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Surface Pro available in the UK on May 23rd, other European countries on May 30th
Author: Christen Arquette
Microsoft previously promised Surface Pro availability in the UK this month, but it’s revealing an exact date and pricing today. Brits will be able to purchase Microsoft’s Windows 8 tablet on May 23rd, priced at £719 for the 64GB model and £799 for the 128GB version. The usual Surface accessories will also be available, including the Touch and Type Covers.
Expansion to other European markets will take place on May 30th, including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. Other international markets like Australia, Hong Kong, and New Zealand, will see Surface Pro availability by the end of May too.
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How To Turn A European Video Game American
Author: Tiffany Shoman
Is America ready for Metro: Last Light ? Maybe! after a few tweaks.
Last December, the game publishing giant THQ went bankrupt. The handful of THQ games that were still in development went up for auction, including the nearly complete Metro: Last Light, the anticipated sequel to 2010s Metro: 2033, by the Ukrainian development studio 4A Games. Last Light, a first person shooter that tells the story of the various factions fighting for control of the Moscow Metro system, now home to the survivors of a nuclear apocalypse, was purchased at auction by Koch Media in January and released this week to outstanding reviews.
BuzzFeed has obtained the notes of an anonymous “game doctor” from an unnamed American publisher that bid unsuccessfully on the rights to Last Light. The notes, republished below, detail the publisher’s plans to help 4A polish the game for an American audience.
What you got right.
Hello, friends,
First: congratulations on making Metro: Last Light. You’ve successfully identified the first and most important factor in breaking through here in the American game market: You made a first person shooter. Look: that's no small thing. Believe it or not, in this market for games, there are still people making role-playing games and adventure games and all manner of dollar-store crap. So take a moment to pat yourselves on the back.
Ok, moment over, and that's the last nice thing I'm going to say. Listen up. If you want this thing to sell at all in America, you will follow the advice I'm about to give you. It takes brass balls to succeed in this first person shooter market, and I've got them. This game is weird, and not in a good way like Bulletstorm, in a European way like BioShock, the success of which still boggles my mind. You need to make some changes for this thing to succeed.
My first note: that title! Fellas, listen: the only thing I would keep about that title is the colon. Pro tip: the colon is like the handgun of English. If you pull it out and point it at something, people have to pay attention. I'm working with the people at Activision to make it Call of Duty → Ghosts, but I'm not sure we're there yet, as a country. Give it time. Anyways! Metro: Last Light. It sounds like a worker bee going home at the end of a twelve-hour shift. I need a nap just saying it out loud. All the great first person shooters have names that really slap you around and won't leave you alone. Even in “Crysis”, which lacks a colon, that “y” tells me there's something just a little different about this crisis, something awesome. Suggestions, feel free to ignore: Nuke City: Russia. Blast Radius: Critical Distance. Ranger Force: God and Country. Warpocalypse. If none of these appeal, try mixing and matching.
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European M-Payments Startup SumUp Partners With Revel Systems, An iPad POS Provider, For Its Push Into Europe
Author: Stacey Cook
SumUp, one of the many European mobile card reader startups targeting small businesses — and taking advantage of Square’s continued absence to acquire users and build out a business — has taken another step designed to expand its reach by announcing a partnership with Revel Systems, a maker of iPad POS software.
Revel Systems provides iPad-based tills to more than 1,000 chain stores and restaurants throughout the U.S., Canada, Australia and Saudi Arabia but it’s aiming to expand into Europe, hence the tie-up with SumUp. After launching last August, SumUp has now rolled out to 10 European markets.
Revel Systems will be using SumUp’s API, which it made available in fall last year, to process debit and credit card and cash payments in Europe. In other markets the company uses payment gateway USAePay, and says it can also integrate directly into Mercury Payment Systems.
In Europe the SumUp mobile payments app will come pre-loaded on Revel Systems tills and users will also get SumUp’s black card reader — which plugs into the iPad to take card payments. The partnership won’t bear instant fruit for SumUp on the customer acquisition front but as and when Revel Systems builds up its customer base in the region, SumUp will also make gains.
Commenting on the tie-up in a statement, Lisa Falzone, CEO of Revel Systems, said it chose to partner with SumUp to offer flexibility to its retail customers — but did not specify what it offered over and above other European mobile payments startups such as iZettle and Rocket Internet’s Payleven.
“SumUp’s technology is aligned with ours because it’s lightweight, secure, and speedy. SumUp is a natural partner for us,” she said. “We’re always looking to forge new partnerships with those businesses that aim to enhance the overall customer experience. Our users are also certain to appreciate the easy SumUp sign-up process and pay-as-you-go billing. We’re looking forward to working with SumUp as we expand to new markets.”
As with the myriad mobile payments players targeting small businesses, SumUp does not charge a monthly fee to businesses using its system but rather takes a 2.75% per card reader transaction charge. SumUp accepts Visa, Mastercard and recently added support for Amex in the majority of its markets.
The Revel Systems tie-up is not SumUp’s first b2b partnership aimed at building out its business. The company has previously announced partnerships with German taxi hailing app Taxi.de and an odd job software platform provider.
