Star Wars Han Solo Carbonite Chocolate Bar

4:28 PM Technology And Information

We sort of already resent ourselves for posting on this. Needless to say, we are, and as a result we’ve got mixed emotions. That said, what makes Han Solo so attractive when he is encased in Carbonite? It’s a question we’ve long pondered. To make matters more complicated, he is now frozen in “gourmet” dark chocolate.





So why would you get this? Not for yourself. It’s definitely a stocking stuffer or gag gift for any Star Wars fan, big or small. Before you buy, though, keep in mind it’s damn expensive for a chocolate bar – probably a reflection of licensing costs to Lucas. Doesn’t the man already have enough money?

If you wanna spend your money a bit more effectively you could always opt for the Han Solo USB Flash Drive with the Carbonite case.


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Battlefield 3 DLC release date set for December 6th

7:37 PM Technology And Information

Following the Battlefield 3 release date back in October developer DICE has confirmed that it is to launch the first Battlefield 3 DLC next week.

Entitled ‘Back to Karkand’ the opening Battlefield 3 downloadable content pack has been confirmed exclusively for the Sony PS3 at present with an initial Battlefield 3 release date set for December 6th.




Battlefield 3 DLC Content

Bring a host of new content to EA’s record breaking first person shooter, the Back to Karkand extension will see four classic Battlefield maps land alongside five new dog tags, five all new achievements and trophies and three new vehicles.

Whilst former maps Strike at Karkand, Wake Island, Gulf of Oman and Sharqi Peninsula will supply the new areas to roam, a desert patrol vehicle, BTR-90 armoured personnel carrier and F-35B STOVL jet fighter will take care of the incoming transportation options.

Despite DICE failing to confirmed the Battlefield 3 DLC release date for PC and Xbox 360 gamers, a number of reports have suggested that based on past titles these iterations will land one week later, just in time for the Christmas period on December 13th.

Are you a Battlefield 3 fan ahead of Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 offering, will you be looking to snap up the imminent DLC release? Let us know via the comments box below.


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Facebook 63,206 status character allowance introduced

7:15 PM Technology And Information

Facebook has drastically increased the number of characters users can utilise to express themselves in profile status rants with the former 5,000 character limit being plumped to a hefty 63,206 upper bracket.

Launching with a Twitter-esque and SMS friendly 160 character limit, Facebook's status limitations have been repeatedly increased with the longstanding 500 character cap being upped to 5,000 in March of this year.




"You can now write posts with more than 60,000 characters, including status, group and wall posts," an official statement from Facebook read on the decision.

"For reference, a novel has roughly 500,000 characters. This could be shared in nine posts."

Whilst Facebook has yet to officially confirm the reasoning behind the rather precise 63,206 character cap, the increase sees the world's largest social network still fall short of the recently launched Google+ and its 100,000 character limit.

Will you ever find the need to make use of this character allowance increase? Let us know via the comments box below.

In case you were wondering this whole article used just 946 characters.


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MovieGoer captures post-film joy/despair

6:38 PM Technology And Information

A new movie application for iPhone aims to capture your raw, post-screening emotions by allowing you to record and upload a 15-second video review when you leave the cinema.

The MovieGoer app for iPad adds a more social element to existing showtime listing offerings like Movies by Flixster as you can book yourself into screenings and follow your favourite movie theatre.

The idea is that you create your own circle end up going to more shows with your friends.



The app features all of the traditional local listings and showtimes as well as a host of trailers, cast and crew information as well as critical ratings and reviews.

The coolest feature is undoubtedly the ability to record an instant, 15-second video review as you leave the screening. What we love about this is the range of emotions that it's likely to capture when the feelings of exhilaration or out-and-out devastation are at their peak.

In those few seconds after you emerge from the darkness, there's no opportunity to make a considered judgement, dampen your excitement or allow your cynical buddies to get into your ear. It's visceral, it's organic and it should be a barrel of laughs.

This feature alone surely makes this free app worth a download?


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Windows Phone Apollo is Windows 8 in disguise?

