[Video] Samsung finally gets a Note 3 ad right

Samsung typically does a decent job with their advertising. I thought their “The Next Big Thing Is Already Here” campaign, targeting Apple fanboys, was pretty good, and I also enjoyed their Superbowl ad. However, their team definitely seemed to not be at the top of their game recently, particularly with their Note 3 efforts. The puppets ad seemed to make no particular sense to me, while the one feature Lionel Messi was a case of not quite understanding the entire theme of the soundtrack used. In their latest bid, however, they've gone back to basics and focused purely on demonstrating the strengths of their device.

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iPhone 5s stock almost out in the US, iPhone 5c fully available

Apple went off to a good start with its new generation of iPhone – in just the first weekend the company shipped 9 million units of the 5s and 5c combined. But analyst Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray thinks this is mostly thanks to the iPhone 5s, which was the top selling device in the US for the month of September. Munster contacted 60 Apple stores and found that the iPhone 5s availability dropped to just 6%, down from 27% a couple of weeks ago.

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Deal of the Day - 15.6″ Dell Inspiron 15 Dual-core multi-touch laptop

Friday's LogicBUY Deal is the configurable 15.6″ Dell Inspiron 15 (3521) 1.9GHz Dual-core laptop, starting at $399.99.  Features:. Intel Pentium 2127U 1.9GHz Dual-core4GB RAM500GB 5400RPM hard drive, 8X DVD burnerIntel HD graphics, 15.6″ 1366 x 768 multi-touch LCDWireless-N, Bluetooth 4.0Two USB 3.0 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, HDMI portWaves MaxxAudio 4;Windows 8 64-bit.
$600.99 – $201 instant savings = $399.99 with free shipping.

This deal expires October 14, 2013 or sooner.

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Ford EcoBoost smashes records at Daytona

Some mighty machines have lapped the banks of the Daytona International Speedway over the years: thunderous V8-powered stock cars, Le Mans-conquering Group C prototypes, open-wheel Champ Cars, knee-dragging superbikes. heck, the infield lake has even hosted powerboat racing. But this – this is the fastest car ever to lap the legendary raceway. What you're looking at is the new Daytona Prototype being prepared by Riley Technologies for the new United SportsCar Championship.

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Russia's Ural motorcycles celebrates the American cowboy with Gaucho Rambler

Russian motorcycle maker Ural is known for its adventurous, old-school, go-anywhere bikes, and it is releasing a new limited-edition model to celebrate the original adventurer – the American cowboy. On sale next month, Ural teamed up with Oregon-based blanket and clothier Pendleton Woolen Mills to create the 2013 Ural Gaucho Rambler Limited Edition. Ural introduces 2013 Limited Edition motorcycle.

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Nokia releases teaser picture of a phablet, tablet and a laptop

Nokia spilled the beans about the Abu Dhabi event on October 22 – details are still scarce, but as they say a picture is worth a thousand words. The picture in question shows a phone (possibly a phablet), a tablet and a laptop. A quick peek at the rumor mill will tell you that Nokia is working on the Lumia 1520 phablet and the Lumia 2520 tablet.

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Case-maker SPIGEN releases another image of Nexus 5

Case-maker SPIGEN leaked the Nexus 5 yet again with a nice photo of the back. It was no mistake either, the Google+ post is tagged #google #nexus5. The image shows the characteristic large circle around the back camera, which according to a leaked manual is an 8MP OIS-enabled shooter.
There's also an obscured peek at the front and the 5x1080p screen, showing the stock wallpaper that debuted with Android 4.2.

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US Military Looks To Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS)

Now here is something that might eventually make the jump from the world of science fiction to our reality. Remember how Tony Stark and his Iron Man suits made plenty of geeks drool in the movies. Well, a real life Iron Man suit might actually be in the pipeline, as the U.S. Army has already commissioned a kind of suit known as the Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS), where it is strong enough to be able to take in a barrage of bullets without the person wearing the suit ending up as a bloody mess.

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Apple iPhone 5s and 5c hit 36 more countries on October 25

Apple has just released a press release announcing the availability of the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c in 56 more markets around the globe. The Apple's iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c launched on September 20 in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Puerto Rico, Singapore, the UK and the USA. The second wave of expansion will kick off on October 25 and will see the two new iPhones hit 36 new countries.

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Call Of Duty: Ghosts Specs Released By NVIDIA Are Not Official, According To Activision

Just the other day, NVIDIA revealed the minimum hardware specification requirements gamers would need if they wished to play Activision's Call of Duty: Ghosts on their computer. While some of the specs made sense, what really stood out was the fact that the game would require a whopping 50GB of hard disk space for the install. Granted games these days are getting bigger, but 50GB does seem like a lot, doesn't it. Well there is a chance that the 50GB requirement could be wrong, according to a tweet by Activision.
The tweet was in response to a fan asking if the specs released by NVIDIA were official.

