U.S. Department Of Defense Is Getting Its Own App Store

Companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft, BlackBerry and Amazon all have their own online stores through which they sell apps. The concept behind an app store is simple, its an online marketplace on which developers can show off their apps in a bid to attract the maximum number of customers. There's a new kind of app store being built, and its safe to say that not everybody will be allowed to get their apps featured there. In fact, that app store won't even be available for the general public. The U.S.

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Gmail Android App Update Brings Back Delete Button

A new update of the Gmail app for Android has been rolled out, bringing the version number up to 4.5.2. By “popular demand” of the users, they've brought back the delete button as the default setting which shows up after a user long-presses an e-mail. In the previous update, which was actually a substantially revised version of the app, the default option was set to Archive. To bring back the Trash icon, users had to go in the app's general settings to select “Show delete only” from the Archive & delete actions menu.

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A Golden Ratio for your ears

I would guess that the majority of Gadgeteer readers have never heard of George Cardas. That may be about to change. Cardas Audio is a maker of high-end audio cable, and Mr. Cardas is a respected audiophile. After years of listening to earphones, he decided that he could do it better - so he designed and made his own: the Cardas Audio EM5813 Ear Speakers. Designed to mirror the human cochlea and tympanic membrane, these earphones are based on the Golden Ratio - an age old mathematical sequence that naturally occurs in nature, architecture, and art. It's a unique concept that took 4 years of development.

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Is Canon Working On Full-Frame Compact Camera? [Rumor]

Word on the street has it that Canon is primed to make a "big" announcement soon, with our previous report hinting at an EOS 3D, and recently the possibility of an EOS 70D has been raised as well. However is that all there is to Canon's "big" announcement. A fresh set of rumors has suggested that Canon could be working on a full-frame compact camera which could be part of the company's "big" announcement as well.

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Microsoft Confirms Xbox And PC Games Not Coming To iOS And Android

A few days ago some reports claiming that Microsoft was looking to bring its first-party games over to iOS and Android were circulating online. This would make it the first time that such titles were released for mobile devices that don't run Windows Phone OS. It was rumored that Microsoft and Japanese smartphone game developer Klab were signing a deal that would see Klab making titles for Microsoft which would eventually make their way over to the other two platforms.

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What an Atlas-based Ford F-150 might look like

Just ahead of January's Detroit Auto Show, surprising rumors pegged Ford as revealing some sort of F-150 concept, perhaps as a hurried effort to deflate some of the buzz building around General Motors' new Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra twins, which were also making their auto show debut. Those rumblings turned out to be true, as Ford rolled into the Motor City with its Atlas concept (inset, right), touting the truck's bold styling as a precursor to the next-generation F-Series.


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Plants vs Zombies 2 delayed until "later this summer"

Another unfortunate delay has hit the gaming world. Plants vs Zombies 2, originally unveiled in early May, was set to come out July 18th, but it seems EA and Popcap aren't confident that the game can be ready by then. The game's release window is now “later this summer.”. A definitive reason wasn't given, of course, but we imagine they need more time to polish things up here and there before its QA checks are satisfactory enough for release. We're not totally mad — we always encourage developers to take as much time as they need to get it right — but it definitely is saddening.

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Grid 2 (video)

Shut Up And Drive The Car. Codemasters' Grid 2 was waiting for me at home when I returned to Ann Arbor from Los Angeles, after attending my first ever E3 this year. I was worried.
Of course I'd been thrilled weeks before when I'd gotten confirmation that I'd receive a loaner copy of the game to take out for a spin, and I'd certainly been stoked to play it since I'd first started seeing preview trailers and teasers show up on YouTube.










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Sony Refunding PS3 Owners After Inflating Deadpool Price

A video game featuring everyone's favorite completely psychotic comic book character, Deadpool, was announced last summer. One year later, the game was released this week for the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3, both in traditional retail boxes as well as digital downloads for $49.99. But an error on Sony's part accidentally listed the digital download version of the game for $59.99 on its PlayStation Network. As a result, Sony has said they will reimburse those PlayStation Network users who purchased Deadpool for the inflated price of $59.99 by giving them $10 in credit.

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2014 BMW 4 Series convertible spotted

We've seen a few spy shot packages featuring the upcoming BMW 4 Series Convertible already, but never with the car quite so naked as in this latest batch. Nabbed just outside the BMW Nürburgring workshop in Germany, this Melbourne Red 4 Series also shows the M Sport package for the first time.

