Google Nexus 5 unveiling set for 6pm, already given tear down

The Google Nexus 5 unveiling will be held at 6pm GMT this evening, 11am Pacific time, latest reports have suggested as the phone is prematurely given the tear down treatment.

With a raft of new Google Nexus 5 leaks having surfaced today pointing to an imminent unveiling, industry insiders are now claiming the phone will officially enter the realms of reality at 6pm this evening.

"After speaking with no less than five different sources with knowledge of the matter, I am ready to confirm that the LG-made Nexus 5 should be unveiled later on today, along with Android 4.4 KitKat,” Artem Russakovskii over at Android Police has claimed.

With retailers having teased stock of the phone and with a mass of hands-on Google Nexus 5 images having hit the web today, an official launch this evening is looking increasingly likely.

Further teasing an imminent Google Nexus 5 unveiling, a range of claimed Google Nexus 5 tear down images have leaked, offering yet more details on the phone’s spec.

According to the latest leaks, the Google Nexus 5 features list will see a 5-inch 1920 x 1080p Full HD line up alongside a 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and an 8-megapixel rear-mounted camera with optical image stabilisation.

As well as becoming the first device to come running the new Android 4.4 KitKat operating system, the phone will reportedly host a 2300mAh Lithium-Polymer battery as well as 4G connectivity options, a feature missing from last year’s Google Nexus 4 offering.

Stay tuned to TrustedReviews for all the Google Nexus 5 unveiling latest.

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Panasonic officially announces it won’t be making any more plasma TVs

Panasonic has officially announced it won’t be making any more plasma TVs, with production stopping in December.

Confirming previous rumours, Panasonic has issued a statement outlining its decision to quit plasma TV production later this year.

“Panasonic Corporation today announced that in order to create a business structure that can respond to changes in the business environment and to accelerate the growth strategy of the company, the company will end the production of plasma display panels (PDP) in December 2013”, reads the official statement.

The Japanese electronics company said the Lehman Brothers contributed towards it decision to cease plasma TV production. Panasonic had already stopped production in one factory and suspended it in another anyway.

“With the rapid development of large-screen LCDs, and facing the severe price competition on the global market brought on by the Lehman Shock in September 2008, the company consolidated production in the Amagasaki P4 Factory, made a shift towards commercial applications and worked to improve the earnings of the business.”

Although production of plasma TVs will stop in December, the company will continue selling units to consumers until March 2014, the end of its financial year.

“Due to rapid, drastic changes in the business environment and a declining demand for PDP in the flat panel display market, it was judged that continuing the business would be difficult and a decision was made to stop production.”

Panasonic added that it will be developing new display market products in the near future, meaning we should see Panasonic OLED TVs on the market soon.

“Panasonic will work to develop and provide appealing products which meet the demands of customers, and will aim towards new development of its visual and display businesses.”

The company unveiled its first OLED prototype at CES 2013 and should start mass production soon.

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Canon PIXMA MG7150 Printer Review

What is the Canon PIXMA MG7150?

Lifestyle home and photo all-in-ones are getting smaller and neater, while becoming more feature-reach at the same time. Canon’s PIXMA MG7150 has a good range of features for plain paper, photo and optical disc printing.

Canon PIXMA MG7150 - Design and Features

The ice-white or jet-black case of this PIXMA printer (your choice) echoes earlier Canon machines, but is lower profile and with less to interrupt it in the way of buttons and controls. This is because the whole of the control panel area surrounding the 88mm touchscreen is a touch panel, with illuminated, context-sensitive icons appearing as if by magic, when needed.



There’s no Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) on the machine, but the 2,400 x 4,800ppi flatbed scanner is only one way of feeding images into the machine. There are three memory card slots behind the fold-down front panel, including CompactFlash, which may interest older SLR camera owners (such as Canon’s).

As you fold down the front cover, a paper support swings out automatically to form the output tray. You still have to pull a support extension out manually, but it’s a start. There are two, low-profile paper trays, the upper one for up to 20 sheets of photo paper up to 7 x 5 inches, and the lower one for 150 sheets of plain paper. Both capacities are a bit low.



Clipped to the underside of the photo tray is a CD/DVD/Blu-ray carrier for direct printing on coated discs. Flip down a small cover inside the machine and slot the carrier in with a blank disc to print.

Canon PIXMA MG7150 - Cartridges and Connections

Getting at the six ink cartridges could hardly be easier. The control panel, including its touchscreen, cantilevers upwards like the trays in a Snap-on toolbox and the print head slides to the centre of the carriage, with indicator leds flashing for any cartridge that needs attention.

A USB connection at the back looks almost like a legacy offering as the printer is better geared to working wirelessly. As well as providing wireless networked printing, it supports Wi-Fi Direct for both printing and scanning and can link via AirPrint and Google Cloud Print, too.

With PIXMA Cloud link, you can also call down files stored online, directly from the printer. The only thing missing is Near Field Communication (NFC) support for quick mobile print setup.

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PC is the fastest growing gaming platform in the UK

Are you in the PC gaming camp?

PC is the fastest growing gaming platform according to British trade body UKIE, ahead of the Xbox One and PS4 launch.

The Xbox One and PS4 could have a bigger rival in PC gaming than Microsoft or Sony expected.

New research within the digital charts project from UK trade body UKIE has revealed the gaming market share for PC titles both boxed and digital has risen 5 per cent.

This 5 per cent rise was for the first half of 2013, closing the gap between the desktop platform and Xbox 360 and PS3.

PC game titles accounted for 22 per cent of all purchases made during the first half of this year, nearly equalling the PS3 at 25 per cent.

The Xbox 360 market share is still the highest at 34 per cent, which like the PS3 is a figure for boxed purchases alone.

