Samsung's 'Godiva' phone appears on blurrycam with Verizon branding, no physical keyboard

Samsung's 'Godiva' phone appears on blurrycam with Verizon branding, no keyboard

After riding into town on Snapdragon S4 benchmarks, we've now got some pictures of Samsung's incoming smartphone, one that's bound for Verizon. If you liked the curves and capacitive button quartet of the Stratosphere II, you'll probably be happy with what's on offer here too. Specifications have been cranked up to a 720p display, Android 4.1.2 (confirmed on-screen after the break) and NFC support within the back cover, although the physical keyboard hasn't made it into this model -- another death knell for the slider. We're still waiting on an official name from Verizon, likely something to do with clouds or the sky, but suspect the official word shouldn't be far off.

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Your iPhone is about to get even more “Tidy”

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Last year I reported on a project running through Kickstarter called TidyTilt–an earbud cord wrap, mountable frame, and kickstand for the iPhone 4.  It was successfully funded and then some, leading the creators to launch a second Kickstarter for their latest projects: TidyTilt+ and Just Mount.

TidyTilt+ is a streamlined and enhanced version of the original TidyTilt, but created specifically for the iPhone5.  It’s now a full protective case (rather than a frame) with a magnetized panel available in nonslip fabric or leather in a variety of colors.  The case provides easy access to all the ports, buttons, and the camera, while offering top notch protection and organization.

Just Mount is a mountable magnetized cube intended to be used in conjunction with TidyTilt.  It includes both adhesives as well as screws for mounting on just about any flat surface.  The mount can hold an iPhone in either orientation, as well as keys, pens, charging cables, kitchen knives, etc.  With the two products together, the iPhone can be placed just about anywhere for hands-free talking or storage.

This project has already met and exceeded its goal, with still over two weeks left on the campaign.  If you want to become a backer and get these products before they’re available to the public (and at a reduced cost), $19 will get you a JustMount magnetic mounting cube, $29/$39 will snag you a TidyTilt+ with fabric or leather case respectively, $45/$55 backers will get both the TidyTilt+ and the JustMount cube, and for the power backers $300 can get a customized TidyTilt+ case and JustMount cube with your name and/or logo printed on the front.

Head on  over to either Kickstarter or TT Design Labs to learn more and preorder.

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Cellular versions of iPad 4 and iPad mini launching in China this Friday

Cellular versions of iPad 4 and iPad mini launching in China this Friday

Apple has just announced that the Wi-Fi + cellular versions of the iPad mini and iPad 4 will be launching in China this Friday, January 18. According to Apple

In China, iPad mini and the fourth generation iPad will be available through Apple retail stores, the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com) and select Apple Authorized Resellers.

The iPad line is currently available in more than 100 countries, but the Chinese market has become increasingly important for Apple, perhaps second only to the U.S. in short-term potential.

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Forget Your Throwback Jersey—Show City Pride With Latitude Longitude Posters

If you're a sucker for maps, or you just like repping your city in a cool way, you're going to go bananas for Mr. City Printing's Latitude Longitude Maps. Ever seen anything like them? More »

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Tasty Planet is a fun flash game where you eat everything in sight

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So this professor comes up with a new toilet cleaner that works by "eating" the dirt; or so he thinks. That's how the plot starts for Tasty Planet. You play the role of the toilet cleaner, but you're not really a toilet cleaner after all -- you're a blob of gray goo that can eat anything that's smaller than yourself.

As you chomp away, you grow -- and as you grow, you can eat bigger and bigger stuff. The first level pits you against microscopic particles; by the time I stopped playing, I got all the way to eating cats and dogs. I know that sounds disturbing, but it's a really cute game, and there's no gore or anything like that.

Supposedly you keep growing and growing until you're able to eat whole planets (hence the name). The challenge factor comes when you realize you can't touch any critter larger than yourself - you'll get "bitten" and become smaller. In the beginning you're so small, that a single touch can kill you. Later on, you're big enough that touching larger animals doesn't kill you on the spot, but it does reduce your size. Each level is timed, so if you're not large enough by the time your clock runs out, you need to start again. As long as you don't touch the larger animals, you should be fine.

All in all, a fun, addictive little game. It's available for iOS, too.

