internet is set to get shutdown on Saturday

We don't want to worry people - but the internet is set to get shutdown on Saturday, so you better make the necessary arrangements to get your web fix offline.

We at TechRadar have already started printing every page of the site and will be offering it in book form – look out for us on a street corner near you this weekend.

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Apple isn't set to debut in the television market until 2013

Apple isn't set to debut in the television market until 2013, with analysts reckoning we shouldn't expect the arrival of Apple iTV this year.

While most analysts believe that Apple is all but ready to come to market but CSLA believes that we will all have that little bit longer to wait.

It does also reckon that Foxconn's recent partnership with Sharp shows that Apple is deadly serious about releasing a television and this is one of the reasons the tie-up was made, so plenty of panels could be produced for the eventual release.

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Fuji: X series of cameras have really taken off

Fuji has said that it believes its X series of cameras have really taken off because people are put off by the weight and bulk of DSLRs.

First launching in 2010 with the X100, a premium compact camera housing an APS-C sized sensor, the X range now includes the X100, the X10 and the most recent addition, the X Pro1, the company's first compact system camera.

Although the price points aren't too dissimilar from some DSLRs, one of the biggest advantages of these cameras is their small size and weight.

Speaking to TechRadar, Fujifilm Imaging's senior vice president Adrian Clarke said, "A lot of people are beginning to feel that - no disrespect to SLRs - weight is becoming more of an important factor with photographers, and, something that works well and is easy to use but is very pocketable is very attractive to them."

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Samsung Galaxy S3 will come sporting a Super AMOLED HD

Reports suggest the Samsung Galaxy S3 will come sporting a Super AMOLED HD plus display when it finally launches in the second or third quarter of 2012.

Digitimes spoke to sources in Samsung's supply chain, who revealed the Galaxy S3 is likely to ship with a 4.6-inch screen, boasting a pixel density of 319ppi – quality which will rival the retina display on the iPhone 4S.

AMOLED displays provide better power consumption, reaction time, weight and thickness compared to LCD displays, which has lead to predictions that a high number of handsets will use this technology in 2012.

Samsung is the number one producer of AMOLED displays and is looking to introduce into a number of its new models.

The Samsung Galaxy S3 is shaping up to be a stand-out mobile phone, with rumours suggesting it will sport a quad-core processor, large HD screen, 4G, NFC and beefed up camera.

We're yet to hear when the Galaxy S3 will be launched, although Samsung has said it will arrive in the first half of the year.

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Google Drive launch in the first week of April 2012.

Google Drive, or Gdrive to its hipster friends, is said to be nearing a launch in the first week of April 2012.

t seems that Google plans to offer 1GB of storage for free, while greater capacity will come with a price tag attached. The interface is said to echo that of Google Docs, and there'll be an API for third party apps so you can store content from external apps using the service too.

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Flash 11.2 and AIR 3.2 to bring 'console quality' gaming to browsers and mobile

Adobe has announced Flash Player 11.2 and AIR 3.2 in its drive to push browser-based gaming.

The new features are aimed to better enable developers to create advanced 3D games like Shadowgun for web browsers.

The new Flash Player is auto-updating to make sure games will run smoothly without the hassle of requiring users to manually update to the latest version.

Flash Player 1.2's new features include mouse-lock, relative mouse co-ordinates and right/middle click support as well as multithreaded video decoding which Adobe promises will enable "seamless, smooth playback of full HD video".

AIR 3.2 brings Flash to iOS and Android devices and debuts Stage 3D graphics tech that Adobe claims will bring "jaw-dropping visuals with efficient, 1000x faster native GPU rendering performance in your pocket".

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Sony has been axing PSP games from the PlayStation Store

Sony has been axing PSP games from the PlayStation Store in an effort to plug security holes in the PS Vita.

Motorstorm: Arctic Edge and Everybody's Tennis are the offending items which Sony has removed.

Both games can be used to run the Vita Half-Byte Loader (VHBL) by hacker goup Wololo.net. VHBL can be used to execute unsigned code on Sony's latest handheld.

Tongue in cheek, Wololo said that the latest exploit could be "extremely dangerous for [Sony's] business" by allowing users to play "20 year-old 8-bit games and 154 different versions of Pong".

The group claims that VHBL is for running homebrew software rather than pirated PSP or Vita games. However, Sony typically doesn't tolerate unauthorised code on its consoles and stripped the games from its online marketplace as soon as the issue was made public.

If you've already purchased a copy of Motorstorm: Arctic Edge or Everybody's Tennis, at present you won't be able to download another copy, though we hope Sony will fix this.

So the cat and mouse game continues, as Wololo claims to "collectively have access to about 5 to 10 user mode game exploits in psp games."

Though how long Sony can keep removing exploited PSP games, we don't know.

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Readers for Kindle Touch

Amazon believes that readers will be looking to pick up a Kindle Touch rather than wait for the Kindle Fire in the UK.

