Huawei Ascend G6 Announced at MWC 2014

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Huawei Ascend G6 Announced at MWC 2014

Huawei announced a mid range phone today at MWC 2014. The Huawei Ascend G6 will come in 2 different Version, one with 4G that will be 7.85mm thin and weighs 115 grams, the 3G Version will be 7.5mm. With the designed to take on the likes of the Xperia Z1 Compact and other more affordable devices, the phone takes design queues from the brand’s current flagship P6 handset.

Both Devices will have an 4.5-inch qHD 960 x 540 LCD display and 245PPI and will be available in a variant range of colours including black, gold, white and others.

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With a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and a 2000 mAh Battery, backed up with the LTE connectivity and NFC Entertainment and Work can be done pretty fast and everything can be instantly shared to your friends and co-workers. For capturing and sharing Personal Moments the Ascend G6 will come with a 13Megapixel Camera on the back and 5MP on the front, which are packed with a variety of Features such as VoicePhoto, 88 degree capturing and automatically enhanced Pictures.

The Huawei Ascend G6 will be available from Q1 2014 and Huawei Ascend G6 4G from April 2014 at a suggested retail price of €249

Huawei announces the Huawei E5786 Mobile Hotspot

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Huawei announces the Huawei E5786 Mobile Hotspot

Today Huawei have announced the all new Huawei E5786 4G LTE mobile Wi-Fi unit offering staggering download speeds of up to 300Mbps at MWC 2014. The Huawei E5786 is suitable for use with LTE Cat 6 networks.

The new MiFi unit offers download speeds of up to 300Mbps and upload speeds of up to 100Mbps and whilst no network in the UK currently supports these speeds, the E5786 MiFi will also support Cat 3, Cat 4 and Cat 5 LTE so it will work with existing networks.

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With the Huawei E5786 it comes with a 3000 mAh battery offering up to 10 hours of usage. The E5786 is unique as it also offers reverse charging meaning if your smartphone is running low, you can use the modem to charge your phone. The Huawei E5786 comes with a QR code that allows you to connect to the Mi-Fi without a password just by scanning the QR code ‘

The Huawei E5786 modem will launch in the second half of the year

Windows Phone 8.1 Detailed at MWC 2014

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Windows Phone 8.1 Detailed at MWC 2014

Also at the Microsoft event at Model World Congress, Joe Belfiore announced that Windows Phone 8.1 is coming around April with key hardware support changes such as: support for Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 200, 400, 400 LTE, TD-LTE, TD-SCDMA SGLTE and support for dual SIMs. On-screen buttons like on Android are now supported, allowing OEMs to make handsets without the three physical hardware buttons. Hardware camera shutter button is also no longer a requirement.

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Now with Windows Phone 8.1, the users will now be able to apps on microSD cards.The Windows Phone 8.1 will be backwards with most of the existing Windows Phone 8 hardware on the market.

Microsoft also announce new hardware partners, with LG, Lenovo, ZTE, Xolo, Karbonn, Lava all onboard for Windows Phone 8.1 powered devices.

For those of you who love, there is some good news. Official Facebook Messenger app is coming to Windows Phone in the coming weeks.

Microsoft announces Spring update for Windows 8.1

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Microsoft announces Spring update for Windows 8.1

Today Microsoft at Mobile World Congress announced the first update to Windows 8.1, with Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore, who is responsible for phones, tablets, and PCs from Microsoft, it also revealed the update is coming “this spring” and will largely focused at improving the experience for mouse and keyboard Windows 8.1 users.

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Joe Belfiore also confirmed that the update will include improvements like a title bar at the top of modern apps, and the power / search buttons on the Windows 8.1 Start Screen.

With Microsoft also says there will be “easy” launching and switching of apps via the Windows 8.1 taskbar, alongside new mouse UI for right-click and closing apps. It’s clear this is largely designed for mouse and keyboard users, and Belfiore admits Microsoft has heard the complaints.

“Some of those touch affordances weren’t really tuned as well as we could do for those mouse and keyboard users,” says Belfiore. “We found people weren’t aware of where they should look in the UI. Those are the things we’ve really started to improve for this update coming this spring.”

With the spring update for Windows 8.1 will also allow OEMs to lower their specifications for devices. Also Joe Belfiore says PC makers will be able to use just 1GB of RAM and 16GB of storage in future Windows 8.1 devices, this is a big change that will help bring lower price points.

Microsoft haven’t named the update today, but internally it’s known as “Update 1” for Windows 8.1. No exactly date when the update will become available, but the company is largely expected to detail it fully at the Build developer event in April before releasing it early that month.

