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Samsung UK has announced the manufacturer’s suggested retail price of the Samsung NX30 compact system camera. Permalink

Salespeople at the Apple store can bombard you with technical jargon and gadget buzzwords. That's why they call them geniuses, right? Well, that know-it-all sales dude may have not been an Apple... associate at all. Comedian Tyler Fischer, in collaboration with Prank Riot, took to four Apple stores in the New York City area and posed as an Apple employee. For the prank, Fischer makes ridiculous and fake claims about the products, scans customer's retinas for a credit check and even suggests that people just go buy an Android instead See also: Devil Baby Will Haunt New Yorkers' Dreams It may be hard to believe the unknowing customers went along with it, however, Fischer says, "Not a single customer questioned if I wasn't an employee. They all went with everything I said." Permalink

Hasselblad announced a new full-frame DSLR in its collection of luxury cameras, the 24.3-megapixel HV. Although the HV is a repackaged Sony A99, the exterior is an entirely new design. The post Think... full-frame DSLRs are too expensive? Check out Hasselblad’s $11,500 HV camera appeared first on Digital Trends.Permalink

Do you remember some of the weirder names when it comes to far older modes of two-wheeled transportation such as the penny farthing? Well, the unicycle has not exactly been the most popular mode to... get around in the past, where it more or less remained within the domain of the circus, but here we are with the RYNO Cycle which could very well change one's perception on this transportation option. (more…) Follow: Transportation, bicycle, RYNO Cycle Could Make Unicycles Cool Again original content from Ubergizmo.     Permalink

Happy 10th anniversary to Facebook! The social networking site turns 10 on Tuesday, February 4. And while tradition dictates that you celebrate a 10-year anniversary with a tin or aluminum gift, we... decided to commemorate our decade-long love affair with Facebook with something a bit more...romantic. Below are seven wonderful love stories that Facebook played a big part in -- whether it was making that initial introduction between a couple or reuniting long-lost friends and lovers after years apart. Patsy Thompson Sutton & John Alton Neeley Sr. | Macon, Ga. In 2010, Patsy Thompson Sutton was on Facebook trying to reconnect with her classmates from Lanier High School in Mississippi. She accidentally sent a message to someone by the name of John Alton Neeley Sr. who went to a Lanier High...Permalink

Apple snagged almost 42 percent of the US smartphone market last quarter, says ComScore, leaving Samsung in second place with 26 percent. Permalink

Samsung has officially announced that the Wi-Fi enabled Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 and Tab Pro 10.1 and 8.4 will finally be made available in the U.S. from this February 13 onward. Pre-orders have already... kicked off at midnight today (Eastern Time), February 4 from the likes of Samsung.com, Best Buy, Walmart, Amazon, Tiger Direct, PC Richard and Sons, Fry's, and Newegg. Of course, you can place your pre-order today, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 will only arrive this coming March. Verizon Wireless would be the first mobile carrier to offer the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 with 4G LTE connectivity sometime later this quarter as we shared earlier. (more…) Follow: Tablets, galaxy note pro, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Available In The U.S. This February 13 original content from Ubergizmo....Permalink

Time once again to take a tour of a handful of the best Android phones currently available on the market (February 2014). There are a few new handsets, including one for all you pure Android fans.... Want something bigger than your average smartphone? If so, there's also a phablet for you to look at!Permalink

A smart phone and a connection to the "internet of things" could allow people with chronic lung disease to avoid risky areas where environmental conditions, pollution and weather might exacerbate... their symptoms.Permalink

The Fujifilm X-T1 is a brand new compact system camera that looks, feels and performs very much like a classic DSLR that''s been shrunk in the wash. Is this the best X-series camera that Fujifilm have... released, and can it compete with the likes of the Sony A7/A7R and Olympus OM-D E-M1, not to mention DSLRs from Canon and Nikon? Read our in-depth Fujifilm X-T1 review to find out... Read the review »     Permalink

A new assessment tool published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine can help hospital medicine groups across the country improve their patient care and make their operations more effective.Published... as "The Key Principles and Characteristics of an Effective HMG," the self-assessment tool is comprised of 47 different characteristics of effective hospital medicine groups (HMGs) sorted into ten different principles.Permalink

Designed to be discreet, comfortable and lightweight; Tamrac’s new Apache series includes three rugged messenger bags offering superior organisation and equipment protection. Permalink