The Kindle Touch will launch in the UK with a price of £169 for the 3G version, which means one of its direct competitors will be its stablemate the Kindle Fire when it finally makes an appearance in the UK.

Although no date has been announced for the Kindle Fire UK release, Amazon is at pains to point to the differences between an e-ink device and a tablet.

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Kindle Touch has launched for pre-order in the UK

The Kindle Touch has launched for pre-order in the UK, with the 3G version weighing in at a whopping £169.

The Kindle Touch is the flagship e-ink device from the US company and will actually arrive for UK customers on April 27, with pre-orders opening from now.

"The Kindle Touch with 3G hits a great spot for customers," a spokesperson for Amazon told TechRadar.

"You can get a Wi-Fi only Kindle but if you want a device that is a top of the line ereader then wherever you are you can download a book in 60 seconds.

"It's also got this touch technology that is hugely innovative. The way in which we looked at the screen was very different from other people where we said 'where do people actually click on the page?'.

"We're excited – we don't break out sales but we think people are going to like it and we've seen that in the US."

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Kindle Fire UK release date

Amazon has told TechRadar that there is still no update on when the Kindle Fire tablet will be landing on British shores.

The Kindle Fire has been a phenomenal success in the US, with the $200 (around £126) device proving hugely popular.

However, the UK has still not been given a release date for the Fire – or indeed any official word on whether it will be arriving at all.

"We don't have anything to announce today [in terms of the Kindle Fire arriving in the UK] but from a US perspective we know that our customers love Kindle Fire and are really excited about it," said an Amazon spokesperson.

In the meantime, Amazon has launched the Kindle Touch in this country, retailing at £169, which may give an indication as to how the Kindle Fire will be priced.

Currently in the US the cheapest entry level Kindle is priced at $79, the Kindle Touch WiFi is at $99, the Kindle Tough 3G comes in at $149 and the Fire at $199.

In the UK, The Kindle is £89, the Kindle Touch £109, the Kindle Tough 3G £169 which would suggest that the Kindle Fire will be priced at between £209 to £229.

That's obviously significantly more than you would pay in the US, but still one of the cheapest tablets on the market, with heavy subsidies from Amazon.

That is, of course, if the company decides to release it in Britain or wait until later generations – with the Amazon Kindle Fire 2 rumoured to be nearing production.

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Tickets Google I / O are all sold out in record time!

Google's annual developer conference has sold out in record time, with developers snapping up all Google I/O tickets within 28 minutes of them going on sale.

Set to take place in San Francisco in June, Google I/O runs for three days. Prices of tickets were hiked up for the 2012 event, with general admission hitting $900 (around £564).
Unlucky

Google's Vic Gundotra took to Google+ to commiserate with those who missed out on tickets, saying that the company experienced 6250 qps on servers at 7.01am, one minute after the tickets went on sale.

"While we're overwhelmed with the interest and enthusiasm around Google I/O, we know it can be very disappointing and frustrating when an event sells out this quickly," he wrote.

He added that those who can't attend in person will be able to watch the keynote speech and key sessions streamed live online, while all session videos will be made available after 24 hours.

What you won't get, of course, are the freebies – in 2011, Google I/O attendees all received a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 running Honeycomb. Who knows what this year's goodie bag will enclose – perhaps a Google Nexus tablet?

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Google claims Instant search didn't violate man's privacy

A Tokyo court has ordered Google to switch off its Instant search feature following claims by a Japanese man that it cost him his job.

The man in question has not been named, but his lawyer Hiroyuki Tomita has been fighting his corner.

Tomita said that when searching his client's name on Google, it suggested a host of criminal acts and 10,000 defaming or disparaging items.

The man claims that Google's usually helpful feature led to his dismissal and then prevented him finding new work.

Google refused his request

He started court proceedings in October, after Google refused his request to delete some of the suggestions. The company said that the suggestions are generated automatically with no malign intentions and do not infringe his privacy.

Talking to Kyodo News Agency, Tomita said: "It could lead to irretrievable damage, such as job loss or bankruptcy, just by displaying search results that constitute defamation or violation of the privacy of an individual person or small and medium-size companies."

"It is necessary to establish a measure to enable swift redress for damage in the event of a clear breach."

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New Facebook privacy policy

Facebook is in the process of updating its user agreement documents, in part to clarify its position on employers demanding job applicants' log in details, but has also added a couple of sneaky additions.

Now known as its Statement of Rights and Obligations, Facebook's new user agreement is still being reviewed but includes a clause that it can store and process data on un-registered users who in any way interact with the site.

Facebook wants "non-users who interact with Facebook" to agree to have their "personal data transferred to and processed in the United States" – but it's not clear how these non-users who haven't signed up to Facebook can possibly give consent to these terms.

For its part, Facebook says that not much has changed:

"Facebook is a social website and so is our platform. Apps need data from friends to develop these social experiences and that is the whole purpose for our platform. If you're not comfortable with that, you can use your app settings to control what friends can share about you, block individual apps, or you can turn off the platform altogether," said Barry Schnitt, spokesperson for the social network

Facebook is in the process of updating its user agreement documents, in part to clarify its position on employers demanding job applicants' log in details, but has also added a couple of sneaky additions.

