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May 24th, 2013, 23:58 Posted By: wraggster
Given the popularity of smartphones, it's inevitable that they're damaged on occasion. But it would appear that iPhone users are paying more than most.
As the technology behind smart devices continues to evolve, the intricate process of producing them becomes increasingly complex, something that's having a direct impact on both the initial cost of the device, and the costs incurred when repairing it.
But a report by CNET has discovered that the repair costs of the iPhone 5 are significantly higher than its predecessors.
Within the report, it is noted that Apple charges $229 to replace a broken screen on the iPhone 5, which is a sizeable sum considering the device's price tag of $650 minus a pay monthly contract. Meanwhile, users who opt for Apple's AppleCare warranty service face a reduced fee of $49.
The increase of these heightened costs is further highlighted when compared to the repair costs of previous iPhone devices. Just two years ago, a broken screen repair from Apple cost $199.
But despite the alleged complexity of the iPhone 5's design, multiple repair sites maintain that the device is one of the easiest devices to repair, which would put the inflated repair costs into question.
Meanwhile, a number of third-party repair outlets are unable to provide a repair service for the iPhone 5 given the costs involved.
Users expect to pay a premium to have their devices repaired, potentially at a higher rate from Apple directly. But given the initial cost of smart devices today, the rate of inflation on repair costs could soon see consumers paying thousands to purchase a device and keep its condition maintained.
Now might be a good time to buy that reinforced case. One drop might be more costly than you first anticipate.
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May 24th, 2013, 23:10 Posted By: Metareview
Newly announced/released in the USA for the Nintendo DS
Skylanders GIANTS Exclusive Figure Pack POLAR Whirlwind [Limited Edition]
by Polar Whirlwind Series 2
Platform: * *Nintendo DS
Date first available at Amazon.com: March 28, 2013
11 used & new from $37.37
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More information about the Nintendo DS:
DSiWare through the DSi Shop is a service that allows DSi players to download games and applications directly to their handheld console in exchange for DSi Points purchased through a local retailer. Experience new and innovative gameplay, fresh takes on the classics-and much more. Just shop, download, and enjoy. Visiting the DSi Shop is easy, just establish wireless broadband connection, click on the Nintendo DSi Shop icon from your menu screen and browse the shop and use Nintendo DSi Points. Games and applications can be saved to SD cards (sold separately).
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May 24th, 2013, 23:01 Posted By: DCemumaniac
Newly released in the UK and Europe and Brought to you from the team over at Amazon UK
Windows 7, Dell Optiplex GX620 Desktop PC, Pentium 4 3.0GHz, 2GB DDR2, 750 GB Hard Drive, DVD-Rom, Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium pre-installed (w/COA license and genuine installation disk)
by Dell
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6 used & new from £129.99
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May 24th, 2013, 21:30 Posted By: DCemumaniac
Newly announced/released in the UK and Europe for the
PC
Payday 2 (PC CD)
by 505 Games
Platform: * *Windows 2000
Release Date: 16 Aug 2013
Buy new: £14.96
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The Microsoft Surface is the latest Games playing Machine that combines a Tablet and Laptop all in one, heres more info:
Who says that pretty can't be practical? It's time for a tablet that's more than meets the eye. Powerful processing and beautiful design unite on Surface. Whether you're working hard or hardly working, Surface's integrated Kickstand and revolutionary Touch Cover let you work, play, and connect with others like never before. Plug into external displays like projectors and HDTV, and share your world1. Pre-loaded with Windows RT, Microsoft Office 2013 RT2, Xbox apps, and other essentials. Product Features VaporMgTM casing Made with VaporMg, Surface is precision crafted to be tough yet elegant, without excessive bulk.
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May 24th, 2013, 18:20 Posted By: PSPReview
Heres the latest news from the PSN Team:
A busy seven days in the video game biz  ! This week saw us get a glimpse of a fistful of new titles heading to PS4. We had a new trailer for Bungie’s enormous new IP Destiny, [video=youtube;JxE5MaKuCEc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxnx3W-HA18"]Call of Duty: Ghosts was officially unveiled[/URL], Jonathan Blow stopped by PS Blog with a lovely inside look at first-person puzzler The Witness, while EA announced a  and showcased their E3 rapidly speeding into view, what better time to look ahead at the bounty that awaits? So your topic this week: what aspect of PlayStation 4 are you most excited about?
It needn’t be a particular game – perhaps it’s the added graphical horsepower, the Share button or the promise of Gaikai. Me? I’m pretty excited about the obsolescence of loading and updating times! Well, that and Destiny!
Sound off below. I’ve a nice prize for the four most thoughtful or entertaining responses – a copy of Soul Sacrifice for PS Vita, signed by none other than legendary creator Keiji Inafune. Quite the collector’s item. Good luck!
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May 24th, 2013, 18:10 Posted By: PSPReview
Newly released for the Pandora Console
A java based stock market tarcking and portfolio management system.
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More about the Pandora:
The Pandora is designed to be a handheld game console with high-end PDA capabilities, but may also be run as a low-power full-featured Linux desktop. The system by default comes with a Linux OS based on Ångström.[13]
The interface is custom themed to fit the small form factor and touchscreen, analogue joystick, and keyboard-based inputs available. Users can install and run their own desktop environment if they choose. Users may even install other Linux distributions like Ubuntu[14] or Gentoo[15] themselves. It is possible as well to run Android (gingerbread) through a PND package on top of the Angrstrom distribution, while it requires overclocking to perform flawlessly.
