Google has unveiled the long-awaited Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS for mobile and the new Nexus Prime smartphone at a joint Samsung Google Event in Hong Kong Wednesday morning.

Google has finally unveiled Android 4.0, the unified version of its mobile OS for smartphones and tablets best known by its “Ice Cream Sandwich” code name. The revised Android, which made its debut on a Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone also unveiled today, features a bevy of UI enhancements, social networking integration, and other APIs meant to encourage human and application-based sharing. Android has also beefed up some of its security capabilities, though most are in the form of API support that developers can use as desired.

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At the “Let’s Talk iPhone” event, Apple may have revealed an iPhone 4S physically similar to the iPhone 4, but which represents a major leap forward in smartphone performance. This will be most noticeable in gaming, the most used of smartphone apps.

The iPhone 4S is powered by the A5 processor, which contains 512 MB of RAM, identical to the iPad 2. Apple claims the A5 has twice the processing power and seven times the graphics speed of the A4 chip that powered the iPhone 4, the original iPad and the iPod touch 4th generation.

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iCloud is a cloud storage and cloud computing service from Apple Inc. It appears as though Apple has just opened up the doors to their iCloud service for the first time, dropping the beta tag and allowing access to the general public. To actually use the service you will need either iOS 5, or the yet-to-be-released version of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion to set up the account, both of which currently are not available to the general public; however due to the recent opening of the iCloud web front it can only be a matter of time before either or both of these iCloud companions are released.

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Sony Computer Entertainment has just released another upcoming shooting games’ bestseller – Resistance 3. The 3rd installment of the Resistance series, Resistance 3 was released exclusively for PS3 users.

Love shooting games? This is for you. If you aren’t familiar with the previous Resistance releases, allow me to inform you that they are among the best shooting games ever released. You are playing Joseph Capelli, a discharged covert ops specialist. This first-person shooter game will definitely get you hooked – especially if you are longing for action, suspense, and excitement in one game. Resistance 3 combines action and sci-fi thrills as the goal will be to survive and fight for your life from alien invaders. If you are familiar with the previous Resistance games, then you know Enemy Al. He has been upgraded to a much more challenging and surprisingly dangerous character. What else can you ask for?

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Technology giant Apple has again made us enthralled to another one of their iPhone products – the iPhone5. People from all over the globe have been saying the new iPhone will be out before we know it. But with the recent resignation of Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs, is this going to happen anytime soon?

Apple has released a confirmation to The Wall Street Journal that they will release a product this October. However, no specifications regarding the product are announced.

Going Wireless. The new iPhone is said to have quite massive wireless improvements. In the Apple conference last June, they have stated that the new iPhone will have wireless syncing capability. Another great enhancement we should look forward to is the wireless charging. Given that the HP TouchPad was able to incorporate this feature, Apple sure had their developers working hard for this to happen!

Flash would be present. We have seen some iPhone-Smartphone comparisons wherein a photo of the Justice League was used. Spot the difference, they said. The first photo (representing Smartphones) shows the Justice League, all of them. The second photo, the one representing the iPhone, doesn’t have the Flash on it. Why? They said that iPhones don’t have the speed. Well, the new iPhone is definitely equipped with a beefier processor therefore it’s a guarantee that the new iPhone will be a lot faster.

Better Photos. The old iPhones have lacked the picture taking capability. The recent iPhone cameras, well they are not so good either. The new iPhone to be released this October will have an 8 megapixel camera. There are even rumors spreading around that the new iPhone will even have improved camera flash which will definitely bring the new Apple product on top of the technology game.

The new iPhone is definitely something to watch out for. As early as the iPhone4 was made available, people all over the globe are already waiting for the next new technological improvement from Apple. Remember, these are still unconfirmed and unofficial. But rest assured, Apple will not allow all the hype just simply go to waste.

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Need for Speed is one of those sages loved by thousands of gamers out there. Some months ago they released Need for Speed Hot Pursuit and captivated those old users who enjoyed their first Need for Speed and now they have improved it in NFS: The Run.

NFS: The Run is a new experiment in the sage. Now we’ll have an interesting story in which we’ll have to drive fast to be alive. The first trailer they showed us made us to claim for more and now, at GamesCon, they have arrived with this stunning video under the title of Buried Alive to amaze you. Snow, cars at top speed, a prosecution and… well, just have a look at the video up here and enjoy.

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Sometimes an emoticon isn’t enough and you need to show your face. Facebook also knows that and has been working hard with Skype to offer videocalling service to all Facebook users.

Yes, that tiny chat window on Facebook will offer a new videocamera icon that will let you talk face-to-face to your contacts.

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