Assassins Creed Revelations Arrives Early On PC, Now Available (video)

If you have been waiting for the launch of the new Assassins Creed Revelations game on PC. You will be pleased to know that its has already arrive in the US and is now available to download and play. Assassins Creed Revelations arrived on the Xbox 360 and PS3 earlier this month.

If you are outside the US, Assassins Creed Revelations will be arriving tomorrow on Steam, with Steam currently stating that the game will unlock in just 8 hours time. Watch a new trailer for the game after the jump entitled : Assassin’s Creed Embers, after the jump.

In Assassin’s Creed Revelations, master assassin Ezio Auditore walks in the footsteps of the legendary assassin Altair on a journey of revelation. It is a perilous path – one that will take Ezio to Constantinople, the heart of the Ottoman Empire, where a growing army of Templars threatens to destabilize the region

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Battlefield 3 Reaches 8 Million Sales

Many thought that EA’s Battlefield 3 game would have a hard time finding sales launching the same month as the new Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 3 game. But even after considerable first day sales, Battlefield 3′s sales are still growing well , even after its initial launch buzz has begun to fade a little.

Even though its competitor Modern Warfare 3 sold a staggering 9.3 million copies during it first week. Battlefield 3 has provided a different game style and mechanics, using the new Frostbite 2 games engine. Which has proved to be popular with gamers worldwide.

Either way the state of games sales over the last few months, goes to show that the games market is stronger than ever and is even making film and music sales look a little meagre in comparison.

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Worlds First Elasticated USB Data Cables Unveiled (video)

Asahi Kasei corporation has unveiled a new cable called the Roboden, which is the worlds first elasticated cable, that can be used for USB devices, data transfer or power.

The company has developed the new Roboden cables working with Spandex, and based their designs on the way the human skin is able to stretch and bounce back, by a factor of around 1.5. Watch the video after the jump to see the new Roboden cables in action.

The possibilities and applications for Roboden cables are massive in the electronics and manufacturing industries, and will aid the design of new machines and gadgets where cables need to expand and contract when certain sections are but in to motion.

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Google Rolls Out New Google Bar Design (video)

Further to their on going re-design process across all their services. Google has today started rolling out a new design for their Google Bar which has now been redesigned to enable you to quickly and easily navigate between Google’s services.

Now rather than having a black bar across the top of your screen when you are logged in to your Google account. Soon you will be welcomed with a new drop-down Google menu nested under the Google logo. See it in action after the jump.

Google explains:

“Above each of Google’s products, the gray bar has three main regions. On the left, the Google logo contains a drop-down menu with links to Google services that displays when you hover over or click on it. The central area contains a search box for the Google service you are currently using. The right side features a share box and notifications to participate on Google+ from any Google page.”

For more information on the new Google Bar redesign jump over to the Google’s Help Center article.

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3Dconnexion SpaceMouse Pro Create For 3D Designers Unveiled

3Dconnexion have this week launched their new SpaceMouse Pro, which has been specially designed for 3D software designers and engineers. The new SpaceMouse Pro ergonomic design combines 3Dconnexion’s patented six-degrees-of-freedom (6DoF) sensor, to provide intuitive and precise 3D navigation together with an innovative On-screen Display.

Antonio Pascucci, vice president of products, 3Dconnexion explains:

“3D mice revolutionize the way people interact with digital 3D content,” – “We are committed to developing products that meet the needs of 3D users. SpaceMouse Pro provides a professional 3D navigation experience, enabling users to better understand their 3D content, while its new advanced ergonomic design ensures a comfortable working experience.”

The SpaceMouse Pro supports Windows 7, Vista, XP, Mac OS 10.4.6 or later, Sun Solaris 8 (SPARC),Sun Solaris 10 (x86/x64), and Linux (Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4, SuSE 9.3 or later) systems and is now available to purchase for around $299.

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Microsoft Sold Almost 1 Million Xbox Consoles Last Week

Microsoft has announced the sales figures for its Xbox console for last week, and it would appear that the black Friday shopping week was Microsoft’s most popular week as they have announced sales of nearly 1 million Xbox 360 consoles last week.

Microsoft sold a total of 960,000 Xbox 360 consoles in the US last week and a total of 750,000 Microsoft Kinects, with more than 800,000 Xbox 360 consoles sold within 24 hours.

Considering this is the 7th year that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console has been available, selling that many consoles in one week is pretty impressive.

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iLIDmk-1 iPhone Wallet Case (Video)

The iLIDmk-1 is a case for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S and it was designed by Darren Inglis and a few of his mates from Melbourne Australia, and according to Darren, the iLIDmk-1 is the worlds thinnest iPhone wallet.

