Another Samsung Galaxy S3 leak shows buttons galore

<div class="ex"><p align="center"><img alt="Another Samsung Galaxy S3 leak shows buttons galore" src="http://www.new-technology-news.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Samsung-02-470-75.jpg"></p><p>The latest supposed Samsung Galaxy S3 leak reveals a long thin phone sporting both physical and capacitive buttons. </p><p>There hasn’t been this much fuss over a couple of buttons since Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum asked Alice, “Button button, who’s got the button?”</p><p align="center"><img alt="Samsung Galaxy S3 leaked photo" src="http://www.new-technology-news.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/SamsungGalaxyS3LEAK_phonearena-420-100.jpg" width="420/"></p><p><em>Image credit: Phone Arena</em></p><p>The anonymous tipster who sent the picture to Phone Arena claims this is the Samsung Galaxy S3 that we’ll see launched on May 3, although with the myriad other supposed Samsung Galaxy S3 pictures floating about, it’s anyone’s guess whether this is the true handset or not. </p><p>However, the fact the reflection on the hand taking the camera slides off the side of the phone, and the very ‘last-generation’ design on the capacative buttons scream fake to us here.</p><p>For what it’s worth, we still like this leaked Weber Shandwick slide that shows a handset more squared but not massively dissimilar to the one in today’s photo. </p><h4>Galactic</h4><p>Meanwhile, on the naming issue, Samsung VP Robert Yi apparently referred to the handset as the “Galaxy S3″ yesterday so that seems to confirm what Vodafone already told us on the matter. <a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/132733351622/u/49/f/9809/c/669/s/1ecb5b2f/kg/315-316/a2.htm"><img border="0" src=""></a><img border="0" height="1/" src="" width="1"><img height="1/" src="" width="1"> </p><p><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/techradar/allnews/%7E3/r5Atw-bO62U/story01.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the original article here</a></p><p><!--END--></p><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="snap_nopreview sharing robots-nocontent"><ul><li class="sharing_label">Want to share?:</li><li class="share-email share-regular share-service-visible"><a class="share-email share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/another-samsung-galaxy-s3-leak-shows-buttons-galore/?share=email&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to email this to a friend">Email</a></li><li class="share-print share-regular"><a class="share-print share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/another-samsung-galaxy-s3-leak-shows-buttons-galore/#print" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to print">Print</a></li><li class="share-digg share-regular"><a class="share-digg share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/another-samsung-galaxy-s3-leak-shows-buttons-galore/?share=digg&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to Digg this post">Digg</a></li><li class="share-facebook share-regular"><a class="share-facebook share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/another-samsung-galaxy-s3-leak-shows-buttons-galore/?share=facebook&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Share on Facebook">Facebook</a></li><li class="share-reddit share-regular"><a class="share-reddit share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/another-samsung-galaxy-s3-leak-shows-buttons-galore/?share=reddit&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Reddit">Reddit</a></li><li class="share-stumbleupon share-regular"><a class="share-stumbleupon share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/another-samsung-galaxy-s3-leak-shows-buttons-galore/?share=stumbleupon&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on StumbleUpon">StumbleUpon</a></li><li class="share-twitter share-regular"><div class="twitter_button"><iframe allowtransparency="true" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fanother-samsung-galaxy-s3-leak-shows-buttons-galore%2F&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fanother-samsung-galaxy-s3-leak-shows-buttons-galore%2F&count=horizontal&text=Another%20Samsung%20Galaxy%20S3%20leak%20shows%20buttons%20galore:%20" style="width: 97px; height: 20px;" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul><div class="sharing-clear"></div></div></div>

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New iPad Mini release date, news and rumours

<div class="ex"><p align="center"><img alt="New iPad Mini release date, news and rumours" src="http://www.new-technology-news.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/iPad_Mini.jpeg"></p><p>The new iPad has been and gone, sporting a chunkier and heavier build than the iPad 2, which left some wondering: what’s with all the extra weight?</p><p>However, it looks like Apple may be about to aid those conscious of extra grams in their bags, as rumours hot up about a potential iPad mini (or iPad nano, if you prefer) arriving later this year.</p><p>As the Amazon Kindle Fire steals the budget tablet show and with more small, cheap tablets on the horizon, such as the Google Nexus tablet, Apple may well want a bite of the, well, apple.</p><p>Back in 2010, former Apple CEO Steve Jobs said that smaller screened tablets were not “sufficient to create great tablet apps” and would be “dead on arrival”, so rumours suggesting a new iPad mini is in the works reveals a potentially new direction for the firm in its post-Jobs era.</p><p>Believe it or not, there’s certainly a lot of chat surrounding the iPad mini, so we’ve scooped it all up, mushed it all together and expelled it into a handy round up, allowing you to keep track of every twist and turn.</p><h4><strong>New iPad mini release date</strong></h4><p>There’s not even an official sign from Apple that the iPad mini/iPad nano is even in the works, so a release date for the tablet is even more up in the air.</p><p>Although if the rumours turn out to be true, we can expect Apple to start rolling out the iPad mini very soon after a extraordinarily over-hyped launch event.</p><p>According to a <em>Digitimes</em> source the iPad nano could start production in the third quarter of 2012.</p><p>Analyst Shaw Wu says the “exact timing” for an iPad mini release date “is difficult to predict”, but said its launch is a “question of when, not if.” Pretty confident then, are we, Shaw?</p><p>A report straight out of China suggests that key Apple manufactures Foxconn and Pegatron have started to receive orders for the new iPad mini. It goes on to say the factories will have 6 million units ready for a launch in Q3 of 2012.</p><p>Apple has announced its annual WWDC event running from June 11-15, which sold out in just two hours, and there’s a chance we could see the Cupertino firm announce the iPad mini there, possibly alongside the iPhone 5 and iOS 6 – but then again, we could also see Apple launch a new ice cream factory, such is the chances of all three of those happening.</p><h4><strong>New iPad mini price</strong></h4><p>Apple is known for its extravagant products, launch events and pricing policies, however the iPad mini may herald a new era for those who long for an Apple device, but simply can’t part with an arm and a leg to buy one.</p><p>It’s thought that Apple’s idea behind the iPad nano is to tackle the budget end of the which, where the Amazon Kindle Fire is currently king, and a <em>Digitimes</em> source predicts it could land with a very reasonable sub £200 ($249-$299) price tag.</p><h4><strong>New iPad mini display</strong></h4><p>As the name suggests, we’re looking at an iPad which will be sporting a screen smaller than the stock 9.7-inch display found on the first three Apple tablets.</p><p>In February we saw a report from the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> claiming a source from an Apple component supplier had confirmed it was testing a smaller screen for Apple, in the region of 8-inches with a similar resolution to the iPad 2.</p><p>At the start of March, <em>Digitimes</em> reported that the new iPad mini would actually come with a 7.85-inch display – a tad bigger than the 7-inch screen found on the Kindle Fire.</p><p>April saw Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu reveal that Apple had been testing devices with screens ranging from 4 to 12-inches and highlighted that the 7.85-inch format would be most likely “when, not if” the iPad mini is launched.</p><p>Wu also predicted the iPad nano would sport the same resolution as the original iPad and iPad 2, at 1,024 x 768 – meaning developers wouldn’t have to tweak their apps.</p><h4><strong>New iPad mini early verdict</strong></h4><p>Well, we’re still unsure whether Apple will go down the iPad mini route. Steve Jobs made his stance on smaller tablets quite clear and it would be a daring move by the Cupertino-firm to go against its popular former boss.</p><p>The budget tablet market is one which is definitely growing, and one which Apple is currently not part of, so it won’t be too much of a surprise if the firm does decide to go down this route.</p><p>We’d love to see a new iPad mini come to market, as it would certainly give Amazon and co a run for their money… plus it would be intriguing to see what Apple would do with the smaller format.</p><p><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/techradar/allnews/%7E3/BDdeW49izQE/story01.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the original article here</a></p><p><!--END--></p><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="snap_nopreview sharing robots-nocontent"><ul><li class="sharing_label">Want to share?:</li><li class="share-email share-regular share-service-visible"><a class="share-email share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/new-ipad-mini-release-date-news-and-rumours/?share=email&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to email this to a friend">Email</a></li><li class="share-print share-regular"><a class="share-print share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/new-ipad-mini-release-date-news-and-rumours/#print" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to print">Print</a></li><li class="share-digg share-regular"><a class="share-digg share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/new-ipad-mini-release-date-news-and-rumours/?share=digg&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to Digg this post">Digg</a></li><li class="share-facebook share-regular"><a class="share-facebook share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/new-ipad-mini-release-date-news-and-rumours/?share=facebook&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Share on Facebook">Facebook</a></li><li class="share-reddit share-regular"><a class="share-reddit share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/new-ipad-mini-release-date-news-and-rumours/?share=reddit&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Reddit">Reddit</a></li><li class="share-stumbleupon share-regular"><a class="share-stumbleupon share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/new-ipad-mini-release-date-news-and-rumours/?share=stumbleupon&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on StumbleUpon">StumbleUpon</a></li><li class="share-twitter share-regular"><div class="twitter_button"><iframe allowtransparency="true" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fnew-ipad-mini-release-date-news-and-rumours%2F&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fnew-ipad-mini-release-date-news-and-rumours%2F&count=horizontal&text=New%20iPad%20Mini%20release%20date%2C%20news%20and%20rumours:%20" style="width: 97px; height: 20px;" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul><div class="sharing-clear"></div></div></div>

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Government loans to young start-ups

