Corning has announced in their latest quarterly earnings release that their Gorilla Glass is used on more than 1 billion devices around the world, the glass is used on some of the most popular smartphones and tablets.

Gorilla Glass is used by companies like Apple, Nokia, Dell, HP, LG, Sony Lenovo and more, and it is designed to be tough and scratch resistant, which has made it popular with smartphone and tablet makers.

Corning also talked about their new Willow Glass, which is an ultra slim flexible glass that is designed to be used in electronic devices, and it could improve production of LCD and OLED panels and also change the shape and design of future devices.

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Nuance has just announced the availability of their new Dragon Mobile Assistant on Android, building on the technology that was included in its Dragon Go! software.

Watch the video after the jump to learn more about the Nuance Dragon Mobile Assistant Android application, and see it in action providing a hands free way to interact with your Android smartphone.

Dragon Mobile Assistant has been created to make it easy for users to create and sends texts, makes calls, sets appointments using just your voice. As well as including direct access to open content on the mobile web from more than 200 content providers.

"Consumers loved the original Dragon Go! and wanted even more”, said Michael Thompson, executive vice president and general manager, Nu ... Read more »

A new TV trailer for the upcoming premier of The Hobbit movie,  currently in production and arriving in theatres on 14th December 2012 has been released this week.

Providing fans with a little more to whet their appetites on before the big premier of the trilogy later this year, and will star Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield, and Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug.

The Hobbit trilogy is being co-written and produced by Peter Jackson, and is based on the awesome Hobbti book created by fantasy master writer J. R. R. Tolkien. "Gandalf recruits Bilbo and helps to arrange the quest to rec ... Read more »

If you are in the market for a new gaming keyboard you might be interested in a new creation from Mad Catz which is called the STRIKE 5, which has gone up for pre-order today.

The Mad Catz STRIKE 5 gaming keyboard will set you back a $200, but comes equipped with a wealth of features designed specifically for gamers to enjoy.

The STRIKE 5 gaming keyboard consists of five separate modules, which can be combined and arranged to suit your requirements, and is equipped with a Control Module with E.Y.E. OLED Display.

The Control Module enables gamers to program advanced macros, adjust backlighting, monitor respawn timers, and easily control your media. Mad Catz explains:

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Halo fans will be pleased to know a new Halo 4 gameplay trailer has been released this week, which shows a minutes worth of action for you to enjoy, during the build up to the launch of the new Halo 4 game being developed by 343 Industries.

Halo 4 will be officially launching on November 6th 2012, with both regular and limited editions of the game being available on launch day. 343 Industries have packed the action into the 1 minute trailer, providing you with a glimpse of what you can expect once the new Halo 4 game is launched.

"The Master Chief returns to battle an ancient evil bent on vengeance and annihilation. Shipwrecked on a mysterious world, Master Chief is faced with new enemies and a powerful new Forerunner menace.”

J&W have launched a new Android Mini PC this week, which has been created to try and make Android computing a little more mainstream and provides a small form factor Mini PC for just €99.

The new J&W Minix Neo X5 Android mini PC is powered by a Rockchip Dual Core Cortex A9 CPU, supported by 1GB of DDR3 memory and graphics provided by a Quad Core Mali 400 GPU.

Out of the box the Minix Neo X5 runs Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) operating system, but its not been mentioned if an upgrade to Google’s latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system is currently in the works.

Other features of the Minix Neo X5 include 3 x USB 2.0 ports, 1 X HDMI, 1 x SD Card Reader, 1 x Ethernet and wireless connectivity via 802.11 a/b/g/n. A stick versio ... Read more »

Yesterday Apple announced a wealth of new products to its range devices, unveiling a new iPad Mini, 13 inch retina display Macbook Pro, slimmer and more powerful iMac desktop computer and a more powerful 4th generation iPad.

However consumers who thought that a new iPad wasn’t going to be released by Apple until next year, might be a little upset if they have recently purchased the now older 3rd generation iPad.

If you fall into this category of consumer who has just purchased a 3rd generation iPad in the last 30 days, need not worry as Apple has announced that they will exchange your older 3rd generation  iPad for a new 4th generation iPad. CNET explains

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As well as announcing the new iPad Mini, Apple also updated its iPad which makes the device Apple’s 4th generation iPad, and it features a new faster A6X processor and Apple’s new Lightning dock connector.