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Scrabble Helper helps you improve your Words With Friends gameplay

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If you play Scrabble (or a scrabble-like game) from time to time, you may want to check out Scrabble Helper. This simple website is a godsend when you're at a loss for words. Simply enter whatever letters you have, and the word you'd like to connect with. Scrabble helper comes up with a whole bunch of suggestions sorted by score.

The site lets you select one of five dictionaries - Scrabble International/US, Lexulous International/US, and Words With Friends. Some people might say this constitutes cheating -- I think if the other side knows you're doing it, it's definitely not cheating. And it doesn't take the challenge out of the game, because implementing Scrabble Helper's suggestions and deciding which words you'd like to connect with still takes a fair bit of thought.

Very handy, though perhaps not one for the Scrabble puritans in the crowd.

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Balance is a challenging mouse-based physics game

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Years of computer use have taught us that the mouse cursor is "above" the windows. It doesn't push anything around; at least not without you clicking anything.

Balance takes that ingrained bit of knowledge and cancels it out. Suddenly your cursor (a blue dot) is solid - and if it touches the blue block, it pushes it around.

Your job is to use your cursor to nudge the blue block over to the orange block. You will have to push it, lift it and even flip it on its side, and then balance it. It's a very tricky game - one I wouldn't recommend tackling with a laptop trackpad.

Still, if you have a mouse and a hankering for a little physics gameplay, this is a cute little game. I like how the blue block never stops smiling, it makes me feel better about the world.

Balance is a challenging mouse-based physics game originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Canon Powershot N – Oh flip

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Canon has just announced the Powershot N, a camera firmly aimed at the social media market.  Made to be tethered with your  smartphone or tablet, the built in WiFi allows you to connect quickly and easily with its Mobile Device Connect Button. You can then directly upload your pictures to social media sites such as YouTube, Facebook or Instagram.

Control is via a 7.1 cm (2.8″) tilt-enabled touch screen, which allows you a whole new perspective in your shooting angle (I love the fully articulated LCD viewer on my Panasonic G2 exactly for this reason) . The unit is 12.1 MP and includes an 8X optical zoom and supports a maximum ISO of 6400 for low light conditions. Take a shot in Creative Mode, and you’ll get the shot you composed plus five automatically generated alternatives with different crops and processing effects. The camera’s only 3.1″ X 2.4″ X 1.2″ (78.6 X 60.2 X 29.3 mm) when closed,  so it’s easy to slip into your pocket.  It’s also capable of taking full HD (1080p) video.

Pricing and availability is yet to be announced.

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Canon Powershot N – Oh flip originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on January 12, 2013 at 8:00 am.

Clean Widgets receives complete overhaul in version 3.0 update

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Clean Widgets, a compilation of useful homescreen and lockscreen customizations, has received a quite notable update today to dramatically improve the look and experience of the app. The move up to a completely new point release -- version 3.0 -- brings a new design style that's cleaner with a new font and redone graphics all around. There's a new customization screen that lets you change the widget styles before placing it on the homescreen, offering very granular control. There are more improvements to be had under the hood as well, with a reduction in file size by almost 75-percent from the previous version.

There's a whole grouping of useful widgets included in the Clean Widgets app including clocks, battery monitors, toggle switches and more. Stick around after the break for a quick walkthrough of the app from the developer himself, and head to the Play Store link above if you're interested in picking up Clean Widgets for your own phone or tablet.

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Google demands veto on OEM Android changes, stretches definition of 'open source'

Google, according to reports from "a dozen executives working at key companies in the Android ecosystem" is finally locking down the open source and easily-fragmented Android operating system.

As it currently stands, Google hands over the 'final' code for each version of Android, and OEMs and developers then spend some time customizing the OS to fit their hardware, and to create a unique and marketable flavor. That's all set to change, however.

Over the last few months, according to several people familiar with the matter, Android licensees such as HTC, Motorola and Facebook, have been asked to sign 'non-fragmentation clauses.' This new contract caveat will give Google the right to review and pass judgment on all changes to the Android OS. Two executives at Facebook say that they're unhappy that Google gets to review its changes to Android -- which is understandable, given Facebook and Google are direct competitors -- and there have also been allegations that Google is preventing some Verizon devices from shipping because they include Microsoft's Bing instead of Google search.

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