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iPad Mini Found To Have The Fastest Touchscreen

When we interact with our smartphones or tablets, we don't really notice how long it takes for an app or action to happen once we touch it as the response time is usually in milliseconds, but for those who are curious as to which tablet has the fastest touchscreen, well the folks at Agawi have decided to find out themselves by running several tests, with the results coming back and deciding that Apple's iPad mini hash the fastest touchscreen of all the popular tablets out there in the market today. According to their results, the iPad mini had an average response time of 75 milliseconds.

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Telus NFC-Enabled SIM Coming This October 10th

Telus is a Canadian mobile provider, and this time around, they have finally played catch up with Rogers when it comes to delivering a NFC-based SIM card to the masses. Folks over at MobileSyrup have picked up an internal document that indicates a future move that Telus will be rolling out a new $15 NFC-enabled SIM card this coming October 10th. This particular NFC-enabled SIM card is also said to play nice with the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and the Samsung Galaxy S3 when it launches, and it has been tipped to deliver LTE and HSPA+ speeds.

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Amazon Ships Chromecast Internationally

Google has been pretty busy lately, promoting their Chromecast, where they have recently extended the Chromecast's compatibility to the official Hulu Plus app. For folks who happen to reside outside of the US of A, it seems that if you were to want to lay your hands on a Chromecast dongle, it is not going to be too difficult since the folks over at Amazon has your best interest at heart. You will be able to make an order now, as Amazon has started to ship the Chromecast anywhere outside of the US without having to involve significant markups or fees.

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iTunes Radio Expansion In Non-U.S. English Countries Expected By Early 2014

Back at WWDC 2013 Apple showed off its new music streaming service. Rumors about this service had already been floating around prior to its announcement, it was actually believed to be called iRadio, but Apple decided to go with iTunes Radio. It is quite similar in function to Pandora, some believe that it might even be a Pandora killer. International expansion is an area where Apple has a big advantage over its rival, Bloomberg reports that iTunes Radio is going to be expanded into non-U.S.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini And Galaxy Mega To Receive Android 4.4 KitKat

There has been a bit of sniffing around done, where an internal Samsung KNOX document did point to the South Korean manufacturer's plans to roll out Android 4.4 KitKat to both the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini and Galaxy Mega in due time. This would come about after said devices receive updates to Samsung's security app. Of course, we all know that there are two different Samsung Galaxy Mega models, with one of them being the Galaxy Mega 5.8 while the other is the Galaxy Mega 6.3, so we will just make the assumption at this point in time that regardless of your Mega model, it will still be on the receiving end of Android 4.4 KitKat.

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Revenge Porn Ban Being Considered By New York Lawmakers

Just last week, California created a law that would classify “revenge porn” as a criminal misdemeanor, and it looks like New York lawmakers also want to make a stand against this kind of thing. Unlike California though, New York is looking to include photos taken by the subject as being a part of their stand against revenge porn. Suffolk County senator Phil Boyle recently spoke on a local radio station on the subject of creating a law that would fight revenge porn in New York. During his interview, he reminds listeners that “80 percent of these pictures are selfies.

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The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD Took Six Months To Develop

Nintendo Wii U owners now have the opportunity to pick up the digital and retail version of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, allowing gamers both new and old to enjoy one of NIntendo's finest Zelda games ever created.  We learned a few weeks ago The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD wasn't the only game Nintendo considered for an HD remake, although considering Nintendo producer Eiji Aonuma has admitted the game took a total of six months to develop, we think more HD remakes would be pretty easy to carry out in the future.

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HTC One Android 4.3 update for AT&T passes certification, rollout to begin next week

With the HTC One Android 4.3 update already delivered to Sprint customers, HTC has announced that AT&T HTC One will also receive the update next week. Jason Mackenzie from HTC shared the news on Twitter yesterday afternoon. The new details come only days after HTC shared that the T-Mobile HTC One update would arrive by the middle of October and the Verizon update will land by the end of the month. While HTC didn't hit the end of September update window, the HTC One is still the first non-Nexus or Google Play Edition device to be updated to Android 4.3.

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Google announces HP Chromebook 11 for $279, we go hands-on

A few interesting changes this time around: HP moved the digitally tuned speakers below the chiclet keyboard, which allows for "sound that rises up toward you." The Chromebook 11 also charges via micro-USB, which means you'll likely have the power cord you need on you at all times. Speaking of connections, you'll find two USB 2.0 ports on the left side of the machine, along with a headphone jack and SlimPort video out, while the right side is completely clean. Google said the HP Chromebook Pro 11 was inspired by the Pixel, but don't expect that notebook's pixel density here.

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Samsung Could Be Looking To Waterproof Future Smartphones

Waterproof devices seem to be the "in" thing this year, what with the Sony Xperia Z and Xperia Z1 both featuring waterproof capabilities, and the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active which offered up similar protection as well. Granted such devices might have a niche audience, as in those who require such durability and protection, but it seems that such devices have been selling well enough for Samsung to consider rolling out more similar devices in the future.