The design of the device remains the same, apart for the lightning connector, and it features the same retina display as in the iPad 3, and pricing is the same as the previous generation with prices starting at $499 for the 16GB WiFi model.

The new iPad will also go up for pre-order this Friday the 26th of October, and will start shipping on Friday November 2nd for the WiFi model and two weeks later for the WiFi and Cellular model.

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The Asus Vivo Tab RT recently went up for pre-order and the device will launch this Friday the 26th of October and will retail for $599 for the 32GB version and this price also includes the keyboard dock.

The Asus Vivo Tab RT features a 10 inch multi-touch display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, and processing is provided by a quad core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor and it comes with Windows RT.

Other specifications on the Asus Vivo Tab RT include 2GB of RAM, 32GB of built in storage, plus an 8 megapixel camera with an f/2.2 lens and auto-focus, it also comes with a keyboard dock which has a built in battery and a USB 2.0 port.

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As well as announcing the launch date for their new Vivo Tab RT Windows 8 tablet as October 26th, not surprisingly the same day that Microsoft launches its new Windows 8 operating system.

Asus has also taken the wraps off its new All-in-one desktop the ET2300, a 23 inch device with a screen that can be position to rest nearly flat on a desktop. Allowing easier access to the screen when being used as a touchscreen device, offering a horizontal viewing angle of 178 degrees, when totally flat.

The Asus ET2300 can be equipped with a choice of Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 processors, supported by up to 8GB of Ram and a NVIDIA’s GT 630M graphics with up to 2GB of onboard graphics memory available if required.

Other features of the new Asus ET2300 include a 2TB HDD, DVD drive, Intel Wireless ... Read more »

As well as announcing their new iPad Mini, Apple also announced their first accessory for their new iPad, the iPad Mini smart cover, which features a similar design to the existing iPads smart cover.

The new iPad Mini features a new hinge design which does away with the double jointed design of the old one, and it will be available in a range of colors, which include grey, pink, black, green and blue, plus a Product Red version.

The iPad Mini Smart cover will retail for $39 and will be available from Apple shortly, you can find out more information about the iPad Mini Smart Cover over at Apple.

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Dell has this week announced that their new Dell XPS 10 Windows RT Tablet is now available to pre-order starting at $500, with shipping commencing during December of this year.

The Dell XPS 10 Windows RT Tablet is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, and is loaded with Microsoft’s Windows 8 RT operating system.

Together with a 10.1 inch touchscreen, sporting a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, 32GB or 64GB of internal memory, and 2MP front-facing camera, a 5MP rear camera.

Other features include 802.11n WiFi, and Bluetooth connectivity, and Microsoft Home Office & Student 2013 RT already installed on the device. The Dell XPS 10 Windows RT Tablet 64GB model starts at $599.99, with other bundles available at $679.99 for a model with 32GB of storage a ... Read more »

A new addition to the ever expanding Android Mini PC market has been unveiled this week with the launch of the new UG007 Android mini PC which comes running Google’s latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system.A new addition to the ever expanding Android Mini PC market has been unveiled this week with the launch of the new UG007 Android mini PC which comes running Google’s latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system.

The UG007 is powered by a 1.6 GHz Rockchip RK3066 dual core processor supported by 1 GB of RAM and includes a generous 8GB of storage that can be expanded using the devices included microSD card slot.

Graphics on the Android 4.1 mini PC are provided by the well know Mali 400 graphics processor, and other features of the mini PC include 1 x USB 2.0 port, and 1 x HDMI which allows you to use ... Read more »

Digital Storm has announce the bolt, a mini gaming PC that measure just 3.6 inches wide and just 14 inches tall, although it comes with some impressive specifications for such a small PC, which include a GeForce GTX 680 graphics card, and an overclocked Intel Core i7 processor clocked at 4.6GHz.

On top of that the Digital Storm Bolt also features up 16GB of RAM and a range of storage options which include a hard drive, up to two solid state drive and a DVD burner.

Prices start at $999, and for this you get a 3.1GHz Core i3 processor, 8GB of RAM, a 1TB hard drive and a GeForce GTC 650 Ti processor, the top end version with the GeForce GTX 680, 16GB of RAM and the overclocked Core i7 processor comes in at $1,949, you can find out more details over at Digital Storm.