Samsung Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo Smartwatches Confirmed for MWC14

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Samsung Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo Smartwatches Confirmed for MWC14

Samsung has confirmed at this years MWC that it will release two new smart watches just six months after the Galaxy Gear was introduced.The Samsung Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo let users connect to a wide variety of Samsung devices and access an enriched application ecosystem as the first wearable powered by Tizen OS based wearable platform. Samsung Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo are compatible with more than dozens of Samsung Galaxy smartphones at launch.

Samsung Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo will be available around the world starting from April.

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Samsug Gear 2 Neo

Samsung Gear 2 Product Specifications for both:

Display

 1.63” Super AMOLED (320 x 320)

AP

 1.0 GHz Dual Core Processor

OS

 Tizen based wearable platform

Camera

Gear 2 : 2.0 Megapixel Auto Focus (1920×1080, 1080×1080, 1280×960)

Gear 2 Neo : N/A

Video

 Codec: H.264, H.263Format: 3GP, MP4HD(720p, @30fps) Playback & Recording

Audio

 Codec: MP3/AAC/AMR/VorbisFormat: MP3, M4A, AAC, OGG

Camera

Features

 Auto Focus Camera, Sound & Shot, Location Tags, Signature

Additional

Features

 Fitness Features:   1.Heart Rate sensor    2.Pedometer    3.Exercise       Standalone Modes: Running, Walking       Companion Modes: Cycling, Hiking    4.Sleep & Stress (Downloadable)

Music Player with Bluetooth® Headset and Speaker

WatchON Remote: Remote Controller via IrLED Sensor

Basic Features: – Bluetooth Call, Camera, Notification(SMS, E-mail, Apps)  Media Controller, Schedule, Smart Relay, S Voice, Stopwatch, Timer, Weather

More Features(Downloadable):
– Calculator, ChatON, Flashlight, Quick Settings, Voice Memo

Changeable Strap  Color Options:
– Gear 2 : Charcoal Black, Gold Brown and Wild Orange – Gear 2 Neo : Charcoal Black, Mocha Grey and Wild Orange

IP67 Certified Dust and Water Resistant, Noise Cancellation
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Connectivity

Bluetooth® v4.0 LE, IrLED

Sensor

Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart Rate 

Memory

RAM: 512MB 

Storage: 4GB Internal Memory

Dimension

 Gear 2 : 36.9 x 58.4x 10.0 mm, 68g
Gear 2 Neo : 37.9 x 58.8 x 10.0mm, 55g

Battery

Standard Battery, Li-ion 300mAh

Typical Usage 2~3 days, Low Usage up to 6 days

Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare Exclusive Interview with Gary Clay from PopCap

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Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare Exclusive Interview with Gary Clay from PopCap

EA Games and PopCap will be releasing the highly anticipated Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare later this month, and we had the opportunity to sit down with Gary Clay from PopCap to talk all things PvZ.

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Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare is a 3rd person shooter like no other. It is the only game where you shoot peas from your face, invade the skies as a garlic drone and… get to play as a zombie with a dolphin gun! Crazy Dave also wants you to know that plants will have all-new reinforcements – Ice Pea, Hot Rod Chomper, Future Cactus and Mystic Sunflower – characters outfitted with special abilities, new gameplay mechanics and cool costumes.

Gary is the Senior Franchise Manager from PopCap Games responsible for Plants vs Zombies, so over to Gary:

If you want to see some more gameplay, check out some of our new Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare videos here.

Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare is coming to Xbox One and Xbox 360 on February 25 in North America and starting February 27 in Europe.

Watch some Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare Gameplay on Xbox One

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Watch some Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare Gameplay on Xbox One

At a recent event with EA Games, I got to play some Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare and I thought I would share some of the gameplay with everyone.

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These videos were captured from the final code running on an Xbox One.

Let’s Play Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare : Team Vanquish – Surburban Flats (Plants)

Let’s Play Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare : Team Vanquish – Surburban Flats 2 (Plants)

Let’s Play Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare : Gardens Ops – Port Scallywag (Plants)

Let’s Play Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare : Gardens & Graveyards – Wall-nut Hills (Plants)

Let’s Play Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare : Gardens & Graveyards – Wall-nut Hills Night (Zombies)

Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare is coming to Xbox One and Xbox 360 on February 25 in North America and starting February 27 in Europe.

Is Titanfall Going to Xbox One as a Pre load Purchase like Steam does?

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Is Titanfall Going to Xbox One as a Pre load Purchase like Steam does?

Looks like Microsoft is going full charge for the release of the new Titanfall, and it’s doing so by making it the first Xbox One title to have pre load and pre purchase functionality.