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KDDI Winter Smartphone Range Sees LG isai, Fujitsu Arrows Z, Kyocera Digno M, And Sharp Aquos Series Debut

Who would have thought that one of these days, smartphones would have ended up like fashion statements, where there are actually phones released just in time for the winter season to match a drab colored wardrobe. Well, that seems to be the case with KDDI who has just revealed that they will be offering a bunch of new smartphones, with the LG isai leading the way. The LG isai will arrive with a 5.2" Full HD IPS display, with a Snapdragon 800 chipset being a very real probability in addition to Android 4.2 Jelly Bean as the operating system of choice.

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iPhone 5s Bends Like Its Predecessor Apparently [Rumor]

It has been less than a month since Apple released the iPhone 5s. The new smartphone was initially rolled out to a number of select markets, including Japan, China and obviously the U.S. Reports coming in from China claim that the iPhone 5s bends, similar complaints were heard last time around when the iPhone 5 was released. The problem was faced by a small number of early adopters back then and the devices weren't actually as bent as the iPhone 5S seen in these pictures.

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KDDI unveils LG isai, Fujitsu Arrows Z, Sharp Aquos Serie

Now that we explored the SoftBank's winter lineup, let's take a look at what its KDDI rival is preparing for the winter season. Two popular models are going to launch on its network in late October - the Snapdragon 800-powered Samsung Galaxy Note 3 phablet and the Sony Xperia Z1 smartphone. There are four newly introduced phones though that will become available in late November - LG isai, Fujitsu Arrows Z, Kyocera Digno M, and Sharp Aquos Serie.

LG and KDDI partnered to make the LG isai smartphone.




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HTC One Max May Include Fingerprint Scanner [Rumor]

When Apple introduced its iPhone 5S, they certainly made a bold statement by including a fingerprint scanner on their smartphone as a way to make it more secure from those who shouldn't be using the device. Now it looks like other smartphone manufacturers might be following suit as HTC is rumored to be including a fingerprint scanner onto their HTC One Max. The rumor of the HTC One Max possibly featuring a fingerprint scanner is originating from some newly leaked images of the device that suggests a scanner might be included onto the upcoming phablet.

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This Legend Of Zelda Life-Size Musical Chest Would Be A Great Find For Link

After years of playing multiple The Legend of Zelda games, we're sure there are many sights and sounds that you're probably familiar with without even realizing it. One sound that we're sure you'll never forget is the sound you hear when you open a treasure chest in any The Legend of Zelda game as you can't help but get excited over what you just stumbled onto. If you want to enjoy that sound over and over again, you could always head to YouTube, although it certainly isn't the same if you don't have a treasure chest to open. Now you can get the full experience now that a life-sized musical treasure chest is available.

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The Alien Abduction Lamp - I want to believe!

I've been looking for lamps recently, and I stumbled across this.  It may not be the statement I want to make in the living room, but it might be perfect for the home office.   With the Alien Abduction Lamp, it looks for all the world as if old Bossie the cow is being abducted by tractor-beam wielding aliens aboard the flying saucer.  This lamp stands about 11.5″ tall and has a 9″ diameter.  It uses LED lights and has a high-quality Perspex beam; the space ship is made of stainless steel with a black-pearl finish and has glow-in-the-dark aliens.

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Samsung Announces New 13MP Camera Sensor With OIS

When it comes to cameras, larger megapixels does not always dictate the quality of the camera as many photographers will tell you, but unfortunately it is a numbers game and many smartphone manufacturers have tried to upstage one another by offering cameras with larger megapixels on their smartphones. Well the good news is that Samsung's Electro-Mechanics subsidiary has announced a new camera sensor which does not appear to be trying to up the megapixel count, but rather its features. The new 13MP camera sensor is said to offer up better performance compared to other 13MP camera sensors out there.

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Magnus Walker pops up again, this time with his Irish Green 911

He was the subject of a short film called Urban Outlaw. He has been on Jay Leno's Garage. Twice. He even graced the cover of Road & Track in June. And after all of that, he appeared in a video by Hong Kong-based Silly Thing.

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Android 4.3.1 For LTE Nexus 7 2013 Released

Out of the blue and without any fanfare, Google rolled out Android 4.3.1 for LTE Nexus 7 2013. It is an incremental update, but Google hasn't described at length exactly what changes this update, Android 4.3.1, (JLS36I) brings. As of now, the update has only been rolled out for the LTE Nexus 7 2013, and not for any other Nexus device. Since no new major features have been added, the update weighs in at just 9.42MB and is available for download right now on the compatible tablet, over the air.
The changelog of Android 4.3.1 indicates that the update brings performance and stability improvements for the Nexus 7 tablet.

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