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If you are an RPG (role playing game) votary then the Firefall is the game for you. Just like World of Warcraft, Tribes and many more the Firefall falls the same category. The developers of the game, Red Five Studios, have recently declared their debut game and the game is getting pretty good response from the gamers. They are getting a lot of feedback as well as buzz from the votaries of such genre. The best thing is the brains behind the game are the same who were behind the idea and creation of original World of Warcraft game many years back.

Firefall is massive multiplayer shooting game and it looks like that has all the things that an excellent game should possess. It is blend of all the best current games. But there is one thing that is best about this game is that is for free. You neither have to pay any monthly subscription nor does it require any software purchasing, yeah yippee. The release date of the game has not been declared yet but it will be released somewhere in 2011. So until the game is not released there would be much anticipation regarding the game. But for some desperate gamers who want to get a hold of this game, they can go and test the Firefall at the website by registering themselves. Initially Firefall has been put for only beta testing.

There has been some problem with Toshibas laptops specifically Toshiba Satellite T135, T135D and Satellite Pro T130; we have got some info regarding their owners. These laptops have been called back by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada due to the rise of overheating and melting incidents and cases whose number have reached to 100.

These laptops specifically Satellite ones which include Satellite T135, T135D and Satellite Pro T130 have had a manufacturing fault in DC-In. these notebooks will be having model/part numbers starting with PST3AU, PST3BU, PST3LU. These note are said to reach to the point where the base of the notebooks melts where the AC adopter also hooks in. although no cases of burn of severe injury has been reported yet but the overheating of notebook can cause severe burn if some part of the body comes in contact with the DC-In Jack or plug because of risen temperature.

Toshiba has come up with a remedy to solve this problem, to prevent the laptop from overheating Toshiba is giving away BIOS revision. All you need to do is update your laptops BIOS to version to 2.70 for Satellite T135 and for Satellite Pro 130 and 1.90 for Satellite T135D. Toshiba has a BIOS update that should identify troubled notebooks:

The BIOS can be downloaded by clicking on the following hot link: Satellite T135 v2.70 for the Satellite T135, Satellite T135D v1.90 for the Satellite T135D, Satellite Pro T130 v2.70 for the Satellite Pro T130.

Just like Apple’s iPad Samsung has also launched its new Samsung Galaxy Tab. Although from the looks it looks pretty promising but let’s see how it is better or inferior to Apple’s iPad.

As far as the body and looks are concerned the Samsung Galaxy has a sleek and stylish figure, having 16:9 7-inch screen which is so good for watching movies and videos. It seems to be perfect portable multimedia device. And unlike iPad it is not cumbrous and is light weight, perfect for playing games.

In terms of functionality, it offers more than that of iPad. The cameras are both on front and at the back, the rear one being 3 megapixels which is 3 megapixels more than the iPad. Of course, you need to have a reasonable memory and for that the Samsung Galaxy offer expandable memory unit with micro SD cards which leads up to 32 GB, economical and worth having.

It also offers voice calling, though it can’t replace cell phones but it ideal for video conversations and video conferences.

One thing that is the most important is the finishing and the strength of any gadget and for Samsung Galaxy it has both the qualities. When in hand it feels like some hardcore gadget with a good solid finishing. The Samsung Galaxy Tablet will be hitting the UK markets soon, probably around October and the prices are still unknown.

Apple has upgraded its misc jukebox, on this Wednesday Apple announced iTunes 10 major improvement to its media management software and music jukebox. Basically, this upgraded iTunes 10 is aimed to be a social networking element with the purpose to aid helpers discovering new music genre.

The Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs elaborated the functioning of this new social network which has been called Ping. Just like other social networks such as facebook, twitter, orkut, myspace and many other, Ping is also a social networking component that allows the user to log on to their favorite artists, their albums and most of all your friends. Artists can also get connected with their fans via iTunes Store page. Like most of other social networking sites, you can organize your own friends circle, can also buy and listen to the stuff and can see what your friends doing. Post your statuses, opinions and do whatever you want to.

Ping will be made available on the iPhone and iPod touch sooner and a new button in the iTunes Store application will appear. More over the iTunes 10 has got a new hybrid view that arranges in the same way as in music columns.

iTunes 10 will be available as a free download on Wednesday at Apple.com or iTunes.com. Further details will be available as soon as other official announcements are made.

If you didn’t get an invitation to Apple’s September 1^st music themed event, worry not because you can still watch it live streamed. According to the Apple’s officials the press conference will be released live streamed at 10AM PT, pretty cool and innovative.

You can log on to live video from Apple.com, but there are some restrictions to it. Those who possess Apple goodies are only allowed and are able to watch that live streamed press conference. Here a bit for viewing press release you need to have either of these things Mac® running Safari® on Mac OS®X version 10.6 Snow Leopard®, an iPhone® or iPod touch® running iOS 3.0 or higher, or an iPad™.

