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Samsung PL200 Point and Shoot Camera Announced

Samsung has announced a new point and shoot digital camera called the Samsung PL200. The PL200 has a 14.2 megapixel sensor and sits in the mid-range P&S camera category.

The camera is capable of capturing video in HD format 720p at 30 frames per second.

“The PL200 is the ideal digital camera for those who value simplicity but also long for a more immersive digital imaging experience,” said Reid Sullivan, senior vice president of Mobile Entertainment Marketing, Samsung Electronics America. “With the PL200, consumers can experience the versatility offered by more advanced digital cameras, along with a comprehensive suite of automatic controls, allowing them to step up to the next level of digital camera without stepping outside of their comfort zone.”

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Millions of Routers are Vulnerable to a New Hack

Millions of routers like the one pictured here have a vulnerability that allows hackers to intercept and redirect traffic as well as access computers on a local network.

The list of vulnerable routers tested so far can be found in a Google spreadsheet where the last column indicates whether the specific router listed is prone to this sort of attack.

The research has been performed by Seismic who are a security consultancy based in Maryland.

Craig Heffner, a researcher with the company, will both present the research at Black Hat and release a proof-of-concept tool to demonstrate the problem in practice. Heffner believes this is the best way to get router manufacturers to release firmware updates to fix the issue.

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Android Smartphone Solves 7x7x7 Rubiks Cube

By mixing a LEGO NXT kit and a Droid smartphone, the 7x7x7 Rubiks cube has been solved in 38 minutes and 53 seconds. That might seem slow, but when compared to a traditional 3x3x3 cube there’s far more combinations and moves needed.

The whole kit was built by David Gilday who managed to port the cube solving robot software on to an Android device. [Read more…]

Apple Pulls App from App Store that Sneakily Added Internet Tethering

An application was recently approved by Apple [AAPL] that acted as a flashlight. The app was called Handy Light and from a quick look at it, it appeared to be a flash light app that simply lit up the iPhone so you could see better in the dark.

Nick Lee, the developer of the Handy Light app, managed to sneakily insert some code that enabled tethering on the iPhone. The app cost $1 and by tapping a sequence of colours on the screen a hidden function enabled the tethering features of the iPhone.

The reasons we believe it was pulled was not only for sneakily adding code in and pulling the wool over Apple’s eyes, but it also allowed users to access tethering which would normally cost those on AT&T [T] an extra $20/month. [Read more…]

Apple Indicated the Free iPhone Case to fix Signal Problems will Cost $175M

Apple [AAPL] last week revealed in the press conference that they were to provide a free case to all iPhone 4 owners and all those who plan to buy an iPhone 4 up till September 30. At that point the situation will be re-evaluated.

On the earnings call yesterday a question was asked about the free case and the impact it will have…

“Any way to quantify the impact of the free bumpers on next quarter?”

To which an answer came…

“Two impacts. We will need to defer revenue for the iPhone 4s that we’ve sold where we’ve not delivered the bumpers and we haven’t heard from the customers. Our estimate is $175 million. We will expense the cost of the bumpers when we ship them to customers. Our most important objective is to take care of every customer and delight them.” [Read more…]

Motorola DROID X Screen Issues Confirmed by Verizon

Yesterday, we saw a few reports that the Motorola DROID X had problems in some cases with it’s screen. The problems caused flickering and banding across the screen on some devices.

Verizon [VZ] and Motorola [MOT] have both confirmed that there has been problems on a few of the DROID X devices. The numbers revealed indicated that one-tenth of one percent of the devices have the problem.

If your Motorola Droid X has the flickering screen problem, or problems with banding across the screen then Verizon recommend you contact either Verizon or Motorola to work things out. [Read more…]

MaxiVista – Use your iPad as a Second PC Monitor

There’s already an app available for the Apple iPad that lets you use the iPad as a second monitor wirelessly for a Mac. The version for the Mac is called Air Display and although there’s talk of a Windows version, it hasn’t happened yet.

MaxiVista is an app for the iPad that allows you to use the iPad as a secondary monitor for Windows based PC’s. The iPad screen can have windows dragged on to it as well as play video, view Skype messages and whatever you want to use on the second screen. The Windows software works on both the 32 and 64-bit versions of windows from XP through to version 7. [Read more…]

BlackBerry Storm 3 Details Leaked

Yesterday, the BlackBerry Storm 3 was spotted in a document. Today, we noticed over on Engadget that they managed to get hold of a screen shot of a training manual that shows the smartphone is getting a few upgrades. The upgrades that will appear on the Storm 3 indicate that it will be more capable of running BlackBerry OS 6.

The RAM on the Storm 3 will be double that of the Storm 2 giving it 512MB to work with. The camera will increase to 5 megapixels and wireless connectivity is bumped up to 802.11n. Another decent feature is the ability to make the Storm 3 in to a wireless hotspot although that is listed under the “coming soon” banner which we assume will not be available at launch. [Read more…]

ASUS Eee Pad EP101TC Switched to Android 3.0

The ASUS Eee Pad EP101TC was originally built to run a new operating system from Microsoft [MSFT] called Windows 7 Embedded Compact. Instead, ASUS are now believed to be switching to Google Android 3.0 when it launches.

It is expected that the Eee PC will arrive at CES in 2011 along with the new Android operating system from Google [GOOG].

Right now, the only technical specs we know for the machine show that it has a 10 inch touchscreen, measures 12.2mm thick and weighs 675g. [Read more…]

Amazon Kindle eBooks Sell More than Hardcover Books

Recent figures reveal that the Amazon Kindle eBooks are selling very well. The numbers reveal that for every 100 hardcover books sold, there are 143 Kindle eBooks sold. This is for Kindle books sold in the last 3 months.

Amazon also point out that this number is going to increase significantly. When comparing the first half of 2010 to 2009, the have been three times more Kindle books sold this year which is an impressive number. [Read more…]

ASUS UL20FT Laptop Available for Pre-Order – August Shipping Date

ASUS is launching the ASUS UL20FT Laptop in the next few weeks. The new laptop is available for pre-order now and will be launched in August which is just a few weeks away.

The ASUS UL20FT has a 12.1 inch screen. The laptop is thin and light and runs an Intel Core i3 processor with the option of a Celeron U3400 if desired.

When launched, the new laptop in basic form will cost $579 and the official date has been touted as August 6 in the US.

The 12.1 inch screen has a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels and is glossy. Inside is an Intel HD graphics chip. The Core i3 is the 330UM model that is clocked at 1.2GHz. Memory wise, it has 2GB of DDR2 RAM and for storage a 250GB hard drive.

A 0.3 megapixel webcam is included as well as a HDMI output for connecting up to a HDTV. The battery has 6 cells with a total capacity of 4,400mAh. When launched, it will come with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit installed.

Via: Netbook News

Sony to Limit 3D to 720p

3D on the Sony Playstation 3 is coming soon. Official documents and guidelines however, reveal that the 3D gaming resolution will be limited to 720p for games.

Games that already run at full HD 1080p will also be downscaled to 720p. Both the left eye and the right eye will receive a 720p image. What this will do is allow a 60 frames per second rate to still be achieved. This has two benefits. The first is that the action will continue to be smooth. Also the higher frame rates allow for less eye-strain from what Joystiq reports. [Read more…]