<div class="ex"><p align="center"><img alt="Government loans to young start-ups" src="http://www.new-technology-news.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CityofLondon_Cloud_6147-470-75.jpg"></p><p>The Government has finally announced more details for the youth start-up loans initiative with an offer of a grant of around £2,500 over 3-5 years. </p><p>The initiative announced in the budget this year, aims to bring parity to those young people who don’t want to go to University but instead want to launch their own business, by providing student-loan like grants to young-people looking to start in business. </p><p>Full details of the scheme will be announced following the expressions of interest stage, which closes in two weeks, However the tender documents reveal that the scheme will consist of</p><ul><li>An average loan of £2,500 </li> <li>Loan period of 3-5 years</li> <li>Up to 12 months repayment holiday</li> <li>An Interest rate of the Retail Price Index (RPI) + 3%</li> <li>An initial distribution of just £9 million – £1 million less than the figure promised in the budget.</li> </ul><p>In addition to the grant the start-up entrepreneur will also receive access to training and business mentors.The pilot scheme will run from May 28 2012 until March 31 2013. Any young person between the ages of 18-24 with a viable business idea could be eligible.</p><p>Business and Enterprise Minister Mark Prisk said:</p><p>“We want to give young people the best possible chance to start and grow their own enterprise. This scheme is not just providing a small amount of funding, but is about looking at the bigger picture and we want to be able to offer a full package of business training and mentoring.</p><p>“We want providers to come forward and demonstrate how they will be best placed to deliver this exciting scheme. By encouraging more young people to get into business we will be able to boost their entrepreneurial spirit and help the future growth of the UK economy.”</p><p>Stu Anderson, Project Director Shell LiveWIRE said:</p><p>“These loans offer the chance for many young people with little financial track record to access seed funding to get their ideas off the ground.</p><p>“There are thousands of young people with great ideas who find it hard to access funding because of this. This scheme not only offers a chance to finance an idea, but it also packages together support to ensure that they have the best possible chance of success in business.”<a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/132733311773/u/49/f/9809/c/669/s/1ecc3791/kg/315-326-327/a2.htm"><img border="0" src=""></a><img border="0" height="1/" src="" width="1"><img height="1/" src="" width="1"> </p><p><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/techradar/allnews/%7E3/PMeDrDUJ_nI/story01.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the original article here</a></p><p><!--END--></p><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="snap_nopreview sharing robots-nocontent"><ul><li class="sharing_label">Want to share?:</li><li class="share-email share-regular share-service-visible"><a class="share-email share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/government-loans-to-young-start-ups/?share=email&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to email this to a friend">Email</a></li><li class="share-print share-regular"><a class="share-print share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/government-loans-to-young-start-ups/#print" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to print">Print</a></li><li class="share-digg share-regular"><a class="share-digg share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/government-loans-to-young-start-ups/?share=digg&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to Digg this post">Digg</a></li><li class="share-facebook share-regular"><a class="share-facebook share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/government-loans-to-young-start-ups/?share=facebook&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Share on Facebook">Facebook</a></li><li class="share-reddit share-regular"><a class="share-reddit share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/government-loans-to-young-start-ups/?share=reddit&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Reddit">Reddit</a></li><li class="share-stumbleupon share-regular"><a class="share-stumbleupon share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/government-loans-to-young-start-ups/?share=stumbleupon&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on StumbleUpon">StumbleUpon</a></li><li class="share-twitter share-regular"><div class="twitter_button"><iframe allowtransparency="true" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fgovernment-loans-to-young-start-ups%2F&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fgovernment-loans-to-young-start-ups%2F&count=horizontal&text=Government%20loans%20to%20young%20start-ups:%20" style="width: 97px; height: 20px;" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul><div class="sharing-clear"></div></div></div>

Government loans to young start-ups

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News In Brief: One More Thing: Panasonic’s new plasma is too big for your eyes

<div class="ex"><p align="center"><img alt="News In Brief: One More Thing: Panasonic's new plasma is too big for your eyes" src="http://www.new-technology-news.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/television-470-75.jpg"></p><p><strong>Notorious BIG </strong>– Forget your 42-inch TV at home, Panasonic has gone and trumped you and all your mates by creating the world’s-first 8K 145-inch plasma. It’s so big that you can only watch big things on it. Like the movie <em>Big</em>, <em>The Big Lebowski </em>or Mr Big from<em> Sex And The City </em>movies. Or<em> Big Trouble In Little China</em> and anything with Jason Biggs in it. There’s not much word on the thing but it is rumoured that the remote is the size of a hippo. A pygmy hippo but definitely a hippo. [The Verge]</p><p><strong>Hip-hopping mad </strong>– Videogames are so addictive that even if you are a famous rap star you can’t escape their allure. Don’t believe us? Then take a look at this video of rap stars swapping pithy beats for pixels. It’s rapping with a capital C. [<a href="http://kotaku.com/5905599/the-shameful-history-of-hip-hop-in-video-game-advertising">Kotaku</a> and <a href="http://www.patrickscottpatterson.com/">Patrickscottpatterson.com</a>]</p><p>YouTube : www.youtube.com/watch?&v=dHdtzE-H0tA</p><p><strong>Game off</strong> – Zynga has posted a significant loss in its latest results showing that <em>Farmville</em> and the like aren’t bringing in as much money are they used to. In total, the games company lost $85 million in the quarter. Apparently the company is blaming a dodgy crop of corn and the fact that somebody forgot to build a fence round Farmer Giles’ sheep. [<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/27/2979402/zynga-q1-2012-financial-results">The Verge</a>]</p><p><strong>A little bit of camp</strong> – TomTom has announced a new app for those who like to take their campervan for a spin. Depending on the size of your Winnebago, the app will adjust timings to suit your haulage. It will also tell you where the nearest chemical toilet facilities are. It still doesn’t explain why sporks exist, though. [PR]</p><p>YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq5ANAVE3rY</p><p><strong>Don’t all rush</strong> – Google has shown off its playful side yet again by announcing a new Easter egg for the search bar. Type in Zerg Rush and a ton of Os coming crashing down, decimating the search page. It’s a nod to <em>StarCraft</em>, apparently. We prefer the Easter egg where you type a song name, followed by ‘torrent’ and you get the tune for free! [<a href="https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=zergrash&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a#hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=KE2&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB%3Aofficial&sclient=psy-ab&q=zerg+rush&oq=zerg+rush&aq=f&aqi=g1g-c1g-s1g1&aql=&gs_">Google</a>]</p><p><strong>Sound of the police </strong>– The Metropolitan Police has announced – on Twitter, no less – that it wants all of its 32 boroughs to be tweeting by the summer. We originally read this as 32 borrowers – as in the little people – which sounded a lot more exciting. But as we were more than halfway through writing this tech nugget we thought we would continue. [<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/metpoliceuk/status/195816876201345025">Twitter</a>]</p><p><strong>It’s all a little CD</strong> – It’s official: the CD is not dead! Far from it actually, if you are DVD4Music, a company that’s just announced it is selling some rare SACDs. SACD obviously stands for ‘super awesome CD’. And what SACDs are being re-launched we hear you cry? Well, there’s the soundtrack to <em>Chicago</em> and <em>My Fair Lady</em> and a whole load of Dire Straits. There’s also Pink Floyd, Queen and The Eagles – but as these are fairly credible artist we thought it wouldn’t be as funny if we mentioned them. Oh… [<a href="http://www.dvd4music.com/category.php?id=6">DVD4Music</a>]</p><p><strong>Star trekking </strong>– Want to watch the original series of <em>Star Trek</em> but just don’t have the time? Then watch a video of all the episodes at once. Yes it’s as illogical as it sounds but still great fun. [<a href="http://www.fark.com/comments/7073773">Fark</a>]</p><p>YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=YS8OGMbj1kg</p><p><strong>iPad for your pad </strong>– The iPad has become the Apple product that surpasses other Apple products as the first Apple product people have owned. The iPhone and iPod are currently knocking on people’s doors and handing out ‘size doesn’t matter’ leaflets to anyone that will take them. Essentially they’ve become the Cameron and Clegg of tech. [<a href="https://www.npd.com/wps/portal/npd/us/news/pressreleases/pr_120426#.T5ph6umMlYA.twitter">NPD Group</a>]</p><p><strong>Satellite of love </strong>– The UK is going to get closer to the sun than ever before by creating a massive satellite primed with a massive heat-shield that’s set to do some probing. And there’s us thinking that was what the Leveson Enquiry was for… [<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/17865786">BBC Newsround</a>]</p><p><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/techradar/allnews/%7E3/BU5La5fNBcw/story01.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the original article here</a></p><p><!--END--></p><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="snap_nopreview sharing robots-nocontent"><ul><li class="sharing_label">Want to share?:</li><li class="share-email share-regular share-service-visible"><a class="share-email share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/news-in-brief-one-more-thing-panasonics-new-plasma-is-too-big-for-your-eyes/?share=email&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to email this to a friend">Email</a></li><li class="share-print share-regular"><a class="share-print share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/news-in-brief-one-more-thing-panasonics-new-plasma-is-too-big-for-your-eyes/#print" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to print">Print</a></li><li class="share-digg share-regular"><a class="share-digg share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/news-in-brief-one-more-thing-panasonics-new-plasma-is-too-big-for-your-eyes/?share=digg&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to Digg this post">Digg</a></li><li class="share-facebook share-regular"><a class="share-facebook share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/news-in-brief-one-more-thing-panasonics-new-plasma-is-too-big-for-your-eyes/?share=facebook&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Share on Facebook">Facebook</a></li><li class="share-reddit share-regular"><a class="share-reddit share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/news-in-brief-one-more-thing-panasonics-new-plasma-is-too-big-for-your-eyes/?share=reddit&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Reddit">Reddit</a></li><li class="share-stumbleupon share-regular"><a class="share-stumbleupon share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/news-in-brief-one-more-thing-panasonics-new-plasma-is-too-big-for-your-eyes/?share=stumbleupon&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on StumbleUpon">StumbleUpon</a></li><li class="share-twitter share-regular"><div class="twitter_button"><iframe allowtransparency="true" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fnews-in-brief-one-more-thing-panasonics-new-plasma-is-too-big-for-your-eyes%2F&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fnews-in-brief-one-more-thing-panasonics-new-plasma-is-too-big-for-your-eyes%2F&count=horizontal&text=News%20In%20Brief%3A%20One%20More%20Thing%3A%20Panasonic%27s%20new%20plasma%20is%20too%20big%20for%20your%20eyes:%20" style="width: 97px; height: 20px;" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul><div class="sharing-clear"></div></div></div>