So why putting such restriction and why only Mac users could log on to live video stream? There is a logical explanation for this restriction. According to some bits on internet, the live stream that Apple will broadcast will be of internally developed HTTP Live Streaming Protocol which would require either a Mac running Safari on Mac OS X version 10.6, an iPhone or iPod touch running iOS 3.0 or higher or an iPad. Apple’s latest technology which is Apple’s multimedia player and framework called QuickTime X will be used in live streamed protocol. There are number of benefits of it and among those one is that it makes it easier for the broadcasters to use a standard Web server rather than using special media server.

The subscription price for Xbox Live Gold is going to be increased starting from November of this year. Major Nelson had announced that the in the coming months the memberships of Xbox Live Gold will be increasing.

From November 1^st the prices are going to vacillate each month onward. One month the prices will fluctuate from $7.99 to $9.99; three months will be vacillating from $19.99 to $24.99; and a one year membership will be varying from $49.99 to $59.99.

Although no logical reason has been provided for the increase in prices but as far as the rumors or what is available on the internet, the increase in prices can be outcome of kinect related items and Hulu. But the prices will be added soon.

You can renew your subscription for one year and one year only, at the discounted rate of $40 through Microsoft (on your console or xbox.com). Besides this you can find number of retailers online who is offering the similar $40 for a subscription card but there is no limit to it on how many you can purchase. The retailers are famous Amazon and Newegg.

Soon the retailers are going to put their subscription cards at discounted price of $40; they will probably do in the coming weeks. Start hoarding money from today for the cheaper price to be paid tomorrow.

The iPhone 4 is one of the most popular smartphones ever produced. This means there are thousands of applications ( apps ) available to do a myriad of things. Take a look at five of the best free iPhone 4 apps right here.

Foursquare has got to be one of the coolest iPhone 4 apps to date. This is an app that allows you to roam your city or other places and get recognized. Not only do you get rewards for roaming around, you can see where your friends are roaming also. This is a location based app that awards the user with a “mayorship” if they turn up at certain places enough times. This is beginning to be popular enough that information is turning up for instructing Foursquare users on how to leverage their mayorships. This iPhone 4 app is being updated as you read this. The price is very agreeable. It is free.

There is an iPhone 4 app just for music lovers. NPR ( National Public Radio ) makes an app that lets you explore all the different categories of their music lineup. From Classical to Hip Hop to Folk, Jazz or Blues, this app will deliver your favorite style. There is more than just music. There are also live concerts, unreleased albums and interviews. It is updated daily and the price is right; free.

If you find it hard to keep up with everything you need to do during the day Evernote is the iPhone 4 app you should look into. This is an app to broaden your thinking ability. You could also say it is a digital way to keep your mind on what you are doing. The Evernote user can load up this app with photos, notes, and synchronize them all to another Mac or PC. It will allow you to remember everything. Have a thought or a plan ? Put it into Evernote and it will keep track of it for you. This is a great iPhone 4 app that millions are already using. It is free.

The professional side of life is taken care of with the iPhone 4 app called LinkedIn. This is the same people you know online at LinkedIn.com. This app will allow a user to connect to 75 million different professional contacts. Start your business contacts here. Every time you update your profile with LinkedIn, your network can see it. The same is true for them. The app has recently been redesigned to make it more comfortable to see what you have in common with others on the LinkedIn network. It comes in eight different languages and is of course free.

The next iPhone 4 app is literally beautiful. It is called “Spawn Glow” and uses vivid rays of light. You can manipulate these on the iPhone screen to make your own personal light show. The lights flow and form in different shapes and colors. With a double tap of the finger, the lights explode on the screen. You can save your Spawn Glow creations and send them to places like Facebook. If your light creation is chosen, they use it on the Apple iTunes site. It is a free app.

That is five of the best free iPhone 4 apps currently on hand. More are being created weekly so check back soon for more.

If you are a user of the Android operating system, and like the idea of a tablet, the time has come to make a choice. The iPad is receiving lots of competition and some of it is a downright winning combination. Read on for more information on some smoking Android tablets.

The first one we will look at is the Dell Streak. This is a smaller sized tablet that is in the middle of being a tablet and a regular smartphone. This is already released and comes with Android 1.6. It can be upgraded to 2.2 ( Froyo ) in the future. The gorilla glass on the screen is ready for anything. It has two cameras, plays video without glitches, and lasts about ten hours on a single charge. Look for this model to be a killer once Android Froyo is updated on this Dell tablet that can also be labeled a smartphone.

Acer has been working on the tablet market, using the Android operating system. They have not one, but two in the planning stages. One is seven inches in size and the other is ten inches. The Apple iPad is 9.7 inches in size. These tablets will be powered by an ARM processor and version 2.2 Froyo on them for speed. The Android 2.2 version also supports flash and tethering, so these will be quite desirable when they finally arrive later this year. It is rumored that not only will they be in tablet form, but will also have a regular keyboard included.

