The infamous hashtag is something that Twitter has enjoyed, but it looks like rival social networking site Facebook could integrate it, too. Twitter didn't create the hashtag, but it is used frequently on the social network site that it has become the phrase people associate with Twitter.

The news comes from The Wall Street Journal, citing "people familiar with the matter" that the hashtag would come to Facebook, but won't be introduced "imminently." What would Facebook do with the hashtag? Well, they could use it for breaking news and current affairs going on, such as during TV shows when something is said during a show, they'll have a hashtag for it to use it on Twitter. Facebook could adopt something similar, but it's unknown how their hashtag service would work right now.

How do you think it should work? Leave us your thoughts in the comments.

Corsair have just unveiled their new Vengeance Extreme RAM, which is the world's fastest rated PC memory kits. Vengeance Extreme comes in at a DIMM-busting 3000MHz, in dual-channel kits of 8GB. The new Vengeance Extreme comes with low profile "racing red" heat spreaders, too.

The 3000MHz RAM is air-cooled with latency pegged at 12-14-14-36 at 1.65V. If you want to overclock this already super-fast RAM, included with the kit is a Kingpin Cooling memory cooler, which can be used for some LN2 action to push the ram far beyond its already quick 3000MHz. In order to even use this new kit of RAM from Corsair, you'll need a third-generation Core processor from Intel, with an Integrated Memory Controller capable of pushing 3000MHz.

Corsair's Vengeance Extreme 3000MHz 8GB kits are priced at $749.99 and will be available exclusively from Corsair.com later this month.

The Australian Office of Literature and Classification have seen fit to upgrade the censorship rating of Jurassic Park 3D to a higher 'M' rating, when the original 1993 cinema release was rated 'PG'. This odd choice for the Australian market comes at a time when the film's admittedly still strong visuals - once on the cutting edge of effects technology, have long been eclipsed by modern features. The choice has also surprised Mike Baard, Managing Director of Universal Pictures Australasia.

I'm a little unsure what to make of the decision by the Classification Board. We were very surprised, but not to the extent we felt we had to challenge it. The M rating still allows anybody to see the film; it's just guidance for parents to say there might be material that's not appropriate for children under 15.

Sony have pushed out an update for their SmartWatch controller app, providing new watch faces and more functionality to the accessory. There are seven new watch faces; analog, digital, abstract - as well as different colors on option.

The update to SmartWatch also brings along improved battery level information, notification previews from your device and improvements to search when looking for new apps for the SmartWatch itself. The updated all should also be easier to install on non-Sony devices, too.

We've just seen the announcement of the game-changing Galaxy S IV from Samsung, but there was another announcement that gets lost in the waves of the Internet. The company have announced they're switching to a multiple-CEO system, pushing up Presidents Boo-keun Yoon and JK Shin thanks to their great performance.

Vice Chairman, Chairman of the Board of Directors and current CEO, Oh-Hyun Kwon isn't leaving his post, but will continue to oversee Samsung Electronics' component business. Yoon will continue as is, overseeing the consumer electronics division that makes TVs and applications whilst Shin steers the ship that is the IT and mobile phone business - and he seems to be doing a damn good job of it so far.

It's new web poll time here at TweakTown!

As you would probably know quite clearly by now, Samsung just got done introducing its newest flagship smartphone in NYC, the Galaxy S4. Is it going to be your next smartphone? Or are you holding out for Apple's iPhone 5S or looking for maybe something from HTC or BlackBerry.

Head on over to the web poll here or look on the right side of our website to cast your vote! Also feel free to voice your opinion in the comments below.

Our latest poll had almost 5,000 people who answered, "Which excites you most?"

We asked which upcoming gaming console from Sony and Microsoft you are most excited about. Out of the consoles Sony's upcoming PS4 is more popular with TweakTown readers than Microsoft's upcoming Xbox 720.

But wait, scrap the consoles. An overwhelming 74% of TweakTown readers said "meh, I'm a PC gamer!".

For the actual numbers, go here. In our latest poll, we ask you... "What's your next smartphone?" Let us know! Go here to vote!

Johannes Knapp is in NYC for us at the Samsung Galaxy S4 event and below we have embedded his hands-on video of the new device.

So, what are your thoughts on the new smartphone? Are you going to upgrade or switch from iPhone? Let us know in the comments!

