Spider-Man: London Calling? Are Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy swinging across the pond?

It looks like The Amazing Spider-Man 2 might shoot in London, England.

Bleeding Cool reports that the film's production title -- the sort of temporary codename for the shoot -- is going to be London Calling. Additionally, the site confirms that Spidey 2 "has indeed been planning for some production over here in the UK," adding that it won't simply be studio (or soundstage) scenes but also will include filming on the streets of the city as well.

Now, Marvel Comics history tells us that -- spoilers! -- Gwen Stacy moved to London after her father died. And as Bleeding Cool points out, that would tie in rather well with the events of the previous film. Is that what Amazing Spider-Man 2 will be about? Who knows. But it would be cool to see the wallcrawler in a new setting, wouldn't it?

Thermaltake Level 10M Gaming Mouse Review Stylish, futuristic, but not yet practical.

The Level 10M Gaming Mouse is something you would get out of a mad scientist. Developed by Thermaltake, in partnership with BMW’s DesignWorks subsidiary, it is an abomination in design terms, a wacky show of technical prowess, of a design fueled by late night Red Bulls that somehow convinced the higher ups that it could work.

That is not to say the Level 10M does not work, but it certainly makes more sense of MadCatz R.A.T series of peripherals. The design is a result of extreme focus, tuned to deliver features that gamers could use and not just feel good about by reading them behind the box. It does not fully deliver, however, leaving a lot lacking. It bursts at the seam of trying to be different, stylish and useful, but all of those run parallel, never in tandem.

Hardware

Level  10M’s immediate USP is its moddable state. It allows 5 degrees of height and sideways adjustment that lets you fine tune exactly how you want the mouse to feel in your palm. It’s a great addition to the traditional mouse design, as most mice suffer from being either to belly-ish or too flat, only catering to a particular style of grip. Allowing that to be adjusted gives the user more flexibility to find the desired grip and comfort.

What negates the benefits of this, though, is the overall design of the mouse. Even after a week or so of continuous use, in games and during normal PC use and work, I could not adjust to the length and weight of the mouse. Its bulk and its overtly futuristic design cuts never felt comfortable, and its length added to the uneasiness. I would always feel I am steering something too big for my hands. Of course, mileage varies, those with large hands will have no problem at all, and gamers who have already been using weights in their mouse should feel at home, as well. So this becomes quite subjective, but if you have fairly medium sized fingers and have never used a bulky mouse before, you may face problems coming to grips with the Level 10M (no puns intended).

Another cool feature (no pun intended again!) are the ventilation holes cut onto the surface where your index finger would lie. These are meant to provide some cooling during long gaming sessions, but I would not be able to tell if it does indeed work. I have destroyed many a mouse with my sweaty palm, but I did not notice any less of it using the Level 10M.

The Level 10M is an ambidextrous mouse but it is not optimized for use by south paws. The reason for this is that, despite having two side buttons, the button to change the profile and DPI is located on the right side, requiring some gymnastic with the little finger, which I would assume is not really comfortable. Another design flaw is that the profile and DPI button, which is combined into a single one, is just not intuitive to use. The button jolts out from the side like a joystick - moving up and down will change the DPI setting, and pressing it will change the profile. It is too easy to press the button by mistake while changing the DPI, and in an online match that could end in disastrous results. It would have helped had the button been placed in a comfortable position, but it lies after the mouse button 4 & 5, making it a long stretch to reach it.

In terms of build quality, Thermaltake has imbued the mouse with an overall aluminum casing which not only looks good and posh, but adds that feel of premium quality, something that tells you that it won’t break easily when you hold it in your hands.

Software and Performance

The Level 10M bundles with its own software, sharing the same red-metallic theme of the mouse.  I am not too much of a fan of how it looks, but as long as it is functional, it gets the points. The software allows you to customize and store upto 5 profiles, each with its own set of macros, DPI setting and light options.