Now known as its Statement of Rights and Obligations, Facebook's new user agreement is still being reviewed but includes a clause that it can store and process data on un-registered users who in any way interact with the site.

Facebook wants "non-users who interact with Facebook" to agree to have their "personal data transferred to and processed in the United States" – but it's not clear how these non-users who haven't signed up to Facebook can possibly give consent to these terms.

For its part, Facebook says that not much has changed:

"Facebook is a social website and so is our platform. Apps need data from friends to develop these social experiences and that is the whole purpose for our platform. If you're not comfortable with that, you can use your app settings to control what friends can share about you, block individual apps, or you can turn off the platform altogether," said Barry Schnitt, spokesperson for the social network

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Nikon will be honouring the pre-order price of the D4

Nikon UK has issued a statement saying that it will honour the pre-order prices for anyone who placed an order for the D4 and D800 before March 24th.

Over the weekend, Nikon has faced criticism after an "internal systems error" apparently led to the incorrect pricing of the cameras being communicated at launch.

Both of the cameras have risen in price by approximately 10%, the pro Nikon D4 now comes with a price tag of £5289, which is an increase of £500, while the Nikon D800 has risen by £200 to £2599.
Apology

In a press statement released this morning, Nikon expressed regret over the situation, "We would like to apologise sincerely to our customers for this unfortunate mistake, which has been corrected with immediate effect."

Speaking to us earlier in the month, Nikon stated that the D800 had seen "unprecedented" pre-orders, which we found to be true when checking with several retailers on the March 22nd launch date.

"We know that there has been strong consumer interest in these products and a high level of pre-orders place with retailers," the Nikon statement continued. "Nikon will be honouring the original prices to retailers on all customer pre-orders placed before March 24th, 2012."

We have been trying to reach Nikon UK for comment, but so far have not heard back.

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The first BB10 prototypes will be handed out to developers in May

RIM will put the BlackBerry 10 operating system in the hands of developers this May by giving away 2,000 prototype devices at BlackBerry World.

The company says it is relying on developers to familiarise themselves with the crucial new OS in order to build compelling applications for the platform, when it launches later this year.

The company pulled a similar stunt at last year's BlackBerry World expo in Orlando, Florida, when it gave free PlayBook tablets to developers who then failed to produce an engaging suite of apps.

This time RIM hopes it will be different.

Saving it for launch buzz

However, developers won't be getting the finished product, in fact RIM says the developer preview and prototype handset will look nothing like the completed designs.

"It's a huge step forward on our path to eventually launching BB10," said Alec Saunders, RIM's vice-president developer relations. "It's tangible evidence of the company making progress to finally shipping the device.

"The experience on this device from a consumer's perspective is not in any way indicative of what the final experience on BlackBerry 10 will be like. We are holding that back to create the interest around that at launch time."

The BB10 line-up will debut in the latter part of 2012, and the scenario is quite clear: It's win or bust for BlackBerry.

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dell gx620 (Pictures)

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Android 4.0 update for the HTC Vivid

AT&T has started rolling out the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to all the HTC Vivid users in the US. Along with the usual Android 4.0 features such as Face Unlock, GPU-accelerated UI, homescreen folders, etc., users will also get the new Sense 3.6 UI along with Beats by Dr. Dre Audio.

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HP Folio 13 (Pictures)

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Asus Zenbook UX31 (Pictures)

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LG Z330 and Z430 Super (Pictures)

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new Xbox coming later

Microsoft-watcher and plan-leaker MS Nerd has been shooting his mouth off about Microsoft's Xbox plans over on Reddit, claiming that we'll see an Xbox Lite launch date in late 2013, with a true new Xbox coming later.

The Xbox Lite will be an ARM-based platform that should receive a price tag similar to that of the Apple TV, so around about £100 in the UK and $100 US.

In fact, it sounds a lot like the Xbox Loop, a product code-name previously outed by the same guy in November and described as smaller, cheaper and Kinect-focused product.

After that will come the 'Xbox Next', says MS Nerd, which we prefer to think of as the Xbox 720 (although it's very unlikely that we'll know the new Xbox by that name when it launches).

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Angry Birds Space will indeed come to Windows Phone

Rovio has confirmed that Angry Birds Space will indeed come to Windows Phone handsets, contrary to an earlier statement from the developer.

The Finnish company had initially said remaking the game for Microsoft's momentum-gaining operating system would be too much work and thus it had no plans for offer the new title.

Peter Vesterbacka, head of marketing told Bloomberg that: "We're the No. 1 app in the Windows Phone app store, but it's a big undertaking to support it, and you have to completely rewrite the application."

The announcement will have raised alarm bells with Microsoft and its preferred partner Nokia as the pair seek to establish themselves as a serious alternative on the same level as iOS and Android.

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Nikon V1 (Pictures)

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Nikon J1(Pictures)

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