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Olloclip’s Three-In-one Lens For iPhone 4

The Olloclip was the first project featured in our Insert Coin series, and we were thrilled to learn not only that it was successfully funded, but that the device is ready to ship to both early supporters and new customers just two months later. The accessory brings the functionality of all three lenses to the iPhone 4, and it does so well enough to warrant leaving your pro kit at home on occasion.My friend Zach Honig has reviewed this for engadget. Let’s checkout his findings bellow.

Microsoft Invests Billion Into Partners

Microsoft announced that it will invest 5.8 billion dollars into the Microsoft Partner Network in fiscal year 2012 and the expenditure will be a combination of tools, training and incentives. Microsoft is also starting a new communications competency in which partners can obtain Gold or Silver competencies and offering monetary incentives and license mobility through Microsoft Software Assurance for Hyper-V, System Center and SQL Server to help software hosting partners boost sales by allowing customers to deploy server application licenses with Software Assurance either on-premise or in the cloud………….

Sony VAIO Z Series Laptops Arrives In US

The Vaio Z series was already the cream in Sony’s sea of half-and-half rigs with prices to match, but this update goes a long way to validating the $2,000 price tag and that’s just for the base model. Sony announces world’s lightest 13-inch standard voltage PC and VAIO Z series laptop packs a heavyweight performance punch into featherweight design, which arrives in the US, goes up for pre-order starting at $2,000…………..

Adobe And Sony Put Air Apps On New Sony Tablets

Sony to work closely with Adobe, as the former launched the Adobe AIR App Challenge Sponsored by Sony, that intends to see a breakthrough when it comes to innovative Android applications for either tablet and there is $200,000 worth of cash prizes to be picked up by developers as long as they manage to take full advantage of Adobe Flash technology and HTML5 in an app on the S1/S2. One lucky coder will get the $100,000 top prize whilst the best offerings in gaming, entertainment and lifestyle categories will each trouser $20,000…………….

iOS 5 Beta 3 Adds New Gestures-Based Control Panel

iOS 5 beta 3 brings some new and interesting features, including the new Assistive Touch menu, which OS 5 beta 3 brings some new and interesting features, including the new Assistive Touch menu. The control panel is activated by swiping from the corner of the screen nd allows users to rotate the screen, control volume and lock the display. There is also the option to shake the device, but this has yet to be incorporated into applications and the API has been released to developers so they can build the feature into apps…………

Apple Files Another Lawsuit Against HTC

Apple and Samsung are currently embroiled in a lengthy lawsuit over the iPhone and several popular Android handsets and both manufacturers claim their other is infringing on their IP and are asking the courts to block/ban the import of the offending hardware. Apple took aim at smaller rival HTC with filling a claim with the International Trade Commission (ITC) to ban the sales of the competing smartphones and tablets, this is the second complaint against HTC with the ITC…………….

Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2011: 400 Million Windows 7 Licenses Sold

Quietly making headlines today was Steve Ballmer’s keynote address at this years Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC). He gave the “State of the State” address regarding Microsoft’s progress in the last year.

All Three Next-Gen Game Consoles To Be Powered By AMD GPUs

All three next gneration game consoles Xbox, PlayStation 4 and Wii U are likely to use AMD hardware and Nintendo has already confirmed that the Wii U will use the Radeon RV770 GPU. PlayStation 4 would use either a Cell processor or some kind of an AMD Bulldozer and Microsoft tried working out something with NVIDIA for the Xbox 360………..