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A cameraman using a different device can be seen in the background.Many shared a good laugh when a Romanian TV weatherman was caught faking a storm during a segment earlier this year. The ruse was made apparent when the camera subtly panned to the right, exposing an assistant as he tried to simulate the heavy winds by kicking sand into the air.

The story quickly made the rounds online and while it had many cracking a smile, a similar gaffe from Nokia wasn't so easily dismissed.

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In a recent advert for their brand new Lumia 920 smartphone, a couple is shown as they ride their bicycles on a sunny afternoon. The man is seen using the Lumia to film his girlfriend as they ride, and a split-screen sequence shows what the footage from the Nokia device would look like.

But as you can see in the image above, the footage was clearly not captured on the Lumia smartphone. Let's see if you can spot the gaffe in the video below:

A cameraman holding what appears to be an SLR camera is seen in the

If you thought the animated tattoo was cool, you're sure to get a kick out of the new 'chestburster' t-shirt.

The latest hit in augmented reality features a superimposed baby xenomorph that bursts out of the chest, just as this particular extraterrestrial species has done before in the "Alien" film series.

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Check out the remarkably well-executed augmented reality in this video:

This particular example of augmented reality features both the cool graphic and the accompanying audio for a truly freaky Alien experience. The demo was performed using an iPad, but the chestburster is available on both Android and iOS.

And if you find this as cool as I do, you can purchase the t-shirt from Fingerfunk, or simply download the marker image and try it out for yourself.

You wouldn't think Barack Obama would have to introduce himself as the President of the United States, but when word got out that he'd be taking questions on Reddit, it seemed many thought this was too good to be true.

Yet that didn't stop thousands from flocking to the page. In fact, the mass amount of traffic had me waiting a few minutes in order to successfully join the chat, which was live for all of nine minutes when the comments had already topped 200+.

The very first of which confirmed with the Redditors that, yes, the President of the United States had indeed launched an AMA (Ask Me Anything).

"The moderators and admins have confirmed this thread; this is actually President Obama," posted Redditor Drunken_Economist. "Edit: and he's confirmed via twitter."

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Sporting the Reddit handle PresidentObama, Mr. President began the half-hour AMA just before 4:30 p.m. EST. Here are a few of our favourite Q and A's:

Question from

Apple's iPhone 4s (L) and Samsung's Galaxy S III. REUTERS/Lee Jae-WonIt may not be the most significant study to date, but we now have a rough idea of what it would cost to individually purchase the traditional, single-purpose gadgets that make today's smartphones so great.

If you were to buy the gadgets that make up the many built-in features in today's smartphones — things such as GPS, a camera, portable gaming unit, calculator, e-reader, music player, etc — you'd be looking at a cost of more than $1,000. According to The Next Web, the purchases would run you about $1,228, and the glut of gadgets would combine to weigh roughly eight pounds in total.

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"You should know this is a completely un-scientific process, but it's meant to be a rough approximation of how an average consumer would shop if looking for each of these gadgets," reports The Next Web. "Of course, some functionalities will be duplicated across multiple devices, but that's kind of the point here."

With the cost of

It may not be as absurd as the iArm, or the extremely inappropriate iMaxi, but the iTypewriter certainly makes a decent case for the most ridiculous iPad accessory out there.

Created by industrial designer Austin Yang, the nostalgic concept allows users to enjoy that good ol' feeling of typing on a classic typewriter.

Each time a key is pushed, a small metal arm — equipped with small rubber pads on the tip — reaches out to touch the corresponding character on the iPad's digital keyboard. You can check out the iTypewriter in action in the video below:

Now, you're probably asking yourself, "who in their right mind would actually use such a thing?" As Yang explains on his personal website, "the elder users who have never used the computer or ipad, they can use this familiar typewriter and type in the familiar operation way. For some specific group of users, this product provide an easier way to type on the ipad."

So, despite the additional interest from hipsters abroad, Yang has

With more than 25 million active cell phones in Canada, you might have a tough time buying into any report suggesting mobile usage is dwindling north of the border.

But according to a study from Ipsos Reid, the amount of time Canadians spend on their tablets, smartphones and e-readers is on the decline, suggesting that the novelty may be wearing off.

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"Initially, seasonality was suspected as a cause of this reported behaviour," reports Mary Beth Barbour, senior vice-president with Ipsos Reid, in a CBC story. "However, the average duration of use has failed to return to the higher levels recorded a year earlier in spring 2011. This is beginning to suggest a potential shift in usage patterns."

During the spring of 2012, Canadians reportedly spent an average of 2.8 hours a day on their mobile devices, a slight decline from the 3.3 hour average during the spring of 2011. Ipsos Reid reports that

Kenneth Kahn, a Californian entertainer affectionately known as 'Kenny the Clown,' was using an original iPad given to him by a friend without the slightest clue that it once belonged to the late Steve Jobs.

It wasn't until his friend was charged with breaking into the former Apple CEO's home that Kahn realized who had previously owned the device.

"I didn't notice anything special or anything like that," he told the San Jose Mercury News. "It was silver; it looked normal."

Kariem McFarlin, a long time friend of Kahn's, had allegedly broken into Jobs' Palo Alto home in July, using a spare key he had found on the property. McFarlin reportedly stole more than $60,000 worth of goods, including iPods, Mac computers and jewelry from Tiffany & Co. He even made off with Jobs' wallet and driver's license, according to a PCMag report.

Among the stolen goods were two iPads — the silver 64GB tablet given to Kahn and another reportedly given to McFarlin's daughter. Both tablets were returned

Gone are the days, it appears, when students required a computer in order to conduct their research.

As Mobile Syrup reports, a recent Mobilicity survey found that 66% of Canadian students have taken to conducting research on the go from their mobile phones. The study, dubbed Mobile Student Survey 2.0, also found that nearly 50% of students have downloaded mobile apps that assist in their research, and more than 41% of students use their mobile phones and tablets to record tutorials and lectures.

"More importantly, 56% of those surveyed believe that mobile phones are an invaluable research and studying tool," reports Daniel Bader. "Students are also using the cloud, with services like Dropbox and Google Drive, to collaborate in a more organized manner. Being able to track changes to projects and documents in real time is a huge help when it comes time to divvying up responsibilities."

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But the applications for mobile tech