It would appear that Seagate is furthering its interest in solid-state drives, or at least that's what a posting on LinkedIn would suggest. Seagate is looking for a Hardware and Firmware Test Manager. Curiously enough, they are preferably looking for someone with SSD, SATA, and PCIe experience.

As you can see in the picture above, the position appears to be fairly high up. We know that Seagate already has SSDs for enterprise applications. These devices are known as Pulsar and Pulsar 2. At CeBIT, Seagate demonstrated SAS 12Gbps. It now looks like they may be working on another solid-state drive that will make use of PICe or SATA protocols.

With the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S IV, Samsung introduced some really cool software features. The Galaxy S IV is mainly focusing on unique software features that can set it apart from the competition. The two software features that I want to bring to your attention are the Dual Camera technology and Smart Scroll.

First off, the Dual Camera technology. The Galaxy S IV has software features that allow you to simultaneously record video and take pictures from the front and back cameras. The software then puts the two pictures together into a single image so that the person stuck taking the picture doesn't have to be left out.

Other cool features of the camera is the ability to turn the front-facing camera on and off while the camera is recording. Samsung has also introduced a feature that allows sound to be recorded before or after a picture is taken. Additionally, the camera is capable of taking 100 frames in four seconds. The software then picks some good pictures from those frames and combines it into a single picture. They call this feature Drama Shot.

Another cool feature is the ability to remove people from the background. The camera can take multiple pictures and use the clear parts of the background from each to remove unwanted objects that might have walked behind the subjects.

Now on to Smart Scroll. This innovative technology allows users to scroll around webpages, emails, and similar items simply by tilting the device while in the user's hand.

I'm not going to lie: I love my iPhone 5. After watching the Samsung Galaxy S IV press conference, several key features of the new Galaxy S IV caught my eye. The main one that I'm interested in is the integrated temperature and humidity sensors. The new device features nine different sensors for sensing the environment around you.

The first six in the list seen above are commonly available in most devices on the market. It's the new sensors that they have added into the device that really allow the device to go to the next level. It's absolutely sweet that my phone can figure out the temperature outside as well as how humid it is.

Those sensors turn the Galaxy S IV into a mobile weather station, especially when coupled with the barometer. The new IR Gesture sensor is what powers the cool new Air Gestures feature. For more about Air Gestures, see my colleague's post from earlier this evening.

During Samsung's Unpacked Galaxy S IV launch event, spokesmen hit on a few features and specifications for the new smartphone but never really got down and dirty with the hard core facts. Luckily, TechCrunch was able to get the hard data that we all have been waiting for.

The Galaxy S IV features a 5-inch full 1080P 441ppi Super AMOLED display, a 1.9GHz quad core Snapdragon processor and 2GB of RAM. Internal storage will come in 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB forms with a micro SD slot for expansion. The smartphone features a 13MP rear camera that is capable of full 1080p video capture.

The Galaxy S IV will ship with Android 4.2.2 Jellybean and should have amazing battery life with its 2600mAh battery. The device will come in two colors: White Frost, and Black Mist. It is expected to launch worldwide in April with AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, Cricket and U.S. Cellular. No word on pricing structure was given.

At tonight's Galaxy S IV launch, Samsung showed off some cool new features that really take the smartphone game to the next level. The new "S Features" are being called: S Translator, S Voice Drive, and S Health.

The S Translator is an app that automatically translates information that is typed or copy/pasted into it, and helps you translate up to nine languages at launch, including Chinese, English U.S., English British, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Portuguese. S Voice is Samsung's version of a hands free car app that lets you make and receive calls and text without ever taking your hands or eyes off the road.

S Health is a new app that is part of Samsung's push into the health department. It allows users to sync up their Galaxy S IV with smart sensors that can report back on blood glucose levels, heart rate, weight, and can even access the S IV's built in Pedometer to help you track your exercise.

Samsung has just announced two very exciting new features on its Galaxy S IV. Samsung HomeSync is a cloud storage service that gives Galaxy S IV owners a full terabyte of cloud storage that can be shared with any Samsung smart devices.

Air Gestures let users navigate the phone with out actually touching the device. Simply wave your hand over the screen to slide to the next home screen. With Smart Scroll, when reading, users simply need to just tilt the device forward or backward to scroll down the page.

Finally, Group Play lets up to eight users use their phones as stereo speakers in sync. Up to eight devices can be "linked" up to play the same song!

Just a few minutes ago, we got our first look at Samsung's Galaxy S IV and man did they deliver! The new S IV packs a major punch when it comes to hardware, and its software backs that punch up with a round house kick!

