Roccat unveiles Savu for gamers

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Gamers have always been special. Companies have been creating specialized devices to suit their needs to improve their gaming experience. From high-end motherboards, heat sinks, keyboards, you name it, companies have developed it.

Gaming mouse is not excused from this. The once 2 buttoned mouse has evolved into a multi-buttoned device that can make life easier for them.

German manufacturer Roccat announced the release of their latest gaming mouse called Savu. This hybrid device was developed to combine performance and user-customizable features.

The Savu was unveiled during the CeBIT last March. It has a 400, 800, 1600 and 4000 DPI using an R3 sensor as well as Easy-Sift [+] technology. This allows the user to assign multiple functions per mouse click and the scroll wheel.

The Savu has a total of seven button with can be programmed to 12 functions using Easy-Shift[+].

You can also customize the lighting system that complements the Roccat Achievements Display. This system tracks multiple statistics such as movement of the mouse, button clicks and scroll steps. Users can share these stats in Facebook if they want to.

The customizable light bar enables users to choose between 18.8 million colors.

The Roccat Savu is now available in major retailers and is priced at $59.99.

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Mobile phone sales dip, but Samsung’s sales increase

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Mobile phone sales during the first quarter of this year fell short of what was expected a year ago.

Industry tracker Gartner reported that about 419.1 million mobile phones were sold during the first quarter. This figures amount to a two percent decline from the same period last year.

Anshul Gupta of Gartner said, “Global sales of mobile devices declined more than expected due to a slowdown in demand from the Asia-Pacific region. The first quarter, traditionally the strongest quarter for Asia – which is driven by Chinese New Year – saw a lack of new product launches from leading manufacturers, and users delayed upgrades in the hope of better smartphone deals arriving later in the year.”

The most promising figure came from South Korean electronics giant Samsung as they became the top mobile phone seller in the quarter.

Samsung sold about 86.8 million units, a 25.9 percent increase from last year’s first quarter.

Smartphones with Android OS accounts to about 56 percent of the total market. iPhones on the other hand has 22.9 percent.

Research in Motion’s BlackBerry saw a dip in its market share. RIM sold 9.9 million units in the first quarter down from 13 million last year.

Grupta said, “RIM desperately needs to deliver winning BB10 products to retain users and stay competitive.”

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BlackBerry to act as credit card?

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Cash, credit or BlackBerry?

Retail outlets may start asking Canadians these three words when checking out an item as CIBC and Rogers Communications announced a partnership that will harness the Near Field Communication technology that is a feature in newer BlackBerry’s that would allow your BB to act as your credit card.

Senior vice president of retail and business banking for CIBC David Williamson said, “Some people might not carry a wallet but they’ll always have their smartphone.”

But a research released by Google said that Canadians are not keen on the idea of using their smartphones to make purchases online. After polling about a thousand individuals who have smartphones, only 20 percent said they already purchased an item using their devices and 16 percent said they are going to increase mobile shopping next year.

Mastercard estimates that only 15 percent of Canadian consumers are willing to use a mobile device to pay for their items.

Ian Shelly from KPMG said that this figures are quite low. “The 15 percent number is really just the tech-savvy individuals who have kept up with the mobile payments agenda. But once these sorts of announcements come up I think you’ll see much greater adoption.”

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Verizon to terminate unlimited data plan

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Unlimited data plan subscribers from Verizon will soon be forced to adjust their Facebook habits as the company plans to launch a new tiered offering this coming summer.

Verizon CFO Fran Shammo said that the company’s 3G unlimited plan that customers enjoyed for about a year now will be switched to a tiered offering. The company will migrate all existing subscribers and 4G LTE customers to a data share plan.

Verizon has previously said that they will be introducing this data share plan this summer. This will allow members of a same family plan to share data each month.

The company terminated their unlimited data plan last July. Their rival AT&T did this a year ago.

Shammo said, “Everyone will be on data share. When they migrate off 3G they will have to go to data share. That is beneficial for us.”

The pricing of the plans have not yet been released. But according to Shammo, this will make it easier for families and small enterprises to connect multiple devices.

T-Mobile USA and Sprint Nextel still offers unlimited data plans to their subscribers. T-Mobile slows down users if they consume big data every month. Sprint on the other hand claims that they are the only carrier in the US that offers the unlimited data plan.

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Virgin Atlantic allows passengers to make in-flight phone calls

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A lot of individuals believe that using your phones in an airplane wouldn’t really result into your plane crashing. In fact, some experts say that the only thing that this does is an interruption in the pilot’s communication equipment.

Still, nothing would happen if we follow the rules mandated by the law. But there are times that we have to check our emails. This happens when businessmen travel and have an important presentation or is waiting for an important message coming from his boss or subordinates.

Now, people don’t have to hide while using their phones. Virgin Atlantic is now going to allow a certain number of flyers to use their cell phones during flights.

The airline announced today that they are allowing passengers to use their phones while flying, may it be to make an in-flight phone call, send or receive text and check their emails via a general packet radio service from the their seats inside a Virgin Atlantic A330 Airbus. The company is hoping to extend this service to their others planes. This includes their fleet of Boeing 747s.

Virgin Atlantic Chief Operating Officer Steve Griffiths said, “We have listened to what customers want and connectivity in the air is always on the wish list. Many people will have experienced that moment when you’re about to take off on a 10-hour flight and you need to send an important message to the office, or even reminding a family member to feed the cat.”

