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O2 has signed a three-year deal with data communications provider Fluidata to strengthen its WiFi network.It says the agreement covers two major projects. One involves Fluidata providing space in its Manchester data centre, which will double data centre capacity for O2 WiFi and should make it more resilient.O2 will also be able to use Fluidata's Service Exchange Platform to provide last mile connectivity on its WiFi hotspots. The platform brings together connections across 16 of the major carriers and more than 50 internet service providers. It interconnects through 10 data centres and saves the ISPs from building into new areas as they can use the combined networks of other providers on the platform.ImprovementAn O2 representative told TRPro that this helps it to build on its existing infrastructure to improve the service for businesses and consumers using its WiFi.The company now has more than 8,000 free WiFi spots across the country. Earlier this month the company received a pat on the back from communications regulator Ofcom for its agreement to share 4G infrastructure with Vodafone.

The U.S. Military's dabbled with full-on robotic suits in the past, but it's now looking at a less convoluted, more energy-efficient approach. A project called Warrior Web from DARPA aims to enhance soldier carrying capacity and minimize injuries by distributing loads better, providing better joint support and "reapply(ing) energy to enhance motion." Such a suit would be equipped with sensors to detect forces, and be able to fit beneath existing uniforms while consuming only 100W of juice. The U.S. Army has nearly completed five months of prototype testing using a multi-camera motion capture system (see the video after the break) to develop critical tech. The next step will be to design and fabricate a suit ready for real-world testing, which should happen in the fall -- assuming the program keeps its footing. Filed under: Wearables, Science Comments Source: DARPA

IntroductionThe last five years or so for AMD CPUs have been sub-spectacular to say the least. But things are looking up and one of the good news stories very much revolves around the new AMD A4-5000 APU, codenamed Kabini.More precisely, it's the new Jaguar cores inside this APU that are making waves. That's because they're found in both Microsoft's new Xbox One console and the PlayStation 4 from Sony. Yup, AMD's Jaguar architecture is a very big deal.So what exactly is it? Our first taste of Jaguar comes in the form of the quad-core AMD A4-5000 APU. It's fitted to what's known as a whitebook laptop. That's basically a non-branded system that exists primarily for the likes of us to assess the new chip and its associated platform (chipset etc) and tell you all about it. So, you can't buy this laptop off the shelf.As for the A4-5000, it's a variant of what's known as the Kabini APU or Accelerated Processing unit. Thus it has four Jaguar cores and an AMD Radeon HD 8330 integrated graphics core.The main thing to appreciate about this chip - and one of the things that makes for an intriguing thought in the context of those new games consoles - is that it's very much a mobile processor. In fact, it's pretty much an ultra-mobile processor.Those Jaguar cores are a replacement for AMD's earlier Bobcat cores and that makes them more a competitor for Intel's ultra-mobile Atom processors than any full-power desktop or laptop CPU. The main difference with Jaguar and thus Kabini being that it's not designed to squeeze into devices as small as smartphones, as the latest low-power Atoms are.Instead, super thin-and-light laptops and tablets are essentially the limit for Kabini. That's fine by us. There are plenty of alternatives in the smartphone CPU market. What we want from AMD is something to keep Intel honest in its core market and also provide an alternative in the burgeoning market for tablet PCs running the x86 version of Windows 8, including Microsoft's Surface Pro. It would also be nice if Kabini could help provide a cut price alternative to Intel's sexy but pricey Ultrabooks - you know, systems like the Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A or Acer Aspire S7. And that's exactly what it promises. Time to find out more.SpecificationsLet's get the specs of AMD's reference whitebook sorted and then we can concentrate on that fascinating AMD A4-5000 APU, eh?It's a thin-an'-slim 13-inch laptop with a 1080p display. Storage-wise, we're talking 320GB of old school magnetic hard drive sadly, so we'll do our best to exclude that from our performance assessments. This chip really wants an SSD.There's 4GB of RAM, 512MB of it reserved for the A4-5000's integrated graphics, more on which in a moment. As for the battery pack, it's a 3,000mAh unit.And so to the A4-5000 itself. The fun starts with four AMD Jaguar cores running at 1.5GHz. Jaguar is the follow up to AMD's Bobcat low-power CPU architecture. It's in roughly the same ballpark as Intel's Atom CPU core, but isn't intended for smartphones. The limit in terms of mobile devices is tablets and super slim laptops.Anywho, AMD has targetted a range of improvements with the transition from Bobcat to Jaguar. Highlights include increased IPC or instructions per clock, increased frequency at any given voltage and more finely grained power management.As for the graphics part of the equation, AMD is calling the A4-5000's 3D core the AMD Radeon HD 8330. It runs at 496MHz and sports AMD's latest GCN graphics architecture. All told, it packs 128 of AMD's latest graphics shaders.At this stage, two pressing comparisons hove into view. Firstly, we have the next-gen consoles from Microsoft and Sony, both of which sport precisely the same CPU core and graphics arhcitecture. Then there's Brazos, AMD's Bobcat-based APU and the A4-5000's progenitor.Intriguingly, both the Xbox One and the PS4 have Jaguar cores running at 1.6GHz, so pretty much the same speed as the AMD A4-5000. Of course, they have twice as many cores, but t

It was just the other day that Microsoft took the wraps off the Xbox One, but fret not Xbox 360 gamers because Microsoft has not forgotten you! In an interview held with GameSpot, Microsoft Game Studios executive Phil Spencer revealed [...] Like It , +1 , Tweet It , Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.

Earlier today we reported on a leak which might have outed two HTC devices, the Desire 200 and Desire 600, and while the Desire 200 has yet to make its appearance, HTC has officially unveiled the Desire 600 Android handset. [...] Like It , +1 , Tweet It , Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.

We’ve been hearing some rumor about a Nokia EOS camera, supposedly Nokia’s Windows Phone take on the 808 PureView. While the existence of the device remains in question, another question would be if it were true, when might we be [...] Like It , +1 , Tweet It , Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.

Ubisoft have today announced that they have released Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon Map Editor asset pack for the Far Cry 3 map editor, enabling you to create your very own retro Blood Dragon environments. Ubisoft announced the news via Twitter and the Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon Map Editor asset pack is now available to download for free. (...)Original Story Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon Map Editor Now Available © Geeky Gadgets, 2013. | Permalink | Unauthorized duplication and or distribution of our content is strictly forbidden © Geeky Gadgets, 2013 The post Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon Map Editor Now Available appeared first on Geeky Gadgets.

The Nokia Lumia 520 is the baby of Nokia's Windows Phone family, replacing the Lumia 510 and squeezing in beneath the excellent Lumia 620. With the Lumia 620 available for around the same monthly cost, it might be difficult to see exactly what the appeal...