Battlefield 3 to receive significant update next week

EA/DICE have just announced on the official Battlefield blog that they will be pushing out a significant update for Battlefield 3. This isn't some minor tweak or fix but will implement a host of changes such as weapons balancing, improved squad control functionality, stability, user interface enhancements, some feature enhancements based on feedback from the community, and the removal of “negative mouse acceleration” that some people have been experiencing. The patch will be released in the coming week for the PC, with the console version to follow after that.

Ubergizmo, Battlefield 3 to receive significant update next week

Patent lawsuit with Motorola could cost Apple $2.7 billion

. Apple has reportedly told a German court that it will owe $2.7 billion if it loses a patent lawsuit against Motorola. The two companies have been locked in a legal battle in which Motorola has accused Apple of infringing on a patent related to email sync technology. As a result, Motorola recently won an injunction against Apple Inc. “In light of this risk, Apple's lawyers have asked the court to determine that MMI will have to give a 2 billion euro bail (US$2.7 billion based on today's exchange rate) if it seeks to enforce the patent,” patent expert Florian Miller wrote on his blog, FOSS Patents.

Boy Genius Report, Patent lawsuit with Motorola could cost Apple $2.7 billion

Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder of Apple, Picks Up his Galaxy Nexus

The Woz may have helped to start the behemoth that is now Apple, but now he has crossed behind enemy lines to pick up his very own Samsung Galaxy Nexus Wozniak stopped over at the Google campus today where he received the GNex and a t-shirt. The pictures of the event, which show him in front of Google’s Android statues, are circulating all over Google+ at the moment. We can’t say whether or not Wozniak will use the Galaxy Nexus as his every day smartphone (he has been an iPhone user in the past), but the exchange sends a message to Apple.

Android Phone, Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder of Apple, Picks Up his Galaxy Nexus

App Measures Vital Signs Using iPad Camera

Doctor iPad is in the house. Amazingly, it's possible to count your heart rate just by observing tiny changes in the color of your skin, caused by the movement of blood through the body. Even more amazingly, it's possible to detect these changes using the terrible camera in the iPad 2.
The app that performs this double-rainbow of technological magic is Philips Vital Signs Camera. It uses the front-facing camera of the iPad to both track the rising and falling of your chest to determine breathing rate, and the small changes in skin color to track heart rate.

Incredibly, it actually seems to work.

I downloaded the app and tried it out.

Gadget Lab, App Measures Vital Signs Using iPad Camera

Google Music Now Out of Beta

In a bid to become a dominating force in the online universe, Google has announced that its Google Music is no longer in beta stage as is now open to users in the United States. Google Music features a complete suite of music services, including a Music Store, which resulted after Google is able to secure partnerships with major record labels. The service is Google's attempt to compete with iTunes and Amazon in music store and cloud storage.

Gadget.com, Google Music Now Out of Beta

Nikon iP-PJ app for iOS lets you project photos and videos through the Coolpix S1200pj

Owners of Nikon's Coolpix S1200pj camera are probably well aware of the built-in projector, which basically allows the camera to project photos on the camera at a resolution of 1024×768. The good news is that Nikon has recently updated it Nikon iP-PJ app and will now allow iOS devices to project images from the Coolpix S1200pj camera. As pictured above, owners of the Coolpix S1200pj will need to connect their iOS device to the camera via USB, which in turn will be plugged into the iOS device via the 30-pin dock connector.

Ubergizmo, Nikon iP-PJ app for iOS lets you project photos and videos through the Coolpix S1200pj

Plextor M3S SSD comes with 5-year warranty

Hmmm, SSDs these days tend to follow cars where warranties are concerned – we're looking at a good 5 years here with Plextor's latest release, their 2.5″ SSD known as the Plextor M3S. This particular model will most probably appeal to those who are looking to purchase a new SSD, but cannot really make up their mind as to which model to bring home – although they do not want to break the bank while they're at it.

Ubergizmo, Plextor M3S SSD comes with 5-year warranty