Grand Theft Auto 5 has smashed seven Guinness
World Records, it has been confirmed today.
The records, which include "best-selling video
game in 24 hours" and "most viewed trailer for
an action- adventure video game", confirm the
phenomenal
success of Rockstar Games' premier title.
GTA 5, which has already outsold its predecessor
raced to $815m in sales within 24 hours of its
release, and surpassed the $1bn-mark just two
days
later. As a result, the game shattered seven
different world records from across the
entertainment industry.
"GTA totally deserves to be recognized as an
icon of modern British culture," said Craig
Glenday, the Guinness World Records Editor-in-
Chief. "How exciting that it's taken on the might
of Hollywood and won! I'm also doubly proud
as a Dundonian to welcome this home-grown
series back into the Guinness World Records
book."
The online portion of the game has experienced
some teething problems since it was launched
last week, but it doesn't seem to have halted the
continuing success of the open-world crime
epic.
A full list of the records broken by GTA 5 can be
found below:
1) Best-selling action-adventure videogame in
24 hours.
2) Best-selling videogame in 24 hours.
3) Fastest entertainment property to gross$1
billion.
4) Fastest videogame to gross $1 billion.
5) Highest grossing videogame in 24 hours.
6) Highest revenue generated by an
entertainment product in 24 hours.
7) Most viewed trailer for an action-adventure
videogame.
Via UseluCentral.
Thursday, 24 October 2013
Grand Theft Auto 5 Breaks Seven World Records.
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Apple shows off thinner iPad Airand retina iPad Mini
tablet called the iPad Air that is 20% thinner
than the previous version.
The 9.7in (24.6cm) computer is 7.5mm (0.3in)
thick and weighs 1lb (469g), which the firm
claims is the lightest full-sized tablet on the
market.
It is powered by the same A7 chip found in the
company's iPhone 5S.
The launch comes at a time when some analysts
have suggested that Google's Android is about
to overtake Apple's iOS as the bestselling tablet
platform.
Apple also announced a new version of its iPad
Mini.
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
LG announces curved screen phones to launch in 2014
Monday, 7 October 2013
World Solar Challenge: Crash ends Cambridge University race hopes
Just days before the start of the race,
Resolution crashed during testing
Stewards scrutinised the damage to
Resolution at the roadside
The only British team to qualify for a
solar car race in Australia has been
forced to pull out after its vehicle
crashed just days before the start.
The Cambridge University Eco Racing
car, Resolution, was expected to take
part in the Bridgestone World Solar
Challenge, but crashed on Tuesday.
The team hoped to fix it before the
start, but withdrew on Saturday.
In a statement, the team said: "We have
not been able to reassure ourselves of
the safety of our solar drivers."
Resolution was one of 28 vehicles
entered in the Challenger category of
the 1,860-mile (3,000km), seven-day
race from Darwin to Adelaide which
started earlier.
'Rolled and skidded'
Built by a 60-strong team of students at
the university's engineering
department, the car weighs 265lb
(120kg) and is designed to run at an
average speed of 50mph (80km/h).
During testing prior to the race, the
team wrote on their blog: "The first
three hours of testing went exactly as
planned.
"Unfortunately, we also did one
unplanned test, of the structural
integrity of the chassis. We had an
accident."
The vehicle rolled on its side, skidded
along the road and slipped down an
embankment.
The driver walked away unhurt as the
roll cage and chassis stood up to the
impact.
However, the team said: "[The] solar
cells on the side of the door... do not
take kindly to being sanded by 50m of
rough tarmac.
"Large portions of the side panel cells
are now scattered in a thin, very
expensive layer over the surface of [the
road]."
The team added the car was "only
designed to withstand one such impact
- and as such needs to be repaired to
be fit for purpose".
Members were unable to make the
repairs in time for the start of the race.
A message on their website said: "The
team is very disappointed but we are
confident that we have made the right
decision."