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Here is what is written on the Xbox Games Store website: (link which has now been taken down)

“Pre-purchase: You will be charged the full price immediately for this pre-purchase. Xbox One game expected to release on March 11th, 2014. You may download the game from Xbox Live before then, but it will not be playable until after 12:01 AM PST on the release date in your country.”

Normally with Xbox One games are only available for download digitally on the day of release. But for Titanfall, the game will be made available for download sometime before its March 11 release date. The Xbox Games Store also reveals the download size of the game at 15.88 GB.

It is a smart move from Microsoft’s part as I’m sure many Xbox One players will want to get into the game as quickly as possible.

Captain Price Comes to Personalisation Packs for Call of Duty : Ghosts

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Captain Price Comes to Personalisation Packs for Call of Duty : Ghosts

With the release of brand new customisation options for Call of Duty: Ghosts from Activision. Players can choose between four weapon Personalisation Packs, play as one of the Ghosts courtesy of the Special Characters pack or take to the stage as one of the most legendary Call of Duty heroes of all time with the Capt. Price Special Character and themed Personalisation Pack.

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Details of each pack as follows:

·         Personalisation Packs: Fight in style with the Ducky, Space Cats, Inferno and Circuit Personalisation Packs.
·         Special Characters: Intimidate your enemies as one of the Ghosts. Choose from Keegan, Merrick, Hesh and Elias.
·         Captain Price Legend Pack: Become one of the most legendary Call of Duty heroes of all time with the Capt. Price Special Character and themed Personalisation Pack.
·         Extra Slots Pack: Increase the number of Create-a-Soldier load out slots from 6 to 10 for each character.

 

The Pinball Arcade Coming to PS4 This Month from System 3

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The Pinball Arcade Coming to PS4 This Month from System 3

The independent publisher System 3, has announced The Pinball Arcade launches at retail this February 2014, as the complete pinball package.

Developed by Farsight Studios, and the 4th pinball title published in collaboration with System 3, The Pinball Arcade is the 3rd highest Metacritic rated game for PlayStation 4, and the culmination of ten years of creating classic pinball games.

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From the PlayStation 2, to Gottlieb Pinball on PSP, Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection, through to The Pinball Arcade, System 3 and Long-term partner, Farsight, are delight to bring the best pinball tables, reverse engineered to perfection, with the most accurate physics, and the original sound effects and light’ing of these classics to PlayStation 4.

The Pinball Arcade’s 22 tables and exclusive challenge pack offers incredible value, underlining the critically acclaimed gameplay with incredible value, and is only available at retail.

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Pinball has never looked better or been more authentic, and you can play some of history’s greatest tables at home, including Star Trek, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Twilight Zone, Monster Bash, Medieval Madness, Tales of the Arabian Nights, Theatre of Magic and many more.

“We’ve been working hard to bring the ultimate pinball experience to PlayStation 4, and with The Pinball Arcade, we have delivered a flippin’ great game,” said Mark Cale, CEO of System 3. “With authenticity, incredible value, and exclusive content, we’re pleased to give gamers and pinball fans the greatest and highest rated pinball game ever made.”

Nordic Games and Daedalic join for Humble Weekly Bundle

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Nordic Games and Daedalic join for Humble Weekly Bundle

Nordic Games has teamed up with Daedalic Entertainment for its second Humble Weekly Sale, which goes live today at 11am PST for the usual seven days and includes popular games such as The Book of Unwritten Tales, The Raven, Deponia, Edna & Harvey: The Breakout with prices starting at just $1.

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The basic bundle, which costs a minimum of $1, comprises Dead Reefs, Safecracker, Aura 1 and Mystery Series: A Vampire Tale. Those prepared to spend a minimum of $6 will get Dark Fall 1 and 2, The Book of Unwritten Tales Deluxe, The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles Deluxe and Jack Keane 2 – The Fire Within, – all from Nordic Games. These are joined by Deponia and Edna & Harvey: The Breakout from Daedalic Entertainment.

Finally, for a minimum spend of $15 gamers will also receive The Raven Deluxe. The Adventure Company & Friends Humble Bundle will provide gamers savings of up to $164.

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“We’re delighted to offer our second Humble Bundle and teaming up with no other than the great gals and guys from Daedalic,” said Thomas Reisinger, Key Account Manager Online Sales, Nordic Games. “There’s 12 fantastic titles competitively priced, including two from Daedalic. If you are into adventure games and charity, this is heaven on earth.”