This privilege does not extend to all passengers unfortunately. Those who want to gain access to their phones will have to pay $1.20 per minute for access and access to the service shall be limited to six passengers at a time.

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Google Chrome for iOS?

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Google Chrome is considered as one of the better Internet browsers available in the Web. With its simplicity and the light load it brings to your computer, it sure is a great program for all your Web surfing needs.

Research firm Macquarie Group is saying that before the year end’s, Apple iOS users will be able to use Google Chrome in their devices.

They are claiming that this will be a great move for Google since the company pays Apple for each person using Google services in Apple’s default Safari browser. If they use their own browser, it could offset these costs. This is one reason among the many reasons that the research firm is saying.

But writer Seth Rosenblatt said in his article that this is going to be a difficult task for Google. He says that the iOS is a “very different beast” from the Android and PCs.

Google Chrome has been available for Windows since 2008, on Mac OS X and Linux since 2010. The Chrome gained popularity due to its stability, features and speed.

Android for Chrome, even in beta phase, is fast and solid. But it is only available for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS.

One of the major problems that Google faces in its iOS dreams is that Apple doesn’t let third-party browser developers make changes in iOS default browser from Safari. For example, if you use Chrome as your primary browser and decide to open a link, that link will be opened by Safari.

If Google can only iron it out with Apple, then Google Chrome for iOS could possibly be a huge hit for iPhone, iPod and iPad users.

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Facebook leads to criminals arrest

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In another edition of The World’s Dumbest Criminals, two individuals suspected of robbing an Internet café in Cali, Colombia thought that they have committed a perfect crime.

Unfortunately for them, one of the two suspected robbers failed to log off of his Facebook account thus making the Policemen’s lives very easy.

According to the report by CNet, two individuals went in the café and were just browsing the net. Then at some point, they decided to rob the café. So they made their way to the cashier acting as if they will be paying for their computer rental, then they assaulted the owner. They then escaped by stealing a motorbike.

It looked like a perfect crime but then the unthinkable happened. When the cops arrived at the scene, they noticed that one of the thieves hadn’t logged off Facebook.

This led to the arrest of one of the suspects.

This was not the first time that stupid criminals were caught due to their Facebook obsession.

About three years ago, Jonathan G. Parker was accused of burglarizing a house and stealing jewelry. It was supposed to be a picture-perfect crime. But he forgot to do one thing. The suspect forgot to log off of his Facebook account.

What the hell is wrong with this people?

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Honda unveils UNI-CUB personal mobility device

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Tired of walking? Here’s one gadget for you that could ease those tensions from your legs.

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. gave a preview of their new UNI-CUB personal mobility device. This device was developed for harmony with people. It features a compact design and comfortable saddle. The UNI-CUB gives its users the same freedom of movement in all directions that a person can do while he is walking.

This is an upgrade of its predecessor the U3-X personal mobility device that the Japanese company that the company announced way back 2009. The UNI-CUB has Honda’s proprietary balance control technology and omni-directional driving wheel system.

These technologies enable the user to control the speed of the UNI-CUB, go to any direction, abruptly stop and turn. The user has only to shift his weight to easily maneuver the device.

Beginning June of this year, Honda will conduct demonstrations to test the UNI-CUB with Japan’s National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation. This test shall also explore all other applications of the UNI-CUB in a number of environments.

The UNI-CUB is a member of the Honda Robotics family of technologies. Honda’s first devices that are part of the technology are humanoid robots including the popular ASIMO.

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Samsung to unveil new Windows Phone

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Samsung recently unveiled their Galaxy S III and the hype behind the phone has yet to ebb. Now, the company is planning on releasing their next state of the art smartphone and it truly is one that people should watch out for.

The Korean tech giant is set to release their next Windows Phone, the Omnia M handset.

Being powered by a 1GHz single-core processor, the Omnia M features a 5-megapixel rear-mounted camera, a 4-inch Super AMOLED display and a bunch of memory at 4GB of internal storage. It has WiFi connectivity through WiFi 802.11 and is a 3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbp.

This newest Windows Phone smartphone coming from Samsung also features pre-installed social networking options such as Windows Live, ChatOn messenger, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. It also has the Samsung AllShare feature that enables users to play games and watch movies.

The Omnia M is touted to be the next best smartphone out there. With the popularity and success of the Galaxy S III, analysts say that the Omnia M could become the flag-bearer of the Windows Phone lines.

Samsung hasn’t revealed the price and the date of the Omnia M’s launch but it is pegged to be within the first half of this year.

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Diablo III launch hounded by issues

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The release of Diablo III was full of fanfare and was so much anticipated that when Activision Blizzard activated the game yesterday, thousands, if not millions of individuals flocked the game’s servers to have a piece of the action.

But what the players experienced as their most dreaded enemy yesterday was not a monster or an in-game character. Instead it was an error message that made Diablo III players lives miserable yesterday.

Activision Blizzard was forced to take the Diablo III servers offline at least two times on its initial day citing to fix “several issues” the impacts the game as their reason. The company took down the servers at [10:22] AM Pacific Time for about an hour then [11:30] AM to [1:30] PM and from [2:15] PM to [3:30] PM. Some players posted in Battle.net forums that they were not able to play the game for hours.

The cause of these errors was wide ranging. Some errors occurred during character creation while some experienced a loading screen that wouldn’t stop and was impossible to quit.

Blizzard said that they are fixing the issue.

A probable cause of this problem is that Diablo III requires a good Internet connection. Unlike previous versions of the game didn’t required Internet connection unless you play a multiplayer game over the Internet.

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