Official Closure – December 2012

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As you’ve probably noticed, both the blog and mobile blog have gone quiet recently. Here we feel is the right time to announce the Official Closure of The Tech Square Blog. On behalf of myself I would like to thank the whole team for their positive attitudes and efforts towards the blog, and also the dedicated fans who have been here ever since moment one.

But why exactly are we closing?
 Ever since the start, I myself and my fellow director here at TechSquare (Andrew) had a dream of becoming YouTube blogger’s. One of our ideas in our business plan was to produce an informative technology website; we successfully managed this. However, the whole idea came with limitations; the blog was very time consuming, we had international staff causing a lack of communication; overall, we couldn’t focus on our dream of producing a successful YouTube channel, it was being overridden by producing this blog.

I myself felt that we as a team we’re being held back by the Tech Square Blog. This is the reason to our conclusion of closing down the Tech Square blog, we hope to leap forward in 2013 with a new business plan.

Once again, I would like to thank the team and all our fans for being there for us, it’s given us the spirit to proceed into the future. 


Twitter – techsquare1 – follow us on our twitter to keep upto date with the future of the ‘Tech Square’

Enquires – jamestfc@ntlworld.com – if you have any questions or would like further information, feel free to send your enquires to this email address

Signed -

 

Yellow Nokia Lumia Windows Phone Leaked with WP “7.8/8″

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Microsoft is set to release Windows Phone 8 later this year, and Windows Phone 7.8 as an upgrade for 7.5 users, and here leaked is a picture of a yellow Lumia device, running either WP 7.8 or 8.

Here you can see the upgraded start screen, as well as looking like having a pretty big screen, maybe a Lumia 910? Who knows!

Yellow Nokia Lumia proto

Wii U Fifa 13 is Better than on Xbox 360 and PS3, says EA

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According to an interview with ONM, Fifa 13 on the Nintendo Wii U, looks a lot better compared to the likes of the 360 and PS3.

EA have also said, that with the gamepad, you can make a lot easier and better decision, and as well as take free kicks, penalties, and much more using the game pad!

Seems that EA are fans of the Wii U, are you?

‘No Jelly Bean for Most 2011 Handsets’, Says Sony

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While plenty of handsets will be getting the Android 4.1 update Jelly Bean, it seems devices only a year old could be missing out, and Sony is first to break the news, that most of the devices in 2011 will not receive Google’s latest and greatest Android operating system.

Are you disappointed by this news? What phone do you currently own, and is it getting the all important update?

New Super Mario Bros 2 and 3DS XL hits Shelves this Weekend!

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With Europe getting the 3DS XL this weekend, and Japan getting the 3DS XL/LL plus New Super Mario Bros 2, it’s hard not to be a Nintendo fan. Both items are available to pre-order at many retailers, with the 3DS XL available for as low as £160, and Game giving free Coin Cases for New Super Mario Bros 2, being on Nintendo’s side is really looking nice for the time being!

Let us know if you are getting the 3DS XL, which colour? And are you going to pick up New Super Mario Bros 2 when it hits shelves later in August?

Nintendo to Start Selling the 3DS from today ‘At a Profit.’

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Nintendo has a crisis with the 3DS at the beginning of it’s release, not shipping many consoles, and a £229 price tag that you could even get an Xbox or PS3 and also a couple games, which many thought had ‘doomed’ Nintendo.

This wasn’t true, Nintendo gave the console a much needed price drop, and Nintendo has gone on to sell nearly 20 million systems.

And Nintendo has annouced that all 3DS’ sold from now on will be sold at a profit, due to lower manufacturing costs.

That said. The 3DS XL and the Wii U, should also be great for Nintendo, as well as all the great Wii, DS, 3DS and Wii U games coming out in the next 6 months.

Great time to be a Nintendo fan then?

 

We’ll Be Back on Friday! Small Favour too…

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WE’LL BE BACK POSTING THIS FRIDAY, AND MAKING VIDEOS.

We’ve got the full team ready to get all the tech and gaming news you’ll need, so stay up to date on this site, and also www.YouTube.com/TechSquaredTV

Small favour, can you please check this YouTube video out, and give it a ‘Thumbs Up’, it’s for Pokemon Black and White 2 that we’re dead excited for!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPkFDJrcEes&feature=plcp[/youtube]

 

Thank you!

More Info on the New 3DS Colours!

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In the last day or so, we’ve heard about two new 3DS colours, a new blue, and a new pink, so now we’re going to give you the most relavent information regarding these two new colours!

The blue one will be called ‘Cerulean Blue’ and ‘Shimmer Pink’

The console will be first available in Hong Kong or Taiwan.

That’s all we’ve got for now, seriously, that’s all we know.

 

However these colours may replace the Aqua Blue and Coral Pink if they do arrive in the UK, seems a bit silly having the same colour twice in different shades, the Aqua Blue has already seen rumours regarding its future in the past.

Nintendo 3DS Cerulean Blue Shimmer Pink

Modern Warfare 3 Gets Modern Warfare 2 Terminal Map!