“It’s great to be part of this adventure-party. This is a great opportunity for gamers to grab two of our classics, Deponia and Edna and Harvey: The Breakout, for a bargain price, plus doing it for a good cause,” said Tom Kersten, International & Digital Sales Manager at Daedalic Entertainment.

“Nordic Games and Daedalic Entertainment have great games.” said John Graham, Co-Founder and COO of Humble Bundle. “So we’re excited to be promoting them in The Adventure Company & Friends Weekly Sale.”

Gamers can also choose how their purchase is divided and contribute to one of two worthwhile charities. The choices are: Nordic Games, Child’s Play Charity and/or Electronic Frontier Foundation.

For more information on The Adventure Company & Friends’ Humble Bundle please visit: https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly

Get ready for Giant Ants in Earth Defense Force 2025 Out Now

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Get ready for Giant Ants in Earth Defense Force 2025 Out Now

Just when you thought the battle was over, the mayhem continues in Earth Defense Force 2025, now available in Europe and Australasia from D3Publisher (D3P) for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

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Earth Defense Force 2025 is the long awaited return in the Earth Defense Force series from beloved Japanese developer Sandlot.  The insects return from dormancy to disturb the peace with over-the-top action and massive city-leveling explosions that will entrench the EDF and the citizens of earth into a state of emergency.  Earth Defense Force 2025 is an action shooting bonanza that arms players as an EDF soldier equipped with 700+ weapons, four new soldier classes and the training to exterminate insects of all sizes in the global quest to protect the world from alien invasion.  Featuring the largest number of missions from the series and including a versus mode and four-player online multiplayer, Earth Defense Force 2025 is an all-out battle against the terrifying Ravagers that have come back stronger than ever in their mission to destroy the planet.

“Not much is more satisfying in games than letting out a little steam and saving the planet from the infestation of insects that has returned bigger than ever in Earth Defense Force 2025,” said Peter Andrew, vice president of production, D3P. “Nearly everything is completely destructible and players can start each battle fully equipped the way they wish that surely will create countless hours of fun for all.”

For gamers playing on Xbox 360 who want to represent the EDF to the fullest, please visit the Xbox Live Dashboard to download a variety of EDF themed avatars and weapons packs, including EDF tees, a dragon pet, a Fencer and Wing Diver costume, in-game weapons (weapons also available on PlayStation 3), and more.

New Trailer for “The Wolf Among Us” “Smoke and Mirrors”

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New Trailer for “The Wolf Among Us” “Smoke and Mirrors”

Here is the new trailer for ‘Smoke and Mirrors,’ the second episode in the series ‘The Wolf Among Us,’ based on Bill Willingham’s award-winning comic book series ‘FABLES’ and licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. 

The second episode of The Wolf Among Us, ‘Smoke & Mirrors,‘ is now available on the Xbox Games Store for $4.99 USD or equivalent, or as part of a season pass upgrade including access to episodes 2-5 as they are released for $14.99 USD. On PC, the episode is available as part of a season pass for $24.99 USD.  This episode is also available on PlayStation Network for PlayStation 3 individually for $4.99 USD, or as part of a season pass which includes access to all five episodes. For iOS, the episode is available as an in-app purchase individually for $4.99 USD, or as part of the episodes 2-5 multi-pack for $14.99.

Create your own games on IOS from Createrria

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Create your own games on IOS from Createrria

It came, it flapped, it conquered, it disappeared. On mobile, 2014 has so far been the year of the furiously fluttering two-legged feathered winged vertebrate, but alas no more. But fear not friends! Salvation is at hand in the form of a brand new update for Createrria, the first application that allows players to create and publish their own games which has taken the mobile world by storm.

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Featuring a host of new items, themes and mechanics, the ‘Eclipse’ update allows players to not only re-create any game that may have recently been removed from App Stores (you know the one!), but also any other type of game that their imagination can summon.

Details of the update in full:

  • New graphics theme (Eclipse)
  • New gameplay mechanic for those ‘flappy’ inspired games
  • New items – triggered door and moving saw
  • Sky backgrounds for all existing themes
  • New avatar and profile décor
  • Major performance improvements for older devices
  • Plenty of minor fixes and improvements

Since its full global roll out on 6th December Createrria has achieved some impressive numbers that have catapulted it in to the status of genuine indie phenomenon!

  • 730,000 downloads and counting
  • Over 200,000 games published within the Createrria community
  • Over 1,100,000 games created
  • Over 59,000 daily active users in December
  • 10 million plays of games created by the Createrria community

Reached #1 Adventure game for iPad on the US app store, The ‘Eclipse’ update will be available for iPhone, iPad and iPod in early March

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