News In Brief: One More Thing: Panasonic’s new plasma is too big for your eyes

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Google Glass to to bring camera tech to your eyes

<div class="ex"><p align="center"><img alt="Google Glass to to bring camera tech to your eyes" src="http://www.new-technology-news.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/glass_photos.jpeg"></p><p>Google Glass has been spotted in the wild once more, this time on the Charlie Rose Show in the US.</p><p>The augmented reality glasses system sounded like a pipe dream when it was first shown off by Google but this is the second time an employee has worn them in public.</p><p>There were some new features shown off in the interview, including some picture-taking functionality.</p><p>This time the wearer was Sebastian Thrun from Google X, the cooler and better name for what was Google Labs.</p><p>On the show, he apparently took a picture of the titular host with the Google Glass system and posted it straight from the device.</p><h4>Through the looking glass</h4><p>There’s been no word on the full functionality for Google Glass, but having a camera built into the device is key to how the glasses will work – given they will be using augmented reality tech.</p><p>According to Thorn, you will also be able to compose emails by talking to the glasses and have incoming messages pop up while you are wearing them.</p><p>The glasses are also thought to sit higher up on the face than a normal pair would but this is so your normal vision isn’t impeded. </p><p>There’s no Google Glass release date but it may well be sooner rather than later, given most people in Google land are seemingly giving them a go.<a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/132733309509/u/49/f/9809/c/669/s/1ecbb279/kg/315/a2.htm"><img border="0" src=""></a><img border="0" height="1/" src="" width="1"><img height="1/" src="" width="1"> </p><p><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/techradar/allnews/%7E3/mcVhz6VozHw/story01.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the original article here</a></p><p><!--END--></p><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="snap_nopreview sharing robots-nocontent"><ul><li class="sharing_label">Want to share?:</li><li class="share-email share-regular share-service-visible"><a class="share-email share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/google-glass-to-to-bring-camera-tech-to-your-eyes/?share=email&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to email this to a friend">Email</a></li><li class="share-print share-regular"><a class="share-print share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/google-glass-to-to-bring-camera-tech-to-your-eyes/#print" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to print">Print</a></li><li class="share-digg share-regular"><a class="share-digg share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/google-glass-to-to-bring-camera-tech-to-your-eyes/?share=digg&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to Digg this post">Digg</a></li><li class="share-facebook share-regular"><a class="share-facebook share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/google-glass-to-to-bring-camera-tech-to-your-eyes/?share=facebook&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Share on Facebook">Facebook</a></li><li class="share-reddit share-regular"><a class="share-reddit share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/google-glass-to-to-bring-camera-tech-to-your-eyes/?share=reddit&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Reddit">Reddit</a></li><li class="share-stumbleupon share-regular"><a class="share-stumbleupon share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/google-glass-to-to-bring-camera-tech-to-your-eyes/?share=stumbleupon&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on StumbleUpon">StumbleUpon</a></li><li class="share-twitter share-regular"><div class="twitter_button"><iframe allowtransparency="true" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fgoogle-glass-to-to-bring-camera-tech-to-your-eyes%2F&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fgoogle-glass-to-to-bring-camera-tech-to-your-eyes%2F&count=horizontal&text=Google%20Glass%20to%20to%20bring%20camera%20tech%20to%20your%20eyes:%20" style="width: 97px; height: 20px;" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul><div class="sharing-clear"></div></div></div>

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Samsung overtakes Nokia as number one phone manufacturer

<div class="ex"><p align="center"><img alt="Samsung overtakes Nokia as number one phone manufacturer" height="300/" src="http://www.new-technology-news.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Nokia_Lumia_610_review_01.jpg" width="500"></p><p>Samsung’s stellar phone performance at the start of 2012 not only buoyed the company’s financial results but also confirmed what everybody suspected – that the Korean giant has romped past Nokia to become the biggest mobile phone company in the world. </p><p>Nokia has been at the head of the phone rankings for an astonishing 14 years, but the Finnish company’s slump in recent times has finally seen it knocked off top spot. </p><p>According to Strategy Analytics’ figures, Samsung has shipped 93.5 million handsets in the first three months of 2012, over 10 million more than Nokia. </p><h4>Still a force</h4><p>The Finnish company’s total of 82.7 million handsets is by no means inconsiderable, but its dominance of the European market ended last year and its share of emerging markets is apparently beginning to decline. </p><p>It is the rise and rise of the smartphone that has hit Nokia the hardest, with its efforts to transcend the feature phone not providing the consumer or critical hit that the company had hoped for </p><p>Of course, Nokia has completely rethought its strategy in the last 18 months, signing up to a partnership with Microsoft to use its Windows Phone operating system. </p><p>Whether this is a good decision in the long term remains to be seen, with both companies clearly making significant efforts and spending considerable amounts of money to promote the Nokia Lumia range. </p><p>In contrast to Samsung’s blockbusting quarter, Nokia recorded a €1.34 billion operating loss – just over £1 billion or $1.76bn.</p><p><!--END--></p><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="snap_nopreview sharing robots-nocontent"><ul><li class="sharing_label">Want to share?:</li><li class="share-email share-regular share-service-visible"><a class="share-email share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/samsung-overtakes-nokia-as-number-one-phone-manufacturer/?share=email&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to email this to a friend">Email</a></li><li class="share-print share-regular"><a class="share-print share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/samsung-overtakes-nokia-as-number-one-phone-manufacturer/#print" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to print">Print</a></li><li class="share-digg share-regular"><a class="share-digg share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/samsung-overtakes-nokia-as-number-one-phone-manufacturer/?share=digg&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to Digg this post">Digg</a></li><li class="share-facebook share-regular"><a class="share-facebook share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/samsung-overtakes-nokia-as-number-one-phone-manufacturer/?share=facebook&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Share on Facebook">Facebook</a></li><li class="share-reddit share-regular"><a class="share-reddit share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/samsung-overtakes-nokia-as-number-one-phone-manufacturer/?share=reddit&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Reddit">Reddit</a></li><li class="share-stumbleupon share-regular"><a class="share-stumbleupon share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/samsung-overtakes-nokia-as-number-one-phone-manufacturer/?share=stumbleupon&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on StumbleUpon">StumbleUpon</a></li><li class="share-twitter share-regular"><div class="twitter_button"><iframe allowtransparency="true" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fsamsung-overtakes-nokia-as-number-one-phone-manufacturer%2F&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fsamsung-overtakes-nokia-as-number-one-phone-manufacturer%2F&count=horizontal&text=Samsung%20overtakes%20Nokia%20as%20number%20one%20phone%20manufacturer:%20" style="width: 97px; height: 20px;" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul><div class="sharing-clear"></div></div></div>

Samsung overtakes Nokia as number one phone manufacturer

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Budget Sony Xperia ST21i Android 4.0 device leaks

<div class="ex"><p align="center"><img alt="Budget Sony Xperia ST21i Android 4.0 device leaks" src="http://www.new-technology-news.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Sony_Xperia_ST21i_leaked-470-75.jpg"></p><p>The first images of the so-called Sony Xperia ST21i smartphone have reached the web.</p><p>Greek site Techblog has uncovered the snaps of a 3.2-inch device emblazoned with the new Sony-only logo, along with a host of specs which place the device firmly in the mid-range arena.</p><p>The handset will reportedly boast an 800Mhz Qualcomm processor, 512MB of RAM, a rather modest 3-megapixel camera and a run-of-the-mill 640x 480 screen resolution.</p><h2>Android ICS out of the box</h2><p>According to the report, wide-set device will have the advantage of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich right out of the box.</p><p>That’s something many of the current crop of Xperia devices from Sony, including the Xperia P and Xperia U cannot claim.</p><p>Those devices are launching with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, with an ICS update scheduled for later in the year.</p><p>There’s no word yet on a potential release date or price for the ST21i but we certainly can’t imagine Sony will be charging top dollar for this handset.</p><p>Earlier this week, however, we reported that the Xperia P may launch as soon as May 7th.<a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/132733374629/u/49/f/9809/c/669/s/1ed0266a/kg/315-316-318/a2.htm"><img border="0" src=""></a><img border="0" height="1/" src="" width="1"><img height="1/" src="" width="1"> </p><p><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/techradar/allnews/%7E3/NI8cYeRl_rY/story01.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the original article here</a></p><p><!--END--></p><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="snap_nopreview sharing robots-nocontent"><ul><li class="sharing_label">Want to share?:</li><li class="share-email share-regular share-service-visible"><a class="share-email share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/budget-sony-xperia-st21i-android-4-0-device-leaks/?share=email&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to email this to a friend">Email</a></li><li class="share-print share-regular"><a class="share-print share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/budget-sony-xperia-st21i-android-4-0-device-leaks/#print" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to print">Print</a></li><li class="share-digg share-regular"><a class="share-digg share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/budget-sony-xperia-st21i-android-4-0-device-leaks/?share=digg&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to Digg this post">Digg</a></li><li class="share-facebook share-regular"><a class="share-facebook share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/budget-sony-xperia-st21i-android-4-0-device-leaks/?share=facebook&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Share on Facebook">Facebook</a></li><li class="share-reddit share-regular"><a class="share-reddit share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/budget-sony-xperia-st21i-android-4-0-device-leaks/?share=reddit&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Reddit">Reddit</a></li><li class="share-stumbleupon share-regular"><a class="share-stumbleupon share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/budget-sony-xperia-st21i-android-4-0-device-leaks/?share=stumbleupon&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on StumbleUpon">StumbleUpon</a></li><li class="share-twitter share-regular"><div class="twitter_button"><iframe allowtransparency="true" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fbudget-sony-xperia-st21i-android-4-0-device-leaks%2F&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fbudget-sony-xperia-st21i-android-4-0-device-leaks%2F&count=horizontal&text=Budget%20Sony%20Xperia%20ST21i%20Android%204.0%20device%20leaks:%20" style="width: 97px; height: 20px;" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul><div class="sharing-clear"></div></div></div>

