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Submission + - Call of Duty Black Ops 2 Released

Busshy writes: The wait is over for the biggest video game release of the year, Call of Duty Black Ops 2 has just been released and if your the owner of a Playstation 3, Xbox 360 or PC then its time to get fragging. The PSVita also gets its own Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified which is also being released today. New features include quadrotor guns and the Cognitive Land Assault Weapon. Activision will be hoping that there isnt a replay of Call of Duty: Black Ops which was the Most Pirated Game of the Year last year.
Android

Submission + - PSP Emulator for Android Released

YokimaSun writes: This may be one of those projects that will get trounced on soon enough like the great Bleemcast Project, but a group of developers calling themselves the PPSSPP Project have released the first PSP Emulator for the Android OS, the emulator lets you play PSP Games with a touchscreen which was something PSP owners had wanted for years. At the moment games that are playable are Puzzle Bobble Deluxe, Puyo Pop Fever & Pinball Fantasies. The emulator has also been released for Windows and BlackBerry.
Android

Submission + - Kindle Fire HD Released in UK/Europe

Busshy writes: Amazon have finally brought their Kindle Fire Android Tablet over to Europe with the release of the Kindle Fire HD, this is Amazon's effort to compete with the Apple iPad/iPad Mini and other Android Tablets such as the Nexus 7 and the Nook HD. The Kindle Fire HD has a new build, much improved display, front facing camera. Its taller than the original Kindle Fire (7.6 Inches) and a little wider (5.4 Inches), slimmer and lighter, yet the actual screen size is bigger. Amazon are also releasing a slightly more powerful original Kindle Fire for Europe and the UK.
Android

Submission + - Amazon Bring their iPad Rival the Kindle Fire HD to Europe

YokimaSun writes: Following on from the announcement of the Kindle Fire HD earlier, Amazon UK have now released both the Kindle Fire HD in 16 and 32GB variations and the new Kindle Fire which is also being released for the first time in the UK. Both Android Tablets are being released with prices that are extremely competitive against the iPad and iPad Mini. The Kindle Fire is to be priced at £129 and the higher spec Kindle Fire HD to be £159 for the 16GB and £199 for the 32GB version."
Android

Submission + - Kindle Fire HD Released in UK and Europe

Busshy writes: Amazon have finally brought their Kindle Fire Android Tablet over to Europe with the release of the Kindle Fire HD, this is Amazon's effort to compete with the Apple iPad/iPad Mini and other Android Tablets such as the Nexus 7 and the Nook HD. The Kindle Fire HD has a new build, much improved display, front facing camera. Its taller than the original Kindle Fire (7.6 Inches) and a little wider (5.4 Inches), slimmer and lighter, yet the actual screen size is bigger. Amazon are also releasing a slightly more powerful original Kindle Fire for Europe and the UK.
PlayStation (Games)

Submission + - Superslim 12GB PS3 Arrives In the UK

Busshy writes: A few weeks ago Sony released the 500GB PS3 Superslim which is supposedly 25% smaller and lighter than other PS3 SKUs, today the 12GB Version has been released, the smaller capacity Superslim uses Flash Memory instead of hard drives but you can still connect a hard drive via a sata link up. The price of the 12GB version is £159 according to Amazon UK who also have the 500GB version listed at £229.
Android

Submission + - Galaxy Note 2 Released & Galaxy Tab 10.1 Ban Lifted

Busshy writes: It was released in Korea a few weeks ago and now Samsung have released the Galaxy Note 2 in the UK, the new iPhone 5 rival boasts 16GB of memory, comes with Android Jelly Bean installed, a massive 5.5" HD Super AMOLED screen, 16:9 screen ratio, 1.6 GHz quad-core processor, 3100mAh battery, 8 megapixel camera with best shot feature, S Pen functionality and is HSPA+ compatible. Now Samsung are sueing Apple over the iPhone 5 claiming that the phone has infringed on its patents which has also allowed the ban on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 to be lifted.
Earth

Submission + - $1 Billiion Dollar Mission to Reach the Earths Mantle (cnn.com) 1

black6host writes: Humans have reached the moon and are planning to return samples from Mars, but when it comes to exploring the land deep beneath our feet, we have only scratched the surface of our planet. This may be about to change with a $1 billion mission to drill 6 km (3.7 miles) beneath the seafloor to reach the Earth's mantle — a 3000 km-thick layer of slowly deforming rock between the crust and the core which makes up the majority of our planet — and bring back the first ever fresh samples.
Android

Submission + - The Hybrid Tablet/Phone Galaxy Note 2 Released

YokimaSun writes: Samsung have now released the mini tablet/phone the Galaxy Note 2 in the UK, the new iPhone 5 rival boasts 16GB of memory, comes with Android Jelly Bean installed, a massive 5.5" HD Super AMOLED screen, 16:9 screen ratio, 1.6 GHz quad-core processor, 3100mAh battery, 8 megapixel camera with best shot feature, S Pen functionality and is HSPA+ compatible.
Android

Submission + - Galaxy Note II Released in the UK Today

YokimaSun writes: Samsung have today released the Galaxy Note 2 in the UK, the new iPhone 5 rival boasts 16GB of memory, comes with Android Jelly Bean installed, a massive 5.5” HD Super AMOLED screen, 16:9 screen ratio, 1.6 GHz quad-core processor, 3100mAh battery, 8 megapixel camera with best shot feature, S Pen functionality and is HSPA+ compatible. Lets see how long it is before Apple find something to take Samsung to court in the UK.
Android

