Ubisoft has this week announced a release date for the new Assassin’s Creed 3: The Tyranny of King DLC which will now be arriving for Xbox 360 and PC gamers on the 19th February.

Unfortunately for European PlayStation 3 games they will have to wait an extra day for 20th February, and currently there’s is no date for the release of a Wii U version. Watch the games trailer after the jump. Enjoy!

When the Assassin’s Creed 3: The Tyranny of King DLC launches it will be available for 800 Microsoft Points or  £7.99, or comes free with the Assassin’s Creed 3 Season Pass, currently available to purchase for 2400 Microsoft Points or £23.99.

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If you enjoy running Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) operating system and its applications, but miss it when you are using your Windows desktop. A new software app called WindowsAndroid might be able to help you fill the void.

The WindowsAndroid application has been created to enable you to run Google’s Android 4.0 operating system without the need for any additional hardware. Watch the video after the jump to see WindowsAndroid in action.

WindowsAndroid provides users with a stock Android user interface, and the included  Dalvik virtual machine, enables you to run Android apps, using your Windows systems hardware and graphics card for hardware acceleration.            &nbs ... Read more »

According to a recent report by IDC, China’s Huawei is now the worlds third most popular smartphone manufacturer with total shipments of 10.8 million for the final quarter of 2012.

This has apparently given Huawei a 4.9 percent share of the smartphone market, and in second place is Apple with a 21.8 percent share and shipments of47.8 million smartphones.

Samsung is still in first place with total global smartphone sales of 63.7 million, which gives them a 29 percent share of the smartphone market, Sony is in fourth place with a 4.5 percent share, and in fifth we have ZTE with a 4.3 percent share.

Huawei has recently announced a number of very interesting devices, and they are expected to announce some more at Mobile Wolrd Congress next month, which is bound to help their ... Read more »

AMD has today announced the launch of a new Gizmo board, and new development board which has been designed to wards x86-based embedded system development.

The Gizmo development board is a low-cost, low-power multipurpose compact development board, measuring just 4 x 4 inches in size but boasts a 52.8 GFLOP capacity.

The new Gizmo board is now available from Gizmosphere and has been created to enable you to  evaluate, experiment and design, and is equipped with a AMD G-T40E processor (dual core, 1GHz) with Radeon HD 6250 graphics, and 1GB of DDR3 SDRAM. Kamal Khouri, director of Embedded Products, AMD explains:

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A new developer board has been launched this week in the form of the ARMBRIX Zero which is equipped with a Samsung Exynos 5 ARM Cortex-A15 processor. Which offer developers and hobbyists a mini PC that offers a little more power than the $35 Raspberry Pi mini PC.

The new ARMBRIX Zero developer board features the same chip that the Google Nexus 10 tablet and Samsung Series 3 Chromebook are equipped with, and is currenrly one of the most powerful ARM CPUs available.

The ARMBRIX Zero mini PC is capable of running Linux based operating systems as well as Google’s Android OS, it also comes equipped with 2 x USB 2.0 host, 1 x USB 3.0, 1 x SATA, 1 x USB 2.0 device, and 1 x Ethernet RJ45 connection, and me ... Read more »

Belkin has announced that it has struck a deal with Cisco to purchase the company’s Linksys home router business, which will give the company a 30 percent share of the home router and small business networking market in the US.

We’re very excited about this announcement,” said Chet Pipkin, CEO of Belkin. "Our two organizations share many core beliefs – we have similar beginnings and share a passion for meeting the real needs of our customers through the strengths of an entrepreneurial culture. Belkin’s ultimate goal is to be the global leader in the connected home and wireless networking space and this acquisition is an important step to realizing that vision.”

There are no details as yet on how much Belkin have paid Cisco for Linksys, as soon as we get some more information we will let you guy ... Read more »

If you are one of the thousands that pledged on the Kickstarter website for Pebble’s new smartwatch, but haven’t yet received your watch in the post.

A very quick Pebble unboxing video created by the Engadget might whet your appetite a little more while you wait for yours to arrive.

Its has been nine months since the Pebble successfully funded in project on Kickstarter and after a few delays they announced at CES 2013 that they would start shipping the new smartwatch on january 23rd 2013. Don’t expect to much to arrive n the box though as its been kept to a minimum, check it out in the video below.

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Archos has today unveiled a new addition to their range of iPad accessories with the unveiling of their new ultrathin Bluetooth keyboard designed for Apple’s iPad.

The Ultrathin iPad Keyboard measures just 5mm thick and weighs 240g, making it the thinnest and lightest keyboard available, and when it attached to your ipad for storage and protection it measures just 13.4mm thick, says Archos.

The Archos Ultrathin Keyboard for iPad has been deigned to include a useful adjustable kickstand allowing you alter the screen angle, and includes a full QWERTY keyboard. The back of the case is finished in brushed aluminium and will automatically wake up and automatically sleep when you reattach it.

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HTC has added another Android smartphone to their range, the HTC Desire U which will be available in Taiwan, and will come with a 4 inch display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels.

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Huawei are expected to reveal a number of new smartphones at next month Mobile World Congress, one of those is the new Huawei Ascend P2 and now it would appear that we have a photo of the handset along with some specifications.

The Huawei Ascend P2 is rumored to feature a 4.5 inch display with a full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080, it will be powered by a quad core processor possibly with a 1.8GHz clock speed, and will come with 2GB of RAM.

Other rumored specifications on the Huawei Ascend P2 include a 13 megapixel camera and a 3,000 mAh battery, it will also come with either Android 4.1 or 4.2 Jelly Bean.megapixel camera and a 3,000 mAh battery, it will also come with either Android 4.1 or 4.2 Jelly Bean.< ... Read more »

Acer has announced the launch of a new Android smartphone, the Acer Liquid E1 which will come with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and features a 4.5 inch qHD display with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels.

The Acer Liquid E1 is powered by a dual core 1GHz processor and features 1GB of RAM, there is also 4GB of built in storage and it has dual cameras with a front facing 0.3 megapixel camera for video chat.

On the back of the device is a 5 megapixel camera with auto focus and an LED flash, plus it comes with a microSD card slot for expansion, Bluetooth 3.0 +EDR, an FM receiver, A-GPS and WiFi.

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Today Amazon has announced that its will be acquiring Ivona, the text-to-speech specialists that currently offers offers voice and language portfolios with 44 voices in 17 languages and more in development.

Ivona has already been helping Amazon develop speech features for its Kindle Fire, including Text-to-Speech, Voice Guide and Explore by Touch, and with Amazon acquiring Ivona you can only expect development to be ramped up for Amazon’s device.

Dave Limp, Vice President, Amazon Kindle explains: "IVONA’s exceptional text-to-speech technology leads the industry in natural voice quality, accuracy and ease of use. IVONA is already instrumental in helping us deliver excellent accessibility features on K ... Read more »