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Nintendo will offer digital versions of Wii U and 3DS games as it battles iPhone

<div class="ex"><p align="center"><img alt="Nintendo will offer digital versions of Wii U and 3DS games as it battles iPhone" src="http://www.new-technology-news.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Wii-U-470-75.jpg"></p><p>Nintendo intends to combat Apple’s ever-increasing encroachment on the gaming market by offering digital versions of games sold through retail stores.</p><p>The Japanese giant announced its first losses in 30 years on Thursday, with the iPhone’s dominance of the handheld arena thought to be a factor in underwhelming Nintendo 3DS sales.</p><p>Now the company plans to let gamers choose between a physical copy of new games or a digital copy which can be downloaded onto the device by activating a 16-digit code, loaded onto the SD card.</p><p>The first game to go on sale using the new system will be New Super Mario Bros. 2 for the 3DS, which is launched in August and sees the company adopt a similar approach to the PS Vita.</p><h3>Fighting back in 2012</h3><p>The move is seen as lowering the risk for retailers, who won’t have to contend with as many unsold discs and cartridges, while it also impacts the second hand-games market despised by studios.</p><p>The first annual losses encountered by Nintendo (about $533m, £329m) make the next twelve months absolutely crucial.</p><p>The company expects sales of the 3DS to fight back and reach expectations, while the Wii U launch later this year will surely be do or die for the company.</p><p>A strange rumour on Friday suggested the company might actually attempt to build Android into the new Wii U. If that happens we’ll eat our Wii Balance Boards, sideways. However, we guess anything’s possible?</p><p><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/techradar/allnews/%7E3/oQNz8NmeqFU/story01.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the original article here</a></p><p><!--END--></p><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="snap_nopreview sharing robots-nocontent"><ul><li class="sharing_label">Want to share?:</li><li class="share-email share-regular share-service-visible"><a class="share-email share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/nintendo-will-offer-digital-versions-of-wii-u-and-3ds-games-as-it-battles-iphone/?share=email&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to email this to a friend">Email</a></li><li class="share-print share-regular"><a class="share-print share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/nintendo-will-offer-digital-versions-of-wii-u-and-3ds-games-as-it-battles-iphone/#print" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to print">Print</a></li><li class="share-digg share-regular"><a class="share-digg share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/nintendo-will-offer-digital-versions-of-wii-u-and-3ds-games-as-it-battles-iphone/?share=digg&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to Digg this post">Digg</a></li><li class="share-facebook share-regular"><a class="share-facebook share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/nintendo-will-offer-digital-versions-of-wii-u-and-3ds-games-as-it-battles-iphone/?share=facebook&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Share on Facebook">Facebook</a></li><li class="share-reddit share-regular"><a class="share-reddit share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/nintendo-will-offer-digital-versions-of-wii-u-and-3ds-games-as-it-battles-iphone/?share=reddit&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Reddit">Reddit</a></li><li class="share-stumbleupon share-regular"><a class="share-stumbleupon share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/nintendo-will-offer-digital-versions-of-wii-u-and-3ds-games-as-it-battles-iphone/?share=stumbleupon&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on StumbleUpon">StumbleUpon</a></li><li class="share-twitter share-regular"><div class="twitter_button"><iframe allowtransparency="true" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fnintendo-will-offer-digital-versions-of-wii-u-and-3ds-games-as-it-battles-iphone%2F&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fnintendo-will-offer-digital-versions-of-wii-u-and-3ds-games-as-it-battles-iphone%2F&count=horizontal&text=Nintendo%20will%20offer%20digital%20versions%20of%20Wii%20U%20and%203DS%20games%20as%20it%20battles%20iPhone:%20" style="width: 97px; height: 20px;" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul><div class="sharing-clear"></div></div></div>

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iPhone more valuable to Nokia than Lumia range

<div class="ex"><p align="center"><img alt="iPhone more valuable to Nokia than Lumia range" src="http://www.new-technology-news.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/nokia-lumia-900-470-75.jpg"></p><p>It’s been revealed that Nokia makes more money from licensing its patents to Apple for use in the iPhone range, than it does from selling its own Lumia handsets.</p><p>Nokia has recently released its figures for the last quarter and they don’t make for happy reading. The Finnish manufacturer made a loss on its mobile device sales, even after launching new handsets including the Lumia 900.</p><p>It’s been a rough year for Nokia, as it took a gamble going down the Windows Phone route and it’s yet to see decent sales figures for its launch handsets the Lumia 800 and Lumia 710.</p><h4><strong>All hope is not lost</strong></h4><p>However it’s not all doom and gloom over in Finland. According to an AppleInsider source, Nokia has raked in around £370 million ($600 million) in royalties from Apple.</p><p>Nokia licenses out a number of its patents to the Cupertino-based firm, to be used inside its devices such as the iPhone 4S, and this generates a lot of money for the cash-strapped Scandinavians.</p><p>With the recent release of the Lumia 900 and the upcoming, budget-focussed Lumia 610, Nokia will be hoping to reverse its fortunes in 2012 and as we look towards Windows Phone 8 Apollo, could this spell a game changing moment for the firm?<a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/132733351624/u/49/f/9809/c/669/s/1ecb5b2c/kg/294-326-327/a2.htm"><img border="0" src=""></a><img border="0" height="1/" src="" width="1"><img height="1/" src="" width="1"> </p><p><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/techradar/allnews/%7E3/D9a7nT3BryI/story01.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the original article here</a></p><p><!--END--></p><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="snap_nopreview sharing robots-nocontent"><ul><li class="sharing_label">Want to share?:</li><li class="share-email share-regular share-service-visible"><a class="share-email share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/iphone-more-valuable-to-nokia-than-lumia-range/?share=email&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to email this to a friend">Email</a></li><li class="share-print share-regular"><a class="share-print share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/iphone-more-valuable-to-nokia-than-lumia-range/#print" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to print">Print</a></li><li class="share-digg share-regular"><a class="share-digg share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/iphone-more-valuable-to-nokia-than-lumia-range/?share=digg&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to Digg this post">Digg</a></li><li class="share-facebook share-regular"><a class="share-facebook share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/iphone-more-valuable-to-nokia-than-lumia-range/?share=facebook&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Share on Facebook">Facebook</a></li><li class="share-reddit share-regular"><a class="share-reddit share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/iphone-more-valuable-to-nokia-than-lumia-range/?share=reddit&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Reddit">Reddit</a></li><li class="share-stumbleupon share-regular"><a class="share-stumbleupon share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/iphone-more-valuable-to-nokia-than-lumia-range/?share=stumbleupon&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on StumbleUpon">StumbleUpon</a></li><li class="share-twitter share-regular"><div class="twitter_button"><iframe allowtransparency="true" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fiphone-more-valuable-to-nokia-than-lumia-range%2F&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fiphone-more-valuable-to-nokia-than-lumia-range%2F&count=horizontal&text=iPhone%20more%20valuable%20to%20Nokia%20than%20Lumia%20range:%20" style="width: 97px; height: 20px;" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul><div class="sharing-clear"></div></div></div>

iPhone more valuable to Nokia than Lumia range

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Samsung Galaxy S3 to sport dual-core processor in the US?

<div class="ex"><p align="center"><img alt="Samsung Galaxy S3 to sport dual-core processor in the US?" src="http://www.new-technology-news.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/snapdragon_generic-470-75.jpg"></p><p>The Samsung Galaxy S3 may lose its quad-core processor when it heads to US, instead having to settle for a poxy dual-core offering.</p><p>According to reports from <em>The Korea Times</em>, a Samsung executive has revealed that the US version of the Galaxy S3 will sport the dual-core Qualcomm chip, whereas the international version will pack the powerful Exynos 4 Quad processor.</p><p>This wouldn’t be the first time America has seen a less powerful version land on its shores, as the HTC One X, which runs Nvidia’s Tegra 3 quad-core chip, was swapped to the dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor.</p><h4><strong>4G compatibility issues</strong></h4><p>The reason for Samsung’s potential downgrade has not been documented, but it could be along the same lines as the One X, with some of the latest quad-core chips incompatible with the modems necessary for 4G networks.</p><p>The Galaxy S3 is seen to be the next major handset on the market, with Samsung confirming that it will be using its new quad-core Exynos chip in the device and reports suggesting it will come with a 4.5-4.8-inch HD screen, 8MP or 12MP camera, NFC technology and Android Ice Cream Sandwich.</p><p>We’ll know for sure what the deal is on May 3, as Samsung takes to the stage at Earls Court, London, to reveal its next Galaxy device. TechRadar will be in attendance to bring you all the news live.</p><p><!--END--></p><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="snap_nopreview sharing robots-nocontent"><ul><li class="sharing_label">Want to share?:</li><li class="share-email share-regular share-service-visible"><a class="share-email share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/samsung-galaxy-s3-to-sport-dual-core-processor-in-the-us/?share=email&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to email this to a friend">Email</a></li><li class="share-print share-regular"><a class="share-print share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/samsung-galaxy-s3-to-sport-dual-core-processor-in-the-us/#print" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to print">Print</a></li><li class="share-digg share-regular"><a class="share-digg share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/samsung-galaxy-s3-to-sport-dual-core-processor-in-the-us/?share=digg&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to Digg this post">Digg</a></li><li class="share-facebook share-regular"><a class="share-facebook share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/samsung-galaxy-s3-to-sport-dual-core-processor-in-the-us/?share=facebook&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Share on Facebook">Facebook</a></li><li class="share-reddit share-regular"><a class="share-reddit share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/samsung-galaxy-s3-to-sport-dual-core-processor-in-the-us/?share=reddit&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Reddit">Reddit</a></li><li class="share-stumbleupon share-regular"><a class="share-stumbleupon share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/samsung-galaxy-s3-to-sport-dual-core-processor-in-the-us/?share=stumbleupon&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on StumbleUpon">StumbleUpon</a></li><li class="share-twitter share-regular"><div class="twitter_button"><iframe allowtransparency="true" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fsamsung-galaxy-s3-to-sport-dual-core-processor-in-the-us%2F&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fsamsung-galaxy-s3-to-sport-dual-core-processor-in-the-us%2F&count=horizontal&text=Samsung%20Galaxy%20S3%20to%20sport%20dual-core%20processor%20in%20the%20US%3F:%20" style="width: 97px; height: 20px;" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul><div class="sharing-clear"></div></div></div>