As well as protecting your iPhone, the iLIDmk-1 also doubles up as a wallet and it has room to store your money, credit cards, keys, and even a memory card, and thats not all the case can also be used as a stand for your iPhone.

The iLIDmk-1 iPhone Wallet Case is a Kickstarter project and the guys behind it are trying to raise $10,000 to put it into production, you can find out more details over at Kickstarter, the case will sell for $39.95 when it goes into production.

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Google Maps Rolls Out Indoor Mapping

his is really cool. If you spend a lot of time in major airports, big malls, or certain retail stores and use Android you need to update Google Maps. Google has announced that Google Maps 6.0 for Androidnow supports maps of the inside of buildings in some instances.

The maps can be accessed by zooming in on an address and then the layout of the inside of the store or mall will open up. The blue dot will show you where you are at any given time with high accuracy. The map can even tell what floor of a multiple story mall you are on.

Once you get inside a store in the mall the maps can even show you where specific things in the store are, assuming the store is supported. To start the Mall of America is supported along with Macy’s, IKEA, and several other retailers. Major airports like O’Hare and others are supported as well. I hope this is eventually rolled out to every mall.

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YouTube U.S. Passes 20 Billion Monthly Views

ComScore has released some new statistics this week, that show just how big a reach YouTube has in the U.S. We all know YouTube is a massive site but these figures show just how big it is when compared to other similar services. View the statistics after the jump.

YouTube accounts for 49.1% of all videos watched on the web in the US. In total, 42.6 billion videos were viewed that month, revealing that 20.9 billion were served up by Google. In a distant second place is VEVO with 827 million and Hulu in third with 791 million.

Facebook is even eclipsed by the massive amount of unique views YouTube is generating. With Facebook achieving 60 million and YouTube a massive 161 million in just the month of October 2011.

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Kindle Fire Booted With CyanogenMod 7

JackpotClavin over on the XDA Developers forum has posted a few images that show a new Amazon Kindle Fire booted using CyanogenMod 7. Amazon’s Kindle device was rooted earlier this month and only a few weeks later has received the CyanogenMod 7 treatment. Even in these early stages of development WiFi functionality is already operational on the Kindle Fire.

However functionality on the touchscreen controller still needs a little tweaking and is currently slowing up the the development and checking of other features on the Kindle Fire, due to its incorrect input. As more information becomes available as development progresses we will keep you updated.

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Apple Wants New Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N Banned In Germany

We heard this morning that the ban on the Australian Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 had been lifted, and now it looks like Apple is trying to ban the new revised Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N in Germany.

A German court ruled a while back that the original Galaxy Tab 10.1 violated Apple’s patents, so Samsung changed the design, and released the tablet in Germany as the Galaxy Tab 10.1N, the photo top below shows the new Galaxy Tab 10.1N and the bottom photo shows the original Galaxy Tab 10.1.

It would appear that the design changed that Samsung has made to the Galaxy Tab 10.1 for Germany aren’t enough for Apple, and now Apple is claiming that the new design still infringes on the companies patents.

The next hearing in the case is scheduled for the 22nd of December, and if Apple wins again, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 could end up being banned in Germany for the second time.

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Samsung Announces Dual Core Exynos 5250 2GHz Processor

Samsung has announced their latest Exynos processor, the Exynos 5250, which is Samsung’s first dual core processor clocked at 2GHz, and the chip is based on ARM’s Cortex A15 architecture, which is reported to be 40 percent faster than the current Cortex A9.

The Samsung Exynos 5250 will support stereoscopic 3D displays and also displays with a WQXGA resolution which is 2560 x 1600 pixels, so we can expect to see this new processor in some tablets from Samsung.

Samsung has said that they will put the Exynos 5250 into production in quarter two of 2012, so we can expect to see new devices powered by this 2GHz dual core processor some time next year.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Ban Removed In Australia

Back in October, an Australian court decided to ban the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 from going on sale in the country, after Apple had sued Samsung in Australia claiming the tablet infringed on Apple’s patents.

The Galaxy Tab 10.1 was also banned in Germany, and Samsung released a revised version of the device in Germany, and now it would appear that the original Galaxy Tab 10.1 will finally go on sale in Australia, as the Federal court in Australia has lifted the original ban.

This is good news for Samsung, as they have been trying to get the court to overturn the original ruling since the device was banned back in October, and the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is now expected to be available in Australia from today.

Apple and Samsung are still involved in a wide range of legal cases in other countries around the world, and it isn’t clear how this decision will affect the other cases, Apple could also appeal the latest court ruling and try to get the tablet banned in Australia again.