1:22 PM Technology And Information

Talking to various news bodies, Nokia have suggested that we could be seeing the next incarnation of Windows Phone coming as early as mid-2012 with the codename Apollo.

While also launching the new Nokia Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 there were execs from the company on hand to answer questions about Nokia and Windows Phone 7. Responding to questions from TechRadar, Niklas Savander VP of Markets for Nokia practically confirmed Apollo's existence when he talked about the future of Nokia's relationship with Microsoft and Windows Phone 7.



"We made the decision to go to Windows Phone when Mango was pretty much done, so we were able to impact some elements of it but you'll really see the fruits of what we can do with Microsoft when the Apollo version of Windows Phone comes out."

Windows Phone Apollo to be Windows 8?

While Microsoft has since come forward and made the statement that Nokia's timings on the next version of Windows Phone aren't exactly accurate it certainly fits with other Windows-related reports such as HP's revelation that customers could well be seeing a HP tablet running Windows 8 in mid-2012.

This could well mean a fully integrated OS that works across PCs, Tablets and Smartphones with Windows 8 being that very operating system. Of course this is entirely speculation and has no foundation, but looking at the direction Microsoft is heading in it wouldn't be too far a stretch to imagine that at some point the company plans to merge its software between platforms.


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Release : White Nokia N9 UK

1:16 PM Technology And Information

Nokia’s recently revealed MeeGo powered handset could be with us by the end of the month sporting a stunning white hue and featuring a massive 64GB of storage.

The first handset from the Finnish phone manufacturer to run the Linux-based MeeGo operating system the Nokia N9 was officially unveiled earlier in the year sporting a colourful slim-line form factor that has done away with physical buttons in favour of a 3.9-inch AMOLED multitouch display.

Whilst Nokia has taken its sweet time in bringing the MeeGo handset to the UK it looks as though not only will it finally be making an appearance but also in the rather tasty form factor you can see above. Sharing many of it's design cues of course is the Nokia Lumia 800, Nokia's first Windows Phone 7 handset which Nokia is calling the first 'true' Windows Phone 7 smartphone.



Completing the Nokia N9 specs, the high-end handset is set to pack an 8-megapixel rear-mounted camera with Carl Zeiss lens and 720p HD video recording capabilities as well as a second forward-facing VGA snapper and a 64GB storage option.


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Spotify App platform All you need to know

1:09 PM Technology And Information

It's been a busy few months for the streaming music service. Spotify finally launched in the US, and has found its way onto the Boxee Box, Logitech devices and is set to land on Virgin Media Tivo boxes in the not too distant future as well. So what's next in the world of Spotify? Well, all was revealed today at a press conference in New York where we got first glimpse at the new Spotify app platform.





Set to be integrated into the Spotify desktop application, the Swedish-based company hopes this will increase its active user base beyond the already impressive 10 million mark by introducing a new way of discovering music. To give you an idea of what to expect, here's our guide to Spotify apps

Spotify app development

Third party developers will be able to build HTML 5 apps that sit within the Spotify desktop application using what the company calls an easy to use Java script API. So it is likely that we will see apps not too different from the ones you can currently find on Facebook.

Spotify app approval

Just as Apple acts as regulator on its App Store, Spotify will similarly approve applications before opening them out to the public which should help minimize any potential security risks.



Spotify apps

With around 30 applications set to be unveiled at launch, we got our first look at the Rolling Stone app which will bring features such as editorial picks and artist playlists that will be playable through the app. Other notable apps include last.fm which beings integrated lyrics to Spotify, and Songkick concerts which makes recommendations of shows to go to based on your Spotify music collection.

Spotify apps pricing

Spotify revealed that apps will be free of charge and that they have no plans to charge as things stand at the moment. The good news is that the new integrated apps will be available for both Spotify Free and Spotify Premium users.



Spotify apps UK release date

No details were revealed as to when Spotify apps will launch in the UK or any territory for that matter, but users will be able to get a preview of the beta version of the Spotify app platform later today by clicking on the following link: www.spotify.com/us/download/previews


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