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‘Zen’ Network Response Team To Provide Independent Back Up & 24-Hour Uptime Guarantee To Operators

- SysMech creates independent analysis and consultancy line to service providers to prevent threat of extended downtime- recruits team of network specialists to provide third party network support and technical fault managementSysMech, the big data applications company, is expanding with the recruitment of a team of twenty network specialists and engineers over the next year. The Zen Network Response Team will support the deployment of its Zen™ Big Data Family of tools, as well as provide network diagnostics and support in the wider telco arena.

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Sony DSC-RX1R: Camera Tuned For Maximum Resolution

Sony has officially announced the Sony DSC-RX1R, a special version of the high-end “full-frame” DSC-RX1 with the low-pass filter (anti-aliasing, or AA) physically removed from the camera. The RX1 has won awards for its size/performance ratio, so why remove the AA from such a camera. If anything, one may think that you would want anti-aliasing to avoid unwanted noise in the photos. Well, it depends. For most situations, anti-aliasing is a good thing, and that's particularly true if you shoot all kinds of photos from portrait, to fashion to architecture.

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Windows 8.1 Preview Now Available To Download

Microsoft revealed a number of improvements Windows users can expect from Windows 8.1 when it's released later this year, some of which include the return of the Start button as well as a boot-to-desktop mode. If you read our overview of all of the changes Microsoft made to Windows 8.1 and can't wait until the full version is made available, you can proceed to download its preview version from the Windows Store, although an ISO file will also be made available in the next couple of days.

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Chop-Syc Cutting Board Concept Has Wi-Fi Connectivity

Are you one who thinks that it is compulsory for all public places to come with Wi-Fi connectivity. Surely, this might even be part of an election manifesto down the road for more developed nations, as other concerns such as cost of living, more affordable food and better public transportation have been more or less solved. Here is something to think about – how about getting a cutting board that sports built-in Wi-Fi connectivity. This is where the Chop-Syc cutting board comes in, where it resembles an attractive wooden cutting board, although underneath the rather simple facade, it camouflages the device's most impressive features.

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Secure Push Messaging Might Come Over To CyanogenMod

Just yesterday we reported that future CyanogenMod builds will come with the Privacy Guard feature. Initially known as Incognito Mode for Apps, Privacy Guard safeguards the user's data from apps, it even spoofs an app to believe that GPS has been disabled. Koushik Dutta of CyanogenMode team is now working on a new plugin that will bring secure, device to device push messaging to those Android devices that run this popular custom ROM. It is currently a work in progress, and it is not known when this plugin will be added to future CyanogenMod ROMs.

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Snapdragon 800 Samsung Galaxy S4 benchmarked, scores inside

The Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A went official this morning in South Korea, promising double the download and upload speeds compared to the regular LTE edition. Moreover, the Galaxy S4 LTE-A with its Snapdragon 800 promises to be significantly quicker than the company's own eight-core Exynos 5 Octa chip. But how much faster exactly. Thankfully, we've got the answer as the Snapdragon 800 in the Galaxy S4 LTE-A has just been put through two of the most famous benchmarks around: Quadrant and AnTuTu.

As you can clearly see, the Snapdragon 800 wipes the floor with both the Samsung Galaxy S4 Exynos 5 Octa and Galaxy S4 Snapdragon 600.

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WP8 Huawei Ascend W2 shows its face ahead of announcement

We first saw the Huawei Ascend W2 for the in May. Later we got some pictures of the Ascend W2 in red and yellow paintjobs. We also knew some of the specs including a rumored price tag of below $300. Today the Huawei Ascend W2 was showcased at an official event in China. The W2 packs a 4.3-inch WVGA display and runs on the Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon S4 Plus chipset with a dual-core 1.4GHz Krait processor, Adreno 305 graphics and 512MB of RAM.

The rest of the specs include an 8MP camera, 8GB of internal expandable via a microSD card slot, and a 1700mAh battery.







