintendo Sells 390,000 Wii Us In Q1 2013; Promises Release Of Key Nintendo Titles In Q2

Nintendo may have announced its launch lineup of the Wii U's Virtual Console, (http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013x04/wii-u-virtual-console-launch-lineup-revealed/) but on the other side of the spectrum, they also announced how their console has been selling, and as you could expect, it isn't good news. Nintendo announced its quarterly sales for the Wii U reached only 390,000 units since December, well after its holiday boost. In total, the Wii U has sold a total of 3.45 million units. As a result, Nintendo's profits during the last fiscal year was half of what the company had expected.

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AT&T Added 1.2 Million Smartphone Subscribers Last Quarter

Last week Verizon Wireless, AT&T's main rival in the country, announced that it had added 677,000 new subscribers in Q1, 2013 and that it sold roughly 7.2 million smartphones, out of which 4 million were iPhones. Today AT&T released its financial report for the previous quarter and revealed that it added 1.2 million new smartphone subscribers. It also reported adding 296,000 new postpaid customers on its network. Revenues are up 3.4% as compared to the Q1, 2012. Almost 72% of AT&T's on contract subscribers are using smartphones, this translates in to around 48 million smartphone using subscribers in the U.S.

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Bethesda's 'Endless Summer' Rated By Australian Ratings Board

Earlier this month, we reported on Bethesda planning to make more noise this year for its upcoming titles. They certainly caught our attention when The Evil Within was teased through a number of Vine videos. But it looks like the publisher has some more tricks up its sleeves than what looks to be a survival horror game as another title popped up on the Australian ratings board. The title that is raising some eyebrows is called “Endless Summer” and it looks to belong to Bethesda and its parent company, Zenimax.

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Tama-chan Watermelon Cooler

All right, what you see above is obviously weird. Very. We are talking about the Tama-chan watermelon cooler, which would definitely find a market in Japan. After all, folks living in Japan love nothing better to do than to eat some chilled watermelon during the sweltering summers, so it makes perfect sense to see a device like this being put up on the market. The Tama-chan watermelon cooler is the brainchild of Japanese company Joybond, and you will not even need a portable power source since it runs off your vehicle's cigarette lighter socket.

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Google Now could soon be making its way to your desktop

Those of you with an Android device running Ice Cream Sandwich who were green with envy at your Android 4.1 brothers and sisters and their full access to Google Now, don't let it get you down. It seems you might soon be able to still get in on some Google Now action on your desktop (at least it's something, right?). Some underlying code found buried in a Chrome extension developed by Google revealed the search giant's plans to release Now for the desktop, bringing back some of that iGoogle functionality we all loved.


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Apple Could Be Looking To Replace CEO Tim Cook

This is the latest on the grapevine, that Apple's board of directors could very well be on the sly be checking out a potential replacement for current CEO Tim Cook, at least that is what Forbes reported. Forbes, of course, cited sources from Wall Street, although this particular search would still remain speculation as at press time since it cannot be confirmed, so you might want to take a grain of salt to go along with this news. Still, there is no way one can 100% discount such speculation because Apple's stock price has taken quite a battering in the past half year or so.

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Rumor: 32GB Nexus 4 LTE to be revealed at Google I/O; Motorola X Phone and new Nexus not in tow

We've heard a lot of rumors regarding what sort of device news Google would be presenting at its developers' conference, Google I/O, next month. The strongest rumor to date has been the unveiling of a Motorola X Phone, a device we expect to be Motorola's finest work with exceptional build quality, stock Android, and long battery life. According to unnamed sources of SidhTech's, however, we won't be seeing that unveiled at the conference. More troubling is the possibility that we may not see a brand new Nexus device at the show.

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The iPhone WhistleCase Does Exactly As Its Name Implies

We've seen a variety of novel iPhone cases in the past, such as cases that can double as a bottle opener and so on, and if you love novel iPhone cases than the WhistleCase could be right up your alley. As you can see in the image above, the iPhone case comes with a small whistle attachment at the top, and to be honest the design of the case itself isn't too bad and somewhat sleek. So why would anyone need a whistle attached to their iPhone for. Well apart from potentially being a great way to annoy friends and people nearby, its creators have suggested that the whistle can be used for safety reasons, as well as sports reasons.

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Solar Collector From An IBM-Led Group

Solar power is definitely the way to go where mankind is concerned, as "green energy" could very well be the thing that keeps the earth around for the next generation. Well, modern day solar collectors are able to concentrate a certain degree of energy due to safety reasons, as if you were to amass more solar energy than you are able to remain cool, you would end up frying yourself – which is not a good thing. At all. An IBM-led group might have broken new ground where solar collection is concerned with a new collector dish that is said to be able to avoid such overheating damage without compromising on performance.

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HTC One Developer Edition unboxing and hands-on [VIDEO]

I told you guy guys yesterday about the email I received notifying me that my HTC One Developer Edition had been delayed from Wednesday, to a vague “before the end of the month” time frame. Can't say I was too thrilled about the news but lo-and-behold, the FedEx lady made yet another stop to my house early this morning (it's almost as if she never left), dropping off my HTC One Developer Edition. Seeing as how I've already spent a lot of time reviewing the AT&T version, I was curious to see if anything in the box had change as well as the differences in software and hardware.



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Inhon Blade 13 Carbon Is One Light Notebook

Have you ever heard of Inhon before. Neither have we, but it has come to our attention that this Taiwanese PC manufacturer might have some reasonable technological expertise up their sleeves, considering how the Blade 13 Carbon that you see above has emboldened Inhon to lay claim to the title of this particular notebook being the thinnest and lightest of its kind in the world, tipping the scales at a mere 870 grams while taking up just 10.7mm of space in terms of thickness.

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