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Opinion: Why QuickSync is Intel’s secret weapon

<div class="ex"><p align="center"><img alt="Opinion: Why QuickSync is Intel's secret weapon" src="http://www.new-technology-news.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IvB%20transparent-470-75.jpg"></p><p>Is it time to give up on traditional CPU performance and embrace alternative methods? </p><p>That’s what I’ve been pondering of late thanks to Intel QuickSync video feature, reprised in its latest Ivy Bridge processors, the Intel Core i5-3750K and the Intel Core i7-3770K.</p><p>QuickSync, of course, is far from new. It’s in Intel’s previous Sandy Bridge generation of CPUs and therefore it’s been around for over a year. But in raw performance terms, it was still the most impressive single feature in the new Ivy Bridge processors.</p><p>In part that’s because Ivy Bridge brings very little extra in terms of plain old CPU performance, something that I see becoming more and more of a trend as Intel switches its focus to mobile and ultramobile computing. But there’s more to it than that.</p><p>For my testing, I transcoded an hour-long full-HD episode of a certain swords and just-a-little sorcery that’s proving popular at the moment. Using the four CPU cores in the 3770K, which is the fastest of the new Ivy Bridge chips, the task takes around 10 to 15 minutes depending on setting.</p><p>Not bad and probably four or five times faster than you might expect from a typical PC with a dual core chip with a couple of years under its belt. However, flick the switch on QuickSync and accelerate the work in hardware and the time tumbles to just a few minutes.</p><p>In other words, it’s become quick enough to do as a last moment thing before you pop out the door. Fancy catching up on your favourite show in the train that day? No real planning required. If you remember that you wanted to do it at all, you’ve probably got time thanks to QuickSync.</p><h4>What about AMD and Nvidia?</h4><p>Of course, there are a few provisos. Intel does make more powerful PC processors than the 3770K. The Intel Core i7-3960X, for instance, has six cores and will give you around 30 per cent better performance in CPU-encoding mode. But that’s still miles off the performance of the 3770K using QuickSync. And the 3960X is based on a server-derived architecture and completely lacks the QuickSync feature.</p><p>It’s also intriguing to note that QuickSync performance holds up pretty well in lower spec Intel processors. I’ve a pretty weedy Ultrabook knocking about that will transcode video at about half the pace of the 3770K in QuickSync mode. That means it’s faster than that 3960X as it brute forces the job in its six cores.</p><p>The marketing suits at AMD and Nvidia would of course argue that they’ve been offering similar capabilities via their discrete graphics chips for yonks. Which is true. But not everyone has discrete graphics. Integrated graphics is where the market is at for the most part. Moreover, it won’t be too long before the vast majority of client and consumer PCs have QuickSync capability in some form or vintage.</p><p>No the real problem with QuickSync is software support. It’s gotten better since the disappointing pair of applications available at launch a year or so ago (here’s a list of the most popular QuickSync applications. </p><p>But QuickSync will only be really effective fro most people when compatibility is virtually 100 per cent, when the whole thing is almost invisible to end users. It just works, no need to click boxes or check settings.</p><p>In the meantime, it’s an absolutely killer feature for those in the know.</p><p><!--END--></p><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="snap_nopreview sharing robots-nocontent"><ul><li class="sharing_label">Want to share?:</li><li class="share-email share-regular share-service-visible"><a class="share-email share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/opinion-why-quicksync-is-intels-secret-weapon/?share=email&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to email this to a friend">Email</a></li><li class="share-print share-regular"><a class="share-print share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/opinion-why-quicksync-is-intels-secret-weapon/#print" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to print">Print</a></li><li class="share-digg share-regular"><a class="share-digg share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/opinion-why-quicksync-is-intels-secret-weapon/?share=digg&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to Digg this post">Digg</a></li><li class="share-facebook share-regular"><a class="share-facebook share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/opinion-why-quicksync-is-intels-secret-weapon/?share=facebook&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Share on Facebook">Facebook</a></li><li class="share-reddit share-regular"><a class="share-reddit share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/opinion-why-quicksync-is-intels-secret-weapon/?share=reddit&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Reddit">Reddit</a></li><li class="share-stumbleupon share-regular"><a class="share-stumbleupon share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/opinion-why-quicksync-is-intels-secret-weapon/?share=stumbleupon&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on StumbleUpon">StumbleUpon</a></li><li class="share-twitter share-regular"><div class="twitter_button"><iframe allowtransparency="true" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fopinion-why-quicksync-is-intels-secret-weapon%2F&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fopinion-why-quicksync-is-intels-secret-weapon%2F&count=horizontal&text=Opinion%3A%20Why%20QuickSync%20is%20Intel%27s%20secret%20weapon:%20" style="width: 97px; height: 20px;" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul><div class="sharing-clear"></div></div></div>

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Microsoft acts quickly to fix Hotmail password bug

<div class="ex"><p align="center"><img alt="Microsoft acts quickly to fix Hotmail password bug" src="http://www.new-technology-news.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/windows_logo-470-75.jpg"></p><p>Microsoft says it has fixed a bug within its Hotmail email service, which had allowed hackers to easily reset passwords and take control of accounts.</p><p>The software giant, which has 350m users signed up for webmail accounts, released the fix amid fears that accounts were being easily compromised.</p><p>The bug, discovered earlier this month, sparked reports of hackers offering to carry out the password switch on any account for as little as $20 (£12).</p><p>YouTube videos highlighting how to perform the hack, mainly in Arabic, had also started to surface.</p><h3>Quick fix</h3><p>Microsoft has issued a statement to say the loophole has now been closed and that Hotmail account holders need take no further action.</p><p>“On Friday, we addressed an incident with password reset functionality; there is no action for customers, as they are protected,” the company said.</p><p>Security firm Sophos has blogged on the subject, pointing out that it’s unclear how many accounts have been burgled.</p><p>“What isn’t known is just how many of Hotmail’s 350 million users might have been impacted by the serious security vulnerability – Microsoft certainly isn’t saying,” the company <a href="http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/04/27/microsoft-rushes-out-fix-after-hackers-change-passwords-to-hack-hotmail-accounts/">wrote</a> on its Naked Security blog.</p><p>“But if you’re worried, there’s an easy way to check. Hacked Hotmail accounts would have had their passwords changed to something else – so if you are no longer able to access your Hotmail account it’s possible (although by no means definite – there may be other reasons, of course) that your email account fell victim to this attack.”</p><p><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/techradar/allnews/%7E3/Fffloh2zvyo/story01.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the original article here</a></p><p><!--END--></p><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="snap_nopreview sharing robots-nocontent"><ul><li class="sharing_label">Want to share?:</li><li class="share-email share-regular share-service-visible"><a class="share-email share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/microsoft-acts-quickly-to-fix-hotmail-password-bug/?share=email&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to email this to a friend">Email</a></li><li class="share-print share-regular"><a class="share-print share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/microsoft-acts-quickly-to-fix-hotmail-password-bug/#print" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to print">Print</a></li><li class="share-digg share-regular"><a class="share-digg share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/microsoft-acts-quickly-to-fix-hotmail-password-bug/?share=digg&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to Digg this post">Digg</a></li><li class="share-facebook share-regular"><a class="share-facebook share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/microsoft-acts-quickly-to-fix-hotmail-password-bug/?share=facebook&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Share on Facebook">Facebook</a></li><li class="share-reddit share-regular"><a class="share-reddit share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/microsoft-acts-quickly-to-fix-hotmail-password-bug/?share=reddit&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Reddit">Reddit</a></li><li class="share-stumbleupon share-regular"><a class="share-stumbleupon share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/microsoft-acts-quickly-to-fix-hotmail-password-bug/?share=stumbleupon&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on StumbleUpon">StumbleUpon</a></li><li class="share-twitter share-regular"><div class="twitter_button"><iframe allowtransparency="true" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fmicrosoft-acts-quickly-to-fix-hotmail-password-bug%2F&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fmicrosoft-acts-quickly-to-fix-hotmail-password-bug%2F&count=horizontal&text=Microsoft%20acts%20quickly%20to%20fix%20Hotmail%20password%20bug:%20" style="width: 97px; height: 20px;" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul><div class="sharing-clear"></div></div></div>

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7 Days in Gaming: Max Payne 3 wheels our desk over to Skyrim DLC