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Asus Transformer Prime 8 Megapixel Camera In Action (Video)

The Asus Transformer Prime is one of the first tablets that will come with NVIDIA’s new Tegra 3 processor, and it also comes with an 8 megpaixel camera which can record full HD video in 1080p.

Now Asus has released a video which was shot with the 8 megapixel camera on the Transformer Prime which you can see below, make sure you watch the video in full HD at 1080p.

From the video the camera looks pretty good on the Transformer Prime, and the video was shot at 30 frames per second, and we get to see some of the camera’s cool features like time lapse, inverted colors and more.

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Mobislyder Smartphone Camera Slider, Adds Creativity To Your Movies (video)

Mobislyder is the world’s first portable camera slider designed specifically for smartphone equipped with video cameras. The Mobislyder comes supplied with 5 different mounts, allowing you to attach your smartphone to the slider in a number of different ways, to create that perfect shot.

Mobislyder has been designed to enable you to add controlled flowing movements to your movies, adding creativity to your shots in an effortless and elegantly simple way. Watch the video after the jump to see the Mobislyder in action.

The mounts supplied with the included : Articulated Mount, Mobile Device Mount, ¼” Standards Mount, Adhesive Ball Mount and ¼” Ball Mount.

The Mobislyder is now available to preorder for £100 or around $130 with shipping commencing on December 12th.

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Acer Iconia Tab A200 Demo Turns Up (Video)

Acer has yet to officially announced the new Iconia Tab A20 Android tablet, but now the device has appeared online in what looks like and official advert from Acer, and we get a brief look at the device.

It looks like the Acer Inconia Tab will come with a micro SB port, a full sized USB port, a micro HDMI port, a microSD card slot, plus a 10 inch display and will come with Android 3.2 Honeycomb.

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Acer Liquid Express NFC Android Smartphone Lands In the UK

Acer has launched their latest Android smartphone here in the UK, the Acer Liquid Express which will be available with UK mobile carriers Orange and T-Mobile, and the device comes with NFC (Near Field Communications).

The Acer Liquid Express comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread and it features a single core 800MHz Qualcomm 7227 processor, plus a 3.5 inch HVGA touchscreen display.

Other specifications on the Acer Liquid Express include a 5 megapixel camera with an LED flash, and the device is available for free with both T-Mobile and Orange on a range of their monthly contracts.

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LG Nitro HD For AT&T Gets Official

The LG Optimus LTE was announced in South Korea a while back, and the device has also been released in Canada, we recently heard that it was headed to US mobile carrier AT&T as the LG Nitro HD.

AT&T has now officially announced the LG Nitro HD and it will be available from AT&T on the 4th of December for $250 when you sign up to a new two year agreement with the carrier.

The LG Nitro HD features a 4.5 inch HD AH-IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, processing is provided by a dual core 1.5GHz processor and it also comes with 1GB of RAM and Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

Other specifications include 4GB of built in storage, plus a microSD card slot that comes with a 16GB card installed, on the back there is a 8 megapixel camera which can record full HD video, up front there is a 1.3 megapixel camera for video chat and it comes with WiFi, Bluetooth and 4G LTE.

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Lenovo LePad S2005 5 Inch Android Tablet Announced

About a week ago we saw a leaked photo of a new 5 inch Android tablet, Lenovo has officially announced the device and it is called the Lenovo LePad S2005, and it features a 5 inch LTPS touchscreen display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels.

The Lenovo LePad S2005 comes with Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread and is powered by a dual core 1.2GHz Qulacomm processor and it also features 1GB of RAM, plus a front facing 1.3 megapixel camera for video chat.

On the back of the LePad S2005 is a 5 megapixel camera which can record full HD video in 1080p, there is also a 1,680 mAh battery, a micro-USB port, micro-HDMI, and HSPA+.

The LePad S2005 will go on sale in China this week , there are not details on pricing as yet, and also no details on whether it will be available in the US and Europe.

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Samsung Galaxy Sleek Tablets And Smartphones In The Works?

It looks like Samsung could possibly be working on some new smartphones and tablets, which will be called the Samsung Galaxy Sleek, as the company has recently filed trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark office for the ‘Samsung Galaxy Sleek‘

According to a recent report by the guys over at Fusible, the patent filing list the Samsung Galaxy Sleek as devices related to telephones, smart phones, mobile phones and tablet computers.

We have no idea what Samsung plans to use the Galaxy Sleek trademark for as yet it could be either a smartphone or a tablet, or possibly both, as soon as we get some more information we will let you guys know.

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