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German Courts Reportedly Ready To Rule That Samsung's Older Devices Copied The iPhone/iPod

The whole back and forth between Samsung and Apple has been going on for a while now, with both sides winning some battles, and losing some battles, although the victor of the patent war has yet to be determined. However it looks like Samsung could be soon losing another battle according to FOSS Patents' Florian Mueller. According to Mueller, it seems that he was tipped by an "absolutely reliable and independent source" that the Dusseldorf Regional Court could be tentatively planning on making a ruling on the 8th of August in which they will find Samsung guilty of imitating the design of the iPhone and iPod.

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iLuve Announces TimeShaker Alarm Clock Dock With Detachable Shaker Unit

There are probably a good many of you guys out there who are heavy sleepers, and the mere sound of an alarm will not be enough to get you up and ready for the rest of the day. Well accessory maker, iLuv, has announced a new alarm clock which might be of interest to the heavy sleeper, or for the sleeper who wouldn't mind the added security. Dubbed the TimeShaker, this is an upcoming alarm clock dock which will make it the company's first alarm dock that will sport the Lighting connector.

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Minecraft Sells 11 Million Units On PC

Minecraft has been absolutely killing as we hear on a regular basis it sells millions upon millions on whatever platform its available on. Earlier this year, Mojang announced Minecraft was downloaded a total of 15 million times in 2012 alone, which accounted for all of the versions the game was made available on. Today, Mojang is announcing the original PC version has hit the 11 million sales milestone. As of now, Minecraft is available on PC, Mac, Xbox 360, iOS and Android and is expected to be released on Xbox One soon after the console's release.

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Galaxy S4 Active And Note 8.0 LTE Kernel Source Code Released

Custom ROM developers rejoice, Samsung has released the kernel source code for Galaxy S4 Active as well as for Galaxy Note 8.0 LTE. An average user might not know what to do with kernel source code, but developers use it for creating custom ROMs. These ROMs brings a variety of unique features that are otherwise not present on the firmware that Android devices ship with. Since the kernel source code for these devices is now out, developers simply need to download it and get to work.
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active is a variant of the company's latest Android flagship. Its dust and waterproof.

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CyanogenMod Nightly Builds Will Now Come With Privacy Guard Feature

About a week ago we reported that Steve Kondik, the man behind CyanogenMod, was developing a new feature called Incognito Mode for apps. It has been announced today that all future CyanogenMod nightly builds will come with this feature, which has now been renamed to Privacy Guard. The feature will allow users to run apps on their Android devices without having to provide them full access to data stored on the device, this can include messages, contacts and call logs. The Privacy Guard feature is not going to be available in 10.1.0 RC or other stable CyanogenMod builds that are currently available for download.

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Sony Xperia C (dual SIM) and Xperia SP with TD-LTE also announced

Apart from unveiling the 6.4 inch Xperia Z Ultra and the SmartWatch 2, today Sony has also introduced the Xperia C, and a TD-LTE edition of the Xperia SP. As previously reported, the Xperia C is a dual SIM handset that sports a 5 inch qHD (960 x 540) display. It runs Android Jelly Bean (the exact version isn't known), featuring a quad-core MediaTek MT6589 processor, 8MP rear camera with LED flash, front-facing camera, 1GB of RAM, and MicroSD card support.
The Xperia C will be available in select markets soon (for a price that hasn't been disclosed), with China Unicom being the first to offer a version of it (model number S39h).


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Roambi's New Cloud Platform Redesigns How Organizations Experience Data

Roambi also launches North American Partner Program and publishes results of a new study that reveals data access, visualizations, and mobility are top business priorities San Diego, Calif – June 25, 2013 – Roambi, the stunning business app that redesigns the way the world interacts with data, today announced the launch of Roambi Business, the company’s new secure cloud platform.

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iOS 7 Lightning Cable Authentication "Cracked" By Chinese Firm

A couple of weeks ago, it was found in the beta of iOS 7 that the software would prompt users when it has detected that they have plugged in an unauthorized Lightning cable. Since unauthorized cables tend to be cheaper than their official counterparts, it is understandable that some users might opt for them instead. However it looks like one Chinese firm has managed to "crack" that feature, bypassing the notifications altogether.

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St. Louis Police Department Asks For Robot Drones In Fight Against Crime

Back in the 1980s, there was this rather corny movie known as Robocop, with the timeline then being set in the year 2029. All right, the idea of it all did tickle my imagination and fancy back when I was a wee lad, but still, when you watch it today, you might wonder how did they come up with such stuff in the past. Having said that, the St. Louis Police Department is looking to robots to help them in the fight against crime, by placing a request for robot drones in order to perform patrols over the skies.
The city police Chief Sam Dotson has hopes that such robot surveillance drones will eventually take to the skies of St.