Submission + - The One Size Fits All Joypad

YokimaSun writes: In these days where we all own a Mobile Phone, a PC, A Laptop, a Tablet and maybe your thinking of owning a Raspberry PI or the soon to be released Ouya Console. What would you say if there was a joypad released that also doubled as a keyboard which worked on everyone one of them. That dream is realised with a new open source joypad called the iControlPad 2, the joypad works with any device that has bluetooth or USB Connectivity, it features Dual analogue controls, a 4 row Qwerty Keyboard, Shoulder and Face Buttons and a 14 hour Battery life. Could be the perfect answer for those who hate playing touchscreen games on the likes of iPhone/iPad.
Open Source

Submission + - The One Joypad To Rule Them All 1

Croakyvoice writes: In these days where we all own a Mobile Phone, a PC, A Laptop, a Tablet and maybe your thinking of owning a Raspberry PI or the soon to be released Ouya Console. What would you say if there was a joypad released that also doubled as a keyboard which worked on everyone one of them. That dream is realised with a new open source joypad called the iControlPad 2, the joypad works with any device that has bluetooth or USB Connectivity, it features Dual analogue controls, a 4 row Qwerty Keyboard, Shoulder and Face Buttons and a 14 hour Battery life. Could be the perfect answer for those who hate playing touchscreen games on the likes of iPhone/iPad.
Open Source

Submission + - iControlPad 2 - The Open Source Controller (kickstarter.com)

YokimaSun writes: "Over on Kickstarter a new project has been announced by the people who brought out the OpenPandora Console. The iControlPad 2 is an open source controller with support for the likes of iPhone, Android Phones, Ouya, Raspberry Pi and anything that has bluetooth or USB Connections and features 55 key Qwerty keyboard, Shoulder buttons, Twin analogue nubs, Dpad. The Kickstarter campaign is now halfway to their $150,000 goal with 18 days to go."
Nintendo

Submission + - Nintendo WiiU Price and Release Date Announced

YokimaSun writes: Nintendo have revealed the release date of the WiiU, in Japan it will launch on the 8th December. The console will ship in 2 versions a Basic version with 8GB of internal memory and a Premium version that has 32GB of internal memory and comes with a stand and docks. Both versions have 1GB of Main and the same for Game Memory. Nintendo claim the console is 20 times more powerful than the Wii and supports 1080p visuals out the box and comes with an hdmi cable. All existing Wii accessories will work with the WiiU but the new Tablet Gamepad will set you back around £100/$173 when you convert yen over. The price of the Premium SKU converts to £250/ $405 but expect that to change when each region announces their release date and price.
Space

Submission + - How Does the Tiny Waterbear Survive in Outer Space? (smithsonianmag.com) 1

DevotedSkeptic writes: "The humble tardigrade, also known as a “waterbear” or “moss piglet,” is an aquatic eight-legged animal that typically grows no longer than one millimeter in length. Most tardigrades (there are more than 1,000 identified species) have a fairly humdrum existence, living out their days on a moist piece of moss or in the sediment at the bottom of a lake and feeding on bacteria or plant life.

In 2007, a group of European researchers pushed the resilience of this extraordinary animal even further, exposing a sample of dehydrated tardigrades to the vacuum and solar radiation of outer space for 10 full days. When the specimens were returned to earth and rehydrated, 68 percent of those that were shielded from the radiation survived, and even a handful of those with no radiation protection came back to life and produced viable offspring.

How do the little tardigrades survive such a harsh environment? Although amateur tardigrade enthusiast Mike Shaw recently made waves by postulating that the animals may be equipped to survive in outer space because they originally came from other planets, scientists are certain that the creatures developed their uncommon toughness here on earth.

A tardigrade curls up into a dehydrated tun, allowing it to survive for years without water.
It turns out that the adaptation that allows tardigrades to live through these trying conditions is their ability to enter a dehydrated state that closely resembles death. When encountering environmental stresses, a tardigrade curls up into a dry, lifeless ball called a tun, reducing its metabolic activity to as low as .01 percent of normal levels. In order to do so, tardigrades produce trehalose, a special protective sugar that forms a gel-like medium that suspends and preserves the organelles and membranes that make up the animal’s cells.

The creatures are also capable of other types of transformations that allow them to survive in difficult conditions. If the oxygen content of their water medium drops too low for them to extract enough of the gas for respiration, they stretch out into a long, relaxed state, in which their metabolic rate is also reduced but the relaxation of their muscles allows as much water and oxygen to enter their cells as possible. If the temperature of a tardigrade’s environment falls below freezing, it forms a special cold-resistant tun, with molecules that prevent the formation of large ice crystals that could damage cell membranes.

This remarkably wide range of survival techniques leads to an obvious question: If tardigrades aren’t from outer space, just what barren environment did they actually evolve in? Although the exact placement of tardigrades in the evolutionary tree of life is still debated, scientists believe they are most closely related to arthropods, a phylum of animals with hard protective exoskeletons and that includes insects and crustaceans.

It is likely that the tardigrade evolved to survive intermittently freezes and droughts, and as a result they are able to survive the vacuum of space."

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