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Download Microsoft Kinect for Windows version 1.0
Today is the day fine folks — Kinect for Windows is here. The official, and commercial, version 1.0 of the SDK just hit the interwebs along with the accompanying hardware for a price of $250, or $150 for qualified educational customers. The tool has picked up a number of new features since the last beta, including support for up to four Kinects being used simultaneously and near mode for monitoring motion from just 40cm away. For more info and a complete list of improvements hit up the source link. Download from Microsoft
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Download Google Wallet for Galaxy Nexus
About two weeks back Verizon dropped support for Google Wallet (mobile payment system) on Galaxy Nexus by saying that this feature requires hardware integration. But just yesterday XDA developer lukegb has released Google Wallet APK for Galaxy Nexus which is a proof against Verizon’s wrong statement about removal of Google Wallet. Now, if you want to install Google Wallet APK on your Galaxy Nexus then head to XDA forum for detailed instructions. Warning: Your Galaxy Nexus may get damaged during Google Wallet APK install, so proceed at your own risk. Download Google Wallet for Galaxy Nexus
iPhone 4S Costs Apple Just $196 To Make
Apple’s iPhone 4S might be its latest all-singing and all-dancing smartphone, and it might be made out of some rather nice looking glass and metal, but according to the latest tear-down report, the iPhone 4S costs Apple just $196 to produce. This puts the iPhone 4S at just $0.49 more than its older sibling, the iPhone 4, despite the latest handset sporting a dual-core A5 CPU, a considerably more well-spec’ed 8 megapixel camera, and a CDMA/GSM chip.According to IHS iSuppli’s numbers, and we’re not going to argue with them, the 16GB iPhone 4S costs just $196 to manufacture, while the 32GB [...]
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Siri ported onto iPhone 4
The Siri personal assistant application for the iPhone 4S has been ported onto the iPhone 4, supposedly proving that the older hardware is capable of running the app. Developer Steven Troughton-Smith installed the Siri and Springboard files from the 4S onto an iPhone 4 and was able to get it working on the previous generation device. 9to5 Mac, which is working with the developer, reports that the app can recognise your spoken commands and speak back to the user. It also works in both standard view and on the keyboard dictation view.Naturally, Apple is not authenticating commands to its servers [...]
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Samsung confirms Ice Cream Sandwich event on October 19
Just like we’d heard, we’ll be getting our first taste of Ice Cream Sandwich next week, on October 19th to be precise. Of course we’ve already had a whiff of what it looks like in a video, and sampling the new Music and Google+ apps gave us another good look. But now we’re set to see it for real, and if all goes well we might just get some new hardware out of the deal, too. Will this be the day the Nexus Prime makes us think that flat smartphones are… well… square? We’ll be there live to let you know as it happens. The event takes place 10:00am HKT, which [...]
Samsung Nexus Prime first live shot leaks
With all the fuss surrounding the Apple event today, you may have forgotten that an equally big announcement is coming next week. And we are first to deliver you a glimpse of what is to come at the Samsung Unpacked event, which will see the unveiling of the next Google flagship – Nexus Prime.What you are seeing here is the first live photo of the Nexus Prime (or part of it), which comes to confirm several important specs of the upcoming device. First, we’ve got the HD resolution of the Super AMOLED confirmed – that’s 720p on a screen just 4.6″ in diagonal. As you [...]
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Microsoft Zune Officially Discontinued
Like Zune’s own Business Development Manager once said, all consumer electronics products have a lifespan, and today the (not so long) lineage of dedicated Zune hardware expires not with a roar, but with a promise to honor its warranties. Tucked away in the inner chambers of the Zune support site lies a page spelling out Microsoft’s final words on the device, “Windows Phone will be the focus of our mobile music and video strategy,” it says, “we will no longer be producing Zune players.” The Zune HD is survived by the Zune music service, which will continue [...]
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Apple Holding Annual Media Event To Announce iPhone 5 / iPod touch 5G On October 5th?
According to an all new report published today, Apple will be holding a media event on October 5th to announce brand new hardware. The news comes from PocketGamer – a website dedicated to covering mobile video games. The site cites an “inside source” at Apple who suggests that there will be a press conference held on 5th of October where the company will announce “new hardware”. This new piece of hardware would then be released a week later on October 12th. From PocketGamer: In the sort of hush-hush operation whereby we’d have to kill you etc etc, it seems that Apple is gearing up [...]
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iPhone 4s White Shows Up In AT&T’s System
According to a new screenshot posted today, AT&T is gearing up for the to-be announced iPhone 4S! The screenshot comes from the folks over at Engadget. Technically, it’s not a screenshot, it’s more a photograph of a screen taken by a camera but, anyway, it shows the “iPhone 4s White” listed under Model Version in AT&T’s internal system. There are a couple of things I’d like to talk about: firstly, the model is called ‘”iPhone 4s White” instead of “iPhone 4S White”. Remember the iPhone 3GS? Well, the ‘s’ was capital. So, if Apple does indeed introduce a low-end [...]
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What is Inside Linux Mint?
Inside Linux Mint Linux Mint’s meteoric rise to the top of the distro charts can be attributed to its perfect mix of usability and functionality. But if you think it’s just another Ubuntu-skinned distro, you’re very wrong. Unlike most popular Linux distros, Mint is the brainchild of just one man – Clement Lefebvre – yet it has managed to invigorate the community. It’s no surprise, then, that it looks to its legions of users for advice. Kendall Weaver, the man who maintains the LXDE edition of the distro, says Mint’s success is down to Lefebvre and his [...]
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