<div class="ex"><p align="center"><img alt="7 Days in Gaming: Max Payne 3 wheels our desk over to Skyrim DLC" src="http://www.new-technology-news.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/maxPayne3-470-75.jpg"></p><p>We’ve spent the week seeking out desks with wheels on, just so we can replicate the trailblazers at Valve – but fortunately we managed to find time to wheel ourselves over to the office news fountain to capture the best of the gaming news in the small disposable plastic cup we call 7DiG. </p><p>We’ve always wondered what it would be like to work with the people who created Gordon Freeman’s dialogue and got us labelled ‘bloody sniping scumbags’ in <em>Team Fortress 2</em>, and now we have startling insight due to the brilliant, quirky and ever-so-slightly-depressing-in-a-jealous-kind-of-way Valve employee’s handbook. [PDF <a href="http://newcdn.flamehaus.com/Valve_Handbook_LowRes.pdf">Flamehaus</a>]</p><p>We’ll probably be calling our Snow Elf ‘N’Safety’ if the rumours about <em>Skyrim</em> DLC are true. We can’t help get a bit excited about all the vampire improvements – but we’ll also bit a little bit dismayed if that giant mudcrab that was demoed at GameJam doesn’t make the cut. [<a href="http://www.computerandvideogames.com/345595/skyrim-dlc-snow-elfs-vampires-discovered-hidden-in-new-update/">CVG</a>]</p><p>YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGIgXeGC6Dg</p><p>7DiG spent some time playing through a big ol’ chunk of <em>Max Payne 3</em> this week – and we really like the fact that it made us feel like an awesome action star despite our frankly weedy third-person console shooter skills. Fortunately our gaming PC is more than capable of playing the PC version which means we can ramp up the skill level beyond ‘pathetic loser’. [<a href="http://www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3/restricted_content/restricted_content_agegated/ref?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rockstargames.com%2Fmaxpayne3%2F&hash=294f6c318189ab99b4c902e37089401a">RockStar</a>] </p><p>Fancy seeing the <em>Bioshock Infinite </em>trailer recut with the Inception music? Go on then</p><p>YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGdBRo01mh4</p><p>Bad news everyone – for those people who are wondering how many pennies to leave rattling in their piggy banks in order to grab a Wii U when it arrives, it sounds like you’ll have to wait beyond E3 to find out. Booo! Also – Nintendo made a loss for the first time in 30 years. Double booo! [<a href="http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/120427/04.html">Nintendo</a>] </p><p>Good news everyone – rather than working on a 21st century version of Sim Brick Maxis is apparently working on Sim Ocean. Hit space bar to make wave – repeat. [<a href="http://www.computerandvideogames.com/345437/is-simocean-maxis-next-big-project/">CVG</a>] </p><p>Apparently enough people in the Valve offices have wheeled their desks over to the Open Source section – probably in a cupboard somewhere – to plan out Steam for Linux. </p><p>More bad new everyone – the PS Vita has hit a new all-time sales low in Japan, falling below 10,000 units for the first time. Context? 11,779 PSPs were sold – which is a bit of shame considering the PS Vita is actually a really nice piece of kit. [<a href="http://www.computerandvideogames.com/345174/vita-hits-new-new-record-low-in-japan/">CVG</a>]</p><p>As ever we’ll leave you with a plethora of awesomeness from the other gaming sites around the Future net: </p><p><strong>Official Nintendo Magazine: </strong></p><p><a href="http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/37561/new-super-mario-bros-2-ideas/">New Super Mario Bros 2 ideas: 10 things we want to see</a></p><p><a href="http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/37631/wii-u-release-date-and-price-wont-be-announced-at-e3-2012/">Wii U release date and price to be announced at E3 2012</a></p><p><a href="http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/37620/best-normal-pokemon/">Best Normal Pokemon</a></p><p><strong>CVG</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.computerandvideogames.com/345020/black-ops-2-why-it-will-be-better-than-modern-warfare-3/">Why Black Ops 2 will be better than Modern Warfare 3</a></p><p><a href="http://www.computerandvideogames.com/344367/features/25-most-heartbreaking-moments-in-nintendo-history/">The 25 most heartbreaking moments in Nintendo history</a></p><p><a href="http://www.computerandvideogames.com/344539/new-halo-4-screenshots-and-concept-art/">New Halo 4 screenshots and concept art</a></p><p><strong>Golden Joysticks</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.goldenjoystick.tv/video/euro-2012-england-vs-germany-gameplay-6X7hTLt67s4jK">England v Germany Fifa 12 footage</a> </p><p><a href="http://www.goldenjoystick.tv/video/god-of-war-ascension-trailer-analysis-Ilnm2j2Ctky5Y">God of War Ascension trailer</a></p><p><a href="http://www.goldenjoystick.tv/video/medal-of-honor-warfighter-gameplay-interview-02U9D4Gqw9uj1">Medal of Hnor Warfighter gameplay interview</a></p><p><strong>Nintendo Gamer</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.nintendo-gamer.net/2012/04/24/iwata-asks-kazuo-hirai/">Nintendo’s Iwata interviews Sony’s Kaz Hirai</a></p><p><a href="http://www.nintendo-gamer.net/2012/04/20/ten-of-the-most-ridiculous-and-therefore-awesome-nes-covers-ever-created/">Ten of the most ridiculous NES covers ever created</a></p><p><a href="http://www.nintendo-gamer.net/2012/04/19/five-alternative-e3-2012-predictions/">Five alternative E3 2012 predictions</a></p><p><strong>Games Radar</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.gamesradar.com/prey-2-doesnt-meet-bethesdas-quality-standards-what-are-bethesdas-quality-standards/">What are Bethesda’s quality standards</a></p><p><a href="http://www.gamesradar.com/everyday-world-problems-would-not-exist-if-everyone-thought-gamer/">Everday world problems that would not exist if everyone thought like a gamer</a></p><p><a href="http://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-ever/">100 best games of all time</a></p><p><strong>Official PlayStation </strong></p><p><a href="http://www.officialplaystationmagazine.co.uk/2012/04/26/dishonored-ps3-preview-making-murder-magical/">Dishonoured preview</a></p><p><a href="http://www.officialplaystationmagazine.co.uk/2012/04/25/dead-space-3-and-army-of-two-3-outed-by-cv-images-available-upon-request/">Dead Space 3 and Army of Two 3 outed</a></p><p><a href="http://www.officialplaystationmagazine.co.uk/2012/04/23/infamous-3-6-things-we-want-to-change/">Infamous 3: 6 things we want to change</a><img height="1/" src="" width="1"> </p><p><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/techradar/allnews/%7E3/LskS1I9Jj3k/story01.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the original article here</a></p><p><!--END--></p><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="snap_nopreview sharing robots-nocontent"><ul><li class="sharing_label">Want to share?:</li><li class="share-email share-regular share-service-visible"><a class="share-email share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/7-days-in-gaming-max-payne-3-wheels-our-desk-over-to-skyrim-dlc/?share=email&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to email this to a friend">Email</a></li><li 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House passes controversial cybersecurity bill CISPA

<div class="ex"><p align="center"><img alt="House passes controversial cybersecurity bill CISPA" src="http://www.new-technology-news.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/spam-470-75.jpg"></p><p>The House of Representatives quickly passed controversial cybersecurity bill CISPA yesterday.</p><p>The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act is designed to encourage the government and corporations to share information on internet security and threats to prevent cyber attacks from foreign entities. </p><p>It passed in Congress with a bipartisan vote of 248-168.</p><p>However, civil liberties groups say that the bill’s measures are too broad. </p><p>Critics state the bill enables internet service providers to monitor any of a customer’s private communications, including email and instant messages, and share that information with the government without a warrant or court order if it is believed to relate to cybersecurity or national security. </p><p>Information shared in this way could then be retained by government agencies and used for investigations outside of the bill’s scope.</p><div class="boxout-2">The bill enables internet service providers to monitor any of a customer’s private communications.</div><p>An amendment was added to the bill shortly before it passed which expanded the bill to protect the sharing of information pertaining to investigation and prosecution of cybersecurity crimes, protection of individuals from serious bodily harm, and protection of minors from child pornography.</p><h4>ACLU opposes CISPA’s passing</h4><p>A coalition of civil liberties groups including the ACLU, Center for Democracy & Technology, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation issued a statement against the bill’s passing:</p><p>“CISPA’s ‘information sharing’ regime allows the transfer of vast amounts of data, including sensitive information like internet use history or the content of emails, to any agency in the government including military and intelligence agencies like the National Security Agency or the Department of Defense Cyber Command. Once in government hands, this information can be used for undefined ‘national security’ purposes unrelated to cybersecurity.”</p><p>CISPA bears similarities to the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect Intellectual Property Act that were introduced earlier year. </p><p>SOPA and PIPA came under fire by widespread online activism inspired by online privacy concerns. As a result of the mounting pressure, Congress delayed a vote on both bills.</p><p>CISPA will now move to the Senate, which is already reviewing a separate bill that places cybersecurity matters with Homeland Security rather than shared between government agencies and corporations.</p><p>The Obama administration has threatened to veto CISPA if it passes the Senate.<a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/132733375945/u/49/f/9809/c/669/s/1ed0300c/a2.htm"><img border="0" src=""></a><img border="0" height="1/" src="" width="1"><img height="1/" src="" width="1"> </p><p><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/techradar/allnews/%7E3/yAomgISPQzE/story01.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the original article here</a></p><p><!--END--></p><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="snap_nopreview sharing robots-nocontent"><ul><li class="sharing_label">Want to share?:</li><li class="share-email share-regular share-service-visible"><a class="share-email share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/house-passes-controversial-cybersecurity-bill-cispa/?share=email&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to email this to a friend">Email</a></li><li class="share-print share-regular"><a class="share-print share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/house-passes-controversial-cybersecurity-bill-cispa/#print" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to print">Print</a></li><li class="share-digg share-regular"><a class="share-digg share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/house-passes-controversial-cybersecurity-bill-cispa/?share=digg&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to Digg this post">Digg</a></li><li class="share-facebook share-regular"><a class="share-facebook share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/house-passes-controversial-cybersecurity-bill-cispa/?share=facebook&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Share on Facebook">Facebook</a></li><li class="share-reddit share-regular"><a class="share-reddit share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/house-passes-controversial-cybersecurity-bill-cispa/?share=reddit&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Reddit">Reddit</a></li><li class="share-stumbleupon share-regular"><a class="share-stumbleupon share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/house-passes-controversial-cybersecurity-bill-cispa/?share=stumbleupon&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on StumbleUpon">StumbleUpon</a></li><li class="share-twitter share-regular"><div class="twitter_button"><iframe allowtransparency="true" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fhouse-passes-controversial-cybersecurity-bill-cispa%2F&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fhouse-passes-controversial-cybersecurity-bill-cispa%2F&count=horizontal&text=House%20passes%20controversial%20cybersecurity%20bill%20CISPA:%20" style="width: 97px; height: 20px;" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul><div class="sharing-clear"></div></div></div>