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May 24th, 2013, 17:01 Posted By: PSPReview
Heres the latest news from the PSN Team:
Hi PlayStation Blog. The day has finally arrived – tonight is our exclusive The Last of Us event with GAME and IGN UK. It won’t be long before the doors open and over 200 lucky community members join Naughty Dog for an exciting look at The Last of Us, including hands-on time with the game weeks before its release!
We know that not everyone can join us tonight, so the great news is that you’ll be able to watch the whole event via livestream tonight, starting at 19:30 BST. So sit back, relax and tune in to see myself and the Naughty Dog team live from a secret location in London.
We’ll have exclusive interviews with Naughty Dog, a live gameplay demo from the team and you’ll be able to take part in our live Q&A with not only the Naughty Dog team, but also Hollywood actress Ashley Johnson, the voice of Ellie.
For those of you who want to submit questions to the Naughty Dog team, you can do so by tweeting @PSAccess with the hashtag #TheLastofUsLive. Anyone who has their question selected will also win a fantastic goodie bag! See you at 19:30!
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May 24th, 2013, 16:20 Posted By: PSPReview
Newly released for the Pandora Console
GnuCash is a personal finance manager. A check-book like register GUIallows you to enter and track bank accounts, stocks, income and evencurrency trades. A full set of reports allow you to see the state ofyour finances. The interface is designed to be simple and easy to use,but is backed with double-entry accounting principles to ensurebalanced books.
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More about the Pandora:
The Pandora is designed to be a handheld game console with high-end PDA capabilities, but may also be run as a low-power full-featured Linux desktop. The system by default comes with a Linux OS based on Ångström.[13]
The interface is custom themed to fit the small form factor and touchscreen, analogue joystick, and keyboard-based inputs available. Users can install and run their own desktop environment if they choose. Users may even install other Linux distributions like Ubuntu[14] or Gentoo[15] themselves. It is possible as well to run Android (gingerbread) through a PND package on top of the Angrstrom distribution, while it requires overclocking to perform flawlessly.
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May 24th, 2013, 16:02 Posted By: PSPReview
Heres the latest news from the PSN Team:
Hello. I’m John. I’m the game designer at Roll7! We started in 2008, when I teamed up with two entrepreneurs Simon and Tom. The company’s initial mission was to try and combine Simon and Tom’s passion for training disengaged youth in video game design, with my love of making games.The dream from day one was to make our own games, but as a business it seemed impossible to make it work, so for the next four years we worked for various clients, making everything from websites, to apps, to games controlled by your brain. In the meantime I spent countless hours in the evenings making the games we really wanted to make, while Simon and Tom looked for viable ways to transition from an agency to an actual game developer.
By early 2012 we’d scraped enough cash together to take some time off from client work and we set about making a game for iOS called Gets to the Exit.
We got some nice reviews (an 8/10 in Edge), but not everyone liked it (Slide to Play: “We hope you have insurance for your iPhone, because Gets to the Exit may cause it to accidentally get ‘dropped’. Against a wall. Repeatedly”).
While I was at Develop conference showing off Gets to the Exit I met James Marsden from FuturLab. I had this super early build of a skateboarding game called OlliOlli that I’d mocked up in Multi Media Fusion and had running on my iPhone. He gave it a go and suggested I show it to Shahid Ahmad at SCEE.
Fast forward a few weeks and we’re sitting in the SCEE staff café in Soho, with sweaty palms and no idea what to expect. While we can’t discuss the content of the meeting as it’s under NDA, we can say that they have teleporters instead of lifts, everyone wears clothes woven from pure awesome and they loved OlliOlli.
Shahid and his team have been behind us all the way and it’s been a total departure from client work. In terms of OlliOlli, SCEE has given us a really wide space to be creative with what we’re doing. You hear horror stories about big companies, but I think they’ve got it down. There’s a consensus that we all want to make the best game possible.
I don’t want to talk too much about the actual details of the game, other than to say that it leans closer to skater than infinite runner and that there is a lot more emphasis on tricks, combos and score than there is on distance!
You can check out a VERY EARLY video of the first playable build and see progress on our Facebook page. We’re working on our E3 build at the moment so you will see some serious progress over the next few weeks!
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May 24th, 2013, 14:03 Posted By: Metareview
Newly announced/released in the USA for the PSP.
Battle Robot Tamashii [Japan Import]
by Namco
Platform: * *Sony PSP
20 used & new from $29.00
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More about the PSP:
The PSP was designed to handle all varieties of applications and entertainment -- music, video, communication, wireless networking, and, of course, gaming. Users will enjoy top-notch 3D games with high-quality, full-motion video, and high-fidelity audio. The 4.3-inch wide screen display is bright and beautiful, and works well under many different lighting conditions. If you prefer, you can also connect your PSP to your TV. The PSP utilizes the Universal Media Disc (UMD) for a storage medium, each of which holds 1.8 GB of data.
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May 24th, 2013, 11:40 Posted By: DCemumaniac
Newly released at the Gadget site Chinavision:
ThL has brought made their Android 4.2 W8 even better with now included 16GB of internal memory to go along with its 5 Inch 720p 320ppi screen, 1.2GHz Quad Core CPU, and 12MP Rear + 5MP Front Camera
More info at Chinavision
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May 24th, 2013, 11:40 Posted By: DCemumaniac
Newly released at the Gadget site Chinavision:
Quad Core 5 Inch Android 4.2 Phone with a marvelous 1280x720 293 PPI IPS Screen and a 1.2 GHz CPU is a modern and slick designed phone.
More info at Chinavision
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