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EUROPEAN DISPLAY ACHIEVEMENT 2012-2013 – LG 55EM970V/975V
Author: Brian McKinnell
After a long and requiring technological advancement, LG is now being ready to launch the largescreen TELEVISION of the future. The 55EM970V (or 55EM975V as the wall …
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Jawbone Releases Android UP App, Makes Wristband Available In European Apple Stores
Author: Tiffany Shoman
Jawbone announced today that its app for UP, the company’s movement-tracking wristband, is now available as a free download for Android on Google Play. The $ 129 UP was previously only compatible with iOS. The wristband can also now be purchased in European Apple stores, and will be made available in Asia and Australia next month.
“We are excited to expand the UP community by introducing support for Android, 11 new languages for iOS, and product availability in more than 25 additional countries around the world,” said Travis Bogard, Jawbone vice president of product management and strategy, in a statement.
When coupled with its app, the UP wristband allows users to track their sleep, movement, food, and mood. Apple Stores in Asia and Australia will begin carrying the gadget next month, along with other retail locations in Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East.
While Android users can now use Jawbone UP, the company says it currently has no plans to release the UP app to BlackBerry 10 or Windows Phone.
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Mystery Nokia smartphone flaunted in European Lumia 920 ad
Author: Charity Woods
A recent Nokia Lumia 920 TV spot from Netherlands carrier KPN Mobiel and spotted by My Nokia Blog shows a curious yellow handset at the five second mark, and after squinting for a bit we’re still not sure what we’re seeing. It’s obviously not a 920, and it doesn’t match any other existing models that we can remember. Our mobile experts noticed that it vaguely resembles the Nokia Lumia 822 from US carrier Verizon, but the headphone nub, camera pod position and tapered design don’t match that model — which also appears to be smaller than the one pictured above. Could the Finnish carrier be holding out on us until a certain event happening soon? Or is it some kind of Dutch variant of the 822? We’ve no idea, but if any of you do, we’re sure you’ll let us know below. You can scope the video after the fold.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Nokia
Via: WM Power User
Source: KPM (YouTube)
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Apple Updates iPhone 4S To iOS 6.1.1 After European Carriers Advise Against Updating To 6.1
Author: Matthew Baker
Apple has simply released iOS 6.1.1, a bug-fixing update intended at the iPhone 4S especially contains bug to address issues around cellular issues on 3G links for some European providers, per the release notes. The update had been in beta for only 5 days, which is a much shorter cycle than Apple normally experiences for new iOS updates. The new release is a various one from that already in screening, according to Apple, which resolved Maps solutions for individuals in Japan.
Vodafone UK and 3 Austria had actually warned consumersnot to update their iPhone 4S to iOS 6.1 via text messages sent to customers, suggesting that it prompted 3G hookup concerns including a failure to make or get calls or texts. iOS 6.1 additionally caused concerns for AOL corporate workers, creating errors around meeting management.
Those mistakes, as well as ones users are stating around battery drain and gadget heating up, aren ’ t particularly discussed in the release notes for this update. Those issues additionally extend past the iPhone 4S, so it ’ s likely they ’ ll get zapped in an additional, less urgent bug dealing with update intended at all the hardware to be released later on.
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Apple Updates iPhone 4S To iOS 6.1.1 After European Carriers Advise Against Updating To 6.1
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Apple has just issued iOS 6.1.1, a bug-fixing update aimed at the iPhone 4S specifically that contains bug to address issues around cellular issues on 3G connections for some European carriers, per the release notes. The update had been in beta for only five days, which is a much shorter cycle than Apple usually goes through for new iOS updates. The new release is a different one from that already in testing, according to Apple, which addressed Maps fixes for users in Japan.
Vodafone UK and 3 Austria had warned customers not to update their iPhone 4S to iOS 6.1 via text messages sent out to subscribers, advising that it prompted 3G connection issues including an inability to make or receive calls or texts. iOS 6.1 also caused issues for AOL corporate employees, creating errors around meeting management.
Those errors, as well as ones users are reporting around battery drain and device overheating, aren’t specifically mentioned in the release notes for this update. Those problems also extend beyond the iPhone 4S, so it’s likely they’ll get zapped in another, less urgent bug fixing update aimed at all the hardware to be released later.
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European student activist group preparing to take Facebook to court due to privacy concerns
Author: Matthew Wilson
Whenever Facebook proposes changes to its policies or exactly how it deals with individual data, the userbase often responds with outrage– however that usually is available in the type of disgruntled wall posts. Last June, only a tiny portion of Facebook individuals voted on changes to Facebook’s privacy policy, but an Austrian pupil team understood as Europe vs. Facebook has consistently been at the center of those pushing the social media giant to satisfy European privacy laws. As The New York Times reports, the group is currently planning to bring Facebook to court for the business’s failure to update its policies to adhere to European law.
Facebook has been under watch by the EU for the much better part of the last year– last December, Facebook adhered to …
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European Microsoft Store expansion said to depend on success of US retail outlets
Author: Jon Daniels
Microsoft will reportedly analyze how its United States shops are carrying out prior to deciding to increase into Europe. The Financial Moments states that Microsoft has been in talks with home landlords in the UK to potentially open shops during 2013. A last decision is stated to hinge on existing shop performance, despite the business’s recent international growth to Canada and Puerto Rico.
We formerly reported that Microsoft is preparing to introduce a retail store in the UK throughout March 2013 and it has actually registered its own private limited company in the UK in preparation. Microsoft has actually been rather aggressive with its shop plans this holiday period, opening 32 pop-up stores in the United States. Microsoft’s shops are generally found near Apple ones and …