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iPhone 5S Alleged Front Camera Leaked

Parts and components believed to belong to Apple's upcoming devices tend to leak before an official announcement, but there's no way of confirming their authenticity since they are usually leaked by a plethora of sources, both new and old. Today the iPhone 5S front camera has allegedly leaked, while just last week we saw a purported logic board and the display assembly of Apple's next generation iPhone.

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TSMC 20nm Production Of Apple A8 Processor Begins Next Month [Rumor]

A new report from Digitimes claims that Taiwan semiconductor Manufacturing Company and its IC design service partner Global UniChip have entered in to an arrangement with Apple, they will manufacture the next 20nm, 16nm and 10nm “A” processors for the company. The A8 processor, expected to debut in devices next year, will be based on the 20nm process is likely to be manufactured in small numbers starting July 2013. We have heard numerous rumors in the past of Apple roping in TSMC for processor manufacturing as it looks to move its processor business away from Samsung.

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iPads Replace All 8000+ Pilots' Flight Bags On American Airlines

American Airlines has now become the first major commercial airline in the world to replace pilots' bulky flight bags with iPads. Not only are iPads easier to handle than a 35 pound kitbag, they also reduce the risk of back injuries for pilots significantly. The initial step in this move was taken back in 2011 when pilots were shifted to an iPad app instead of printed navigation charts. Back in May American Airlines had announced that all 8,600 pilots would be touting iPads by the end of the month, the roll-out has now been completed.

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Cadillac prices 410-hp XTS Vsport from $63,020*

Cadillac has officially released pricing for the 2014 XTS Vsport. Buyers can expect to pay $63,020 for the fleet four-door, including destination and handling fees. That kind of coin will snag you a twin-turbocharged 3.6-liter V6 good for 410 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque. As you likely already know, engineers have done a lot more than simply bolt a pair of turbos onto the company's tried and true naturally aspirated 3.6-liter V6. The engine uses an all-new block, strengthened connecting rods and domed aluminum pistons and is fed through a revised direct-injection fuel system.

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Garmin Announces Monterra Android-Powered Handheld GPS

Garmin is no stranger to offering an Android device as its attempted to dip into the Android market back in 2010 when it released its Garminfone. Since then, we haven't heard much from the company in regards to new Android devices, but today Garmin is announcing a handheld GPS which will run a version of Android called Monterra. . Seeing how it's a dedicated handheld GPS, don't expect its specs to blow you away as it'll feature a 4-inch touchscreen, 8MP camera with flash and geotag support, 1080p video capture capabilities and 6GB of internal storage with support for microSD.

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Company of Heroes 2 - New Developer Diary Video

Check out the latest developer diary video for Relic Entertainment's upcoming real-time strategy video game ‘Company of Heroes 2′. In case you didn't know, the game will hit PC on June 25th.

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10 Most Dangerous Race Tracks list sobering to watch

Sadly, the qualities that might land a racetrack on a "10 Best" list are the same ones that would place it on this list of the 10 Most Dangerous Race Tracks. Drivers and the automakers that fund their right feet are drawn to the challenge of conquering the world's most difficult sets of turns, taming the fastest straights and enduring the longest trials, and we spectators like nothing more than to watch them try.



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Mercedes releases spy shots of its sub-SLS AMG sports car

Mercedes has handed out "spy shots" of its sub-SLS AMG sports car prototype, which tells us that this on-again/off-again product is most definitely on again. Looking smaller than the company's SLS AMG in these first shots of a running prototype, it nevertheless appears to retain the same basic shape as the larger halo car with a long hood and the cabin located far back on the chassis.

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LG confirms Snapdragon 800 CPU for G2 flagship. Replaces Optimus brand with G Series for high end smartphones

LG today officially confirmed that G2 – the successor to its best selling Optimus G flagship is coming, and it will run on Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 800 CPU. Their announcement also shows that LG is rethinking the branding of their high end products, and ditching the Optimus name in favor of the simplified G Series. They will likely keep Optimus for the lower end Android devices.
Some Korean sites also report that the new LG G2 smartphone will be announced as early as July.

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