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Kindle Fire helps Amazon top Q1 estimates

<div class="ex"><p align="center"><img alt="Kindle Fire helps Amazon top Q1 estimates" src="http://www.new-technology-news.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/kindle_fire_duo-470-75.jpg"></p><p>Amazon announced its first quarter earnings, which beat profit estimates thanks to strong Kindle Fire sales.</p><p>First the bad news: Amazon’s profits are down overall at $130 million net income compared to last year’s Q1 net income of $201 million. </p><p>Amazon attributes the drop to the company’s various investments, such as fulfillment centers, web services infrastructure and video content rights.</p><p>Here’s the good news: that the $130 million, which translates to 28 cents per share, beats the online giant’s first quarter estimate of reaching 6 cents per share. </p><p>Meanwhile, revenue grew 34 percent to $13.18 billion, beating expectations set for $12.91 billion.</p><h4>Kindle Fire Amazon’s best selling e-reader</h4><p>The Kindle Fire was the star of Amazon’s first quarter, taking the top spot as Amazon’s best-selling item. </p><p>As a result, Amazon saw a 17 percent increase in media sales that are mostly attributed to customers filling their new Kindle Fire with digital movies and books. </p><p>Looking ahead, Amazon is estimating revenue in its second quarter to grow between 20 to 34 percent, or between $11.9 billion to $13.3 billion. </p><p><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/techradar/allnews/%7E3/5VnYUUDag8U/story01.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the original article here</a></p><p><!--END--></p><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="snap_nopreview sharing robots-nocontent"><ul><li class="sharing_label">Want to share?:</li><li class="share-email share-regular share-service-visible"><a class="share-email share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/kindle-fire-helps-amazon-top-q1-estimates/?share=email&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to email this to a friend">Email</a></li><li class="share-print share-regular"><a class="share-print share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/kindle-fire-helps-amazon-top-q1-estimates/#print" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to print">Print</a></li><li class="share-digg share-regular"><a class="share-digg share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/kindle-fire-helps-amazon-top-q1-estimates/?share=digg&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to Digg this post">Digg</a></li><li class="share-facebook share-regular"><a class="share-facebook share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/kindle-fire-helps-amazon-top-q1-estimates/?share=facebook&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Share on Facebook">Facebook</a></li><li class="share-reddit share-regular"><a class="share-reddit share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/kindle-fire-helps-amazon-top-q1-estimates/?share=reddit&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Reddit">Reddit</a></li><li class="share-stumbleupon share-regular"><a class="share-stumbleupon share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/kindle-fire-helps-amazon-top-q1-estimates/?share=stumbleupon&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on StumbleUpon">StumbleUpon</a></li><li class="share-twitter share-regular"><div class="twitter_button"><iframe allowtransparency="true" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fkindle-fire-helps-amazon-top-q1-estimates%2F&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fkindle-fire-helps-amazon-top-q1-estimates%2F&count=horizontal&text=Kindle%20Fire%20helps%20Amazon%20top%20Q1%20estimates:%20" style="width: 97px; height: 20px;" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul><div class="sharing-clear"></div></div></div>

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Valve excited for Steam on Linux, not so much for Windows 8

<div class="ex"><p align="center"><img alt="Valve excited for Steam on Linux, not so much for Windows 8" src="http://www.new-technology-news.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/steam-1-470-75.jpg"></p><p>Linux users are used to getting short shrift when it comes to popular applications and games making the transition to their favorite open-source platform, but it turns out the folks at Valve are not only big fans, they’re extremely committed to porting Steam and its Source Engine in a big way.</p><p>The folks over at Phoronix headed to Valve’s offices in Bellevue, Wash. for some face time with co-founder Gabe Newell, the man paving the way for the arrival of Steam on the Linux platform. </p><p>Not only does the company already have a team of Linux developers already hard at work on the port, they continue to hire others in an effort to accelerate those efforts.</p><p>Word began to spread in 2010 of a Linux port for Steam and its Source Engine, but many gamers dismissed it as too good to be true – until now. </p><h4><strong>Linux or bust</strong></h4><p>As Valve’s managing director, Newell only recently became personally involved with the project, which will likely be released first in beta form and initially limited to <em>Left 4 Dead 2</em>.</p><p>Phoronix’s Michael Larabel got a hands-on look at Valve’s progress on the Linux port and walked away quite impressed.</p><p>“This Linux work just is not some half-assed attempt by [Valve] to make it look like they are a Linux-friendly organization,” Larabel explains. </p><p>“Gabe’s vision to support, embrace, and promote Linux are amazing, assuming they execute, which looks to be very high probability at this point.”</p><h4><strong>Less enthusiastic about Windows 8</strong></h4><p>It turns out that Newell is an enthusiastic supporter of Linux – but he was far less excited about the course Redmond is currently charting with Windows 8.</p><p>“[Newell's] level of Linux interest and commitment was incredible while his negativity for Windows 8 and the future of Microsoft was stunning,” the report reveals. </p><p>“I plan to try out Windows 8 simply to see if it’s as bad as Gabe states and because he’s curious about my opinions of this latest Microsoft operating system.”</p><p><!--END--></p><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="snap_nopreview sharing robots-nocontent"><ul><li class="sharing_label">Want to share?:</li><li class="share-email share-regular share-service-visible"><a class="share-email share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/valve-excited-for-steam-on-linux-not-so-much-for-windows-8/?share=email&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to email this to a friend">Email</a></li><li class="share-print share-regular"><a class="share-print share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/valve-excited-for-steam-on-linux-not-so-much-for-windows-8/#print" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to print">Print</a></li><li class="share-digg share-regular"><a class="share-digg share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/valve-excited-for-steam-on-linux-not-so-much-for-windows-8/?share=digg&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to Digg this post">Digg</a></li><li class="share-facebook share-regular"><a class="share-facebook share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/valve-excited-for-steam-on-linux-not-so-much-for-windows-8/?share=facebook&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Share on Facebook">Facebook</a></li><li class="share-reddit share-regular"><a class="share-reddit share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/valve-excited-for-steam-on-linux-not-so-much-for-windows-8/?share=reddit&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Reddit">Reddit</a></li><li class="share-stumbleupon share-regular"><a class="share-stumbleupon share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/valve-excited-for-steam-on-linux-not-so-much-for-windows-8/?share=stumbleupon&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on StumbleUpon">StumbleUpon</a></li><li class="share-twitter share-regular"><div class="twitter_button"><iframe allowtransparency="true" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fvalve-excited-for-steam-on-linux-not-so-much-for-windows-8%2F&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fvalve-excited-for-steam-on-linux-not-so-much-for-windows-8%2F&count=horizontal&text=Valve%20excited%20for%20Steam%20on%20Linux%2C%20not%20so%20much%20for%20Windows%208:%20" style="width: 97px; height: 20px;" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul><div class="sharing-clear"></div></div></div>

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Buying Guide: Which is the best Orange phone?