Retailers will face an increased risk of data breaches after Microsoft ends support for Windows XP, a version of which powers the majority of modern cash registers, security vendor Symantec warned in... a report published Monday. Many point-of-sale (POS) devices run the Windows XP version of Windows Embedded, a scaled-down version of the operating system designed for devices such as set-top boxes and vehicle computers. Microsoft will no longer provide security patches for Windows XP as of April 8, when it ends support for the 13-year-old OS. "This event will certainly place POS operators under increased risk of a successful attack, and POS operators should already have mitigation plans in place to meet this coming deadline," Symantec's 12-page report said. Permalink

Handvas is an innovative and artsy way of showcasing designer prints using a pair of 3D printed white plastic hands. Instead of the canvas mounted into a traditional frame, you have a pair of hands... holding the canvas, which is... Permalink

Microsoft might want you to think it's a forward-thinking company. But it's acting toward Google as if it's a cheating ex-spouse Permalink

A glacier in Greenland is on the move - and it may be contributing more to global sea level rise than any other feature in the Northern Hemisphere.Permalink

Archaeologists in southern Egypt have unearthed an ancient step pyramid built around 2600 BC. The pyramid, determined to be one of seven "provincial" pyramids scattered throughout central and southern... Egypt, was found near Edfu, the site of an ancient settlement located about 750 kilometers south of Cairo on the west bank of the Nile River.Permalink

Now here is a game that just about any publisher would love to have released – one that is hugely popular among the masses, not to mention the fact that it has also made its way to various... platforms. I am referring to Minecraft, where its sales on the Mac and PC has just passed the 14 million mark, while its total lifetime sales has reached at least 35 million. Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson tweeted this particular milestone, and for those who are interested in sales figures of the Mac and PC versions can continue to look to it on the Minecraft website. (more…) Follow: Gaming, minecraft, Minecraft Achieves Lifetime Sales Of More Than 35 Million To Date original content from Ubergizmo.     Permalink

Looks like Office Depot wasn't messing with us when it began offering pre-orders of Samsung's brand-new 12.2-inch tablet ahead of its official US launch; it just jumped the gun a bit. As it turns out,... the entire litany of Samsung's Galaxy tablets ...Permalink

We take a closer look at the City of Shadows gallery. The post A Behind the Scenes Look at How These Early 1900s Mug Shots Were Restored and Preserved appeared first on The Phoblographer.     Permalink

I normally dislike writing about the issue of women in the technology industry. The media either ends up treating female entrepreneurs with kid gloves or the conversation ends up in some emotionally... charged place where people feel angry or violated. And then we’ve made little progress. Are there systematic biases embedded in the industry? Are women not leaning in hard enough? Do we not have enough role models? All of the above? One thing is clear, however. There are just not enough women in the pipeline starting from as early as K-12 schools. If less than 20 percent of computer science degrees are awarded to women in the first place, how can we expect a proportionate number of women to move forward into entrepreneurship or engineering careers? So that’s why it’s refreshing to see...Permalink

The security software firm may be required to cough up as much as US$145 million in damages following an investigation into its sales and pricing practices for government contracts.Permalink

The blogging platform's first biannual report detailing government requests for user data shows it fulfilled 76 percent of the 462 requests it received. Permalink

It sailed into the tech world's consciousness all of a sudden last October — and now it seems it's about to sail right out again. The secretive Google-owned barge, moored off Treasure Island in the... middle of San Francisco Bay, does not have its paperwork in order, according to the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission. After investigating a number of complaints, the agency discovered that Google lacks the necessary permits to keep it in its current location. See also: Google: Mystery Barge Is a Place to Showcase Tech — For Now The four-story barge was the subject of much debate when a CNET reporter first uncovered it last year. Early speculation focused on the possibility that the barge might be a wave-powered offshore data center in the making, but Google later...Permalink

Target says it's accelerating a program that will update its retail stores with technology designed to thwart credit card fraud. In an op-ed in The Hill, Target chief financial officer John Mulligan... says the company is moving up its goal to utilize chip-enabled smart cards, and now plans to have them in stores by early 2015, which is six months earlier than originally planned. Those cards encrypt point of sale data, rendering the credit card number less useful if stolen. Mulligan notes that the smart cards have not taken off in the US, but have resulted in lower card number theft in other countries, notably Canada and the United Kingdom. Permalink