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It’s official, kinda, Modern Warfare 3 will be recieving the massively talked about Terminal Map from Modern Warfare 2.

MW2 has some of my all time favourite maps, Highrise, Terminal, Scrapyard, Quarry, the list goes on, and It’s nice to see a start for the maps to be transferred to the newer and better games, maybe Black Ops will give some maps to the sequel, we already know about Nuke Town 2025, which is a free map for pre-ordered copies only!

New Super Mario Bros Pre-Order Bonus Revealed!

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In case you haven’t already. Mario Bros 2 is avaliable to pre-order today, and now from Game and Gamestation exclusively, you can get a free gold coin accessory, pictures below.

Allows you to carry a range of small items inside, like DS/3DS cartridges for example, and the game is avaliable for £29.99 at Game today! Out 17th August 2012 in UK!

Buy from here! http://www.game.co.uk/en/new-super-mario-bros-2-170963?pageSize=20&searchTerm=mario%202

Like the Monsters University UK Facebook Page!

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Fan of Monsters Inc? Well the prequel to that film, ‘Monsters University’ has now got it’s on UK Facebook page, if you want to be apart of the Facebook UK fan page, hit the ‘like’ button on the page, and don’t forget to share out profile picture to get the news flowing over Facebook.

Here’s the link! http://www.facebook.com/MonstersUniversityFilm

Pokemon Black and White 2 Fairly Cheap To Pre-order!

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Pokemon Black and White 2, the sequels to Pokemon Black and White, are currently available for £27.85 on the ShopTo website.

 

Check it out!

WHITE: http://www.shopto.net/DS/VIDEO%20GAMES/DSPO30-Pokemon%20White%202.html

BLACK: http://www.shopto.net/DS/VIDEO%20GAMES/DSPO29-Pokemon%20Black%202.html

Pre-ordered yours yet?

 

TechSquare are Back! Wii U £279.85 on ShopTo!

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The Wii U have recieved mixed reviews since we heard more about it at E3 earlier this week at E3, and from a UK shop ‘ShopTo’, they have listed the price of both black and white consoles for £279.85.

This may be a bit of a steep price for now, but it should most definately come down, as the company selling the product would not want to start it too low, as the price of the actual product may be more than they have listed it, which may confuse customers.

Check the link containing all the available games to pre-order, aswell as the consoles. http://www.shopto.net/WII%20U/VIDEO%20GAMES/WIIUHW02-Nintendo%20Wii%20U%20Console%20Black.html

So. Have you pre-ordered at all?

Apple announces WWDC keynote for June 11th

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Earlier, Apple have released the date for the WWDC Keynote as June 11th! We hope to see new products around this time and possibly the new iPhone 5! If the tickets are sold out, Apple have released an app on the iTunes store that can be downloaded for this event. I hope some of you can attend and get the full experience!

Clicking this will take you to the application.

iPhone with 3.9-inch 640 x 1136 pixel display in testing

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Two iPhones are reportedly currently in testing over at Apple – codenamed N41AP (or 5,1) and N42AP (5,2). They are enclosed in generic cases to hide the design and offer larger displays with a higher resolution.

The exact specs of the new display are 3.95″ diagonal and 640 x 1136 pixel resolution. Those numbers suggest a pixel density of around 330 ppi, which is nearly identical to the 329 ppi on the iPhone 4 and 4S, so the “Retina” moniker will remain intact. The hypothesis is that the screen will still measure 4.93 cm in width but at 8.76 cm it will be notably taller than the one on current-gen iPhone.

If this information turns out true it will mean that the next iPhone will sport an aspect ratio of 16:9 and not the current 3:2 one . The bigger display would also require the upcoming iOS 6 to be optimized to fit more content on the bigger screen. Supposedly Apple is currently testing a custom build of iOS 6 with a fifth row of icons above the docked ones.

Finally, reports are coming in that the next-gen iPhone will retain the home button (but perhaps it will be reduced in size) and utilize a smaller dock connector. We’ll have to wait and see what the iPhone 5 (or the new iPhone, sigh) will actually be, but one thing is certain – with the huge screens fitted on the latest Android flagships many iPhone users are rightfully starting to feel a little jealous and it’s about time Apple did something about it.

Note: The image is just a mockup and not representative of the final product.

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Daily Deal: Modern Warfare 3, Xbox 360, £24.00 Brand New!

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A new thing here at Tech Square are ‘Daily Deals’, where we will hunt out some of the best technology and gaming deals across the internet. From computers and tablets, games consoles,games and more! So, here’s today’s ‘Daily Deal’.

The Call of Duty franchise has been one of the biggest games EVER. And the game just keeps on delivering every year. The latest one, Modern Warfare 3 is available on Amazon for just £24.00! With a few more quid aliened for the PS3 one.

Check it out!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Call-Duty-Modern-Warfare-Xbox/dp/B00511T4NW/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1337373953&sr=1-1