Samsung Wants The iPhone 4S Banned In Japan And Australia

Last week we heard that Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 had been banned in Australia, and the a US district judge said that the tablet infringed on Apple’s patents, now Samsung has announced that they want the iPhone 4S banned in Japan and Australia.

In a recent article, Samsung has announced that they have filed a injunctions in Japan and Australia in an attempt to have the new Apple iPhone 4S banned from being sold, and Samsung are also looking to have the iPhone and the iPad 2 banned as well.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for Wii

The Nintendo Wii isn’t doing exactly well in terms of number of consoles sold each month lately, despite the strong start that it had over the PS3 and Xbox 360 when first released in Japan and the US. Well, I guess that is because time has caught up with the rather limited hardware of the Wii, not to mention the fact that Nintendo’s home console seem to be on the receiving end of far more shovelware compared to its counterparts.

I guess first party software from Nintendo always does well, and Nintendo pays no attention to how long fans must wait or how much they have suffered in the name of patience. In fact, anticipation has been building up over some time already with the announcement of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for Wii. Having said that, here are more information concerning the upcoming title that might interest you in yet another swashbuckling adventure that you steer Link through.

Nokia Luna Bluetooth headset

Let’s face the facts and man up – how many of us comply to state laws that require us to use hands-free kits whenever we attend to an incoming call? I would suppose many of us take chances that the men in blue aren’t watching, but then again to be fair, the law was enforced because research has clearly shown that we cannot fully concentrate on what is ahead of us on the roads if we were to be occupied by the conversation that is being held at the moment, especially when it is with an engrossing friend.

Well, you might loathe Bluetooth headsets simply because of the way it looks while you wear one, but sometimes aesthetics will need to be sacrificed for the greater good – that is, safety of everyone else on the road. Of course, with today’s modern smartphones, having yet another power zapping feature turned on might be a step backwards, but on the other hand you have the advantage of using both hands to do some other stuff without having to crank your neck sideways to one side in order to cradle the phone. Nokia might have something worth your attention and money with their Nokia Luna Bluetooth headset.

Griffin Faces Case, Allows You To Create Your Own Character With Pop-out Mouth And Eyes

A new quirky case has been developed by Griffin  called the Face Case that allows you to swap out eyes and mouth tiles within the case to create your own unique character. The iPod Touch case is constructed from silicone and protects your devices but also adds a little creativity into the mix.

The Griffin Faces Case comes complete with six different eyes to choose from and three mouths allowing you to transform your characters face on your case, every day or whenever you want.

Lego CubeStormer II Solves Rubik’s Cube In Less Than 5.5 Seconds (video)

You might remember last year we featured the CubeStormer a Rubik’s Cube solver that was built from Lego and became the Worlds Fastest Lego Mindstorms RCX Speedcubing Robot. Well the team are back and have now created a new design using a Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone to process the calculations and has now halved the record set by the original CubeStormer. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

Spotify Arrives On Boxee Box

If you are the owner of a Boxee Box you might be pleased to hear that Spotify has now landed on your device and is available through a new Spotify app just released on to the Boxee Box platform.

If you are not familiar with Boxee Box, it’s a device that allows you to stream many of your favourite TV shows and movies from the Internet and shows them on your TV. Now if you are a Premium Spotify subscriber you can now also enjoy streaming music directly thorough your Boxee Box.

Google Closes Buzz Service, To Concentrate on Google+

At the end of last week Google announced it would be shutting a few more of its products and services including its Google Buzz social networking service which was designed to provide an easy way for Gmail users to be able to share links, photos, videos, status messages and comments organised in “conversations” and visible in the user’s inbox. Now that their new Google+ social network is live Google Buzz is no longer required and has been superseded.

Other services to also be shut down by Google include: Google Code which was designed to help people search for open source code all over the web and Jaiku, a product Google acquired back in 2007 that let users send updates to friends. Google Buzz will now shut down in the coming weeks while Jaiku and Code Search will both go offline on January 15th, 2012.

Angry Birds, Sneak Peek Teaser Revealing New Halloween Adventures Expansion (video)

Its that time of year again and Rovio has geared up once again to release a Angry Birds Halloween expansion for its Angry Birds Seasons game. So if you are up for another few rounds of Angry Birds with a few special Halloween twists. Check out the video after the jump for a teaser, on what you can expect, with a few of your favourite birds dresses in their Halloween best.

iPhone 4S And iPhone 4 Video Cameras Compared (Video)

Apple’s new iPhone 4S features an 8 megapixel camera, as opposed to a 5 megapixel camera in the iPhone 4, we showed you some sample photos taken with the iPhone 4S on Friday, and now we have a video which compares the two cameras side by side when recording video.

In the video below you can clearly see the difference between the new 8 megapixel camera in the iPhone 4S and the 5 megapixel version in the iPhone 4, and as you can see there is a significant improvement on the camera in the iPhone 4S.

Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE Appears At The FCC

Last month Samsung announced a new version of its popular Galaxy S II smartphone in South Korea, the Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE, and now according it would appear that this new Android device from Samsung has turned up at the FCC.

The Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE comes with a 4.65 HD Super AMOLED Display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, and it features a dual core 1.5GHz processor and will come with Android Gingerbread.

Motorola Xoom Family Edition Tablet Announced

Motorola has announced a new version of their Xoom Android tablet, the Motorola Xoom Family Edition, and it will go on sale from today the 16th of October in the US for $379.

The Motorola Xoom Family Edition has the same specifications as the original Xoom tablet, and it comes pre-loaded with a range of applications and games, which include Quick Office Pro HD, Sim City Deluxe and more.

Microsoft Now Owns Skype

Microsoft announced a while back that it had intended to purchase Skype for a total of $8.5 billion, and we heard recently that Microsoft had received the final approval they needed from the EU for the deal to go ahead.

Microsoft has now official announced that the company has purchased Skype and the deal has been completed, you can see part of the official statement from Microsoft below.