<div class="ex"><p align="center"><img alt="Buying Guide: Which is the best Orange phone?" src="http://www.new-technology-news.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Orange-470-75.jpg"></p><p>Panther, Dolphin, Canary, Monkey, Camel and Racoon. You’d be forgiven for thinking we’d been on Safari, alas we’re not THAT lucky. </p><p>As we squirrel away (see what we did there?) our hard earned dosh, we like to know that we get the best from our network. This tends to vary from person to person: cue Orange’s slightly incomprehensible animal plans.</p><p>On a pay monthly contract, text-hungry users are presented with the Canary Plan, talkers could have the call based Racoon Plan, and then there’s the Dolphin Plan, which adds in some data too. </p><p>However, should you want, as Orange suggest, “everything”, it has created the Panther Plan. True to its word, included are minutes, texts, tether-able data, Wifi and what they call “swapables”. </p><p>Simply put, these are extras that can be changed monthly depending on your preference. You can choose from Mobile TV options, Deezer music streaming, Game or Book downloads, Puzzles and more.</p><p>If that’s not enough, available for every plan, for a fiver a month, are a range of optional extras including 500MB of data, Photo Messaging, Sat Nav, Gaming and Sky Sports Mobile TV.</p><p>Pay as you go users are similarly treated to a range of plans, each providing differing bonuses per top up, as well as a Phone Fund to contribute to your next mobile purchase, and the ability to top up from as little as 10p.</p><p>Oh and before we forget, there’s Orange Wednesdays and Film Thursdays, available to all their customers. The premier being 2 for 1 tickets to the cinema, the latter, a free film download from iTunes. </p><p>So those are the plans, but what are the phones?</p><h4>Apple iPhone 4S</h4><p>Its unsurprising to see the 4S here really, given that Apple’s device has taken the market by storm. Backed with an impressive App Store, the 4S brings greater functionality and faster speeds than previous iterations. This is all shown off beautifully on Apple’s stunning, pin-sharp Retina display and its quick, smooth processor. </p><p>Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray</p><p>They say big is beautiful, but as the adage goes, it’s not about size, it’s about what you do with it. Powered by a skinned Android Gingerbread (2.3) and an update to Ice Cream Sandwich incoming, the Xperia Ray can do a lot. Whether web browsing or multitasking, the 1GHz processor powers through nicely, and the clear sharp display shows off photos taken on the 8MP camera well.</p><p><strong>HTC Sensation XE</strong></p><p>Also positioning itself towards the top is, forgive us, the sensation-al XE. The first thing we have to mention is the sound. It might not be to everyone’s taste, but the Beats Audio technology, that HTC has moved to acquire, adds an extra level to a quality phone. It also comes with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and Sense 3.6 to keep it up to date.</p><p align="center"><img alt="HTC One X" src="http://www.new-technology-news.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/htc-one-x1-420-100.jpg" width="420/"></p><h4>HTC One X</h4><p>The HTC One X has bounded onto the scene, and with its HD screen, NFC capabilities and quad-core processor it really is one of the top phones of the moment.</p><p>It’s running the latest version of Android in the shape of Ice Cream Sandwich, plus one of the best cameras on the market – capable of shooting 99 photos in a row and taking snaps while recording in 1080p HD. In short, one of the best phones around right now.</p><p><strong>Orange Monte Carlo</strong></p><p>It’s not very often that a network branded phone can make its way into a best phone list, but Orange have a low cost handset with a fair amount of technology. If you can accept some compromises, you’re rewarded with a large responsive screen on top of a surprisingly smooth 800MHz processor. Bundled is also a MediaShare app which makes content streaming nice for beginners too.</p><h4>Samsung Galaxy S2</h4><p>Mentioned once or twice before, the S2 has to make any list. Although fast approaching its first birthday, and being surrounded by some high end competition, we still love it. Vivid colours make media a dream, and multitasking has to be seen to be believed thanks to its lightning processor. It even looks amazing in its super slim chassis.<a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/132733319416/u/49/f/9809/c/669/s/1ecdd18d/kg/315-316-318-326-327/a2.htm"><img border="0" src=""></a><img border="0" height="1/" src="" width="1"><img height="1/" src="" width="1"> </p><p><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/techradar/allnews/%7E3/5SSxwYdI8vo/story01.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the original article here</a></p><p><!--END--></p><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="snap_nopreview sharing robots-nocontent"><ul><li class="sharing_label">Want to share?:</li><li class="share-email share-regular share-service-visible"><a class="share-email share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/buying-guide-which-is-the-best-orange-phone/?share=email&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to email this to a friend">Email</a></li><li class="share-print share-regular"><a class="share-print share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/buying-guide-which-is-the-best-orange-phone/#print" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to print">Print</a></li><li class="share-digg share-regular"><a class="share-digg share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/buying-guide-which-is-the-best-orange-phone/?share=digg&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to Digg this post">Digg</a></li><li class="share-facebook share-regular"><a class="share-facebook share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/buying-guide-which-is-the-best-orange-phone/?share=facebook&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Share on Facebook">Facebook</a></li><li class="share-reddit share-regular"><a class="share-reddit share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/buying-guide-which-is-the-best-orange-phone/?share=reddit&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Reddit">Reddit</a></li><li class="share-stumbleupon share-regular"><a class="share-stumbleupon share-icon" href="http://www.new-technology-news.net/buying-guide-which-is-the-best-orange-phone/?share=stumbleupon&nb=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Click to share on StumbleUpon">StumbleUpon</a></li><li class="share-twitter share-regular"><div class="twitter_button"><iframe allowtransparency="true" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fbuying-guide-which-is-the-best-orange-phone%2F&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new-technology-news.net%2Fbuying-guide-which-is-the-best-orange-phone%2F&count=horizontal&text=Buying%20Guide%3A%20Which%20is%20the%20best%20Orange%20phone%3F:%20" style="width: 97px; height: 20px;" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul><div class="sharing-clear"></div></div></div>

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Security Shield rogue campaign shows a strong presence in 2012

<div class="ex"><p align="center"><a href="http://www.bleepstatic.com/swr-guides/s/security-shield/security-shield-2012.jpg" rel="lightbox[security-shield]" title="Security Shield 2012 Screen Shot"><img alt="Security Shield 2012 Screen Shot" src="http://www.new-technology-news.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/wpid-security-shield-2012-thmb.jpg"></a></p><p>Security Shield has since continued to have strong distribution through 2011 and into 2012. Recently rebranded as Security Shield 2012, the Security Shield computer infection is one of the longest running rogue campaign that uses the same name and belongs to the same family. The only other rogue that has had a longer distribution was Security Tool, which lasted for about 18 months.<span id="more-22680"></span><br /> <strong>For more screen shots of this infection click on the image above.</strong></p><p>It is important to note that when we call a program a rogue, we are referring to one that is an actual computer infection and not one that is just misleading or does a bad job cleaning. These infections display the typical fake alert and scan results, but also take your computer hostage, change system settings, terminate processes, create fake files, or are installed by malware.Security Shield is one of these types of infections as it bundled with other malware, displays false alerts, false scan results, terminates processes, and hijacks Internet Explorer.</p><p>Rogue anti-spyware programs are normally broken up into families, with each rogue in the family essentially being the same program but with a different user interface and name.Security Shield is part of the Rogue.WinWebSec family of rogues that includes other heavy hitters such as Security Tool, System Tool, and MS Removal Tool. With over 760 rogues cataloged in our virus removal section, we have learned that you can determine how strongly a particular rogue is being distributed by the amount of views that the particular rogue’s removal guide receives. In terms of total views, the Rogue.WinWebSec family is by far the most prolific with a total of 5,795,128 views for this family.The second largest are the rogues that are part of the Rogue.FakeXPA, which includes XP Antivirus, that have 4,429,320 combined guide views.</p><p>Though Security Shield is not the largest campaign from this family by any means, it still has had a strong distribution with over 600 thousand views of its removal guide. As you can see from the list below, this rogue family typically releases one heavy hitter every 6 months to a year, which gets large distribution. The family then releases a couple more variants throughout the same year, which do not get nearly the same amount of play.</p><p><strong>Rogue Name</strong><strong>Date Released</strong><strong>Views</strong><a class="goodurl" href="http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-winweb-security" target="_blank">Winweb Security</a>11/27/200881,533<a class="goodurl" href="http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-system-security" target="_blank">System Security</a>12/24/2008285,798<a class="goodurl" href="http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-security-tool" target="_blank">Security Tool</a>09/25/20092,976,959<a class="goodurl" href="http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-windows-smart-security" target="_blank">Windows Smart Security</a>10/09/20097,389<a class="goodurl" href="http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-system-adware-scanner-2010" target="_blank">System Adware Scanner 2010</a>12/15/20096,244<a class="goodurl" href="http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-system-tool" target="_blank">System Tool</a>10/22/2010955,539<a class="goodurl" href="http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-security-shield" target="_blank">Security Shield 2012</a>12/07/2010617,599<a class="goodurl" href="http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-ms-removal-tool" target="_blank">MS Removal Tool</a>03/27/2011897,129<a class="goodurl" href="http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-essential-cleaner" target="_blank">Essential Cleaner</a>05/17/201110,284<a class="goodurl" href="http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/personal-shield-pro" target="_blank">Personal Shield Pro</a>06/09/201169,944<a class="goodurl" href="http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-security-sphere-2012" target="_blank">Security Sphere 2012</a>09/29/201112,2171<a class="goodurl" href="http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-smart-protection-2012" target="_blank">Smart Protection 2012</a>02/22/201217,623<a class="goodurl" href="http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-security-scanner" target="_blank">Security Scanner</a>02/12/20127,265<a class="goodurl" href="http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-smart-fortress-2012" target="_blank">Smart Fortress 2012</a>02/27/201240,469<strong>Rogue.WinWebSec Family of Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs</strong></p><p>Security Shield’s largest distribution was when it was first released in December 2010. Then from March 2011 through December 2011 there was a lull in distribution. In January of this year, though, we are seeing a large increase in search queries related to this rogue, which has now been rebranded as Security Shield 2012.The amount of page views for the Security Shield removal guide has also increased dramatically here at BleepingComputer, which corroborates what we are seeing in the Google Trends’s chart for the search phrase “Security Shield”.</p><p><img alt="Google Trends Chart for " src="file:///C:/Program%20Files/ABS/Auto%20Blog%20Samurai/data/New%20Technology%20WP/Bleeping%20Computer/" style="border: 1px solid rgb(52, 84, 135);"><br /> <strong>Google Trends Chart for the Security Shield Search Phrase</strong></p><p>Even though Smart Fortress 2012, the latest Rogue.WinWebSec variant, is still being promoted, it appears that the developers behind this family are continuing to strongly pushSecurity Shield. Whether they will continue to distribute Security Shield is unknown at this point. What we do know, is that Rogue anti-spyware programs are making a comeback and are unfortunately here to stay. They are just much too <a class="goodurl" href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/03/obscene_profits_fuel_rogue_ant.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">profitable</a> for the criminals to abandon this type of cybercrime.</p><p>To protect yourself, make sure you never click on pop-ups stating that you are infected, have all your Windows updates installed, and make sure all your computer programs are up-to-date by using a program like Secunia PSI. 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Security Shield rogue campaign shows a strong presence in 2012

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