Source : http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-24419452
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
THE BLACKBERRY Q10 REVIEW
After the not so epic introduction of the blackberry 10 series with the launch of the Z10, Blackberry seems to have taken into consideration the pros and more especially the cons of the maiden blackberry 10 device and now present the market with the blackberry Q10.
In all, the blackberry Z10 doesn’t really present any eye popping improvements which would see it compete favorably with other smartphone manufacturers but if you are in need of a high end Smartphone for emailing or texting ,with a very effective qwerty keyboard that allows easy manipulation and input of text then the Q10 is your best bet. What do you think?
Saturday, 7 September 2013
South Korean ‘Armadillo’ Car Folds Up For Easy Parking
Thursday, 5 September 2013
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 edition) specs and features
Specs and features
- Size: 243.1 x 171.4 x 7.9mm
- Weight: 535g
- 10.1-inch WQXGA Super clear LCD (2560 x 1600 resolution)
- 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor (LTE version) / 1.9GHz octa-core Exynos 5 Octa processor (3G/Wi-Fi version)
- 3GB of RAM
- 16/32/64GB of storage
- microSD support up to 64GB
- 8-megapixel camera with BSI sensor, and LED flash
- 2-megapixel camera with BSI sensor
- Wi-Fi ac/a/b/g/n (2.4GHz & 5GHz), Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth 4.0
- USB 2.0
- GPS, GLONASS
- S Pen
- 8220mAh battery
- Android 4.3 Jelly Bean with TouchWiz on top and Samsung features (the tablet will offer the same software features that will be available on the Galaxy Note 3)
Release date and pricing
Samsung Galaxy Gear smart watch: specs, pics and details!
Specs
While the metal frame around the screen will come in two colors — silver and rose gold — the band will offer many more choices. Oatmeal Beige, Rose Gold, Jet Black, Mocha Grey, Wild Orange, and Lime Green will make up the wrist strap choices at launch, but don’t get excited for third party bands just yet: the camera is actually built into the band, as you can see in the picture below. you desirous for the Note 3, this may be a must have accompaniment.Software
A package deal
Wednesday, 4 September 2013
CES 2013 - LATEST TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERIES AND INVENTRIES
Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon
Canonical Ubuntu For Android
Ford's Open Developer Program
Samsung Smart TV Platform
Sony Xperia Z
iTwin Connect
Vehicle Diagnostics by Delphi
LG Smart Control Appliances
NASA is turning science fiction into fact
The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) is a $250-million mission to probe the moon's exosphere and learn how it would be affected by increased human activity. It is also a low-cost modular probe, which will serve as a test bed for future cheap space missions.
We are soon going to be moving objects in the solar system around to protect the planet from being hit by asteroids. There is nothing cooler than that! Carl Sagan once said, "If the dinosaurs had had a space programme, they would not be extinct."
We are primarily about research so, in addition to missions, we develop technology. We are building autonomous software into robots destined for the moon, for example. We also have a tradition of spawning new industries. For instance, when a Mars mission planned in the 1990s turned out to be too expensive, one of the lead scientists redeveloped the fuel cells for use on the ground. This led to the founding of Bloom Energy, which now develops these modular power systems.
Yes. We've set up a lab called Space Shop so that if someone has a clever idea, they can very quickly build a prototype. The company Made in Space used the lab to build a 3D printer that will be used on board the International Space Station to print out parts for machines. Eventually we think we'll be able to print out satellites.
Well, genome printing is on the horizon too. So if you have a settlement on Mars and need pharmaceuticals you can just have the code sent from Earth. The same goes for printing biological hardware, like human organs.
Here, there's almost a secret handshake among engineers who have read lots of science fiction. It lets you dream – how can we make that technology real, how can we make a better future?
A principal tenet of science fiction is that there are planets out there with intelligent life. For most of the history of astrophysics we haven't been able to see those worlds, but we are starting to see planets like Earth. I dream of going to those worlds. That's my life's inspiration.
This century, even more than the last one, is the space century – especially with the private sector and many more countries getting involved. The stuff we're doing at Ames is turning science fiction into fact. This is the coolest job I have ever had.