We have been hearing rumors for quite a while that the next major release of Android will be called Key Lime Pie, this is expected to be Android 5.0, and now it looks like a Google employee has all but confirmed this will be the name.

Manu Cornet, who works for Google posted a graphic online which is apparently the ‘evolution of Android’, and it shows each version of Android up to the current Jelly Bean, plus one more, which looks to be Key Lime Pie, have a look at the graphic below.

There are no details as yet on when Google are expected to release the next major version of Android, we suspect it will be some time next ye ... Read more »

Mitsubishi has now announced that it plans to discontinue its line of rear-projection TVs. Consumers have increasingly gone to LCD and plasma TV screens with even plasma TVs slowly going extinct. Mitsubishi offered rear projection TVs of 70 inches and over in size.

The TVs were far from inexpensive suggested with prices of around $6000. Mitsubishi TVs used DLP technology and the company is vacating the rear projection TV market focus on other products such as projectors and printers.

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If you have been patiently waiting for LG’s massive 84 inch Ultra HD TV to arrive in the UK, and have deep enough pockets for its £22,500 pricetag, you will be pleased to know that is has now arrived in the UK.

Unfortunately for UK residents the exchange rate from US dollars to pounds Sterling has not done them any favours, as the saying HD TV in the US is priced at $22,500, but the exchange rate answer the UK equivalent price to $36,000.

The new 84 inch Ultra HD TV is equipped with a display sporting a resolution of 3840 x 2160 four times that of standard HD TVs. Together with LG’s Triple XD Engine Dynamic Colour Enhancer and Resolution Upscaler, which enhances lower resolution content as well as t ... Read more »

Acer has this week taken the wraps off a new edition to their range of notebook devices with the unveiling of the new Acer TravelMate B113 notebook, which Acer says has been designed to provide the perfect everyday learning companion for students.

As you would expect with any new PC notebooks launched after Microsoft’s Windows 8 official launch, it comes equipped with Microsoft Windows 8 Professional, together with a copy of Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system.

The range of Acer TravelMate B113 notebooks are equipped with the latest "Ivy Bridge” 3rd Generation Intel CoreTM i3 processors, supported by 4GB of RAM and 500GB hard drive.

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Samsung recently started rolling out the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update to some of their recent Android tablets, and now one of their older tablets has received an Android update as well, although this is the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich update.

Samsung has started rolling out the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich update to the original Galaxy Tab 8.9, and it looks like owners of the device who live in Austria have received the update first.

The update is available as an OTA update and also through Samsung’s KIES software, if you have received the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the original Galaxy Tab 8.9 leave a comment and let us know, also let us know which country you are in.

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University of Waterloo neuroscientist Chris Eliasmith has spent many years figuring out just how to build a brain. Using his own brain of course, which is far more clever than yours or mine. Now he has compiled his thoughts in a book that comes with instructions. Eliasmith’s team has created Spaun, which is described as "the world’s largest simulation of a functioning brain.”

That isn’t hype. It really is a simulation of a functioning brain. It can recognize numbers, take notes of lists and remembering them while writing them down. It can even pass some basic hurdles in an IQ test.

It took more than a year to build, and it can simulate many aspects of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology and psychological behavior. It will be interesting to see what becomes of this in say, five years.< ... Read more »

After announcing that their Xperia Tablet S sales would resume this month, Sony has just made the deadline and announced today that they are now resuming sales, just in time for the holiday season.

Sony announced a few months back that it would be pulling the Xperia Tablet S tablet from stores due to a small fault detected in the device that could cause liquids to enter the components.

A small gap was discovered on the back on the Xperia Tablet S tablets, between the display panel and the tablets back case panel, and Sony’s Xperia S Tablet is supposed to be splash proof.

Sony had already distributed around 100,000 Xperia S tablets in Europe, the US and Japan wh ... Read more »

Samsung has announced a new range of flip covers for its latest Android smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy Note II and the Samsung Galaxy S III, and the new flip covers are designed to protect the back and also the screen of your handset.

The flip covers will be available for $39.99 each or you can buy them in a back of two for $49.99 or a four pack for $99.99, they come in a range of different colors which you can see below.

The Samsung Protective Flip Cover is a one-piece folding design with a stylish front cover and glossy snap-on back. While the front flap of the Flip Cover shields the 5.5-inch HD Super AMOLED(TM) touchscreen display of the Galaxy Note II from pesky fingerprints, scratches, and dirt, the back of the accessory snaps on to replace the phone’s back battery cover. This distin ... Read more »

It has always been a little tricky to listen to music from your mobile device whilst in the shower. You either have to use a securely sealed bag or a purpose-built waterproof case for your mobile phone or tablet, to stop water entering your device.

Now there is a simpler way to listen to your mobile music collection without the need to take your mobile device into the shower. Kohler has created a Bluetooth waterproof speaker showerhead that when wirelessly connect to your mobile device allowing you to listen to your favourite tunes.

The wireless speaker is attached to the shower head using magnets, so it can be easily removed for charging and replaced without the need for any fiddly connections.

"Designed by industry-leader Kohler, the combination unit features a showerhead with 60 angled nozzles that deliver full-spray cove ... Read more »

Most of the alarm clock docking stations that can charge smartphones and tablets will only handle one device at a time. It’s all fine and good if you only have one gadget. However, if you need to charge a smartphone, tablet, a Bluetooth headset, and some sort of eReader that all need to be charged up at once, this is where the Easy-dok CR34 comes in.

This is alarm clock docking station designed from your desk or your nightstand and it can handle charging duties for up to six different gadgets at one time. On top of the alarm clock is a docking system that will hold three devices and charge them at once. To charge more than three devices you can connect USB charging cables to the clock. ... Read more »