Asus is the famous maker of many of the netbooks that were so popular last year. Now they are shifting up to tablets. The Asus Eee Pad EP101TC is destined to be one that you want for Christmas. They come in two sizes; the ten inch EP101TC and the twelve inch EP121. These were designed from the beginning to be more than just tablets. They have the ability to connect to keyboards ( with touchpad included ) for a regular laptop format. Some are calling this a “hybrid media tablet”. This is due out in March of 2011 and will be priced around $400 dollars. If you happen to like other operating systems other than Android, there are Windows 7 versions and the Linux OS. The Linux version is substantially cheaper.

Samsung already has their sights on the burgeoning tablet market. Expect them to be the first out of Korea with a tablet PC model. The news on this Android tablet is drifting around the web, since it has yet to be released. It is destined to have a seven inch screen and Android Froyo ( version 2.2 ). It is going to sport 16 gigabytes of memory but can be expandable to 48 gigabytes through the use of a MicroSD card. The processor is going to be blazing hot in this one. It is rumored to run at 1,200 megahertz. It will blow all the others out of the water with run time because it will have a 4,000 mAh battery. That is the equivalent of four regular smartphone batteries. Your choices for what you want for Christmas just got more complicated.

There are other hot Android tablets that are brewing on the horizon. Check back to review them.

Eco friendly slogans are booming all over the world and in order to provide the people with “Green Product”, Lenovo has brought out a notebook to tempt the people. The Lenovo ThinkPad L512 is purely an eco friendly product and is equipped with various tempting features. One can say that it same as the SL series Notebook, but still there is large number of changes in its final setup and other features.

The first and foremost special feature of this notebook is its eco friendly packing. This is the reason why most of the experts have appreciated this initiative by the Lenovo. It is fitted with LED back light which in turn sorts out most of the problem of the people. OS in Lenovo ThinkPad L512 is Windows 7 professional with 32 bit. It’s Intel Core processor has also attracted a larger number of people. Its 3GB RAM is also good to deal with all the processes. Built in 2 MP camera also allow you to have a conference with your clients or your family. Its 15.6’’ anti glare HD screen also contributes to make it quite different from the ordinary notebook.

It’s overall appearance is quite tempting and company has paid good attention to its built and design. So you do not need to worry about that. Its pricing quote is also affordable and it will not cause any problem for you to have it. It is light, compact and easy to carry. You can take it to almost all the places where you wish for. So don’t waste your time here and there and just go for it. I am sure that it will solve your entire problem in a fraction of time. Have fun with it.

If you are already hooked up with Paypal mobile payments on your Android smartphone, you recently got a new feature. Other mobile smartphone users who have an Android device can touch ( bump ) theirs to yours and a transaction can take place. This is not science fiction, it has been reality for a couple of months now. Read more on how sending and receiving money using Android works.

Mobile payments are a trending topic these days and Paypal is jumping on the bandwagon. If you have an Android powered smartphone “Bump” Technologies has created an app for sending payments between smartphones. It works by simply bumping the two phones together. If you thought it would be complicated, well, its not. Thanks to quantum mechanics, this idea works well enough to be secured and used by Paypal, the world´s largest payment processor. As a sidenote, Paypa is adding a million new accounts per month. Android is on 200,000 new devices per day. This means the “customer base” is growing by leaps and bounds.

The programmers at “Bump Technologies”, the group who created this application, are somewhat new at mobile payments. They were founded just two years ago. They happen to be based in the same neighborhood as Google; Mountain View. About a year ago they received three million dollars in Series A funding. They want to “fix” what they say is a problem of cell phones. Bump claims they are not able to complete a connection with each other when they are sitting right next to each other. Of course, many would disagree, but this idea is new. Two cell phones, can be tracked and known if they touch each other. Software is used to do it. Bump Technologies is making this software and applying it to mobile payments with the help of Paypal.

Examples of screenshots showing the inner workings of Android, Bump and Paypal are shown online. They have positive results so far. The advantage here is that the interface is the familiar Paypal look. There is no need for typing in the personal details of the person sending or receiving the money. Software takes care of everything after the “bump” happens. Splitting checks for a meal at a restaurant, even between more than two, is easy just by “bumping” their cell phone with yours.

This bump technology is similar to “Near Field Communication” ( NFC ) that has been used in Japan. The Japanese use this technology to pay for train and bus fare and other repetitive payments. There is also the “Square” payment solution that can be used for iPhones. Square uses a regular credit card and separate piece of hardware to send mobile payments. Square requires a signature, since credit card payments use this step to finalize the transaction.

You can view “Bump” as a type of battle between credit card companies and the makers of software solutions. If people no longer need a credit or debit card to pay while they are on the move, the credit card companies will begin to lose money. They have traditionally been the way to make payments without paper money. You can bet “Bump” has their attention.

Mobile payment solutions like the one between Paypal and Bump Technologies are brand new and yet claim to be secure. History tells a different story. Nevertheless, if this technology is more secure than credit cards, there is a chance of a mass exodus away from them.