The buttons can be customized to launch a program or trigger a macro. They can also be assigned to a keyboard key, although the software does not allow a custom key; the user must select from a pre-set selection. This is a limitation if you like to assign the button to a specific key to use in the game, but most games now automatically detect mouse 4 & 5 as such, so it should not be too much of a problem.

The good part about the software is that it does not need to exist in your system tray. Settings will be saved to the mouse, and the same settings can be used on other PCs as well. The only thing you will miss out on are the on-screen prompts whenever you change a setting, but they do not work when a game is on so it sort of negates itself out.

Performance wise, Level 10M offered a standard experience, with smooth movements and the same great precision found on other premium mices. A note of caution though - do not change the lift-off settings in the software to zero, it will make the mouse unusable immediately, and you will need to either remote desktop or plug-in another mouse it make it work.

THE VERDICT

Level 10M tries too hard to take the stagnant gaming peripheral design to another level (somebody make me stop with the puns!). There are obvious design flaws that could be improved, and the styling also needs to be kept in check to be usable as well. That said this is a great start for Thermaltake and DesignWorks. I am eager to see what they have to offer with their next iteration.

My Opinion: 

Samsung Galaxy Nexus VS Iphone 4s

Although the SamsungI9300 Galaxy S III 

is better than the iphone 4s because of 

the of it's

quad core CPU. The 3 US  edition S IIIs

 are still better than the 4s

just the difference is that those 3 have a

 dual core of CPU 1.5 GHz

when the 4s has a dual core CPU of only

 1.0GHz.

Now the Galaxy Nexus which now the

 best phone because of it's

upgrade to the 4.0.4 ICS it is better than

 the S III but it also is better

than the 4s. the only thing to matter about

 is the CPU to have a fast

experience with your phone. 

So in conclusion, for me the Galaxy

 Nexus is the better one.

BMW Helped Design this Thermaltake Gaming Mouse

From the company that brought us the Luftwaffe comes a new high-end gaming mouse - with holes!

With a design that prompted Engadget to coin the way-too-apt phrase "aggressively breathable," BMW's DesignworksUSA is helping Thermaltake compete … well, mostly with itself, although Mad Catz makes a believe-it-when-you-see-it pro gaming mouse too.

The Level 10 M, which various promotional images show both with and without BMW's white-propeller-on-blue-sky logo, offers performance along with those looks. Its DPI is adjustable up to 8200, and 11 programmable buttons, plus a "Z" key for switching between game profiles, will let you customize it for whatever game you're playing. Whether those little honeycomb holes manage to keep palms dry remains to be seen, but the 10 M's open design should at least make it light.
What do you think: is this a $99 excuse to refer to your mouse as a beamer, or the competitive edge you've been waiting for? Sound off in the comments.

Iphone 5

Has there ever been a device that's been more hyped, more leaked, and more anticipated? Unlikely.

 This is Apple's biggest product we're talking about. This is post-Steve Jobs Apple we're talking about. This is the manifestation of Dieter Rams' ten principles of good design. And like the iPhone 4S, it's been met with a palpable mixture of wonder and disappointment.
But forget the expectations: put simply, the iPhone 5 is fantastic; it's the best iPhone by a long shot and a strong candidate for the mobile phone throne. But in a world filled with countless, diverse Android devices, and with a sleek batch of Windows Phone 8 phones on the horizon, is the iPhone 5 too safe? Is it too little too late?
The iPhone 5 can only seem like a "minor upgrade" until you hold it. It's not until the phone is in your hand that you realize just how much has really changed.

The iPhone 5 is astonishingly lightweight and thin. While Apple's claims that the iPhone 5 is the thinnest smartphone is questionable (The Droid Razr is .5mm thinner almost everywhere, except its 1.1mm camera bump), at only 7.6mm, it's still one of the thinnest smartphones out there.The iPhone 5 features a beautiful diamond-cut chamfered edge.