PS3 game sales rose by 3 per cent and Xbox 360 by 2 per cent. This percentage was gained by a drop in Nintendo console and handheld console games.

For Q1 and Q2 2013 combined, the Nintendo Wii titles and Nintendo DS accounted for 5 per cent each of the market, while the Nintendo 3DS took a 6 per cent share.

This is down from the same period in 2012, which saw the Wii take 12 percent and DS 9 per cent of the market. The Nintendo 3DS saw its market share rise by 1 per cent this year from 5 per cent in 2012.

Strangely enough, the UKIE research doesn’t feature the Nintendo Wii U, and this could well be due to the fact sales of games for the console are too low.

The Xbox One and PS4 will both be released next month. The Xbox One release date is scheduled for November 22 and the PS4 will launch a week later on November 29 in the UK.

Next, read our Xbox One vs PS4 comparison.

Via: MCV

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Apps are vital to connected home success says seller

Connected home are reliant on strong apps

With the vision of the truly connected home growing ever nearer, and the first smart home devices and appliances coming to market, a leading retailer has suggested apps will be vital to the industry’s success.

With many home appliances and devices currently some of the more mundane technology products, retailer John Lewis has predicted that this will change in the near future as such products become increasingly interconnected and automated.

What’s more, the seller has predicted that the quality of apps accompanying such devices could help make or break the first evolutions of the connected home movement.

“{/pullquote}Apps are vital in helping customers make the most out of the connected home as they provide users with more control, remote access and better integration of devices{/pullquote}, helping to make homes truly connected,” Nick Underwood, Buying Administrator for Large Electricals at retailer John Lewis told TrustedReviews.

Detailing the need to user-friendly, well designed apps Underwood stated: “We see a future where customers will choose a digital recipe from a smartphone or tablet, which has the ability to check what ingredients you have in your ‘smart fridge’, so that you can then order the remaining ingredients via your online grocer for delivery, or for collection on the way home.”

He added: “Your smart oven or hob will then be able to help you cook your food by telling you exactly how long your dish needs to be in the oven for. In the mid-afternoon you will be able to use your smartphone to switch on the washing machine and dishwasher to make the most of cheaper electricity tariffs and have everything ready for when you get home.”

Committing to a timeline for these eagerly awaited advancements, Underwood, who is currently working with manufacturers such as Nest to bring early connected home appliances to market, predicted the first truly connected homes are just a little over a decade away.

“We expect the first connected homes will emerge within the next ten to fifteen years among early adopters,” he told us, adding: “It may take a lot longer for fully connected homes to become the norm.”

Discussing the range of benefits a connected home and the apps at the heart of its all will have for consumers, Underwood said: “One feature of the connected home which will help it develop in sync with consumer needs is that smart appliances will be able to diagnose their own problems and inform their suppliers which parts need to be delivered or when maintenance needs to be carried out.

“If all the elements of the connected home prove to be this beneficial, we’ll all be wondering how we ever survived without smart appliances.”

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Google Nexus 5 leaks en masse ahead of today’s unveiling

Ahead of today’s expected Google Nexus 5 release date, the Android 4.4 KitKat powered handset has flooded the web in a mass of premature leaks.

With the Google Nexus 4 follow-on widely expected to finally enter the realms of reality this evening before going on sale tomorrow, November 1, new Google Nexus 5 leaks have shown the handset out in the wild, with a range of features and details also making an appearance.

With a raft of new Google Nexus 5 leaks appearing in unison, one have be tipster even took to Reddit to answer questions on the upcoming handset.

Describing the phone, the anonymous tipster suggested the Nexus 5 “doesn't feel cheap like a Samsung device” adding it “feels great in the hand, it’s similar to holding a G2 but no volume controls [on the back].”

Offering more details on the Google Nexus 5 specs, they added: “The battery isn’t as good as other devices out in the market today. Same goes for the display. Sound is really good but the price is going to be much lower than other current devices without a contract.”

On the Google Nexus 5 price, the latest leaks have claimed that it is now 99 per cent certain that the phone will start from $349 (£217).

With the Google Nexus 5 set to be the first handset to come running the recently confirmed Android 4.4 KitKat operating system, the new OS will reportedly offer new cloud storage options. Discussing the new feature the online tipster stated that the service is like “iCloud but for Android.”

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iPad mini 2 release date tipped for November 21

The iPad mini 2 release date has been rumoured, with the Retina display hosting 7-inch tablet tipped to hit retailers on November 21.

While Apple has remained somewhat vague on the iPad mini 2 release date so far, stating only that the tablet will launch “later in November” than the iPad Air, retailers in the US have started predicted more precise arrival times for the second-gen tablet.

Although Apple has yet to offer any indication on the validity of the claims, retailer Target has listed the iPad mini 2 in its online store alongside a November 21 iPad mini 2 release date.

A launch that would see the tablet hit stores in America, and presumably the UK three weeks from today, the mooted November 21 iPad mini 2 release date would also see the Google Nexus 7 2 land a week ahead of Thanks Giving and the lucrative Black Friday shopping period.

Officially unveiled last week, the iPad mini 2 with Retina Display is built around the same brushed metal design as its predecessor, with the jump to a new 7.9-inch Retina display the tablet’s big talking point.

On top of the improved visuals, the iPad mini 2 is set to be considerable speedier than its predecessor, running the same 64-bit A7 processor as the iPhone 5S which landed last month. Available in 16GB, 32GB 64GB and now 128GB storage forms, the iPad mini 2 price starts from £319 for the 16GB Wi-Fi only model, rising to a hefty £659 for the 128GB Wi-Fi plus cellular option.

While the exact iPad mini 2 release date is still unclear, the iPad Air release date will be held tomorrow, November 1, with a number of retailers up and down the UK set to swing open their doors at 8am in anticipation of high demand.

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