Weighing in at just 130 grams, the "mind blowingly thin" Galaxy S IV features a 5-inch full HD Super AMOLED screen that packs 441 pixels per inch. It includes Bluetooth 4.0, an IR LED sensor to control your TV, MHL support, and Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac. The device's 4G LTE radio is capable of Cat 3 class bandwidth at 100Mbps down and 50Mbs up.

A 13MP rear camera and 2MP front facing camera work together to bring some awesome new possibilities that include a sort of picture-in-picture or video-in-video capture. A 2600mAh battery and 2GB of DDR3 RAM round out things. Samsung did not mention the processor during the first part of the conference, but there is still more to come so stay tuned for updates.

Samsung just officially launched their next-generation smartphone, the Galaxy S IV. Company CEO JK Shin opened the event saying "In the past few weeks, we've heard an amazing combination of rumor and speculation about what I'm going to unveil tonight. With the new Samsung Galaxy, you're going to experience life without boundaries.".

He then went on to introduce some of the new and exciting technology featured in the Galaxy S IV. As rumored the S IV features: Air View, Smart Scroll, S Translator, S Health, and Samsung Knox which turns your phone into a work and play device.

Shin went on to say:

We've taken technology and innovation to help us get closer to what matters in life. We will imagine the possibilities, explore a new direction, and listen to you, to help us understand what a smartphone should provide in our lives.

The time has come, Samsung has just began their launch event for thir flagship Galaxy S IV smartphone. The event is being held in NYC at Radio City Music Hall.

The event is starting off with a few issues though, with Wifi and LTE being slammed by the 50+ rows of guest and hundreds of journalist who are covering the event. The Verge said on their live blog:

Connectivity is falling apart as the venue fills with hundreds of people - AT&T and Verizon LTE are slammed, the Wi-Fi is dead, and the press here are starting to freak out.

 

Imagine three levels and 50 rows of super excited people from the general public, and then five rows of press freaking out and trying to tether MiFis and phones over USB in a desperate attempt to get connectivity. That's Radio City right now.

Google continues to shake things up as they have announced that they are splitting up their maps and commerce divisions into two separate businesses. Google confirmed that the current head of maps and commerce will be shifting over to Google's X unit, the division that is currently working on self-driving cars.

"Jeff is an extraordinary executive," Google said in a statement. "He just finished his first decade at Google -- having worked on some of our most complicated issues like ads, apps, payments and geo -- and now he is eager to work in more of a start-up like environment."

The mapping division is moving under the search team. The commerce division will be absorbed by the advertising group. It's not clear what led to this change, but we could see even more integration between maps and searching now that they are part of the same team.

We wish Jeff Huber the best at his new position with Google X. I'm waiting for another moonshot.

Microsoft has said that the 14-hour Outlook.com and Hotmail outage was the result of overheating at one of the company's datacenters. The heat apparently resulted during a regular firmware update that ended up functioning in an "unexpected way." The outage was limited to just Hotmail and Outlook.com thanks to Microsoft's automatic safeguards that kicked in.

The outage started at 3:35p.m. PDT on March 12 and lasted until 5:43a.m. PDT on March 13. The outage was unusually long because the fix required both software updates and "human intervention." Microsoft says that the latter requirement made the outage last longer than usual.

Microsoft issued an apology for the extended outage and added that they take outages "very seriously." After all, outages are the last thing Microsoft needs as people continue to flock to competing services like Gmail.

The courts haven't been very nice to companies accused of infringing other people's patents. While this award isn't nearly as bad as the Apple v Samsung case, $30.2 million isn't something companies like to hand out. A jury has awarded $30.2 million to a former Sony employee who claimed Nintendo infringed upon his patent for glasses-less 3D technology.

Seijiro Tomita didn't get quite as much money as he felt he should. By his calculations, he should have received roughly $10 per console sold, which equates to just under $300 million. His actual award came in at just 10 percent of that, which still works out to be a lot of money.

"We are thankful to the jurors for their diligence and hard work," Tomita's lawyer said in a statement. "It has been a honor to represent Mr. Tomita and to protect his invention."

Nintendo said in a statement sent to Kotaku that they feel confident that the award will be set aside:

Nintendo is confident that the result will be set aside. The jury's verdict will not impact Nintendo's continued sales in the United States of its highly acclaimed line of video game hardware, software and accessories, including the Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo has a long history of developing innovative products while respecting the intellectual property rights of others.[/quote]